Okay, here’s my take on spawning a Bronto in Ark, based on my own frustrating, yet ultimately rewarding, experience. Buckle up, it’s a bumpy ride!
Alright, so I was messing around on my Ark survival evolved single player world, right? I was tired of trekking all the way to the southeast island just to maybe find a decent Bronto. I wanted a behemoth, and I wanted it NOW. So, I decided to cheat. Don’t judge me! We’ve all been there.
First thing I did, I opened up the console command. You know, the tilde key (~) thing. Typed in “enablecheats” and my admin password. Gotta make sure the game knows who’s boss. Which is me, obviously.
Then, I started looking for the right command. I remember reading somewhere that there’s a command to force spawn dinos. After some digging in the Ark forums (seriously, those things are a goldmine), I found the holy grail: “admincheat SpawnDino “. I knew I was on the right path!
- Next, I needed the blueprint path for the Bronto. This is where things got a little tricky. I hopped back onto the Ark wiki (bless its heart) and searched for “Brontosaurus”. There, buried in the depths of the page, was the blueprint path. It looked something like this: “Blueprint’/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Bronto/Bronto_Character_*_Character_BP’”. Copy and pasted that sucker.
- So, I assembled the whole command. Here’s what I ended up typing into the console:
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Bronto/Bronto_Character_*_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 150. Now, let me break that down for ya. The “500” is the spawn distance from me, the “0 0 0” are the X, Y, and Z coordinates (leaving them at zero means it spawns relatively close to me), and the “150” is the level of the Bronto. I wanted a challenge, so I went high.
Hit enter, held my breath… and BAM! There it was. A level 150 Bronto, stomping around like it owned the place. Which, technically, it did. For about five seconds.
The Taming Debacle
Okay, so spawning it was the easy part. Taming this beast was a whole other level of pain. I was prepared, though. I’d already crafted a ton of tranq arrows and had my trusty longneck rifle ready to go.
- First mistake: Underestimating the torpor drain. This thing’s torpor went down faster than my patience. I swear, I was pumping it full of tranq arrows non-stop.
- Second mistake: Getting too close. One swipe of that tail, and I was sent flying. Almost died a couple of times. Gotta keep your distance!
After what felt like an eternity (probably closer to an hour), the Bronto finally went down. Phew! Now came the feeding frenzy. I had a stockpile of Mejoberries ready, thanks to my handy dandy greenhouse. Filled its inventory, and then the waiting game began.
This is crucial: Keep an eye on its torpor! You don’t want it waking up mid-tame. I had to keep shoving narcotics down its throat to keep it under. It was a constant balancing act.
Eventually, after what felt like a whole day, the taming bar finally reached 100%. Success! I had a level 150 Bronto, tamed and ready to roll. Named him “Stompy,” because, well, he stomps. He now carries all my resources. He is my best friend.
So yeah, that’s how I spawned and tamed a Bronto in Ark. It was a bit of a cheat, sure, but hey, sometimes you just gotta take matters into your own hands. And by “take matters into your own hands,” I mean “use console commands”. Don’t tell anyone I said that.
