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ARK: Taming and Using Helicoprion on Ragnarok in ASA
This video explains how to tame the Helicoprion in ARK Survival Ascended and what advantages it offers, including its ability to create blueprints and immunity to certain creature effects.
1. Introduction to the Helicoprion in ARK Survival Ascended
- ✅ The Helicoprion is now officially available in ARK.
- ✅ The video shows how to tame it and what you can do with it.
00:00 - 00:13
1. Introduction to the Helicoprion in ARK Survival Ascended
- ✅ The Helicoprion is now officially available in ARK.
- ✅ The video shows how to tame it and what you can do with it.
00:23 - 01:25
2. Spawn Locations and Preparation for Taming the Helicoprion
- ✅ The Helicoprion spawns on The Center, Ragnarok, Astreos, and The Island, mainly where Megalodons are also found.
- ✅ For taming, you need special food that is made in the cooking pot (normal or industrial).
- ✅ The food is 'Small Ratfish Treats' (may be named differently in German), found under Kibble.
- ✅ Recipe for one food item: Four Tusoteuthis Tentacles, ten Ammonite Bile, and six Honey.
- ✅ The food must be placed in the last slot of the inventory.
01:26 - 04:23
3. Taming Process of the Helicoprion: Loot and Minigame
- ✅ You need loot that was not crafted yourself (e.g., from OSDs, Loot Drops, Alpha creatures).
- ✅ Throw an item to the Helicoprion, which it then eats.
- ✅ During the animation, you can mount the Helicoprion and play a minigame.
- ✅ In the minigame, you have to press the displayed key combinations.
- ✅ Wrong buttons will cause you to be thrown off and stunned.
- ✅ After the minigame, you have to give the Helicoprion the food from the last inventory slot.
- ✅ For higher levels or other taming settings, the process may need to be repeated.
04:24 - 05:07
4. Saddle and Attacks of the Helicoprion
- ✅ The saddle for the Helicoprion is unlocked at level 91 and costs 50 points.
- ✅ Crafting costs: 250 Fiber, 75 Metal Ingots, and 400 Leather.
- ✅ Alternatively, you can find the saddle in Loot Drops.
- ✅ The Helicoprion has two main attacks: Bite attack and Tail Swipe attack.
- ✅ The Tail Swipe attack can stun creatures and cause torpor.
- ✅ The higher the melee damage, the higher the torpor effect.
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5. Jump Mode on the Water Surface
- ✅ Near the water surface, you can switch to a jump mode.
- ✅ Allows jumping on the water surface.
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6. Blueprint Conversion with the Helicoprion
- ✅ The Helicoprion has a stat called 'Success Rate', which is a maximum of 90%.
- ✅ This stat determines the probability with which loot can be converted into blueprints.
- ✅ Place non-crafted loot in the Helicoprion's inventory and press the 'Convert to Blueprint' button.
- ✅ The process takes a certain amount of time and has a chance of success based on the 'Success Rate' stat.
- ✅ Successfully converted blueprints can be crafted indefinitely.
- ✅ Does not work with Tech items.
- ✅ The blueprints can be combined in the Blueprint Maker to obtain better blueprints.
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7. Immunities and Advantages of the Helicoprion
- ✅ The Helicoprion is immune to Ammonite Bile and Tusoteuthis Ink.
- ✅ Allows for easy farming of Ammonite Bile and hunting of Tusoteuthis.
- ✅ Can stun creatures in the water.
- ✅ Provides a buff.