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The Acrocanthosaurus (ak-ro-CAN-tho-SOR-us) is one of the Creatures in ARK Additions.
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.
- Wild
Appearing much larger than expected, Acrocanthosaurus is a fearsome carnivorous theropod. While larger than a Rex, it's not quite as strong. However, Acros' seem to demonstrate much stronger attacks the smaller their target is. In addition to this, when an Acro begins receiving damage, Acro resort to an interesting tactic which involves revealing the larger sides of their bodies, mitigating the damage they receive considerably. If they remain in this state the Acro seems to undergo a terrifying enraged state... so be careful. Normally being slower than a Rex, this rush of adrenaline will make an Acro frighteningly fast!
- Domesticated
Acrocanthosaurus appear to be immune to the typical method of applying narcotics. I have met few survivors which have managed to tame these beasts however, and they claim that you can knockout an Acro by forcing narcotics down its throat as it gains its rush of adrenaline... no thank you... That being said, I have no doubt a tamed Acrocanthosaurus would prove very useful in combat, if its tanking and adrenaline can be utilized properly.
Behavior
The Acrocanthosaurus can be found on The Island, The Center, Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Extinction, or Valguero attacking anything in sight. When attacked, the Acrocanthosaurus may position itself into a shield stance, where it will then tank damage. If it takes enough damage (35% of its 
Health, which is calculated before the tanking modifier), the Acrocanthosaurus will roar in frusturation, granting it an Adrenaline buff, which will allow it to attack faster and do more damage.
Appearance
The Acrocanthosaurus lumbers over the 
Rex and the 
Spino. It has a high spine which it uses for defense and a vibrant color pattern.
Color Scheme and Regions
This section displays the Acrocanthosaurus's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Acrocanthosaurus. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Acrocanthosaurus 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 Acrocanthosaurus's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Acrocanthosaurus's "main body" magenta.
Main Body
Spots
Region 2 is not used
for this Creature.
Region 3 is not used
for this Creature.
Stripe
Underbelly and Face Highlights
Drops
Base Stats and Growth
| Attribute | Base Value | Level Increase | Taming Bonus | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild | Tamed | Additive | Multiplicative | ||
 Health |
1300 | +260 | +5.4% | 0.07 | |
 Stamina |
500 | +50 | +10% | ||
 Oxygen |
150 | +15 | +10% | ||
 Food |
3000 | +300 | +10% | 15% | |
 Weight |
700 | +14 | +4% | ||
 Melee Damage |
55 | +2.75 | +1.7% | 7% | 17.6% |
 Movement Speed |
100% | N/A | +1% | ||
 Torpidity |
1000 | +60 | N/A | 0.5 | |
| Movement [u/s] |
Base Speed | Sprinting Speed | Stamina | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild | Tamed1 | Tamed2 | Wild | Tamed1 | Tamed2 | ||
| Walking | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
| Swimming | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Combat
This section describes how to fight against the Acrocanthosaurus.
General
Strategy
Weaponry
Dangers
Weakness
Taming
Taming Food
KO Strategy
Since the Acrocanthosaurus is immune to ranged tranquilizers, the only way to KO one is by feeding it 
Narcoberries, 
Narcotics, or 
Bio Toxin whenever it roars in frusturation. Simply place the Narcotics in the last slot of the hotbar and use E to feed them to the Acrocanthosaurus.
Utility
Controls
- This key triggers a simple bite. When the Adrenaline is active, the speed of this attack is increased.- - This key activates its shield stance. When enough damage is taken in this stance, the Acrocanthosaurus will roar, activating its Adrenaline. Using the in this stance will trigger a shield bash.
- C - This key triggers a side stomp. The damage of this attack is multiplied by a target's Drag Weight relative to the Acrocanthosaurus's Drag Weight. When the Adrenaline is active, the Acrocanthosaurus will perform 3 stomps instead of 1.
- Ctrl - This key triggers a roar.
Roles
Tank - While in its shield stance, Acrocanthosaurus will be able to tank damage. While it is taking damage in this state, it will build up its adrenaline stat. Once this is full, it receives a 70 second buff which gives it 2% health regenerated a second, and a boost to damage, damage reduction and speed.
Collectibles
| Resource | Efficiency |
|---|---|
 Raw Meat
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Spotlight
Notes/Trivia
For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Acrocanthosaurus, see the relevant Wikipedia article.
- Acrocanthosaurus aegis roughly translates to "high-spined lizard shield".
Gallery
- Mod ARK Additions Acrocanthosaurus.jpg
References
Data Lists
