[War Machine]-[Orginal]Desert Version Bastion Beetle

[CampJz]

Due to popular demand I have reverted this post to the original concept  although I kept one of my ideas the rest is original.I present to you BASTION BEETLE 1.0!!

before I start most credit goes previous submitter 
Common name: Bastion
Species: antarctotrechus Balli
age: oligocene
Diet: omnivore 
temperament: neutral

 

A friend of mine used to tell me, when you feel the sky start to vibrate and a deafening fluttering sound invades the area you are in, watch out! That a bastion beetle is near, although it is known that they are of neutral temperament, this coleopteran is to be respected, it is better not to disturb them if you do not want to end up crushed by their horns and be like plasticine, this creature can be found in death worm spawns and adults in wyvern trench according to the map, the beetles will be flying low in these places, Adults can’t be domesticated only the babys, if you search well in near death worms you can find their larvae, their domestication will be passive, (you will find them in different sizes as the kairuku) but beware that in their larval stage they secrete a substance that attracts ants using them as their guardians, and not only that, if there is a stronghold of adults nearby including death worms. they will not hesitate to attack you. For insects, these coleopterans come with a protective instinct towards their young. If it manages to evade the adults, immediately isolate the larva you want and offer it tree sap, funca wood, cactus sap, honey or vegetable cake, these last 2 are the best options for better taming.

 

 

•    Tamed:
once it is yours, it will eat only wood, funca wood, cactus sap, tree sap, vegetable cake, also it will be the first baby creature you can put on your shoulder immediately (only temporary because its growth will be slow). 
•    shoulder larvae skills:
-    offer it organic polymer and it will be an insect repellent that will help you in caves and tame insects.
-    the hatchlings give off a deep smell to the human nose, this will help you not to fall asleep if you have torpor.
-    the larva's acute , remember to give it its caress if you wish.
the larva of the bastion beetle will have a state of joy, this will help the larva to grow faster to reach the pupa stage, to keep it happy it must receive caresses for a certain time, otherwise its capacities will be annulled and it will not have a benefit of fast growth.

 

When it reaches its pupal stage, it will grow excessively where it needs a lot of attention and ample space because at this stage it will start to grow a lot and you will see sexual dimorphism.When at this stage it is most vulnerable as it gives off pheromones that attract predators .Also, I tell you mate, the bastion will have a long maturation time to become an adult, almost matching the growth like the large mount, what can I tell you? metamorphosis is not easy at all!

 

picture of what it could look like without mini gun saddle

*Tamed:

When it finally becomes a beetle, it will be able to feed on fruit and meat, as well as use it without a saddle.
On land it will be somewhat slow but with one of the best weight reduction,In sand the same however water is its worst enemy, have you seen a non-aquatic beetle in the water? very clumsy and its wings get wet being impossible to fly, but in the air, it will be one of the most maneuverable flyers because like the griffin it can fly backwards but in a better way, albeit slower.

Abilities without saddle:

General abilities: 

- Ground flapping: on the ground it will fling all small enemies around it by spreading and flapping its wings like the wyvern.
- Aerial Grab: while flying he can grab medium and medium-large creatures (he is a large scale beetle, of course he can carry large dinosaurs). 
- Walk like a god: Both can climb and cling to any kind of surface 

-Chemical spit: When threatened the Bastion can release a volatile acidic compound on those who threaten it!

The following abilities are credited to CosmicSkeleton

- Harvest cactus sap like a god. The bastion beetles have a unique characteristic of harvesting the sap of cactus and have an extra 20%  reduction on top of the original 75%.

-Buzzed buff: when fed beer the beetle will get a “buzz” affect so to speak. While under this affect the beetle has a 20% increase in  melee damage while decreasing stamina and mobility.

PASSIVES:

* Passive: 
- 75% weight reduction. 
- It will keep the same speed, even if it is at the weight limit.
- Ballistic damage reduction 25% (except tek).
- Radiation resistance.
* Weaknesses:
- extra fire damage 30%.
- vulnerable to genesis net 2 
- extra damage to tek turrets 30%

-Weak to other breath attacks

 

Male's abilities: 

 - Brutal terrestrial strength: he will be able to charge and throw enemies with his powerful chitin horn (if he keeps hold of the victim he will do high progressive damage until he kills him). 

- Canelo blows: ramming with his horn will slightly push enemies like the diplodocus, but with additional damage.

Male duel: between males there will be a fighting system with his horns, the stronger one will defeat the other by ramming or charging him (perfect for tournaments).
* Male passive: 
- Pursuit: if there is another non-allied flyer near the bastion he will have 15% more speed and endurance.
- Last breath: when he is at a quarter of life he releases pheromones that cover him completely, giving him for a short period of time a 90% reduction in damage received that will cloud the enemy's vision.


the bastion is a beetle that can carry more than 100 times its own weight, although the female is stronger than the male.

 

Abilities of the female: 

.* Female abilities: 
- strong bite: with its powerful take small to medium-sized creatures, but with a considerable low range unlike the male. 
- architect: with her jaws she will be able to take any structure from your base to move them to another place (like the exo mek)

* Female passives: 
- Tough as steel: when the female is at half health she will have an extra 50% damage resistance.
- Flee: when directly attacked she releases pharamones that slow the enemy very briefly (3 seconds per attack)

 

•    Bastion of war:
Your mount will be made at the manufacturer, your bastion will become a war machine:
- What does the mount offer in general?
- light thrusters: using gasoline as fuel, you will have a decent enough speed to move on the map.
- flashlights: flashlights on your mount perfect for night or go aberration.             - safe rider: the cockpit is perfect for not dismounting
- safe rider: the cockpit is perfect for not dismounting.
- Extra seat: extra seat with the option to equip the genesis 2 minigun 
- The mounts will grant a new weapon ability for the male and female.

•    Males: 
Males on their mount will have a pair of machine guns modified for their size. And have covered saddles all sand colored
- They will use advanced ammunition
- at structure levels, it can damage metal structures
- They will overheat
- Will have progressive damage. 
Special ability: 
No overheating: Both machine guns will fire non-stop leaving red hot granting for a brief time x3 in damage.

Female: 

The female, not having her horn, on her mount will change completely and you will see a 90mm cannon.

- She will use only cannon balls or rocket ammunition (both ammunitions have different damage).

- at structure levels, it can damage tek structures.

- It will have reloading times

- These can be intercepted by turrets.

- You will only be able to use the cannon if the beetle is perched on a surface and not in the air. 

Special ability:

Artillery attack: for a short period of time the cadence of the cannon changes giving the opportunity to fire consecutive shots, but with less damage.

 

 

Both will have a mount with an extra seat for another passenger with a minigun that you can attach (the new genesis 2 weapon) for the extra passenger. The saddle will have Egyptian details and a thorny dragon vagabond skin style cover. 

There has also been mention of high tier tribes creating advanced tek saddles with special abilities.

•    New item!
the bastion exoskeleton is one of the hardest in the ark, the bastion chitin is unique with a hardness difficult to cut and above all to obtain because you have to treat it with patience, the prime chitin that the bastion will offer you to improve your armor, but be careful, the chances of getting the main chitin from the bastion bodies are very low.

 

 

bring you the new upgrade only for the riot armor, equip the armor with the powerful prime chitin to become a giant of what i call, the bastion armor.
the user will be offered:
- ballistic damage resistance +40%:
- durability: + 40%
- melee damage resistance +40%.
- armor penetration - 30%
disadvantages:
- speed -40%
- weight +15%.
- heat stroke +10%.
- stamina expenditure if you run: +30%.
- bastion armor can be repaired.
- total blocking of all accessories (wings, gas mask, etc.).

Hold on as the last bastion of your very large base! protect yourself from wildlife! enter caves forgetting about damage, invade bases like in shooters! use bastion armor!

 

 

•    utilities: pvp/pve:
-    tired of using rex for the boss? Don't think twice and form a squad of bastions to take out the boss.
-    you haven't unlocked the exomek? with the female's architect skill you can forget about this problem and move the structures you want in your base                       
-    forget about using cannons to tame golems or tek weapons for the astrocetus, use the female bastion and forget about problems.
 

Edited May 1, 2023 by CampJz
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[BaneReaper25]

I feel like a beetle wouldn't be a very good dessert. Desserts are usually sweet. 

[Chains88]

Lol this and the gorgonopsid just keep coming back

 

(Both are pretty cool tho)

*Ps yes this is a copy paste I am lazy

[Joebl0w13]

[ShadowShadex]

you spelled desert wrong

 

[Xelz]

LETS GOOOOOO!!! 

[apcobe]

Just now, ShadowShadex said:

you spelled desert wrong

 

Hey a living chocolate beetle doesn't sound half-bad.

[MadAb]

 A desert beetle will be a good fit for a map full of bugs!

[Kaho]

Beetles are really appropriate for the desert. Just imagine The Mummy vibes.

[kaprosuchus93]

The beetle demands Redemption! More insects for ARK!

[VanityVonStar]

Yes! The beetle is back! 

[Bronde]

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1 hour ago, BaneReaper25 said:

I feel like a beetle wouldn't be a very good dessert. Desserts are usually sweet. 

Scarabs are a beetle type. I would love to see this creatures saddle have some egyptian details 

[Kaho]

If you can make it BURROW thru SAND with a Defensive MODE!!
with SPIKES/GAS/BOMB TRAPS like a LURKER/DEFILER/RAVAGER (see Starcraft 2)
then this Creature takes the cake.

[TheEternalSpyro2]

A beetle in a map where some of the explorers are Egyptian is just perfect (the Egyptians even have a beetle god Khepri), I hope he wins this time go team beetle ! 🦗🐞

Edited April 9, 2023 by TheEternalSpyro2

[BewareOfJabberwock]

Always going to support Beetle ✊it really would fit in great on Scorched Earth though... 

[WildTacoBR]

Add the images, thats very important and could drive people to vote for him, and fix the "dessert" thing lol

[SchiffBaer2]

This really is one of the laziest copy pastes. Why didnt you include the original drawings?

[Kingkestrel373]

I’m so excited for the toffee pudding beetle!

[Kaho]

1 hour ago, Kingkestrel373 said:

I’m so excited for the toffee pudding beetle! 

You mean the coffee graham beetle? 

[loudplatipus]

i think this is more of a creature that would sute aberration more than scorched so i think you should suggest it for that vote.

[Silvaeger]

i think to fit scorched earth more it would be cool if the design took more inspiration from scarab beetles or other desert beetles

[WitheringSoul113001]

7 minutes ago, loudplatipus said:

i think this is more of a creature that would sute aberration more than scorched so i think you should suggest it for that vote.

Actually, the beetle honestly fits every map except maybe gen1 or anywhere that has mass snow or its very cold like fjord, looks wise sure it could be altered per map but otherwise all around for maps itd likely be great 

[loudplatipus]

19 minutes ago, WitheringSoul113001 said:

Actually, the beetle honestly fits every map except maybe gen1 or anywhere that has mass snow or its very cold like fjord, looks wise sure it could be altered per map but otherwise all around for maps itd likely be great 

I mean fare enough. If it does win i would at least like to see different varients like an ab version or an extinction version.

[TorchuJACK117]

Didn't even bother to Add all the pics from when I posted it last time. Smh way to put minimal effort in. Dissapointed

[WitheringSoul113001]

2 hours ago, TorchuJACK117 said:

Didn't even bother to Add all the pics from when I posted it last time. Smh way to put minimal effort in. Dissapointed

Someone in the comments added the remaining pics