best way to tame a spino in singleplayer?

[Master-Staten]

In short, Spinos are spawning at every beach in the footpaw and forcing me inland, I've been thinking of taming one for defence, what would be the best way? should i get the rifle first?

[8015]

Crossbow is fine, if he gets to you he will eat you, gun or not.

Best way is a large boulder or cliff he can't climb, if one doesn't exist you build one. 3-4 stone pillars, one ceiling and 3-4 ladders. Kinda like these highseats hunters use.

Fight it with brain, not brawn.

[HawthornThistleberry]

I always have better results with the crossbow. Might be a matter of practice.

One note to add to 8015's comment is have lots of narc pots ready before you start, because spino torpor drops quickly. Probably also a good thing to have lots of meat ready (if you're solo, gathering prime before it decays may be impractical, so it might have to be regular raw meat) since you won't be able to leave him alone for great lengths of time to gather more, since you'll be pumping in narcs. (It's not as bad as some recent releases, so you do have time to go hunt up a little bit, but it might be hard to keep up with both narc and hunting.)

The clifftop approach is the way to go, but remember, when he gets low on health, he's going to run. Be prepared to give chase, get him cranky again, and then get back up onto that cliff (or another one) when he starts returning. It can be a balancing act to do this solo, and it may take a few tries.

[HawthornThistleberry]

If the OP is looking for a spino to protect him, he probably doesn't have a spino already, or anything comparable. So gathering a lot of prime quickly is probably not something he can do yet. Killing sarcos and snakes and paracers with a raptor or a sword is feasible, but doing it fast enough to tame a spino, without running out of either prime decay time, or spino torpor loss? I think he's better off with regular meat. It'll take tons longer and won't get as high a level, but at least he can do narcos and meat in advance before he starts the taming.

I'm also assuming he doesn't have a generator and a fridge, because if he did, he probably also can make argentavis kibble, in which case this is all moot.

Of course, that's all assumptions, only he knows the details.

Either way, one tip: tame a compy or dimorph first, and have it on your shoulder, set passive. Then stuff the prime or meat into its inventory. Tada, a portable, reusable preserving bin that doesn't use up sparkpowder and can hold 10x as much meat or more. (Doesn't keep as long as a fridge, but keeps a lot longer than your hands, and as long as a preserving bin.)

[leftharted]

make bird kibble if you can.

otherwise, you'll need to fridge tons of prime meat, probably 2 or 3 fridges full. Preserving bins don't prolong the spoil timer long enough. I would say just hunt fresh prime to drop on it; but being singleplayer you'll need to stay relatively close to the spino; making fresh prime hunting much tougher... you'll get a handful of pieces close, but quickly run out in your immediate area.

also, cooked prime is still better than raw meat. You could throw a bunch of cooked prime on it while you drop in little bits of fresh prime. It will prioritize the fresh prime when available, and eat the cooked while you're out hunting for more fresh pieces. You'll need t stay somewhat close though, to ensure torpor.

if time isn't an issue, just cliff-hump tame it with crossbow tranqs. If you've crafted a handful of narcs, you'll be fine.

[retsam1]

Originally posted by Master-Staten:

In short, Spinos are spawning at every beach in the footpaw and forcing me inland, I've been thinking of taming one for defence, what would be the best way? should i get the rifle first?

First you dont need a rifle. A crossbow is fine. If its a cross bow that is green or higher its even better. If its a high level spino bring more than one xbow as they'll more than likely break. Bring plenty of arrows and a crap ton of narcotic.

If you dont have an argentavis or a quetzal then you'll at the very least need to have a good amount of regular raw meat as I'll assume you'll be unable to procure enough prime in vs the decay. The fliers can let you do this more easily. I'll also assume you dont have any kibble for optimal taming.

If you're completely ground based with no fliers, then your best option is a stone pillar that leads to a hunting platform (better if you at least have a ptera you can park up there to fly you up anddown as potentially needed. Only problem is that if you make a ladder up(wood I'll assume) the spino easily will break it while attempting to attack your position potentially. A metal ladder renders this to be a non issue though.

Basically you set this tower away from(but still close to the spino spot. You shoot the spino then run and mount the tower. He'll come over and you just unload the arrows in it.

This though is where it gets tricky because usually they'll run. If you dont keep hitting him while on the run he'll resume the attack and if you cant get back up the tower then you're toast.

Another method would be a stone wall method with a stone door frames from which you can shoot through on the first/second levels of the walls(they need to extend far and this takes more planning work so while effective its time wasting. If he runs then runs back you simply run through the door frames to safety.

Dont stand close to the door/wall or make your tower too low as he'll clip through and kill you. Dont make the tower too high as you'll be out of aggro holding range.

Also have plenty of spike wooden walls to place around the spino while taming so you dont have to worry about trouble from other dinos. Standing torches as well for the night in a parameter around the walls so you see whats coming. Make sure you give space inside the parameter for you to tame and for as well a flier or other dino if you have such with you.

As for defense, spino's arent bad but it will depend on how you apply level up points to them. I dont know your single player settings but damage health stam would be the main ones then weight from there. You'll more than likely eventually switch to something else later but you can use it as a guard dog later. I keep one spino in the river surrounding my base(I've 2 sets of walls so the river acts like a moat) and I leave him on aggressive in there. He gathers a ton of meat I later am able to use as needed when I just stop by and take it from em.

[zcrumb]

You can build a v shaped stone wall across the beach near by. Start with a door frame and angle out. Get the spino to chase you and run through the door. Now just shoot away. You can also build a shelter and storage at the point and not worry about dinos sneaking up on you.

If you can put a behemoth gate at the other end. He is trapped and protected while taming.

[Volg Clawtooth]

Originally posted by 8015:

Crossbow is fine, if he gets to you he will eat you, gun or not.

Best way is a large boulder or cliff he can't climb, if one doesn't exist you build one. 3-4 stone pillars, one ceiling and 3-4 ladders. Kinda like these highseats hunters use.

Fight it with brain, not brawn.

I found it to be 5-6 pillars.. he bit me at 4

[leftharted]

Originally posted by idneon357:

Originally posted by HawthornThistleberry:

If the OP is looking for a spino to protect him, he probably doesn't have a spino already, or anything comparable. So gathering a lot of prime quickly is probably not something he can do yet. Killing sarcos and snakes and paracers with a raptor or a sword is feasible, but doing it fast enough to tame a spino, without running out of either prime decay time, or spino torpor loss? I think he's better off with regular meat. It'll take tons longer and won't get as high a level, but at least he can do narcos and meat in advance before he starts the taming.

I'm also assuming he doesn't have a generator and a fridge, because if he did, he probably also can make argentavis kibble, in which case this is all moot.

Of course, that's all assumptions, only he knows the details.

Either way, one tip: tame a compy or dimorph first, and have it on your shoulder, set passive. Then stuff the prime or meat into its inventory. Tada, a portable, reusable preserving bin that doesn't use up sparkpowder and can hold 10x as much meat or more. (Doesn't keep as long as a fridge, but keeps a lot longer than your hands, and as long as a preserving bin.)

I dont disagree, just think it's much much harder with raw meat and might not work there either...the dimorph/compy is genius.

in Dino inventory raw prime is about 8min to spoil.. preserving bin is about 20min, fridge is about 2 hours give or take.

the compy/dimo/meso backpack idea does help, but its still barely half as effective as a preserving bin; let alone its annoying as hell to have to take it off your back, put in food, have it hop back on; only to have to throw it back off again, loot meat, and put meat on spino...

better off just using your ground mount for meat storage... the little backpack pets just add extra steps; IMO.

[retsam1]

Originally posted by leftharted:

Originally posted by idneon357:

I dont disagree, just think it's much much harder with raw meat and might not work there either...the dimorph/compy is genius.

in Dino inventory raw prime is about 8min to spoil.. preserving bin is about 20min, fridge is about 2 hours give or take.

the compy/dimo/meso backpack idea does help, but its still barely half as effective as a preserving bin; let alone its annoying as hell to have to take it off your back, put in food, have it hop back on; only to have to throw it back off again, loot meat, and put meat on spino...

better off just using your ground mount for meat storage... the little backpack pets just add extra steps; IMO.

To me if he's single player, still mostly ground based, he probably should look to move to a better place to establish himself then build his way up to handling spino's and the like on his single player. He sounds a bit low level if he feels spino's are "forcing him father and father inland" Its only an issue mainly at river locations and thus not every where he'd have to deal with.

[Mike2811]

If you can, build some kind of taming cage - f.e. : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nq_wpo_kNcE Design is up to you, but it has to be out of stone, definitely for spino... ;-)
You can have some storage there, to keep some staff ready for tame in advance.

I highly recommend some taming calculator for you - you can control, how much time, narcos and meat you'll need. You can also control, how long lasts torpor, before it wakes up, giving you time for gathering some fresh prime meat... ;-)

HawthornThistleberry: dinos keep meat with a multiplier 4x, preserving bin 10x....

[leftharted]

Originally posted by idneon357:

Originally posted by leftharted:

in Dino inventory raw prime is about 8min to spoil.. preserving bin is about 20min, fridge is about 2 hours give or take.

the compy/dimo/meso backpack idea does help, but its still barely half as effective as a preserving bin; let alone its annoying as hell to have to take it off your back, put in food, have it hop back on; only to have to throw it back off again, loot meat, and put meat on spino...

better off just using your ground mount for meat storage... the little backpack pets just add extra steps; IMO.

No but the point there is that you have travel time, 8 minutes travel time is a lot longer than 2 or 3 minutes that prime normally gives.

So it's crucial and makes all the difference.

I was hunting megalodons for prime we were by the coast and I had a ptera...and all it took was getting lost for a moment at night, and the prime I got would spoil before getting to the Spino.

If I had a compy on my shoulder, I could have had "days" to get back to the spino and a preserving bin to stretch out the prime use.

im not debating the time; of course the extra spoil time on the 'backpack' pet helps... its just annoying to have to un-equip/re-equip the stupid pet fo every single piece of prime... mine as well just use the ground mount you're surveying the area with.... instead of the backpack... same timer.

unless your running around on foot looking for prime? which would mean there are more issues than meets the eye =P

also, prime only lasts 8min In ANY pet inventory, and 2min In your own..... how does that etra 6min gained equate to Days?

[Iron Breaker]

get on a cliff and laugh with your xbow, i know it works because ive done it.

[leftharted]

Originally posted by idneon357:

Originally posted by leftharted:

im not debating the time; of course the extra spoil time on the 'backpack' pet helps... its just annoying to have to un-equip/re-equip the stupid pet fo every single piece of prime... mine as well just use the ground mount you're surveying the area with.... instead of the backpack... same timer.

unless your running around on foot looking for prime? which would mean there are more issues than meets the eye =P

also, prime only lasts 8min In ANY pet inventory, and 2min In your own..... how does that etra 6min gained equate to Days?

Well with that note the flying mount should work too? "Days" in quotes, game time lol. 6 minutes feels like a life time when you're riding a ptera.

well, that's exactly my point?? why not just use the Ptera?? hence my first point, the backpack pet adds unnecessary steps =/

don't get me wrong, I love the little guys, but they are just decorative to me... I hate trying to 'use' them for anything. The monkey getting half weight bonus would be nice if you could access his inventory from your own; and didn't have to put him down just to grab a few things. =/

also, OP: cooked prime is better than raw meat; if gathering raw Prime is an issue.

[leftharted]

Originally posted by idneon357:

Originally posted by leftharted:

im not debating the time; of course the extra spoil time on the 'backpack' pet helps... its just annoying to have to un-equip/re-equip the stupid pet fo every single piece of prime... mine as well just use the ground mount you're surveying the area with.... instead of the backpack... same timer.

unless your running around on foot looking for prime? which would mean there are more issues than meets the eye =P

also, prime only lasts 8min In ANY pet inventory, and 2min In your own..... how does that etra 6min gained equate to Days?

Well with that note the flying mount should work too? "Days" in quotes, game time lol. 6 minutes feels like a life time when you're riding a ptera. I personally just didn't think about storing prime on anything but myself, of course do you think the ptera/flyer would eat it?

they wont eat it if you have regular raw in their inventory...

[ANDY MANDY]

Since your playing single player, you can jack up your rates so that you don't have to worry too much about narcotics. I tamed my spino by getting on a cliff where it couldn't climb and knocking it out. you could also get your movement speed high, and just run away from it, and every time you have some distance, hit it. Otherwise, if you have a quetz, you can just fly above it, dismount, and shoot safely. I have also heard of people knocking it out with narco traps, and then build a stone wall around it, and then pump it full of tanqs when it wakes up. There, you have some options.