6 Traps You Need TODAY | Survival Handbook Ep.9: Early Game Tips | Ark: Survival Evolved

[@nonyabeeznuss304]

Unrelated, but in ark today I had a "only on ark" moment. I lost a high level spino in a fight 3 days ago. I set it to aggressive and it chased away an attacker into the wild blue yonder. I tried to find it, but gave it up for lost after hours searching. Anyways, 3 days go by and suddenly I start getting kill notices on some bobs. On the opposite side of the island. Turns out this absolute unit rampages its way across the entire map before totally wiping some thatch beach boxes and the terrified newbies cowering within. I showed up, whistled him off, and gave them the contents of his inventory for accidentally helping me find him. He had a lot of metal tools and resources when he ran off so it made thier day (after very definitively ruining it) and mine cuz I hadn't expected to ever see him again.

[@itwasmedio7935]

Nice.

[@kingwillthe1st753]

Nice

[@vincemeat3344]

Ark moment

[@irwinj450]

Niiccee

[@unknownplite]

I had an "only on ark" moment about a week ago. I was taming a therizinosaur from a cliff when it was at the bottom, so I spent about 50 tranq arrows on this level 135 beauty, and when he fell, he clipped completely into the cliff and was gone.

[@disastrouswind9503]

I made my own modification of the classic argy trap, all you need to do is replace the back gate (not gate frame) and replace it with 3-4 double door frames on a fence foundation inside the final gate frame, and it's small enough that griffins and argies can't fly through, but snow owls, pteranodons, and pelegornis can. So all you do when trapping the animal have the first gate open, then fly through on your owl/pt/pelegornis and dismount and close the gate, trapping the griffin/argy.

[@akiamini4006]

Bro thanks this will help me

[@fadeamoeba5193]

Just reminding everyone using the first trap, I believe raptors can get through wood door frames.

[@aron6302]

Yeah when you are riding. But most of the time they won't if they are by themselves. If they do bad luck for you 😬

[@IXxJordan]

Raptors can also get through metal door frames

[@tira2993]

Also they're super easy to tame using bolas so there's that.

[@Troller971]

It can also be use to kill aplha raptors

[@digitalbathrx4529]

I’ve trapped 7 raptors this week using the door frame trap. Can confirm they will stay put. If anyone is reading this a year later like me.

[@PriestStandUser]

I like the ol "4 gates in a U shape, a bear trap lure the dino with a flier then while its stuck on the bear trap BAM place a dinosaur gateway behind it"

[@milandev69]

Note: giga can climb the 3 wall high

[@rodrigogama4217]

And eat stone structures lol

[@neowrld888]

Yo pterafier, just wanted to tell you your my favorite ark KZbinr. You've actually made me a lot better at the game. So thank you for all that!

[@pterafier]

Amazing! So glad you enjoy :)

[@neowrld888]

@@pterafier thank you so much! I didn't actually expect a reply, that definititly made my day.

[@pepone050]

Will there be a guide how to make the most efficient/cheap custom recipes? I think i will use traps more often, i hate it when a thery runs away but then randomly attacks. Whats also good for middle sized creatures are large signs to surround them, for rexes/gigas etc the metal dino gates with a bear trap. You could also do another trap video in the future, maybe for specific dinos like managarmr or wyverns. Again, great video as always, continue! (I changed my name from P.P. to Pepone)

[@pterafier]

There will be! Lots of good ideas here, thank you!

[@aloseman]

KZbin egagment. Also, I agree. I'd love to see a video by you on custom recipes. I just hit level 100 and am finally ready to make the best ones.

[@barryschwarz5960]

With the argentavis trap, put down 3 - 4 fence foundations snapped to each other in a strait line, then snap one side of the dino gates to the foundations. The spacing allows a pteranodon to pass through the gaps, but not an argentavis. You can build door ways 3 high on one side of the back end of the trap as they are cheaper then the 2nd dino gate.

[@wildkatsage]

with the raft trap, you can lower foundations to make it near flush with raft, and its easy to snap a dino gate using a fence foundation to make it more reusable

[@adikakhelkhazana5121]

Hey dude can u do a youtube ark series becuz I can tune on Twitch 😭

[@bu66h4]

Or post your streams

[@THAT_GUY119]

If you follow him on twitch you can watch previous broadcasts unless you can’t download twitch and if you cant................why

[@kennebee2428]

I usually use the argi traps on griffins too, works very well. You can capture owls there too but you need some ceilings on top because they somehow fit through the top

[@bong11622]

6:30 off topic THAT SARCO IS GORGEOUS

[@davidaward82]

The first trap: you can do those without a door on the other side. drop a couple of pillars just outside the doorways on one side of the trap, and place ramps. wooden ones are fine. aggro the dino from the top of the ramp and when it comes for you, walk backwards off it. the dino chases you up the ramp, you back out of the door, and the dino falls into the pen. it does mean replacing two of the walls each time, but if you're on public server, you don't want to be leaving your taming pens up anyway... Edit: I usually make the smaller pens with fence foundations instead of full sized ones.

[@ShinForgotPassxXx]

Very good tips for beginners. The 4th, cheap trap, was pretty much my goto for all dino taming. They just fall down inside the trap and cant get out, I always found the need to close gates to be not always 100% working. Plus, argy trap works with all fliers including wyvern. One thing I would have liked to see are advanced traps for creatures like Karkinos, reapers and Gate spaming for Magna's. Oh, and, you make me want to play on the center again.

[@cherchoir1256]

Hey you are the best, I now have a really good understanding of the game, but it would be nice if you would do a video about mutatiations . 👍KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK👍

[@wolfgaymer998]

Thank you so much! I am a long-time Ark player but took a break for a year b/c of corona and forgot pretty much every beginner thing ever! So this helps alot

[@samuelmiller5457]

hey Pterafier! i absolutely love your vids and this is by far the best one, but, im about to start a brand new pvp server on Crystal Isles, sooo maybe you could do a video covering crystal isles pvp eventually?idk up to you obviously, Love your content, keep up the great work!

[@mastrblckhwk]

You can also do a quetzal trap on the back of another quetzal by making a small box on the platform saddle

[@seanrobinson6868]

I have a yuty trap that always works for me. Put 4 stone dinosaur gateways in a square with enough space to walk through. Lead the yuty through and close the gate. It also helps if one of the gates is s+ so it closes automatically.

[@Bohica369]

Why not just put them in a line like the classic argy trap so you need only 2 gates instead of 4?

[@NoName-xx8zq]

If you use ceiling on the wall you can walk Rex's right out cheaper than breaking the wall and rebuilding it. 2-3 should do. Basically make stairs. Remember to remove them for the next tame. Can be built on the fly most locations.

[@stormvp2986]

I would suggest if you want to tame a trike or creatures like a trike I would at least lvl up your speed to 130% or more and get a crossbow and get at least 70 tranq arrows and just shoot your trike and run back a bit and reload and shoot and repeat and when you knock it out id use mejoberrys to tame because at is easy to collect and quick to get and it’s a good herbivore taming food hope this is helpful and have a good day❤️

[@maxhughes8815]

Hay man im sorry I haven’t been able to catch the streams i have been real busy with school and other activities. Just keep up the amazing work you are doing amazing and are the best streamer and content creator for ark hands down keep up the grind!😃

[@pterafier]

No worries max! You got a whole life lol thanks for the support

[@SpotNstalkU]

I really don’t know how I got here, lol. But, I’m sure glad I did. I just finished a second video and sub’d. Excellent content, great delivery! I have to go back and start from the first video and catch up. This should be fun!

[@pterafier]

Glad you're enjoying! Welcome to the community :)

[@jaimtb3914]

Am I the only one that when playing PVP I go on the island do the note run then upload my survivor and go on a different the island and do the same note run again😂

[@chlorine7484]

How? You can only collect each note once with a character.

[@benfarrington1243]

He goes on a different server

[@katnipking8878]

For the argy trap I only use 3 gates and works perfectly fine as well as with gryffins, wyverns, and managarmr

[@doolagaperson962]

A better trap for flying tames is the same as your first trap with a roof you use a pteranadon and have whatever chasing you come directly head on them you fly behind the trap and land, the wild Dino will come at you as if there's no trap between you, it's less risky if your not a good flyer

[@unknownplite]

You can make a working argentavis trap with only two dino gates and gate frames, you just need good placement, but its not hard.

[@khrismanauval4383]

Talking about cheap trap, I remember AdmiralBulldog videos

[@thesalamander9577]

My brain is GAINING SO MUCH KNOWLEDGE. seriously this series is great

[@AussieDodo]

You can tame almost anything with wooden billboards and a bear trap. 3 billboards shaped as a U and bear trap in the middle, lead it into the bear trap and once caught put the billboard behind to trap

[@JboBakey]

I just started playing ark 3 or 4 days ago now, I just started watching your videos today and have learned a lot of info. Thanks dude!

[@pterafier]

Happy to help! Good luck

[@lilseamen797]

Three by three one high walls higher if you want. get a flyer pick up the dino and drop it in the pen

[@mariusgrathe5505]

Liam Thomas unless you’re taming a rex

[@xstorm_8_shadowx]

Some ppl play pve and you cant pick up wild tames on pve....

[@trevor6223]

Very cheap, but somewhat dangerous giga trap, 4 metal dinosaur gateways and a large animal trap, place 3 gateways down like your making a square with the bear trap in the middle and place the last metal gateway behind the giga after you lead it in

[@user-rl5ny5pn7f]

On the traps with a dino gate, set gate to open outwards not in to the trap. Way easier to shut from the outside and your less likely to get hit.

[@dieprogamernoobs3837]

For the trap at 4:50, you can get them out without destroying it. You just need to place ramps to the top. (It worked for me)

[@biancasawbridgeworth1386]

3:08 I once saw a spino get out of a 5 high trap. never happened again but scary af

[@dynamiteskye9007]

That sarco was badass

[@seeyouunt3766]

If you put a gate opposite the ramps it's helps stop Dino's flying over

[@dominicneureiter6557]

I tend to use that argy trap for Griffins. Its makes it 100% easier

[@quinn6982]

For the Griffin you can also use double door frames instead of pillars if you want to je can’t fly trough that but a pte can

[@jonbaltosser8850]

For the those simple traps you don’t have break anything just make use of a handy dandy cryopod

[@rexlord8477]

you can use cryo podes to get dinos out of the Cheap Carnivore Trap

[@camol1kf254]

Oh my gosh thank you! All of these traps were so helpful!

[@pterafier]

Happy to help!

[@bookoverlook3180]

Here's a burger 🍔

[@camol1kf254]

Thanks to both of you

[@noki1515]

Thank u for the tips really use ful

[@Symmz]

Best series ever

[@pterafier]

Too kind 😲

[@devandreraseala9689]

Hi there. Before I tame the ptaredon and fly in the sky. Where exactly are griffins located😅don't wanna get killed easily also you got a new sub since your contend is actually helping me

[@Jack-vc2te]

(Idk if my settings are messed up) but for me personally I don’t need a trap for Argys or Brontos because you can just run from them and shoot.

[@DatboiJAKOB]

A chain of large bear traps has always worked for me.

[@twerk4-abdul283]

I really needed the Rex trap thanks so much dude

[@pterafier]

Happy to help!

[@bookoverlook3180]

(Insert original reply here)

[@Wolfpack7885]

For the carnivore trap you can just make it with a behemoth gateway and gate it’s easier and less cheaper if your doing it your way multiple times

[@geropothmann2129]

I am using the argi trap for griffins to by foot its very effective because u don't need multiple traps

[@zamfy7141]

thank you for the vid, I just started playing and your vid really helped me

[@btwmuzis4915]

Hey love ur vids last time i chenked u had 1 k subscribers wow ur growing fast!

[@fightingwords3540]

Lol tamed my first 2 ankylos yesterday. Built a raft base and went to herbo Island. Ive had characters in the 80s levels and had nothing more than a trike 🤣🤣🤣

[@CockyDiesel]

Man your videos are clutch bro 🙌 keep up the work I just started ark nd when the boys aren't around it gets hard seems how I'm new hopefully I can get new dinos with this

[@arkthebestxxprey4086]

These handbooks are amazing maybe you should make a book about it

[@pterafier]

Not a bad idea

[@bookoverlook3180]

Handbook book for book overlook

[@كلرالمدمر]

Large dinosaur trap you can use for the giga do the trap from metal

[@iswgaming8136]

You can easily trap griffins with a standard 3 dino gate trap :)

[@atticustheflame640]

Video Idea Best water and under water cave spots and how to make a good base

[@Ztreps07]

Bwo I cant believe how fast ur channel is growing

[@pterafier]

Same lol

[@bookoverlook3180]

I would say same but he totally deserves it.

[@Ztreps07]

@@bookoverlook3180 of course he does, he the only ark yt that actually makes sense.

[@bookoverlook3180]

Lol I mean I guess he's good but he's not the only one his tips just are different each time and he has some even experinced players might not know about.

[@Shikamaruplayz]

Argentavis trap works on Griffin too

[@Rav3nclaw43]

What if you used fences for the side walls in some of these traps? I'm definitely going to give it a shot, much cheaper

[@weolb1786]

Tge raft trap you could probaly hang the trap off the front of it more, let a friend drive off with the cridder somewhere safe, gona expariment.

[@nolan3948]

First of your vids I’m watching and I’m subbed and liked

[@pterafier]

Welcome aboard! Glad you enjoyed :)

[@bookoverlook3180]

Same

[@firebreathingmoonbeam3961]

In my experience is spinosaurus can get over three high so I recommend four

[@augerz4185]

Thanks, this helped me a lot with taming

[@pterafier]

Happy to help!

[@bookoverlook3180]

I can't think of anymore original replies I'm pterafied.

[@fraxz88]

Got that 1k like! Nice trap tutorial thanks

[@danielhaup599]

nice traps but in the meanwhile ark traps advanced to a point where you dont even need so many resources and there are MUCH better cheaper ones imo

[@user-co7cr9kn7z]

The first trap isn’t really cheap and also you can always use the Pilar and stair strat

[@equation8591]

Just use a 2x2 with 2 or 3 doorframs high it’s never failed me

[@akiamini4006]

Hell yea i just lost a SS tier spino and was looking to get sth better i believe this tut will help me in that... btw bro the grifin trap works for argy or not?

[@ARKSURVIVOR879]

I’ll try this wait something for noobs like maybe a bronto

[@ARKSURVIVOR879]

I meant I,ll try this with something for noobs like a bronto but my iPad didn’t let me to it lol

[@mauithedemigod189]

Snow owls fit through griffin trap!

[@trevor6223]

I tamed a level 150 Griffin fine with an argy trap

[@benhamo1396]

I tamed my 130 Griffin without a trap, it was hell use a trap kids

[@copperkidultra5005]

*Went and sub’d to your sis as per request… then I sub’d to you 😄 ladies first as it should be lol… kick ass knowledge bro… big preesh my dude. Just started playing Ark and it’s rough at best but it’s fun. I’m currently binging your videos so I’m not so clueless lol!*

[@jacobshirk6925]

This is so helpful

[@wakko18]

Just watching the boat trap (I found very usefull) it needs a door so I can get dinos out when the are tame.

[@pterafier]

Can always use cryopods to get them out as well

[@wakko18]

@@pterafier good one I'm just low lv now to have cryopods or haven gone to the post yet still a beach boy 🤣. But I will use it for a close Rex and some other carnivores close to water

[@ashtonmcateer309]

Can a tamed argy fit through the two pillars on the Griffin trap ?

[@Haypiler]

Did you onow that you can make a rex trap with only 14 stonr pillars

[@rhylleighdavey3380]

I wonder, can these traps be used to trap a alpha raptor to kill it?

[@Ohtrin]

Why not use stone roof instead of wood ramps?

[@ryanearley879]

Have you tried taming a spino using the carno trap with the ramp? I found a level 150 and want to try using that

[@jonathanlachapelle7197]

6:37 you think your sneaky but I noticed you said 6 foundation’s when it says 8 on the left side 😏

[@sondiganteng]

awesome traps

[@bookoverlook3180]

awesome panda

[@ravagedart6206]

Quick question for my Ark seniors, but can Raptors fit through those doorframes? He did mention they can't, yet I've read some say that they can

[@pterafier]

Sounds like you gotta test it lol

[@ravagedart6206]

@@pterafier Turns out they can't! Thanks for the quality, easy-to-understand content! Been loads of help with my beginner playthroughs!

[@gotmoney2851]

This is perfect just like your vids

[@pterafier]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@bookoverlook3180]

U forgot the no u

[@Anonymous-fx5sn]

Nice vid👏👏

[@pterafier]

Glad you enjoyed :)

[@bookoverlook3180]

Dude a RAPTOR!!!

[@GamingPinched]

You could also cryopod it instead of breaking the doorframes Edit: turns out im actually not the first to comment it, i probably shouldve checked lol

[@jasujangid4108]

Raptors can go through single door frame in mobile idk bout pc

[@orange4726]

4:55 also cryopods

[@dangster010]

I need to know some good water traps. It's so hard to tame in water.

[@xXNOTEXx]

Heh...my first time using the raft trap... (called it the RAFTINATOR) to tame a bariyonix... It all worked... got confident ... Took it out for another spin ... Tried to lure in a spino... And our roles got reversed

[@Ocean_mud]

Sooooooo I tried to trap a giga and I forgot that it could Break stone 50s after I trap it it gets free and goes straight for all my Dino's OOF!

[@OdiOneKenobi]

4:30 How did you placed your wooden ramp that way? On my ps4 it only allows me to place ramps sideways and I can’t do anything with it! I tried to press R1 and triangle button to spin them but it didn’t helped me

[@wolfgaymer998]

Try using a roof maybe ?

[@OdiOneKenobi]

@@wolfgaymer998 Thank you. I feel myself, so dumb...

[@wolfgaymer998]

@@OdiOneKenobi No problem I wrote this a long time ago

[@cutexclown4277]

Were do i find griffs at?

[@superstew9683]

Can you get a Rex trap on quetz🤔

[@bigape8319]

Me who was a beach Bob that tamed a sarco by running around shooting it with a slingshot and fed it raw meat

[@-TY.]

Do I need behemoth gates if I was wanting to tame a wyvern in one of those traps

[@pterafier]

Yes

[@-TY.]

@@pterafier grim 😂 decided on one of those triangle stone ceiling traps that are shaped like a star and I’ve put it on a raft so here’s hoping 🤞🏼

[@chimkitendi9709]

This is great because my traps are literally just 5 Dino gates.

[@bookoverlook3180]

This man is a genius⬆⬆⬆