Fortitude, what does it do?.

[The Bunny In the Bush]

I have it up too 20, and yet i still become freezing or overheated at the same time as everyone else with 0...

[JellyRaven]

I thought fortitude was defense o:

[Bvshbaby]

Fortitude increases your resistance to cold, heat and torpor.

[Nuke2099]

I don't think its working as intended.

[Corpratespaz]

The temp icon is just what your character is feeling. Fortitude is how well you handle it. It should change the rate your food/water depletes in extreme conditions and how long before you start taking environment damage. Should also reduce the amount of torpor you receive from headshots/poison/tranq.

I have higher fortitude than my tribemates and they burn through food/water when we're in caves and I'm usually fine/better off. They usually die/go unconscious from the environment first and they have over 250 health. I have 130 health but my fortitude is 10.

[Vandarix]

Originally posted by Corpratespaz:

The temp icon is just what your character is feeling. Fortitude is how well you handle it. It should change the rate your food/water depletes in extreme conditions and how long before you start taking environment damage. Should also reduce the amount of torpor you receive from headshots/poison/tranq.

I have higher fortitude than my tribemates and they burn through food/water when we're in caves and I'm usually fine/better off. They usually die/go unconscious from the environment first and they have over 250 health. I have 130 health but my fortitude is 10.

same mine is 10 with 200 hp. I can outlast my tribemate with 300hp and 0 fort.

[leftharted]

it definitely lowers the amount of food/water you intake

or, Rather, like Corpratespaz said, it makes the 'extreme' moments consume less (as they are designed to make you consume More)

ive pumped a good chunk into fortitude (around 10 I think?) and it really helps with exploration.

[Zeevex]

Personally i have 20 Fortitude and i barely notice a differnce at all... may be the location i live in (Central Map) but the cold is still a HUGE problem for me and my tribe and we all have 10-20 pts

[Sp3ctA]

http://ark.gamepedia.com/Abilities

Fortitude indicates the player's ability to resist unconsciousness and environmental effects like Temperature. The default is 0. Each point in Fortitude increases it by 2.

[Tantalus]

Originally posted by Zeevex:

Personally i have 20 Fortitude and i barely notice a differnce at all... may be the location i live in (Central Map) but the cold is still a HUGE problem for me and my tribe and we all have 10-20 pts

This. I don't seem to notice any difference from Fortitude at all.

[Killua]

Fortitude increases the amount of levels you wasted.

[ERgamer]

Originally posted by Killua:

Fortitude increases the amount of levels you wasted.

Agreed

[redniwediS]

There are few stats where 5-10 levels worth of points makes a very noticeable impact. Fortitude requires an investment to be noticeable, and if you invest enough levels you will be able to ignore the heat and cold, for the most part.

Whether or not a few levels worth of Fortitude is worth it to you is fully up to you, however investing heavily into it is only a waste if your playstyle doesn't fit it. I'm building a full fortitude character right now, and I use a scorpion to handle my land combat and a pteranodon for long range scouting. I spend most of my time exploring while my tribe mates do the fighting, building, and diving, and Fortitude seems to work well for me.