Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies
Breed about 8-10 of these bad boys and you can solo an element node/orbital supply drop fairly easily. Just do not attempt one unless they are 120 or higher. You can do the easiest ones with lower, Like 100-, but do not go over like, medium, and make sure to imprint them all, it helps. (They love cuddles. If they request kibble that you don’t have, Cryo them and throw them out again, they will most likely want a cuddle again.)
I tamed one the other day by placing a wood fence foundation and a wall when he tried to shoot I hid behind the wall and every now and then I would shoot him with a tranq dart he was a 145
If you use a snow owl to freeze it then while still mounted to keep it frozen surround it with wooden billboards so it can’t shoot you or get out
If you have a tanky large Dino with good health you can hide behind it so it gets shot and not you and easily shoot the velonasaur with tranqs
In my experience, they almost always spawn in pairs. Make sure you check the entire area if you think you're only fighting/taming one!
If you going to try kill it don't approach it with a shield it will rip through it and kill you
It is better to tame the R variants because they are naturally stronger
Velonasaurs live in the desert bio-some on extinction, and are OP they can take down a Rex 150 breaded before it even attacks you!(I tried), and are breedable! This thing is over powered! They shoot spikes out of their heads!
level damage up to 650%+ and killed someone's Giga with the AOE ability, I thought I was done for
The developers made a very correct decision for this beast and made a not very large radius of its aggression. If he would have a higher target radius (like a raptor, for example), he will start shooting for the first step, and it will be very annoying for all players.
To breed easily just plant both your parents in turret mode and set to wander, they'll spin on the spot and do the nasty