video Manta spotlight

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Welcome to Unevolved gaming,  today we are going to take a closer look at the Manta

The Manta is an aquatic carnivore that shows a large resemblance to the modern day manta and sting ray, 
they have a wide body and an incredibly sharp barbed stinger on their tail that can pierce through most armors with ease.
Manta's are very aggressive, swimming near them is reason enough for them to attack a survivor. Manta's also seem to actively seek out their prey as tamed sea creatures that are parked near the coast will often be under their attack. Mantas usually swim together in groups of three.
The Manta can be found in both the shallow waters and the deepest parts of the ocean surrounding the Island. Manta's can also be found in large groups 
surrounding a Basilosaurus.

Manta's sometimes commit suicide by beaching themselves. They have low health and reduced damage resistance when run onto land. This makes killing them with a spear or pike easy.

When killed a Manta can be harvested for raw fish meat

The Manta is tamed passively, by feeding it Angler gel. 
Angler Gel can be obtained fairly easy by killing and harvesting Angler fish. You can use a fast mount like the Ichthy to travel to the deep parts of the ocean where they can be found.
Starting survivors that don't have scuba gear unlocked can always use Lazarus chowder to slow down their rate of oxygen consumption to 15%, this will allow you to stay under water 6 times longer then normal without surfacing for air. The effects of Lazarus chowder lasts for 600 seconds.

There are multiple strategies that can be used to tame a Manta. 

The main problem you are going to face is that the manta is a hostile creature which makes a tame in the wild very frustrating and dangerous. The Manta's high damage output and the surrounding wild life make this a method that is not recommended.

Most likely the safest way to tame a Manta is to lure it in to a pen made from stone pillars. Leave one side of the trap open so you can lure in a Manta. As soon as the Manta is inside the trap close it by placing the last pillar. Make sure the pillars breach the surface of the water so the Manta can't escape.  
Once trapped u can use bug repellent to approach the Manta from the rear without it becoming aggressive. Place the Angler gel in the last slot of your hotbar and press the Y button on your controller to feed it. To speed up the taming process you can let the Manta become aggressive in between feedings, this will make the Manta drain it's food faster and reduces the time between feedings.
You can feed an aggressive Manta however be careful of it's attack since it can destroy flak armor in 6 to 8 hits. Waiting till the Manta is calmed down is much safer. It might also be useful to bring some Medical Brew with you when taming a Manta.

To ride the Manta when tamed a saddle can be crafted in the smithy when a survivor reaches level 28.

The winged shape of the Manta makes it the fastest sea creature in the game, its base speed is even faster than an Ichthy.

The Manta also has the capability to briefly leap out of water by pressing the a button on your controller when riding near the surface, this might prove useful when avoiding predators. Be careful when jumping or swimming to close to shore with the Manta, touching land will inflict a great deal of damage on to your Manta and may result in it's death.

In official an player dedicated servers the Manta also has the ability to move vertically in the water. Press the right joystick on your controller to make the Manta descend very quickly. Pressing the left joystick or the A button on your controller will make your manta rise to the surface in an instant.

The Manta has a powerful melee attack but a low health, it can defend itself against predators when using hit and run tactics. Leveling health will prove useless since the stat increase is extremely low.

In my opinion The manta can be a very useful mount for both starting and more advanced survivors. It's ability to outrun all other sea creatures combined with it's decent stamina make it of great value to explore the oceans.

Even though the Manta has a deadly melee attack it is not an ideal war mount due to it's low health.

The manta can also be of great use when farming silica pearls and underwater loot crates. farming other resources is not advised due to a low carry weight.

It is best to set your Manta to ignore group whistle as an accidental whistle follow all might result in death due to your manta beaching itself.

That concludes our spotlight on the Manta
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Thylacoleo.

[dinolunch]

Nice tutorial keep up the good work

[UnevolvedGaming]

thanks buddy

[Pirre]

Thanks for the video i have lost so many mantas during my time playing this game

[UnevolvedGaming]

4 hours ago, Pirre said:

Thanks for the video i have lost so many mantas during my time playing this game

thanks buddy. 

I know the feeling i beached 3 by at the same time by an accidental whistle.