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Steam 253.0
Dec 23, 2016
Xbox One 749.0
Jan 17, 2017
PS 503.0
Jan 18, 2017
Logo Mobile 2.0.11
Nov 1, 2019
Nintendo Switch 599.0
Nov 30, 2018
Epic Games 311.74
Jun 11, 2020
Stadia 678.15
Sep 1, 2021
Variants
Spawn Command
cheat summon Troodon_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Troodon/Troodon_Character_BP.Troodon_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Troodon (Gauntlet2)
cheat summon Troodon_Character_BP_STA_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Gauntlet2/STA/Dinos/Troodon_Character_BP_STA.Troodon_Character_BP_STA'" 500 0 0 35

1 See section Taming.

Taming Method
Preferred Food
28 - 32 °C / 82 - 90 °F
Egg Incubator (Genesis Part 2) Egg Incubator: 30 °C / 86 °F
Incubation Time
1h 8m 10.582s
Baby Time
2h 6m 15.757s
Juvenile Time
8h 25m 3.028s
Adolescent Time
10h 31m 18.785s
Total Maturation Time
21h 2m 37.57s
Breeding Interval
18h - 2d
Habitat

The Troodon (TRO-uh-don) is one of the Creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved.

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

Troodon magnanimus

Time

Late Cretaceous

Diet

Carnivore

Temperament

Nocturnally Aggressive

Wild

Quite possibly the most intelligent non-human creature on the Island, Troodon magnanimus is an incredibly fast learner. It understands meaningful experiences much faster than other creatures (including humans), and its social nature means it also teaches its packmates, making them smarter too! If Troodon's cleverness didn't make it formidable, then its tactics and biology would. It specifically pack-hunts at night when we are most vulnerable, and sees humans as its primary prey. This audacity is made especially dangerous due to its serrated fangs' poison, which drains stamina from any creature, but outright paralyses humans. Thankfully, Troodon is fairly small. Were it larger, it might well have become the dominant creature of its ecosystem.

Domesticated

I thought Troodon simply could not be tamed, until I finally saw a lone survivor with one. She told me that she let "Troody" hunt a few of her tribe's smaller creatures for sport, and it eventually started following her everywhere. It seems that while Troodon is too intelligent to fall for the rote conditioning of "tranq-and-feed," it can instead gradually gain loyalty from a social approach that provides it with the opportunity to hunt. Ever since, I have wondered at the benefits which a pack of ultra-smart, bred-for-battle Troodon may bring to a tribe brave enough to earn the favor of these clever carnivores.

Behavior[]

Troodon are aggressive dinosaurs which have very small aggro ranges, almost like that of a Dilophosaur Dilophosaur, but when alerted to your presence, all other Troodon in the pack will become aggressive. It is best to avoid these animals when starting out as they can easily outrun a survivor without any points added to speed and their venomous bite will slow you down. At night, their eyes glow and they also have a higher aggro range. A pack of these can take down a Carnotaurus Carno pretty easily, so if you are planning on taking one down, take numerous speedy dinos and a ranged weapon.

Appearance[]

A smaller relative of the island's Raptor Raptors, Troodon is no less dangerous. It has large eyes which glow at night, perfect for spying prey in the dead of night, and serrated teeth made for grievously wounding unlucky victims. Worse still, it is venomous (a trait unseen in their fossil ancestors). Troodon also has a coat of feathers, in contrast to the relative "nakedness" of the island's other small carnivorous dinosaurs.

Color Scheme and Regions[]

This section displays the Troodon's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Troodon. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Troodon 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 Troodon's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Troodon's "main body" magenta.

Troodon PaintRegion0
Region 0:
Main Body
13
14
20
22
24
33
34
35
48
52
X mark

Region 1 is not used
for this Creature.

X mark

Region 2 is not used
for this Creature.

X mark

Region 3 is not used
for this Creature.

Troodon PaintRegion4
Region 4:
Body Highlights and Feathers
8
14
21
23
32
33
42
48
51
Troodon PaintRegion5
Region 5:
Belly
8
13
14
21
23
28
32
33
47

Drops[]

Base Stats and Growth[]

Attribute Base Value Level Increase Taming Bonus
Wild Tamed Additive Multiplicative
Health Health 200 +40 +5.4% 0.07
Stamina Stamina 150 +15 +10%
Oxygen Oxygen 150 +15 +10%
Food Food 200 +20 +10%
Weight Weight 140 +2.8 +4%
Melee Damage Melee Damage 7 +0.35 +1.7% 7% 17.6%
Movement Speed Movement Speed 100% N/A +1% 20%
Torpidity Torpidity 180 +10.8 N/A 0.5
Movement
[u/s]
Base Speed Sprinting Speed Stamina
Wild Tamed1 Tamed2 Wild Tamed1 Tamed2
Walking 480 480 576 816 960 1152 -6
Swimming 300 300 360 N/A N/A N/A -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 Effects
Attack Type Effect Description
Main Attack (Survivor only) Tranquilized Tranquilized The target's Torpor Torpor will increase by 50 over 10 seconds. Attacks refresh the duration but effect does not stack. Unaffected by melee damage.
Attack Values
Bite Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation The Troodon bites the target. The target's Stamina Stamina will lower by 2x the damage dealt over 4 seconds. This effect stacks with each hit.
0 100 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 7 4 -2 -14
Leap Attack Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation The Troodon leaps at the target. The target's Stamina Stamina will lower by 2x the damage dealt over 4 seconds. This effect stacks with each hit.
0 900 350 7000
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 7 4 -2 -14

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]

Troodon

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[]

Troodons use a unique flavor of Passive Taming. Instead of putting a Food item in your last Inventory Slot, you have to instead allow the Troodon to kill your tames. Troodons gain Taming Affinity by earning Combat Experience, with the amount required reduced to 40% at night. Taming Affinity will only be credited to a player if the creature killed belonged to you or your tribe. A singular tame is capable of providing experience to multiple Troodons. Tests have shown this is unreliable, but can be reproduced.

Requirements
  • Experience required: 343 + (32 x Troodon's level)
  • Experience required at night: 137 + (13 x Troodon's level)
  • Creatures must not be set as Passive and must be unmounted by a player.
  • Creatures can be unconscious or pre-damaged (i.e. at 1 Health remaining).
  • Babies and adults provide the same amount of experience.
  • Pheromone darts may be utilized to make the Troodon attack a chosen dino, but be careful that other wild dinos do not enter the fight.
Taming Notes
  • There is a "Feeding Interval" of sorts, wherein no Taming Affinity will be gained for subsequent kills. It is not yet known how this is calculated, but 90 seconds was sufficient for a level 1 Troodon.
  • Taming Affinity will not reset nor is Taming Effectiveness reduced when a wild Troodon takes damage.
    • In fact, Troodons will always tame with 100% Taming Effectiveness (i.e. 50% bonus levels).
  • Taming and Experience Multipliers do not seem to affect the Troodon. That said, the table below utilizes the v253.0 hard-coded 2x experience values (although even if the actual amount of experience required and earned is still on the previous 1x values, the taming requirements are the same.
  • Troodons will not readily aggro onto most creatures that provide a substantial amount of experience. To circumvent this, have the Troodon aggro to the player while standing on top of the creature.

Preferred Food[]

Minimum Sacrifices Needed (Night)
Sacrifice Troodon Level 5 Troodon Level 25 Troodon Level 50 Troodon Level 75 Troodon Level 100 Troodon Level 150
Giganotosaurus Giganotosaurus Lvl 1 Lvl 3 Lvl 11 Lvl 19 Lvl 27 Lvl 43
Wyvern Wyvern Lvl 1 Lvl 11 Lvl 24 Lvl 38 Lvl 51 Lvl 78
Spino Spino Lvl 8 Lvl 30 Lvl 57 Lvl 84 Lvl 110 Lvl 164
Rock Elemental Rock Elemental Lvl 12 Lvl 37 Lvl 70 Lvl 102 Lvl 134 Lvl 199
Rex Rex Lvl 25 Lvl 68 Lvl 122 Lvl 176 2× Lvl 110 2× Lvl 164
Megalosaurus Megalosaurus Lvl 32 Lvl 83 Lvl 148 2× Lvl 102 2× Lvl 134 2× Lvl 199
Brontosaurus Brontosaurus Lvl 37 Lvl 96 Lvl 169 2× Lvl 117 2× Lvl 154 3× Lvl 148
Gigantopithecus Gigantopithecus Lvl 42 Lvl 106 Lvl 187 2× Lvl 130 2× Lvl 170 3× Lvl 164
Allosaurus / Carnotaurus / Quetzal / Therizinosaur Lvl 48 Lvl 119 2× Lvl 100 2× Lvl 145 2× Lvl 190
Paracer Paracer Lvl 76 Lvl 183 2× Lvl 154 3× Lvl 145 3× Lvl 190
Mammoth Mammoth Lvl 118 2× Lvl 135 3× Lvl 154
Argentavis Argentavis / Doedicurus Doedicurus Lvl 136 2× Lvl 156 3× Lvl 178
Ankylosaurus / Chalicotherium / Direwolf / Moschops / Pulmonoscorpius / Thorny Dragon Lvl 160 2× Lvl 183 4× Lvl 154
Kaprosuchus / Sabertooth / Sarco / Stegosaurus Lvl 193 3× Lvl 145 4× Lvl 187
Arthropluera / Castoroides / Dimetrodon / Dire Bear / Megaloceros / Morellatops 2× Lvl 118 3× Lvl 183 5× Lvl 187
Lymantria / Onyc / Pelagornis / Pteranodon / Raptor / Tapejara / Vulture 2× Lvl 160 4× Lvl 183
Achatina / Araneo / Beelzebufo / Carbonemys / Dimorphodon / Diplocaulus 3× Lvl 159
Dilophosaur / Dung Beetle / Gallimimus / Parasaur / Phiomia / Troodon
Archaeopteryx / Compy / Dodo / Kairuku / Jerboa / Lystrosaurus / Pegomastax
Experience Needed (Night): 202 460 782 1,105 1,427 2,072
Notes
  • Full list of experience.
  • A level 5 Titanosaur Titanosaur is sufficient to tame any leveled Troodon, and has been omitted from the tables above.
  • Aquatic creatures have been omitted.
  • Dododex has a calculator complete with an experience bar for the prospective troodon as well as the ability to simulate feeding it any number and level of tamed creatures.
  • Baby Wyvern Wyverns are the most recommended taming method as Wyvern Egg Wyvern Eggs are readily available and the babies do not starve at an accelerated rate.
  • Requires further testing: Be very cautious of the baby's food stat when attempting to tame Troodons with baby dinos, even with wyverns; the Troodon's Stamina Drain causes all food to drain from the baby after it attacks it. Estimation of the food drain is around 250-300 food per second. This lingers even after some time from the Troodon's last strike. As a result this may cause a hefty sacrifice to be for nothing if the baby somehow dies from starvation. Due to how sporadic the Troodon can be even with the use of pheromone darts, it may be worth it to sit on top of the baby if possible so the Troodon attacks you and the baby. If it happens to knock you out, it may still kill the baby and become tamed, leaving you in no danger.
  • Using Cryopod Cryopods to inflict Cryo Sickness on the creature you are trying to sacrifice will cause it to take 10x the damage. This can make it much faster and easier for the Troodon to kill them.
  • A way to make the taming process easier as well, is to use a Pheromone Dart Pheromone Dart, as shooting it at a certain target, like a baby creature, will cause every creature, including the Troodons, nearby to attack the target; alleviates the aggro problem of the Troodon not targeting the babies.
  • You may want to wear Ghillie Armor when sending foes to a wild Troodon. A glitch can cause the Troodon only trying to attack you, ignoring your tames once it noticed you..

Combat[]

This section describes how to fight against the Troodon.

General[]

It is not advised to engage in combat with a Troodon in melee range as these cheeky buggers are small, move very fast, and their poisons cause rapid torpor gain that is not lessened by Riot Gear. Fight them mounted, or keep stimberries on your hotbar and constantly eat them while fighting. However the latter is less likely to work against more than one Troodon.

Strategy[]

Their venom only drains stamina on other creatures but adds torpidity to survivors, so as listed above it is advisable to fight them on a mount. Any mount will do, since Troodons have low HP, but high stamina is advised. If you must dispatch of a Troodon then do so during the day if you can help it. They can very easily conceal themselves in environments dense with foliage, rocks and trees so be sure to take all pack mates into account before attacking.

Weaponry[]

To combat a Troodon, use either a tamed & mounted dino or ranged weapons so it can't knock you out. You can also try to throw a bola at it. Then you can just use a range weapon, or a melee weapon with reach to kill it (i.e. Pike). Avoid getting too close.

Dangers[]

Troodons are considerably stronger at night. Their aggro range and speed increase by a large amount. A huge danger to early game Survivors. They also gain pack bonus similar to compies, max of +4 only works at night. Packs usually consist of 3-4 individuals.

Weakness[]

Long ranged weapons such as the Crossbow can nullify the Troodon's torpor effect if used properly. Troodon are scared of most light sources and will run away from campfires and torches, carry one on you to deter attacks,.

Utility[]

Roles[]

  • Night Hunter / Pack Animal: The Troodon's eyes gain a glow effect at night, similar to the Megalosaurus Megalosaurus. This grants the Troodon an increased aggression radius and movement speed, as well as a Pack buff similar to the Compy Compy that is limited to +4. (Level Health and Melee Damage).
  • Upgradable Scout:
    • The Troodon has a menu wheel ability. Reveals the current location of the nearest valid unit within 3000 range. 60 second cool-down.
      • Selection: Players & Tames; Players; Traps; Corpses & Cache; and Wild Creatures.
      • Range seems to refer to something approaching centimeters, rather than meters or foundations. At approximately 1m2 per foundation, the base range is about 30 Foundations.
    • Rather than investing in bonus stats, you can instead consume skill points to "Improve Scouting".
    • The two options for improvement are: Scouting Range and Scouting Cooldown. Each point is worth either 120 bonus range or -0.8 cooldown.
    • This is in contrast to Moschops and Therizinosaur, whose improvements are in addition to bonus stats.
    • The cool-down reduction maxes out at 2 seconds, which would take 73 level-ups in cool-down reduction to achieve. Points put into cool-down reduction after this point are consumed, but have no effect. Note that this is not currently possible on official servers but may become so in the future.
    • The Troodon cannot be carried like the similarly sized Archa or Compy, limiting its usefulness. (Level Health, Speed, and Stamina).
  • Guard Dog/Attack Dog: The Troodon's movement speed, stamina draining toxins, and ability to give high amounts of torpor against players makes it very useful for PvP. Allowing it to protect bases or homes from invaders with ease, especially if left in tight spaces or rooms. They are also good for laying a fast sneak attack on players that are not yet mounted on tames, the scout ability will allow you to use these dinos to more success in a fast sneak attack. Pump points evenly into Health, Movement Speed, and Melee damage for best setup.
  • Pet: Very, very expensive and luxurious pet.

Collectible[]

Resource Efficiency
Raw Meat Raw Meat ★★★☆☆

Spotlight[]

Notes/Trivia[]

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

  • The dossier was revealed on November 9, 2015.[2]
  • In ARK Digest 25, it's revealed that Troodons will work on an Affinity system, where any knocked out creature killed by the Troodon will add to the taming bar of whomever knocked out the prey. This was later changed so the prey could belong to a player's tribe.[3]
  • The dossier mentions that Troodon possesses a venomous bite which paralyzed its human prey. This is possibly a reference to the Troodons in the Jurassic Park series (primarily in the novel and games), which were also nocturnal and possessed a venomous bite. Interestingly enough, the bite of Jurassic Park's Troodon also had a paralytic effect, but this was in later stages. At first, the bite caused hallucinations which slowly drove the victim berserk, followed by convulsions and seizures, until finally paralysis and brain death.[4]
  • The skull seen in Troodon's dossier is nearly identical in appearance to that of the dinosaur Dromaeosaurus.
  • Like other non-violent tames the Troodon can be knocked out, but when it is knocked out the dinosaur can't be tamed.
  • The Troodon dossier was added to ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile in version 2.0.11, but the creature itself could not be found until the Dungeon that was released on December 10, 2019.
  • The name meaning "Wounding teeth with huge spirit".
  • Both Bloodstalker Bloodstalker and Troodon utilizes sacrifices of tamed dinosaurs as part of the taming process.
    • Unlike Troodon, Bloodstalker still requires to be constantly fed with Blood Packs as sacrificed dinos only permanently increase its taming effectiveness.
  • Due to a bug Troodons may sometimes knock you out but then instead start spinning around instead of killing and then looping the proces until you starve to death/eat your poop. This is why the Troodon is considered as one of the most annoying dinos.
    • While there are no troodons in SotF, the Mesopithecus is aggressive and keeps spinning around and knocking out similar to troodon

Changelog[]

Patch Changes
253.0 Troodon Troodon is added to the game
253.51
  • Troodon spawn frequency in jungles reduced by 40%
  • Troodon night-time sight range reduced by 25%
254.0 Troodon scouting ability now has the option to look for Corpses and Caches
254.94
  • Now has 50% less night-time targeting distance to players on foot
  • 15% less run Movement Speed Movement Speed
259.0 Made Troodons afraid of light sources like fire and electric lighting
261.0
262.0

Gallery[]

References[]

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