Incubating a Scorpion Egg

[roboapplejack]

I've been looking for a post to help me with this but no one has yet to done this.

I know when a egg first spawns the incubating timer goes down near parents, then it needs to be inside a building to go down some more.

Now I have no clue what to do next and there is no videos or topics about what to do next.

I really help. Thank you.

[uldry2000]

https://ark.fandom.com/wiki/Breeding

[roboapplejack]

That still doesn't tell me anything about hatching it. Also, it's a glued egg yet I can pick it up so now I am more confused then ever.

[Bignastycupcake]

Oprindeligt skrevet af roboapplejack:

That still doesn't tell me anything about hatching it. Also, it's a glued egg yet I can pick it up so now I am more confused then ever.

To be honest if I'm understanding your issue properly, it's really not hard to figure out. If I'm missing something feel free to point it out to me. Glued eggs obviously cannot be picked and moved and need incubation. So what do you think you should do?

The egg needs to be laid near air conditioners otherwise the egg health will go down and not hatch. There are other ways besides air conditioners to have glued eggs hatch, but the easiest way is air conditioners.

[roboapplejack]

I'm on xbox so I am allowed to pick them up for some reason.

As for hatching them I do not have a air condition but now I will work towards that right now. I was wanting to know how to do it without a air conditioner.

[uldry2000]

that sounds like you just started playing. So i posted you a link from the wiki. every mechanic is explayned there...
For example i found this there:
Glued Eggs
While most creature's egg can be moved to its suitable location if the required temperature for incubation is not suited at its current location, some of the eggs cannot be moved once laid due to its glued nature. As such, females of the following eggs must lay their eggs at locations that allows incubation without causing complications:

Bloodstalker Egg (Genesis Part 1).png Araneo Egg
Bloodstalker Egg (Genesis Part 1).png Arthropluera Egg
Bloodstalker Egg (Genesis Part 1).png Bloodstalker Egg Genesis Part 1 Icon.png
Bloodstalker Egg (Genesis Part 1).png Moth Egg Scorched Earth Icon.png
Bloodstalker Egg (Genesis Part 1).png Mantis Egg Scorched Earth Icon.png
Bloodstalker Egg (Genesis Part 1).png Pulmonoscorpius Egg


so if the egg is already there.. it might be too cold or hot..
you need energy and airconditions..
if you're lucky it's to cold and some standing torches or campfire would be engough.

acc. to wiki the incubation range is: 12 - 16 °C / 54 - 61 °F

[roboapplejack]

Ooooooooooo. Ok, that exactly helps a little more.

I will give that a try when I get back to my base. Just found out how to get pearls and organic polymers

[roboapplejack]

The campfire inside the building did not work. But having two doors open did work.

So first outside.
Second inside no heat.
Third I placed it in the middle of the room and it started to work again. So I guess it was too close the door/sun? Must to been too hot.

[roboapplejack]

But thank y'all for helping me out. I guess xbox scorpion egg is a bit wonky.

[uldry2000]

there are 2 main things to consider with temperature..
the actual temp. ( you can see top left when display location and time.. on PC it's defaulf "H")
and the insulation rate ( you can chack in your inventory. there is hyper- and hypo- insulation.

for your example: you are in a to hot biome for a egg to hatch naturaly. you can only heat a close range ( with grill, torches, camfire etc...) but cant not cool...
to aircondition requires power.. so thats a mid-game thing. it ould not cool eigther.. it would increase the insulation ( the higher the insulation, the less influence on the temperature..)
early game option: tame maaany kairukus (penguins)
Passive Abilities
Insulation - Standing next to a Kairuku provides 26 Cold.pngHypothermic insulation, which decreases based on your distance from it, up to about 1 foundation horizontally or 1 wall vertically. Standing next to multiple Kairuku will compound the effect.

or a bit harder: tame a dimetrodon...
ps: the "in house" buff contains also a increase of insulation.. therefore some eggs can hatch inside a house but not outside... its to little for special eggs but could work for a simple egg that has almost "incubation temp".

4 airconditions are enough for almost every dino except top tier like giga, wyvern magmasour etc...

[JimmyTheSaint™]

Inside or outside makes no difference on weather the egg will incubate. It all comes down to temperature when hatching eggs. The only problem is the temperature changes from day to night and even different temperatures in different areas of the map and on different days.

The easiest way is of course air conditioners. I usually place one or two of them in a corner of my base or breeding area. Then drop the egg next to them. The a/c automatically adjusts the temperature to incubate the egg.

More primitive methods include moving the egg to a different biome and/or using standing torches or campfires to hit the correct temperature range for that particular creature. Different creatures require different temperatures to incubate the eggs, which is why the a/c is so nice as it automatically adjusts assuming you have enough of them close by. Some of the high tier dinos like gigas and wyverns need 4 or more air conditioners to hit the eggs required temp.

[roboapplejack]

Ooooooooooooooo.

Ok, thank you for those very helpful tips. I do see the hypothermal numbers.

I do not know if xbox does have that mechanic but I will look that up now to help me.

As for the air conditioners I will keep that in mind, as for the kairuku as well.

That gives me an idea of how hatching works a bit and now I better understand it. If I get another scorpion egg I will keep in mind of the temp numbers to make sure I was doing it wrong the first time. I might had gotten very lucky with the temp during the 1st and nd and the 3rd was just the right temp to finish it.

But thank you very much for both handy tips. I will surely keep that in mind. For the pasrt 3 days now I been just studying and learning ark as much as possible. So if theres anymore tips do please give me more. Any will help me out here.

[roboapplejack]

Also, I do have one more question that's a tad bit off topic but still on topic.

How does a scorpion melee works? Will it put creatures to sleep only with tail attack or overall attacks? I noticed the pinchers do put creature to sleep, unless it's just very perfect timing when the tail is doing the work. I also notice creatures start to move slower when sleeper but I don't know if that's another thing to watch out for or something else.

[BreakfastBurger]

dear god just ♥♥♥♥♥♥ play the game or watch some videos. Get off discussions lol...

[roboapplejack]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Chef:

dear god just ♥♥♥♥♥♥ play the game or watch some videos. Get off discussions lol...

I guess you didn't read the part I been watching videos and reading for 3 days straight about ark? PLus I have over 196.8 hours on pc and 2 days on xbox.

Some of the stuff I won't be able to find on youtube nor discussion. It's better to ask then not ask, is what some teachers will say.