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Acrocanthosaurus, Complete Guide to Solo Taming Without a TrapThis guide shows you how to easily tame an Acrocanthosaurus solo in ARK: Survival Ascended. We'll cover strategies for taming without a trap, essential preparations, and tips for troubleshooting issues that may arise during the taming process. Use this guide to make the powerful Acrocanthosaurus your companion.
1. 🗺️ Optimal Taming Location and Essential Preparations
· Taming an Acrocanthosaurus can feel overwhelmingly difficult, but there's a way to tame it easily without a trap.
· The Redwood Forest on the Ragnarok map is recommended as a taming spot. You can easily find high-level Acrocanthosaurus here.
· It's crucial to lure the Acrocanthosaurus you want to tame out of the Redwood Forest and onto the beach. If you try to tame it inside the forest, the Acro will attack everything around it, making taming very difficult.
· Before taming, clear out all nearby tamed creatures to eliminate distractions.
· Optionally, setting up a Large Bear Trap can be helpful but is not essential.
· The main items needed for taming are as follows:
· The Redwood Forest on the Ragnarok map is recommended as a taming spot. You can easily find high-level Acrocanthosaurus here.
· It's crucial to lure the Acrocanthosaurus you want to tame out of the Redwood Forest and onto the beach. If you try to tame it inside the forest, the Acro will attack everything around it, making taming very difficult.
· Before taming, clear out all nearby tamed creatures to eliminate distractions.
· Optionally, setting up a Large Bear Trap can be helpful but is not essential.
· The main items needed for taming are as follows:
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Tracking Tools | Tek Binoculars or a mod (for checking health) |
| Tranquilizers | Narcotics or Biotoxin Biotoxin is optimal as it provides higher torpor. Place it in the last slot of your hotbar. |
| Movement Speed Boost | Focal Chili and Battle Tartare Focal Chili increases movement speed, and Battle Tartare provides a 50% movement speed increase, allowing you to outrun the Acrocanthosaurus bare-handed. |
| Weapons | Shotgun (early), Primitive Shotgun (later) |
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1. 🗺️ Optimal Taming Location and Essential Preparations
· Taming an Acrocanthosaurus can feel overwhelmingly difficult, but there's a way to tame it easily without a trap.
· The Redwood Forest on the Ragnarok map is recommended as a taming spot. You can easily find high-level Acrocanthosaurus here.
· It's crucial to lure the Acrocanthosaurus you want to tame out of the Redwood Forest and onto the beach. If you try to tame it inside the forest, the Acro will attack everything around it, making taming very difficult.
· Before taming, clear out all nearby tamed creatures to eliminate distractions.
· Optionally, setting up a Large Bear Trap can be helpful but is not essential.
· The main items needed for taming are as follows:
· The Redwood Forest on the Ragnarok map is recommended as a taming spot. You can easily find high-level Acrocanthosaurus here.
· It's crucial to lure the Acrocanthosaurus you want to tame out of the Redwood Forest and onto the beach. If you try to tame it inside the forest, the Acro will attack everything around it, making taming very difficult.
· Before taming, clear out all nearby tamed creatures to eliminate distractions.
· Optionally, setting up a Large Bear Trap can be helpful but is not essential.
· The main items needed for taming are as follows:
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Tracking Tools | Tek Binoculars or a mod (for checking health) |
| Tranquilizers | Narcotics or Biotoxin Biotoxin is optimal as it provides higher torpor. Place it in the last slot of your hotbar. |
| Movement Speed Boost | Focal Chili and Battle Tartare Focal Chili increases movement speed, and Battle Tartare provides a 50% movement speed increase, allowing you to outrun the Acrocanthosaurus bare-handed. |
| Weapons | Shotgun (early), Primitive Shotgun (later) |
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2. 🎯 Bare-Handed Acrocanthosaurus Taming Strategy
· After attracting the Acrocanthosaurus's attention, shoot its rear with a shotgun to increase its torpor.
· Using Biotoxin will provide more torpor than Narcotics.
· When the Acrocanthosaurus performs a 'fake roar', you can get stunned if you're too close, so always maintain distance.
· As its health gets low, switch to a Primitive Shotgun to avoid killing the Acrocanthosaurus.
· If your health gets low during taming, use a Med Boost after the Battle Tartare effect ends to recover health, then drink Battle Tartare again to maintain movement speed.
· If the Acrocanthosaurus enters 'glitch mode' and keeps running or attacking, lure a tamed dinosaur to it and let the Acrocanthosaurus eat that dinosaur. Eating a dinosaur will fully restore the Acrocanthosaurus's health, allowing you to restart the taming process.
· Using Biotoxin will provide more torpor than Narcotics.
· When the Acrocanthosaurus performs a 'fake roar', you can get stunned if you're too close, so always maintain distance.
· As its health gets low, switch to a Primitive Shotgun to avoid killing the Acrocanthosaurus.
· If your health gets low during taming, use a Med Boost after the Battle Tartare effect ends to recover health, then drink Battle Tartare again to maintain movement speed.
· If the Acrocanthosaurus enters 'glitch mode' and keeps running or attacking, lure a tamed dinosaur to it and let the Acrocanthosaurus eat that dinosaur. Eating a dinosaur will fully restore the Acrocanthosaurus's health, allowing you to restart the taming process.
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3. ✅ Taming Completion and Final Food
· Once the Acrocanthosaurus is unconscious, place 'Exceptional Kibble' in its inventory. Exceptional Kibble is the Acrocanthosaurus's favorite food.
· After placing the kibble, wait for the taming process to complete, and you will have a perfectly tamed Acrocanthosaurus.
· After placing the kibble, wait for the taming process to complete, and you will have a perfectly tamed Acrocanthosaurus.