Mod:ARK Additions/Archelon

The Archelon is a reptile in ARK Additions.

Behavior
The Archelon passively swims around the ocean until it is attacked, at which point it will defend itself. This often leads to its demise.

When tamed, the Archelon will exclusively eat. Baby Archelons can be hatched on land but they will die if they are not submerged in water in the first 5 minutes of their life. And must remain underwater until full maturity.

Appearance
The Archelon is similar in appearance to modern day sea turtles. However, they are noticeably larger.

Combat
This section describes how to fight against the Archelon.

Weaponry
Using Weapons against a Wild Archelon is generally a waste of both time and resources such as Arrows for this reason it is primarily recommended to use a mount and exploit the Archelon's Turning Radius

Dangers
They have an enormous pool, so if the survivor is not prepared, Archelons can be somewhat dangerous. Archelons don't have high, even with the Jellyfish Killer buff. They are also immune to stuns and due to their immunity to.

However a Tamed Archelon can be compared to a in the fact that up to four other survivors can mount wielding Weapons such as  and  while underwater and more higher power weaponry like  on the Surface essentially becoming a Aquatic Tank.

Weakness
The Archelon is incredibly slow on land and water albeit to a lesser extent, so luring them to the shores will put them at a serious disadvantage.

Also has a rather weak melee damage being incapable of one-hitting a in exchange for its large amount of health and ability to carry four people.

it has an awful turning radius as well often finding itself vulnerable to creatures such as the and

Taming Method
The Archelon is unable to be tamed through the standard tranquilize-and-feed methods, and must be tamed non-violently. To feed it, place or  on the last slot of the hotbar, then use the  key.

The Archelon is decently fast in the water, but on land it is incredibly slow. Archelons can spawn near the shores or deep in the depths. In the water, Archelons are susceptible to attacks from s and s, so clearing out any threats before taming is a good idea. A semi-aquatic mount such as a or ranged weaponry can prove useful for luring Archelons onto land for safer taming. The shell of an Archelon is able to be walked on, so it is a good spot to stand on and tame them from.

Controls

 * - This key triggers a simple bite.
 * - This key can be used to travel upwards while submerged.
 * - This key can be used to travel downwards while submerged.

Roles
Jellyfish Killer - As well as being immune to stings, the Archelon harvests additional  from  and when an Archelon has killed a, it receives a buff that allows it to deal more damage and harvest even more

Aquatic Tank - Even at low levels, the Archelon has an impressive pool, and coupled with the damage reduction from both its Jellyfish Killer buff from killing  and a full imprint, it can resist quite a large amount of damage. However, it has a slow recovery and it struggles to attack enemies behind it having other survivors using  and  can help in counteracting this weakness (level,  and a bit of  and ).

Aquatic Cargo Hold - The Archelon has a large amount of, allowing it to act as an oceanic cargo hold (level a bit of and , then put the rest into  and ).

Aquatic Transport - The Archelon possesses a four person saddle, allowing it to ferry riders around the ocean. Coupled with its abilities to ascend and descend straight up and down and its immunity to stings, it makes for a helpful, if somewhat slow, transport unit (level a bit of  and, then put the rest into ).

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