Oviraptor egg thiefing

[東方神霊廟]

Can someone explain me how can i force oviraptor to steal eggs ?

I made a wild dodo pen and have set oviraptor to wandering,dodo layed eggs but oviraptor just runs around and doesnt collect it,is it some kind of glitch ?

[Jethmar]

its not supposed to pick up eggs idk who told you that but thats a false information. if you set an oviraptor wandering its giving an egg buff -> your tamed dinos lay more often eggs

[Dwayne "The Wok" Johnson]

As far as i know, tamed oviraptors dont steal eggs, they just boost the "egg laying" interval of your dinos.

[東方神霊廟]

oh,but still,i have heard somewhere that you can force oviraptors to take wild eggs

[Jethmar]

wrong information

[DrathDragoon33]

The Oviraptor can also be used to steal eggs from wild or enemy creatures. Whistling 'attack my target' on an egg will cause the Oviraptor to pick it up and bring it back to you. Remember to be wary of the egg's weight and the fact that using this action may cause the egg's parents to become aggressive.

From the ark oviraptor wiki page: https://ark.gamepedia.com/Oviraptor#Utility

They do steal eggs ^-^

[DrathDragoon33]

Originally posted by Silky Rough:

Originally posted by Alex Misanthropic:

wrong information

No it's not. They do. But... you need to tell it to do so, it's not a passive collector.

ie: Attack my target

See this guy knows

[Jethmar]

its not an passive abillity so its completely useless as you can pick up the egg by yourself instead of whistle the ovi to do so

[DrathDragoon33]

Originally posted by Alex Misanthropic:

its not an passive abillity so its completely useless as you can pick up the egg by yourself instead of whistle the ovi to do so

More often than not, the ovi doesn't proc the aggression of dino's when it gathers. So it can be used to avoid that negative effect, if you are so inclined.

[DrathDragoon33]

I hope that oviraptor gets hit by the tlc pass. It'd be nice if they gave it a massive weight reduction when it carries eggs and pick up eggs while wandering. That way it'd be the egg farmer that officials need.

[東方神霊廟]

Originally posted by Alex Misanthropic:

its not an passive abillity so its completely useless as you can pick up the egg by yourself instead of whistle the ovi to do so

Using ovi to steal a wild egg is better than doing it by hand,as it doesnt anger the dino that made the egg

[DrathDragoon33]

Originally posted by Centipede:

Originally posted by Alex Misanthropic:

its not an passive abillity so its completely useless as you can pick up the egg by yourself instead of whistle the ovi to do so

Using ovi to steal a wild egg is better than doing it by hand,as it doesnt anger the dino that made the egg

I haven't tried it on wyvern eggs. I wonder if they can make off with them. XD

[DrathDragoon33]

F it, gonna try it out now.

[東方神霊廟]

Originally posted by Silky Rough:

Originally posted by Centipede:

Using ovi to steal a wild egg is better than doing it by hand,as it doesnt anger the dino that made the egg

Be careful, it can.

tbh, Alex is theoretically "incorrect" but in practice is 100% correct. What you have for wild collection is as good as useless. It really is easier to steal and run yourself. :)

Even with a giga egg ?,giga has a very large AOE,so you probably can run away from it,unless you have a flying mount for a getaway...

[東方神霊廟]

Also another question,does mate boosting two ovi's help dinos hatch eggs better ?

[DrathDragoon33]

Originally posted by Centipede:

Also another question,does mate boosting two ovi's help dinos hatch eggs better ?

mate boosting stacks with oviraptor buff. Not between to oviratpors tho, between the tames being boosted.