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ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies
Triceratops dossier:
Triceratops are very strong. While they might look like easy game, don’t underestimate them. You’ll just get beaten to the death. That is, unless you climb a rock. Then you’ll just rot away up there. Use them as distractions to carnivores.
Domesticated:
These are very slow but mighty pets to have. They protect you, but it’s better to have a pack of trikes or a pack of different tamed animals. I have two raptors (Raptory V [the fifth] and Raptorsaurus II [the second]), a trike (Triceratops-level die), an iguanadon (Iguana), a carboneys (Carbony), a parasaur (Parasaphugus), and two dilos (I forgot their names because I left them in cages). It killed a Rex. My animals did that. I’m so proud. Sorry it’s so long, but I had to tell you.
Up = New respect for trikes (they are awesome)
Down = You are my new enemy. Just do up.
More Triceratops Utility Tips
Utility Roles for Trike:
1. Tank. When faced with head on damage, they have a damage reduction. Be sure to pair with mate for extra damage resistance (level Health).
2. Short Range Scout. The Trike is not very fast, but again, due to the damage resistance it has (and it's just general beefiness), it can serve as a good scout for early game. Much better than the Para in that regard (level Health, Stam, and Movement Speed).
3. Harvester. This boi can collect quite a decent amount of wood and fiber, much more than you can by hand. Use with Charge attack for extra resources! (level Weight and Stamina).
4. Defender. Use him to defend your base and smaller tames. Really the only early game threat a Trike can't handle are alphas and the occasional Theri. But trust me, I've seen one of these things face down a Sarco and live (level Health and Melee Damage)
My name is ShinyChimchar01 and if you like these tips, please up (next tip will be on Raptor)
I can not stress enough to my friends how useful the trike is. Early game it makes a great pack animal. Late game in groups of three or four it can be used as a decent battle mount. Taming a trike early on can be a great way to start a large base and keep you well fed with berries.
A triceratops is a very special dinosaur in this game. It is easy enough to tame at a low level, yet powerful enough to take on raptors that could kill you easily. It can collect enough berries that you would never go hungry again, and still have some berries leftover to help tame more trikes. They are very slow but it can make up for it if you increase the weight, attack, and stamina stats. It is an extremely good pack animal because it can carry a lot, but still defend itself, especially if it is in a large group. Overall, the triceratops is one of my favorite and most versatile dinosaurs.