Question about pet dinosaurs

[JoeBags]

If you tame a dino and aren't using it as a mount, do they follow you around and fight with you? Or at least act like they are fighting? I'm a sucker for companions and combat pets in games... Keep up the good work Drake! Ark looks fantastic!

[Jeremy Drake Stieglitz]

Yes indeed they will follow you around -- if you command them to. They have various AI states you can alter on each Pet such as:

Passive: won't ever attack anything
Neutral: will attack anything that attacks it
Aggressive: Will attack anything not allied within sight range
Hunter: Will actively explore seek out targets

You can also use a ranged whistle to tell a specific dino or a whole group of dinos to follow you or another character/dino, stop, or attack.

Based on their AI state, they'll also defend each other, nearby allies/structures, etc.

-Drake

[JoeBags]

Sounds perfect! how does using a whistle to command dino groups work? do you have to tame them all first? does that mean you can have more than 1 dino at a time?

[Jeremy Drake Stieglitz]

"do you have to tame them all first? does that mean you can have more than 1 dino at a time?"

Exactly. You can have a whole army of tamed dinos if you get 'em (and can keep them all fed ;) )

[JoeBags]

Everything about this game sounds perfect. Finally found the game I've always wanted.

[Lowcost]

How will that work with the feeding, if you dont play for a couple of days will you lose all your dinos?

[Don't feed the ducks™]

Will follow this game for a week or so and then buy accordingly. Seems almost too good to be true.

[Jeremy Drake Stieglitz]

Yes Dinos food gradually decreases when they are Tamed, even if you're not in the game. However, it decreases quite slowly and they can store a lot of excess food in their Inventory, so if you weigh them down with a lot of food for a long vacation, then you can leave the game for weeks and they should be able to withstand the hunger before starving to death ;)