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Diplocaulus
Diplocaulus
Steam 248.0
Oct 21, 2016
Xbox One 744.0
Oct 28, 2016
PS 501.0
Dec 6, 2016
Logo Mobile 1.0
May 24, 2018
Nintendo Switch 599.0
Nov 30, 2018
Epic Games 311.74
Jun 11, 2020
Stadia 678.15
Sep 1, 2021
Spawn Command
cheat summon Diplocaulus_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Diplocaulus/Diplocaulus_Character_BP.Diplocaulus_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Aberrant Diplocaulus
cheat summon Diplocaulus_Character_BP_Aberrant_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Diplocaulus/Diplocaulus_Character_BP_Aberrant.Diplocaulus_Character_BP_Aberrant'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Diplocaulus (Gauntlet2)
cheat summon Diplocaulus_Character_BP_STA_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Gauntlet2/STA/Dinos/Diplocaulus_Character_BP_STA.Diplocaulus_Character_BP_STA'" 500 0 0 35

2 Saddle not needed

Taming Method
Preferred Kibble
Preferred Food
Preferred Food ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile
Equipment
0 - 50 °C / 32 - 122 °F
Egg Incubator (Genesis Part 2) Egg Incubator: 25 °C / 77 °F
Incubation Time
4h 59m 58.561s
Baby Time
3h 42m 13.333s
Juvenile Time
14h 48m 53.331s
Adolescent Time
18h 31m 6.664s
Total Maturation Time
1d 13h 2m 13.328s
Breeding Interval
18h - 2d

The Diplocaulus (dip-low-cawl-us) or simply Newt, is one of the Creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved. It lives in swamps getting hunted by any carnivore.

Basic Info[]

Dossier[]

This section is intended to be an exact copy of what the survivor Helena Walker, the author of the dossiers, has written. There may be some discrepancies between this text and the in-game creature.

NoteHelena
Species

Diplocaulus natatorinutrix

Time

Permian

Diet

Piscivore

Temperament

Skittish

Wild

Presiding almost solely within the Island's swamps, Diplocaulus natatorinutrix is a small amphibian that primarily eats minor fish. It rounds out what I consider to be the middle-bottom of the ecosystem, feeding on the tinier non-insect creatures of the Island while itself being a common snack for the larger carnivores. Because so many creatures prey on it, Diplocaulus has become very skittish and often flees at the first sign of trouble. It uses its amphibious nature to escape into whichever environment its predator isn't native to. Diplocaulus' unique capability to retain vast quantities of oxygen allows it to effectively remain submerged for hours at a time, usually outlasting even other amphibious creatures that might otherwise prey upon it.

Domesticated

There are only a few uses for tamed Diplocaulus. It is primarily kept for the (rather disgusting) practice of employing a Diplocaulus as an oxygen bag. Diplocaulus stores air in the bladders of its head, and divers can suck from these bladders to take deep breaths while submerged, supporting long-term underwater exploration without the use of external gear. Surprisingly, Diplocaulus is also extremely efficient when it comes to hunting Trilobites.

Behavior[]

Being a common prey item, the Diplocaulus will run at the first sign of danger.

Appearance[]

The Diplocaulus resembles a large newt with a low-slung and flabby body, slimy skin, and a paddle-like tail for moving through stagnant swamp water. However, the creature's head makes it impossible to mistake for any other creature. Shaped like a boomerang, the amphibian's head has two primary purposes. First, like a hydrofoil, its vanes improve its swimming speed to escape any predator. Second, it has evolved to store air bladders, a trait unseen in its fossil kin. These bladders act as buoyancy manipulators, allowing it to dive deeper by expelling air or move to the surface by filling them up.

Color Scheme and Regions[]

This section displays the Diplocaulus's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Diplocaulus. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Diplocaulus will randomly spawn with to provide an overall range of its natural color scheme. Hover your cursor over a color to display its name and ID.

This information can be used to alter the Diplocaulus's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Diplocaulus's "body" magenta.

Diplocaulus PaintRegion0
Region 0:
Body
13
14
20
22
24
26
27
33
34
35
Diplocaulus PaintRegion1
Region 1:
Fins
14
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
X mark

Region 2 is not used
for this Creature.

X mark

Region 3 is not used
for this Creature.

Diplocaulus PaintRegion4
Region 4:
Body Highlights
14
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
Diplocaulus PaintRegion5
Region 5:
Underbelly
8
14
21
23
25
26
28
32
33

Drops[]

Base Stats and Growth[]

Attribute Base Value Level Increase Taming Bonus
Wild Tamed Additive Multiplicative
Health Health 250 +50 +5.4% 0.07
Stamina Stamina 165 +16.5 +10%
Oxygen Oxygen 1050 +105 +10%
Food Food 1500 +150 +10%
Weight Weight 150 +3 +4%
Melee Damage Melee Damage 10 +0.5 +1.7% 7% 11%
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A +1%
Torpidity Torpidity 220 +13.2 N/A 0.5
Movement
[u/s]
Base Speed Sprinting Speed Stamina
Wild Tamed1 Tamed2 Ridden1 Ridden2 Wild Tamed1 Tamed2 Ridden1 Ridden2
Walking 70 122.5 122.5 306.2 306.2 357 357 357 892.5 892.5 4
Swimming 267 467.2 467.2 1168 1168 980.4 980.4 980.4 2451 2451 3
  • 1These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
  • 2These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
  • For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.
Attack Values
Bite Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation The Diplocaulus bites the target.
0 175 0 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 10

Wild Stats Level-up

Type in values of a wild creature to see on which stats it's emphasized. Green values on a high-level creature are very good for breeding. If you have already tamed your creature you can try to recover the breeding stats with an external tool.[1]

Diplocaulus

The stat-calculator does not work in the mobile-view, see here for alternatives: Apps

Note that after the creature is tamed it gets bonuses on some stats depending on the taming effectiveness. This makes it hard to retrieve the levels on a tamed creature, so this tool is only for wild ones, but gives a first impression, how well the stats are distributed.

Taming[]

Taming Food[]

Diplocaulus Level 1 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Simple Kibble Simple Kibble 2 0 0 0 0:05:07
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 3 0 0 0 0:07:13
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 6 5 1 1 0:14:24
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 4 0 0 0 0:09:37
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 7 10 2 1 0:16:48
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 9 0 0 0 0:10:49
Raw Meat Raw Meat 11 31 7 4 0:26:25
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 18 22 5 3 0:22:12
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 21 28 6 3 0:25:13
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 26 41 9 5 0:31:13
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 52 41 9 5 0:31:13
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 22; Slingshot Hits × 9; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 3; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 2; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 1; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:12:13
Diplocaulus Level 30 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Simple Kibble Simple Kibble 3 0 0 0 0:07:41
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 6 0 0 0 0:14:25
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 11 21 5 3 0:26:23
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 8 0 0 0 0:19:13
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 15 53 11 6 0:35:58
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 18 5 2 1 0:21:37
Raw Meat Raw Meat 22 109 23 12 0:52:49
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 36 81 17 9 0:44:24
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 43 105 22 11 0:51:37
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 54 149 31 16 1:04:49
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 107 147 30 15 1:04:13
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 61; Slingshot Hits × 25; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 7; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 4; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 3; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 2
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:20:09
Diplocaulus Level 60 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Simple Kibble Simple Kibble 5 0 0 0 0:12:48
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 9 0 0 0 0:21:37
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 17 63 14 7 0:40:46
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 11 4 1 1 0:26:25
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 22 113 24 12 0:52:45
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 28 34 7 4 0:33:37
Raw Meat Raw Meat 33 222 47 24 1:19:13
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 55 175 37 19 1:07:50
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 65 217 46 23 1:18:01
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 82 301 63 32 1:38:25
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 163 299 63 32 1:37:49
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 100; Slingshot Hits × 41; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 12; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 7; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 5; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 0.66 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:25:36
Diplocaulus Level 90 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Simple Kibble Simple Kibble 6 0 0 0 0:15:21
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 12 0 0 0 0:28:49
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 22 112 24 12 0:52:45
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 15 32 7 4 0:36:01
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 30 203 44 22 1:11:56
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 37 72 16 8 0:44:25
Raw Meat Raw Meat 44 365 78 39 1:45:37
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 73 290 62 31 1:30:01
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 88 365 78 39 1:45:37
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 110 491 105 53 2:12:02
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 219 488 104 52 2:11:26
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 140; Slingshot Hits × 57; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 16; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 9; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 7; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 4
Torpidity-depletion: 0.79 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:29:33
Diplocaulus Level 120 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Simple Kibble Simple Kibble 7 0 0 0 0:17:55
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 15 19 4 2 0:36:01
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 28 185 40 20 1:07:09
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 19 70 16 8 0:45:37
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 37 301 65 33 1:28:43
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 46 121 27 14 0:55:13
Raw Meat Raw Meat 55 533 116 58 2:12:02
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 92 433 94 47 1:53:27
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 110 533 116 58 2:12:02
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 138 713 155 78 2:45:38
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 275 709 154 77 2:45:02
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 180; Slingshot Hits × 74; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 20; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 12; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 9; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 5
Torpidity-depletion: 0.92 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:32:39
Diplocaulus Level 150 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Simple Kibble Simple Kibble 9 0 0 0 0:23:02
Raw Mutton Raw Mutton 18 47 11 6 0:43:13
Cooked Lamb Chop Cooked Lamb Chop 33 258 57 29 1:19:08
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 23 118 26 13 0:55:13
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 45 426 94 47 1:47:54
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 56 188 42 21 1:07:13
Raw Meat Raw Meat 67 736 162 81 2:40:50
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 111 596 131 66 2:16:53
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 133 729 161 81 2:39:38
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 166 961 212 106 3:19:14
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 332 961 212 106 3:19:14
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 219; Slingshot Hits × 90; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 25; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 14; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 10; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 5
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:35:12

Soothing Balm Diplocaulus Level 1 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Archaeopteryx Egg) 2 0 0 0 0:11:32
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 4 0 0 0 0:09:37
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 8 15 3 2 0:19:11
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 10 0 0 0 0:12:01
Raw Meat Raw Meat 12 36 8 4 0:28:49
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 20 27 6 3 0:24:40
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 24 36 8 4 0:28:49
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 30 52 11 6 0:36:01
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 60 52 11 6 0:36:01
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Archaeopteryx Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:05:46
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 2 0 0 0 0:04:49
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 3 0 0 0 0:07:12
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 4 0 0 0 0:04:49
Raw Meat Raw Meat 4 0 0 0 0:09:37
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 7 0 0 0 0:08:38
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 8 0 0 0 0:09:37
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 10 0 0 0 0:12:01
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 20 0 0 0 0:12:01
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Archaeopteryx Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:05:46
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:25
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:24
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:25
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:14
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:01:13
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Archaeopteryx Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:05:46
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:25
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:24
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:25
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:14
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:37
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 22; Slingshot Hits × 9; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 3; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 2; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 2; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 1; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 1; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 1
Torpidity-depletion: 0.3 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:12:13
Soothing Balm Diplocaulus Level 30 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Archaeopteryx Egg) 4 10 2 1 0:23:03
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 9 5 2 1 0:21:37
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 17 69 15 8 0:40:46
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 21 17 4 2 0:25:13
Raw Meat Raw Meat 25 133 28 14 1:00:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 41 102 21 11 0:50:34
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 49 129 27 14 0:58:49
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 61 177 37 19 1:13:13
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 122 177 37 19 1:13:13
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Archaeopteryx Egg) 2 0 0 0 0:11:32
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 3 0 0 0 0:07:13
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 6 0 0 0 0:14:24
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 7 0 0 0 0:08:25
Raw Meat Raw Meat 9 5 2 1 0:21:37
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 14 0 0 0 0:17:16
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 17 1 1 1 0:20:25
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 21 17 4 2 0:25:13
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 41 15 4 2 0:24:37
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Archaeopteryx Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:05:46
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:25
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:24
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:25
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:02:28
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 2 0 0 0 0:02:25
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 3 0 0 0 0:03:37
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 5 0 0 0 0:03:01
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Archaeopteryx Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:05:46
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:25
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:24
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:25
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:14
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:37
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 61; Slingshot Hits × 25; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 7; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 4; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 4; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 3; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 3; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 2
Torpidity-depletion: 0.5 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:20:09
Soothing Balm Diplocaulus Level 75 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Archaeopteryx Egg) 6 31 7 4 0:34:34
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 15 38 8 4 0:36:01
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 30 198 42 21 1:11:56
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 37 75 16 8 0:44:25
Raw Meat Raw Meat 44 349 74 37 1:45:37
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 73 279 59 30 1:30:01
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 88 349 74 37 1:45:37
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 109 462 98 49 2:10:50
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 218 462 98 49 2:10:50
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Archaeopteryx Egg) 2 0 0 0 0:11:32
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 5 0 0 0 0:12:01
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 10 0 0 0 0:23:59
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 13 0 0 0 0:15:37
Raw Meat Raw Meat 15 38 8 4 0:36:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 25 14 3 2 0:30:50
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 30 38 8 4 0:36:01
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 37 75 16 8 0:44:25
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 73 73 16 8 0:43:49
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Archaeopteryx Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:05:46
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:25
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:24
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:02:25
Raw Meat Raw Meat 2 0 0 0 0:04:49
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 3 0 0 0 0:03:42
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 3 0 0 0 0:03:37
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 4 0 0 0 0:04:49
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 8 0 0 0 0:04:49
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Archaeopteryx Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:05:46
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:25
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:24
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:25
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:14
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:37
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 120; Slingshot Hits × 49; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 14; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 8; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 7; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 5; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 6; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 3
Torpidity-depletion: 0.72 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:27:42
Soothing Balm Diplocaulus Level 150 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Archaeopteryx Egg) 10 132 29 15 0:57:36
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 26 160 36 18 1:02:25
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 51 510 113 57 2:02:17
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 64 244 54 27 1:16:49
Raw Meat Raw Meat 76 863 190 95 3:02:26
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 127 712 157 79 2:36:37
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 152 863 190 95 3:02:26
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 190 1130 249 125 3:48:02
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 379 1126 248 124 3:47:26
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Archaeopteryx Egg) 4 0 0 0 0:23:03
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 9 0 0 0 0:21:37
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 17 33 8 4 0:40:46
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 22 0 0 0 0:26:25
Raw Meat Raw Meat 26 160 36 18 1:02:25
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 43 105 23 12 0:53:02
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 51 153 34 17 1:01:13
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 64 244 54 27 1:16:49
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 127 241 53 27 1:16:13
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Archaeopteryx Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:05:46
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:25
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 2 0 0 0 0:04:48
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 3 0 0 0 0:03:37
Raw Meat Raw Meat 3 0 0 0 0:07:13
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 5 0 0 0 0:06:10
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 6 0 0 0 0:07:13
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 7 0 0 0 0:08:25
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 13 0 0 0 0:07:49
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Archaeopteryx Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:05:46
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:25
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:24
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:25
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:14
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:00:37
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 219; Slingshot Hits × 90; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 25; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 14; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 13; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 10; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 10; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 5
Torpidity-depletion: 1.04 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:35:12
Soothing Balm Diplocaulus Level 300 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Archaeopteryx Egg) 18 465 108 54 1:43:41
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 47 535 125 63 1:52:49
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 94 1409 328 164 3:45:23
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 117 750 175 88 2:20:26
Raw Meat Raw Meat 140 2267 528 264 5:36:03
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 234 1899 442 221 4:48:33
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 280 2267 528 264 5:36:03
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 350 2919 679 340 7:00:04
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 700 2919 679 340 7:00:04
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Archaeopteryx Egg) 6 0 0 0 0:34:34
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 16 0 0 0 0:38:25
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 32 256 60 30 1:16:44
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 39 24 6 3 0:46:49
Raw Meat Raw Meat 47 535 125 63 1:52:49
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 78 406 95 48 1:36:11
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 94 535 125 63 1:52:49
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 117 750 175 88 2:20:26
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 234 750 175 88 2:20:26
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Archaeopteryx Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:05:46
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 2 0 0 0 0:04:49
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 4 0 0 0 0:09:36
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 4 0 0 0 0:04:49
Raw Meat Raw Meat 5 0 0 0 0:12:01
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 8 0 0 0 0:09:52
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 10 0 0 0 0:12:01
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 12 0 0 0 0:14:25
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 24 0 0 0 0:14:25
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Archaeopteryx Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:05:46
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:25
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:24
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:25
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:14
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:01:13
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 417; Slingshot Hits × 171; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 47; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 27; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 24; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 18; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 19; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 10
Torpidity-depletion: 1.59 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:43:51
Soothing Balm Diplocaulus Level 450 Narcoberry Narcotic Bio Toxin Time
Values without Soothing Balm Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Archaeopteryx Egg) 26 912 222 111 2:29:45
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 69 1056 257 129 2:45:38
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 137 2535 615 308 5:28:29
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 171 1416 344 172 3:25:14
Raw Meat Raw Meat 205 4020 975 488 8:12:05
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 341 3370 818 409 7:00:30
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 409 4009 973 487 8:10:53
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 511 5120 1242 621 10:13:18
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 1022 5120 1242 621 10:13:18
Minor Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Archaeopteryx Egg) 9 24 6 3 0:51:51
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 23 54 13 7 0:55:13
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 46 554 135 68 1:50:18
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 57 174 43 22 1:08:25
Raw Meat Raw Meat 69 1056 257 129 2:45:38
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 114 829 201 101 2:20:35
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 137 1045 254 127 2:44:26
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 171 1416 344 172 3:25:14
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 341 1410 342 171 3:24:38
Regular Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Archaeopteryx Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:05:46
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 3 0 0 0 0:07:13
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 5 0 0 0 0:12:00
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 6 0 0 0 0:07:13
Raw Meat Raw Meat 7 0 0 0 0:16:49
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 12 0 0 0 0:14:48
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 14 0 0 0 0:16:49
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 18 0 0 0 0:21:37
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 35 0 0 0 0:21:01
Major Soothing Balm (Mobile) Kibble (Mobile) Kibble (Archaeopteryx Egg) 1 0 0 0 0:05:46
Raw Prime Meat Raw Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:25
Cooked Prime Meat Cooked Prime Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:24
Raw Prime Fish Meat Raw Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Raw Meat Raw Meat 1 0 0 0 0:02:25
Cooked Prime Fish Meat Cooked Prime Fish Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:14
Cooked Meat Cooked Meat 1 0 0 0 0:01:13
Raw Fish Meat Raw Fish Meat 2 0 0 0 0:02:25
Cooked Fish Meat Cooked Fish Meat 3 0 0 0 0:01:49
KO: Wooden Club Hits × 615; Slingshot Hits × 251; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Bow × 69; Tranquilizer Arrows with a Crossbow × 40; Toxicant Arrows with a Bow × 35; Toxicant Arrows with a Compound Bow × 26; Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 28; Shocking Tranquilizer Dart Shots × 14
Torpidity-depletion: 2.08 / s, Time until all torpidity is depleted: 00:49:18


Note that the values are for optimal cases, always bring extra supplies!
For a level-dependent count of resources needed, try an external taming calculator.


KO Strategy[]

Sneak up on a Diplocaulus and throw a bola on it to keep it from fleeing, then proceed to violently tame it. NOTE: Make sure to kill all enemies around them while taming. Otherwise when it wakes up its going to flee, get swarmed, and die.

Another method, likely preferred given the dangers of the swamps it is found in, is to pick it up out of the water with a flying mount and tame it in a pen or otherwise less hostile area. Care must be taken when trying this as it will start to flee from the player, likely into hostile mobs, so it must also be picked up quickly when spotted while also avoiding hitting the water and getting knocked off the flying mount.

Encountering[]

This section describes how to react in an encounter with the Diplocaulus.

General[]

Diplocaulus is extremely skittish and will flee on sight of you. Though not as fast on land than in water, its speed in water is immense.

Strategy[]

Bola it to stop it in its tracks, or chase it till it gets stuck under a rock. This should keep it stuck, and let you tranquilize it quickly for taming, or quickly shoot it to death if there is an enemy rider.

Weaponry[]

Anything, from fists to rocket launcher. A pike or Longneck Rifle works best.

Dangers[]

The Diplocaulus itself does not pose any threats. The only thing to look out for are nearby Piranha Piranha, Sarcosuchus Sarcosuchus, or Kaprosuchus Kaprosuchus in the surrounding waters, or an enemy rider mounted on top of it.

Weakness[]

Diplocaulus is extremely weak. It is threatened by almost everything.

Utility[]

Roles[]

  • Organic Oxygen Tank/Diving Partner: The Diplocaulus can be used as a portable Oxygen Oxygen supply, at the cost of the creature's own Oxygen Oxygen. It can only be ridden underwater, but is a fast swimmer that's able to out-speed many oceanic threats. While riding a Diplocaulus your Oxygen Oxygen will be slowly filled, and its own Oxygen Oxygen will deplete. They do not seem to use Oxygen Oxygen otherwise, making it a great diving partner. In mobile version, there seems to be a bug when you dive with Diplocaulus: The Oxygen Oxygen meter of the creature does not appear but will still count down, and when it runs out of Oxygen Oxygen the rider faces a risk of drowning if they can't swim back to the surface in time. Be careful while exploring with the Diplocaulus, as you may leave your frail mount deep down in an ocean filled with a platoon dangerous predators. (Level up in oxygen and/or weight)
  • Trilobite hunter: Diplocaulus have an extremely high damage multiplier against the Trilobite Trilobite. With this multiplier, Diplocaulus can usually kill Trilobite Trilobites instantly and harvest the Raw Meat Raw Meat, Chitin Chitin, Oil Oil, and Silica Pearls Silica Pearls they drop with relative ease (Level Melee Damage and Weight).
  • Swimmer: Diplocaulus are rather quick creatures underwater, and their Oxygen Oxygen tank qualities also make them unique swimming mounts and partners for deep dives. However, the deep seas are rife with danger, and it is ill advised to confront them with such a creature.
  • Pet: The Diplocaulus is extraordinarily cute. They make adorable noises and have a squat and short stature. This makes them a favorite creature of some paleontologists and a very fun pet to have for aquatic life enthusiasts. Some survivors like to have Diplocaulus in their aquatic bases as companion pets and simply friends. (Level up and happiness!)
  • Aquatic Transport: Although in most ways inferior to the fleeting Sarcosuchus Sarcosuchus , a Diplocaulus can transport light goods from water to land safely and quickly. (Level Weight)
  • Aquatic Scout: Due to the Diplocaulus' small size and decent speed, it can make for a great scout similar to the Ichthyosaurus Ichthyosaurus, with the only disadvantage being that it is easier to spot due to the ocean not being their normal habitat.
  • Aquatic Travel:

Collectibles[]

Notes/Trivia[]

For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Diplocaulus, see the relevant Wikipedia article.

  • Although the Dossier states they are piscivores, they are in fact carnivores and eat Raw Meat Raw Meat too.
  • Dino Dossier was revealed on 10/02/15 on Steam.[2]
  • Despite being labelled as a "Small amphibian" in the dossier, it is roughly 5.9 meters in game.
  • While Diplocaulus does not require a saddle, it can only be mounted in the water.
  • While mounted, the player will breathe from the Diplocaulus' much greater Oxygen Oxygen supply, allowing long diving trips for lower level players, to reach those precious Oil Oil rocks and Silica Pearls Silica Pearls at the bottom of the sea.
  • Diplocaulus is narrow enough to pass through small openings like Stone Windowframe Stone Windowframe and Stone Doorframe Stone Doorframe at ground level. Keep this in mind when building taming boxes to hold them.
  • Diplocaulus regenerate way more Health Health when being forcefed Meat Meat, but only while swimming.

Changelog[]

Patch Changes
248.0 Diplocaulus is added to the game
248.2 Fixed Diplocaulus unboarding movement in local play
275.0 Aberration Expansion Release Added Aberrant Diplocaulus Aberrant Diplocaulus
316.18
  • Increased Diplocaulus base health by 33% (from 190 to 250.3)
  • Increased Diplocaulus movement speed when ridden by 25%

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References[]

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