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Base Damage is a special Attribute which, unlike Melee Damage, cannot be directly seen by the Player during gameplay. For a list of base values of other stats, see Base Creature Statistics.

The Base Damage depends on the Creature or the Player, and respectively, the Weapon used. Same Creatures and Weapons also have the same Base Damage.

Usage[]

Disregarding Armor, resulting damage is calculated by multiplying the Base Damage, an absolute number, by the percentage coming from the Melee Damage Attribute.

The difference between Base Damage and Melee Damage is that only the latter can be seen ingame. This may lead to confusion of the player because it does not seem obvious that Melee Damage is not the only Attribute affecting the damage.

Higher Melee Damage does not necessarily mean higher resulting damage.


Example:

Regarding a Tyrannosaurus and a Carnotaurus with a Melee Damage of 230% and 270% respectively, one could assume that the Carnotaurus would deal more damage.

However, after factoring in the Base Damage this assumption turns out to be wrong:

 Dinosaur   Base Damage   Melee Damage   Total Damage 
 Carnotaurus  35   270%   35 * 270% = 95
 Tyrannosaurus   62  230%   62 * 230% = 143

List of Base Damages[]

Creatures[]

Name Base Damage
Player Unarmed (Spyglass and Flare Gun) 8.0
CreatureBase DamageAlternate Attack
Achatina Achatina 0
Allosaurus Allosaurus 35 25
Alpha Blood Crystal Wyvern Alpha Blood Crystal Wyvern 80
Alpha Carnotaurus Alpha Carnotaurus 80
Alpha Deathworm Alpha Deathworm 500
Alpha Fire Wyvern Alpha Fire Wyvern 140
Alpha Karkinos Alpha Karkinos 160 185
Alpha Leedsichthys Alpha Leedsichthys 160
Alpha Megalodon Alpha Megalodon 60
Alpha Mosasaur Alpha Mosasaur 200
Alpha Raptor Alpha Raptor 40
Alpha Surface Reaper King Alpha Surface Reaper King 180 10
Alpha T-Rex Alpha T-Rex 170
Alpha Tusoteuthis Alpha Tusoteuthis 130 2
Amargasaurus Amargasaurus 40
Ammonite Ammonite 0
Anglerfish Anglerfish 30
Ankylosaurus Ankylosaurus 50 30
Araneo Araneo 10 5
Archaeopteryx Archaeopteryx 5
Argentavis Argentavis 25 12
Argentustus Argentustus
Arthropluera Arthropluera 18 30
Arthropluera Arthropluera (Aberrant) 18
Arthropluera Arthropluera (Corrupted) 18
Astrocetus Astrocetus 30 75
Astrodelphis Astrodelphis 24
Aurochs Aurochs
Baryonyx Baryonyx 35 25
Basilisk Basilisk 55 120
Basilosaurus Basilosaurus 47
Beelzebufo Beelzebufo 12 20
Beelzemorbus Beelzemorbus
Bloodstalker Bloodstalker 26
Brontosaurus Brontosaurus 60
Broodgenetrix Broodgenetrix
Brute Araneo Brute Araneo 20
Brute Astrocetus Brute Astrocetus 88
Brute Basilosaurus Brute Basilosaurus 47
Brute Fire Wyvern Brute Fire Wyvern 140
Brute Leedsichthys Brute Leedsichthys 174
Brute Magmasaur Brute Magmasaur 59
Brute Malfunctioned Tek Giganotosaurus Brute Malfunctioned Tek Giganotosaurus 430
Brute Malfunctioned Tek Rex Brute Malfunctioned Tek Rex 135
Brute Mammoth Brute Mammoth 104
Brute Megaloceros Brute Megaloceros 55
Brute Megaloceros Brute Megaloceros 55
Brute Plesiosaur Brute Plesiosaur 134
Brute Reaper King Brute Reaper King 52
Brute Seeker Brute Seeker 10
Brute Tusoteuthis Brute Tusoteuthis 98
Brute X-Allosaurus Brute X-Allosaurus 59
Brute X-Megalodon Brute X-Megalodon 110
Brute X-Rex Brute X-Rex 135
Brute X-Rock Elemental Brute X-Rock Elemental 136
Brute X-Spino Brute X-Spino 92 142
Brute X-Yutyrannus Brute X-Yutyrannus 110
Bulbdog Bulbdog 12
Bunny Dodo Bunny Dodo 5
Carbonemys Carbonemys 13
Carnotaurus Carnotaurus 35
Carnotaurus Carnotaurus (Aberrant) 35
Carnotaurus Carnotaurus (Corrupted) 35
Castoroides Castoroides 28
Chalicotherium Chalicotherium 36 32
Chalicotherium Chalicotherium (Corrupted) 36
Cnidaria Cnidaria 30
Coelacanth Coelacanth 5
Compy Compy 4
Corrupted Master Controller Corrupted Master Controller (Alpha)
Corrupted Master Controller Corrupted Master Controller (Beta)
Corrupted Master Controller Corrupted Master Controller (Gamma)
Crystal Wyvern Crystal Wyvern 45
Crystal Wyvern Crystal Wyvern (Heir) 45
Crystal Wyvern Queen Crystal Wyvern Queen 160
Crystal Wyvern Queen Crystal Wyvern Queen 160
Crystal Wyvern Queen Crystal Wyvern Queen 160
Cubozoa Multis Cubozoa Multis
Daeodon Daeodon 29
Deathworm Deathworm 225
Deathworm Deathworm (Minion) 225
Defense Unit Defense Unit (Alpha) 35
Defense Unit Defense Unit (Beta) 35
Defense Unit Defense Unit (Gamma) 35
Deinonychus Deinonychus 30 30
Desert Titan Desert Titan 0
Desert Titan Desert Titan 15
Dilophosaur Dilophosaur 10 3
Dilophosaur Dilophosaur (Corrupted) 10
Dimetrodon Dimetrodon 20
Dimorphodon Dimorphodon 23
Dinopithecus Dinopithecus 46
Dinopithecus King Dinopithecus King 200
Dinopithecus King Dinopithecus King 200
Dinopithecus King Dinopithecus King 200
Diplocaulus Diplocaulus 10
Diplodocus Diplodocus 0
Dire Bear Dire Bear 50 65
Dire Bear Dire Bear (Polar) 50 65
Direwolf Direwolf 33
Dodo Dodo 5
Dodo Wyvern Dodo Wyvern 600
Dodobitus Dodobitus
DodoRex DodoRex 666
Doedicurus Doedicurus 32 16
Doedicurus Vastus Doedicurus Vastus
Dung Beetle Dung Beetle 5
Dunkleosteus Dunkleosteus 60
Electrophorus Electrophorus 3 15
Enforcer Enforcer 34
Enraged Corrupted Rex Enraged Corrupted Rex 200
Enraged Triceratops Enraged Triceratops 145
Equus Equus 9 11
Exo-Mek Exo-Mek 180
Ferox Ferox 5
Ferox Ferox 46
Forest Titan Forest Titan 0
Gacha Gacha 32
GachaClaus GachaClaus 32
Gallimimus Gallimimus 8
Gasbags Gasbags 5
Giant Bee Giant Bee 8
Giant Bee Giant Bee 12
Giganotosaurus Giganotosaurus
Gigantopithecus Gigantopithecus 40 60
Glowbug Glowbug 18
Glowtail Glowtail 12
Golden Striped Brute Megalodon Golden Striped Brute Megalodon 110
Golden Striped Megalodon Golden Striped Megalodon
Griffin Griffin 27 12
Gula Beetle Gula Beetle
Hesperornis Hesperornis 1 25
Hyaenodon Hyaenodon 15
Ice Titan Ice Titan 2,500
Iceworm Male Iceworm Male 225
Iceworm Queen Iceworm Queen 500
Ichthyornis Ichthyornis 1 5
Ichthyosaurus Ichthyosaurus 15
Iguanodon Iguanodon 25
Injured Brute Reaper King Injured Brute Reaper King
Insect Swarm Insect Swarm 23
Jerboa Jerboa 3
Jug Bug Jug Bug 18
Kairuku Kairuku 8
Kaprosuchus Kaprosuchus 25 45
Karkinos Karkinos 32 50
Kentrosaurus Kentrosaurus 10 42
King Titan King Titan (Alpha) 0
King Titan King Titan (Beta) 0
King Titan King Titan (Gamma) 0
Lamprey Lamprey 7
Lava Elemental Lava Elemental 120
Leech Leech 7
Leedsichthys Leedsichthys 115
Liopleurodon Liopleurodon 40
Lymantria Lymantria 18
Macrophage Macrophage
Maewing Maewing 20
Magmasaur Magmasaur 120
Mammoth Mammoth 48 69
Managarmr Managarmr 35
Manta Manta 28
Manticore Manticore (Alpha) 120 16
Manticore Manticore (Beta) 110 10
Manticore Manticore (Gamma) 85 8
Mantis Mantis 34 120
Megacerops Megacerops
Megalania Megalania 10 16
Megaloceros Megaloceros 30
Megalodon Megalodon 40
Megalosaurus Megalosaurus 75 1
Meganeura Meganeura 10
Megapithecus Megapithecus (Alpha) 1,200
Megapithecus Megapithecus (Beta) 800
Megapithecus Megapithecus (Gamma) 400
Megapithecus Megapithecus (The Center Alpha) 800
Megapithecus Megapithecus (The Center Beta) 600
Megapithecus Megapithecus (The Center Gamma) 400
Megatherium Megatherium 32
Mek Mek 300
Mek Mek (Mega) 3,000
Mesopithecus Mesopithecus 12 1
Microraptor Microraptor 8
Moeder, Master of the Ocean Moeder, Master of the Ocean (Alpha) 175
Moeder, Master of the Ocean Moeder, Master of the Ocean (Alpha) 520
Moeder, Master of the Ocean Moeder, Master of the Ocean (Beta) 175
Moeder, Master of the Ocean Moeder, Master of the Ocean (Beta) 360
Moeder, Master of the Ocean Moeder, Master of the Ocean (Gamma) 175
Moeder, Master of the Ocean Moeder, Master of the Ocean (Gamma) 180
Morellatops Morellatops 32
Mosasaurus Mosasaurus 100
Moschops Moschops 32
Moschops Moschops (Aberrant) 32
Nameless Nameless 10
Noctis Noctis 9 11
Noglin Noglin 4
Obsidioequus Obsidioequus
Onyc Onyc 35
Otter Otter 10
Overseer Overseer (Alpha) 0
Overseer Overseer (Beta) 0
Overseer Overseer (Gamma) 0
Oviraptor Oviraptor 12
Ovis Ovis 5
Pachy Pachy 10
Pachyrhinosaurus Pachyrhinosaurus 28 10
Paraceratherium Paraceratherium 45
Paraceratherium Paraceratherium (Aberrant) 45
Paraceratherium Paraceratherium (Corrupted) 45
Parakeet Fish School Parakeet Fish School 23
Pegomastax Pegomastax 10 1
Pelagornis Pelagornis 16
Phiomia Phiomia 10
Phoenix Phoenix 14 23
Piranha Piranha 22
Plesiosaur Plesiosaur 75
Procoptodon Procoptodon 20
Pulmonoscorpius Pulmonoscorpius 15
Purlovia Purlovia 32
Purlovia Purlovia 32
Quetzal Quetzal 32
Raptor Raptor 15 10
Raptor Raptor (Aberrant) 15.75 10.5
Raptor Raptor (Corrupted) 15 10
Ravager Ravager 33
Reaper Reaper 75 1
Reaper Reaper (Alpha Surface King) 180
Reaper Reaper (Elemental King) 90
Reaper Reaper (King Tamed) 75
Reaper Reaper (Subterranean King) 85
Reaper Reaper (Surface King) 85
Rex Rex 62
Rex Rex (Corrupted) 62
Rock Drake Rock Drake 60
Rock Drake Rock Drake (Corrupted) 60
Rock Elemental Rock Elemental 120 300
Rock Elemental Rock Elemental (Minion) 120 300
Rock Elemental Rock Elemental (Rubble Golem) 75
Rockwell Rockwell (Alpha) 0
Rockwell Rockwell (Beta) 0
Rockwell Rockwell (Gamma) 0
Rockwell Node Rockwell Node
Roll Rat Roll Rat 42
Royal Griffin Royal Griffin 27 12
Sabertooth Sabertooth 29
Sabertooth Salmon Sabertooth Salmon 4
Sarco Sarco 35 45
Sarco Sarco (Aberrant) 35
Scout Scout 0
Seeker Seeker 10
Shadowmane Shadowmane 35
Shinehorn Shinehorn 12
Sinomacrops Sinomacrops 10
Snow Owl Snow Owl 25
Spino Spino 40
Spino Spino 40 60
Spino Spino (Aberrant) 40 60
Stegosaurus Stegosaurus 42
Stegosaurus Stegosaurus (Aberrant Stegosaurus) 42
Summoner Summoner 0
Super Turkey Super Turkey 61
Tek Stryder Tek Stryder 68
Terror Bird Terror Bird 18
Therizinosaur Therizinosaur 52 5
Thorny Dragon Thorny Dragon 40 10
Thylacoleo Thylacoleo 40
Titanoboa Titanoboa 30
Titanomyrma Titanomyrma 7
Titanomyrma Titanomyrma 11
Titanosaur Titanosaur 1,000
Triceratops Triceratops 32
Triceratops Triceratops (Aberrant) 32
Triceratops Triceratops (Corrupted) 32
Trilobite Trilobite 0
Troodon Troodon 7
Tusoteuthis Tusoteuthis 65 2
Velonasaur Velonasaur 32
Voidwyrm Voidwyrm 80
Vulture Vulture 23
Woolly Rhino Woolly Rhino 40
Wyvern Wyvern 80
Wyvern Wyvern (Corrupted) 80
Yeti Yeti 50 60
Yutyrannus Yutyrannus 55
Zombie Wyvern Zombie Wyvern 80
Zomdodo Zomdodo 55

Weapons[]

Ignoring armor, Weapons may deal different amounts of damage depending on where you hit a certain creature. For example, you only deal 20% damage against a Carbonemys' shell body part. Many creatures also take additional damage if you hit them in the head, with differing multipliers. However, the damage against the fleshy body of the organisms stays the same across all of them.

Weapon damage values[]

Against unarmored bodies, the damage weapons do per shot/attack is listed in the following table.

The Percent Torpor Gain is based on the % Melee Damage Attribute of both the weapon used, as well as the player using it.

For example, a Ramshackle Wooden Club with 120% damage will do a base damage of 6. With its torpor gain multiplier of 3.75, it will now do 22.5 torpor per hit.

Weapon Damage
(unmodified)
Torpor Gain
(unmodified)
Percent Torpor Gain
Hands 8 14 175%
Stone Pick 16 8 50%
Torch 15 unknown unknown
Stone Hatchet 20 10 50%
Spear 30 0 0%
Wooden Club 5 18.75 375%
Slingshot (Stone) 14 24.5 175%
Bow (Stone Arrow) 55 0 0%
Bow (Tranquilizer Arrow) 20 95 450% (200% + 250% over 5 seconds)
Metal Pick 32 16 50%
Metal Hatchet 40 20 50%
Pike 55 0 0%
Crossbow (Stone Arrow) 95 0 0%
Crossbow (Tranquilizer Arrow) 35 157.5 450% (200% + 250% over 5 seconds)
Simple Pistol 63 0 0%
Metal Sickle 50 unknown unknown
Grenade (direct hit) 150 0 0%
Metal Sword 90 unknown unknown
Longneck Rifle (Simple Rifle Ammo) 280 0 0%
Longneck Rifle (Tranquilizer Dart) 26 221 850% (600% + 250% over 5 seconds)
Longneck Rifle (Shocking Tranquilizer Dart) 26 442 1700% (1200% + 500% over 5 seconds)
Shotgun (per pellet, 10 per shot) 64 0 0%
Fabricated Pistol 50 0 0%
Pump-Action Shotgun (per pellet, 14 per shot) 46 0 0%
C4 Charge (direct hit) 650 0 0%
Assault Rifle 47 0 0%
Rocket Launcher (direct hit) 1500 0 0%
Compound Bow (Stone Arrow) 74 0 0%
Compound Bow (Tranquilizer Arrow) 27 121.5 450% (200% + 250% over 5 seconds)
Compound Bow (Metal Arrow) 175 0 0%
Fabricated Sniper Rifle 165 0 0%
Electric Prod 1 266 26600%
Melee attack of any Ranged Weapon 10 14 140%
Melee attack(Tek Gauntlets(charged)) 265(+40 splash) 0 0%
Tek Sword (Ragnarok) 200 0 0%
Charged Tek Sword attack(Tek Gauntlets(Charged)) 280(+52 splash) 0 0%
Tek Rifle 240(+120 splash) 0 0%
Tek Railgun (Aberration) 935 0 0%
Tek Bow (Genesis: Part 2) (Metal Arrow) 210 0 0%

Note: all values were taken from the raw damage values of the blueprints in the dev kit.

Charged weapons[]

The minimum pulling time to shoot an arrow with a bow is 0.3 seconds and the maximum damage is reached after pulling for 1.2 seconds. An arrow's damage starts at 25% at 0 seconds, and increases linearly up to 100% at 1.2 seconds. Since an arrow can only be launched after 0.3 seconds, this means that the minimum damage of an arrow is 43.75%.

The only difference for slingshots is the minimum pulling time, which is 0.25 seconds, resulting in a minimum damage of 40.625%.

Notes/Trivia[]

  • Since the Base Damage value can not be seen during gameplay, other methods are required to find out the exact numbers, such as in-game testing, receiving the values from the developers (like in Patch Notes 173.0), or by extracting them from the Dev Kit.
  • In v242.0 a server-option for displaying the dealt damage as a floating number (as known from RPG-games) was added. This mode is not enabled on official servers, but is always enabled for the damage dealt to the Training Dummy.

References[]


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