Astrocetus taming?

[ReaperDragonG]

cant tame the astrocetus it keeps telling me it has to be awake to tame yet the wiki says it is a knockout tame is this a bug or am i doing it wrong?

[The Waffle that Lurks]

To tame it there are 3 decided ways.

1. Use a Hover Skiff with cannons mounted on the front and cannonball it's head. This is the easiest method but not accessible to players who havent defeated the final boss.

2. Build a Tower with a few cannons on top. Bait the Astrocetus to you with an attack and shoot it in face. This is the most common way it is done.

3. Using a Mek and the Siege Cannon blast it in the face. Not recommended as the splash damage will completely eradicate the taming effectiveness.

[ReaperDragonG]

i used a mek it kncoked it out just fine but after i knocked it out it said it needs to be awake to tame

[The Waffle that Lurks]

Originally posted by ReaperDragon:

i used a mek it kncoked it out just fine but after i knocked it out it said it needs to be awake to tame

Are you on Genesis and not using mods? It's a KO Tame I have 3 of em.

[ReaperDragonG]

Originally posted by dragonraider1000:

Originally posted by ReaperDragon:

i used a mek it kncoked it out just fine but after i knocked it out it said it needs to be awake to tame

Are you on Genesis and not using mods? It's a KO Tame I have 3 of em.

we figured out it was a problem that was caused by our server needing a restart and have since fixed the problem

[ReaperDragonG]

spoke too soon seems its not the server thats causing the issue we have no idea whats causing it cuz i still cant tame me a spacewhale............

[ReaperDragonG]

remedied at last srry for the bother guys all good now

[Aschran]

Do you guys get any taming effectivenes with a cannon shot ?
i knocked out a whale lvl 20 something with 1 cannon ball and taign effectiveness was like 10% ...
Seeing this number so low make me think there must be a better way than cannon or a way to raise the affinity like the spider

[ReaperDragonG]

i knocked out a lvl 180 it came out with only 11 lvls added to it so im sure the correct way is the skiff with a cannon placed on it but this method is easy as it doesnt require endgame vehicles

[𝓝𝓪𝓬𝓱𝓸𝓫𝓸𝓲]

well yeah, the cannon does splash damage to targets. Happens with crabs too. Rock golems as well.

Known mechanic since scorched.

[ReaperDragonG]

i used a mek to tame my space whale the cannon and skiff is probably the safer method but if you dont have the skiff unlocked the mek with the rockets is also a good alternative granted wont get the best taming effectiveness but hey still gets you a spacewhale

[Aschran]

seem like there no way to have a good taming effectiveness for the flying whale

[ReaperDragonG]

yea prob true

[Aschran]

it sucks cause max wild lvl is 30 on my server and there no breeding for the whale as i know, so i'll be stuck with a lvl max 30- 32 at best lol

[Shahadem]

We used a skiff with cannons. The taming effectiveness was poop.

Cannon knockout is the most stupid poorly implemented unworkable system created in Ark. And that is saying something.

There is NO REASON WHATSOEVER why we shouldn't be able to use tranq arrows, tranq darts, etc on ALL DINOS.

[ReaperDragonG]

i like some of the other taming methods but some of the creatures that use cannons or rockets for taming i think need to be changed to regular knockout tames example the rock golems and titanosaur i see needing cannon balls and rockets the other creatures like the karkinos and astrocetus not so much just my opinion tho