Ark Basics Basilosaurus - THE MOST VERSATILE WATER MOUNT - EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW

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[@KingOfTheRoost]

I literally just tame basilosaurus because they can kill them Cnidaria’ and Electrophorous. *Electrocuted!* Basilosaurus: Yeah how about no?

[@creeperpewdiepie8661]

I have a basilosaurus but I don’t have a saddle for it

[@Minted_]

Looked around herbi 5 times. Then went half way to the North eastern corner. (Swamp where you spawn) Around herbi, Found a dunk, 1 mosa, 1 ples, 3/4 electros, 3/4 anglers and stuff. Not found a single basi. Went a bit upwards in the direction of carno but I didn't go all the way. Found 5 ples nothing else.

[@SpidermikeGaming]

You can also get the crystal clear effect if you wear a gas mask instead of a scuba mask.

[@Kenjanz]

Has this been patched out? Just tried it and it didn't work...

[@Kenjanz]

*EDIT* it does work if in 1st person view

[@quantum965]

@@Kenjanz does it still work?

[@ZER01909]

@@quantum965 It does only in first person

[@quantum965]

@@ZER01909 thanks

[@jelly-wyvern3848]

Btw a very specific tip: If your on the island the area around Herbivore island is shallow and its got a decent chance of one spawning there

[@danielesquivias2896]

Thanks got a high level near herb island from this I love you

[@Sushidog2005]

Oh ye I saw one of them down there once

[@daddy-noks]

ye I was on lost island on the top left of the map and just tamed a megalodon and started killing stuff and wondered why there was so many mantas almost died but killed them all the tamed this thing I heard was good it died cause of there was 5 alpha megalodons I wasnt even near a cave

[@sergiomeza3195]

I always bring a Basilosaurus with me underwater for one reason, JELLYFISH those damn jellyfish.

[@vxenon67]

Eels are faster. I got chased swimming to the surface after my dolphin got killed.

[@card1491]

vxenon67 ichty

[@teelbalgriep3552]

@@card1491 *N* *E* *R* *D*

[@SeamonsterK19]

😂 An ashamed Baryonyx Thanks for basics phlinger they are always helpful!

[@baryonyxwalkery1964]

8:40 that is not oil, it supposed to be blood and if you feed this big guy without clear the area around you the shark and the manta will aggroed and gang you Edit: also thank you, i was waiting for a new basic video :-)

[@yanna666]

yes, they are messy eaters :D

[@Frykiller1]

It took a little while and I have faster taming rates but I also tamed my first basilosaurus, I used raw prime fish meat, raw fish and meat!

[@porschetiger416]

J T I brung no mount just 900 raw fish

[@JohntheFlame]

I can't deny, I wanted to see the Alpha Mosa dying, thanks for adding that at the end Phlinger

[@noahjahnsen7841]

That thing's power level is over 9000 thank turtles it's a passive tame, I would go get one but it would seem I have a baryonix to tame

[@dilipkumarbalabantaray7074]

Just now tamed a basilo feeling happy 😁😄😁

[@CAM-je7kw]

2 Philngers in one day. Made me a morning person today.

[@threaljesus2044]

I was literally scrolling down from another video and while watching the other video was thinking about going to your channel and watching seeing if you did a thing for the Basilosaur, and sure enough,

[@arinomacaroni6316]

Still waiting for the *WRONG BUTTON* merch, you are also very helpful and fun to watch

[@ricklobo5965]

I would buy a "Wrong Button" hat, shirt, or coffee mug. Lol

[@arinomacaroni6316]

Yes XD

[@DuckiBoiHasPizza]

@@ricklobo5965 coffee mug O_O gimme gimme gimme

[@Twitch7733]

Using the gas mask gives the same effect as a tek helmet 4:55

[@Teve1980]

So I guess you could say that that Alpha Mosa got a "Sea Pickle Tickle?"🤭 I miss seeing Phoo doing these episodes with you☹ Come on Phlinger, Phoo lives matter dude!🤗

[@goldxperiencerequiem]

Phoo would drown if he was in this episode

[@DuckiBoiHasPizza]

Yeah Phoo would drown

[@Skycrusher]

Welcome back to Ark Basics! *Said casually wearing end game space suit armor*

[@nairoreyes5599]

I was at Herb island and I tamed a Basi lvl 5 didn’t think it was anything special till I searched up how good of a game it was.

[@Woopor]

Same except level 8

[@kristin-theworlddestroyer2775]

I just tamed it today, but it got murdered by 9 Megalodons and I tried to help it out but I was killed by the stingrays and after I respawned it was killed, it was very frustrating and I’m just almost done with this game. Therizino once killed all of my tames just because it wandered too close to them. Megalodons killed my Sarco, Basilo, and Baryonyx. I’m a level 40 right now.

[@wawo8358]

Always make sure they are on neutral Its not possible for some Megs to kill all those and a Theri to kill multiple tames It would kill some but not all

[@zbychulatara]

YOU are dumb. 40 lvl 1 day of playing and you fight against 8 sharks?

[@Kenjanz]

First, congrats on being so aggressive in your approach. I would suggest however, that you temper that enthusiasm with some patience and preparedness. Try to find an area to build your base that doesn't have a lot of aggressive creatures wandering close by...lacking that, take the time to protect your base with stone walls and/or spikes. If you have tames in the water, make sure to protect them in the same manner as well. This game has a sharp learning curve, and a lot of nuance. Take the time to learn, enjoy the small victories and always strive to learn more. I have been playing this game for almost 4 years now and learn something new every day...still.

[@Kenjanz]

@@wawo8358 must disagree. A high level Theri could easily slaughter all of your tames if you dont have high level Carnivores or walls/spikes to defend against it. Having them on neutral doesn't mean they will defend well, it depends on the level of the attacker vs. defenders. I recall a time when I started on Ragnarok in Viking Bay, and had a pretty nice starting base going...one night a Megalosaurus wandered down from the hills (at the time I had no idea what they were), and slaughtered me and every one of my tames.

[@Minted_]

I have lost all my tames a couple of times at lvl 10-30

[@rjhamler5324]

I need to get me one of thoes my sarco and Barry both got killed by a swarm of jellys so I have a deep hatered for thoes things they seam easy to tame so can't wait till I get one.

[@hellgates_javed6451]

Take a sarco (becauce they're fast) and lure the mantas to a another basilosaures you dont want then go to the land then come back to the basilosaures you want to tame

[@vvvvvvv-p9c]

Baryonyx better

[@nessie6111]

What I do for the mantas is go start the tame, then get back to my mount (put it on neutral) so the mantas attack it and they battle it out to get the tame done faster

[@TxTwister6]

Just catching up on your videos and I should’ve watched this a few days ago... lol... I actually tamed my first Basilo 2 nights ago and yesterday I tamed 2 more then started breeding. We used the Bary and are outgrowing our water pen. Good video. I’ve seen you in the past tame these so I kinda knew what to do and expect but I really do like your ABCs, pretty informative!

[@Woopor]

If you have them at Herbivore Island, which if you have a base there you inevitably will, you got a pretty easy tame. The Megalo dons that might follow it will have their fins or tails poking out of the water, giving you a relatively simple shot to kill from land, and mantas can probably be killed from afar with a crossbow or by a tanky tame. You can also tame any Icthyosaurs that might follow it and have them be guards for your new Basilosaurus.

[@tp200animations]

I alr have 2 Basilos at Herb (i breeded them 5 times, baby aint surviving)

[@elweasel2010]

5:00 or you can use a gas mask and scuba tanks. Gas masks also let you see clear.

[@notclaeb]

I play mobile and I got a soothing balm and some prime meat and there was a lvl 15 Basilosaurus and I was expecting a long time but all I needed was one balm and one prime meat, ark was really nice to me for once

[@DuckiBoiHasPizza]

Ngl pretty low level one but i hope you enjoy him/her!

[@youngjesus4447]

Dude I absolutely love your channel man, I’ve watched many of your videos to help me better understand the game and learn how to tame different dinos at this point I just watch all your videos for fun

[@QU35T10N4UTH0R1TY]

I've never had a cnidaria problem in my world... mainly because they keep doing that weird sky-floaty thing and suffocating themselves.

[@KingOfTheRoost]

That’s so rare for me... That’s so rare for everyone... That’s... that’s... thats... impossible...

[@Kenjanz]

@@KingOfTheRoost nope. Seen it myself. weird bug where they spawn in the sky when the world loads in.

[@KingOfTheRoost]

@@Kenjanz huh

[@RashaOmar-fg5gu]

2:20 speak for yourself thats almost impossible!!

[@idunno4864]

i agree

[@guacamole9603]

Bring a theri to swamp for rare flowers, tame a few low level rex females and one male for eggs. Focal chili is easy as long as you have citronal growing and you'll always have cooked meat lying around. So yes, it's hard early game, but basilos aren't early game tames. So as long as you have a flier, tranq arrows, a crossbow, citronal, access to a rex or two, and time, exceptional kibble is easy, just time consuming.

[@SlaineReigns]

Raiding beaver dams, which is easy is a good way for Rare flowers as well. You get cementing paste too.

[@derrabbit7289]

I have seen whole pods of those things around herbivore island. It was beautiful!

[@150Nameless]

if you are looking for one I recommend going to ragnarok and near viking bay there is almost always a basi in the area along with alphas mosas and tusos

[@burokkori8684]

I did this with a pair of magalodons. Because it is a passive tame, set them to attack your target and get dinos to aggro on your megalodon, this way you avoid hitting the tame or other dinos hitting it.

[@Renegade_Ren]

Phlinger, how would you recommend stat distribution on basilosaurs as you level?

[@sorrymrgoogle2601]

I am ALL ABOUT the singing sea-pickle.

[@Elektrakosh]

Bred and fully imprinted Basilosaurus swim a lot faster and hit harder

[@ringfinger3459]

that's kinda why you breed stuff

[@elweasel2010]

8:30 that is not oil, that is food. They basilo are sloppy eaters. Which is why the mantas follow them. Yes make oil up to 20 units but it does stack to 100. For easy oil collecting I have a herd of 11 and every 15 minutes they make 20 organic oil. Same as a Tuso but the Tuso makes up to 70 units but much slower rate.

[@DuckiBoiHasPizza]

Sorry to correct but fish group is a SCHOOL, not a HERD.

[@garyheighway7635]

A high level frog is good for taming these also.

[@ABAMTV12]

One spawned in my water pen on herbivore island

[@MrXantrias]

mosas in caves never attack, I don't know why, but u could go off your dino and punch an alpha mosa to death, if u have the time xD. they never even move

[@MrXantrias]

ok, he kinda moved in phlingers video, but they dont attack. have killed between 20 and 30 alpha mosas in caves and on different serves, never was i attacked.

[@BADGER_PLAYS]

Kibble is worth it to these guys

[@AMbradfordfilms]

The Bary stun doesn't hurt the basilo either its nice.

[@kathleenwest1463]

So.. your underwater pen is just a random area, no walls? You mean I placed over 5000 walls by hand for nothing? Uuuuummmmmm

[@taliesin159]

I'm playing in reduced difficulty, since I'm a total newb (and on PS4), and I lucked out and found one of these Whales stuck in water that was too shallow for Megalodons. Not a single manta on it, either!

[@Machtyn]

I wonder if some updates have made taming easier, but I'm under level 60, found one off of rock island in the south playing The Island. Hmm, I just noticed I left Difficulty Level at 0.2. In any case, with default settings, I waited 14 - 15 seconds between feeding raw meat and it was mine after 5 - 10 minutes.

[@YuriYoshiosan]

Cnidaria. That's it. That is the reason.

[@jonasnuman2601]

I'm busy taming a basilo with a thylacoleo and it's actually workinh

[@brianthebroken]

Why are basilos that you are NOT riding so unreliable? I have a group of basilos following me (mounted on another basilo), and they often do not respond to attack commands or even defend themselves. I've tried this even in shallower waters. Is there any way to get them to defend you more consistently?

[@carsonwilliams7722]

Basilos are just glitchy like that, but you could set them on neutral. Unfortunately basilos weren’t supposed to be un mounted tames

[@brianthebroken]

@@carsonwilliams7722 Haven't played the game in a while. But yeah, I found that using one powerful basilo as a mount was good enough for most situations, and that I didn't need the backup.

[@maahdude9281]

Finally!

[@mathewvanlonden8310]

I've got a bug with my basilo's, about 70% of the time they don't regenerate stamina and I first need to dismount, which can be verry bad for exemple you'r fighting a mosa, does anyone know how to fix this.

[@Zeth-bass]

Mathew Van Londen it’s not a bug, when you stop sprinting, the stam keeps on draining, the only way to fix is to stop sprinting by clicking whatever button on computer or L on Xbox controller

[@mathewvanlonden8310]

@@Zeth-bass I know but even when I togle sprinting of it keeps draining stamina, eventhough thanks for reacting.

[@wawo8358]

Mathew Van Londen you need to be out of deep water to gain stam They are adapted to staying up on the water and prefers not to go deep You mentioned that you fight mosas with it so maybe thats the reason, ur maybe just too deep But i dunno

[@mathewvanlonden8310]

@@wawo8358 Thank you it helps a lot

[@wawo8358]

Mathew Van Londen your welcome :)

[@Ark_man_bill]

I tamed a level 110 with 2 cooked prime meat

[@vxenon67]

What is a great base melee after breeding for a Basilosaur to win over alpha mosa, alpha megladon, alpha, tuso? I have a base, unleavened 400% damage

[@skyrimgod3816]

Hate jelly fish I usually send my shadowmanes to handle them😂

[@Bunke09]

I found using a couple unmounted bary's works great at clearing his pack of mantas. Sent them in with a pair of sarcos and the four of them cleaned up the mantas in seconds.

[@Kenjanz]

They didn't attack the Basil in the process?

[@Bunke09]

@@Kenjanz The mantas will agro and leave the basil if you can do it correctly. Park you barys near by and swim the bary you are on right thru the mantas and pull em to your waiting barys.

[@oreotherosyboa571]

I only used raw meat but since they get hungry super fast it only took a couple of minutes

[@elweasel2010]

gas masks let you see crystal clear but you need the scuba tank to breath.

[@aircobraman1375]

The tek helmet doesnt seem to have that clear view underwater on ps4.

[@WolfDemonKing6]

I used prim Jerky took 15min to tame LG 130

[@WolfDemonKing6]

Prime jerky lv 130

[@akiamini4006]

Bro show the stats so that i could get a grip on its abilities

[@benavery58]

So helpful this series

[@card1491]

IN ARK I KILLED 10 MEGS WITH AN ICHTY 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@creeperpewdiepie8661]

I got attacked by a cinderia while I was on my shark but I killed them using my sword that has 209 damage

[@Kenjanz]

really? How did you avoid getting stun locked? was it just 1 Cnidaria?

[@korounganbaakoijamjefferya2688]

I did but without scuba and kibble

[@piwolph]

See pickle

[@userDJ04067]

Do dunkleosteus basics plzzz!

[@georgesmith7107]

So where is the best place to get one?

[@I_love_the_rescue_ranger]

herbivore island

[@MelonBrooke]

@@I_love_the_rescue_ranger what It’s a underwater Dino not a land dino

[@MelonBrooke]

@@aaravbhattacharya532 i mean near the hervibore isle but in the water right?

[@tp200animations]

Herb

[@georgesmith7107]

@@tp200animations man I quit that game. Lost all my dinos twice in the boss fight glitch and they would even give me back my dinos or gear

[@stanjanse5622]

Your beast

[@justsomeguywhowaspausedinaruto]

Why don't you guys use balm???

[@martindaley5612]

Alpha what? *cuts to ad*

[@johnrohlfs9607]

🇺🇸thank you from John Robert Bruffett Junior of United States of America

[@WRLDWIDEANDRE]

Why does he run when you get off?

[@skygaminglove6823]

Can they take down the jelly fish

[@Allahakbar-No-terrorism-here]

They do not get effect by tuso and jelly fish electric

[@natus5494]

What armor is he wearing

[@Tiblious]

I kinda fucking hate how every tame it’s use kibble.

[@150Nameless]

well that's ark for ya use mutton or prime if you want time efficiency but if you have time and kibble then use kibble for level efficiency easy as that

[@amaturecheese4623]

lean green ponytail machine shiny jean green bean jimmy dean quarantine :(

[@Naomi-ig1vz]

I don't use masks just scuba don't need masks on our server I guess

[@creeperpewdiepie8661]

:( I wanted those fish why did u drop most of them

[@benavery58]

Why do they randomly take damage never mind

[@Caesar1243]

42 65 6E they cant go really Deep in the ocean

[@XboxGaming3550SG]

High levels dont exist

[@ConflictBat]

Hehehe

[@Jetick]

You probably eat raw steak you fish stick