ATLAS has finally begun early access testing, and players have lots of unanswered questions nigh Grapeshot's pirate MMO. In this guide, we'll outline the process for taming starter creatures like Horses, Lions and Tigers.

The Nuts of Taming

Just like its predecessor, ARK: Survival Evolved, ATLAS features several unlike taming processes that allow you to bond with creatures.

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You lot must open upward the survival skill tree before you lot tin brainstorm taming. Grapeshot Games/TagBackTV @ YouTube
  • Neutral or Passive Tames : These tames don't require any combat. You just fill the creature'south inventory with the desired ingredient to make full up its tame meter. Find enough of the called resource and the animate being is yours.
  • Agile Tames : These require combat and boosted skills, which means your character volition have to be leveled up enough to become a Bola. Proceed hitting and trapping the animal till its wellness is around 10 per centum, which knocks information technology out for well-nigh 90 seconds. When that happens, you lot can make full its inventory with the desired ingredient.
  • Skill Tree : In social club to start taming you must unlock Beastmastery, which is earned by completing the "Tools of the Trade" and "Paw-to-Hand Combat" steps of the Survivalism skill tree. It sounds intimidating, just this is more often than not done even before reaching level ten. Only play the game, get acquainted with the world, collect supplies and you'll exist there in no time.

How to Tame Creatures in ATLAS

Here's a list of starter tames available in the offset iteration of ATLAS early on access. The tips below should assistance you secure the animal yous seek.

Cows: Walk upward to the face of a moo-cow and put Rushes in its inventory. You lot'll find Rushes in the following zones of the map: D9, I2, M11, N11, C10, L4, B4 A8, K4 and K12. This resource is pretty common and is basically the ATLAS version of thatch.

ATLAS tame guide cow
Cows consume Rushes, which are pretty easy to discover. Grapeshot Games/Osterberg501 @ YouTube

Pigs: Feed them Maize. Maize is constitute in the F and H zones of the map. Pigs are basically a primary source of meat, which means they don't have much use in gainsay.

Monkeys: Put any type of drupe in their inventory. This tame requires some stealth. If the monkey finds y'all and runs abroad, only wait a few seconds before starting the taming process again. Monkeys are basically pets, but they can distract foes in combat equally well.

Chicken: The same as monkeys without the stealth. Just make full their inventory with berries. Save chickens for their eggs, which provide Yellowish Vitamin.

Rabbit: Feed it carrots using the passive tame method.

Sheep: Feed it camomile. This is a small, white blossom found pretty much everywhere. Sheep can be used in combat and are a valuable source of fleece.

Tiger: Bola the Tiger and fill up its inventory with Prime number Meat one time information technology'southward subdued. You can harvest Prime number Meat from pigs. Rinse and repeat the process till the taming bar fills. Once it'southward down, information technology may help to build some walls around the fauna likewise. It'south not super necessary if the tame is depression-level, but pens may get more critical as unsafe creatures are added.

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Tigers are ever hungry for Prime number Meat. Grapeshot Games/Osterberg501 @ YouTube

Parrots: Find five Maize and cook it to create Hardtack. Once y'all have the tack, apply the Bola taming method to subdue.

Bears: Bears are Bola tamed with love. Honey is harvested from beehives in the post-obit locations: N10, K6, O10, N7, F11, E10, C10, L9 and G7. Bears are by and large used for gathering fiber.

Balderdash: An active tame involving Rushes. See the above Cow tame steps for more details.

Horse: Bola it and fill its inventory with Sugar Cane. Y'all'll notice Sugar Pikestaff on small islands and in the following zones: K6, K9, M7, N7, M9, M10 and O10. Horses spook easily, so be careful taming this i.

Ostrich: A fast Bola tame with Chilli.

Seagull: A shoulder pet that's Bola tamed with Raw Prime Fish Meat. You'll accept to harvest that from Sharks, which makes this a somewhat unnecessary tame that may put new players in dangerous situations.

Vulture: Another Bola pet, merely this one is lured past Rotten Meat. Merely let your meat expire over time.

Wolf: To tame wolves, harvest bone from various carcasses around the isle. Trap and Bola similar most of the other tames. You tin can ride wolves, and they'll also guard you while harvesting if you gear up their temperment to "aggressive."

Rhino: For this tame, just damage it whatsoever way y'all like and apply your bola to trap it. Feed it Turnips, which are commonly found in the map'due south tundra regions. Once you practice, you'll be able to arts and crafts a saddle and ride the fauna. Its charge ability is swell for move, and it's awesome at gathering stone, camomile and berries while you ride.

ATLAS tame guide rhino
Rhinos are great for movement and resources harvesting. Grapeshot Games/TagBackTV @ YouTube

Elephant: Elephants are Bola tamed with wheatgrass. Wheatgrass is constitute at K5, L5, M5, K4, K12 and L11. Elephants can be used for traversal and are also valuable for harvesting wood and Rushes. They're a solid option for heavy combat, too.

Giraffe: This Bola tame eats Beets, which are institute at sectors I3, O13 J12 and H13. Giraffes harvest food, wood and Rushes. They tin too be used to transport two players at once.

Lion: Utilise the Pick to harvest Prime Animal Meat from corpses around the map. Take that food and tame the beast with your Bola. The Lion is an essential gainsay mount.

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You lot may need to build a pen to tame a feisty Lion. Grapeshot Games/ManicM1sbah @ YouTube

That'southward all you need to know about taming in ATLAS for at present, only nosotros'll be making more guides as the game's early access menses continues.

ATLAS is available in early access on PC.

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