20GT Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Contrary to popular belief Dimeatrons do NOT have to be submerged in water to eggs. You just can't see the eggs they lay because their bodies cover it up. If you float your dimes you can get the egg easily right in the same building as all your other kibblers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briar Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 Genius. Well done if it holds true. I'll have to try it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d1nk Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Yeah the only reason people put them in water was because the egg sank, park them on a large crop plot does the same Nice setup though! Can also hang em half off ramps or ceilings for the egg to fall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyber4life Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 Does this realy work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ELFLYNNRAD Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 I place mine half on half off a metal foundation, the egg comes right to the top and they seem to lay twice as much as they did in water or, maybe it is because they are right in the base and I check more often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d1nk Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 2 hours ago, cyber4life said: Does this realy work? Yes, the water does nothing to dimetrodons.. it only makes getting the egg easier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginsu Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 I just can lay egg above the crop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottomaggic Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 I've had mine floating in the water for awhile and I don't go out there often enough to see any eggs I suppose because I've gotten nada. I'll definitely try the floaty trick. Thank you for the pro-tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d1nk Posted February 3, 2019 Share Posted February 3, 2019 1 hour ago, Ottomaggic said: I've had mine floating in the water for awhile and I don't go out there often enough to see any eggs I suppose because I've gotten nada. I'll definitely try the floaty trick. Thank you for the pro-tip. If you want more dimo eggs, turn off your AC, place crop plots (or float) and use them as your main incubator. You will get more eggs since the acs are usually in your main area Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampeh Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 It must have been changed then. I tested it pretty extensively with my friend on a private server with the egg laying rate turned up. No matter what was done they didn't lay eggs unless they were picked up by a quetz or floating in water. It's good they changed it though cos it was really annoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ginsu Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 I ever get eggs just putting him above the crop....with water.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d1nk Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Swampeh said: It must have been changed then. I tested it pretty extensively with my friend on a private server with the egg laying rate turned up. No matter what was done they didn't lay eggs unless they were picked up by a quetz or floating in water. It's good they changed it though cos it was really annoying It was never a thing. Only a rumour when they came out, we never put dimetrodos in water and always had eggs. Nothings changed in that regards (and ive been around since they were introduced) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer Moderator invincibleqc Posted February 4, 2019 Volunteer Moderator Share Posted February 4, 2019 2 hours ago, Swampeh said: It must have been changed then. I tested it pretty extensively with my friend on a private server with the egg laying rate turned up. No matter what was done they didn't lay eggs unless they were picked up by a quetz or floating in water. It's good they changed it though cos it was really annoying They have higher chance to lay an egg if they are in water, but they always laid eggs anywhere. The only problem is that the eggs will spawn inside their body and they are not visible unless you use the orbital view to look under them and move them to pick them up. Floating is indeed the best approach for them since the eggs will falls to the ground for you to pick up: The screenshot I posted in that thread was taken on officials early last year, and you can see 5 eggs for I believe 7 females and 1 male it was. You can also see there is 3 eggs from the same female. If you are wondering how is that possible, well, it is not well known but, if you park your females into a "Wilderness" area, they have high chance to lay an egg whenever they go out of stasis (re-render your base, collect, repeat). You will often see yourself having 6 eggs (the maximum in render) per species whenever you re-render. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anarki Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 I have 2 Dimes next to each other on a metal floor on our base (the main floor, nothing fancy). Occasionally when I pass them by, there is a yellow Dime egg just sitting on its back. I have 40+ in the fridge and I know this is how I have been getting them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaudeuken Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 I main abb and have always just had a crab hold a pair of fems and a male somewhere close. gets me enough eggs when i am working around the base. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampeh Posted February 4, 2019 Share Posted February 4, 2019 Must have been an extremely low chance then. 2 years ago when I tested on a private server with a friend with the egg laying rate up ridiculously high no matter what we did the dimetrodon did not lay eggs unless they were floating(yes, not hidden under them either). As soon as they were picked up by a quetzal(in floating position) you'd see them poop out egg cap in the air. But yeah, now it seems to be changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
20GT Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 I float all my kibblers, (put them on thatch and destroy it). I find it easier to collect the eggs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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