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Introduction! Hey all, Welcome to my creature submission for Fjordur! You can read what I wrote below for the full Dossier text, along with some extra information, and a viewable Dossier that I myself along with two artists created! Credit largely goes to them Myotragus Dossier Text Wild On the surface, Myotragus sensorem looks like a regular mountain goat. Upon closer inspection however, this creature is a lucky thing to come across. In the wild, Myotragus sensorem is passive, though defensive when attacked. Myotragus are capable of scaling the steep slopes of the mountainous regions. This verticality, combined with their high fortitude when in the presence of certain resources, makes them a dangerous foe if they are attacked in areas containing high quantities of materials often useful to survivors. The sharpened horns of Myotragus allow them to pierce the flesh of creatures and survivors alike, causing them to bleed. Combined with this, Myotragus are about as large as an adult survivor. Thus, it is wise to avoid violent confrontation with Myotragus unless necessary. Domesticated Perhaps the most unique capability of Myotragus is its strange propensity to sensing various local resource deposits along with creatures in a given area. Tribes have found that upon showing Myotragus specific resources, it will point its human companion in the right direction. While Myotragus are not effective gatherers on their own, they have the unique ability of having an easier time carrying the resources which they can sense. This makes them efficient at helping survivors find resources to then carry back to their encampments with ease. The unique jump-height, verticality, and weight carrying capacity of Myotragus, combined with its ability to sense local resources, makes it an excellent companion to have in these harsh lands. Utility With the Dossier out of the way, let's get into the details of the Myotragus. This goat has the utility of 'sensing' resources, but also creatures in a given area. My pitch, is that the radius of this sensing ability can be extended via level-ups, or it could be tied to level in some way. Also, when a Myotragus spawns, it could work similar to the Gacha on Extinction, where it has special capabilities with a random set of resources. The gacha can create those resources, but the Myotragus can instead be able to sense them and carry them with weight reduction. A list of resources may include the following: Raw Metal Obsidian Crystal Gems Oil Sap Sulfur Silica Pearls Black Pearls Fungal Wood Raw Salt Then, the second utility ability of the Myotragus could be that it can similarly sense a random set of creatures, somewhat like the Parasaur but from a much greater distance, only sensing Wild creatures specifically. In my eyes, this can act like a vanilla replacement for mods like S+ that help you track down creatures by just typing their name in. The Myotragus instead can be a balanced approach to this. It would encourage taming lots of them if each one could have drastically different preferred creatures, perhaps 5-8. This way, if you wanted to find one creature or another, you would pick your tamed goat which is especially fond of that creature, and journey out into the lands of Fjordur. Third, I would suggest that the Myotragus can track down Explorer Notes, much like the Direwolf. Except instead, they could detect them from a much larger range. Perhaps tying into a level-up ability increasing the range? As a player who very much enjoys collecting notes for the satisfaction, having this creature on any other map would make it so much easier. Lastly, Myotragus could be a second source of Mutton, as currently the Ovis is the only creature which can be harvested for such meat. That said, I would suggest making the yield from mutton far lower than Ovis, so that it still has dominance in the field of harvesting mutton. Perhaps for every 10 Raw Mutton an ovis grants, the Myo only gets 1-2. The following resources could be obtained from harvesting Myotragus: Raw Mutton Hide Pelt Combat The Myotragus is perhaps most comparable to the male Megaloceros, except both male and female Myotragus have horns. Beyond the sensing ability of the horns, they are also sharp and can deliver serious bleed damage to opponents. In the wild, Myotragus act similar to Pachycephalosaurus, where they will not attack unless provoked. Overall, nothing immensely special, but the Myotragus can deliver enough damage to defend itself and fight off any would-be attackers. It could also be said that Myotragus get buffed when near the creatures that they have a fondness towards sensing / seeking, giving them an actual damage and resistance buff. Perhaps this could be applied for both wild and tamed creatures of the specific type that it likes. Travel Lastly, the goat can be great for traversal, and here's why! As shown in the Dossier, the suggested ability of Myotragus is to be able to walk up very steep surfaces. It does not have to be as extreme as the example shown on the left-hand side in verticality, but it could be comparable to the ability of the Tek Boots, allowing you to go up much steeper cliffs than most creatures, or than how you could as a Survivor on foot. Myotragus could have decent stamina, a fantastic and large jump-height (as seen in goats in the real world), and take far reduced, or perhaps no fall damage whatsoever. Taming Taming Myotragus is a somewhat difficult task, and requires a fairly wide variety of resources. First, survivors must drop a resource on the ground near Myotragus in order to test if their horns indicate that they are excited. After isolating which resource(s) do this, survivors can then drop the resource on the ground (much like with Gachas), which causes the Myotragus to get very excited, and pick up / carry the item, using its horns. After a certain amount of time, the Myotragus will feel like picking up more of its favorite resources, but if it is given the same one repeatedly, the taming effectiveness will go down. Conclusion I hope you like my pitch! Please upvote the Myotragus if this is a creature that appeals to you, and you want more unique mechanics! We don't quite have anything in the base game that can 'track down' specific resources or creatures like this, and so I'm really into this idea!

Thylacoleo is arguably one of the coolest and most widely used tames in ark. It is awesome! And considering how much I love marsupials, I figured might as well spread the love a little to those that don't get as much attention. Be warned this one is very, very, VERY, odd. Name: Thylacosmilus atrox Time: Miocene Temperament: Angry Bedhead Danger: Caution, won't kill you outright but will mess you up bad! Wild: Thylacosmilus is an odd creature to say the least. At first glace its saberteeth and feline like appearance would lead one to think it was an apex predator that wrestled it's prey and brutally savaged it. But the truth is far stranger than fiction. For Thylacosmilus is a sanguivorous predator, a "vampire" for all intensive purposes. With its night vision and heat sensitive nasal pits, it is able to track down prey in the dead of night from miles away and stealthily stalk them. Being plantigrades usually means heavy footsteps, but thanks to soft padding and extra fur on it's paws Thylacosmilus makes no sound. Once it's target has been acquired it will sting it with its long tongue barbel, then carefully sink its teeth into it and begin sucking as much blood as it desires. The creature in question not noticing the effects due to a narcotic and pain-numbing agent produced in the Thylacosmilus saliva. The vampiric Hunter will then leave as silently as it entered, leaving only a severely weakened victim behind. Thanks to the careful study and refing process available on hand, Thylacosmilus saliva has been widely used to treat injuries and medical conditions thanks to its sedative properties and painkiller effects. By "milking" the spit of this vampire, anaesthetic can be made in chemistry tables and used to heal survivors as well as numb the pain. Tamed: The most sure fire method of taming the Thylacosmilus thus far is by passive tame. Their delicate nature is not good for knockout taming and they are very begrudging creatures. If one wants to take it they must get a packet of blood, mixed in with narcotics, and passively feed it. Sure enough, it will get intoxicated and agreeable and will be yours forever. Whilst not a powerful predator, or a damage absorbing sponge, the Thylacosmilus has it's uses in combat and tribal warfare. Though like the creature itself, these roles are out of the ordinary. another interesting use for the Thylacosmilus is for scouting and espionage. Tha is to its quiet footfall and general stealthy nature they have been used to break into bases and forts unnoticed. With the aid of heat and night vision they can locate targets, or just be used to steal info or plant explosives. This is accomplished thanks to the limited, yet still functional climbing abilities as well as being able to crawl through windows. The biggest draw back to the Thylacosmilus is it's nocturnal nature. They spend nearly 12 hours asleep in the day and only wake up at the crack of twighlight. Like the megalosaurus they can be woken up, but they only have so long before they shut down and go back to sleep. But when used at the right time and in the right way, they can be game changers.

A new mid sized Crocodilian resembling a gharial Gryposuchus.jfif

Shadowmane needs a second mid-air jump for better mobility or a bleed effect in super bite. I know his jump is already very good, but it's hard to compete against managarmers in pvp. For better balance I suggest reducing super bite damage by adding the bleed effect.