Best ALPHA Farming Methods The Center | Ark Survival Ascended

[@SpeedGoodComms]

The absolute best way to farm metal on center is with the dunkleo a second dunkleo for mateboost, and a teksuiter following that can slotcap

[@realdodofrodo]

Good idea!

[@houstonhines9434]

do this myself

[@realdodofrodo]

@@houstonhines9434 yeah this is probably the best way, then have a tp close and just teleport betweem bases

[@martinhall9497]

Yeah man I’m a dunky Stan now, I was struggling to pull 5k metal in 30 minutes on an Argy with an Anky, now I can bump 15k easy in that time on a dunky on my server. It’s awesome

[@realdodofrodo]

It is! Just drop the Anky down into the vulcano you don't need it anymore. :D Or give it an honorable place. The dunky is my favourite now! It became on of the best farmers overall.

[@Shadowoldschool0]

@@realdodofrodoI am in favor of the first option once I get me a dunky:)

[@realdodofrodo]

@@Shadowoldschool0 Yeah :D

[@steelslide9601]

It's almost like when the devs put nodes in the water, dunkleosteus becomes good because it finally has a use... Don't worry dunky I've always liked you😭💀

[@realdodofrodo]

I always loved the Dunky it has always been a great farmer. But now it is insane!

[@zq6sigma]

best paste/chitin for center: bring 5 rex 1 megatherium into gamma, whistle agro and let them all go to monkey, u charge brood with megatherium keep farming the spiders it spawns and once monkey dies just whistle passive and u got a inf chitin farm xD

[@realdodofrodo]

You got it 👌this is a good trick

[@G_Lo2]

Great video man!

[@realdodofrodo]

Thank you! Love it that it came out good!

[@x626xblack]

Over 1/2 the area highlighted is out of bounds and that raft with boxes is the fastest way to find a Leeds and lose all your metal.

[@realdodofrodo]

Leeds don't spawn there at least they didn't when i made the video and there is enough metal 🤣 yet my drawing might not be accurate

[@kermitdaplug]

W video some of the spawns for materials really changed in ASA like silica pearls and poly so this was helpful

[@realdodofrodo]

Thank you!

[@nikolajkvistpedersen5151]

Sure, Spinos are good for the boss fight. That´s if you actually get them in the water, for the buff and stand up on your own. People typically just Procop to the ledge up high, on the left as you enter the arena and shotgun the bosses down, from the back of them. Costs a lot less time and effort.

[@realdodofrodo]

Procoptodon has been fixed a while ago as far as i know at least on ASA.

[@nikolajkvistpedersen5151]

@realdodofrodo They fixed one spot, not the one i mentioned. Pretty sure you can still land just above where you spawn in, to the left. There's a little ledge.

[@realdodofrodo]

@nikolajkvistpedersen5151 hmm have try it again because they already fixed like 20 spots in there

[@nikolajkvistpedersen5151]

@realdodofrodo Yeah okay, ARK players will prob find more ways to cheese it. Can you bring a flyer and a cart, in there for example? 😅

[@realdodofrodo]

@nikolajkvistpedersen5151 nah that is not possible anymore

[@boop6610]

you forgot to consider a TP network with vacuum chambers at the bottom with a dedi to drop off. Good info but missing the endgame perspective

[@realdodofrodo]

Yeah we currently farm that way! I did not talk about it in detail you are right!

[@BlackIrishx8x]

Center is out one week. If you are end-game then you should know to use TP and VCs.

[@realdodofrodo]

Yeah it is fine i could have mentioned it - but yeah it works down there and in the end is probably the best way to farm those rocks.

[@Experion121]

The link boxes also make this super easy, use batteries to power them

[@realdodofrodo]

Yee!

[@angerskarin9222]

just get a few dunkleo with max weight when you have like 4 of them filled you got enough metal.

[@realdodofrodo]

yes - that is what the video is about xD

[@chrisdavison4915]

I live on the horseshoe on the center, i have 5 beavers that i leave on wander all with 10k weight lol its so cool.

[@realdodofrodo]

Yeah 🤣 🦫🦫 Thats a good strat especially in PVE sadly in PvP they would be gone pretty fast.

[@thedirtycasualYT]

Good video. Gained a sub 👍

[@realdodofrodo]

Lovely, welcome!

[@HeyMatjay]

Keeeetin

[@realdodofrodo]

Kitten!

[@mcjoelio-gb]

on multiplayer you cannot build near supply crates however brilliant video. How many primitive scuba tanks do you recommend for the dunkleosteus tip?

[@realdodofrodo]

Not less than two to three with the patch 4 should be considered.

[@jasonfoster1996]

Wow man badasss

[@realdodofrodo]

Thank you!

[@agentmoose6695]

What commands are you using to see all the resources so clear? Is it possible to do on console?

[@realdodofrodo]

Stat FPS | Grass.SizeScale 0 | Grass.DensityScale 0 | r.VolumetricCloud 0 | r.VolumetricFog 0 | r.ContactShadows 0 | r.DynamicGlobalIlluminationMethod 2 | r.SkylightIntensityMultiplier 3 | r.Nanite.MaxPixelsPerEdge 2 | r.Shadow.CSM.MaxCascades 0 | r.ShadowQuality 0 | r.Shadow.Virtual.Enable 0 | r.DistanceFieldShadowing 0 | r.Streaming.PoolSize 0 | r.Lumen.ScreenProbeGather.RadianceCache.ProbeResolution 16 | r.Water.SingleLayer.Reflection 0 Yes works on console too i have 2 videos on that. You should watch them or just copy that.

[@fendy617]

I just screenshot this !!! Gold

[@realdodofrodo]

Like i do with your awesome comment

[@elcartonerov9635]

The metal metod only works on asa?because i dont found the metal

[@realdodofrodo]

Yes, it is ASA. ASE has way less nodes.

[@nhatminhhoa]

This is a good tip 😅

[@realdodofrodo]

Thank you! This is a lovely comment!

[@incompletex]

How are your Dinos Attack the Mosas? I have a lot of very strong Basilo but for some reason they DONT Attack Alpha Mosas... I tryed every thing i also put them on aggressiv but they ignore the Mosa in a way like it is not there.... 😢

[@realdodofrodo]

Holding "T" on pc you can whistle "Attack this target" when looking at the enemy this works for all enemies - but your dinos need to have group whistle activated

[@naulyd]

its something to do with basis idk why but they are very inconsistent dont even attack while on neutral or aggressive sometimes

[@realdodofrodo]

Hmmm Basis are maybe a bit tricky in the ocean.

[@JoeH-vr5kt]

I know this is late but possibly due to the mosa being too deep in the water, just an idea.

[@realdodofrodo]

@@JoeH-vr5kt it is kinda strange but "attack this target" always works

[@benmorrissey7610]

This method with a dunk is great however takes way longer than the normal.

[@realdodofrodo]

Yeah that's why it has to pay off so be prepared to optimise it.

[@Raven777777777777777]

On Island i used Dunkleo to farm metal and stone then put it into vault and then carry the vault with Rhynio but that was before the speed nerf. Havent used Rhynio since then.

[@realdodofrodo]

Yes this worked but not sure how rhinio works right now.

[@Raven777777777777777]

@@realdodofrodo It kind of works the same. You can still carry a vault with Rhynio with whatever is inside the vault (even 50k weight of structures) with no restrictions. They just nerfed the flying speed when carrying stuff. Dont remember if it was just for dino's or carrying structures aswell but i've tested it and speed doesnt seem that bad when i carried that vault with 50k weight in structures xD

[@realdodofrodo]

Hmm ok 😄 have to try

[@NOLAND3R]

Good tip

[@realdodofrodo]

awesome comment!

[@chinimon8259]

Moshops dont forget to use it

[@realdodofrodo]

Moshops is great too! Most of the time a bit over looked.

[@chinimon8259]

@@realdodofrodo yea i pump points in to polymer have mos running behind me eating all the dead peguins Empty into argy On unfficial i i have 2 lighting follow me Your always going to get into fights lol I grapple 1 lighting and pvp lol I keep 1 on turret mode hes the sacrificial wyvern lol

[@realdodofrodo]

Funny idea 🤣

[@carlosortiz9702]

Idk about you but in the swamp there’s a ton of those bugs

[@realdodofrodo]

Yeah there are some but if you want to build a big base it is not enough especially compared to the island where you can farm much more.

[@PullupAddict]

Honestly I think farming hard poly might be faster than killing the penguins

[@realdodofrodo]

Yeah, that's my point of view too. Organic Poly can be used to overcome some shortage but especially with the Dunky hard poly is easier on Center.

[@Yup_Itz_Blitz]

The newest patch just fixed the ocean btw, now wild Dino’s do spawn and it’s mostly high difficulty Dino’s such as electrophorus, mosas, and tusos, sometimes even spawning alphas

[@realdodofrodo]

Yes I just noticed this today when suddenly 3 thusos attacked me

[@cloudy8485]

​@@realdodofrodo3 tusos at the same time and place? i barely could find one

[@realdodofrodo]

Yes since the new update they roam that place even more

[@Raven777777777777777]

About 2 days ago i was taming 2 Dunkleos and when i shot it with tranqs it started swimming away from me while every other Dunkleo started hunting me down, one i was taming was in front of me and another 6 i think were trying to eat me, then i said hi to Alpha Mosa and got eaten xD

[@realdodofrodo]

🤣🤣🤣 hello there yeah dunkys don't like when you steal their mates.

[@hillionman8056]

Like and sub man! Awesome video.

[@realdodofrodo]

Thank you!

[@20100lude92]

How would you farm titanoboa venom?

[@realdodofrodo]

Tough question, as of now I would say eating a ton of rare flowers hopping on a giga and then marching trough the swamp would me my first try. My second guess would be going into one of the caves with a pyromane in some caves there are ridiculous amounts of titanboas and pyromanes can easily kill them - could not say wich cave would be best as of now. But you could tell me which worked best if you try it! Hope this helps!

[@itsmrstrong]

How do you make the water so clear . I get headaches so much when in the water

[@realdodofrodo]

Using my pvp console commands, but i need to rework them soon: Stat FPS | Grass.SizeScale 0 | Grass.DensityScale 0 | r.VolumetricCloud 0 | r.VolumetricFog 0 | r.ContactShadows 0 | r.DynamicGlobalIlluminationMethod 2 | r.SkylightIntensityMultiplier 3 | r.Nanite.MaxPixelsPerEdge 2 | r.Shadow.CSM.MaxCascades 0 | r.ShadowQuality 0 | r.Shadow.Virtual.Enable 0 | r.DistanceFieldShadowing 0 | r.Streaming.PoolSize 0 | r.Lumen.ScreenProbeGather.RadianceCache.ProbeResolution 16 | r.Water.SingleLayer.Reflection 0

[@itsmrstrong]

@@realdodofrodo thanks so much, I will test this out and see if its better on my eyes. There's so much metal, crystal, obsidian and pearls! With update to wild spawns it's not too bad tbh, just have a pack of sharks follow you and you'll be safe

[@realdodofrodo]

@@itsmrstrong No problem. I will update that command in the future. You are 100% right - there is so much stuff down there even if it got slightly more dangerous it is just worth the risk.

[@McDickles85]

We use to be able to pull resources from anywhere with S+ in ASE, I see you have a mod for that. What’s it called? I’d like to get it.

[@realdodofrodo]

It is called QOL in ASA it's the same thing

[@McDickles85]

@@realdodofrodo sweet thanks dude I appreciate it

[@realdodofrodo]

No problem 😄 i appreciate a like on the video

[@McDickles85]

@@realdodofrodo you got it!

[@realdodofrodo]

❤️🦤

[@capone1871]

Do you have coordinates for crystal with dunks

[@realdodofrodo]

Not in my mind right now but i will deliver them later! Promised 😄

[@realdodofrodo]

There is a ton in the southern part on the high pillars that stand in the deep sea it is a bit hard to see if you don't know what you are looking for but they look like cave crystal (near the artifact if this helps)

[@capone1871]

@@realdodofrodo legend I found it thank you

[@realdodofrodo]

@@capone1871 nah, everyone that is watching my content is a legend i am just doing my job 😊

[@TattsoLR]

Went to the spot for obsidian is it all through out or just that particular area also great vid though

[@realdodofrodo]

It is not everywhere and depending on the area it is kinda hard to see. I marked one area on the map. It is mainly in the centre of the dark area and on the top corner.

[@philipselvaggi1814]

what stack nod is that?

[@realdodofrodo]

none - we just adjusted the setting in the ini file

[@pablobarcala9389]

How do you make for you don’t have the water ?

[@realdodofrodo]

I posted a video about that yesterday 🤣🦤 basically disabling fog, volumetric fog and bloom works pretty well.

[@PullupAddict]

theri+raft+swamp=unlimited wood

[@realdodofrodo]

i dont realy like that tactic because it is kinda slow comparred to end game redwood

[@PullupAddict]

Hm maybe. I havnet done the redwood one. But I just remember getting Easley slot caps of wood with 2 theris on raft

[@realdodofrodo]

I recently tried it but i consider it too slow compared to redwood trees in redwood simply give so much more wood.

[@PullupAddict]

How do you deal with weight while farming redwood trees with the beaver? On a motorboat you’ll just place some dedicated and instantly transfer your wood into there

[@realdodofrodo]

@@PullupAddict yeah basically the same way have a base somewhere and straight into the dedi or transmitter - beaver most of the time is full after 1-2 trees so it is a lot running around i sometimes also use a mammoth and a chainsaw because it can carry more due to its higher weight stat

[@dominikseib8895]

How made you the ocean Look this clear ? Mine is an flimming blue Screen where i can See nothing :(

[@realdodofrodo]

the easiest is using my my .ini file i created and show in my newest video - otherwise you can use the commands in my current video

[@dominikseib8895]

@@realdodofrodo thanks

[@realdodofrodo]

No problem, you are welcome

[@vazo6980]

clock faces before the patch:🗿

[@realdodofrodo]

🤣🤣

[@Killah107]

We need a crystal spawn location deep sea. I can't find much

[@realdodofrodo]

There is an arch close to the artifact in this arch is a pretty large spawn.

[@ImMightyZeus]

62k w dunk?

[@realdodofrodo]

Yeah, I am unofficial Bob.

[@terkenst]

guten morgen weist du noch wo du den Alpha gefunden hast anscheinend gibt es einen Spawnpunkt wo kontinuierlich 2 mosas oder auch Alpha Tuso spawnen ? Leider geht bei mir das Flimmern unterwasser nicht weg schade

[@realdodofrodo]

Aktuell kenn ich nur einen verlässlichen Spawn und der ist rechts oben beim Obsidian.

[@dustinwatkins-vj1sx]

Where’s the obsidian at in the ocean?

[@realdodofrodo]

North East right in the corner directly at the world boarder

[@dustinwatkins-vj1sx]

@@realdodofrodo awesome! I actually just found and underwater lava run/trench with a shit ton too between north and south tropical islands

[@dustinwatkins-vj1sx]

Got just under 20k obsidian

[@realdodofrodo]

​@@dustinwatkins-vj1sx nice!

[@simonbuckley7020]

Anychance i could get the cords please 😊

[@realdodofrodo]

Sure Lat 67 Long 87

[@simonbuckley7020]

@@realdodofrodo thanks mate, appreciate it 😊

[@realdodofrodo]

No problem!

[@drewsharedyyou3836]

How you get your game to look like that

[@realdodofrodo]

Got 2 videos on that 🦤 commands are key

[@markmeyer6800]

Where is the Crystal under water?

[@realdodofrodo]

South East in the artifact pillar

[@ryanjones8190]

what about the PVE down there? the dunk is slow

[@realdodofrodo]

When i recorded the video there was no pve there but wc added some now you should get some basis or megalodons on follow for defence.

[@wildwest2052]

I can't find large amounts of obsidian under the ocean where is it?! Lol

[@realdodofrodo]

Top right corner 👍🏽 or in the large deepsea cave

[@jamiequinton1526]

Rafts are a bad idea with raft killers every were

[@realdodofrodo]

Yeah raft killers can be a problem but honestly I have never seen one in that area and I am farming there for weeks now. I think that is nothing to be scared of right now and you can always have Xiphs on follow and aggressive I guess.

[@melloviberyo5760]

No wild dono's my ass!! Just ran from a alpha squid on my dunky longest 1 minute of my life getting back 2 the surface gl😂

[@realdodofrodo]

Yeah they patched it 🤣 i mean the video was months ago

[@DrizzyDrizz44]

Man i wish. My dunk has shit weight

[@realdodofrodo]

Tame a better one 🤣 they are all over that place

[@refrefwgwgwegew]

What about crystal? 😮

[@realdodofrodo]

There is a ton in the southern part on the high pillars that stand in the deep sea it is a bit hard to see if you don't know what you are looking for but they look like cave crystal

[@refrefwgwgwegew]

@@realdodofrodo cordinates? :0

[@realdodofrodo]

Between Lat 70 to 80 and Lon 80 to 90 directly at the artifact pillar.

[@serude2559]

Rexes are much better than spino's, I use ten 1st gen rexes with ok saddles and they worked way better than spino's.

[@realdodofrodo]

You can use basically all decent damage dealers. I prefer rexes and spinos.

[@serude2559]

@@realdodofrodo Ive used both rexes and spino's and the rexes are way stronger as far as damage output is concerned. Sadly I wanted spino's to be a thing and can be done but rexes are just better imo.

[@realdodofrodo]

Yeah i think center Bosses are easy enough to use any dino it is basically only about speed

[@weedman0824]

Wait you can transfer items using random drops?? I was today years old and I got hours in this game 😭😭

[@realdodofrodo]

🤣🤣🤣🤣 yes you can use all beacons but no cave, water or desert drops

[@weedman0824]

@frodo9063 and they go into obelisks? That would have been soo useful in the beginning of my run 😭😭🤣🤣🤣 Instant sub and thank you lol

[@realdodofrodo]

@@weedman0824 yes it is the same thing obelisks and beacons share the same "Storage" if you upload items - you need to upload not just put it it in the inventory

[@weedman0824]

@@realdodofrodo great to know 🤜🤝 thanks again!

[@realdodofrodo]

@@weedman0824 no big deal 🤝

[@chrismpellas7223]

what can you even do with that much metal 😭

[@realdodofrodo]

Tek dodo saddle, I mean ARBs 🦤

[@joefuller3886]

lol rafts in my area are a huge nono lol there are swarms of leeds fish and lapha leeds fish 😂😂

[@realdodofrodo]

Then you need Tek and a teleporter. 🤣

[@joefuller3886]

@@realdodofrodo lol man i cant even beat bosses i work full time and i dont have time to breed them properly yet lolz

[@realdodofrodo]

ufff maybe join an unofficial cluster like RTR many tribes there :) and it is PvE and PvP they looking for people

[@joefuller3886]

iv got a server jurassic park Ark style but thanks 👍 my tribe is Monster hunters

[@realdodofrodo]

ok :)

[@justinhaynes917]

3.... 3rds???

[@realdodofrodo]

Did i do an upsi ?

[@justinhaynes917]

@@realdodofrodo yeah, lol. All good, I just thought it was funny. It was when you were talking about the depth they are found.

[@realdodofrodo]

🤣🤣🤣

[@johnmark-wx3ty]

Buddy i get 8k hard poly easy just by making it in an hour

[@realdodofrodo]

Yes, it is always possible to craft it we currently have to do that too.

[@chinimon8259]

Only 8k?

[@realdodofrodo]

Chill chini 🤣

[@chinimon8259]

@@realdodofrodo im just saying lol 8k is kinda low its nice but low

[@realdodofrodo]

@@chinimon8259 yeah i know :) everything is is fine

[@mr.hohohan3458]

Is this official ??

[@realdodofrodo]

no i do not record farming footage on official that would be a pain for recording purposes

[@legendarygigan9855]

This “remake” removed charcoal trees and the lava island sucks now

[@realdodofrodo]

They probably did it for the pyromane to fit into the setting. I like the charcoal trees alot.

[@ScottyP04852]

There are some charcoal trees in the lava cave I found a few by one of the artifacts drops

[@realdodofrodo]

Good to know but are they worth farming ?

[@ScottyP04852]

@@realdodofrodo honestly not really unless you are on an unofficial server with boosted gather rates

[@realdodofrodo]

Have to try this out, can you describe the area ?

[@Luis-ou9fn]

Take it down this is our strat. I’m a hit a copyright

[@realdodofrodo]

🤣 hell no - i guess everyone is doing that expect people that get wiped

[@snowdoll3778]

"our strat" well people been farming metal with dunkys a long time luis :p

[@realdodofrodo]

@@snowdoll3778 🤣 could be a troll

[@Luis-ou9fn]

@@snowdoll3778 nothing but a jokeasaurus.

[@realdodofrodo]

yeah I already thought that

[@神明-h8h]

guys get out of the place quickly when your dinosaur is attacked and you'll get a 1 lvl dino，and if its Dunkle will be get unlimited weight，ez get 180kmetal in 10min❤

[@realdodofrodo]

Don't fully understand that, can you explain?

[@神明-h8h]

@@realdodofrodo when your Dunkle attacked by wild Dino ，you need to leave quickly，when your back you can get a 1lvl Dunkle

[@realdodofrodo]

Hmmmm ok, maybe i invest some time checking this out

[@神明-h8h]

@@realdodofrodo this 1 lvl Dunkle never be heavy，pls make a video about this bug，i report this for WC ，but they never care😭

[@realdodofrodo]

@@神明-h8h i will try this myself to find out how to do it

[@Conway-ol8gh]

Anky still better

[@realdodofrodo]

Never xD Anky is better on land but dunky overall is not realy good on land :D

[@Conway-ol8gh]

@frodo9063 put a scuba tank on anky he's good

[@realdodofrodo]

@@Conway-ol8gh yeah i know 🤣 but i prefer dunky it is overall faster

[@joeneighbor]

Brah, you have 60333 weight limit on that Dunky. And hah at lev 185 only. Yea if everyone had that it wouldn't be a problem. You're not the first to make videos like this. It's dishonest really. You hype it up like this knowing people on official or even close to normal weight limits are going to have maybe 6K-10K'ish max not 60K!

[@realdodofrodo]

Na it is honest 🤔 as you can see i farm with it at least i did it back then now i use my karki with 50k weight 🤣 concept stays the same farm and then teleport it somehow

[@joeneighbor]

​@@realdodofrodo Maybe being to harsh. I've been playing only on official since SA came out. I really need to run my own server again. Sure I will for ARK2 if/when it comes out.

[@realdodofrodo]

@@joeneighbor if it comes out 🤣 but yeah everything fine

[@greenpotato2663]

I trier the metal farm metod in this vid. I dissagree its way slow. Solo with à argy ne à anky in the redwood , in 30 min i fill 3 indy forge. With the dulkleo i full half of that . The density is Nice but dunky are extremly slow and unless you have téléporter nearby , its not worth

[@realdodofrodo]

thats why i say you should use a teleport, raft, vaccuum or something else

[@asdfqwerty271]

Wait, the "strategy" is to use a tame that's good at harvesting stuff? Man, super profound.

[@realdodofrodo]

Yeah you now understood step one of the strategy.

[@asdfqwerty271]

Na, just watched the video again to see if I missed something. You literally just harvest resources with stuff and then eventually have a bunch of those resources. There is nothing novel or profound in the video. You're literally just telling people to play the game as everyone already does.

[@realdodofrodo]

@@asdfqwerty271 ok

[@nima2342]

there is tons of metal metal metal but im not dropping a location of it videos ass

[@realdodofrodo]

First of all, I show the location multiple times in the video and second behave in my comments. If you would have asked nicely I would have told you but now you need to find out on your own where you see the location 🦤

[@DrizzyDrizz44]

What a rude comment

[@realdodofrodo]

Yeah, I don't care about such comments, comments like yours are way more important. 😄

[@joshlaware1520]

Time stamp for crystals but I didn't see crystal covered in this video.. thanks for nothing

[@realdodofrodo]

Crystal is exactly where metal is as covered in several other comments.