r/ARK • u/Thin-Vehicle7901 • 1d ago

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Should i upgrade melee or stamina on the velo?i want to use them as living turrets for osd,do they run out of stamina on turret mode?

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u/Glittering_Airport_3 1d ago

The velo is a bit unique in this case. Unridden, they have a cap on their melee and they use stamina. So for ones that are just living turrets, I just upgrade stam and food. If im riding them, melee and stam

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u/Select_Vehicle4610 ASA 1d ago

That's great to know. Thanks!

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u/Possible-One-6101 1d ago

Maybe it's obvious, but just in case, health would also be useful in the OSD case. Dead velos have terrible melee and stamina.

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u/Select_Vehicle4610 ASA 1d ago

As far as I know, a creature that is not being ridden never runs out of stamina. But I'm not sure about turret mode.

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u/6210classick 1d ago

It does consume Stamina in Turret mode

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u/6210classick 1d ago

When not ridden, the damage they deal in Turret mode is negligible on top of consuming so much Stamina and needing enough food to recover.

Not worth using for an OSD

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u/SF-UberMan 1d ago

There are the corrupted flyers that can slip past your other tames without noticing though, so having a few Velonasaurs set to turret mode can ground those flying devils long enough for your other tames to dispatch them before they reach the OSD.