ARK: Survival Ascended – Shastasaurus dossier revealed

Recently, the developers announced the new creature for the map The Center in the Unreal Engine 5 remake ARK: Survival Ascended – the Shastasaurus.
Now the accompanying dossier has been published.

This is what the dossier tells us

The Dino Dossier for Shastasaurus reveals that you can tame this giant by giving it a cosmetic treatment and removing the barnacles from it while distracting it with ichthyosaurs.

But that’s not all, it seems that instead of a saddle, you can even attach a complete cargo hold to the animal’s back, and in addition, torpedo launching devices should also be possible.

A gentle, curious giant that turns into a living giant combat submarine when needed – sounds pretty wild and pretty much like ARK.

Below you can have a look at the complete dossier yourself:

Shastasaurus – Dossier

• Species: Shastasaurus carmentellum
• Time: Late Triassic
• Diet: Carnivore
• Temperament: Curious

Wild

This odd variant of Shastasaurus seems as curious about humans as its distant relative Ichthyosaur. It sure got my attention when one of these sea monsters swam up to have a look at me! Luckily, its bulk turns out to be worse than its bite.

Shastasaurus has weaponized the ultrasonic chirps it uses for echolocation. It can focus those sounds into a tight cone that disorients prey, or widen the effect to blast apart a school of fish in a concussive wave.

Domesticated

Taming a Shastasaurus was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I brought along some Ichthyosaur pals to entertain their larger cousin while I scraped some of its itchy barnacles off with a sickle. From then on, I had a gigantic escort in deep water.

Some tribes manage to kit out their finny friend with a periscope, torpedo bays, and even a cargo hold… Those Shastasaurs end up looking like something from the old kids’ cartoon with cavemen who turned dinos into cars and submarines!