VR Karkinos
CreatureVariant
Breeding calculator
VR Karkinos
SettingsHatch 1× · Mature 1× · Food 1× · Weight 800
Baby: The hatched dinosaur, now a baby, needs constant attention and food placed directly in its inventory to survive, or a nearby Maewing to take care of its needs.
- Gestation
- 9h 59m 59s
- Maturation
- 115h 44m 26s
- Food at birth
- 96.57/min
Maturation Progress
- Status:
- Baby
- Time Left:
- 109:57:12
- Total Time:
- 115:44:26
Maturation
- Incubation Time
- 9h 59m 59s
Elapsed Time- 5h 47m 14s
- Maturation Time Left
- 109h 57m 13s
Time to Juvenile- 5h 47m 13s
Food
- Total Food Items
- 6707items
- Food to Adult
- 4376items
- Food Per Hour
- 111
Food Capacity- 400items
Baby Hand Feed For- 1h 27m 47s6.3% maturation
Imprinting
- Cuddle interval
- 8h
- Imprint per cuddle
- 7%
- Maximum imprint
- 98.0% (14 cuddles)
Settings8 h · interval ×1 · amount ×1
Raising food
- Food per item
- 50
Stack size- 40
- Eats at 5%
- 91.74 food/min
- Maturation
- 115h 44m 26s
| Stage | Time remaining | Food points | Raw Meat | Stacks | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BabyNeed this much for 5% to 10% | 5h 47m 13s | 31,018 | 621 | 16 | 62.1 |
| JuvenileNeed this much for 10% to 50% | 46h 17m 46s | 187,782 | 3,756 | 94 | 375.6 |
| AdolescentNeed this much for 50% to 100% | 57h 52m 13s | 83,831 | 1,677 | 42 | 167.7 |
| Total | 109h 57m 13s | 6,054 | 152 | 605.4 |
Total: 6,054 Raw Meat
- Feeding Trough
- 2,400 items (60 slots)Need 3 full loads
Tek Trough- 4,000 items (100 slots)Need 2 full loads
- Maewing / Maeguana
- 300 slots50% weight reduction on meat & berries
- Baby - 9x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Juvenile - 70x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
- Adolescent - 87x trough refills needed (food spoils before phase ends)
Spoils in 10m | Trough / Maewing: 40m | Tek Trough: 16h 40m
At birth, baby holds ~50 food - refill every ~1 min
During the Baby phase (0-10%), you must hand-feed or use a Maewing to nurse. From Juvenile (10%+), dinos can eat from a Feeding Trough on their own. Use Preserving Salt in troughs to double spoil times.
More about breeding the VR Karkinos
Breeding produces live offspring - no egg management needed. Gestation takes approximately 9 hours and 59 minutes at default rates.
Full maturation from baby to adult takes ~4 days and 19 hours (1x rate), progressing over many real-world days, demanding serious time investment. During the baby phase (0–10%), hand-feed it directly. From 10% onward (juvenile), it can eat from a Feeding Trough.
Offspring inherit parental stats and have a small chance to mutate, gaining +2 levels in a random stat. Use the breeding calculator to plan food requirements, incubation timers, and maturation phases.
The VR Karkinos's growth progresses through three stages: Baby (0–10%) lasts ~694 min and requires constant hand-feeding. Juvenile (10–50%) spans ~46h - it can eat from a Trough now. Adolescent (50–100%) takes ~58h - continues eating from troughs, nearly fully grown.
Imprinting during maturation provides permanent stat bonuses. At 100% imprint, the VR Karkinos gains 30% bonus damage and resistance when ridden by the imprinter. Keep various kibble types on hand, as imprint requests are randomized between cuddles, walks, and kibble feeding.
Use the raising calculator to plan food requirements for raising VR Karkinos babies through all three growth stages. Budget ~694 minutes for the Baby phase - this is when hand-feeding or Maewing nursing is mandatory.
Adjust the dino count to calculate food for multiple VR Karkinos babies at once - essential for batch breeding operations. Consider food spoilage when choosing what to feed: Kibble lasts days, while Raw Meat spoils in minutes.
ARK: Survival Ascended features the VR Karkinos as a tamable, carnivore creature that survivors will encounter in the wild. Classified under the Variant group.
Its base Stamina of 600 gives it massive stamina reserves. Its base Melee Damage sits at 100%, giving it decent hitting power. At 1,200 base HP, the VR Karkinos is among the tougher creatures. A base Weight of 800 means excellent carrying capacity.
To tame the VR Karkinos, you need to knock it unconscious using torpor weapons, then feed it while it's down. Exceptional Kibble is the most effective food for taming, offering the highest affinity per feeding.
After taming, the VR Karkinos has the carrying capacity to serve as a reliable transport mount for heavy loads. It gives live birth after a gestation period, making breeding straightforward. Killing a wild VR Karkinos yields 6 base XP. It can be cloned at a Cloning Chamber for 0.5 Element plus 0.01 Element per level.