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Gigantopithecus
Disambig.png See also: Megapithecus and Mesopithecus
Disambig.png This article is about Gigantopithecus, not to be confused with
Giganotosaurus
Gigantopithecus.png
Gigantopithecus

Dossier Empty.pngDossier Gigantopithecus.png

Dossier
These values may differ with what you see in-game or written elsewhere. But that is
what the dossier says.
Group
Mammals
Species
Gigantopithecus fibrarator
Time
Pleistocene
Diet
Herbivore
Temperament
Territorial
Release Versions
Steam.svg 201.0
August 18, 2015
Xbox One.svg 729.0
December 16, 2015
PS.svg 501.0
December 6, 2016
Logo Mobile.svg 1.0
May 24, 2018
Nintendo Switch.svg 599.0
November 30, 2018
Epic Games.svg 311.74
June 11, 2020
Variants
Aberrant Gigantopithecus.png Aberrant Gigantopithecus
Eerie Gigantopithecus.png Eerie Gigantopithecus
Eerie Yeti.png Eerie Yeti
Megapithecus Pestis.png Megapithecus Pestis
Yeti.png Yeti
Spawn Command
Domestication
Tameable
Rideable
Breedable
Check mark.svg Yes
Check mark.svg Yes
Check mark.svg Yes
Torpor Immune
X mark.svg No
Taming Method
Passive
Level Requirement
Level 30
Preferred Kibble
Regular Kibble
Preferred Kibble Logo Mobile.svg
Kibble (Titanboa Egg)
Preferred Food
Mejoberry
Preferred Food Primitive Plus Icon.png
Fresh Coffee Fruit Primitive Plus Icon.png
Equipment
Check mark.svg No Saddle Needed
Hats
Rider Weaponry
Check mark.svg Yes
Humans Can Carry
X mark.svg No
Data
XP For Kill
Level
1
: 80.00 XP
Drops
Hide.png Hide
Raw Meat.png Raw Meat
Feces Size
Small
Drag Weight
150
Radiation Immune
X mark.svg No
Carryable By
Aberrant Megalosaurus.png Aberrant Megalosaurus
Argentavis.png Argentavis
Blood Crystal Wyvern.png Blood Crystal Wyvern
Ember Crystal Wyvern.png Ember Crystal Wyvern
Fire Wyvern.png Fire Wyvern
Forest Wyvern.png Forest Wyvern
Ice Wyvern.png Ice Wyvern
Karkinos.png Karkinos
Lightning Wyvern.png Lightning Wyvern
Megalosaurus.png Megalosaurus
Poison Wyvern.png Poison Wyvern
Quetzal.png Quetzal
Tek Quetzal.png Tek Quetzal
Tropical Crystal Wyvern.png Tropical Crystal Wyvern
Tusoteuthis.png Tusoteuthis
X-Argentavis.png X-Argentavis
Immobilized By
Chain Bola.png Chain Bola
Bear Trap.png Bear Trap
Large Bear Trap.png Large Bear Trap
Plant Species Y Trap (Scorched Earth).png Plant Species Y Trap Scorched Earth
Icon.png
Can Damage
Thatch
Greenhouse
Wood
Reproduction
Gestation Time
6h 36m 49.521s
Baby Time
7h 42m 57.775s
Juvenile Time
1d 6h 51m 51.1s
Adolescent Time
1d 14h 34m 48.875s
Total Maturation Time
3d 5h 9m 37.75s
Breeding Interval
18h - 2d
Habitat
GigantopithecusAberrant Gigantopithecus
The IslandThe CenterRagnarokValgueroGenesis: Part 1Crystal Isles
The Island Topographic Map.jpgSpawning Gigantopithecus The Island.svg

Colorvision

Common Rare
Untameable Cave

“ Your autonomous Fiber-gathering, helmet-wearing, human-tossing buddy-for-


life! „
~ Drake on Gigantopithecus
The Gigantopithecus (jy-gan-toe-pith-i-kus) is one of the Creatures in ARK:
Survival Evolved.

Contents
1 Basic Info
1.1 Dossier
1.2 Behavior
1.3 Yeti (Variant)
1.4 Appearance
1.5 Color Scheme and Regions
1.6 Drops
1.7 Base Stats and Growth
1.7.1 Wild Stats Level-up
2 Taming
2.1 Taming Strategies
2.1.1 Taming Box
2.1.1.1 Simple
2.1.1.2 Advanced
2.1.1.3 Building material
2.1.1.4 Luring into the box
2.1.1.5 Losing aggro
2.1.2 Using a Quetzal
3 Utility
3.1 Human Tossing
3.2 Roles
3.3 Carry-able Creatures
3.4 Collectibles
4 Combat
4.1 General
4.2 Strategy
4.3 Weaponry
4.4 Dangers
4.5 Weakness
5 Spotlight
6 Notes/Trivia
7 Changelog
8 Gallery
9 References
Basic Info
Dossier
This section is intended to be an exact copy of what the survivor Helena Walker,
the author of the dossiers, has written. There may be some discrepancies between
this text and the in-game creature.

NoteHelena.png “
Wild
Gigantopithecus fibrarator is a strange creature. It is usually quite passive, but
it has a very short temper when it comes to its own personal space. Once another
creature gets close, this gentle giant quickly becomes a rampaging beast. Best to
give them a wide berth.

I have occasionally seen Gigantopithecus jumping to grab vines that it can traverse
and swing on, but otherwise, it seems most happy to lay about, picking berries from
plants lazily.

Domesticated
In addition to being at home picking berries, a tamed Gigantopithecus can be taught
to harvest the fibers found on many Island plants as well. It appears to be
entirely content to pick at plants all day, eat the berries, and carrying fiber
resources for its tribe.

Playful once tamed, Gigantopithecus seems to enjoy throwing the creatures or riders
it's carrying into the air. It probably feels that this activity is a game, but
clever brigands can use this ‘game' to vault over walls and small cliffs.


~ Helena
Behavior
Gigantopithecus wander around the forests of the island, eating berries off of
bushes. They are naturally peaceful creatures, but will fight back if attacked or
if a player or tamed creature makes physical contact with them. Gigantopithecus
normally spawn as individuals and are fairly spread out, so it is rare to see
groups of them in the wild. While they mainly inhabit forests, they tend to wander
quite far and can sometimes be found on beaches or near rivers and mountains.

Yeti (Variant)
Disambig.png Main article: Yeti
With the introduction of the Snow Cave in Patch 237, a variant of Gigantopithecus
spawns inside called the Yeti. They are untamable apes that only spawn inside the
snow cave at levels up to 350. These apes are vicious, terrifying creatures that
will decimate any adventurers hoping to step foot inside. Stay clear from them, or
use extremely powerful guns and weaponry to slaughter them before they get their
powerful hands on you!

Appearance
The Gigantopithecus is a close relative of the modern orangutan. However, it stands
upright like a man but slightly taller, giving it a strong resemblance to Bigfoot
or the yeti.

Color Scheme and Regions


This section displays the Gigantopithecus's natural colors and regions. For
demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Gigantopithecus.
The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that
the Gigantopithecus will randomly spawn with to provide an overall range of its
natural color scheme. Hover your cursor over a color to display its name and ID.

This information can be used to alter the Gigantopithecus's regions by entering


cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For
instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Gigantopithecus's "fur mane"
magenta.

GigantopithecusYeti
Gigantopithecus PaintRegion0.png
Region 0:
Fur Mane
X mark.svg
Region 1 is not used
for this Creature.

X mark.svg
Region 2 is not used
for this Creature.

X mark.svg
Region 3 is not used
for this Creature.

Gigantopithecus PaintRegion4.png
Region 4:
Fur Accent
Gigantopithecus PaintRegion5.png
Region 5:
Skin
Drops
Raw Meat.png Raw Meat
Hide.png Hide
Base Stats and Growth
Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Attribute Base Value Level Increase Taming Bonus


Wild Tamed Additive Multiplicative
Health 640 +64 +5.4% 0.07
Stamina 300 +30 +10%
Oxygen 150 +15 +10%
Food 1500 +150 +10%
Weight 220 +4.4 +4%
Melee Damage 40 / 60 +1.6 / +2.4 +1.7% 7% 17.6%
Movement Speed 100% N/A +1% 6%
Torpidity 1100 +66 N/A 0.5
For a comparison of the stats of all creatures, see Base Creature Statistics.
For an explanation of exactly how the levelup calculation works, see Creature Stats
Calculation.
Movement Base Speed Sprinting Speed Stamina
Wild Tamed Wild Tamed
Walking 195 ? 682.5 1023.75 10
Swimming 300 ? ? ? ?
These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.
Attack Values
Melee Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation Using the Left Mousebutton (PC), R2 Button (PS4), RT
Button (Xbox One), the Gigantopithecus will either back-hand or crush the target
with both fists. This attack deals knock-back that will shove players or smaller
creatures a fair distance, sometimes over cliffs.
0 200 0 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina
Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount
Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 40
Throw Player Stamina Cost Attack Range Description
Base Minimum Activation Using the Right Mousebutton (PC), L2 Button (PS4), LT
Button (Xbox One), the Gigantopithecus throws a mounted survivor overhead. Any
creature directly in front of the Gigantopithecus will take damage.
0 200 0 0
Attack Type Damage Projectile Values Torpor Values Status Effect: Stamina
Status Effect: Torpidity
Life Impulse Radius Base Mult Duration Damage Mult Amount
Duration Damage Mult Amount
Melee 60
Wild Stats Level-up
Type in values of a wild creature to see on which stats it's emphasized. Green
values on a high-level creature are very good for breeding. If you have already
tamed your creature you can try to recover the breeding-stats with an external
tool.[1]

Gigantopithecus
Level
1
Stat Value Levelups
Health
640
0
Stamina
300
0
Oxygen
150
0
Food
1500
0
Weight
220
0
Melee Damage [%]
100
0
Speed [%] 100 0
Note that after the creature is tamed it gets bonuses on some stats depending on
the taming effectiveness. This makes it hard to retrieve the levels on a tamed
creature, so this tool is only for wild ones, but gives a first impression, how
well the stats are distributed.

Taming
BaseMobile
Gigantopithecus.png Level 1 Feeding Interval Time
Regular Kibble.png Regular Kibble 3 03:38 0:07:17
Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus).png Fresh Barley Primitive Plus Icon.png 18 01:55
0:32:49
Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus).png Fresh Wheat Primitive Plus Icon.png 18 01:55
0:32:49
Soybean (Primitive Plus).png Soybean Primitive Plus Icon.png 18 01:55
0:32:49
Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus).png Dried Wheat Primitive Plus Icon.png 18 03:51
1:05:37
Mejoberry.png Mejoberry 24 01:25 0:32:49
Berries.png Berries 36 00:56 0:32:49
Gigantopithecus.png Level 30 Feeding Interval Time
Regular Kibble.png Regular Kibble 4 03:14 0:09:43
Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus).png Fresh Barley Primitive Plus Icon.png 26 01:53
0:47:24
Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus).png Fresh Wheat Primitive Plus Icon.png 26 01:53
0:47:24
Soybean (Primitive Plus).png Soybean Primitive Plus Icon.png 26 01:53
0:47:24
Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus).png Dried Wheat Primitive Plus Icon.png 26 03:47
1:34:47
Mejoberry.png Mejoberry 35 01:24 0:47:51
Berries.png Berries 52 00:55 0:47:24
Gigantopithecus.png Level 60 Feeding Interval Time
Regular Kibble.png Regular Kibble 5 03:02 0:12:09
Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus).png Fresh Barley Primitive Plus Icon.png 35 01:52
1:03:48
Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus).png Fresh Wheat Primitive Plus Icon.png 35 01:52
1:03:48
Soybean (Primitive Plus).png Soybean Primitive Plus Icon.png 35 01:52
1:03:48
Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus).png Dried Wheat Primitive Plus Icon.png 35 03:45
2:07:35
Mejoberry.png Mejoberry 46 01:23 1:02:53
Berries.png Berries 69 00:55 1:02:53
Gigantopithecus.png Level 90 Feeding Interval Time
Regular Kibble.png Regular Kibble 6 02:54 0:14:34
Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus).png Fresh Barley Primitive Plus Icon.png 43 01:51
1:18:23
Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus).png Fresh Wheat Primitive Plus Icon.png 43 01:51
1:18:23
Soybean (Primitive Plus).png Soybean Primitive Plus Icon.png 43 01:51
1:18:23
Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus).png Dried Wheat Primitive Plus Icon.png 43 03:43
2:36:45
Mejoberry.png Mejoberry 58 01:23 1:19:17
Berries.png Berries 86 00:55 1:18:23
Gigantopithecus.png Level 120 Feeding Interval Time
Regular Kibble.png Regular Kibble 7 02:50 0:17:00
Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus).png Fresh Barley Primitive Plus Icon.png 52 01:51
1:34:47
Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus).png Fresh Wheat Primitive Plus Icon.png 52 01:51
1:34:47
Soybean (Primitive Plus).png Soybean Primitive Plus Icon.png 52 01:51
1:34:47
Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus).png Dried Wheat Primitive Plus Icon.png 52 03:43
3:09:33
Mejoberry.png Mejoberry 69 01:23 1:34:19
Berries.png Berries 104 00:55 1:34:47
Gigantopithecus.png Level 150 Feeding Interval Time
Regular Kibble.png Regular Kibble 9 02:43 0:21:51
Fresh Barley (Primitive Plus).png Fresh Barley Primitive Plus Icon.png 61 01:51
1:51:11
Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus).png Fresh Wheat Primitive Plus Icon.png 61 01:51
1:51:11
Soybean (Primitive Plus).png Soybean Primitive Plus Icon.png 61 01:51
1:51:11
Fresh Wheat (Primitive Plus).png Dried Wheat Primitive Plus Icon.png 61 03:42
3:42:21
Mejoberry.png Mejoberry 81 01:23 1:50:44
Berries.png Berries 121 00:55 1:50:16

Note that the values are for optimal cases, always bring extra supplies!
For a level-dependent count of resources needed, try an external taming calculator.

Ingredients for Regular Kibble: 1 × Cooked Meat Jerky, 1 × Medium Egg, 5 ×


Fiber, 2 × Longrass, 2 × Savoroot, 1 × Water

Taming Strategies
Similar to the Ichthyosaurus, Gigantopithecus is tamed by hand-feeding rather than
through the use of tranquilizers. To feed one you will need to be level 30, then
place an appropriate food in the far-right slot of your hotbar and get close enough
to the creature for the button prompt to appear. Gigantopithecus will take one
piece of the food from your inventory and will play an eating animation. You must
wait for the creature's hunger to go back down before it can be fed again, a
process which takes some time, depending on the level and the food (see tables).

If you come into physical contact with Gigantopithecus while you are trying to feed
it, the creature will attack. You must get out of its line of sight in order for it
to calm back down and be feed-able again. Your taming progress will not be reset if
the creature attacks you, but you will lose taming effectiveness if you fight back.

Be careful when approaching Gigantopithecus while feeding, as it will randomly


change directions or stop, causing you to run into it. It is better to approach it
from behind while it's standing still, since the creature usually doesn't turn all
the way around while wandering. Or you can crouch up to it and feed it that way as
it will not attack you when you're crouched.

It is best to bring a flying mount in case you need to run away, since they can
easily be flown above the Gigantopithecus and it will give up the chase a lot
quicker than on the ground. If a flying mount is not available, fast ground mounts
such as a Raptor are decent alternatives.

Taming Box
Simple
Another method is to trap the Gigantopithecus in a 1x1 room with no roof or a
hatchframe. You can then feed it from above without having to worry about bumping
into it or having it wander off, and wild carnivores will have a tougher time
getting to it.

Advanced
The Gigantopithecus can also be trapped directly on spot so the camera has never to
be moved during the process.

For this, it requires one foundation (Just even floor will not suffice), two fence
foundations and five door frames. On the foundation, one fence foundations needs to
be placed directly on the edge of it, and the second one should be snapped to the
other one so it lays diagonally on the foundation. Now the foundation is separated
in two triangles, and note that the triangles are of different sizes, and the
bigger one will be the potential taming spot. Now it requires door frames on each
but one side (So the Gigantopithecus can be lured into the box). After you have
lured the Gigantopithecus into the box, close the last open side, and now it will
walk around in the box (Aggressive or not), and you just have to keep one door
frame projected at the diagonal fence foundation and place it as soon as possible.
After it is placed, the Gigantopithecus barely has any possibility to move left.

When hand feeding him now, it is important to not stay on the foundation because
then you have high risk of enraging it. It is advised to stay on the ground next to
it and crouch, then it can be fed without any problems.

Building material
It is advised to use stone because it can easily become enraged by accident, but
with enough care, wooden structures will also suffice (Thatch won't because it will
be broken in the process of luring it in the box and losing aggro).

Luring into the box


Since dropping it in the box with a flying mount is pretty hard and only possible
with a Quetzal or Argentavis, it is much easier to lure it into it. For this, leave
one side of the box open at first and place a doorframe on the opposite side. Then,
after getting its attention, you just run into the box, wait until it is close
enough to actually enter it, and then just leave through the door frame (It cant
pass through it) and close the opposite side with a spare wall.

Losing aggro
To lose its aggro, just travel vertically till the skybox is reached and instantly
return. Horizontal travel to lose its interest is discouraged because it can cause
the teleporting bug, which lets it exit the box (If this happens or not is
dependent on the exact placement of the box), or may even let it despawn.

Sometimes, it may be still enraged and attacking the box when returning. In this
case, you need to replace all wall/door structures it is attacking.

Using a Quetzal
Quetzal holding Gigantopithecus.png
To tame the Gigantopithecus using the Quetzal method, it requires 2 people. The
first person needs to carry the Gigantopithecus with the Quetzal, and hover close
the ground. While it's been carried, the Gigantopithecus can be fed, and is less
likely to retaliate against the tamer. If the feeder gets too close, it will still
throw a punch, but it wont affect the tame or aggro it. The Quetzal might slide
around over time, so the Quetzal rider only has to adjust its position every now
and then. Along with feeding the Quetzal food/stimberries to keep it flying.
Alternative, on PC, the player riding the Quetzal can hold X to prevent it from
moving in the air, thus allowing it to keep the Gigantopithecus completely still.

Utility

tossing animation (click to enlarge)


Human Tossing
When sitting on a Gigantopithecus and pressing the alt-fire button (default: right
click), it grab the survivor with the blue crosshair appearing in front of the HUD.
It will toss him/her forward upon clicking again. This can be used to get over
walls without destroying them. Be careful as this does cause the Gigantopithecus to
melee attack directly in front of it, damaging anything or anyone in the
established path.

If you have the Glider Suit, this can give you an excellent bit of elevation to
glide around and get a good view. The Gigantopithicus can easily follow you when
gliding, if you know what you're doing. As well, if you deploy the parachute, it
will carry you forwards for an incredible distance, faster than most animals can
run, the downside being you won't have your Gigantopithicus to defend you when you
finally land.

They are an excellent mount for gaining an acrobatic advantage if you know what
you're doing.Also fun fact when tamed the fiber gathering/pickup attack does torpor
to enemies and wild dinos so it can be used to knock players out for an easy kill.

Roles
Tank: Excellent tank due to its high HP and ability to wear any type of helmet.
(Level up in Health and Damage)
Damage: Very good AOE, damage scaling and knockback. The knockback has also been
known to push back a Brontosaurus slightly. (Level up in Damage, Health and Speed
slightly)
Armor killer: Damages through player's armor easily much like Arthropleura in Pvp.
(Level up in Damage, Health and Speed slightly)
Transport: Decent base carrying capacity but nothing absurd. Good base speed,
similar to a player without any speed upgrades and can travel up and down ziplines
like the ravager. (Level up in Speed, Stamina, and Weight)
Shoulder Carrier: Ability to carry shoulder pets (Such as Charge Light Dino,
Jerboa, Microraptor etc...) with good base speed. (Level up in Speed, Stamina, and
Weight)
To pick up a shoulder pet on XBOX use LB + Right Stick, same to throw the shoulder
pet
Gatherer: Can gather fiber, thatch, wood, and a decent amount of berries. Can
gather fiber passively when not ridden–will gather fiber from plants in its
vicinity, otherwise turn on ability to wander to gather fiber continuously. Use C
(RB on Xbox)to gather fiber while ridden. (Level up in Damage, Weight, and Stamina)
Travel:
Guardian:
Battle Mount:
Combatant:
Defender:
Hiker: Gigantopithecus may outmatch Pulmonoscorpius and Beelzebufo for hiking. They
can climb the steepest surfaces with relative ease.
Underwater Mount: Can be a decent and powerful underwater mount, it's high damage
and AoE can clear out large swarms of mantas and repel annoying ichthys from
pushing you around and blocking pathways. (Level Oxygen, Damage, and Health)
Caving: Arguably the best mount you can travel through in caves. Small enough yet
deal significant damage and can run fast enough to avoid fights. Should you get
caught up in the lakes you can swim to safety.
Carry-able Creatures
The Gigantopithecus is capable of carrying the following shoulder-mounts, in
addition to a human rider:

Archaeopteryx.png Archaeopteryx
Bulbdog.png Bulbdog
Compy.png Compy
Dimorphodon.png Dimorphodon
Dodo.png Dodo
Dung Beetle.png Dung Beetle
Featherlight.png Featherlight
Ferox.png Ferox
Glowtail.png Glowtail
Ichthyornis.png Ichthyornis
Jerboa.png Jerboa
Mesopithecus.png Mesopithecus
Microraptor.png Microraptor
Otter.png Otter
Pegomastax.png Pegomastax
Shinehorn.png Shinehorn
Vulture.png Vulture
Both Microraptor, Dimorphodon and Pegomastax will attack (or pickpocket, in
Pegomastax's case) the opposing survivor if thrown towards them in PvP-enabled
server.

Ichthyornis will do the same thing as it does for survivors when thrown towards
fish.

Can only pick Ferox when small. Also, when a small Ferox is carried, it will
glitch and appear between the two Gigantopithecus' feet.

Controls
Hold C to pick up.
Tap/Hold C to aim and throw.
Tap X to drop.
Click Right Stick/Bumper simultaneously.
The Gigantopithecus can only target tribe-owned creatures, and cannot be used to
pick up wild or enemy variants.

Collectibles
Resource Efficiency
Fiber.png Fiber ★★★★★
Gathers autonomously
Berries.png Berries ★★★★☆
Thatch.png Thatch ★★★☆☆
Wood.png Wood ★★☆☆☆
Fiber can be gathered when Gigantopithecus is wandering, and while ridden with C,
LT, or L2.
Combat
This section describes how to fight against the Gigantopithecus.

General
The Gigantopithecus has fairly good health and attack, since it is passive until
you get too close it is easy to avoid if you don't think you can handle it.

Strategy
Gigantopithecus has a good amount of knockback, this can be used to your advantage
if you're using ranged weaponry and have fairly good armor or health. Keep walking
backwards while attacking it with ranged attacks, and if it hits you use the
knockback to give yourself more distance to keep attacking them.

Weaponry
Using a quetzal to pick up the gigantopithecus can be an effective way to easily
kill it.

Dangers
A Wild Gigantopithecus Is known to be passive, but if you bump into it as you try
to feed it berries to Tame it, it will attack you so careful not to get too close
when taming. If it agros you simply run away until it stops chasing, taming
progress will not be lost. If you attack it, it will not stop chasing and tame is
likely to be ruined. Given the added ability to tear through armor, it is best not
to attempt taming with equipment that are expensive to repair.

Weakness
Gigantopithecus' weakness is its strength. Gigantopithecus is known to knock you
back on hit so if you survive you have a chance to run away. Once you are far
enough the Gigantopithecus will ignore you and you can once again retry to tame it
if so wish.

Spotlight

Notes/Trivia
For information pertaining specifically to the real-world Gigantopithecus, see the
relevant Wikipedia article.

Gigantopithecus means "giant ape" in Greek.


First known creature to harvest fiber.
In Single Player maps, exiting then reentering the game causes the Gigantopithecus
to lose its hostility, which can make taming them much safer.
Relic Gigantopithecus are one theory for sightings of large, hairy primates
(Sasquatch, Yeti, etc.).
This may have influenced the appearance of Ark's Gigantopithecus since it was
thought to postured more like a gorilla in real life.
This is also evidenced by its spawncode name being bigfoot.
According to some scientists, Gigantopithecus was nearly 10 feet tall and thus the
biggest ape that ever lived. Therefore, it would have weighed more than 500
kilograms, comparable to a full-grown polar bear.
Dossier revealed on 06/24/2015.[2]
Its full name Gigantopithecus fibrarator translates into "fiber gatherer giant
ape", referring to its use as a fiber collector.
Gigantopithecus received a major update for TLC Phase 1 on February 20, 2018 with
an appearance overhaul, ability to jump and climb on zip lines (but not jump
between like Ravager), throws like Karkinos, their attacks can break armor easier
and can carry shoulder pets. They are also introduced in Aberration on the same
day.
As of 8/25/2018 The Fresh Coffee Fruit in the ARK Primitive+ Ragnarok does not
working on the Steam/PC version of the game, when taming the Gigantopithecus.
However, testing some other items the Cane Sugar does work as well as the obvious
Mejoberries.
When the level 40 survivor cap was placed on taming the Gigantopithecus, there was
an intent to eventually introduce a mechanic that would allow the leveling of a
non-violent taming skill. However, this was never implemented for some unknown
reason.
The Western Jungles in the island are more likely habitats that Gigantopithecus
would live in. Additionally, real Gigantopithecus lived in large herds and families
while ARK's version are solitary. This would make taming them considerably more
difficult since touching them may lead to all turning against you.
Changelog
Patch Changes
201.0 Gigantopithecus is added to the game
201.1
Reduced Gigantopithecus natural aggro range by 20%
No longer targets wild creatures
Aggravation will no longer reset its walking taming
201.2
Cut taming time down by 25%
No longer stays aggravated forever
201.4 Gigantopithecus now properly gains Food when fed during taming
202.0 Survivor is now required to be level 40 or higher to tame a Gigantopithecus
204.0 Gigantopithecus can now manually harvest Fiber
206.0 Fixed where you could get instantly killed after dismounting from creatures
like the Gigantopithecus
223.0 Added the creature "fur" pass to make hair and feathers look better
237.0 Added the Yeti for the new Snow Cave on The Island
259.0 Added functionality to allow a player riding a Gigantopithecus to harvest
Fiber using the tertiary ability or C
278.0 TLC Phase 1 Receives a model update, animation update, new fur and some new
abilities:
Gigantopithecus' attacks now degrade and damage armor. Does not include the Yeti
Can has the capacity to climb Zip-Lines
Added the ability to jump
Can now carry and throw small creatures in addition to the rider
Throwing has been made more accurate and given a targetting cursor
Added Aberrant Gigantopithecus to Aberration
Can now use the Tek Teleporter
Corrected socket for wearing Desert Goggles and Hat
278.1
Fixed issue where Gigantopithecus were not loading their stats values from previous
savegames

278.2 Fixed an issue where the Aberrant Gigantopithecus couldn't be transfered off
of Aberration
Gallery

Gigantopithecus with a rider before TLC #1.

Height and length of the throw before TLC #1.

Old version of dossier picture before TLC #1.

TLC Patch 1 model update.

Gigantopithecus in the Redwood Forest.jpg


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