UnevolvedGaming Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Welcome to unevolved gaming, today we are going to take a closer look at the Megalania The Megalania is a huge lizard that somewhat looks like a modern day Komodo Dragon. Despite its size, it is capable of climbing walls and ceilings like a gecko to sneak up on their victims. They tend to hide in dark places on the ceilings, making them extremely difficult to spot without a Tek Helmet or consuming a Shadow Steak Saute The Megalania can be found hanging on the ceilings of the caves on the island. The Lower south cave can be considered the easiest location to tame a Megalania due to its location, relative small size and accessibility with a mount. Even though the Megalania can be picked up by a flyer most servers do not allow flyers in caves. Similar to the Megalosaurus, Megalania are usually only found in limited numbers in a given cave When killed a Megalania can be harvested for hide, raw meat and sometimes raw prime meat. The bite of a Megalania can infect a survivor with rabies, a condition that damages both health and stamina very quickly for 90 seconds. In addition, someone with rabies can spread it to others around them. Rabies can be cured by consuming a lesser antidote. The Megalania spawns on the ceilings of the caves like a Thylacoleo spawns on a Redwood forest tree Shooting the Megalania wil make it drop down from the ceiling, a wild Megalania can not climb back up onto walls and ceilings. Only tamed Megalanias can climb on any surface. According to the Wiki you can stop a Megalania in its tracks with a bola, however after testing this seems not to be the case. A small bear trap on the other hand can be used to immobilize a Megalania long enough to tranq it. Due to the fact that a wild Megalania can not climb walls and ceilings you can also knock out a megalania shooting Tranquilizer arrows, darts or shocking Tranquilizer darts whilst hanging from a wall or ceiling with a grappling hook. While downing the Megalania is relatively easy, keeping its torpor up is a challenge as it goes down very fast. When your not careful you will find you're potential tame awake and angry within seconds. Therefor make sure to bring enough narcoberries, narcotics or Bio Toxin The preferred food for taming the Megalania is raw mutton followed by cooked lamb chop, Baryonix kibble and prime meat The Megalania can also be tamed with other all other meats and fish meats however that will extend the taming period significantly. When tamed the Megalania can be equipped with a saddle that can be crafted in the smithy when a survivor reaches level 73. A tamed Megalania can climb any surface from any angle including player build structures. This capability makes the Megalania extremely useful in caves as you can basically avoid all ground creatures whilst looking for a artifact or loot crate. Keep in mind that whilst traveling on the ceilings you can get hit by the Onyx and the acidic spit of the Arthropluera . The Megalania does however allow you to use weapons and tools while riding it even when you are hanging from the ceiling. Don't forget to bring a parachute in case of an accidental dismount from the Megalania or it might result in a deadly fall A Megalania can also be used on pvp to give your opponents rabies however keep in mind that the Megalania is not the best mount to use in a fight as it does not deal a great amount of damage and has relatively low health. A Megalanias jump or drop from a ceiling or wall does not inflict any damage. In my opinion the Megalania is a very useful creature to ride in caves and to have hanging around guarding your base however it is not the first choice to bring to a battle. The Megalania is however very much fun to ride and will allow you to see you're surroundings from a completely different angle That concludes our spotlight on the Megalania don't forget to comment, leave a like and subscribe for more ark spotlights and we will see you in the next episode where we will take a closer look at the Hesperornis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomHaze Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 What button do you press to get the megalania to climb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnevolvedGaming Posted September 21, 2017 Author Share Posted September 21, 2017 hold the A button on your controller while walking against a cliff or wall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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