Narcotic

The Narcotic is an item in ARK: Survival Evolved. It can be used to keep dinosaurs unconscious during Taming.

Upon consumption, Narcotics increase the of a survivor or creature by 40, which is a bit more than the amount of torpor given by the 5 narcoberries required to make it (5 × 7.5 = 37.5). In addition, unlike the berries themselves, the narcotic doesn't spoil.

Instead of Narcoberries the same amount of can be used.

Usage
Narcotics are primarily used in the Taming process to keep dinosaurs unconscious. This is done by putting the Narcotic in the creatures inventory, selecting it, and pressing the Use key. The creature's torpidity will then rise by a total of 40 over the next 8 seconds. 5 will produce a bit less of Torpor and unlike the berries, Narcotics do not spoil. This process can be used against an unconscious player for the same effect. Especially for creatures with a fast decreasing torpor (specifically greater than 6.5 per second ), narcoberries are the better choice because the 5 berries will increase the torpor for 5 × 3s = 15 seconds as opposed to one narcotic that increases the torpor only for 8 seconds. During the increase of the torpor it will not decrease, giving berries an advantage when taming creatures like and. Narcotics and Narcoberries do not affect the Taming Effectiveness.

Narcotics can also be used to give the player increased regeneration for a short time, although this will cause you to fall asleep due to the rapid increase in torpor it causes. Players with a higher will be more resistant to this effect, and will be able to take more Narcotics before they are knocked out.

Crafting
Narcotics are used to craft the following items:
 * , an important tool for rendering creatures unconscious in order to tame them

Also, Narcotics are needed for following cooking Recipes:

Trivia

 * In early versions of the game, Narcotics and Narcoberries had a negative effect on Taming Effectiveness.