Mod Spotlight: 5 Dino/Creature Mods You NEED To Try | ARK: Survival Ascended

In this SPOTLIGHT video I'll be showcasing 5 of my favourite creature mods in ARK: Survival Ascended. Including How to tame, their attacks and abilities explained and everything else you need to know about them.
Every mod is free and available on cross-platform.
#arksurvivalascended #ark #playark
Intro 00:00
Vectispinus (Tristan) 0:12
Meraxes (BigAL) 3:35
Monolophosaurus (Schmitto) 5:34
Thorax Spider (Cyrus) 8:59
Eocarcharia (Tristan) 13:48

[@eclipsomations9282]

The Meraxes, monolophosaurus, and eocarcharia all notably have a scorched variant found on scorched earth that functions the same but looks drastically different In addition if you have the Arkology mod installed a Arkology vectispinus also exists

[@BEYPlaysGames]

Yeah, very cool variants! The Vectispinus I tamed in the video was an Arkology one :D

[@helghanmerc2765]

Tristian mods are fantastic! I love the brews on the Eocarcharias and use them for everything. And the vectispinus on the center boss with spino buff plus vecti buff and yuti buff is SUPER FUN. Thanks for covering these!

[@BEYPlaysGames]

No problem! I totally agree! It's great for the boss fight! As soon as I heard that it buffs the Spino I had to try it :D

[@johnhussey4539]

Thanks Bey! Great that these are available on console! I Ben thought ASA is a mess in some places….being able to play mods on console is a deciding factor for me to play ASA over ASE!

[@BEYPlaysGames]

No problem! I agree, I love the cross play feature!! My wife plays on the Xbox so it means we can play together! :D

[@Bixpick]

Eocharcaria is one of the best medium sized creature in my opinion i also love the eocharcaria, quick tip for the meraxes on the island i mostly found it on carno island it also spawns in the snow on the island, (i made a mistake it also spawns in the redwoods)

[@p3wp3wCthulhu]

Great showcase mate! I'm sure it was hard to choose just 5 creature mods with so many good ones out there. I voted for Fuzzy Jumpy Nope every Wildcard poll and was devo when it never won but I'm so glad somebody gave it life and also did such a good job on all the abilities and model.

[@BEYPlaysGames]

Thanks mate! Yeah, it's really been turned into such an awesome creature!!

[@robertlewis1439]

Thanks again Bey for another great vid. Missing you on Monarky!

[@BEYPlaysGames]

Thanks Rob!! I'm missing Monarky too :( I am working on the 100 days for season 5, it'll be coming soon I promise!!

[@eliteRyuk514]

Very nice video.. I like alot how all mod creatures look amazing in the ASA

[@BEYPlaysGames]

Thank you! 😁

[@SorryItsEric]

Heck i never heard of the Eocarcharia before, im gonna add it!

[@Wibdrac]

That was some nice video. I hope you will showcase Dinos from PaleoArk rework

[@BEYPlaysGames]

Thank you! I have briefly showcased the Paleo Rex and Giga in a previous video but I do plan on doing a full showcase at some point, maybe when more dinos get added!

[@TaraWestlex]

The meraxes is my favorite modded dino, not only because of what you showed in the video, but it also has a couple of really well done (and adorable) idle animations - a chin scratch and a body shake. I'm currently breeding and mutating an OP boss army of these cuties on Svartelfheim.

[@BEYPlaysGames]

I did notice that!! I really liked its cute animations :D

[@causticgasman4915]

Surprisingly they all seem pretty balanced, I love the Vectispino!

[@TheRiisingSun]

The Eocharcaria can do far too many things. Pack bonus better than Allo(making Allo useless), has saddle armor, can craft buffs, can enter boss arenas, has 3 different attacks, has bleed, AND can sit down for rapid regen. I love it but it is not balanced at all.

[@dionshtraza6907]

@@TheRiisingSunthe allo is almost always useless because of its piss poor stamina. only time allos are useful is when they are in packs but there is better pack dinos

[@johnhussey4539]

@@TheRiisingSuntbh Allo should have some of the stuff the EoCarcha has. Don’t think I ever bother taming an Allo for anything, it needs some sort of buff or something 😂

[@cavyman]

Thanks Bey! Very cool mods.

[@BEYPlaysGames]

No problem! :D

[@dordiposi5969]

Spectacular video!

[@BEYPlaysGames]

Thanks mate!

[@hollz1843]

Thanks Bey! Always good stuff. Sadly the mono mod is no longer being developed 😔 he announced it in his discord.

[@BEYPlaysGames]

No problem! I did hear that :(...great mod nonetheless but yeah big shame too!

[@necronmageZD]

I love spinosaurs and vectispinus seems awesome!

[@snickerz4081]

What dino locator do you use? Yet another great vid. Ty 😁

[@BEYPlaysGames]

Thank you! I'm using Der Dino Finder! :)

[@snickerz4081]

@@BEYPlaysGames ty

[@divabae1293]

Bey!❤ Great vid! I love the spider, so cute! I agree with ya, it would be awesome if they gave the same tlc to the base creature saddles of the game.

[@BEYPlaysGames]

Thank you! Yeah it's great and I hate spiders haha. Very true! The armour add ons really are awesome!

[@rhettbutler5397]

Hey y'all, if you're looking for more creatures like these that fit Ark but are also balanced and fun, here is a list of ones that I also use along with the ones shown in the video. I recommend the Felis Sivatherium Magna Gecko No Untameables Diamantinasaurus Paleo Ark Bombardier Beetle Meiolania Hatzegopteryx Styracosaurus Ark Additions And for the people who love the ocean but want to see it get a glow up, I also recommend Sunken World Additions Edestus Glaucus Tylosaurus All of these are cross platform btw

[@BEYPlaysGames]

A lot of these were on my list before I recorded the video, so i'm looking forward to checking them all out, thanks! :)

[@rhettbutler5397]

@@BEYPlaysGames Noice and no prob! Looking forward to the videos of them

[@democracyfrog9520]

Monolophosaurus is ine of my favorite dinos for caving it is small , does decent damage , and has a nice little jump ability.

[@BEYPlaysGames]

Yeah they are great!! I really enjoyed using it :D Was pleasantly surprised when I found I wasn't taking health damage in the swamp cave with the shield equipped! :D

[@Official-Ghostfacegansa]

I know you probably didn’t do it intentionally But I pause to download the mod and went the segment ended it was Finish with every single one besides the first two cuz I already had em installed

[@thepolerlakwatsera8584]

They’re all playable on console? Awesome vid 🔥

[@BEYPlaysGames]

Yep! All playable on console!! Thanks :D

[@TheWererapter92]

Oh I'm getting the Vectispinus, AFTER I go on a taming spree with my Rhynio

[@matthewmarrello323]

Does the euchacharias speed stew work with flyers? I tested it on a pteranodon and it didn’t seem to do anything

[@BEYPlaysGames]

I must admit I haven't tried yet but I'll definitely look into it tomorrow and let you know!

[@Shad0w_0030]

Vectispinus is definitely the best modded creature in this video

[@SurvivorDK]

I'm not a big spider person, but the jumping spider is a pretty cool mod :)

[@CowboyJoe19]

Can you start a comparison series where you compare similar creatures and see which is best? Specifically I would like to see one comparing the sabertooth, dire wolf, and thyla

[@BEYPlaysGames]

Sounds like a cool idea! I did have a brief comparison of the Direwolf and Saber in a previous video, was only brief though! I'd love to look into it more, got a lot of big projects I need to finish first, keep getting distracted by lots of other videos I want to make XD

[@CowboyJoe19]

@@BEYPlaysGames sounds great and Keep up the great work! I love the videos no matter what they are about so you just make what you are happy and excited to make

[@BEYPlaysGames]

@@CowboyJoe19 Thanks again mate! Appreciate the kind words!!

[@ArborealFrippery-qb4tv]

11:22 are thos e little bugs running on the ground a mod or a new feature of ASA?

[@BEYPlaysGames]

It's just a visual feature on the Center map I believe, can't interact with the bugs at all XD

[@Atemyaify]

What Mod is this Dino Finder? Looks great

[@p3wp3wCthulhu]

Its called: 'Der Dino Finder' by Hacki_van_Bane, it integrates into your map in inventory. It is really handy

[@BEYPlaysGames]

@@p3wp3wCthulhu That's the one!!

[@Allosaurus888]

Could you please check if additional creatures wild ark is cross play?

[@BEYPlaysGames]

Not sure! I'll check later if I can, if not tomorrow and I'll reply as soon as I find out! :)

[@pumpedplanet0631]

Can you do more mod spotlight videos?

[@BEYPlaysGames]

I do plan on it :)

[@spicymemes8170]

No paleo Rex n giga?

[@BEYPlaysGames]

2 of my favourites! I briefly showcased them in a different video so I wanted to showcase 5 fresh creatures, I love the Paleo mod though, this could be one of many mod showcases coming in the future though :)

[@austinstoner6270]

At 5:20 was that an alpha rex or regular?

[@BEYPlaysGames]

It was an Alpha rex!

[@austinstoner6270]

@@BEYPlaysGames I figured. Homie was large

[@bloodline414]

what map is this

[@BEYPlaysGames]

Most of it was recorded on the Center!

[@Zack_84]

What map is that?

[@BEYPlaysGames]

Most of it was recorded on the Center!

[@Zack_84]

​@BEYPlaysGames Ok, thanks for replying!

[@BEYPlaysGames]

@@Zack_84 No problem!

[@Zweside]

Pls spawn commande vectis 😻

[@BEYPlaysGames]

I'm not currently able to get on the game to check but I believe it is Cheat SDF TAC_Vecti 1 1 1 so say if you want to forcetame a 150 it would be Cheat SDF TAC_Vecti 1 150 1

[@Zweside]

Ty

[@H484R]

Man….the same thought that kept going around in my mind watching this is how sick of modders creating new knockout methods. For the casual player it’s impossible to keep up and makes a lot of these mods unrealistic. I don’t want to have to spend 5 minutes researching a new creature every time I run into it in the wild and want to tame it. Why can’t there be a mod that makes all creatures, vanilla or modded, simply knockout tames…..

[@BEYPlaysGames]

It is a lot to keep up with tbh, I think it's okay, I prefer a knock out method or passive tame but I guess if everything was tamed that way it could get pretty boring, I do enjoy trying to figure out how to tame things sometimes XD

[@H484R]

Fair enough, I guess it would get stale if it was all the same, but I still wish that there was a bit less. The moors indomitable duo comes to mind….you gotta have a bachelors degree to figure that one out if you don’t watch the tutorials haha