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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
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What is a ichthyosaurus used for? ichthyosaurus battling strategies in ARK: Survival Evolved.
Tip : in mobile, despite the common knowledge that either “ichthys lost no aggro ability” or “ichthys still have no aggro” there is something complicated : certain ichthys dont attract aggro until tamed, and certain other ichthys keep their no aggro ability forever. If you tame one, it might not have no aggro, so tame one and test the no aggro ability. If it has no aggro, you have found the perfect ocean mount. If it makes other creatures aggro, then it must be executed. I tamed 3 ichthys with no aggro, but then i tamed a 4th and it got eaten by megs immediately. that how i found this out
Basically your must-have first water mount. Outspeeds anything in the water, is ignored by all land predators, and is immune to attacks by the sea scorpions. Without this little guy, I never would have had any chance to brave Ark’s depths. Trying to tame anything else first is usually ridiculously hard. (Except for amphibious creatures that work well on both land and water.) Triple thumbs up.
this little guy is the sea equivalent of the equus, you get its saddle after you complete the taming pursuit (very early) and the taming method is passive, this creature is docile and is very frequently found along the shore of the mainland and the herbivore island. very fast and has stealth (just like cave creatures) in the mobile version for some reason
If you're a mobile player enjoying the "invisible" Ichty glitch, DO NOT attempt to kill a Tusoteuthis with it! Even a level 2 is enough to kill your Icthy in seconds without a good saddle. I lost my 500+ health ramshackle saddle Icthy to one when it suddenly aggroed on me. This can happen with many wild creatures where they turn and bite you once or twice before giving up. But the giant squid doesn't give up, it just grabs, and crushes. Once again, do not attack the giant squid Unless you're certain your Icthy can take a pounding of around 800 unnegated damage!