GoofyG Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 So I am playing singleplayer and running around looking for a raptor to tame, when suddenly a bird just snatches all my narcotics. These birds are really annoying. I am not sure what should I do? I want to build my base in a flat area near the beach, so I can be safe and surround my house and tames with walls. Is there places where they dont spawn? Can I remove them from the game? Can I scare them away? Also can these birds steal from dinos? (I might sound like a noob but I started this game not long ago) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmintz90 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 The birds cant steal from tames that I am aware of. Your best bet is to place down large crop plots and plant plant species X in them and set the plant X to target wild creatures, my plants kill them all of the time, as well as any other flier that decides to visit (ptera, pelagornis, event an argent once.) As for where they wont spawn, that is the winter biome which is the hard area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P8triot04 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 You and I are one of the same, these "ichy's" I call them, are annoying and irritating pests. The best defense is to carry a bow or crossbow on your character, and learn their flight circle pattern and shoot ahead of it. Usually takes 1-3 arrows every time. Typically they drop more hide or meat than dodo's. So to a beginner it is worth the time to kill (take vengeance) upon these pests. That, or run away and have them fly towards you in a straight line, then aim, fire. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pellucid Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 They're huge pests in the game and the bane of many a new survivor. Good luck in your quest to be rid of them. Pegomastax are a pain in my arse since they rob you then run into the tall grass and hide lol. Hate the little blighters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodogal Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 They are annoying, once stole a stack of kibbles on my taming way. Worst part is you can't even get back what they steal since they eat it immediately. Best defense apart from shooting them is to completely split a stack of useless items such as berries, they will steal from one random slot in your inventory so if most of your slots have just one berry chance is you won't lose anything of value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoofyG Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 Okay thanks everyone, I will split my inventory and shoot them all! 5 hours ago, dodogal said: They are annoying, once stole a stack of kibbles on my taming way. Worst part is you can't even get back what they steal since they eat it immediately. Best defense apart from shooting them is to completely split a stack of useless items such as berries, they will steal from one random slot in your inventory so if most of your slots have just one berry chance is you won't lose anything of value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruvas78 Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 One of these little b*****ds stole a fert tek rex egg from me after it spawned in the middle of my hatchery. I'd just picked it up with 30 seconds to go as well. I now carry a 230% pump action at all times and paint the walls when I see them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austria Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 They are not on herb Island ob the Island map Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoofyG Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Bruvas78 said: One of these little b*****ds stole a fert tek rex egg from me after it spawned in the middle of my hatchery. I'd just picked it up with 30 seconds to go as well. I now carry a 230% pump action at all times and paint the walls when I see them ? Fck them xd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboNation Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Tame one and see what it can do. They are annoying as hell wild I agree, but as soon as you tame one and try out its ability you will understand it's place in the game and why they can actually be pretty darn useful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoofyG Posted March 26, 2019 Author Share Posted March 26, 2019 1 hour ago, HoboNation said: Tame one and see what it can do. They are annoying as hell wild I agree, but as soon as you tame one and try out its ability you will understand it's place in the game and why they can actually be pretty darn useful. Yea but im on singleplayer. Does it have a use there aswell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboNation Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Yes indeed it does, Set it to hunt and retrieve and it will kill an animal and bring it to you, the useful part is if you harvest what it brings you with a metal pickaxe it will give you a increased prime meat spawn. The awesome part is it can retrieve smaller dinos like dodo's or compy's and then you can actually get prime meat off of them, thats right prime meat off a dodo, They will also do the same with fish and you will get prime fish meat. Happy farming :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForzaProiettile Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Have you met the lovely Pegomastax yet? Definitely the creation of an evil mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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choroni Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 12 hours ago, HoboNation said: Tame one and see what it can do. They are annoying as hell wild I agree, but as soon as you tame one and try out its ability you will understand it's place in the game and why they can actually be pretty darn useful. I was surprised how fun it suddenly became to tame a Hesperornis after I had an Ichy. They are the primo fetch and retrieve, especially for prime fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choroni Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 11 hours ago, ForzaProiettile said: Have you met the lovely Pegomastax yet? Definitely the creation of an evil mind I tame these and set them on neutral and wander and let them go. They collect their own food and kill almost every aggressive dino that crosses their path, and if they die it's no big loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmintz90 Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 15 hours ago, ForzaProiettile said: Have you met the lovely Pegomastax yet? Definitely the creation of an evil mind Creation of an evil mind? Surely you're talking about the troodon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboNation Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 1 hour ago, mmintz90 said: Creation of an evil mind? Surely you're talking about the troodon I think that a mischievous mind came up with those dinos. Evil mind is reserved for the creator of the managarmr imho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoofyG Posted March 27, 2019 Author Share Posted March 27, 2019 7 hours ago, choroni said: I tame these and set them on neutral and wander and let them go. They collect their own food and kill almost every aggressive dino that crosses their path, and if they die it's no big loss. If they are on wander, they come back after a while? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoboNation Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 1 hour ago, GoofyG said: If they are on wander, they come back after a while? No you have to find them, they can end up wandering to the other side of the map if given enough time. Usually when setting dinos to wander try make sure they have an area that has some natural or self made barrier to prevent them from just wandering off into the wilderness never to be seen again, and yes it will happen. imagine trying to find something as small as a pego after it's been left to wander around on a randomized path for lets say 1 day. You can test it out though. set it to wander and just observer it for a little, you will quickly see how easily the dino would be unfindable after about an hour of wander, either that or dead after wandering into a pack of hungry sabertooths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choroni Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 5 hours ago, GoofyG said: If they are on wander, they come back after a while? The best place to do this is on an island or a peninsula. On the island map there is a cool islet on the south coast that works perfectly for this. I release Sarcos on wander in the large harbor area and they do fine as well, although they occasionally wander into the wooded area and get stuck on a rock or tree. The Pegos do fine, however. They keep the area free of Dilos and wild Sarcos and rarely stray off of the peninsula. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenithar Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 This is a problem in 2019? Seriously? Use a slingshot, bow, pistol, ANYTHING and just shoot them. When they were new they did get the jump on me because I was not looking for them. If you are aware of your surroundings (situational awareness) and you know they are there, simply kill them. Hell, if you are super low-level, simply back away from them and when they scream and dive at you, stab with a pike. Gets them every single time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibixat Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 if you could recover your item like with pegomastax it wouldn't be quite as bad, i've had these buggers snag fertilized eggs off me a few times now and it's not like I was carrying it around for no reason, Ihad just picked it up and was running it into the house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphere Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 After these buggers stole an ascended crafted fur jacket off me, I now shoot them with full prejudice. I am planning to load up turrets around my base to camp them. I am next to the coast as well, so it doesn't help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venria Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I have an open dodo pen on a pve server for looks and they swooped down grabbed my male dodo and killed it in mid air. I saw it and was like what in the world is happening, then he killed it and I nearly died laughing. Was a lame lvl 33 dodo to rule up the females for eggs... But still lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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