Equus

Equus

Dossier

These values may differ with what you see in-game or written elsewhere. But that is what the dossier says.

Common Name

Equus

Group

Mammals

Species

Equus magnus

Time Period

Pleistocene

Diet

Herbivore

Temperament

Loyal

Release Versions

256.0
March 31, 2017

753.0
April 26, 2017

506.0
April 26, 2017

Not Yet Released

Variants

• Unicorn
• Aberrant Equus

Spawn Command

admincheat summon Equus_Character_BP_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Equus/Equus_Character_BP.Equus_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Unicorn
admincheat summon Equus_Character_BP_Unicorn_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Equus/Equus_Character_BP_Unicorn.Equus_Character_BP_Unicorn'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Aberrant Equus
admincheat summon Equus_Character_BP_Aberrant_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Equus/Equus_Character_BP_Aberrant.Equus_Character_BP_Aberrant'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

Yes

Yes

Yes

Taming Method

Passive

Preferred Kibble

Kibble (Troodon Egg)

Preferred Food

Rockarrot

Preferred Food (P+)

Fresh Spinach 

Equipment

Equus Saddle (Level 20)

Rider Weaponry

Yes

Humans Can Carry

No

Data

XP For Kill

2 XP

Drops

• Hide
• Pelt
• Raw Meat

Feces Size

Medium

Drag Weight

125

Carryable By

• Argentavis
• Megalosaurus
• Quetzal
• Wyvern
• Tusoteuthis

Immobilized By

• Bola
• Bear Trap
• Large Bear Trap
• Plant Species Y Trap

Can Damage

Thatch
Greenhouse

Reproduction

Gestation Time

13h 13m 39s

Baby Time

5h 47m 13s

Juvenile Time

23h 8m 53s

Adolescent Time

1d 4h 56m 4s

Total Maturation Time

2d 9h 52m 11s

Breeding Interval

18h - 2d

Habitat

Colorvision Prota- / Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Common             Rare
  Untameable   Cave

The Equus is one of the Creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved.

Basic Info

Dossier

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

	“	Wild Equus magnus appears to be an ancestor of the modern horse. Based on its stripes, it may be the African variant of Equus giganteus, which appeared in North America during the Ice Age, but that is pure conjecture. Its behavior in the wild is similar to that of other wild members of the Equus genus - it sustains itself by grazing, while keeping safe from predators by living in herds and outrunning its attackers via superior speed and stamina. Domesticated Horse and man have long been partners in survival, and this remains true on the Island. In Equus, survivors will find a trusty steed or pack animal that can carry them swiftly across land. Taming an Equus has proven interesting, requiring carefully approaching the creature in the wild, mounting it, and then carefully soothing over time by feeding it vegetables. In fact, Equus' reliability has lead some survivors to construct special saddles for them. I even encountered a man who added extra saddle-pouches that doubled as mobile crafting stations for chemical supplies, foodstuffs, and other items. Although not as robust as what you might find within a village, this utility helped him live a nomadic, solitary lifestyle. Some survivors employ Equus to herd and wrangle other creatures with a specialized lasso. This tool is sometimes effective for self-defense as well, as Equus is limited in battle on its own...at least compared to aggressive prehistoric carnivores.	„
		~ Helena

Behavior

The Equus will trot around the island and poses no threat to any survivors. If a player gets near one, they will flee. If you wish to get near one to tame, use a Ghille Suit.

Appearance

The Equus appears like a mixture of zebra and a large modern breed of domestic horse. It has a long wild mane, zebra like stripes, a tail like a horse and a shaggy beard like a goat's. From the dossier it appears to be comparable to larger horse breeds in terms of size, such as the Shire horse.

Color Scheme and Regions

Rare variant: Unicorn

 

This section displays the Equus's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Equus. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Equus 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.

Server admins can use this region information in the Console Command "cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID>".
For example, "cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6" would color the Equus's "body" magenta.

Region 0: Body	Region 1 is not used for this Creature.	Region 2 is not used for this Creature.
Region 3 is not used for this Creature.	Region 4: Stripes	Region 5: Legs and Beard

Region 0: BodyRegion 4: StripesRegion 5: Legs and Beard

Unicorn (Variant)

The Unicorn is a variant of the Equus distinguished by its white coloring and the horn protruding from its forehead. Only one wild Unicorn may exist at a time. Once tamed, another unicorn may spawn in its place, as the tamed unicorns no longer block wild spawns. Players can utilize cross server transfer to find other Unicorns to breed with. They can be transferred to Aberration maps as well. Unicorns can breed with other Unicorns, but they can not breed with an Equus.

There are conflicting stories about whether or not taming a Unicorn allows one to spawn without uploading it. When the creature was first released, this was true. But, this is no longer the case. There will only be one wild one up at a time, but tamed unicorns will not block the spawning of wild unicorns.

Drops

• Raw Meat
• Hide
• Pelt

Base Stats and Growth

Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Basic Stats

Attribute	Amount at Level 1	Increase per point		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Domesticated1	Add	Mult
Health	240	+48	+5.4%	0.07
Stamina	560	+56	+10%
Oxygen	150	+15	+10%
Food	1500	+150	+10%
Weight	350	+7	+4%
Melee Damage	9 / 112	+0.45 / +0.55	+1.7%	7%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A3	+1.75%	20%
Torpidity	420	+25.2	N/A4	0.5

¹Percentages are based on the value of the stat the moment the creature was tamed (after taming effectiveness)
²The absolute Base Damage is shown here instead of the percentage.
³Wild creatures do not level up movement speed
⁴Torpidity increases every level on wild creatures, but can not be increased once they are tamed.

• 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 Speed

Movement Type	Base Speed	Sprinting		Stamina Used
		Wild	Domesticated
Walking	450	1158.3	965.2499	5
Swimming	600	N/A	N/A	N/A

• 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

Attack Values

Melee		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		10	500	0	620
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		9

Buck Kick		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		100	500	0	620
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		11				38.5	3.5

Whinney		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	500	0	620

Buck Feed Response		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	500	0	620

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.

Equus

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

General

The Equus is a useful early game tame. It's fast and deals torpor with its buck attack so you can tame other creatures early game.

Strategy

Equus are a passive creature that when startled, will attempt to flee. Bolas and any kind of ranged/short range weapon is effective at stopping and killing them along with most tames.

Weaponry

Bolas are effective against the Equus. Mostly every other weapon is also effective.

Dangers

The Equus itself doesn't appear to present any immediate threat. Predators nearby are your biggest worry, as focusing on the tame or kill may distract you from your surroundings. If you attempt at taming it, it may kick you and set your torpor immediately at 50%, leaving you unable to defend yourself against nearby predators around.

Weakness

The Equus is not a threat. Most weaponry or creatures should be able to kill them without much trouble - provided you can keep up with it!

Taming

All numbers in these charts are inaccurate as of now. Still need more testing before saying by how much with any accuracy. For now have AT LEAST 10 extra Kibble for Kibble tames so as not to be under and lose the tame due to having to jump off. (update: a 150 Equus requires 31 Troodon Kibble to tame. Times appear to be the same though only a longer total because of the extra feeding intervals)

Level 1		Feeding Interval	Time
Kibble (Troodon Egg)	3	00:48	0:01:36
Rockarrot	6	00:57	0:04:48
Vegetables	24	01:40	0:38:24
Sweet Vegetable Cake	60	00:48	0:48:00
Mejoberry	148	01:12	2:57:36
Berries	237	00:48	3:09:36
Fresh Spinach	2	00:05	0:00:05

Level 30		Feeding Interval	Time
Kibble (Troodon Egg)	8	00:36	0:04:16
Rockarrot	14	00:51	0:11:12
Vegetables	57	01:37	1:31:12
Sweet Vegetable Cake	141	00:48	1:52:48
Mejoberry	352	01:12	7:02:24
Berries	563	00:48	7:30:24
Fresh Spinach	5	00:03	0:00:12

Level 60		Feeding Interval	Time
Kibble (Troodon Egg)	12	00:34	0:06:24
Rockarrot	22	00:50	0:17:36
Vegetables	90	01:37	2:24:00
Sweet Vegetable Cake	225	00:48	3:00:00
Mejoberry	563	01:12	11:15:36
Berries	900	00:48	12:00:00
Fresh Spinach	8	00:02	0:00:20

Level 90		Feeding Interval	Time
Kibble (Troodon Egg)	16	00:34	0:08:32
Rockarrot	30	00:49	0:24:00
Vegetables	124	01:36	3:18:24
Sweet Vegetable Cake	310	00:48	4:08:00
Mejoberry	774	01:12	15:28:48
Berries	1238	00:48	16:30:24
Fresh Spinach	11	00:02	0:00:27

Level 120		Feeding Interval	Time
Kibble (Troodon Egg)	20	00:33	0:10:40
Rockarrot	38	00:49	0:30:24
Vegetables	158	01:36	4:12:48
Sweet Vegetable Cake	394	00:48	5:15:12
Mejoberry	985	01:12	19:42:00
Berries	1575	00:48	21:00:00
Fresh Spinach	14	00:02	0:00:34

Level 150		Feeding Interval	Time
Kibble (Troodon Egg)	24	00:33	0:12:48
Rockarrot	46	00:49	0:36:48
Vegetables	192	01:36	5:07:12
Sweet Vegetable Cake	479	00:48	6:23:12
Mejoberry	1196	01:12	23:55:12
Berries	1913	00:48	25:30:24
Fresh Spinach	16	00:02	0:00:39

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.

Ingredients for Kibble (Troodon Egg): 1 ×  Troodon Egg , 1 ×  Savoroot , 2 ×  Rockarrot , 2 ×  Mejoberry , 3 ×  Fiber , 1 ×  Water

Preferred Food

• Kibble (Troodon Egg)
• Rockarrot

Taming Strategy

Begin by sneaking up on the Equus - they will flee if you startle them, much like the Tapejara. A ghillie suit will greatly aid in this endeavor. Place its preferred food in the last slot of your action bar, and when close enough, press E to feed. You are then able to press E again to mount the Equus. It will begin to run with you on its back, so be aware of any potential threats in the area prior to beginning the tame. While riding, watch for when it begins to buck and attempt to throw you off. Press E again to feed and calm the Equus. If you do not hit the feed button fast enough you will be thrown off the Equus, which will then kick you to inflict torpor damage. Repeat this process until you have your very own noble steed. You may jump while riding the Equus, so you may do this until it runs out of stamina, effectively making it slower. While taming, you must be defensive against other creatures, so go in prepared. Have other tames and tribe members on aggressive and follow, and it may also be worth walling off the area that the Equus is in (in an effort to minimize the predators in the area). Sometimes if another creature hits the Equus during taming, the taming progress drops to 0%, and taming efficiency is penalized as well.

Utility

Roles

• Knocking-out: The Equus can be used to knock out other creatures using the secondary attack. Scales with Melee damage. (default: ).
• War Horse: The Equus can be used as a battle mount with its low stamina drain and reasonably high health (Level Speed and Stamina)
• Mobile Crafting: Their saddle acts as a Mortar and Pestle similar to Castoroides and Thorny Dragon with Smithy.
• Trapper: The saddle allows making Lassos, which can be thrown at creatures to tether them to you. You can then move where you want.
• Gathering: the Equus can gather berries by attacking bushes or small trees.

Weight Reduction

The Equus reduces the weight of the following resources by the listed amount while they are in its inventory:

Resource	Reduction by
Achatina Paste	80%
Cactus Sap	80%
Cementing Paste	80%
Chitin	50%
Clay	80%
Keratin	50%
Sand	80%
Stone	50%

Notes/Trivia

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

• Dino Dossier revealed on 1/9/2017.
• Equus can be ridden with or without the saddle.
• Unicorns mostly spawn in west zones 1 and 2 on The Island, but are still relatively rare.
• Wild unicorns have a yellow outline while viewed with tek helmet in scan mode.

Gallery

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  Using the Lasso on an Equus

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  Rare unicorn variant

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