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Hummanguera - The flying oil gatherer Hummanguera is a new creature of the Extinction map. It can detect some of the valuable resources, collect oil with maximum coefficient and help the survivors in the battle. Basic information Hummanguera is a flying creature similar in appearance to Pteranodon and Tropeognathus, but slightly smaller. Appearance is equated to the Snow Owl, Velonosaurus and Managarmr with their dark 'cyber' limbs. It is a non-aggressive creature until the player attacks it. If the player does start attacking, Hummanguera will start spitting oil in response. Getting oil on the player will add a debuff of immobility and will not allow movement for a couple of seconds, if the player is next to other hostile dinos, then he will not be able to fight back. Hummanguera lives in and around the Desert Dome. To fly this dino you need a level 50 survivor. For taming, you will need to have some sulfur and oil with you, and wait for the Hummanguera to fly up to you. After it lands, throw a bola at it and knock it out. PVE use As mentioned above Hummanguer is a good way to collect oil. It collects oil with its lingering tongue in a similar way as hummingbirds collect the nectar of flowers. Also, this dyno can carry a lot of weight, but this only applies to some resources (oil, gems, obsidian). Flight speed is average, but can dive and increase it. Also, Hummanguera can be used as a storage that gives out the right amount at the request. It is a live-like locator that highlights resources in a small radius while on the ground and in a large radius while in the air. PVP use Humanguera can be used in combat, with enough oil it can spit it at other survivors, which the rider can then set on fire with flaming arrows. It is advisable to engage in battle with tribemates for better efficiency. Has an advantage over Phoenixes, Fire Wyverns and Survivors with flamethrowers. Vulnerability is the small size that exposes the rider to danger. Basic stats Max Wild Level Health: 1200.0 Stamina: 700.0 Oxygen: 170.0 Food: 800.0 Weight: 2600.0 Melee Damage: 120% Movement Speed: 130% Torpidity: 500.0

I want to start with the most obvious answer to one of the questions - Aratai exist as NPCs from which we will receive experience or leveling points, we do not know for sure whether the way to level up in ARK 2 will be the same as in ARK:SE so this moment remains for developers. Just my opinion tho. Who are these Aratai guys? In the first trailer for ARK 2 released in 2022, we first saw these humanoid people(?) and clearly showed us that they will confront the survivors, some time after that we were shown several armor concepts shown in the trailer, which in my opinion is quite interesting. From that moment on, we were not told or hinted at what role these guys would play in the plot. By all the laws of predictability and genres of video games, series or films, Aratai must be some kind of force of nature or a "great evil" that, for some reason, wants to get rid of people (hello Rockwell). Speaking of this, I have heard and read that many believe that the Aratai are native sentient species of the planet Arat. I don't think this is correct because the Aratai are very different from the environment in which they supposedly lived before the arrival of the survivors. + the fact that the Genesis Ship chose the planet for human settlement given that there is already a sentient species on Arat that could be a big competition and problem... pretty weird. So my theory is that the Aratai are corrupted survivors who somehow ended up on the planet with the other survivors during the undocking of the Eden ring. I'll say, it's not even a theory, but an evidence base: when we defeat the VR Corrupted Master in Genesis: Part 1 we get a cutscene where the player wakes up on the Ship. HLN-A flies up to us and says that we could be the only one who woke up - it is at this moment that we are shown how Element infects human body in the pod. Perhaps in some part of the uninfected ring, Rockwell was able to corrupt some of the survivors through the simulation and leave them in reserve. When we get the Ark: Genesis Part 2 ending, we see dozens of escape pods falling on Arat, possibly containing corrupted survivors who, at Rockwell's whim, are still trying to kill survivors. Given that survivors and Aratai have the same level of crafting weapons, clothing and armor, all of the above may be true. Why am I sure that Aratai are corrupted survivors? As an example, I want to give a description: tall hunchbacked creatures with gray-lilac skin, faintly glowing eyes, spikes on the body, sharp teeth and claws. Sounds familiar, right? Is it possible that some part of Rockwell's legacy has survived, and even after his death, it continues to harm the survivors? And I know that this old man is finished and that it is pointless to continue this fuss, but the problem is that this ambassador of Element may be dead, but Element itself as a material has not been destroyed. From a gameplay point of view, I can only assume that the developers are preparing for us: Raids and claims of territories (like in some RPG) Protecting your settlements (survivor POV) "Clearing" important locations from Aratai The return of Element through Aratai and another fight between good and evil (unlikely) If we assume a plot role (just assume!), then Santiago will most likely attempt to shut down all possible sources of the Tek Element, and Aratai that co-dependents with this metal, will obviously try to prevent him from doing this.

I think that echolocation is kinda useful ability, given that usually you can’t see much under water and finding the creature you need without using mods is very cool