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NOTE: I've decided to submit a new creature, and though I don't see anything saying you can't submit multiple creatures, I'm just gonna disown this. Name: Calvapilosa Species: Calvapilosa kroeger Time: Ordovician Diet: Omnivore Temperament: Passive Wild: Calvapilosa kroeger is one of the most unique creatures I've encountered throughout my travels. A giant slug, covered in spikes, it roams the swamps, shallow bodies of water, and beaches that can be found across the ARK. It's much bigger than its prehistoric counterpart, rivalling Morellatops in size. It seems to produce some sort of specialized mucus, that I've observed when making contact with other creatures, seems to make them friendly towards the Calva. They'll even go out of their way to protect it from foes and listen to the commands of the Calva, which it communicates via pheromones. I've seen creatures fall unconscious when exposed to high volumes of this mucus, making it a bad idea to attempt to fight it with melee attacks. Taming: Calvapilosa seems to respond positively to food cooked by humans. Specifically, I've seen it enjoy cooked prime meat and even the various dishes that Rockwell invented. Due to the presence of its mucus, it's recommended to approach it with a gas mask to avoid falling under its effects. Domesticated: Once tamed, Calvapilosa is one of the most useful creatures one could ever ask for! Its mucus allows it to assist survivors in sedating other creatures, as well as protecting said creatures and making sure the taming is successful. Calvapilosa mucus can be refined into a substance that when fed to a creature, will put it in better shape when it is fully tamed. I still haven't figured out how this works, but however it does, it's very effective! Besides that, I've observed other survivors creating an artificial shell for Calvapilosa, and said shell has a built in system that harvests Calvapilosa's fluids and shoots it out of what seems to be a tank barrel. These fluids are much more effective at knocking creatures out than the darts I've seen used by survivors in the various tribes I've encountered, making it ideal for anyone trying to domesticate more creatures. There's even been rumors of some survivors having the technology to add a radar to it! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Calvapilosa, outside of being an interesting animal, would be a great addition to the game, as we still lack a dedicated tranq creature. Sure, we have creatures that can deal torpor, but they're not exactly very good at it. Calvapilosa would be capable of hypnotizing foes into listening to its orders, allowing players to use it to easily get creatures into traps. The saddle of Calvapilosa would turn it into a tank, complete with a barrel from which it fires high torpor projectiles to easily knock out its targets. These wouldn't deal damage, or at least deal very little damage. It can also fire its spikes to deal high damage to foes, allowing it to be used offensively. It could also use rocket propelled grenades to damage enemy structures. In addition to its tank capabilities, Calvapilosa would have a radar system that would allow it to locate creatures you desire on the map. It would have filters that allow you to specify what the creature would have. For example, you could put in a certain level range for a rex, and it would locate any present on the map, or at least within the given area that are loaded in. It could also detect either genders, minimum value for a stat, etc. It could also look at the stats of a creature your looking at, like HLN-A on the genesis maps and locate lost creatures that you own. Another feature could be attachments for Calvapilosa. This would include a grapple to keep creatures from running away, as well as to drag it up walls, a net cannon, which would fire much larger nets than the net gun, allowing you to net much larger creatures than the net gun, and an attachment that allows it to mimic the support roar of the Yutyrannus and Male Shadowmane. Alternatively, the support attachment could heal allies, either way. Calvapilosa's fluids can be refined into a substance that can restore lost taming effectiveness, as well as act as mutagen. Perhaps to balance it out, maybe it could only function as mutagen on creatures that were tamed with it. Despite the fact its a giant slug, Calvapilosa would be decently mobile, especially in water, where it doesn't need oxygen and can glide through the seas. Though I haven't done much with it having spikes outside of being the source of its damaging projectiles, I could see the spikes being used for defense or as a living spike trap Please consider voting for Calvapilosa, as Ark would benefit greatly from a dedicated tame helping creature, and because having a slug/snail tank would be fun to use. Think about the cool mini-games some servers could do! (Image credit: Model by Esben Horn; Photo by Jakob Vinther)