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Complete Guide to the Grand Tortugar in Ark Survival Ascended: Taming, Abilities, and Uses
This video offers a complete guide on the Grand Tortugar in Ark Survival Ascended, covering everything from taming and location to the creature's abilities and utilities, including its use in PvP and as a protector in different environments.
1. 🐢 Taming the Grand Tortugar: Method and Preferred Food
- ✅ The Grand Tortugar is tamed by torpor, using weapons like crossbows or rifles to cause the creature to faint.
- ✅ After fainting, place the purple kibble in the Tortugar's inventory and wait for the taming to complete.
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1. 🐢 Taming the Grand Tortugar: Method and Preferred Food
- ✅ The Grand Tortugar is tamed by torpor, using weapons like crossbows or rifles to cause the creature to faint.
- ✅ After fainting, place the purple kibble in the Tortugar's inventory and wait for the taming to complete.
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2. 🗺️ Grand Tortugar Location on the Astraeos Map
- ✅ The Grand Tortugar can be found on the coast of the Pyrantos continent on the Astraeos map.
- ✅ They are more common in areas with pools and specific vegetation.
- ✅ Found both inside the water and on land.
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3. 🛠️ Grand Tortugar Saddles: Unlock Levels and Required Materials
- ✅ There are two saddles for the Grand Tortugar: a normal one and a platform one.
- ✅ The normal saddle is unlocked at level 43 and the platform saddle at level 52.
- ✅ Both saddles are crafted at the smithy.
| Item | Materials |
|---|---|
| Cela Normal | Fibra, Pasta de Cimento, Couro |
| Cela Plataforma | Couro, Madeira, Metal, Fibra |
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4. 💺 Differences Between Saddles: Visual, Functionality, and Implications
- ✅ With the normal saddle, the player stays inside the Tortugar's shell, with the option to open and close the carapace.
- ✅ To close the carapace on PC, press the C key; on PlayStation, press the R1 button.
- ✅ The platform saddle allows the player to stay outside the shell.
- ⚠️ When using the platform saddle, the Grand Tortugar no longer opens the shell, preventing entry inside.
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5. 📊 Base Stats and Attacks of the Grand Tortugar
- ✅ At level 1, the primary attack (bite) has 21 DPS.
- ✅ The secondary attack (tail) has 27 DPS and throws dinos away.
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6. 🌊 Hybrid Abilities: Mobility on Land and Water, and Black Pearl Farming
- ✅ The Grand Tortugar is a hybrid creature, capable of moving both on land and in water.
- ✅ On land, it is not very fast or efficient for farming basic resources.
- ✅ In the water, it does not use stamina or oxygen, allowing unlimited underwater exploration.
- ✅ Inside the carapace, it provides oxygen for the player and passengers (up to 3).
- ✅ You can switch between swimming and walking on the bottom of the water (X key on PC, hold R3 on PlayStation).
- ✅ It is efficient for farming black pearls, with a 90% weight reduction of the pearls in the inventory.
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7. 🛡️ Protection in the Carapace: Aquatic Threats and Player Safety
- ✅ The carapace protects the player from the Quidaria's shock, preventing dismounting.
- ✅ The Tuzo can also grab the Tortugar, but does not dismount the player inside the carapace.
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8. 🌡️ Carapace Protection Tests: Radiation, Lava, Toxic Gas, Sandstorm, and Spores
- ⚠️ Radiation: Protects the player, but the Tortugar takes damage.
- 🔥 Lava: Protects the player, but the Tortugar catches fire and takes damage.
- 🧪 Toxic Gas: Protects the player and the Tortugar does not take damage.
- 🌪️ Sandstorm: Does not offer protection.
- 🍄 Spores (Aberration): Protects the player, but the Tortugar does the damage animation (without taking real damage, possibly a bug).
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9. 🛡️ Carapace as Armor and Thermal Insulation
- ✅ The carapace offers good armor in PvP, protecting players from direct attacks.
- ✅ Offers a small hypothermic insulation against the cold, even with the carapace open.
- ❌ Does not offer insulation against heat.
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10. 🥚 Grand Tortugar Reproduction
- ✅ The Grand Tortugar is tameable and lays eggs.
- ✅ The hatchlings eat meat or berries.
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11. 🤔 Final Thoughts on the Utility of the Grand Tortugar
- ✅ May be interesting for PvP due to carapace protection.
- ❌ Wasted potential as an aquatic farmer, as it only farms black pearls.