Megapithecus




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Variant Megapithecus (Gamma)
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admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Gorilla/Gorilla_Character_BP_Easy.Gorilla_Character_BP_Easy'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Megapithecus (Beta)
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Variant Megapithecus (Alpha)
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admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Gorilla/Gorilla_Character_BP_Hard.Gorilla_Character_BP_Hard'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Megapithecus (Gamma) (The Center)
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admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Gorilla/Gorilla_Character_BP_TheCenter.Gorilla_Character_BP_TheCenter'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Megapithecus (Beta) (The Center)
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Variant Megapithecus (Alpha) (The Center)
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Variant Megapithecus (Gamma) (Valguero)
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Variant Megapithecus (Beta) (Valguero)
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admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Valguero/Assets/CoreBlueprints/Boss/Gorilla_Character_BP_Medium.Gorilla_Character_BP_Medium'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Megapithecus (Alpha) (Valguero)
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Variant Megapithecus (Gauntlet)
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Megapithecus is a Boss in ARK: Survival Evolved with its lair in the freezing north. It can only be reached by generating a portal to it at a Supply Crate or Obelisk.
In Survival of the Fittest, it can be tamed and ridden, along with the Broodmother and the
Dragon. One of its attacks allows the Megapithecus to pick up large rocks and throw them, easily breaking structures and damaging large groups of dinosaurs.
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Appearance[edit | edit source]
The Megapithecus highly resembles an incredibly oversized modern-day gorilla with dark silver skin and very long and thick white fur. Scars that reveal flesh and straps of tissue appear on the upper-right portion of the chest-piece, the front-facing section of the right shoulder, and most of the right side of its face. The origin of those scars remain a mystery. Its left eye is red while its right eye is blind and white.
Color Scheme and Regions[edit | edit source]
The Megapithecus always spawns with the same color scheme and has no color regions.
This means it is currently impossible to make alterations to the Megapithecus's colors.
Colors[edit | edit source]
The Megapithecus has different types of color due to its difficulty level:
Difficulty Level | Color |
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Gamma | Default Coloring |
Beta | Yellow |
Alpha | Red |
Basic Information[edit | edit source]
Location[edit | edit source]
The Megapithecus can only be found in the Megapithecus Arena the The Center Arena or the Forsaken Oasis. To reach these locations, players must go to either a Supply Crate or Obelisk and place the required tribute items inside, then click on the Generate Megapithecus Portal or the Center Portal and Forsaken Oasis items. At this point a portal will be opened to teleport nearby players and dinos into the arena.
If playing in Single Player mode, the portal can only be generated from the blue obelisk when on The Island.
A weaker variant of Megapithecus spawns at the last wave in the Gauntlet Mission
Tribute Requirements[edit | edit source]
The following items are needed to summon the Megapithecus:
Item | Quantity | ||
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Gamma | Beta | Alpha | |
Player Level | 45 | 65 | 85 |
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1 | 1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 | 1 |
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1 | 1 | 1 |
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- | 5 | 10 |
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- | 5 | 10 |
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- | 5 | 10 |
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- | 5 | 10 |
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- | 5 | 10 |
Tribute Spawn Commands[edit | edit source]
Uses these commands to give yourself all the items needed for tribute:
Gamma |
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cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_12.PrimalItemArtifact_12'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_07.PrimalItemArtifact_07'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_02.PrimalItemArtifact_02'" 1 0 0 |
Beta |
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cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_12.PrimalItemArtifact_12'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_07.PrimalItemArtifact_07'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_02.PrimalItemArtifact_02'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Megalania.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Megalania'" 5 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Megalodon.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Megalodon'" 5 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Spino.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Spino'" 5 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_apexdrop_theriz.primalitemresource_apexdrop_theriz'" 5 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_apexdrop_thylaco.primalitemresource_apexdrop_thylaco'" 5 0 0 |
Alpha |
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cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_12.PrimalItemArtifact_12'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_07.PrimalItemArtifact_07'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Artifacts/PrimalItemArtifact_02.PrimalItemArtifact_02'" 1 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Megalania.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Megalania'" 10 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Megalodon.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Megalodon'" 10 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Spino.PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Spino'" 10 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_apexdrop_theriz.primalitemresource_apexdrop_theriz'" 10 0 0 | cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_apexdrop_thylaco.primalitemresource_apexdrop_thylaco'" 10 0 0 |
Drops[edit | edit source]
- Inventory
Item | Difficulty | ||
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Gamma | Beta | Alpha | |
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40 | 110 | 220 |
Unlocks[edit | edit source]
- Tekgrams
Completing the harder difficulties will unlock all of the lower difficulty Tekgrams as well.
- Achievements
Expert Survivor You defeated ARK's second Ultimate Life Form! |
Survivor of the Center You defeated the guardians of The Center! |
Base Stats and Growth[edit | edit source]
Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest
Attribute | Base Value | Level Increase |
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Wild | ||
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180000 | +0 |
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650 | +0 |
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N/A | N/A |
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2600 | +0 |
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4000 | +80 |
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400 | +0 |
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100% | N/A |
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350 | +21 |
- For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
- For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.
Movement | Base Speed | Sprinting Speed |
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Walking | 960 | ? |
Swimming | 360 | ? |
- These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
- For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.
Melee | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
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Base | Minimum | Activation | The Megapithecus swings at the target for considerable damage and knock-back. | ||||||||||
30 | 1500 | 0 | 2400 | ||||||||||
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 | 400 |
Throw Rock | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
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Base | Minimum | Activation | The Megapithecus throws a boulder at the target for considerable impact damage. | ||||||||||
100 | 5600 | 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 | |||
Projectile | Impact | 2000 | 4 | 500000 |
Summon Minions | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
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Base | Minimum | Activation | |||||||||||
0 | 10000 | 0 | 10000 |
Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest
Attribute | Base Value | Level Increase |
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Wild | ||
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396000 | +0 |
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650 | +0 |
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N/A | N/A |
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2600 | +0 |
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4000 | +80 |
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800 | +0 |
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100% | N/A |
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350 | +21 |
- For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
- For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.
Movement | Base Speed | Sprinting Speed |
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Walking | 960 | ? |
Swimming | 360 | ? |
- These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
- For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.
Melee | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
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Base | Minimum | Activation | The Megapithecus swings at the target for considerable damage and knock-back. | ||||||||||
30 | 1500 | 0 | 2400 | ||||||||||
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 | 400 |
Throw Rock | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
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Base | Minimum | Activation | The Megapithecus throws a boulder at the target for considerable impact damage. | ||||||||||
100 | 5600 | 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 | |||
Projectile | Impact | 2000 | 4 | 500000 |
Summon Minions | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
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Base | Minimum | Activation | |||||||||||
0 | 10000 | 0 | 10000 |
Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest
Attribute | Base Value | Level Increase |
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Wild | ||
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540000 | +0 |
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650 | +0 |
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N/A | N/A |
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2600 | +0 |
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4000 | +80 |
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1200 | +0 |
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100% | N/A |
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350 | +21 |
- For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
- For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.
Movement | Base Speed | Sprinting Speed |
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Walking | 960 | ? |
Swimming | 360 | ? |
- These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
- For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.
Melee | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
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Base | Minimum | Activation | The Megapithecus swings at the target for considerable damage and knock-back. | ||||||||||
30 | 1500 | 0 | 2400 | ||||||||||
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 | 400 |
Throw Rock | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
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Base | Minimum | Activation | The Megapithecus throws a boulder at the target for considerable impact damage. | ||||||||||
100 | 5600 | 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 | |||
Projectile | Impact | 2000 | 4 | 500000 |
Summon Minions | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
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Base | Minimum | Activation | |||||||||||
0 | 10000 | 0 | 10000 |
Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest
Attribute | Base Value | Level Increase |
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Wild | ||
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352000 | +0 |
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650 | +0 |
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N/A | N/A |
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2600 | +0 |
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4000 | +80 |
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400 | +0 |
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100% | N/A |
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350 | +21 |
- For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
- For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.
Movement | Base Speed | Sprinting Speed |
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Walking | 960 | ? |
Swimming | 360 | ? |
- These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
- For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.
Melee | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
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Base | Minimum | Activation | The Megapithecus swings at the target for considerable damage and knock-back. | ||||||||||
30 | 1500 | 0 | 2400 | ||||||||||
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 | 400 |
Throw Rock | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
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Base | Minimum | Activation | The Megapithecus throws a boulder at the target for considerable impact damage. | ||||||||||
100 | 5600 | 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 | |||
Projectile | Impact | 2000 | 4 | 500000 |
Summon Minions | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
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Base | Minimum | Activation | |||||||||||
0 | 10000 | 0 | 10000 |
Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest
Attribute | Base Value | Level Increase |
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Wild | ||
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400000 | +0 |
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650 | +0 |
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N/A | N/A |
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2600 | +0 |
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4000 | +80 |
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600 | +0 |
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100% | N/A |
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350 | +21 |
- For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
- For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.
Movement | Base Speed | Sprinting Speed |
---|---|---|
Walking | 960 | ? |
Swimming | 360 | ? |
- These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
- For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.
Melee | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
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Base | Minimum | Activation | The Megapithecus swings at the target for considerable damage and knock-back. | ||||||||||
30 | 1500 | 0 | 2400 | ||||||||||
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 | 400 |
Throw Rock | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
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Base | Minimum | Activation | The Megapithecus throws a boulder at the target for considerable impact damage. | ||||||||||
100 | 5600 | 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 | |||
Projectile | Impact | 2000 | 4 | 500000 |
Summon Minions | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
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Base | Minimum | Activation | |||||||||||
0 | 10000 | 0 | 10000 |
Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest
Attribute | Base Value | Level Increase |
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Wild | ||
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464000 | +0 |
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650 | +0 |
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N/A | N/A |
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2600 | +0 |
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4000 | +80 |
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800 | +0 |
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100% | N/A |
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350 | +21 |
- For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
- For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.
Movement | Base Speed | Sprinting Speed |
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Walking | 960 | ? |
Swimming | 360 | ? |
- These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
- For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.
Melee | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
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Base | Minimum | Activation | The Megapithecus swings at the target for considerable damage and knock-back. | ||||||||||
30 | 1500 | 0 | 2400 | ||||||||||
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 | 400 |
Throw Rock | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
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Base | Minimum | Activation | The Megapithecus throws a boulder at the target for considerable impact damage. | ||||||||||
100 | 5600 | 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 | |||
Projectile | Impact | 2000 | 4 | 500000 |
Summon Minions | Stamina Cost | Attack Range | Description | ||||||||||
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Base | Minimum | Activation | |||||||||||
0 | 10000 | 0 | 10000 |
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]
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.
Combat[edit | edit source]
This section describes how to fight against the Megapithecus.
General[edit | edit source]
The Megapithecus is an ideal start to taking out the Guardians on The Island due to it being weaker than the Broodmother and
Dragon, It dealing no special effects to the player and their tames unlike the other 2 Guardians, and it rewards far more than the Broodmother despite being weaker.
Like the Broodmother Lysrix, defeating Megapithecus can be done quickly as long as the correct tames are brought to the battle. Megapithecus has the lowest health of the three main island Guardians, so killing it isn't very hard and can be done even quicker than killing a Broodmother. It can spawn minions in the form of
Mesopithecus and
Gigantopithecus. The arena the Megapithecus on The Island lives in is a snow covered mountain temple, so bringing equipment to prevent hypothermia is necessary.
Strategy[edit | edit source]
On The Island Not much strategy is required to defeat Megapithecus other than whistling and attacking, however, precautions must be made to ensure tames don't fall into the large instakill hole to the right of the starting area. To avoid this, most tribes do not leave the starting teleport pad and instead lure the Megapithecus over to it, which is much safer and prevents anything from being knocked into the hole. Its recommended to bring Fur Armor, Fria Curry, or high amounts of Fortitude on your character to prevent freezing to death as the arena itself is quite cold, finally while it most likely won't be needed, firearms should be brought just in case as a last resort.
In The Center Arena and the Forsaken Oasis players will have to watch out for the other bosses and their minions.
Recommended Tames[edit | edit source]
- A
Yutyrannus or 2 (preferably mate boosted) should always be brought into any arena as it's one of if not the most valuable creature for Boss fights due to its courage roar ability and good stats making them a jack of all trades mount.
- The Common strategy of
Rex Rushing is almost always a good strategy for almost any boss due to their high health and damage.
- If players are willing to put the effort into micromanaging their food the
Daeodon can also be valuable due to their healing ability.
- A pack of
Allosaurus with mate boosts and alpha boosts can be used to take it down.
Deinonychus are very effective for the Megapithecus and Broodmother boss fights. They receive a pack bonus and they deal a bleed damage that stacks, meaning it does a damage over time that increases every time the boss is hit. This can drain its health very fast, just be certain to level the pack in health because otherwise they will be killed very fast. Imprinting is recommended
Woolly Rhinos are also a good choice. You may need 3-4 Woolly Rhinos with 20+ veggie cakes each, and 100% imprint to the player riding it. You will kill the megalithicus extremely fast, but may need 60+ armour saddles, which are fairly hard to get ahold of. Search purple drops on most maps(besides Aberration) and you can also get them from missions on Genesis: Part 1.
Dangers[edit | edit source]
The large hole to the right side of the starting area in the arena can instantly kill ANYTHING. Leaving the starting area is always very risky and dangerous, ontop of that if not properly prepared for, players will likely freeze to death due to the temperature.
If dismounted then a Mesopithecus could blind the player giving enough time for other stronger enemies to potentially kill the player.
Weakness[edit | edit source]
It has the lowest health of The Island bosses on all difficulties; even only having 180,000 on Gamma! This leads to much quicker kill times than other bosses.
As well as that it also has a very small variety of attacks that dont have any special effects like how the broodmothers web attacks slow players down or how the dragons fire breath attack lights players on fire, they consist of: a punch, a double arm slam attack (which in and of itself is just a different attack animation for the punch attack), and a rock throwing ability.
Notes[edit | edit source]
- Its name was originally ??? but was then renamed by the user BlackFish to Megapithecus. (The creator of the Survivors Wildlife Appendix on the steam forums.) Later Wildcard Studios adopted the name and made it official. [citation needed]
- Dossier revealed on 07/24/15
- Its name is similar to that of the Gigantopithecus, this may indicate a relation to this territorial ape.
- The rings surrounding the Megapithecus in its dossier are written in Daedric from The Elder Scrolls series.
- if Megapithecus is tamed using the
forcetame
command, it cannot sprint, jump, or use its chest-pound animation. - Although the Megapithecus on both Alpha and Beta difficulty (but not Gamma) on The Center can damage all building materials all other Megapithecus variants can only damage Thatch, Wood, and Greenhouse.
- Megapithecus has the lowest health out of any boss on the island only having a very meager 180,000 on Gamma difficulty. On Alpha, it has 540,000 health, which is even surpassed by some bosses on Beta difficulty.
- In the past, the Megapithecus's rock throw was capable of damaging players on mounts and commonly killing weaker players in one hit. This capability was removed (probably due to community frustration) but it received no buff to counterbalance this. Therefore, the Megapithecus is now regarded as one of the easiest bosses in the game due to its fragility compared to other bosses.
- The Megapithecus is the easiest boss to kill, but rewards the player with more Element than the Broodmother Lysrix.
- The Megapithecus was the only Boss Creature to appear in the base game of Ark Park.
- However the Dragon was later added into the Pterosaur Hill DLC.
- In the Story Line for Ark Mei Yin used a
Giganotosaurus to fight and kill the Megapithecus however in game the Giga can't be brought into the Megapithecus arena or any other boss arena.
- The Megapithecus fighting the Giganotosaurus might also be a slight nod to King Kong films as in quite afew of the films Kong is shown fighting dinosaurs similar to
Rex or
Giganotosaurus (ex. The V-rex is a evolved T-rex, the Gorosaurus resembles a Giga, and Kong fought actual T-rexs).
- The Megapithecus fighting the Giganotosaurus might also be a slight nod to King Kong films as in quite afew of the films Kong is shown fighting dinosaurs similar to
Changelog[edit | edit source]
Patch | Changes |
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240.0 | ![]() |
240.2 | Reduced the ground shaking caused by the Megapithecus |
240.3 | Fixed issue with Megapithecus boss teleporters potentially getting overlapped |
254.5 | Improved attack hit detection |
258.2 | Fixed Megapithecus boss arena boundary |
259.0 | Colorized boss health to indicate boss difficulty |
261.0 |
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262.0 |
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263.0 | Fixed a case where the Megapithecus would float and walk backwards, unable to attack anything |
278.2 | Adjusted the Megapithecus boss on The Center so that it now matches the one on The Island |
316.18 | Element reward from The Island bosses & The Center has been increased by 100% |
Spotlight[edit | edit source]
Gallery[edit | edit source]
Official promo image from the Survival of the Fittest: The Last Stand
Official promo image from the Survival of the Fittest: The Last Stand
References[edit | edit source]
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- Platform exclusives
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- Bosses
- Fantasy creatures
- Mammals
- Aggressive creatures
- Creatures released in v240
- Creatures released in 2016
- Creatures released in v734
- Creatures released in v501
- Creatures released in v599
- Untameable creatures
- Unbreedable creatures
- Creatures that are immune to torpor
- Creatures that don't drop feces
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