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VR Ferox

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VR Ferox Taming Calculator

The VR Ferox is a knockout tame - render it unconscious with torpor weapons like Tranq Arrows or Shocking Tranq Darts, then feed it while it's down. The VR Ferox loses Torpor at 0.1 per second while unconscious - stay on top of narcotics.

Food	Taming Time	Effectiveness
Simple Kibble	5:41	74 Lvl (224) 99.61%
Raw Mutton	5:51	73 Lvl (223) 98.56%
Raw Prime Meat	7:31	73 Lvl (223) 97.7%
Cooked Lamb Chop	10:50	71 Lvl (221) 95.21%
Cooked Prime Meat	14:10	68 Lvl (218) 91.83%
Raw Prime Fish Meat	9:11	65 Lvl (215) 87.4%
Raw Meat	21:41	62 Lvl (212) 83.02%
Cooked Prime Fish Meat	18:25	47 Lvl (197) 63.87%
Cooked Meat	21:16	41 Lvl (191) 55.37%
Raw Fish Meat	26:41	33 Lvl (183) 44.13%
Cooked Fish Meat	26:41	12 Lvl (162) 16.47%

Taming Results

Check the taming results to see how long it takes to tame the VR Ferox, what effectiveness you'll achieve, and how many bonus levels it gains. Better food means better results.

5m 41s

99.61%

Knockout Weapons

Below is a breakdown of knockout weapon requirements for the VR Ferox across various creature levels. Always pace your shots. Torpor takes time to apply, and over-shooting can be lethal.

To simplify the knockout, immobilize the VR Ferox first with Chain Bola or Bear Trap. A Procoptodon can also pick it up and drop it into a taming pen for a controlled knockout.

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Required Narcotics

Below are the narcotic requirements for keeping the VR Ferox sedated throughout taming. Narcotics provide 40 Torpor each and are the standard choice. Bio Toxin offers 80 Torpor but is harder to farm. Narcoberries at 7.5 each are a last resort. The VR Ferox bleeds 0.1 Torpor/s, so keep a close eye on the bar and sedate early.

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Narcoberries

Bio Toxin

Ascerbic Mushrooms

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Starve & Torpor Timers

Track the taming process with the timers below - they monitor both Torpor and starvation progress. Torpor monitoring prevents premature wakeups. The starve timer is for the starve-tame method - let Food drop, then load all kibble at once to avoid waste.

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Estimated time until optimal feeding point: 5m 41s

Food to consume through starvation: 341

Target food level: 3859

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ARK: Survival Ascended features the VR Ferox as a tamable, carnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. Classified under the Variant group.

Health-wise, the VR Ferox sits at 1,100 base, making it solidly tanky. Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it respectable melee power. With 1000 base Stamina, the VR Ferox has massive stamina reserves. A base Weight of 350 means good carrying capacity.

To tame the VR Ferox, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. Simple Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.

As a tame, the VR Ferox fills a general-purpose role, adaptable to whatever your tribe currently needs. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. Defeating one in the wild grants 3 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.23 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.

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