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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion

Tips & Strategies

If you are fighting those, dont kill the alpha. It will be easier to kill lower levels, and when the alpha is alone, it will run (and probably despawn) - you will save a LOT of ammo/arrows
More Hyaenodon Encountering Tips
Fact: Hyaenodons in real life were actually not even related to hyenas , their closest living relatives are pangolins(which also are not related in the slightest to raccoons, anteaters, aardvarks, armadillos or hedgehogs). And real hyenas despite appearances are actually not related to dogs or wolves, in fact their closest relatives are meerkats and mongooses and meerkats and mongooses' closest other relatives are cats and civets(also known as bearcats)
These guys seem to only target dead or unconscious creatures. Please surround any tames in progress with spike walls so that a pack of these jerks won't come out of the woodwork & ruin your taming effectiveness ๐
My most hated creature I lost a lot of potential tames to these. I hate that they are hella opportunistic, they try to attack me every time I get off my thezi, but when I get on they run. I just find the to be malevolent.
Man encountering a wild pack of these bad boys with no strap your screwed๐. Good luck out there stay strapped boys.
These absolute wankers are everywhere in the mountains and if you donโt have something larger than a parasaur itโll target you and kill you
Fortunately if you are smart like me, you head to the nearest jutting rock and run around it, they have an insane leap so theyโll most likely overshoot and get punted down the mountains
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They can jump through stone windows. If you have any Windies in your taming pen, close them before you grab these guys.
Hyenadons in a pack of 2 or less they will run away
3 hyenadons will attack if youโre wounded
A pack of 6 or more will attack no matter what and kill your level 200 raptor with 75% imprinting (found that out the hard way ๐ข)
When tamed they are killing machines in a pack and with a pet bonus
You can find them in the city on extinction
Hyaenodons are opprotunists, meaning if they have an opprotunity to get a quick, free meal, they'll take it. Corpses? Heck yeah. Low HP? Yup.
Easy guide;
1. Grab the strongest one in the pack with a flyer.
2. Bring it to an area clear of anything.
3. Pet it multiple times.