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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion

Utility Tips

What is a onyc used for? onyc battling strategies in ARK: Survival Evolved.
(Im the person who submitted the tip starting with: This bat does the same amount of damage as the Carno 35 damage). To tame the bat, you must have bug repellent on to prevent the creature from attacking you. You must non-violently/passively tame it meaning you feed it by NOT KNOCKING IT OUT, the best food to use is raw prime meat.
I hope this is helpful because this creature is perfect for a bodyguard.
Tip: They do extra damage against armour and destroy it quickly making this tame useful for pvp.
This bat does the same amount of damage as a Carno 35 damage, and due to this being easy to tame (kind of, I will explain later), a pack of these are effective against players and SOME dinosaurs. There are some dinosaurs with a large AOE like the Bronto so avoid engaging in battles with those types of creatures. I also heard that they have a rabies skill which drains the health of the victim, up if it’s true, down if it’s false.
Honestly, they are not good tames (my opinion), they are a passive tame that is a "shoulder animal" but u cant put them on or shoulder, they just follow you, so they easily get stuck and u lose them.
Some people say that they are good for defending bases, hum.... They can be, but i think there are loads of other animals that are much better at doing this.
They dont farm sh#t.
They dont have any special atk ou abilitys.
They are small so u cant mount, but big enough so u cant put them on your shoulder, etc.
For me they dont serve any porpouse besides pissing u off in caves.
Iffff they got a buff, maybe it will be a nice tame, especialy if u can put it on your shoulder and have the ability to make the other cave creatures not agro on u, like the spider, arthro, etc.
But the way it is now, i think its useless
(Sorry for grammar mistakes)
These creatures “Bats” I’ve been told, can carry rabies as in of real life if you have an Arthropleaura (Arthro) will not aggro them and makes it easy for the tame the best damage calculated from level 1-80 always need 20-30 meat but level 10’s use 10 meat and is actually an Easter egg I’ve been told I myself LIVE in a cave and have four of them. I recommend using these amazing creatures as guards as they can outmaneuver even the great Giganotosaurus (Giga) amazing tames and will inflict Rabies virus or Mega Rabies virus on its said enemies therefore making it the best guard tame and for an unknown reason, are EXTREMELY underrated in my opinion they should be given more respect and given credit
-Honeybeedave-
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DISCLAIMER: does not tame in Ark: Genensis but works one on the following electronic forms: Ark: Mobile, Ark: PC
And Ark: Nintendo Switch version
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Console/mobile TLC is needed. You should be able to have Onyc latch to your back and give you a double jump or something special. Great for base security and destroying armor, doesn’t drop feces or eggs however.
Passive tame, so repellant, prime meat, and patience are needed.