How many tranq darts does it take to knockout a Giga?

on here the wiki says it will take 78 tranq darts to knock it out. we found that not to be the case. we didn't manage to knock it out even though we shot 200+ tranq darts, 200+ tranq arrows into it. 80% of the shots where headshots for the extra damage multiplier.
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How many Tranqs does it take to knock out a 150 giga?

Dododex said 207 tranq arrows for 150 giga with my 270% crossbow, 350 arrows later and it's still awake and now… Giganotosaurus Tips | Dododex.
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Can you knock out a giga with tranq darts?

The best way to knock out a Giganotosaurus is to use a Quetzal with a platform saddle, have 1 player flying and have 2 or 3 on the platform shooting tranq arrows or tranq darts down at the Giganotosaurus, once it is unconscious have 1 of your players killing wild dinos on a good meat collector like a rex or spino and ...
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How long does it take to knock out a Giga?

knocking out was easy if you got a really good crossbow (400%+ damage). If you tried to tame a lv 9999 giga with cooked fish meat and 0.01 taming, you would need 4012100 cooked fish, and it would take 3761343 hours, 51 minutes and 49 seconds, not to mention the UNGODLY amount of narcotics.
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How many tranq arrows does it take to knock out a Level 1 Giga?

The giga is a ferocious creature you need about 500 tranq arrows to knock down a 135 make a metal trap and then knock it out with a tranq gun and shocking tranq darts. Use exceptional kibble.
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Can gigas break metal?

Yes, giga's can indeed damage metal.
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Can u tame a Giga?

Taming Giganotosaurus is a dangerous prospect. Its rage reaction, even when tamed, can sometimes cause it to briefly turn on members of its own tribe. Indeed it may even throw off its rider if it has been sufficiently angered!
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How much health does a level 20 giga have?

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Remember that every wild giga has 80,000 health points.
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How many narcotics does it take to tame a Giga?

A LOT of narcotics. I usually use around 300, so I bring double, around 600-800 when I'm giga hunting just in case. A taming calculator (the survive-ark one linked in the wiki is the one I use) can give you a more accurate estimate. About 300-400 tranq arrows and a crossbow of any quality.
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How do you make a giga saddle?

To make Giganotosaurus Saddle, combine Hide, Fiber, and Metal Ingot. The Giganotosaurus Saddle unlocks at level 96 and requires 75 Engram Points.
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What's better tranq arrow or dart?

Tranq Arrows only require 1 stone arrow and 1 narcotic to make while tranq darts require 3 simple rifle bullets, 3 metal ingots, and 3 narcotics to make 1 dart for not much gain, in the long run it would take less time to simply make more tranq arrows than it would take to make the required amount of tranq darts to ...
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Do headshots do more torpor ark?

In Ark: Survival Evolved, creatures can have various hitboxes that modify damage when hit. 46 creatures have head hitboxes, meaning a headshot will deal significantly more damage and torpor (for most creatures, 3 times more).
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Can you trap a giga with metal billboards?

Tips & Strategies. You could actually just use metal billboards, 5 - 9 billboards are needed just make a makeshit circle but leave an opening big enough for the Giga to enter lay a large bear trap inside, once the Giga enters, lay the last billboards to complete the circle.
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Can Maewings raise gigas?

THEY OUTEAT GIGAS when raising. Babies consume so much food. They prefer meat but can be raised on berries.
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What can a giga walk over?

The giga can use the spike wall as a step then up over walls 3-5 high. you dont need spikes vs. wild dinos.
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Do gigas Despawn?

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On our server (unofficial) everything works as intended and gigas don´t despawn.
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Can a giga destroy a behemoth gate?

The gigas can damage the gates but you should easily knock it out way before it can breakthrough, after every tame you can just fix the gates, simple as.
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Can you bear trap an alpha raptor?

Bear traps currently do not trigger for alpha animals (tested on Alpha T-Rex, Alpha Raptor and Alpha Carnotaurus). Wild animals take minor damage from these traps. This trap is very useful when taming Gallimimus and Procoptodon.
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