Dododex
ARK: Survival Evolved & Ascended Companion
Tips & Strategies
Tips:
They are decent swimmers
Just upgrading there strength a little there thorn shooting ability packs a punch
Donβt take them to battle unless high level, I lost a lot of them trying to take on a sarco
More Thorny Dragon Utility Tips
These guys are my go to wood gatherer for my single player simply because they are carnivores. They will only gather wood and thatch when harvesting trees and not pick up a metric ton of berries like other wood gatherer tames. It's not super hard to empty your dinos inventory of clutter but still nice not to. Also has the added bonus of healing faster because it eats meat.
I don't play with the SP boosted stats checked so in a fight it can take out low to mid level trash especially with back peddling and it's bite attack. Vs. pack creatures and larger tames like Rexes I would definitely recommend you bring other tames as protection.
I think they should be stronger as tames. Not their stats but what if their bite attack would decrease the targets speed so a Morreallatops couldn't just run away and their torpor damage is to low I'd say. Please make Thorny Dragon viable.
Gathers wood fast and carries it at 1/5 weight stone is 1/2. Weak on the sides so if you really like this dino to patrol keep another dino with it to aid. Excellent at killing mantis to gathering organic polymer and chitin.
If you store things on this tame with a spoil timer it keeps it longer like a fridge or preservation bin
If the ark creators are listening make tail for por more effective
Wood Anky
Do the P.T.E.T.P:
Pick up with Argy
Trees
Encumbered
Take home
Profit!
I love these guys a lot because they come in so many beautiful colors
I have 12 on platforms 4 pillars high scattered around my base. I have an issuse with dino spawns in the base. So they act as a long range needle launcher. Weigh down with sand because its weight isnt affected by the dragons buff. Set all to long range aggressive and u have a protected base. Add a few plant X for added assurance. I no longer have spawn problems. Found a ready to tame terror bird today too pretty neat.
These guys are SO GOOD on Scorched. Make sure to tame one ASAP for a good wood harvester on a map where there aren't many good wood harvesters.
No longer carries wood at 1/5 weight, now carries at 1/2 but can now be carried by argentavis and can farm wood similar to farming metal with an argentavis and anky, upgrade melee damage to get the most wood possible.