Absolutely tame these guys during the day. Yes they wake up but they move much more slowly and seem to have a less powerful attack, although don’t quote me on that. I can tell you for sure that every time i tried knocking one out whilst it was awake at night, it tore through my armour me and then my tame faster than I could squeK

He live in the blue area (Maybe in other cave area) on Aberrations, but never at "surface", just becarefull ! The Megalosaurus is always buffed and can't sleep on Aberrations ! If he catch you, end is near ! (He is irradiated, so it's a nice fighter in Rock Drake nest because he don't take any radiation damage)

These guys can be introduced to you on The Island and Scorched Earth within caves. During day they sleep by night they are awake. They are much more of a threat if you encounter them on Aberration as they are awake all the time like any other dino. They are kind of like an allo with kapro’s grab. Megalos are primarily found within Aberration’s red and blue zones.

Be wary that the Megalosaurus received a major nerf in the form of the latest raptor TLC. Raptors can now dismount Megalosaurus riders and seem to attack them on sight. Megalosaurus often use their grab attack while the raptor will still have you pinned even while it is in the Megalosaurs mouth. The raptors allies will then proceed to eat you and then kill you in that order.

Fatal here again today I'll be talking about this nocturnal beauty

What it's good for

1. Boosting riders increased movement speed and attack power

2. Tanky mid-to-late game combat

3. Clearing caves and clearing dino spawns more efficiently

4. Gathering moderate resources without switching creatures

5. Pickup can pick up dinosaurs

6. Great for boss fights if leveled properly

What it's not good for

1. Long distance travel stam drains, speed is ok

2. Stealth or ambush situation (too big and loud)

3. Early-game taming (you'll need strong tames to even knock it out safely

Difficulty to tame

Early game very hard

Mid game moderate

Late game easy

Annoying parts

Knockout takes a lot of narcotics

They'll swing wildly can accidentally hit you or other tames

Needs lots of food after tame

Is ONLY awake during night

Recommended trapping method

Large metal stone traps with a ramp or platform

Tranq rifle or crossbow with plenty of narcotics

Passive tame is possible but sloooow

Player 2: should I get one?

Yes. The megalosaur is a mid-to-late game powerhouse. It's boosted ability makes it perfect for combat and travel when paired with a strong rider. Not only the best early-game starter, but once tamed, it dominates PVE and PVP alike

They get a buff at night

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Clearly one of the most powerful creatures when its night. Other creatures wont attack u even if u attack them. if u play on pvp servers u should know that the only weakness of these creatures is water. They are suuper slow when they get to water. If someone mounts them they also cant attack on water.

How to tame one of these beasts

First:tame an araneo i have written a tip for taming an araneo some days ago so you can get some help

Second : these are only found in clever caves so mount your araneo and go to clever cave dont forget tranq darts not arrows

Third :they sleep in day and then woke up in night so its better to tame them in day

Fourth :craft some doorframes and fences to make trap

Fifth:make trap like this find a megalosaurus and then find a very thin place place fence there and place 2 stone doorframes one at bottom and one at top

Sixth : lure megalosarus in trap it will be busy in breaking the doorframe and on that time you can fire tranq darts on him

Seventh:after their torpor will be high so they will start running so careful of this

Eight: feed its preffered kibble oviraptor kibble or if you dont have oviraptor kibble so then feed it shooting balm and raw prime meat

Boom you have tamed a megalosaurus

Its saddle unlocks at level 57

So I play mobile single player pretty exclusively, which means I have NO use for a megalo. After playing for a while, I’ve found I’m not happy unless I have one of these things sleeping on my floor. I’m sure they’re useful for night raids, but again, I don’t do that. Have to be honest though, if you decide to ride it around at night, you’ll realize absolutely nothing attacks you or even runs away

Step 1. Find one in a cave unless your on aberration the trap it

Step 2. Tranq it and give it food

Step 3. Make sure it is night unless your on aberration

If it's not night the megalosaurus could be sleep deprived and won't work and will be sharply debuffed so use them at night and again unless your playing on aberration.

I hope this tip was helpful if not I hope it gave you some info on a tame you might want