ARK: Survival Evolved

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VenomQuill Jan 29, 2018 @ 9:20am
Babysitting/raising other people's dinos?
Can I raise another person's/tribe's dinosaur baby?
I'm not the best at exploring or joining tribes, but I'm super diligent about eggs/babies and love raising them. I was wondering, could I put food into the inventory of dino babies that aren't in my tribe? I was thinking that, since it's such hard work and pretty boring (especially with twins/triplets), I could breed dinos for people, then get paid with kibble, fur, pearls, an oviraptor, whatever depending on the difficulty. I might need a tag-team for the longer-timed ones like Rex or Theriz. They'll come in to imprint on them, I'll stay to feed and make sure they're okay. I mean, I have three guard-therizinos (four once my baby grows up), a guard-dilo pack, raptor pack, scorpion cluster, and arge flock. I have a rather large plant farm and meat farm with all my phiomas/male parasaurs and trikes. So there's no shortage of food or protection. Or protection for my payment. Muahaha

Or am I just going to have to be content with breeding my own dinos/joining a tribe? I really want to raise a baby Quetz and Rex, but I'm awful at making friends. Also, awful at catching skittish flying critters, like the Quetz. I could potentially catch a Rex, but it would be very difficult and I honestly have no use for it.
Also, would my theriz/dilo pack set on aggressive kill the baby if it's not technically mine or should I keep the baby locked up/guards on passive?

I'd love to do this mainly because raising baby dinos is super fun. It's my favorite part of the game. But I'm running out of room on my farm and I have very few late-game items. :,D
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Jahon Jan 29, 2018 @ 9:29am 
Originally posted by Venom Quill:
Also, would my theriz/dilo pack set on aggressive kill the baby if it's not technically mine or should I keep the baby locked up/guards on passive?

I can answer this from experience: Yes! :)
bas Jan 29, 2018 @ 10:01am 
We have a private server if u would like to join ill tame the rexes and u make me a master army of theries en rexes? Maybe even wyverns because we have a mod for that
Add me on steam ill let you know the details
garth033 Jan 29, 2018 @ 10:07am 
Originally posted by Venom Quill:
Can I raise another person's/tribe's dinosaur baby?
A loaded question... The answer is "it depends".

Originally posted by Venom Quill:
I was wondering, could I put food into the inventory of dino babies that aren't in my tribe?
Nope.... Sorry....

You will have to join the tribe of the person to do that... The game mechanics are your downfall here...
Last edited by garth033; Jan 29, 2018 @ 10:08am
krehen Jan 29, 2018 @ 10:41am 
There is a server option which enables people from the tribe to imprint every baby, regardless who claimed it (and therefore is the imprinter whith the bonus in the end). you can invite people to your tribe, let them claim a baby and you can raise it for them.
when you want to raise a dino you don't own you can try to trade in a fertilized egg.
i think there are several servers looking for people like you. lots of people having fun breeding for stats or colors but imprinting all the way too 100% for somebody else ... i think this could be an interesting service.
VenomQuill Jan 29, 2018 @ 11:17am 
Originally posted by bas:
We have a private server if u would like to join ill tame the rexes and u make me a master army of theries en rexes? Maybe even wyverns because we have a mod for that
Add me on steam ill let you know the details
Aw, man, really? :D I got the Ragnarok expansion so I've seen wyverns, but I never found any eggs. Raptor murder-packs are super fun to watch, especially flying above them and watching them rip into a bronto or Rex. Once led a pack of 17, I think, and took down a Rex. Loads of health on the males for tanks, loads of attack on the females for absolute destruction. But bringing them in with a Rex to be the alpha... that would be fun.

Originally posted by Jahon:
Originally posted by Venom Quill:
Also, would my theriz/dilo pack set on aggressive kill the baby if it's not technically mine or should I keep the baby locked up/guards on passive?

I can answer this from experience: Yes! :)
Whoops, guess Sharpie, Marker, and Crayon are gunna have to calm down for a little while. lol

Al Chapo Jan 29, 2018 @ 11:17am 
Only cucks raise other people's Dino's!
VenomQuill Jan 29, 2018 @ 11:20am 
Originally posted by Al Chapo:
Only cucks raise other people's Dino's!
Never had that title before. Seems fine to me! :)
KitsuneShiro Jan 29, 2018 @ 11:42am 
Originally posted by Venom Quill:
Originally posted by Al Chapo:
Only cucks raise other people's Dino's!
Never had that title before. Seems fine to me! :)
It's mean.
VenomQuill Jan 29, 2018 @ 12:15pm 
Originally posted by KitsuneShiro:
Originally posted by Venom Quill:
Never had that title before. Seems fine to me! :)
It's mean.
I know, just teasing. There's no need to get insulted or worked up over a person you don't even know. Haha
Al Chapo Jan 30, 2018 @ 3:35am 
^.^
motoxmad Jan 30, 2018 @ 5:30am 
your welcome to join me on offical legacy server i breed all kinds of dinos mutations etc always could do with help
Wikumos Jan 30, 2018 @ 6:40am 
to raise other people's imprinted dinos, just have the person you are raising it for be there when it is hatched or born, have them do the initial imprint on it, then unclaim it, then you claim it . This way you have full access to its inventory and stuff. Doing it this way, the initial person imprinting it stays as the imprinter, so they will get the imprinting bonus, even though you claimed it and did all the imprints. When dino is fullgrown, just unclaim it and have the other person claim it . It'll be imprinted to them as if they raised it themselves :)
HippoStoned Jan 30, 2018 @ 7:27am 
Why not just learn how to breed super dinos and sell them
HippoStoned Jan 30, 2018 @ 7:29am 
Originally posted by Wikumos:
to raise other people's imprinted dinos, just have the person you are raising it for be there when it is hatched or born, have them do the initial imprint on it, then unclaim it, then you claim it . This way you have full access to its inventory and stuff. Doing it this way, the initial person imprinting it stays as the imprinter, so they will get the imprinting bonus, even though you claimed it and did all the imprints. When dino is fullgrown, just unclaim it and have the other person claim it . It'll be imprinted to them as if they raised it themselves :)
The dino only wants care from the person who imprints on it even if u umclaim it and someone claims it they can't imprint or show care to the dino.
krehen Jan 30, 2018 @ 7:44am 
Originally posted by HippoZoned:
Originally posted by Wikumos:
to raise other people's imprinted dinos, just have the person you are raising it for be there when it is hatched or born, have them do the initial imprint on it, then unclaim it, then you claim it . This way you have full access to its inventory and stuff. Doing it this way, the initial person imprinting it stays as the imprinter, so they will get the imprinting bonus, even though you claimed it and did all the imprints. When dino is fullgrown, just unclaim it and have the other person claim it . It'll be imprinted to them as if they raised it themselves :)
The dino only wants care from the person who imprints on it even if u umclaim it and someone claims it they can't imprint or show care to the dino.
as i mentioned it's an server setting and can be customized on dedicated servers. it therefore depens on which server she prefers to play.
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