Using a Tusoteuthis to tame?

[Lorena_Swift]

Hi, today i tamed my first tusoteuthis :)
however i heard stories they can be used for taming!
however i have not been able to figure out if this is true and if so how do the controls work?
right click only seems to grab it not add torpor or suck up its health of the victim

[ZorTheCruel]

you can use the Tuso to drag the target into a taming pen, or if you are playing with other people, they can shoot the target with tranq arrows while one person holds the target still using the Tuso.(so that you don't need a taming pen)

[Lorena_Swift]

Originally posted by ZorTheCruel:

you can use the Tuso to drag the target into a taming pen, or if you are playing with other people, they can shoot the target with tranq arrows while one person holds the target still using the Tuso.(so that you don't need a taming pen)

thank you very much it all makes sence now :)
however is it true it still inflict little torpor while it grabs something??

[ZorTheCruel]

The Wiki says it does when holding a wild dino.

[Hal Ramersby]

Holding the victim adds torpor, but very slowly. If you position yourself in a correct way you can be on the saddle above water and remove your scuba tank to conserve oxygen while still holding the prey below water level. It is a slow but surefire way to tame a high level mosa, for example. Takes a lot of time though, so better bring a friend with a crossbow and some tranq arrows.

[Humpenstilzchen]

Yup holding it is enough. I like to tame anglerfish with tusos, it just takes a few minutes so try to avoid sharks and other critters.

[Lorena_Swift]

thanks for the reply's guys helped a alot

[Cobretti]

Separate to this, as it is your first, get real used to the controls and how other creatutes, especially smaller ones, can avoid being hit or lock your movement.

It is real easy to get swarmed, especially in the caves, and lose it as you get locked in place by manta and other fish and cannot move while larger animals wear you down.

Without awesome Teleporters mod I would have lost a dozen while learning how to use it

[Lorena_Swift]

Originally posted by Cobretti:

Separate to this, as it is your first, get real used to the controls and how other creatutes, especially smaller ones, can avoid being hit or lock your movement.

It is real easy to get swarmed, especially in the caves, and lose it as you get locked in place by manta and other fish and cannot move while larger animals wear you down.

Without awesome Teleporters mod I would have lost a dozen while learning how to use it

yea the controls are really hard to figure out. im almost all vanilla just did a lap around the island yesterday i tames it as a lvl 97 (120 max) so it managed just fine had to get a way from an alpha tuso when i got down to 20K

[The Nameless]

Long time since this thread was new, but I have a related question: Does the Tusoteuthis still inflict torpor while it's holding something that is NOT hostile, such as a Mosasaurus that's lost interest due to being dragged into the shallows? I.E. am I wasting my time sitting here with a now-passive Mosa in my Tuso's tentacles?

[The Nameless]

Nevermind, it passed out.