El Gusano de la Muerte (Deathworm en la versión original del juego) es una de las criaturas disponibles en la expansión"Scorched Earth" de ARK: Survival Evolved.
Esta sección es una copia exacta de lo que Helena Walker ha escrito en sus Notas de explorador. Podrían existir discrepancias entre este texto y los detalles reales de la criatura.
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The titanic Khorkoi arrakis is commonly called a "Death Worm" by the locals, though I'm not certain that it is actually a worm. It shares some similarities to some segmented worms, namely the aquatic Eunice aphroditois, but it's biology doesn't seem consistent with other members of the annelid phylum.
However, the "death" part of its name could not be more spot on. Khorkoi is without question the apex predator of this desert. It will devour anything that dares to set foot in the Endless Dunes, regardless of size or ferocity.
Khorkoi spends most of its time burrowed beneath the desert sands, exploding to the surface only to devour its prey in a single bite. The only chance of surviving a Khorkoi attack is if its initial lunge misses, as it's momentarily immobile afterwards. Theoretically, that could provide a brief opportunity to escape its territory. I wouldn't count on such luck, though.
Domesticado
Attempting to tame Khorkoi will almost certainly result in failure and a very painful death. Any survivors in this desert should avoid Khorkoi territory at all costs.
Based on research conducted by Helena, the Deathworm acts as a natural barrier to keep animals and humans inside the world which she knew to be a space station posing as a real ecosystem. The Island doesn't have this problem due to it being surrounded by water, which the "Scorched Earth" world lacks. Additionally, the huge population of large predators living in a wasteland devoid of prey confirmed her previous knowledge that her environments were artificial.
Behaviour
Being a territorial creature, the Deathworm will attack any player who wanders too close to it. When mobile, the Deathworm will move just under the sand, appearing as a small, oscillating sand heap. A provoked, mobile Deathworm will chase players until out of range, and can be quite tenacious in their pursuit.
Once within range, the Deathworm will emerge from the ground to engage in melee combat. It will simply chain melee lunges and will only move while emerged to readjust its attack direction. If the prey attempts to escape, the Deathworm will simply return below the surface to re-enter its mobile phase and pursue the victim until the victim gets far out of range or is killed.
It has a keen hatred for Wyvern, Rock Drake and Reaper and will shift its attention over any other tamed preys if they are nearby.
Iceworm Male (Variant)
Artículo principal : Iceworm Male
An ice-themed version of the Deathworm, found on Ragnarok inside the Frozen Dungeon. It has a light blue color scheme with white appendages and grey claws.
This variant is also much less powerful, with only 1700 health rather than 20000
Appearance
The ocean of sand surrounding the Scorched Earth is patrolled by the appropriately named Deathworm, a burrowing predatory invertebrate of titanic proportions. Resembling a gigantic worm (or perhaps a leech) with slicing mouthparts and clattering vestigial legs, these blind, nightmarish creatures have excellent hearing and will attack almost anything they detect moving across the dunes, bursting up from below to seize their prey. Due to their extremely territorial nature, very little else is known about Deathworm behavior.
Color Scheme and Regions
Esta sección muestra los colores naturales y las regiones de Gusano de la Muerte. Como muestra, las regiones mostradas a continuación están coloreadas de rojo sobre un modelo albino de Gusano de la Muerte. Los cuadrados coloreados mostrados bajo la descripción de cada región son los colores que tendrá esta criatura de forma aleatoria y dentro del rango completo de su esquema de colores. Pasa el cursor sobre un color para mostrar su nombre y su ID.
This information can be used to alter the Gusano de la Muerte's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Gusano de la Muerte's "head and sides" magenta.
1Los porcentajes se basan en el valor de la estadística al momento de ser domesticada (es decir, después de aplicarse la efectividad de tameo.) 2Aquí, se muestra el Daño base en bruto, en lugar de mediante porcentajes. 3Las criaturas salvajes no aumentarán su Velocidad de Movimiento al subir de nivel. 4La Inconsciencia aumenta con los niveles, pero no puede ser subida manualmente una vez ha sido domesticada.
5La Gusano de la Muerte no puede ser ahogada.
1Los porcentajes se basan en el valor de la estadística al momento de ser domesticada (es decir, después de aplicarse la efectividad de tameo.) 2Aquí, se muestra el Daño base en bruto, en lugar de mediante porcentajes. 3Las criaturas salvajes no aumentarán su Velocidad de Movimiento al subir de nivel. 4La Inconsciencia aumenta con los niveles, pero no puede ser subida manualmente una vez ha sido domesticada.
5La Gusano de la Muerte no puede ser ahogada.
Deathworm habitats are located all over the map among the large sand dunes.
Estrategia
La mejor estrategia para enfrentarse a ellos es unirse a otro jugador y turnaros para distraer a la criatura, mientras el otro ataca.
Using a Wyvern and a Rex, the Rex can draw the Deathworm out and while the Rex is attacking, the Wyvern can land and attack. If the Deathworm dives or begins to target the Wyvern, the Wyvern can fly away until the Deathworm is focused on the Rex again.
Las habilidades para matar bichos del Megaterio también son muy efectivas frente a los Gusanos de la Muerte.
Weaponry
A rideable creature is very good to have, as going on foot could risk your life. A high level Rex can fight one Deathworm safely. Wyverns are also good for taking care of a Deathworm due to their high DPS, especially Lightning Wyverns. Just be careful, as Wyverns have a relatively low base health and no armor from a saddle, making them easier for the Deathworm to kill.
Dangers
Deathworms could attack at any time. If you are traveling in the sand dunes along the outskirts of the map, you can sometimes see a sandheap moving around. If you're not on the hunt for Deathworms, you should watch out. Alpha Deathworms are even bigger and stronger than the normal Deathworms. If you are using a large creature to take down a Deathworm, like a Rex or Rock Elemental, they may get stuck on each other, which will prevent your tame from escaping.
Weakness
The Rock Elemental is resistant to all forms of damage except for armor piercing bullets and explosives. Along with its great offensive capabilities, it offers the best protection against a Deathworm. However, it is rather difficult to tame a Rock Elemental. It is recommended to either have 2 high level Elementals or 1-2 High Level Rex(es). Rexes seem to be the best way as they do more DPS than Rock Elementals.
Para más información sobre esta criatura en el mundo real, consulta el artículo de Wikipedia asociado
Despite The Deathworms having mouths in the Scorched Earth Cover Art it never shows its mouth in game even when attacking or as a trophy mount/taxidermy.
It is also shown with its body mostly above the surface as if its slithering around similarly to a Titanoboa or Basilisk however in game most of its body is always submerged in the ground and will never come out of the ground unless it's diving back into the ground to submerge itself completely.
In the Dossier for the Deathworm Helena states that due to a lack of prey it would be impossible for Deathworms to exist however there is the possibility that they are a cannibalistic species and hunt one another when food is scarce which would explain their biology and why they are untamable as they would be too ferocious to be controlled.
While this would seem like a far stretch, their are in fact animals in real life that display such behaviour and cannibalize one another when food is scarce (for example some species of Sharks such as the Hammerhead Shark).
Deathworms strangely resembles the Aphrodite Eunice (colloquially known as the Bobbit (t) worm)
This creature has striking similarities to an insect called antlion which employs a hunting strategy of creating pitfall traps within the sand to catch insects.
There is a small section of the dossier where this creature is referred to as "Lineus" ([Wikipedia:Lineus a genus of nemertine worms]), despite being referred to as "Khorkoi arrakis" in the rest of the dossier.
By using Orbit camera mode, one can look underneath the ground and locate Deathworms in the area more easily
Besides their horns, Deathworms are the only source of Leech Blood, Black Pearls, and Angler Gel in Scorched Earth aside from fishing.
The generic name "Khorkhoi" refers to an "Olgoi-Khorkhoi", better known as the [Wikipedia:Mongolian Death Worm Mongolian Death Worm], a cryptozoological creature that terrorizes the Gobi Desert and probably inspired ARK's Deathworm.
Unlike its mythological counterpart however it can't use electricity attacks or spew acid at its prey.
The term "Arrakis" in the creature's species name might refer to the planet Arrakis, a fictional desert planet pivotal to the events of the well known science fiction series Dune by Frank Herbert. It's worth mentioning that the planet Arrakis is inhabited by massive, carnivorous, burrowing sandworms that bear many similarities to the Deathworm.
It's possible to get stuck by the Deathworm as it surfaces to attack, especially when on a larger mount such as a Wyvern. You will be locked in place and unable to escape. Use extreme caution when traveling or even landing on the Outer Sands.
A Deathworm can destroy an adobe house in a matter of seconds. Caution is advised if you want to live in the desert surrounding the map.
It originally will shift its attention towards nearby tamed Wyvern, but both Rock Drake and Reaper, both tamed from birth, are also mainly targeted by Deathworms due to the similar method as that of Wyverns.
Prior to v287.110, Corrupted Deathworms existed on Extinction, it is however unknown as to why they were removed.
No invoques a un Gusano de la Muerte domesticado, ya que tras unos minutos se quedará atascado en un único punto y atacando en dicha zona, volviéndose inútiles a partir de entonces.
Finding Death Worms can be hard but you can use your orbit cam/selfie cam to look under the mesh as you go over the terrain. Using a Pteranodon and a Giganotosaurus you can easily clear 5-10 horns and hour rotating between the spawn points. There are two spawn points right next to each other on Scorched Earth at approximately 55-90 on the ridge.
Deathworms are easily one of the largest creatures in the game with one being around as long as a titanosaur.
As of (2020-03-17) Alpha Deathworms do not grant exp to your chibi pets.
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