VR Stegosaurus
Variant
Overview
The VR Stegosaurus is a herbivorous variant creature. It reduces the weight of inventory items by up to -75% when carrying Bingleberry. This makes it useful for transporting heavy loads efficiently. It can be airlifted by Quetzal or Tusoteuthis for fast deployment.
Players typically tame the VR Stegosaurus to serve as a mobile weight-reducing pack animal in resource transport operations.
Spawn Locations
VR Stegosaurus does not currently spawn on any ARK: Survival Ascended map, or spawn data is not yet available.
The VR Stegosaurus must be knocked out before taming. Use a Chain Bola, Bear Trap, or Large Bear Trap to immobilize it. Then apply tranquilizing darts with a Crossbow or Longneck Rifle, or strike with a Wooden Club or Electric Prod.
Feed it Regular Kibble for the fastest taming. About 32 units are needed. The process takes around 41 minutes and requires no Narcotics. Use the calculator below for your settings.
| Food | Qty | Time | Effectiveness |
|---|---|---|---|
 Regular KibbleBest | 32 | 40:56 | 74 Lvl (224) |
 Archelon Algae | 80 | 48:01 | 74 Lvl (224) |
 Crops | 319 | 3:11:25 | 62 Lvl (212) |
 Mejoberry | 425 | 3:11:16 | 55 Lvl (205) |
    | 638 | 3:11:24 | 41 Lvl (191) |
Weight Reduction
The VR Stegosaurus provides -75% weight reduction on Bingleberry. Pair it with a Quetzal or Tusoteuthis to maintain this benefit during aerial transport.
Damage Resistances
The VR Stegosaurus takes +200% more damage from spike walls, making it highly vulnerable in defensive setups. It has a -60% resistance to fire damage, reducing effectiveness of flame-based weapons. Use non-fire ranged or melee attacks for optimal damage output.
Kill XP
Wild Kill (1.25×)5 base × 15.9 level × 4 × 1.25× wild kill × 1× server
Server Settings(Game.ini)
Official servers use non-1× defaults; the values above already reflect official rates.
| Stat | Base (Lv.1) | Wild +/Lv | Tamed +/Lv |
|---|---|---|---|
 Health | 650.0 | +130.00 | +4.00% |
 Stamina | 300.0 | +30.00 | +2.00% |
 Torpidity | 500.0 | +30.00 | +0.00% |
 Oxygen | 150.0 | +15.00 | +2.00% |
 Food | 6000.0 | +600.00 | +2.00% |
 Weight | 500.0 | +10.00 | +0.80% |
 Melee Damage Multiplier | 100.0% | +5.00% | +10.00% |
 Speed Multiplier | 100.0% | +0.00% | +2.00% |
Hitbox Multipliers
The head has a damage multiplier of 1.67, making it the optimal target for knockouts. The body and tail have lower multipliers of 0.7, making head shots significantly more effective.
Can Damage
Can break Thatch and Wood. Build at least in Stone.
Thatch
Wood
Stone
Metal
Tek| Attack | Base | Thatch | Wood | Stone | Metal | Tek |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MeleeHerbivore Medium | 42 | 231.0 | 126.0 | — | — | — |
| ImpalingTailWhipHerbivore Medium | 42 | 231.0 | 126.0 | — | — | — |
| ThrowImpliedTargetHerbivore Medium | 42 | 231.0 | 126.0 | — | — | — |
Numbers reflect base melee at level 1, 100% TE, no imprint. The damage calculator lets you scale by melee %, server multipliers, and pick a specific structure for exact hit counts.
Tools & Guides
VR Stegosaurus Tips & Tricks
The VR Stegosaurus reduces Bingleberry weight by 75%, making it ideal for extended foraging trips.
It can be carried by Quetzal and Tusoteuthis, enabling rapid aerial relocation.
It is highly vulnerable to spike walls, taking 200% additional damage.
Fire damage is 60% less effective due to strong resistance.
It can be immobilized with a Plant Species Y.
Tranquilizer darts from a Harpoon Launcher can be used for knockouts.
This page details the VR Stegosaurus's taming, breeding, damage modifiers, and transport capabilities. Refer to the taming calculator, breeding calculator, and spawn map for further planning.