Brute Ferox

Brute Ferox

Creature

Groups

Brute Creatures, Fantasy Creatures, Mammals

Diet

Omnivore

Temperament

Reactive

Release Versions

306.41
Feb 25, 2020

795.17
Feb 25, 2020

544.15
Feb 25, 2020

612.0
Jun 12, 2023

311.74
Jun 11, 2020

DLCs

Genesis: Part 1, Genesis: Part 2

Variants

•  Ferox
•  Ferox (Large)
•  VR Ferox

Spawn Command

cheat summon Shapeshifter_Large_Character_BP_Hunt_C
or
cheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Hunt/Arctic/Shapeshifter_Large_Character_BP_Hunt.Shapeshifter_Large_Character_BP_Hunt'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

No

No

No

Torpor Immune

No

Data

Feces

None

Drag Weight

85

Habitat

The Arctic during Hyde and Seek, accessible via the  Mission Dispatcher on Genesis: Part 1.

The Brute Ferox is a Brute Creature in  ARK: Survival Evolved's Expansion Pack Genesis: Part 1.

Basic Info

Behavior

The Brute Ferox spawns in the mission Hyde and Seek after you follow enough of it's tracks. It attacks everything in sight like the mission says and can occasionally dismount you with it's ground-pound ability.

Appearance

Brute Ferox appear similar to the normal  Ferox (Large) but are larger.

Color Scheme and Regions

This section displays the Brute Ferox's natural colors and regions. For demonstration, the regions below are colored red over an albino Brute Ferox. The colored squares shown underneath each region's description are the colors that the Brute Ferox 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 Brute Ferox's regions by entering cheat SetTargetDinoColor <ColorRegion> <ColorID> in the cheat console. For instance, cheat SetTargetDinoColor 0 6 would color the Brute Ferox's "back" magenta.

Region 0:
Back

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Region 1:
Skin

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Region 2 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 3 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 4:
Main body

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Region 5:
Stripes

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Base Stats and Growth

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase
		Wild
Health	3900	+1170
Stamina	900	+90
Oxygen	300	+30
Food	1800	+180
Weight	700	+14
Melee Damage	152	+7.6
Movement Speed	100%	N/A
Torpidity	360	+21.6

Movement [u/s]	Base Speed	Sprinting Speed
	Wild	Wild
Walking	1200	3240
Swimming	600	N/A

• 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.
• ¹These are the base speeds of the tamed creature at 100% Movement Speed, i.e. without a possible taming bonus.
• ²These are the speeds of the creature once tamed including a possible taming bonus and no imprinting bonus.
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.

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.

Brute Ferox

The stat-calculator does not work in the mobile-view, see here for alternatives: Apps

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.

Combat

This section describes how to fight against the Brute Ferox.

General

The Brute Ferox attacks very quickly and does a lot of damage, making it a very formidable opponent. Additionally, it has the ability to knock you off of your mount. This can be especially dangerous on Beta or Alpha difficulties!

Strategy

A pack of attacking dinosaurs is recommended, as it can knock you off of your mount. Sending said pack to slay the Brute Ferox while you stand in a corner is advised. At the final stage of "Hyde and Seek" you'll need to defeat a pack of direwolves and x-sabertooths. These creatures can be easy to kill as they have relatively low health, but be wary of the wolves pack and howling bonuses!

Weaponry

Similar to a normal Ferox, a Brute Ferox can be shot down with ranged weapons. A Rock Elemental can be a good choice for a mount, as when you are dismounted, you remain on top of it (out reach of the Brute Ferox) due to the creature's tall stature.

Dangers

Brute Ferox's ability to dismount makes this dangerous opponent. After factoring in it's high damage and health stats, it can obliterate most players.

The buff from the wolves howl ability near the end of the mission also adds to the challenge.

Weakness

Despite its strengths, the Brute Ferox has relatively low health compared to other Brutes. This makes the battle easier once you can overcome the pitfalls mentioned above.

It is also possible to pick the Sabertooths off one at a time so that the Brute Ferox can be killed with less threats. It is important to remember that the direwolves will still be present, though.

Collectibles

Resource	Efficiency
Raw Meat	?

Notes/Trivia

• The Mission its in is a reference to the characters Jekyll and Hyde of which share similarities to the Ferox.
• The Brute Ferox sometimes will attack wild creatures rather than the player.