ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved

Saurian's Evolved 3
ARGENTINOSAURUS GUIDE
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ARGENTINOSAURUS:

Wild: Argentinosaurus titanus is an enormous species of sauropod, while it does not hold the record for the largest dinosaur here on the arks like its counterpart arguably did, titanus's inferior size to titanosaurus vagastrum in no way shape or form makes it small. Towering tall over vagastrum in height, & only coming short in terms of weight & mass, titanus easily dwarfs the smaller sauropods like the commonly seen "brontosaurus" & "diplodocus", while possessing all the fury & defensive nature of amargasaurus. The gender of titanus can be easily distinguished when next to eachother by the male's signifigantly larger size & muscular build, & the more easily noticeable ostoderms on the male's hips. Like other sauropods the species has a very small brain compared to its body & as a result of its smaller less complex brain titanus is not very intelligent, spending most of its time foraging for food does not require high intelligence. Large carnivores dare not confront a fully grown bull argentinosaurus alone, nor are they very likely in ordinary cirumstances to try & snag a youngster from its herd with all the females around. Argentinosaurus titanus is slow, however its traditional sauropod defences are devastating. Simalier to male elephants, male argentinosaurus have a period of time where they enter a musk-like state, causing the male to rampage uncontrollably, sometimes even attacking & killing members of its own kind or even instigating battles with nearby carnivores. One would be wise to stay far away from a bull while it is in musk!

Domesticated: Once domesticated, argentinosaurus is an extremely invaluable asset to any tribe. While not as powerful as titanosaurus vagastrum, this sauropod easily bests brontosaurus in nearly every category. Argentinosaurus is capable of demolishing the most powerful of fortresses with its bulk, a single lash from its tail is capable of toppling massive trees, and its roar is loud enough to disorientate foes while keeping tranquilized allies wide awake.
Due to its massive size, argentinosaurus can hold an incredible amount of weight, allowing tribes to build much larger seiging machines than they could on top of brontosaurus. Argentinosaurus's prescence on the battlefield alone is intimidating, even the mighty giganotosaurus furiosa turns tail and flees at the sight of this colossus rearing up on its back legs!


=====CONTROLS=====

LMB: Foot Stomp - Base 100 damage. Stops movement. Gathers berries.
===Notes===
- Deals 5x damage to creatures under 150 drag weight.
- Inflicts cripple on creatures below 100 drag weight & does heavy knockback.
- Stomps in the direction you look.


RMB: Roar - Lowers torpor of nearby creatures.
===Notes===
- Lowers the speed of nearby enemy creatures under 1000 drag weight by 50% & prevents running for 15 seconds, afterwards they will become immune to the slow effect for 15 seconds.
- Unmounted individuals will utilize this on fleeing or mounted targets.


C: Mega Stomp - Base 1000 damage. Stops movement. Damages all structures & ignores armor. Inflicts MEGA knockback on creatures under 500 drag weight.
===Notes===
- Argentinosaurus lets out a bellow when reared up that fear roars creatures under 1000 drag weight.
- Argentinosaurus will take recoil damage regardless of if it hits anything when it slams the ground. This deals base 100 damage to itself which scales with its melee & ignores armor.
- Huge stamina cost & cooldown.
- Decimates structures.
- Huge knockback.
- Inflicts obliterated on creatures below 250 drag weight. Killing them instantly.
- Sends out a rupture. The rupture spreads in a pulse-like AOE. Inflicting crippled on creatures & "tripping" those under 200 drag weight.
- Deals 5x damage to creatures under 500 drag weight.
- Deals 3x damage to creatures under 700 drag weight.
- Deals 2.5x damage to creatures under 900 drag weight.


Lctrl: Tail Whip - Base 275 damage. Stops movement. Gathers wood. Very high knockback. Requires stamina & has a cooldown.
===Notes===
- Launches creatures under 200 drag weight into the air & back as well as inflicting them with cripple.
- Does not pierce armor but has the same effects as the reapers tail whip.
- Swings in the direction you look.


Rctrl: Sit

Shift+A/D: Turn in place

Q: Hiss

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Taming: - Argentinosaurus is a tower defense passive tame

==Male argentinosaurus can enrage like the giga, & the rage mode almost acts identical, outside of a few factors==
- Damage needed to enter musk is much lower, & the mush buildup decreases slower.
- Musk lasts for 120 seconds, with a cooldown of 240 seconds.
- Damage does not build up as rage does.
- In musk state argentinosaurus is not rideable, HOWEVER it will also not enrage nearby argentinosaurus, additionally it will not turn on its own allies like giganotosaurus.
- In musk state argentinosaurus gets a buff, increasing its damage & resistance by 30%, as well as making it rapidly regenerate stamina.


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- Argentinosaurus levels health poorer than most creatures.
- Male argentinosaurus are slightly larger than females.
- Argentinosaurus does not flee when low on health.


WEAKNESSES:
[Explosions]: 2x


RESISTANCES:
[Dilophosaurus Spit]: 0x
[Plant Species Spit]: 0x
[Webs]: 0x


IMMUNITIES:
- Bleed
- Radiation
- Fear debuffs/encouragement
- Sandstorms
- Windstorms
- Webs
- Cocoons
- Thornmail Poison
- Lionfish Slowdown
- Lionfish Electrocution
- Dilo Poison
- Plant Species Poison

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Last edited by HydragonofDeath; 30 Jun @ 8:46pm