Compsognathus (ARK: Survival Evolved Full)

The Compsognathus is one of the dinosaurs in ARK: Survival Evolved.

## (Canon) Habitats

### The Island

Northern PlainsWestern PlainsCragg's IslandDead IslandFootpawSouthern IsletsVolcanoWeathertopNortheast ShoresNorthern ShoresSoutheast ShoresEastern ForestDeep IslandDerilect ShipDrayo's CoveGulch of Lamentation

## Basic Info

**Dossier**

**Wild:** The Compsognathus longipes is a small carnivore that roams the Island, hunting small prey and being hunted itself by numerous predators.

**Domesticated:** Once tamed, the Compsognathus is often kept as a pet, as its combat strength is low. One could also use packs as a primitive hunting force of the smallest and weakest creatures, or as "Snackrifices".

**Known Information:** Active when hunting for prey or defending its nest, it provides a threat only to the smallest of survivors, or those who are holding back.

**Behavior**

The Compsognathus roams its range, attacking anything with either less Health and Melee Damage, or equal Health/Melee Damage and less Melee Damage/Health. When attacked by a survivor or other creature, it will fight back until it is defeated, killed, or knocked out.

**Prey**

This is a list of creatures the Compsognathus will attack unprovoked, though it will still kill and eat any other opponent it manages to overcome. It is a WIP.

Dimorphodon

**Appearance**

Compsognathus is a diminutive theropod, and one of the smallest species on the Island. It has a slim and graceful build with a narrow head on top a snake-like neck. It has two fingers on its hands, and three toes plus a dewclaw on its feet. It is 3 feet long, 9 inches tall, and weighs 1 pound.

**Drops**

3 Raw Meat

3 Hide

**Base Stats and Growth**

**Taming**

The Compsognathus is tamed by Knockout. Once it is unconscious, place the taming food in its inventory, along with the Narcotics to keep it asleep.

**Taming Food**

 Raw Prime Meat | 7
 Cooked Prime Meat | 8
 Raw Meat | 11
 Eggs
 Chitin, Hide, Keratin
42 Narcotics

**Combat**

General

The Compsognathus is only a threat to human survivors that are holding back. It makes an easy early-game source of meat and hide, in addition to being able to be tamed.

Strategy

Attack it with a weapon that can defeat it. Attack the head, which does triple damage, for an easy victory. Be mindful of other predators in the area that could complicate matters.

Weaponry

Torch (Viable upon unlocking at Level 1 with headshot; body shot viable when hitting first), Stone Pick (Viable upon unlocking at Level 1 and anywhere), Slingshot (Viable upon unlocking at Level 5, headshot for killing, body shot for taming), Stone Hatchet (Viable upon unlocking at Level 2 and anywhere), Spear (Viable upon unlocking at Level 2, with at least 1-2 Spears and anywhere), Bow (Stone Arrow (Viable upon unlocking at Level 15 and anywhere), Tranq Arrow (viable upon unlocking at Level 20, headshot for killing, body shot for taming)), Fists (killing, viable upon spawning at Level 1), Metal Pick (Viable upon unlocking at Level 25 and anywhere), Metal Hatchet (Viable upon unlocking at Level 25 and anywhere), Pike (Viable upon unlocking at Level 25 and anywhere), Grenade (Viable upon unlocking at Level 30 and anywhere), Simple Pistol (Viable upon unlocking at Level 30 and anywhere), Auto Turret (Viable upon unlocking at Level 60 and anywhere), Longneck Rifle (Viable upon unlocking at Level 35 and anywhere), Improvised Explosive Device (Viable upon unlocking at Level 45 and anywhere), Fabricated Pistol (Viable upon unlocking at Level 50 and anywhere), Assault Rifle (Viable upon unlocking at Level 55 and anywhere), Shotgun (Viable upon unlocking at Level 35 and anywhere), C4 Charge (Viable upon unlocking at Level 55 and anywhere), Rocket Launcher (Viable upon unlocking at Level 60 and anywhere), Bio Bomb (Viable upon unlocking at Level 63 and anywhere), Fighter Jet (Viable upon unlocking at Level 63 and anywhere), Nuclear Bomb (Viable upon unlocking at Level 63 and anywhere), Allosaurus (can be tamed at Level 27, and can kill Compsognathus at Level 1 and anywhere), Stegosaurus (can be tamed at Level 2, and can kill Compsognathus at Level 1 and anywhere), Ceratosaurus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Compsognathus at Level 1 and anywhere), Triceratops (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Compsognathus at Level 1 and anywhere), Tyrannosaurus (can be tamed at Level 30, and can kill Compsognathus at Level 1 and anywhere), Apatosaurus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Compsognathus at Level 1 and anywhere), Archelon (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Compsognathus at Level 1 and anywhere), Dimetrodon (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Compsognathus at Level 1 and anywhere), Dimorphodon (can be tamed at Level 5, and can defeat and/or kill Compsognathus at Level 1 when hitting first and headshot; body shot viable at Level 20 when hitting first), Dinilysia (can be tamed at Level 63, and can knock out Compsognathus at Level 1 anywhere), Diplodocus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Compsognathus at Level 1 anywhere), Edaphosaurus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Compsognathus at Level 1 anywhere), Eryops (can be tamed at Level 5, and can defeat and/or kill Compsognathus at Level 1 with headshot; body shot viable at Level 3), Megalochelys (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Compsognathus at Level 1 anywhere), Ornithomimus (can be tamed at Level 5, and can kill Compsognathus at Level 1 anywhere), Pachycephalosaurus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Compsognathus at Level 1 anywhere), Parasaurolophus (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Compsognathus at Level 1 anywhere), Proganochelys (can be tamed at Level 1, and can defeat and/or kill Compsognathus at Level 1 anywhere), Pteranodon (can be tamed at Level 1, and can kill Compsognathus at Level 1 anywhere)

Dangers

While the Compy itself is only a physical threat to the smallest of survivor species, there may be other larger and more dangerous creatures in the immediate area, especially outside of the "safe zone" (South Haven, Southeast Shores, and Southern Islets).

Weakness

The Compy's main weakness is its frailness, which is magnified further by the fact that headshots do 3x damage.

**Locations**

Northern Plains

Western Plains

Cragg's Island

Dead Island

Footpaw

Southern Islets

Volcano

Weathertop

Northeast Shores

Northern Shores

Southeast Shores

Eastern Forest

Deep Island

Derilect Ship

Drayo's Cove

Gulch of Lamentation

**Utility**

Hunter- While the Compy can only handle small and weak prey, swarms of Compys can still overwhelm some prey, such as jackbleep Swedes named Dieter Stark.

Base Defense- Swarms of Compys in the interior of a base can be effective as a base defense, as the raider will either be ripped apart by sheer force of numbers, or be forced to kill the Compys, which will alert you to the unauthorized personnel.

Snackrifice- While Compys provide little protection on their own, a predator that is eating your Compy swarm is not eating you. Simply tame as many as possible, use them to escape, then tame another flock (and if they manage to win, collect survivors).

**Collectibles**

Raw Prime Meat- 4 stars

Raw Meat- 4 stars

Chitin- 3 stars

Hide- 3 stars

Keratin- 3 Stars

**Ridable by**

If it has a saddle, the Compsognathus can be ridden by the following types and numbers of creatures. It is a WIP

1 Compsognathus

2 Dimorphodon

**Can Ride**

This is a list of the creatures the Compsognathus can ride. It is a WIP.

Allosaurus

Stegosaurus

Ceratosaurus

Triceratops

Tyrannosaurus

Apatosaurus

Archelon

Compsognathus

Dimetrodon

Dinilysia

Diplodocus

Eryops

Megalochelys

Ornithomimus

Pachycephalosaurus

Parasaurolophus

Proganochelys

Pteranodon

**Notes**

The species in the game is Compsognathus Longipes, which is the real-world type, and only, species of Compsognathus.

Despite its temperament being aggressive, it is not aggressive to any survivor species larger than 1 foot.

While a level 1 Compsognathus can withstand a Metal Hatchet/Pike hit to the body, or a Torch hit to the head, a max (Level 450) Compsognathus with a saddle can withstand 4 hits from Fighter Jet Missiles to the body, or 1 hit from a Fighter Jet Missile to the head.

There are a maximum of 104 Compsognathus on the map at any one time, 5 in the Northern Plains, 5 in the Western Plains, 10 on Cragg's Island, 10 on Dead Island, 10 on Footpaw, 1 in the Southern Islets, 5 on the Volcano, 10 on Weathertop, 5 in the Northeast Shores, 3 in the Northern Shores, 5 in the Southeast Shores, 10 in the Eastern Forest, 5 in Deep Island, 10 in Derilect Ship, 5 in Drayo's Cove, and 5 in the Gulch of Lamentation.

**Changelog**

In the release version, it was released.