Whistling

Whistling allows Survivors to commands tames by remote, without the need to manually order each creature one at a time. Whistle commands are selected with ' or Hold T, Hold , Hold , Hold . Once given, a whistle may apply to the single tame the Survivor is looking at, or to multiple tames.

Mastering whistle commands may take a while for new players, however it is a crucial skill to acquire for efficient tames management as well a lifesaver in combat. For single player and solo tribes, it's the only efficient way to deploy effective combat tactics and schemas that can make a huge difference in Boss fights.

Group Whistles

Group Whistles apply to all tames in the near and in the current whistle group, or to all tame in the near if no Tame Group is selected. A green chevron indicates the creature is following group whistles, while a yellow chevron indicates the tame has been set to ignore group whistles via its radial menu (Hold E, Hold , Hold , Hold ).

The current whistle group on the Tame Groups menu on all editions of ARK. Moreover, on PC they can be selected on the fly using the NumPad numbers (note: NumLock must be enabled), pressing the same number again will toggle between the specific Tame group or to None which always has all creatures in it.

Commands

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Whistle commands are listed below:

Action	PC (default)	Xbox	PlayStation	Switch	Notes
Whistle Selection	'	Hold	Hold	Hold	Displays whistle selection menu.
Single-target Whistles
Follow (One)	T	Hold + to '1'*		Hold + to '2'*	The tame looked at will start to follow the Survivor.
Stop (One)	Y	Hold + to '3'*		Hold + to '4'*	The tame looked at will stop to follow the Survivor.
Land Flyer (One)	None				The flying tame the Survivor is looking at will will try to land. If the tame was following a Survivor, this will stop to follow it. Note: this action is not mapped to a key by default on PC.
Group-target Whistles
Follow (All)	J	Hold + to '12'*		Hold + to '12' or '1'*	All tames within in the near, and eventually in the selected group, will follow the Survivor (or eventually the tame the Survivor was riding when the whistle was given).
Stop (All)	U	Hold + to '2'*		Hold + to '3'*	All tames within in the near, and eventually in the selected group, will stop following the Survivor.
Move To Position	,	+	Hold +	x2	All tames within in the near, and eventually in the selected group, will move to the location looked at.
Attack THIS Target	.	Hold + to '7'*	Hold +	Hold + to '6'*	All tames within in the near, and eventually in the selected group, will attack whatever target looked at. This whistle can be used while looking at a target through the  Spyglass.
Attack My Target	=	Hold + to '4'*			All tames within in the near, and eventually in the selected group, will change their aggression level to Attacking Your Target. They will terminate their current attacks and will defend themselves if they are attacked, but will prioritize attacking whatever the Survivor attacks. Xbox: Whistling 'aggressive' will actually cause this action to occur, and it is unknown if this is intended. This aggression setting does not actually have its own whistle.
Aggressive	NumPad -	None		Hold + to '5'*	All tames within in the near, and eventually in the selected group, will change their aggression level to Aggressive, attacking all enemies in their range. Xbox: This aggression level is on the whistle wheel, but this will actually cause the aggression level 'Attack My Target' to be set, and it is unknown if this is intended.
Neutral	-	Hold + to '5'*		Hold + to '7'*	All tames within in the near, and eventually in the selected group, will change their aggression level to Neutral. They will terminate all their current attacks but will continue to defend themselves if they are attacked again.
Passive	;	Hold + to '6'*		Hold + to '8'*	All tames within in the near, and eventually in the selected group, will change their aggression level to Passive. They will terminate all their current attacks and will not defend themselves if attacked further.
Tame Groups Ordering
Show Current Group	H		Hold		Displays chevrons above the tames that are in the currently active ordering group. Whistles will only affect the dinosaurs within range that are in the active ordering group.
Add/Remove To Group	Z				The tame targeted by Survivor is added to or removed from the currently active tame ordering group.
Toggle Active Group	NumPad 0‑9				Toggles the active ordering group. Press a NumPad number key to activate the corresponding group and press again to remove active ordering groups and revert whistles to affect all tamed dinosaurs within range.

* Xbox and Switch note: this refers to the corresponding 'o'clock' position on an analog clock, compared to the radial wheel, where '12' is up, '3' is right, '6' is down, and '9' is left.

Notes

• The exact range of the whistles is not known( AKA if a your flyer is stuck midair and the name is not visible the whistle is useless)
• For Xbox One and PlayStation 4 hold Left-Bumper and press up and down on D-Pad (for Xbox hold B for the call menu)
• Looking through a  Spyglass greatly increases the range and accuracy of the "Follow One" and "Attack This Target" whistles, allowing you to call your dinosaurs from farther away or send them against a distant target.

Changelog

Patch	ARK: Survival Evolved Changes
175.0	Added a radial "Whistle Wheel" that you can use to choose from among the many whistles now available. Access it optionally by briefly holding the "Whistle 'You Follow'" key. Added "Go Aggressive" and "Go Neutral" ranged whistle commands. "Go Neutral" also clears aggro, so is good for quickly recalling your dinos from an attack.
178.0	Added "All Passive" whistle. There is now a dedicated keybind for accessing the whistle wheel, which will soon be expanded with emote animations
187.0	There's now an "attack that" whistle which will send all dinos in a nearby radius to attack the specific target you're pointing at.
188.2	"Stay All" Whistle (U by default) now only affects things following YOU or the Dino that you're riding.
202.0	Whistles and other attached sounds now play properly when riding dinos.
250.0	Added an "Ignore All Whistles" option for Dinos.
252.0	Added whistle Ordering Groups New Whistle Type: "Move To", point at an arbritrary location and tell your dinos to move there. VFX indicators for whistle commands: Move To, Attack, and Group-Selected Units.
259.0	Fixed Move To whistle command to work after dismounting a dino if the dino is in a group, also now plays proper animation.
289.100	Adding whistle land flyers command into the keybindings options so that it can be bound.
307.2	Fixed an issue that caused a Follow whistle command when holding 'B' on a gamepad.
329.5	New player whistle "All Passive Flee".