Mod: Mystic Menagerie Guide

Guide for the mod Mystic Menagerie; includes blueprint paths, stats and more!

Introductions

Hello!

Welcome to the official Guide for Mystic Menagerie. This mod seeks to add multiple fantastical creatures and tons of new content to your ARK: Survival Evolved experience to give just a little bit more of a mystical twist!

Keep in mind, this mod is new -this guide will be updated as time goes on, with new releases and teasers for what the modders are working on. So this isn't just a taming guide, but more of a way to keep informed about the mod and what we do going forwards!

Our content has both fully custom creatures and ARK model edits, all done by a professional 3D modeler.

Current Mod Features:

• Jawhound
  
• Luxfox
  
• Baerabi
  
• Theodymus
  
• Prismatic Wyvern
  
• Unicorn Crab
  
• Bullwark

...with a lot more to come!

Luxfox

• Breedable: Yes [Live Birth]
  
• Rideable: No (Shoulderpet)
  
• Tame Method: Passive Tame
  
• Diet: Omnivore
  
• Preferred Taming Food: Rare Mushrooms

While the Luxfox is considered the weakest of the Glow Pets in terms of providing chargelight, this little fox more than makes up for this by being an early way to get some hard to gather materials, and generally being easier to acquire. Despite this useful gathering ability, Luxfox can still be outperformed in mid to late game with proper gatherers for these resources like Ankylosaurus or Therizinosaurus.

Stats:

• Health: 115
  
• Stamina: 100
  
• Torpor: 60
  
• Oxygen: 150
  
• Food: 450
  
• Weight: 70

Features:

Primary Attack: Bite 20 Damage
A standard attack that does little damage. This little fox isn’t a great fighter!

Multiwheel: Dig For Goods!
Your Luxfox, on top of being a good source of light, can use its penchant for digging out small fauna for digging up valuables! Every 30 real time minutes your Luxfox can dig up valuable rare resources! It can dig up crystals, mushrooms, flowers, and gems!

Taming

Luxfox is a simple passive tame. It does not spook and run away from the player; feed it some mushrooms and it will be your friend! Do keep in mind Luxfox is fragile, so make sure to clear out dangerous critters around the fox before proceeding with taming -or maybe carry it away with an argentavis to a safer location...

Spawn Locations:

• Generic Redwoods
  
• Eden Plains Easy (genesis 2)
  
• Genesis Snow (genesis 1)
  
• Generic Tundra
  
• Biolum Zone (aberration)
  
• Fertile Zone (aberration)
  
• Apotheosis (crystal isles)

Blueprint:

Luxfox:
Blueprint'/Game/Mods/MysticMenagerie/creatures/fox/fox_character_bp.fox_character_bp'

Ghost Luxfox:
Blueprint'/Game/Mods/MysticMenagerie/creatures/fox/fox_character_bp_ghost.fox_character_bp_ghost'

Jawhound

Breedable: Yes [Live Birth]
Rideable: Yes [Has saddle]
Tame Method: Tranq Tame
Diet: Carnivore
Preferred Taming Food: Meat, Superior Kibble

A formidable hunter, Jawhound is a pack creature who works best to take down much larger prey, but struggles significantly against large numbers - as it relies heavily on bleed and immobilizing its targets for its packmates to devour while the individual Jawhound pins down the target.

Stats:

• Health: 550
  
• Stamina: 200
  
• Torpor: 500
  
• Oxygen: 150
  
• Food: 3000
  
• Weight: 400

Features:

Left click: Bite

Right Click: Rapidly apply Deinon-style bleed three times. Cannot move while doing this attack.

C: Lockjaw Grapple!
When Lockjaw Grapple begins, the Jawhound will try to latch on to the target. If the target is below 400 drag weight, the Jawhound will grapple the target, similarly to Stegosaurus’ impale ability, leaving it and you unable to move. it will do .5% of a target's hp per second that it's grappled to the target as well!

However, the heavier a target Jawhound tries to grapple, the more exhausting it is to keep it pinned. When a target is released from Lockjaw Grapple, it applies gashed that peaks at 5000 dmg per application. If the target is too big to grapple, then Jawhound will apply the gashed debuff on hit.

Left Control: Pack Roar
This is a traditional pack roar that applies 20% res and 25% damage increase.

Space: Charge Jump
Like the Reaper King, the Jawhound can charge its jump to leap great distances. Goes towards where the camera is aimed.

O: Aesthetic Roar
A simple roar animation just for aesthetics.

Taming:

Jawhound is a pack creature, and a terrifying one at that; to tame one, it's recommended to deal with the additional Jawhounds around your target, then lead the remaining beast into a trap. Stone Gateways will do the trick! It's a standard tranq tame, so not a challenge to any player that approaches taming when properly equipped.

Spawn Locations:

• All Available Volcano Spawners [Fjordur Not Included, Magmasaur Cave Only]
  
• Wastelands [Scorched Earth]
  
• Wastelands [Extinction]

Blueprint:

Jawhound:
Blueprint'/Game/Mods/MysticMenagerie/creatures/hound/jawhound_character_bp.jawhound_character_bp

Theodymus

• Breedable: Yes [Egg]
  
• Rideable: Yes [Has saddle]
  
• Tame Method: Equus Tame
  
• Diet: Carnivore
  
• Preferred Taming Food: Meat, Superior Kibble

“Theodymus are relatively easy to tame; constant use and proximity has made them used to civilized presence, so taming this creature often enough is just... walk up to the beast, and climb on its back! Sure, it will buckle and hiss at you, but with enough treats and soothing, it will eventually put two and two together and decide the little speck on its back might be worth keeping there.

Just don't get buckled off during this process -the Theodymus is not a horse, and their fight or flight response generally leans towards ripping flesh from bone with its talons, and pulverizing what is left of your skeleton with powerful kicks.

It's still an adorable and trusty mount to have... just don't fall off." -Florsacious Vivicario, Ecologist

Stats:

• Health: 200
  
• Stamina:500
  
• Torpor:1000
  
• Oxygen: 270
  
• Food: 3000
  
• Weight: 300

Features:

Left Click: Bite -31 Damage

Right Click: Kick -31 Damage (Kick) -18 Damage (Swipe)
A powerful torpor-inducing kick only able to be performed while standing still. It becomes a low damage armor pierce claw swipe while moving.

Run Charge -218 Damage
When the Theodymus builds up its speed fully, it will enter a charge stance. While in this stance, the creature cannot use any attacks, but instead will deal damage with any creature it hits. If the Theodymus hits a wall while in charge, it will become stuck for a brief moment and be vulnerable.

O: Aesthetic Roar
A roar with no real effects, merely for aesthetics.

Taming:

Theodymus has a small agro range; with Ghillie and Cactus Broth, one can sneak up quickly behind it to ride like a wild Equus. Feed the Theodymus by placing the appropriate feeding item in your 0 in your hotbar -press that button when the Theodymus stops running and begins thrashing around to throw you off! Be careful not to dismount it before it gets tamed, as it will become extremely aggressive and its kick can knock out a player in one hit!

If one is especially daring, they can disregard any additional supplies besides the feeding item and simply run at the Theodymus from behind, or most effectively, drop down from the sky right on the beast. Again, do keep in mind Theodymus can knock out a player easily, so be prepared!

Spawn Locations:

• Island
  
• Grasslands
  
• Eden Grassland [R-Theodymus]
  
• Bog Biome [X-Theodymus]
  
• Fertile Zone [Aberrant Theodymus]

Blueprint:

Theodymus:
Blueprint'/Game/Mods/MysticMenagerie/creatures/theodymus/theodymus_character_bp.theodymus_character_bp'

Aberrant Theodymus:
Blueprint'/Game/Mods/MysticMenagerie/creatures/theodymus/theodymus_character_bp_aberrant.theodymus_character_bp_aberrant'

X-Theodymus:
Blueprint'/Game/Mods/MysticMenagerie/creatures/theodymus/theodymus_character_bp_bog.theodymus_character_bp_bog'

R-Theodymus:
Blueprint'/Game/Mods/MysticMenagerie/creatures/theodymus/theodymus_character_bp_Eden.theodymus_character_bp_eden'

Ghost Theodymus:
Blueprint'/Game/Mods/MysticMenagerie/creatures/theodymus/theodymus_character_bp_ghost.theodymus_character_bp_ghost'

Baerabi

• Breedable: Yes [Live Birth]
  
• Rideable: Yes [Has saddle]
  
• Tame Method: Tranq Tame
  
• Diet: Omnivore
  
• Preferred Taming Food: Honey, Superior Kibble

A strange bear, this creature has great control over the bees it safekeeps. Baerabi is a slower, higher effort tame that serves as a step up from direbear, similar to rex from Carnotaurus. Baerabi does best in PVP scenarios with dismounting bees as well as a small creature deterrent in mid to late game for PVE.

Stats:

• Health: 600
  
• Stamina: 500
  
• Torpor:1000
  
• Oxygen: 270
  
• Food: 3000
  
• Weight: 650
  

Features:

Left click: Bite

Right Click: Claw Swipe

C: Not The Bees!
Summon ten bees to your Baerabi’s side who will assault any unallied foes! These can dismount when used by a tamed Baerabi! Baerabi cannot use its bee attack until all of its other bees have either perished or disappeared, and the cooldown has finished.

Spawn Locations:

All Natural Bee Spawning Locations
Generic Redwoods

Blueprint:

Baerabi:
Blueprint'/Game/Mods/MysticMenagerie/creatures/Ursa/Baerabi_character_bp.Baerabi_character_bp'

Unicorn Crab

• Breedable: Yes [Egg]
  
• Rideable: No (Shoulderpet)
  
• Tame Method: Passive Tame
  
• Diet: Carnivore
  
• Preferred Taming Food: Spoiled meat, Unicorn Crab Legs

A small, seemingly unassuming magical crab, the Unicorn Crab is unmistakable and surely to leave an impression! It has the power to apply two different types of buffs upon its owner and their mount, with the ability to switch with the Emote Wheel.

Stats:

• Health: 115
  
• Stamina: 100
  
• Torpor: 60
  
• Oxygen: N/A
  
• Food: 450
  
• Weight: 70

Features:

Primary Attack: Pinch 12 Damage
A small attack to defend itself! Cannot do it while on shoulder.

Crabby Buff (Buff A) (Regular Unicorn Crab exclusive)
A 7% Damage Boost for you and your mount!

Scuttle Buff (Buff B) (Regular Unicorn Crab exclusive)
A 10% movement speed bonus for you and your mount!

Shellfish Buff (Buff A) (R- Unicorn Crab exclusive)
10% damage resistance for you and your mount!

Hardshell Buff (Buff B) (R- Unicorn Crab exclusive)
Immunity to most stuns for you and your mount!

The Secret Recipe Buff (Buff A) (X- Unicorn Crab exclusive)
Immunity to most aberrant and lunar radiation for you and your mount!

Deep Dweller Buff (Buff B) (X- Unicorn Crab exclusive)
Increased oxygen for you and your mount comparable to a Scuba tank!

Taming

A passive tame, for best effect use Raw Unicorn Crab Legs to tame. Yes, they are cannibals. No, they are not apologetic about it.

Spawn Locations:

• Unicorn Crab: Beach Spawners
  
• Unicorn Crab: Fertile Zone (Aberration)
  
• X-Unicorn Crab: Ocean Zone Gen 1 Islands
  
• R-Unicorn Crab: Rockwell's Garden Beach Spawners

Blueprints:

Unicorn Crab:
Blueprint'/Game/Mods/MysticMenagerie/creatures/crab/unicorncrab_character_bp.unicorncrab_character_bp’
X-Unicorn Crab:
Blueprint'/Game/Mods/MysticMenagerie/Creatures/Crab/UnicornCrab_Character_BP_Ocean.UnicornCrab_Character_BP_Ocean'
R-Unicorn Crab:
Blueprint'/Game/Mods/MysticMenagerie/Creatures/Crab/UnicornCrab_Character_BP_Rockwell.UnicornCrab_Character_BP_Rockwell'

Prismatic Wyvern

Breedable: Yes [Egg]
Rideable: Yes [No saddle]
Tame Method: Egg Steal
Diet: Carnivore
Preferred Taming Food: N/A



“Believed to be a specialized species of the original crystalline wyvern breeds, this animal is the smallest of all wyverns. While unable to carry large loads beyond a single rider, the Prismatic Wyvern boasts unparalleled agility compared to all other wyverns, able to spin and dive through the air like a bird.

Characterized by its small stature and incredible, glittering hide, this wyvern is able to use its shimmering scales to create a blinding cloud of light to defend itself. Their breath is neither fire, ice or lightning -rather light itself, focalized in a single burst of power.”

Stats:
Health: 1000
Stamina:200
Torpor:725
Oxygen: 150
Food: 1800
Weight: 300

Features:

Left Click: Bite - 80 Damage

Right Click: Charge Blast 100 Damage Direct, 50 Splash
A powerful charged blast that travels fast and hits hard. Takes about 1.5 seconds to charge and costs about 70 stam.

Crouch: Blinding Cloud (Ground), Air dash (Air)
When on the ground, Prismatic Wyvern will release a cloud of painfully bright particles that will blind anyone who stands in it. In the air, the Prismatic Wyvern will do a dash in a straight line so long as it isn’t turning.

O: Aesthetic Roar


Taming:
If you wish to tame one, they are sadly not as tame as their Crystal Wyvern relatives- so you must acquire an egg and raise one from birth. A tame Prismatic Wyvern work great as living turrets, or as nimble travel mounts!"

-Florsacious Vivicario, Ecologist

Spawn Locations:
Wyvern Trench (Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Valguero, Fjodur)


Blueprint:

Prismatic Wyvern:
Blueprint'/Game/Mods/MysticMenagerie/creatures/Wyverns/Prismatic/wyvern_character_bp_prismatic.wyvern_character_bp_prismatic’

Bullwark

B U L L W A R K

Breedable: Yes [Egg] (Requires Water) [Egg]
Rideable: Yes
Tame Method: Special Passive Tame (Tropeo Taming Method)
Diet: Carnivore
Preferred Taming Food: Meat



"Bullwarks are a unique creature with bulk and power to spare, known to shrug off attacks that would send other creatures reeling, and a bite that is built to cripple armored foes. As at home in the water as they are on land, this beast has several ways of making sure you regret making it mad."

When landbound, the bullwark can use it's tail to send opponents flying, controlling the space other creatures can enter. However, in the water it can enter a speedy charge that can cause massive damage if you are caught in it. If you survive your encounter, you must stay cautious, for it can sense your weakness in the water like a hound." -Florsacious Vivicario, Ecologist.

Stats:
Health: 1400
Stamina:400
Torpor:1550
Oxygen: 150
Food: 3000
Weight: 550

Features:

Left Click: Bite - 70 Damage
Bullwark's bite attack slows enemies down by 30% and lowers their armor value by half (maxed out to base armor value for a primitive version of the saddle) for 7 seconds.

Right Click: Claw Swipe 50 damage, armor pierce

Crouch: Tail Swipe (Land) - 35 Damage
When on land, Bullwark can swing their tail to either side depending on where they're looking to force enemies away.

Left Ctrl: Charge (Water)
When in the water, Bullwark can initiate a charge that does a moderate amount of continuous damage to anything in its way (20 dmg per hit, can hit about 7 times a second) , and it can stop with right click for a bite that does 150 damage. If you press left click near the end of the charge, Bullwark will do a corkscrew attack that does 130 damage three times.

X: Taste The Water (Water)
In water, a Bullwark can sense weakened creatures and explorer notes like a direwolf.

O: Aesthetic Roar

Taming:
To tame a Bullwark, you must capture it with a Chain Bola and feed it while it is restrained.

Spawn Locations:
Bullwark: Beaches (Island, Ragnarok, Valguero, Crystal Isles,)
Aberrant Bullwark: Biolum Water
X- Bullwark:Gen 1 Ocean Biome Islands
R- Bullwark:Rockwell beaches and the shark tank

Blueprints:

Bullwark:
Blueprint'/Game/Mods/MysticMenagerie/creatures/Bullwark/Bullwark_character_bp.Bullwark_character_bp

Aberrant Bullwark:
Blueprint'/Game/Mods/MysticMenagerie/creatures/Bullwark/Bullwark_character_bp_aberrant.Bullwark_character_bp_aberrant

X-Bullwark:
Blueprint'/Game/Mods/MysticMenagerie/creatures/Bullwark/Bullwark_character_bp_ocean.Bullwark_character_bp_ocean

R-Bullwark:
Blueprint'/Game/Mods/MysticMenagerie/creatures/Bullwark/Bullwark_character_bp_eden.Bullwark_character_bp_eden

Bullwark Saddle:[/i]
Blueprint'/Game/Mods/MysticMenagerie/Creatures/Bullwark/Saddle/PrimalItemArmor_SaddleBullwark.PrimalItemArmor_SaddleBullwark'

Future Releases

The critters in the guide are only the beginning! We have many creatures slated for release; you can join our discord for more news and discussion the mod, here is a small list of the latest critters that we are working to implement into the mod!

All these creatures are priority releases and are what we will be mainly focusing on, as they are closest to being finished!

If you feel like following our progress more closely, feel free to join our Discord!

Discord link: https://discord.gg/UbvvENKDue

Fincrown Seal

An aquatic mount for early game, this adorable companion is as swift as it is cute!


Depth Horror



A lurker in all places dark and forgotten, this creature is the perfect mount for those who enjoy a good ambush!

[Butter]

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[Butter]

Blueprint'/Game/Mods/MysticMenagerie/creatures/Wyverns/Prismatic/wyvern_character_bp_prismatic.wyvern_character_bp_prismatic’

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[JFields]

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