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Ark: Survival Ascended, How to easily get impregnated with a Reaper Queen trap!This guide introduces an efficient trap design for safely capturing and impregnating a powerful Reaper Queen in Ark: Survival Ascended. It covers everything from building compact and extended traps, strategies for luring the Reaper Queen and managing its health for successful impregnation, to tips for optimizing your trap.
1. 🎮 Reaper Queen Trap Introduction & Basic Preparation
· The Reaper Queen is a top-tier predator with powerful armor, capable of impregnating humans with its tail.
· This trap is designed to be cheap to build and easy to use.
· The trap comes in two versions:
· This trap is designed to be cheap to build and easy to use.
· The trap comes in two versions:
| Type | Details |
|---|---|
| Compact Trap | Cheaper but trickier to build |
| Extended Trap | More expensive but easier to use |
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1. 🎮 Reaper Queen Trap Introduction & Basic Preparation
· The Reaper Queen is a top-tier predator with powerful armor, capable of impregnating humans with its tail.
· This trap is designed to be cheap to build and easy to use.
· The trap comes in two versions:
· This trap is designed to be cheap to build and easy to use.
· The trap comes in two versions:
| Type | Details |
|---|---|
| Compact Trap | Cheaper but trickier to build |
| Extended Trap | More expensive but easier to use |
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2. 🛠️ How to Build the Compact Trap
· Required Materials: 3 Foundations, 4 Pillars, 4 Roofs (Stone materials recommended).
· Installation Location: Non-radioactive area, easy to lure a Reaper Queen, flat ground or slope (if on a slope, face downhill).
· Building Steps:
· Installation Location: Non-radioactive area, easy to lure a Reaper Queen, flat ground or slope (if on a slope, face downhill).
· Building Steps:
| Step | Description |
|---|---|
| Step 1 | Place the first foundation (the side furthest from your character is the front of the trap). |
| Step 2 | Use pillars to create scaffolding for an offset, then place two high foundations behind the first foundation. |
| Step 3 | Remove the scaffolding. |
| Step 4 | Place two quarter roofs sloped on either side of the low foundation to create a 'cradle'. |
| Step 5 | Place two thin pillars on the right side of the cradle (left side of the trap). |
| Step 6 | Place two ramps sloped towards the back of the trap over the thin pillars. |
| Step 7 | Place beams parallel to the front of the trap under each ramp. |
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3. 🏗️ How to Build the Extended Trap
· Required Materials: 4 Foundations, 5 Pillars, 5 Roofs.
· Building Steps:
· Building Steps:
| Step | Description |
|---|---|
| Step 1 | Place the first foundation (the side furthest from your character is the front of the trap). |
| Step 2 | Place three high foundations behind it (no offset needed). |
| Step 3 | Place two ramps sloped on either side of the low foundation to create a 'cradle'. |
| Step 4 | Place two thin pillars on the right side of the cradle (left side of the trap). |
| Step 5 | Place three ramps sloped towards the back of the trap over the thin pillars. |
| Step 6 | Place beams under each of the three ramps. |
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4. ⚠️ Troubleshooting & Precautions for Trap Placement
· Preventing Pathfinding Issues:
| Problem Type | Solution |
|---|---|
| Obstacles | Remove permanent assets like rocks, trees, and plants around the trap to prevent the Reaper Queen from circling or having difficulty entering. |
| Uneven Terrain | Ensure the ground leading to the trap is flat. Unevenness can narrow or block the trap entrance. |
| Foundation Placement Error | Place the first foundation as low as possible and ensure its front is parallel to the ground. If on a slope, face downhill. |
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5. 🤰 Using the Reaper Queen Trap & Impregnation Process
· Pre-requisites:
· Impregnation Process:
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Safety Gear | Full Radiation Suit: Protects yourself and the baby from radiation. Shield: Useful when in close proximity to the Reaper. |
| Mount | An imprinted tame with high health and a good saddle (even better if it can use tools/weapons). |
| Attack Means | High-quality weapon or powerful tame to lower the Reaper Queen's health below 2,000 HP. |
| Charge Light | Needed to disable the Reaper Queen's 80% damage resistance armor (Charge Lantern, Plant Species Z Fruit, Charge Pet like Bulbdog). |
| Progress Monitoring | Magnifying Glass or Tek Binoculars to check the Reaper Queen's health. |
| Recovery Items | Prepare Medical Brews, Blood Packs, Aggeravic Mushrooms, food, etc., for quick recovery as health drops to 1 HP upon impregnation. |
· Impregnation Process:
| Step | Description |
|---|---|
| Step 1 | Find a Reaper Queen and lure it into the trap (e.g., Aberration Radiation Zone 63/74). |
| Step 2 | Guide the Reaper Queen to walk under the trap's beams and stand on the foundations. |
| Step 3 | If the Reaper Queen shows a floating animation or stops digging, it is trapped. |
| Step 4 | Activate the Charge Light to disable the Reaper Queen's armor and lower its health below 2,000 HP. |
| Step 5 | Once health is below 2,000 HP, turn off the Charge Light and wait 5 seconds to see if a purple pheromone aura appears. |
| Step 6 | Dismount your tame, draw the Reaper Queen's aggro, protect yourself with a shield, and slowly approach its tail side (right). |
| Step 7 | When the Reaper Queen crouches and sniffs, impregnation is successful, and the player's health drops to 1 HP. |
| Step 8 | Immediately use recovery items to restore health and return to your mount. |
| Tip | A trapped Reaper Queen can impregnate multiple times, so you can use it with friends. |
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6. ✨ Reaper Queen Trap Optimization Tips
· Hiding the Reaper Queen in the Trap:
· Building a Barrier Behind the Trap:
· Expanding the Top Width of the Trap:
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Hiding | When players are outside rendering distance, the Reaper Queen will go into a static state and hide underground, but cannot dig out due to the cradle. |
| Release Method | Retrieve the cradle foundations and wait (you may need to leave rendering distance and return). |
| Compact Trap Caution | For the compact trap, before retrieving the cradle foundations, place two additional quarter roofs on the high foundations to prevent the entire front of the trap from being retrieved. |
| Reinstallation | You will need to reinstall the cradle foundations for the next impregnation. |
· Building a Barrier Behind the Trap:
| Purpose | Description |
|---|---|
| Prevent Reaper Queen Escape | Building a barrier behind the trap using foundations and double doorframes can prevent the Reaper Queen from being pushed out of the trap. |
| Prevent Knockback | Building a barrier behind yourself can protect you from the Reaper Queen's knockback. |
| Caution | Be careful not to build too close to or directly on the trap. |
· Expanding the Top Width of the Trap:
| Purpose | Description |
|---|---|
| Projectile Defense | The trap is designed to block projectiles fired from the Reaper Queen's tail, but is only effective from the front. |
| Expansion Method | Expanding the top of the trap by adding a few more ramps on either side of the existing ramps can block projectiles coming from angles. |
| Additional Protection | For even greater safety, you can expand it one more row higher. |