Chalicotherium

See also:  Megatherium

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Chalicotherium

Dossier Chalicotherium.png

Creature

Group

Mammals

Diet

Herbivore

Temperament

Territorial

Release Versions

248.0
Oct 21, 2016

744.0
Oct 28, 2016

501.0
Dec 6, 2016

1.0
May 24, 2018

599.0
Nov 30, 2018

311.74
Jun 11, 2020

678.15
Sep 1, 2021

Variants

• Corrupted Chalicotherium
• Eerie Chalicotherium
• Obsidioequus
• VR Chalicotherium

Spawn Command

cheat summon Chalico_Character_BP_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Chalicotherium/Chalico_Character_BP.Chalico_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Corrupted Chalicotherium
cheat summon Chalico_Character_BP_Corrupt_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Extinction/Dinos/Corrupt/Chalicotherium/Chalico_Character_BP_Corrupt.Chalico_Character_BP_Corrupt'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Chalicotherium (Gauntlet)
cheat summon Chalico_Character_BP_Gauntlet_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Gauntlet/Arctic/Chalico_Character_BP_Gauntlet.Chalico_Character_BP_Gauntlet'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Chalicotherium (Gauntlet2)
cheat summon Chalico_Character_BP_STA_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Gauntlet2/STA/Dinos/Chalico_Character_BP_STA.Chalico_Character_BP_STA'" 500 0 0 35
Variant VR Chalicotherium (Mashup)
cheat summon Chalico_Character_BP_ExpG_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Mashup/ExperimentG/DinosAndStructures/Chalico_Character_BP_ExpG.Chalico_Character_BP_ExpG'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Chalicotherium (Mashup)
cheat summon Chalico_Character_BP_ExpG_Pod_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis2/Missions/ModularMission/Mashup/ExperimentG/DinosAndStructures/Chalico_Character_BP_ExpG_Pod.Chalico_Character_BP_ExpG_Pod'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

Yes

Yes

Yes

Torpor Immune

No

Taming Method

 Passive

Preferred Food

 Beer Jar

Preferred Food

 Wheat Beer 

Equipment

 Chalicotherium Saddle (Level 42)

Rider Weaponry

Yes

Data

XP for kill

24 XP

Feces Size

 Medium

Drag Weight

300

Radiation Immune

No

Carryable By

• Fire Wyvern
• Forest Wyvern
• Ice Wyvern
• Lightning Wyvern
• Poison Wyvern
• Quetzal
• Tek Quetzal
• Tusoteuthis

Immobilized By

• Chain Bola
• Large Bear Trap
• Plant Species Y Trap
• Net Projectile

Can Damage

 Thatch
 Greenhouse
 Wood
 Adobe
 Stone

Reproduction

Gestation Time

7h 56m 11.428s

Baby Time

8h 13m 49.628s

Juvenile Time

1d 8h 55m 18.512s

Adolescent Time

1d 17h 9m 8.141s

Total Maturation Time

3d 10h 18m 16.281s

Breeding Interval

18h - 2d

Habitat

• Chalicotherium
• Corrupted Chalicotherium

• The Island
• The Center
• Ragnarok
• Extinction
• Valguero
• Genesis: Part 1
• Crystal Isles
• Genesis: Part 2
• Lost Island

• Extinction

Common             Rare
  Untameable   Cave

The Chalicotherium (CHA-lih-co-THE-ree-um), sometimes referred to as Chalico or Chali, is one of the Creatures in ARK: Survival Evolved.

Basic Info

Dossier

This section is intended to be an exact copy of what the survivor Helena Walker, the author of the dossiers, has written. There may be some discrepancies between this text and the in-game creature.

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Species

Chalicotherium obsidioequus

Time

Late Oligocene - Early Pliocene

Diet

Herbivore

Temperament

Territorial

Wild

Found in small numbers within the Island's colder regions, Chalicotherium obsidioequus is normally a peaceful herbivore that prefers to spend its days lazing about or playing with its family. It is very territorial, however, and the entire family, young and old, will turn against an encroaching creature at just the slightest provocation. A memorable scene to stumble upon is a group of Chalicotherium playing. One odd playtime activity for Chalicotherium is hurling large balls of snow or.. mud-rocks(?).. at each other. Smaller creatures in the area shy away from Chalicotherium during this exertion, for fear of being buried in snow or "gravel."

Domesticated

While many creatures are useful while attacking a fortress, Chalicotherium can be trained as mobile artillery. Its unique playtime habit becomes a rather devastating long-range assault tactic when it is given boulders to throw, rather than snowballs!

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~ Helena

Behavior

Like the  Dire Bear and  Gigantopithecus, the Chalicotherium becomes hostile when approached. It throws balls of rocks, mud, and (presumably) feces that can poison the player, slow movement speed, and apply a brown effect around the edges of the screen. You can still dodge the balls, but they are pretty rapid fire. The creature seems to bear some rudimentary intelligence, not unlike an otter, as troops of them can be seen hurling snowballs at each other like some sort of war game - something that also proves handy against local predators like  Hyaenodon,  Direwolves and even  Daeodons. While most commonly found in cold, snowy regions, they are by far the most adaptable of the Arks’ large mammals, and can also handle warmer conditions; occasionally being found in jungles, grasslands, even on beaches and wastelands across all maps except for Scorched Earth and Aberration.

Appearance

Perhaps the oddest mammal on the island, the Chalicotherium is best described as a hybrid between a horse, a gorilla, a bear, as well as a zebra but does look akin to Ground Sloths too. Like a gorilla it walks on its knuckles, but whereas apes have hands, the Chalicotherium wields wicked claws. These claws are used for pulling leafy branches towards its mouth, but are deadly in combat. The skull form, tail and pattering lean more towards that of an equine species, while the body is nearly identical in shape to giant ground sloths such as Megatherium.

Color Scheme and Regions

This section displays the Chalicotherium's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Chalicotherium. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Chalicotherium will randomly spawn with to provide an overall range of its natural color scheme. Hover your cursor over a color to display its name and ID.

This information can be used to alter the Chalicotherium's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Chalicotherium's "main body" magenta.

• Chalicotherium
• Corrupted Chalicotherium

Region 0:
Main Body

13

14

20

22

33

34

35

37

39

41

Region 1 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 2 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 3 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 4:
Fur Highlights

13

20

33

34

35

41

Region 5:
Stripes and Belly

8

14

21

32

33

38

40

Region 0:
Main Body

13

14

20

22

33

34

35

37

39

41

Region 1 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 2 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 3 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 4:
Fur Highlights

13

20

33

34

35

41

Region 5:
Stripes and Belly

8

14

21

32

33

38

40

Drops

• Chalicotherium
• Corrupted Chalicotherium

• Hide
• Raw Meat
• Raw Prime Meat

• Corrupted Nodule
• Hide
• Raw Meat

Base Stats and Growth

• Chalicotherium
• Corrupted Chalicotherium

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Tamed	Additive	Multiplicative
Health	600	+120	+5.4%	0.07
Stamina	300	+30	+10%
Oxygen	150	+15	+10%
Food	4000	+400	+10%
Weight	400	+8	+4%
Melee Damage	36 / 32	+1.8 / +1.6	+1.7%	7%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A	+1%
Torpidity	500	+30	N/A	0.5

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement [u/s]	Base Speed			Sprinting Speed			Stamina
	Wild	Tamed1	Tamed2	Wild	Tamed1	Tamed2
Walking	210	?	?	850.5001	850.5001	850.5001	14
Swimming	300	?	?	?	?	?	?

• ¹These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
• ²These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.

Attack Values

Melee Hand		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	485	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		36

Throw Boulder		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		75	5600	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		32
Projectile	Impact	100	2.6	100000

Melee Bite		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	450	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		32

Throw Mud		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		75	6000	1000	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		32
Projectile	Impact		10

Throw Snow		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		75	6000	1000	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		32
Projectile	Impact		10

Throw Mud Friendly		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		75	6600	2000	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		32
Projectile	Impact		10

Throw Snow Friendly		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		75	6600	2000	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		32
Projectile	Impact		10

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase
		Wild
Health	600	+120
Stamina	300	+30
Oxygen	150	+15
Food	4000	+400
Weight	400	+8
Melee Damage	36	+1.8
Movement Speed	100%	N/A
Torpidity	500	+30

• For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
• For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats Calculation.

Movement [u/s]	Base Speed	Sprinting Speed
	Wild	Wild
Walking	210	850.5001
Swimming	300	?

• ¹These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
• ²These are the speeds of the creature tamed and non-imprinted.
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.

Attack Values

Melee Hand		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	485	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		36

Throw Boulder		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		75	5600	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		32
Projectile	Impact	100	2.6	100000

Melee Bite		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	450	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		32

Throw Mud		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		75	6000	1000	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		32
Projectile	Impact		10

Throw Snow		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		75	6000	1000	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		32
Projectile	Impact		10

Throw Mud Friendly		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		75	6600	2000	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		32
Projectile	Impact		10

Throw Snow Friendly		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		75	6600	2000	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		32
Projectile	Impact		10

Wild Stats Level-up

Type in values of a wild creature to see on which stats it's emphasized. Green values on a high-level creature are very good for breeding. If you have already tamed your creature you can try to recover the breeding stats with an external tool.

Chalicotherium

The stat-calculator does not work in the mobile-view, see here for alternatives: Apps

Note that after the creature is tamed it gets bonuses on some stats depending on the taming effectiveness. This makes it hard to retrieve the levels on a tamed creature, so this tool is only for wild ones, but gives a first impression, how well the stats are distributed.

Taming

The Chalicotherium is unable to be tamed through the standard tranquilize-and-feed methods, and must be tamed non-violently.

To feed it, place  Beer Jar on the last slot of your hotbar, then when approached press use (default E) to feed it. You cannot feed them all the food required for taming at one time, you must wait every couple of minutes until it is hungry again to feed it more until its taming meter is filled. For the least amount of difficulty, wear  Ghillie Armor and sneak up carefully behind it. Also, if you have it in a safe area, you can feed the first beer and then do something else for a while to give it time to accrue some hunger.

The Chalicotherium also accepts  Stimberries but the taming progress is incredibly slow and therefore this is not advised.

• Base
• Mobile

Level 1		Feeding Interval	Time
Beer Jar	3	02:02	0:04:04

Level 30		Feeding Interval	Time
Beer Jar	6	01:37	0:08:07

Level 60		Feeding Interval	Time
Beer Jar	9	01:31	0:12:10

Level 90		Feeding Interval	Time
Beer Jar	12	01:28	0:16:13

Level 120		Feeding Interval	Time
Beer Jar	15	01:26	0:20:16

Level 150		Feeding Interval	Time
Beer Jar	19	01:25	0:25:40

	Level 1		Feeding Interval	Time
	Beer Jar	3	02:02	0:04:04
	Beer Jar	1	00:00	0:01:22
	Beer Jar	1	00:00	0:01:22
	Beer Jar	1	00:00	0:01:22

	Level 30		Feeding Interval	Time
	Beer Jar	6	01:37	0:08:07
	Beer Jar	2	02:43	0:02:43
	Beer Jar	1	00:00	0:01:22
	Beer Jar	1	00:00	0:01:22

	Level 75		Feeding Interval	Time
	Beer Jar	12	01:28	0:16:13
	Beer Jar	4	01:48	0:05:25
	Beer Jar	1	00:00	0:01:22
	Beer Jar	1	00:00	0:01:22

	Level 150		Feeding Interval	Time
	Beer Jar	21	01:25	0:28:22
	Beer Jar	7	01:34	0:09:28
	Beer Jar	1	00:00	0:01:22
	Beer Jar	1	00:00	0:01:22

	Level 300		Feeding Interval	Time
	Beer Jar	40	01:23	0:54:01
	Beer Jar	14	01:27	0:18:55
	Beer Jar	2	02:43	0:02:43
	Beer Jar	1	00:00	0:01:22

	Level 450		Feeding Interval	Time
	Beer Jar	58	01:22	1:18:19
	Beer Jar	20	01:25	0:27:01
	Beer Jar	2	02:43	0:02:43
	Beer Jar	1	00:00	0:01:22

Note that the values are for optimal cases, always bring extra supplies!
For a level-dependent count of resources needed, try an external taming calculator.

Once tamed the Chalicotherium's diet is  Berries, like other herbivores.

Combat

This section describes how to fight against the Chalicotherium.

General

error

Strategy

The Chalicotherium is a powerful creature, but by hammering it quickly with a  Woolly Rhino or  Dimorphodon, it can be taken down before it has a chance to attack.

Weaponry

Because of its hard-hitting swipe attacks, melee weapons are not advised. Long range weapons are most effective here, though caution of player placement is recommended. Its rock/dirt throw can knock a player off most rocks, so a tall ledge and use of a Scope Attachment is a more effective strategy here. Tanking or fast-flying mounts are even more effective with the Chalicotherium.

Dangers

It will charge at the player, throwing dirt, rocks or even fecal matter if it is unable to catch up. This projectile slightly impairs your vision, slows you down, and poisons you, regardless of the direction of impact.

Weakness

Once tamed, the Chalicotherium’s range attack is a rock throw, this attack can’t cover its right side efficiently. A fast mount with a close turning circle is a good choice to attack him from his right flank.

Utility

• The Chalicotherium can be used as a mobile  Catapult Turret and can throw rocks at enemies. You do not need to have ammunition, because it grabs them from the ground.

Roles

• Siege Weapon: Chalicotherium is the only tamable creature aside from the  Rock Elemental and Ferox that can lob boulders that deal heavy damage to structures and animals. Unlike the elemental however, the Chalicotherium has the advantage of being able to climb onto platform saddle mounts to use them as a siege tower; and its smaller size with higher speed allows it to maneuver or re-position quicker. While its accurate range is shorter than that of the  Catapult Turret, it doesn't need ammunition to reload. Level up stamina for more continuous rock throws and melee damage for more powerful boulder tosses. Health is also recommended to survive return fire from turrets or defender firearms.
• Base Defense: Place in turret mode around your base but be sure to feed them as most tames don't eat from feeding troughs while in turret mode.
• Gatherer: The Chalicotherium's left click swing goes in a wide arc and has a rapid attack speed, allowing it to gather berries and thatch rapidly. It can also gather wood, but far less effectively. Also the Chalicotherium has a C attack, which can be used while sprinting to collect berries while still on the run. Level up carry weight, stamina, and speed.
• All-Purpose Mount: The Chalicotherium is a very versatile mount. It can sprint relatively fast for a herbivore. With its high health, damage, and massive knockback on its attacks it can go toe to toe with most predators, even large ones like  T-Rex. It can easily amass large amounts of  Berries for yourself and for taming others. Level Speed, Health, and Melee Damage.
• Note! You can also use weapons while riding the Chalicotherium. When Chalicotherium is too slow to pursue other players, pull out your assault rifle and shoot em down!
• Damage:
• Transport:
• Travel:
• Guardian:
• Battle Mount:
• Combatant:
• Defender:
• Boss Killer:

Collectibles

Resource	Efficiency
Berries	★★★★★
Thatch	★★★☆☆
Wood	★☆☆☆☆

Notes/Trivia

For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Chalicotherium, see the relevant Wikipedia article.

• The Chalicotherium was first revealed by Drake on July 23, 2015
• On Dododex, the phrase “hold my beer” originated from this creature due to its unusual taming mechanic.
• The dossier was revealed by Jat on January 25, 2016
• Despite looking like a cross between a horse and a gorilla, Chalicotherium is a close relative of horses and rhinoceroses.
• Chalicotherium means "Pebble Beast" in Greek, referring to its oddly shaped teeth, which fall out when they reach adulthood.
• Obsidioequus means "Siege Horse" in Latin, referring to its relation to horses and its catapult-like capabilities.
• Chalicotherium can be knocked out, but like other non-violent tames the Chalicotherium can not be tamed when it is knocked out.
• Chalicotheriums were probably social animals that lived in herds, Ark's Chalicotherium can usually be seen in singles, pairs and very ocasionally, in groups of 3.
• Oddly, even though they are tamed with Beer, once tamed they will not consume it, even when force fed.
• Interestingly as of 13 May 2021, Chalicotherium is unable to damage stone structures with their boulder attack on mobile. This was tested on a PVX server within the pvp zone, where it unable to damage enemy stone foundations and stone dinosaur gateways.
• Oddly enough they will eat beer with the jar

Changelog

Patch	Changes
248.0	Added the  Chalicotherium
252.7	Herbivores buffed to have a 55% explosion resistance and a 65% fire resistance
252.8	Herbivore explosion resistance reduced from 55% to 40%
258.0	Chalicotherium now supports a new AI Turret Mode with its boulders
285.104 Extinction Expansion Release	Corrupted Chalicotherium added

Gallery

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  First image revealed in July 2015

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