Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies
-Some guide for taming this cute pteranodon-
FINDING
Unlike their cousin Ptera, Tapejara spawn is very low. Do not expect to find one quickly. They share a similar spawn to Ptera but just way stranger. Also, Tapejaras like to risk their lives and go close to a raptor pack or a carno, which causes them to run away. Also keep in mind that they also look extremely similar to the ptera, just that they have that weird head and wings.
ENCOUNTER
Tapejaras are extremely frightened by anything that comes close. Mounts, aggresive wild dinos and players. They also escape at extremely high speed (2126) and usually causes the tapejara to not be seen ever again.
DANGERS
They do not pose any kind of danger, however, chasing them might result in getting you in trouble with a Rex, or even worse, an Allo pack.
PREPARING FOR TAMING
For very low levels, bola, and use anything. narc arrows, slingshot, anything work. Mid levels will require arrows and darts, and bola. For high levels, you will start to consider using a trap and darts, to not damage it that much and also preventing it to get killed. Tapejaras hate rare flowers, and if you eat one, they will chase you to death. Well, if they weren't relatively weak. Simply bola them and shoot them with any torpor-inducing weapon.
TAMING
Tapejaras will always run away unless wearing a Camo set ot using a rare flower, on both cases, bola them. Chain bola also works and for longer time but it will damage the tapejara. Shoot to the head! it has a 3× torpor multiplier at head. after asleep, they will eat any meat. Prime or Mutton are the best option. If you are rich and want a quick and effective tame, then use superior kibble or Allo kibble for Mobile/switch.
UTILITY
-UPGRADED PTERA
Worst aspect of a Ptera? Energy and weight. Best aspect of the Tapejara? Better Energy and weight. While the Tapejara energy isn't much better, it's much more usable and drains slower, and the weight is much more better. They also have very good agility, and can land on any wall and move to any direction like side to side!
-THE SADDLE
Tapejaras saddle allows 3 players. 2 passengers, and the pilot. Tapejaras are very valuable on pvp because of this, keep in mind to level up weight. They also have a tek saddle, which shoots plasma. Tapejara however, can carry another player on it's feet, allowing 4 players per tapejara.Be careful tho, his weight is not for 4 players. It's very fun to raid someone with a 4 player-tapejara.
-BEST WAY TO TAME A QUETZAL, AND PROBABLY THE EASIEST (Quetzal taming sucks)
Quetzal is a need to tame. Not only they are extremely hard to find, but they will never land unless a chain bola brings them down. Tapejara's passengers capacity allows a tribe to easily tame a quetzal. Pilot drives, while the passengers shoot the quetzal. This is a more ortodox method than the Argentavis carrying a Pulmo, and also takes much less time. Keep in mind to have 900+ energy when taming a quetzal!
Good luck at taming your tapejara! It's worth it!
More Tapejara Taming & KO Tips
Its very easy to tame this thing, the hard thing is finding one of these, but when you find it make sure there are no dangerous wild dinos around because they might kill you, to tame it, slowly approach with a bola and when it looks like it will fly away, BOLA IT so it doesnt fly away and just shoot it with tranq arrows or anything that makes it unconcious,
His saddle has 2 extra seats and the passengers can shoot while flying.
You can eat rare mushrooms or rare flowers to anger these things
A raptor killed it while taming so i put a bullet in his head and made an EXAMPLE TO HIS BROTHERS
To tame a Tapejara is actually, pretty easy, first things first, you will need:
-A saddled flying creature
-At least 3 bolas, in case you miss bolas in him(if you are feeling lucky, you can make only one, but I don't recommend it at all)
-Some Rare Flowers
-Club, Bow or crossbow(with tranq arrows, or else you will kill it)
-A lot of Meat(like, 20-40, only to tame eat, you probably will want more as he will get hungry after tamed), or at least 4-7 Prime Meat
-Narcotics(optional, in case of the Tapejara taking too long to tame, good having some as a backup)
How to do it: when you spot the Tapejara, use the rare flowers and make it aggro you. After that, get to land, exit your mount(recommend to put it to Passive, or your Tapejara will get killed), and bola it. After that, shoot/hit it with tour weapon of choice until you knock it out. Give it the food of choice(recommend also protecting it, as it has a low health and can easily be killed by raptors), and wait until tamed. CONGRATULATIONS, Now you have a Tapejara !! Hope this guide helped
This is my best flying Dino other than the griffin. You should really get this Dino. To tame sneak up behind using gilly suit and bola it then tranj it if available use chain bola it will hold longer
Note if ur mobile don't use rare flowers they won't aggro
Up for noobs to see
use a rare flower to aggro them and run in the trap.then place spike walls far from the trap (just in case some bigger creatures wander towards and kill your tapejara)bring a carnivore to gather the meat if you see one inside the spike walls
If they are hiding, and you don't want it getting away, kill all creatures around it, then eat a rare flower. It will come right to you, and when it does, bola it. Hope this helps!
I use these things to tame quetzals
How to tame a tapejara:
1. If female pick up egg /male eat rare flower
2. Bola it
3. Shoot with sleep arrows or hit with fists
4. Feed it meat, prime meat, fish meat or prime fish meat.
(Tamed mine with meat and prime meat)
5. Enjoy your weird pterodactyl (tapejara lol)
-PrettyUniCat123