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The HUD in ARK: Survival Evolved contains important information for your survival. To hide the HUD completely press ← Backspace on and is available on consoles in the wheel menu.
You can scale the Size of the HUD by going in the Options and slide around the GENERAL UI SCALE slider. Additionally you can scale the size of the item slots with the UI ITEM SLOT SCALE slider.

Default HUD[]

On the right side you will see Attribute Icons showing you different stats of you and your dino (when you ride it).
When ever you transfer or drop an item you will see a notification on yor left side, starting at the bottom and building up a list.
On the top you will see messages for a Levelup (both yourself and your dino) and death of your tribemates (even yourself) and your dinos.
The bottom contains the item slots.

Pictures[]

Default HUD UI player

default player UI

Default HUD UI creature ridden

default creature ridden UI

Extended HUD[]

If you use H, Windows, Touch Pad to toggle your second HUD and you will find even more information.

In the top left corner you can see information about the current Day, Time, Location and Temperature. On Scorched Earth you will find a wind value there too.
Additionally it shows your name and level (or dino name and level when riding) and your tribe name.
The Attributeicons on the right side will now show current values and texts too, providing more accurate information about those.

Pictures[]

Extended HUD UI player

extended player UI

Extended HUD UI creature ridden

extended creature ridden UI

Attributes[]

The following Icons can be found in the Attributes section (right side) for both yourself and your ridden dino.

Icon Explanation
Health
Health is a representation of your current life value. If your health reaches 0, you die. When your health is at or below 30 HP, your character becomes Injured Injured , and will move much slower.
Stamina
Stamina is a representation of how much energy you have. Actions such as running, jumping, swimming, harvesting resources, and attacking will all drain your Stamina.
Food
Food is a representation of how fed you currently are. You will gradually become more hungry over time, but actions that consume Stamina Stamina will also drain your food. If your character is Cold Cold, they will become hungry faster. If your Food reaches 0, you will Starving Starve, draining your Health Health and gradually increasing Torpidity Torpidity.
Water
Water is a measure of how hydrated you are. Your water levels naturally decrease over time, but actions that consume Stamina Stamina will also drain your water. If you are Hot Hot, you will become thirsty faster. If your Water reaches 0, you will become Dehydrated Dehydrated, draining your Health Health and gradually increasing Torpidity Torpidity.
Weight
Weight is a measure of how much you are carrying. Every item has a weight value, and if the total weight value of everything you are carrying becomes too great, you will slow down or even stop. If your carried weight becomes equal to or greater than about 85% of your total weight, you will become Encumbered Encumbered, which will slow your movement speed considerably and render you unable to jump or sprint. If your carried weight becomes equal to or greater than your total weight, you will be unable to move at all until you drop enough items (there are a few ways to move whilst fully encumbered, such as using the Tek Leggings or Tek Gauntlets). Encumbered dinosaurs can not wander to mate. If the inventory of a player or creature has 300 stacks of items, a new icon (resembling the Weight icon, but black) appears, and no more items can be added to the inventory.
Levelup
You gain Experience for a number of actions including, but not limited to crafting, harvesting, and killing dinos. XP is used to level your character or creatures, which makes them stronger. Tips on how to level fast can be found on Leveling.
Oxygen
Oxygen is a measure of how long you can hold your breath while underwater. It also affects how fast you can move in the water. Submerging yourself in water will drain your Oxygen over time. If you run out of Oxygen, you will begin to SuffocatingSuffocate and your Health Health will be drained until you surface. This icon will only appear on the HUD when below 100%.
House
Becomes active when in a house. It gives a buff of +112 hypo and +56 hyperthermic insulation.
Melee Damage
Melee Damage in ARK: Survival Evolved is a basic statistic for both players and creatures. It is a measure of the amount of extra damage dealt when attacking, or yield when harvesting renewable resources.
Torpidity
Torpidity is the measure of weariness for a Human or a Creature. If your Torpidity reaches 50, you will fall unconscious. You cannot do anything while unconscious, and other players can easily move you around, force-feed you more narcotics, take your items from you, or simply kill you. This icon will only appear on the HUD when above 0%.
GigaRage
Rage Heart is the measure of affected ability based on the individual affected by it.
Stamina
Charge Capacity is an Attribute exclusive to Charge Light Creatures. Charge Capacity takes the place of Stamina and determines how much Charge Light can be stored inside a Creature.
Oxygen
Charge Regeneration is an Attribute exclusive to Charge Light Creatures. Charge Regeneration takes the place of Oxygen and determines the rate at which Charge Light will regenerate within a Creature.
Melee Damage
Charge Emission Range is an Attribute exclusive to Charge Light Creatures. Charge Emission Range takes the place of Melee Damage and determines the emission range of Charge Light from a Creature.
Energy
Energy is an attribute for Mechanical Creatures, mainly exclusive to Enforcer Enforcer. Mechanical Creatures require Energy from Element Dust Element Dust to stay powered. Energy acts in place of Food.
Icon Explanation
Inflation
Gas, exclusive to the Gasbags Gasbags, is the measure of oxygen carried within the said creature. Decreases over time, from when either gassing upwards, floating or simply pushing anything in front away.
Blink
Blink, exclusive to the Enforcer Enforcer, is the number of blink it can warp through, even while unmounted and following. The number of blinks that are available depends on the level and quality of the Enforcer Enforcer (Maximum of 5), and will be on cooldown once that blink is used.
Heat
Heat, exclusive to the Mek Mek, is the measure of heat from the machine based on its action. Forces your mek to temporarily stop for cooldown if it hits 100%.
Fuel
Fuel, exclusive to the Mek Mek, is the measure of how much energy is left in a piece of consumed Element Element.
Grenade Ammo, exclusive to the Tropeognathus Tropeognathus, is the measure of how many Grenade Grenade are left in its inventory. One is deducted for every grenade launched via the flak cannon on its saddle.
Gasoline Fuel, exclusive to the Tropeognathus Tropeognathus, is the measure of how much Gasoline Gasoline are left in its inventory. One (or more, depending on the speed setting of the saddle) is used every time the jet engine on its saddle runs out of fuel when attempting to jet.
Wyvern Fire
Wyvern Fire, exclusive to the Forest Wyvern Forest Wyvern, is the measure of how many flame breaths are left in a Forest Wyvern Forest Wyvern. When the meter runs empty, the Forest Wyvern Forest Wyvern will no longer have the ability to breathe fire and will make a forced landing, kicking the rider off of its back.
Lightning Charges
Thunder Charges, exclusive to the Desert Titan Desert Titan, is the measure of thunder it can call out at the desired target.
Bubble Breath
Bubble Breath, exclusive to Megachelon Megachelon. Active only at water, this measures how much bubble breath it can spit below.
Explanation
Lifetime Transformation, exclusive to Ferox (Large) Ferox (Large). This measure how long the Ferox has before it reverts back to its small form.
Addiction, exclusive to Ferox (Large) Ferox (Large). This measure how addicted the Ferox is towards Element Element. Shows drastic changes once it hits 90%.
Ambergris Bombs, exclusive to Astrocetus Astrocetus. This measures how many Ambergris (Genesis Part 1) Ambergris bombs are available to use.
Cosmic Energy, exclusive to Astrocetus Astrocetus. This measures how much cosmic energy it has in store.
Hyperdrive, exclusive to Astrocetus Astrocetus. This charges up when using Hyperdrive, consuming Cosmic Energy upon activation.
Searing Spit, exclusive to Magmasaur Magmasaur. This charges up when attempting to use Searing Spit. Doesn't activate while either its swimming, or in very cold environment.

Status Effects[]

Here you can find all Status Effects you or your dino can get. They will show up on the right botton corner (for you) and some are shown next to your dinos stats at the top. These can be found in Status Effects

Positive Buffs[]

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Positive Buff
Missing

HUD Text: A surge of energy allows you to control the Broodmother Lysrix for a short time

Information: It is the timer before the Broodmother Lysrix despawned after you purchased it in the mission Survive the ARK (Genesis: Part 2) , it last 60 seconds

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Positive Buff
Missing

HUD Text: A surge of energy allows you to control the Megapithecus for a short time

Information: It is the timer before the Megapithecus despawned after you purchased it in the mission Survive the ARK (Genesis: Part 2) , it last 60 seconds

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Positive Buff
Missing

HUD Text: A surge of energy allows you to control the Dragon for a short time

Information: It is the timer before the Dragon]] despawned after you purchased it in the mission Survive the ARK (Genesis: Part 2) , it last 60 seconds

Battle Tartare

Positive Buff
Battle Tartare

Message: Battle Tartare enabled

HUD Text: Massive boost to melee damage and runspeed, and stamina regen. Consuming extra food and water, and losing health.

Information: This buff is given after eating a Battle Tartare Battle Tartare. Increases Melee Damage Melee Damage by 60%, Movement Speed Movement Speed by 50%, damage resistance by 15% and increased stamina regeneration for 180 seconds, at the cost of increased Food Food and Water Water consumption by 50% and a constant Health Health loss of 0.45 per seconds. Negated with Enduro Stew Enduro Stew buff effect.

Cloaked

Positive Buff
Cloaked

Message: You are being cloaked by a shadowmane

Information: Only with females Shadowmane . You're invisible to wild dinos until you get too close

Blood Curse Recovery!

Positive Buff
Healing

HUD Text: A small amount of health is being recovered from your recently inflicted Blood Curse!

Information: This status occurs when a Blood Crystal Wyvern Blood Crystal Wyvern successfully uses its breath attack on survivors or creatures. The buff causes the Health Health of the Blood Crystal Wyvern Blood Crystal Wyvern to increase.

Broth of Enlightenment

Positive Buff
Broth of Enlightenment Buff

HUD Text: You are currently gaining bonus exp!

Information: This buff is given after eating a Broth of Enlightenment Broth of Enlightenment. You gain 50% more Experience Experience for 20 minutes.

Buzzed

Positive Buff
Drunk

HUD Text: Extra insulation, reduced water consumption, reduced stamina, increased damage and resistance.

Information: This buff is given after consuming a Beer Jar Beer Jar. Increased Insulation, Melee Damage Melee Damage and resistance with reduced Water Water consumption, at the cost of constantly losing Stamina Stamina. Moreover, a brown bubble starts appearing out of the survivor.

Cactus Brew

Positive Buff
Cactus Broth

Message: Cactus Broth enabled

HUD Text: You feel less thirsty, and better able to beat the heat!

Information: This buff is given after eating a Cactus Broth Cactus Broth. Reduces Water Water consumption and partially hides you from wild aggressive creatures for 600 seconds.

Calien Soup

Positive Buff
Calien Soup

Message: Calien Soup enabled

HUD Text: Hyperthermic insulation, reduced water consumption

Information: This buff is given after eating a Calien Soup Calien Soup. Increase Hyperthermal insulation by 50 and reducesWater Water consumption by 25% for 900 seconds.

Charged Light

Positive Buff
In Charged Light

HUD Text: You're within the effects of a Charge radius, protecting you from the Nameless!

Information: This status occurs on Aberration map by being around Charge Light Dino or objects during night time or at absence of open light. Deters Nameless Nameless ambush, but attracts nearby Seeker Seekers. This status is also inflicted to both Nameless Nameless and Reaper Reaper when too close to a charge light source, which removes their natural armor protection and high health regeneration instead.

Courage

Positive Buff
Brave

Message: Your dino feels energized.

HUD Text: +25% Damage output, and increased resistance!

Information: This status effect is inflicted by the courage roar of a Yutyrannus Yutyrannus. It decreases damage taken by 20% and increases damage done by up to 25%.

Digesting

Positive Buff
Eating

HUD Text: You are regaining Food!

Information: This appears after eating while your Food Food meter is refilling.

Empowered

Positive Buff
Empowered

Message: THE EDMUNDIUM SURGES

HUD Text: A surge of energy is quadrupling your damage

Information: This status occurs when the survivor acquires an Edmundium Surge during a Gauntlet. Increases damage output by 4x.

Enduro Stew

Positive Buff
Enduro Stew

Message: Enduro Stew enabled

HUD Text: Stamina recovery, bonus melee damage

Information: This buff is given after eating a Enduro Stew Enduro Stew. Regenerate 1.2 addition Health Health per second for 900 seconds. Negated with Battle Tartare Battle Tartare buff effect.

Enlightened

Positive Buff
Enlightened

HUD Text: +10% XP!

Information: Once a Golden Hesperornis Egg Golden Hesperornis Egg is consumed, an additional +10% XP will be received for all actions.

Explorer Note Found!

Positive Buff
Broth of Enlightenment Buff

HUD Text: Double XP!.

Information: Once an Explorer Note has been found, XP will be doubled for a specific time.
The remaining time (in seconds) is shown in the status element.

Fast Learner

Positive Buff
Broth of Enlightenment Buff

Information: This status effect is inflicted to nearby dinos by standing next to a recently petted Lystrosaurus Lystrosaurus. XP will be doubled for a specific time until it requires petting again.

Focal Chili

Positive Buff
Focal Chili

Message: Focal Chili enabled

HUD Text: Increased movement speed, increased crafting speed

Information: This buff is given after eating a Focal Chili Focal Chili. Improve Movement Speed Movement Speed by 25% and Crafting Speed Crafting Speed by 100% for 900 seconds.

Freeze Immunity

Positive Buff
Freeze Immunity (Tek Canteen)

HUD Text: You can not be freeze !

Information: After using a Tek Canteen (Genesis: Part 2) in Warm mode .

Fria Curry

Positive Buff
Fria Curry

Message: Fria Curry enabled

HUD Text: Hypothermic insulation, reduced food consumption

Information: This buff is given after eating a Fria Curry Fria Curry. Increase Hypothermal insulation by 50 and reduces Food Food consumption by 25% for 900 seconds.

Get Tricky!

Positive Buff
Get Tricky

Information: It is a buff of speed with the Tek Hoversail (Genesis: Part 2) .

Gas Mask

Positive Buff
Gas Mask

HUD Text: Protects the wearer against various airborn poisons.

Information: This status occurs after equipping a Gas Mask Gas Mask or a Tek Helmet Tek Helmet. Protects the survivor against gases in the Swamp Cave and from the Poison Grenade Poison Grenade, as well as the toxic spit blast of the Poison Wyvern Poison Wyvern and the Basilisk Basilisk.

Healing

Positive Buff
Healing

HUD Text: You're regaining Health!

Information: Your Health Health is regaining due to a consumable item. You naturally regain health slowly (less than 0.5 per second), but this status is significantly faster.

Hidden

Positive Buff
ConditionCamo

Information: This status effect is inflicted to/by a Pachyrhinosaurus Pachyrhinosaurus when active. Temporarily pacifies surrounding aggressive dinos with its Camo cloud. Does not work on large/huge predators and humans however. Lasts for 20 seconds

Iced Water

Positive Buff
Iced Water Jar

HUD Text: Cooling you down!

Information: This buff is given after consuming an Iced Water Jar Iced Water Jar or Iced Canteen Iced Canteen. Your Hyperthermal insulation is increased by 84 and your Hypothermal insulation is decreased by the same amount.

Iced Water

Positive Buff
Iced Water

Information: After using a Tek Canteen (Genesis: Part 2) in cold mode .

Imprinted

Positive Buff
Imprinted

HUD Text: Rider Imprinted <Imprint>%, Damage +<Damage>%, Resistance +<Resistance>%

Information: This status effect is inflicted by imprinting a creature during breeding and mounting on it after it has fully matured. It decreases damage taken and increases damage done by up to 30% for a 100% imprinted creature.

Insect Killer

Positive Buff
Sap

Information: This status effect is active upon a Megatherium Megatherium when it kills an Insect and most other Arthropods, such as a Meganeura Meganeura. Increases Melee Damage Melee Damage for the duration of the effect. Lasts for 120 seconds. The effect resets to 120 seconds after every kill of an insect or arthropod.

Insulating Warmth

Positive Buff
Insulating Warmth

HUD Text: Well-protected against cold temperatures, & immune to contracting certain Lesser Diseases!

Information: This buff is given after consuming Wyvern Milk Wyvern Milk. Your Hypothermal insulation is increased by 787, and you are immune to contracting Diseases. It also makes you immune to the damage-over-time from the Enflamed debuff given from fire breath attacks (but not from lava); you still take damage from the impact of such attacks though.

Insulation

Positive Buff
Tek Insulation

HUD Text: Increases both hyperthermic and hypothermic insulation

Information: This status occurs when riding a Basilosaurus Basilosaurus or Ferox (Large) Ferox (Large), or when having a small Ferox Ferox on your shoulder. Increases hyperthermic and hypothermic insulation, +562 hypothermal and +562 hyperthermal protection for the Basilosaurus, and +225 hypothermal and +225 hyperthermal for the Ferox. Level of creature or increased Melee Damage Melee Damage does not affect this status effect in any way.

Insulation Stats Up

Positive Buff
Tek Insulation

HUD Text: You get increased insulation stats

Information: This status occurs when inside a Tent (Scorched Earth) Tent. Increases insulation stats.

Lazarus Chowder

Positive Buff
Lazarus Chowder

Message: Lazarus Chowder enabled

HUD Text: Stamina recovery & reduced oxygen consumption

Information: This buff is given after eating a Lazarus Chowder Lazarus Chowder. Increases Stamina Stamina recovery and reduces Oxygen Oxygen consumption for 600 seconds.

Lesser Antidote

Positive Buff
Lesser Antidote

HUD Text: You're temporarily immune to contracting certain Lesser Diseases!

Information: This buff is given after consuming a Lesser Antidote Lesser Antidote. Currently, it is only used to cure Swamp Fever

Mystic Skin Oil

Positive Buff
Mystic Skin Oil

HUD Text: Mystic Skin Oil (You're feeling lucky!)

Information: This status effect is inflicted by coming into contact with an allied Liopleurodon Liopleurodon. It will decrease your Oxygen Oxygen consumption and changes the contents of nearby drops.

Night Vision Goggles

Positive Buff
Night Vision Goggles

HUD Text: Effortlessly see in the dark, beware bright light sources!

Information: This status occurs after equipping Night Vision Goggles Night Vision Goggles. Increases visibility in the dark.

Pig's hunger

Positive Buff
Starving

Message: Your Daeodon is consuming extra food to heal your allies!

HUD Text: Daeodon consumes extra food after a healing attack.

Information: This status occurs after activating the Daeodon Daeodon heal ability, which heals itself and other surviors and tames around it. Increases the Food Food consumption of the creature severely.

Poison Immunity Biolum

Positive Buff
Condition ColdSpore Immune

Information: This status effect is inflicted when eating Aquatic Mushroom (Aberration) Aquatic Mushroom. Effect stacks with each consumption. Renders user immune to Freezing Spores debuff. (or reduce countdown if already in effect).

Poison Immunity Element

Positive Buff
Condition ChargeSpore Immune

Information: This status effect is inflicted when eating Ascerbic Mushroom (Aberration) Ascerbic Mushroom. Effect stacks with each consumption. Renders user immune to Fertile Spores debuff. (or reduce countdown if already in effect).

Poison Immunity Fertile

Positive Buff
Condition DizzySpore Immune

Information: This status effect is inflicted when eating Aggeravic Mushroom (Aberration) Aggeravic Mushroom. Effect stacks with each consumption. Also heals 0.05% Health Health at a time, and renders user immune to Dizzy Spores debuff. (or reduce countdown if already in effect)

Reaper Queen Pheromone

Positive Buff
Reaper Pheromone Gland (Aberration)

HUD Text: The smell reminds you of deep caves and death. Perhaps their young find it soothing.

Information: This status effect is inflicted when consuming Reaper Pheromone Gland (Aberration) Reaper Pheromone Gland (Aberration). Effect stacks with each consumption. This makes it so Reaper Reaper offspring does not attack the player or creature ingesting it.

Refreshed!

Positive Buff
Refreshed

HUD Text: +33% XP!

Information: Once a survivor poops in a Toilet Toilet, an additional +33% XP will be received for all actions.

SCUBA Flippers

Positive Buff
SCUBA Flippers

HUD Text: Your speed on land is slowed, but is increased when swimming!

Information: This status occurs when equipped with SCUBA Flippers SCUBA Flippers. Allows the survivor to swim faster while slowing speed on land.

SCUBA Goggles

Positive Buff
SCUBA Mask

HUD Text: Obscures your field of vision, but helps you see underwater!

Information: This status occurs when equipped with SCUBA Mask SCUBA Mask. Allows the survivor to see underwater while obscuring the FoV.

SCUBA Tank

Positive Buff
Oxygen Tank

HUD Text: You gain Oxygen when submerged from the SCUBA Tank, while depleting its durability!

Information: This status occurs when equipped with a SCUBA Tank SCUBA Tank. Provides the survivor with unlimited Oxygen Oxygen while depleting the durability of the SCUBA Tank SCUBA Tank.

Shadow Steak Saute

Positive Buff
Shadow Steak Saute

Message: Shadow Steak Saute enabled

HUD Text: Improved night-vision, insulation, and steady aim.

Information: This buff is given after eating a Shadow Steak Saute Shadow Steak Saute. Increase Hypothermal and Hyperthermal insulation by 50, reduce weapon recoil by 80% and allows better vision in dark for 180 seconds with greatly increased light sensitivity.*

Note:

  • The light sensitivity part of the Shadow Steak Saute, was removed in patch v298.3.

Special Explorer Note Found

Positive Buff
Special Explorer Note XP Buff

HUD Text: Quadruple XP!.

Information: Once a Special Explorer Note has been found, XP will be quadrupled for a specific time.
The remaining time (in seconds) is shown in the status element.

Stamina Drain Reduction

Positive Buff
Stamina Drain Reduction

Information: After using a Tek Canteen (Genesis: Part 2) in cold or warm mode .

Tek Bed Recovery

Positive Buff
Broth of Enlightenment Buff

HUD Text: You are recovering vitals and XP!

Information: You get this effect when sleeping in a powered Tek Sleeping Pod Tek Sleeping Pod. Regenerates Health Health rapidly, and Experience at 1 per second, even when offline.

Tek Insulation

Positive Buff
Tek Insulation

HUD Text: Full set with Element increases hyper & hypothermic insulation

Information: This status occurs when equipped with a full set of powered Tek Armor Tek Armor. Provides the survivor with hypothermic and hyperthermic insulation, supplies Oxygen Oxygen underwater, and keeps them immune to Radiation, floating spores, and Poison Gas.

Warm Water

Positive Buff
Warm Water

Information: After using a Tek Canteen (Genesis: Part 2) in Warm mode.

Neutral Buffs[]

Bee Protection

Neutral Buff
Bee Protection

HUD Text: You have some protection from bees!

Information: This status occurs when mounting on a Dire Bear Dire Bear. Prevents Giant Bee Giant Bee from attacking and dismounting survivors on it, and causes them to target the bear instead when aggravated.

Bio Grapple Cooldown

Neutral Buff
Bio Grapple Cooldown

Information: This status occurs when grappling a Creature with the Bloodstalker Bloodstalker. Prevents the Bloodstalker Bloodstalker from grappling other Creatures until the cooldown wears off.

Blocking

Neutral Buff
Inside Mek Shield

Information: This status occurs when blocking with the Tek Claws (Genesis Part 1) Tek Claws. Prevents the survivor from taking damage.

Blood Sucked

Neutral Buff
Blood Sucked

Information: This status occurs while a Bloodstalker Bloodstalker is damaged and stealing the survivor's Health Health. Regenerates the Bloodstalker Bloodstalker's Health Health

Breaking Equus

Neutral Buff
Breaking Equus

Text: Effectiveness:
#% (+# Lvl)

Taming #%

Information: This status occurs when mounting on a wild Equus Equus. Informs the survivor of the taming effectiveness, additional tame levels, and the taming percentage.

Breaking Equus

Neutral Buff
Breaking Equus 2

Text: USE to feed and soothe the Equus!

Effectiveness:
#% (+# Lvl)

Taming #%

Information: This status occurs when a wild Equus Equus is ready to be fed. Informs the survivor to use food to soothe the Equus Equus.

Camouflaged

Neutral Buff
ConditionCamo

Information: This status effect is inflicted to/by a Rock Drake Rock Drake when active. Blends in with the surroundings, making both the dino itself and any survivors sitting on it invisible and preventing detection and/or aggression from most dinos. Does not stop already aggravated dinos or Nameless Nameless from attacking however.

Candy Effect

Neutral Buff
Festive Dino Candy

Information: This status effect is inflicted for 24 hours when a Creature is fed Festive Dino Candy Festive Dino Candy or Valentines Dino Candy Valentines Dino Candy. Effect changes the Creature's color and increases their Movement Speed Movement Speed.

Carried

Neutral Buff
CarriedCarried 2

HUD Text: Durability Damage Per Second

Information: This status occurs when the survivor or a creature is picked up by a Tropeognathus Tropeognathus. The debuff causes the victim to lose Health Health and armor durability.

Caught in Cyclone Current

Neutral Buff
Caught in Cyclone Current

HUD Text: You are being dragged into an underwater cyclone!

Information: This status occurs when a whirlpool pulls the survivor or Creatures in. Alters the speed and movements of the survivor or Creatures.

Climbing

Neutral Buff
Climbing

Information: This status effect is active when the climb ability is activated by a player mounting a Megalania Megalania, Rock Drake Rock Drake, Deinonychus Deinonychus, Enforcer Enforcer, or Bloodstalker Bloodstalker. Allows climbing on climbable walls simply by walking towards it and wait for a few seconds, but prevents Stamina Stamina regeneration whilst riding on walls/ceilings. May be worth noting the head of the said dino will look up while this is active.

Cold

Neutral Buff
Cold

Message: You're cold. You should find some warmth soon.

HUD Text: Food decreases faster as the ambient temperature gets lower.

Information: This is a Temperature status, and is affected by many different sources, including: Current Air Temp, Heat Sources (like fires), Swimming, Clothing, and Shelter.

Crafting/Repairing

Neutral Buff
Crafting Light

HUD Text: Can't jump, can't run, and movement speed is slower.

Information: Applied to players while crafting. Will not effect a mount if the player is crafting while mounted. See the Crafting Page for more information.

Note:

  • This now shows the item the player is crafting rather than this image.

Creative Mode

Neutral Buff
Admin Blink Rifle

Information: Becomes active when creative mode is activated. Enables all items to be crafted in the Inventory, flying, and infinite stats, as well setting Weight Weight at 99999 and Health Health at 500, regardless of levels.

Cryo Cooldown

Neutral Buff
Cryo Cooldown

HUD Text: Causes Cryo Sickness to dinos summoned.

Information: Becomes active for 300 seconds after throwing out a Cryopod (Extinction) Cryopod. Any dinos summoned during the duration of the Cryo Cooldown will have Cryo Sickness, which results in them being unconscious for a long time. Constantly using it will further prolong their unconscious state.

Defending

Neutral Buff
Wooden Shield

Information: This status occurs when the Forest Titan Forest Titan uses its shield attack. Reduces the damage taken.

Drafting Available

Neutral Buff
Drafting Available

HUD Text: Press and hold Jump to Drafting

Information: This status occurs when the Tropeognathus Tropeognathus is near other fliers. Allows for the use of drafting.

Encapsulated

Neutral Buff
Hypothermia

HUD Text: Protected!

Information: This status occurs while activating Snow Owl Snow Owl freeze ability. Protects nearby creatures and itself but prevents them from moving. This also cause massive temperature drop on the rider often resulting in Hypothermia long as this is active.

Encumbered

Neutral Buff
Encumbered

Message: You're encumbered! Drop some inventory weight in order to move again!

HUD Text: Can't run and can't jump.

Information: When mounted, remember that your Weight Weight is added to your mount's total weight limit; dropping items from your personal inventory will reduce weight for both you and the mount. This status appears when you are carrying at least 85% of your weight stat. Move speed begins to drop slightly before this status appears (e.g. at 75% weight, your speed is reduced to ~75%).

Enemy Detect

Neutral Buff
Condition DetectEnemy

Message: Enemy Player Detected

HUD Text: Careful, there are enemy players nearby!

Information: This status occurs by carrying a Charge Light dino set to active with said effect enabled. Triggered when a non-tribe survivor/tamed creature is/are nearby.

Exited Mek Shield

Neutral Buff
Exited Mek Shield

Information: This status occurs when leaving a shield deployed from an M.D.S.M. (Extinction) M.D.S.M.

Flashbang'd

Neutral Buff
Flashbanged

HUD Text: You have been blinded and your ears are ringing!

Information: This Status Effect is applied if Plant Species Z Fruit Plant Species Z Fruit is thrown and exploded within your vicinity, and will knock you off the mount when the effect is applied to them. This also applies "Charged!" debuff towards Nameless Nameless and any Reaper Reapers for at least a second.

Freeze Immunity

Neutral Buff
Freeze Immunity

Information: This status occurs after being frozen by a Managarmr Managarmr, Snow Owl Snow Owl, or Ice Titan Ice Titan. Prevents the Managarmr Managarmr or Ice Titan Ice Titan from freezing the Creatures or Human Human a second time for a period of time.

Frozen!

Neutral Buff
Hypothermia

HUD Text: Your movement speed is decreased!

Information: This effect is applied for 10 seconds when frozen by an Ice Wyvern Ice Wyvern. Decreases Movement Speed Movement Speed.

Frozen Solid

Neutral Buff
Hypothermia

HUD Text: You're Frozen!

Information: Becomes active after a Ice Titan Ice Titan or Managarmr Managarmr freezes the survivor or tames. Prevents movement and must be thawed to escape.

Geyser Launch!

Neutral Buff
Water

Information: Becomes active for 20 seconds after being launched into the air by a Geyser.

Hardened

Neutral Buff
Hardened

HUD Text: Hardened: Damage reduction, prevent dismount

Information: This status occurs when a Stegosaurus Stegosaurus is using the hardened plate mode. The buff increases damage reduction and prevents the rider from being dismounted.

Hazard Protection

Neutral Buff
Hazard Suit Hat (Aberration)

HUD Text: Full Hazard Protection

Information: You get this effect when wearing a full Hazard Suit Armor (Aberration) Hazard Suit, keeping you immune to Radiation, floating spores, poison gas, and from bees when accessing a Bee Hive Bee Hive, but does not protect from Swamp Gas.

Heavy

Neutral Buff
Heavy

HUD Text: Heavy: Applies slow, prevent dismount

Information: This status occurs when a Stegosaurus Stegosaurus is using the heavy plate mode. The buff applies a slow to the Stegosaurus Stegosaurus's attack and prevents the rider from being dismounted.

Hot

Neutral Buff
Hot

Message: You're hot. You should find some place to cool down soon.

HUD Text: Water decreases faster as the ambient temperature gets higher.

Information: This is a Temperature status, and is affected by many different sources, including: Current Air Temp, Heat Sources (like fires), Swimming, Clothing, and Shelter.

Hovering

Neutral Buff
Enflamed

Information: This status occurs when a Mek Mek is hovering. Causes the heat to rise on the Mek Mek.

Howl Cooldown

Neutral Buff
Howl Cooldown

Information: This status occurs after the Pack Leader buff wears out. Prevents Direwolf Direwolves from howling for 90 seconds.

Hydrated

Neutral Buff
Condition SpinoWaterBuff

HUD Text: Your dino's Speed, Health Regeneration, and Damage are boosted!

Information: This status occurs when stepping (or swimming) on water for Spino Spino , Tropical Crystal Wyvern Tropical Crystal Wyvern and Shadowmane Shadowmane. Greatly bolster stats (As indefinitely as long as the creature is still within the water) and persists for 30 seconds upon leaving the water flooring. Grants the creature increased Melee Damage Melee Damage by 15%, Movement Speed Movement Speed by 20%, Health Health regeneration by 25% and a sharper turning radius.

Hyperdrive

Neutral Buff
Blink

Information: This status occurs after an Astrocetus Astrocetus has used its Hyperdrive attack.

Ice Bomb!

Neutral Buff
Iced Water Jar

Information: This status occurs when a Snow Owl Snow Owl encapsulates itself while flying. Once it hits the ground, all creatures in range of its AOE will be Encapsulated.

Impaled

Neutral Buff
Impaled

HUD Text: You have been impaled and are bleeding out!

Information: This status occurs when a Stegosaurus Stegosaurus has impaled a survivor or creature. The debuff causes Health Health to decrease.

Increased Food Consumption

Neutral Buff
Extra Starving

Message: Harsh conditions cause increased food consumption in the Wasteland.

Information: This Status Effect is applied when the survivor enter the Wasteland on the Extinction map. Food Food gauge decreases more rapidly, forcing them to eat more food whilst within the environment, lest they begin to starve.

Inside Mek Shield

Neutral Buff
Inside Mek Shield

Information: This status occurs when inside a shield deployed from an M.D.S.M. (Extinction) M.D.S.M.

Insufficient Stamina

Neutral Buff
Hot

Message: Insufficient stamina to continue attack.

Information: If a Velonasaur Velonasaur is Winded and continues to use a projectile attack, this debuff will become active for 5 seconds, preventing the Velonasaur Velonasaur from using any projectile attacks.

Intimidated

Neutral Buff
Intimidated

HUD Text: Output damage reduced

Information: This status occurs when a Mammoth Mammoth uses its trumpet roar. The debuff reduces Melee Damage Melee Damage.

Knocked Out

Neutral Buff
Knockedout

Message: You can't move, but Water and Food decrease more slowly, and Torpidity decreases rapidly.

HUD Text: You're knocked out! Wait for your Torpidity to reduce in order to wake back up.

Information: You can't move, open your inventory, or use any items. You will be able to faintly see what is happening in front of you. Torpidity Torpidity will eventually fall if the survivor is not further applied with torpor inflicting attacks.

Note:

  • This can't be seen as every icon save for your own health/water/food/torpidity/weight vanishes while you are unconscious.
    • If you wake up fast, you may see the message, but the icon will immediately vanish once you wake up.

Landing

Neutral Buff
Landing

HUD Text: Press and hold Jump to Drafting

Information: This status occurs when the Tropeognathus Tropeognathus is landing.

Magmasaur Prevent Freezing

Neutral Buff
Freeze Immunity

Information: This status occurs when the Magmasaur Magmasaur charged up Searing spit to 95%. Prevents the Magmasaur Magmasaur (and any survivor riding on it) from being frozen by attacks from a Managarmr Managarmr or Ice Titan Ice Titan.

Maximum Blade Power

Neutral Buff
Maximum Blade Power

HUD Text: Maximum Blade Power

Information: This status occurs after fulling charging up the Tek Claws (Genesis Part 1) Tek Claws. Increases attack speed and Melee Damage Melee Damage.

Mek Cockpit

Neutral Buff
Mek Cockpit

Information: This status occurs while riding on a Mek Mek.

Mission Area

Neutral Buff
Mission Area

HUD Text: You are not able to build within mission areas.

Information: This status occurs while in a Mission Area. Prevents any Structures from being placed if the setting disallows it.

Mushroom Brew

Neutral Buff
Mushroom Brew (Aberration)

HUD Text: An effective anti-radiation solution for home and hearth.

Information: This buff is given after force-feeding a dino with a Mushroom Brew (Aberration) Mushroom Brew (Aberration). Gives temporary protection from Radiation Sickness for 300 seconds.

Pack Leader

Neutral Buff
PackLeader

Information: This status effect is added towards the current highest-leveled pack-affected dino nearby, and adds a 33% increase in damage dealt for the duration. The buff will be constant in the Allosaurus Allosaurus, Compy Compy, Kentrosaurus Kentrosaurus, Hyaenodon Hyaenodon, Ravager Ravager, and Deinonychus Deinonychus. The buff is triggered by a call from the pack leader for the Direwolf Direwolf and the Raptor Raptor, lasting 90 seconds for the Direwolf and 45 seconds for the Raptor.

Pack Mate

Neutral Buff
PackLeader

Information: This status occurs when a Deinonychus Deinonychus with the Pack Leader buff uses its call. It lasts 45 seconds and works very similarly to the Pack Leader call of the Raptor Raptor

Parachuting

Neutral Buff
Parachute

Message: Parachute Enabled!

HUD Text: You've got a parachute on!

Information: This status occurs when a Parachute Parachute has been activated. Slows down falling.

Predator Vision

Neutral Buff
Predator Sense

Information: This status occurs while activating Snow Owl Snow Owl infrared vision ability and riding on it. Turns all vision into infrared, allowing the survivor to clearly see living (and mechanical) creatures and survivors nearby.

Race!

Neutral Buff
RUN

Information: This status occurs during a Race.

Raft Mode

Neutral Buff
Raft Mode

HUD Text: Crouch: Dive

Information: This status occurs when the Megachelon Megachelon is surfaced. Keeps the Megachelon Megachelon from sinking until they enter Swim Mode.

Rapid Regeneration

Neutral Buff
Rapid Regeneration

HUD Text: Rapid Regeneration

Information: This status occurs when a Argentavis Argentavis is biting/devouring a corpse. Rapidly recovers Health Health and Stamina Stamina at an alarming rate for 20 seconds.

Ready for War

Neutral Buff
Ready for War

HUD Text: Recover stamina and immune to fear

Information: This status occurs when a survivor plays the drums on a Mammoth Saddle Mammoth Saddle. The buff increases Stamina Stamina regeneration and renders all creatures immune to the Yutyrannus Yutyrannus's fear roar.

Reaper Gestation

Neutral Buff
Impregnate

HUD Text: What to expect when you're expecting...

Information: You have a Reaper Reaper offspring inside you, inflicted by the Reaper Queen Reaper Queen's tail impregnation attack. No XP can be earned; they are absorbed within the baby until it has 75 additional levels. Disappears if standing in a radioactive area or dying to radiation unprotected by gear like the Hazard Suit Armor (Aberration) Hazard Suit Armor, ascending or transferring character, or when the timer runs out; dying by other means will not remove this status effect. (Check on Reaper for more details)
The remaining time (in hours:minutes:seconds) is shown in the status element alongside with the amount of experience absorbed and its maximum extra level.

Relaxing

Neutral Buff
Buff Hotsprings

HUD Text: Relaxing at the pond

Information: Grants you a Healing Buff over time for 60 seconds after entering a hot spring. You are visually steaming while the Buff lasts.

Note:

  • this Buff can only be found on Ragnarok.

Rivalry!

Neutral Buff
Rivalry

Information: This status occurs when a Triceratops Triceratops is near large carnivores. Increases the Trike's Health Health by 10%, as well as slightly increasing damage dealt and slightly decreasing damage taken.

Rooted

Neutral Buff
Rooted

HUD Text: You're Rooted!

Information: Becomes active for 10 seconds when a Forest Titan Forest Titan roots the survivor. Prevents movement and dismounts the survivor.

RUN

Neutral Buff
RUN

Information: This status is inflicted to a Tusoteuthis Tusoteuthis when it creates an ink cloud that acts as a smoke screen, providing an opportunity for the Tusoteuthis Tusoteuthis to flee a battle and escape. Movement Speed Movement Speed is increased by 30%. Lasts for 8 seconds with a 7 second cool down.

Scout Remote

Neutral Buff
Scout Remote (Extinction)

Information: Becomes active for 50 seconds after exiting the interface of a Scout Scout. Prevents the survivor from mounting creatures. Once the Scout Scout returns to the survivor's inventory either through waiting out the cooldown or calling the Scout Scout back, the effect will wear away.

Sharpened

Neutral Buff
Sharpened

HUD Text: Sharpened: Armor penetration, prevent dismount

Information: This status occurs when a Stegosaurus Stegosaurus is using the sharpened plate mode. The buff increases Melee Damage Melee Damage and prevents the rider from being dismounted.

Shredded

Neutral Buff
Shredded

HUD Text: Shredded

Information: This status occurs after being attacked repeatedly by the Tek Claws (Genesis Part 1) Tek Claws. Slows Movement Speed Movement Speed.

Snowstorm

Neutral Buff
Snowstorm 1Snowstorm 2Snowstorm 3

HUD Text: You are in a snowstorm!

Information: This status occurs while in a snowstorm. Limits the visibility of the survivor's surroundings.

Speed Boost

Neutral Buff
Speed Boost

Information: This status occurs during a Race when the Creature hits a speed ring. Increases Movement Speed Movement Speed significantly.

Standing on Desert Titan

Neutral Buff
Desert Titan Gravity

Message: Under Desert Titan's Gravity

Information: This status occurs when standing on a Desert Titan Desert Titan. Causes the survivor or tamed creature to almost 'stick' on the Desert Titan, making it hard to fall off.

Swim Mode

Neutral Buff
Swim Mode

HUD Text: Jump: Rise
Crouch: Dive

Information: This status occurs when the Megachelon Megachelon is submerged. Allows the Megachelon Megachelon to move freely through the water.

Taffy Effect

Neutral Buff
Summer Swirl Taffy

Information: This status effect is inflicted for 24 hours when a Creature is fed Summer Swirl Taffy Summer Swirl Taffy. Effect changes the Creature's color and increases their Movement Speed Movement Speed.

Tek Helmet

Neutral Buff
Tek IconHUD

HUD Text: Toggle to Shoot Lasers!

Information: This status occurs when activating, using Ctrl, a Tek Saddle's Plasma turret on the head of the dino with the Saddle equipped (Tapejara Tapejara, Rex Rex, Mosasaur Mosasaur, Megalodon Megalodon and Rock Drake Rock Drake all have their own Tek Saddle). The percentage shows how much Element Element is left within the saddle before another is required for uses.

Thagomized

Neutral Buff
Impaled

HUD Text: You are unable to recover stamina!

Information: This status occurs when a survivor or creature has been hit by a Stegosaurus Stegosaurus. The debuff prevents Stamina Stamina from increasing.

Tractor Beam

Neutral Buff
Tractor Beam

Message: You are trapped in a beam of energy

Information: This status occurs when the survivor or a Creature is trapped by the tractor beam of a Hover Skiff Hover Skiff. Immobilizes the victim.

Tractor Beam (Grabbing)

Neutral Buff
Tractor Beam (Grabbing)

Message: A beam of energy is trying to trap you!

Information: This status occurs when the survivor or Creature is targeted by the tractor beam of a Hover Skiff Hover Skiff.

Trustworthy

Neutral Buff
PackLeader

Message: You have earned the dinosaurs' trust for a brief period of time!

Information: This status effect occurs for 60 seconds after recruiting Carnotaurus Carnotaurus with a Yutyrannus Yutyrannus. Allows the Yutyrannus to command the Carnotaurus.

Volcanic Eruption

Neutral Buff
Wyvern Fire

Message: The volcano is about to erupt! Better evacuate!!

HUD Text: The volcano is about to erupt! Better evacuate!!

Information: This status occurs when the Genesis: Part 1 volcano is about to erupt and the survivor is inside, which will kill them off should the volcano erupts after a while. This effect does not show up if he or she is inside a Magmasaur Saddle (Genesis Part 1) Magmasaur Saddle (Genesis: Part 1) and renders them immune to this death while its erupting, but still shows up outside of it.

Water Walking

Neutral Buff
Water Walking

Information: This status occurs while walking on water with a Bloodstalker Bloodstalker. Prevents the Bloodstalker Bloodstalker from sinking until it dives.

Wild Detect

Neutral Buff
Condition DetectWild

Message: Max Level Wild Dino Detected

HUD Text: Careful, there are high level creatures nearby!

Information: This status occurs by carrying a Charge Light dino set to active with said effect enabled. Triggered when a highest-level (150+) Wild Dino is/are nearby.

Winded

Neutral Buff
Exhausted

Message: You're tired! Stop moving for a moment to regain your Stamina!

HUD Text: Can't jump, can't run, and movement speed is slower.

Information: This effect is applied to players/ridden dino who have no remaining Stamina Stamina. Attacking while Exhausted will raise the Torpidity Torpidity and potentially knock you or your riding dino unconscious.

Zip Gas

Neutral Buff
Gasoline

Information: You get this effect when on a zip line with Zip-Line Motor Attachment (Aberration) Zip-Line Motor Attachment (Aberration) attached to the worn leg-slot armor piece. The percentage shows how much Gasoline Gasoline is left within the attachment before another gasoline is required for moving across zip lines.

Negative Buffs[]

Acidic Blood!

Negative Buff
Condition CorrosiveAcid

Message: Acid Burn!

HUD Text: Your health and stamina is slowly being drained! Get it off!

Information: This status effect is applied for 2 seconds as long as the player and tamed dino stands next to acid cloud generated from a recently deceased Reaper Reaper's body or if the player or creature go into an acid pool . Impairs vision and reduces both Health Health and Stamina Stamina over time.

Thornmail Poisoned

Negative Buff
Thornmail Poisoned

Information: Applied to a creature or player when it hit a Shadowmane . Reduce dealed damage and deal damage over time , can be accumulated 5 time .

BEES!

Negative Buff
Swarmed

HUD Text: BEEEEEEEESSSSS!

Information: When accessing a Bee Hive Bee Hive without Ghillie Armor Ghillie Armor, Tek Armor Tek Armor or a Hazard Suit Armor (Aberration) Hazard Suit Armor this effect is applied for 10 seconds. It decreases the Movement Speed Movement Speed by a 1/3 and Health Health by 10%.

BEES!

Negative Buff
Stung

HUD Text: You have been stung by BEES!

Information: This effect is applied for 10 seconds when stung by a Giant Bee Giant Bee. It decreases the speed by a 1/3 and Health Health by 2%.

Bleeding!

Negative Buff
Injured

Message: You've been impaled!

HUD Text: You're bleeding! 10% of your Health will be drained!

Information: This effect is applied by Kentrosaurus Kentrosaurus and drains Health Health.

Bleeding!

Negative Buff
Injured

Message: You've been impaled!

HUD Text: You're bleeding! 5% of your Health will be drained!

Information: This effect is applied by Carnotaurus Carnotaurus and drains 5% of Health Health over 5 seconds.

Bleeding!

Negative Buff
Gnashed

HUD Text: You are bleeding! You are losing 1% of your health over time!

Information: Caused by primary attacks from the Deinonychus Deinonychus.

The bleed drains 0.3% of health over 7 seconds, and can be stacked with itself up to 5 times for a total of 1.5%. Each stack counts as its own status effect. Damage dealt by this bleed scales with Melee Damage Melee Damage.

This is the only bleed whose damage stacks with other bleeds, like Gnashed.

Blood Cursed!

Negative Buff
Blood Cursed

HUD Text: You're burning up! A percentage of your Health will burn away!

Information: This status occurs when a Blood Crystal Wyvern Blood Crystal Wyvern uses its breath attack on survivors or creatures. The debuff causes Health Health to be drained from the target.

Blood Drain!

Negative Buff
Blood Drain

HUD Text: You're Blood is Being Drained! 15% of your Stamina is being Drained!

Information: This effect is applied by Sabertooth Salmon Sabertooth Salmon and drains Stamina Stamina.

Bog Plant Venom

Negative Buff
Dilo Venom

HUD Text: You're covered in paralyzing poison.

Information: This status occurs when a Poison Tree releases its poison. Limits the visibility of the survivor and reduces Movement Speed Movement Speed.

Bog Stank

Negative Buff
Feces

Message: Oh no, you have Bog Stank! You are feeling like you might pass out.

HUD Text: You feel disgusting!

Information: This status occurs in The Great Valley after coming into contact with a rotting carcass. The debuff causes the survivor and Creatures to lose Health Health and gain Torpidity Torpidity.

Bola!

Negative Buff
Bola

HUD Text: You have been caught in a Bola, and are immobilized

Information: This status occurs when a Human Human or Creature has been snared by a Bola Bola. Prevents movement for 30 seconds on Human Humans and 20 second on Creatures and forces Human Humans to Prone.

  • Players can struggle out of a bola by switching to just their fists and pressing the fire button which by default is the left mouse button, this reduces the remaining duration of the bola by one second per each attempt.
  • Players can help other players escape bolas by utilizing a whip and hitting the ensnared player with it, afterwards the ensnared player will be freed despite if the bola still appears to be on the player.

Burning

Negative Buff
Burning

HUD Text: Water decreases much faster as the ambient temperature gets higher.

Information: This is a Temperature status, and is affected by many different sources, including: Current Air Temp, Heat Sources (like fires), Swimming, Clothing, and Shelter.

To withstand 34° C (93° F) heat of Temperature, at least 124 hyperthermal insulation is required (any armour other than Cloth Armor Cloth or Ghillie Armor Ghillie reduces the hyperthermal insulation so could be removed if working in a hot environment and no risk of danger.

Notes:

  • Calien Soup can give 56 hyperthermal insulation for 15 minutes.

Caught in a web

Negative Buff
Caught in a webBlood Sucked

Message: Something hungry is reeling you in...

Information: This status occurs when an enemy Bloodstalker Bloodstalker reels in a survivor. Prevents movement.

Cocooned

Negative Buff
Cocoon

HUD Text: Your movement speed is decreased!

Information: This status effect is inflicted by Reaper King Reaper King's projectile. Reduces your Movement Speed Movement Speed by 75% for 10 seconds.

Crippling

Negative Buff
StatusIcon Crippling

HUD Text: Can't move!

Information: This status occurs after being struck by Trike Trike's ramming ability. Prevents movement for 10 seconds.

Dehydration

Negative Buff
Dehydrated

Message: You're dehydrated! Find something to drink, fast!

HUD Text: Stamina doesn't regenerate, Health decreases over time, Torpditiy increases over time, Torpidity increases faster.

Information: You will slowly start to lose Health Health, leading to eventual death unless you drink Water Water. You lose ~1hp/5secs.

Dizzy Spore

Negative Buff
Condition DizzySpore

Message: Hallucinating!

HUD Text: You are choking on poisonous spores!

Information: This Status Effect is applied when you enter the radius of a red mushroom (with red root) spores on Aberration. You start to trip out with rainbow lines waving around you. Side effect includes constant defecation, irregular movement, and asphyxiation (unaffected by higher Oxygen Oxygen stats). It can be counteracted or preemptively prevented by consuming an Aggeravic Mushroom Aggeravic Mushroom, or negated (if not affected) by wearing a full Hazard Suit Armor (Aberration) Hazard Suit Armor or Tek Armor Tek Armor

Electrified

Negative Buff
Electrified

Information: This status occurs when an Eel Minion Eel Minion uses its electrifying attack. Reduces Movement Speed Movement Speed and increases Torpor Torpor.

Electrocuted

Negative Buff
Sleep Deprived

HUD Text: Shocking!

Information: This status effect is inflicted by Cnidaria Cnidaria's and Electrophorus Electrophorus's shock. As of patch v303.1, the Electrophorus's shock will greatly slow you and your mount down for 5.6 seconds from a wild Electrophorus and 1.2 seconds from a tamed one. The Cnidaria's shock will dismount you from your mount and stop you and your mount from moving for 3.2 seconds. Similar to the Stunned! effect, the shock of the Cnidaria will prevent you from riding or remounting any tamed dinosaurs.

  • The Electrocuted effects of the Electrophorus and Cnidaria originally were Way more punishing, with both effects lasting much longer and both effects stun locked/dismounted you and your tames.

Enflamed

Negative Buff
Enflamed

HUD Text: You're burning up! A percentage of your Health will burn away! (Fire Breath/Fire Arrow)
You're burning up! 25% of your Health will burn away! (Lava)

Information: Caused by fire breath from Dragon Dragon and Fire Wyvern Fire Wyvern, shot by a player's Fire Arrow (Scorched Earth) Fire Arrow (Scorched Earth), burned by a player's Flamethrower (Scorched Earth) Flamethrower (Scorched Earth), lit aflame by burning oil from an Oil Jar (Scorched Earth) Oil Jar (Scorched Earth), or by stepping on either Lava from environment, from the King Titan King Titan's meteor, or from Magmasaur Magmasaur's spit. Burns away 20-25% of max Health Health over 10 seconds.

  • Damage from the debuff inflicted by players is capped at 100 per tick.
  • Note that the debuff can be nullified if one submerges in water.

Fear

Negative Buff
Cowardice

Message: Your dino feels uneasy

HUD Text: Reduced damage resistance and damage power!

Information: This status effect is inflicted by the fear roar of a Yutyrannus Yutyrannus. It increases damage taken and decreases damage done by up to 50%.

Fertile Spores

Negative Buff
Condition ChargeSpore

Message: Hallucinating!

HUD Text: You are choking on poisonous spores!

Information: This Status Effect is applied when you enter the radius of a branched mushroom spores on Aberration. You start to defecate at rapid pace, rapidly losing hunger. It can be counteracted by consuming an Aggeravic Mushroom Aggeravic Mushroom, but consuming it preemptively prevents the spores from taking effect. Alternatively, it can be negated (if not affected) by wearing a full Hazard Suit Armor (Aberration) Hazard Suit Armor or Tek Armor Tek Armor

Food Poisoning

Negative Buff
PoisonFood

Message: You ate raw or rotten food! Your Health is decreasing slightly from it.

HUD Text: You are losing Health due to bad food!

Information: Instead of eating raw meat, cook it first; it doesn't only remove your food poisoning, but it also increases the amount of food you get from eating it! If you eat multiple raw or rotted meat the effect duration increases. One piece of raw meat will apply 5 points of damage and give 10 Food Food. One piece of cooked meat will heal 5 points of Health Health and give 20 Food.

Freezing

Negative Buff
Hypothermia

Message: You're freezing! Find some warmth, quickly!

HUD Text: Food decreases much faster as the ambient temperature gets lower.

Information: This is a Temperature status, and is affected by many different sources, including: Current Air Temp, Heat Sources (like fires), Swimming, Clothing, and Shelter. You will also slowly lose Health Health while you are Freezing.

Testing on hypothermia

Temperature (°C) -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5 -5
Hypothermal Insulation 0 56 111 137 168 202 249 338 358 393
Time to lose 100 hp 2m25s 3m16s 5m09s 6m43s 11m07s cold effect only cold effect only cold effect only not cold not cold

Notes:

  • Fria Curry can give 56 hypothermal insulation for 15 minutes.
  • When equipping a piece of armour the hypothermal and hyperthermal insulation value is slightly increased (approx. 1.15x stated value).

Freezing Spores

Negative Buff
Condition ColdSpore

Message: Freezing Spores!

HUD Text: You are choking on poisonous spores!

Information: This Status Effect is applied when you enter the radius of a blue mushroom spores on Aberration, instantly applying "Freezing" debuff regardless of Hypothermia resistance. It can be counteracted by consuming an Aquatic Mushroom Aquatic Mushroom, but consuming it preemptively prevents the spores from taking effect. Alternatively, it can be negated (if not affected) by wearing a full Hazard Suit Armor (Aberration) Hazard Suit Armor or Tek Armor Tek Armor

Gas Bursts

Negative Buff
NoxiousGas

Message: Poisoned!

HUD Text: Applied damage over time.

Information: This Status Effect is applied when you attempt to pick up a Congealed Gas Ball Congealed Gas Ball off Gas Vein (Aberration) Gas Vein (Aberration) or standing close to it when the vein is releasing gas without a complete Hazard Suit Armor (Aberration) Hazard Suit Armor protection. Loses Health Health over time, and also immediately applies "Suffocating" debuff.

Gnashed

Negative Buff
Gnashed

HUD Text: You are Gnashed! You are losing 5% of your health over time!

Information: Caused by (alternate or primary) attacks from the following:

There are multiple versions of Gnashed, all of which drain a maximum of 5% of your max Health Health over the duration. The shorter the duration, the quicker the 5% is drained away.

  • Allosaurus' and Ravager's version lasts 10 seconds and slows the victim to a crawling pace.
  • Giganotosaurus', Megalodon's, and Thylacoleo's last 5 seconds, giving them the quickest bleed damage, though without any additional effects.
  • Damage from this buff does not stack, and certain species' versions of this debuff seem to be preferred by the game.
¹Only Wild Giganotosaurus and Ravagers apply Gnashed. Corrupted Giganotosaurus does not cause this effect.

Gassed

Negative Buff
NoxiousGas

Information: This status occurs after either being blown on by a Gasbags Gasbags or standing too close to it when it blast upwards. The effect causes the player to be immune to fall damage or disappears the next time the player touches the ground.

Get Ready to Race!

Negative Buff
Get Ready to Race

Information: This status occurs in the seconds leading up to a Race. Drains the Creature of Stamina Stamina.

Gravity Grenade

Negative Buff
Tek Grenade

Information: This status occurs when the survivor or Creatures are caught in the force of a Tek Gravity Grenade (Extinction) Tek Gravity Grenade. Alters the movements of the survivor or Creatures.

Ground Pound

Negative Buff
Ground Pound

HUD Text: Prevents running and jumping.

Information: This status occurs after being hit by the Ferox (Large) Ferox (Large)'s ground pound. Reduces Movement Speed Movement Speed and prevents jumping.

Heat Stroke

Negative Buff
Heatstroke Stage 1Heatstroke Stage 2Heatstroke Stage 3Heatstroke Stage 4Heatstroke Stage 5Heatstroke Stage 6Heatstroke Stage 7Heatstroke Stage 8Heatstroke Stage 9Heatstroke Stage 10

HUD Text: (% of heatstroke effect)

Information: This status occurs on the Scorched Earth, Ragnarok and Extinction maps by being overheated for too long without resolving the issue. As heatstroke progresses, you will eventually (50%) be prevented from sprinting and (~80%) start to have cloudy vision and drunken swaying movement.

Notes:

  • A Tent (Scorched Earth) Tent (Scorched Earth) can help to temporarily spare you from the heat and an Iced Water Jar Iced Water Jar can remove the effect.

Groggy

Negative Buff
Groggy

HUD Text: Groggy

Information: This status effect is inflicted to a Megalosaurus Megalosaurus when woken up during daytime. It decreases Movement Speed Movement Speed, Melee Damage Melee Damage and increases Stamina Stamina consumption.

Hallucinogenic Spores

Negative Buff
Rare Mushroom

HUD Text: Whoa, trippy!

Information: This debuff is inflicted after eating a Rare Mushroom Rare Mushroom. It will lower and impair your visibility for 10 seconds.

Hangover

Negative Buff
Hangover

HUD Text: Stews have no effect. Reduced water, insulation, and stamina, decreased damage and resistance.

Information: This buff is given from the aftereffects of buff "Buzzed" after consuming a Beer Jar Beer Jar. Reduces Insulation, damage and resistance with reduced Water Water consumption. Stamina Stamina does not regenerate during this effect, and Stews do not give any buff effect.

Hoarse

Negative Buff
StatusIcon ParasaurMute

Information: This status occurs after a Parasaur Parasaur uses its honk ability. Prevents usage of such ability afterwards for 120 seconds.

Injured

Negative Buff
Injured

Message: You're injured! Recover some health in order to move properly again.

HUD Text: Can't jump, run, recover stamina, slower movement, and Torpidity increases faster.

Information: This effect is applied to players when their Health Health falls below 30.

Implant Unstable

Negative Buff
Specimen Implant

Message: Your Implant is unstable, turn back now!

Information: This status occurs after entering a killzone on Extinction. It causes the player to lose enough Health Health to die and the screen visibility becomes blurry in a similar manner to Heat Stroke.

Lamprey Charge

Negative Buff
Lamprey Poison

Message: Charged!

HUD Text: A Lamprey is draining your Health, but you are charged. Get it off!!!

Information: A Lamprey Lamprey is currently attached to you or your creature and is giving off both charge light and immunity to radiation for 300 seconds. Remove it by standing in a fire or pressing E to remove it from your creatures.

Leeched

Negative Buff
Leeched

Message: Leeched!

HUD Text: Your Health and Stamina is slowly being drained! Get it off!!!

Information: A leech is currently attached to you or your creature. Remove it by standing in a fire or pressing E to remove it from your creatures.

Magmasaur Heat

Negative Buff
Heatstroke Stage 10

Message: Getting hot! Stay away!

HUD Text: The Magmasaur is getting hot, you should move away

Information: This status occurs while an enemy Magmasaur Magmasaur is charging up a heat attack. Inflicts damage to the survivor and Creatures.

Marked for Lightning

Negative Buff
Flashbanged

HUD Text: You're about to be Zapped!

Information: Becomes active for 4.5 seconds when a Desert Titan Desert Titan targets the survivor for a lightning strike. After the effect has worn away, an AOE will become present and a few seconds later, lightning will strike.

Moth Poison

Negative Buff
Lymantria Spores

HUD Text: Your Speed & Stamina are decreasing

Information: This status effect is inflicted by the spore cloud of the Lymantria Lymantria. It will slow down players and creatures by 90% as well as drain their Stamina Stamina.

Outdoor Radiation

Negative Buff
Sunlight

Message: The radiation is scorching you! Get in the shadow

HUD Text: Applied radiation damage while exposed

Information: This status occurs in the Genesis: Part 1 Lunar Biome when a survivor is caught in the sunlight. Inflicts damage to the survivor.

Poisoned

Negative Buff
Tranquilized

Message: You've been poisoned! Your stamina is decreasing!

HUD Text: You are getting very sleepy...

Information: This status effect can be caused by the attack of the Troodon Troodon attacking a non Human Human. Drains Stamina Stamina and increases Torpor Torpor.

Poop Hit

Negative Buff
PoisonFood

HUD Text: You feel really sick!

Information: Caused by the thrown Feces Feces attack of the Chalicotherium Chalicotherium and Mesopithecus Mesopithecus. Does Melee Damage damage and increases Torpidity Torpidity.

Radiation

Negative Buff
Radiation

HUD Text: Irradiated area

Information: This status occurs on Aberration by being around the radioactive parts of the map, which constantly damages the whole Hazard Suit Armor (Aberration) Hazard Suit or Tek Armor Tek Armor if worn at 1-3 per second. Wearing either armor set whole or having a Lamprey Lamprey attached on while venturing into the radiation zones will avoid contract of Radiation Sickness. Can also be counteracted with a Mushroom Brew (Aberration) Mushroom Brew*.

  • Note that the Mushroom Brew will only apply to tamed creatures and cannot be used by a player.

Rage

Negative Buff
Rage

HUD Text: Provokes aggression from nearby dinosaurs.

Information: This debuff is inflicted after being shot by a Pheromone Dart Pheromone Dart, by attacking an Ammonite Ammonite, when the Pachyrhinosaurus Pachyrhinosaurus's rage pheromones are used, or when a Magmasaur Magmasaur releases its smoke. It causes nearby creatures to attack you, regardless of that creature's usual aggression level. The debuff lasts 30 seconds for the Pheromone Dart, 60 seconds for the Ammonite, 20 seconds for the Pachyrhinosaurus, and 15 seconds for the Magmasaur.

Rare Flower Pheromones

Negative Buff
Rage

HUD Text: Provokes aggression from nearby dinosaurs.

Information: This debuff is inflicted after eating a Rare Flower Rare Flower. It causes nearby creatures to attack you, regardless of that creature's usual aggression level. Lasts for 10 seconds.

Sandstorm

Negative Buff
Sandstorm

Message: Go inside and protect yourself from the Sandstorm!

Information: This status occurs on the Scorched Earth and Ragnarok map by being outside within any part of desert while in a Sandstorm. It will severely limit your visibility, as well as prevent sprinting and drain Stamina Stamina and slowly add Sand Sand into your inventory. Anything you may be riding is also prevented from sprinting and loses stamina.

Notes:

  • Entering a Tent (Scorched Earth) Tent (Scorched Earth), hiding underground and in a cave, or going indoors will protect you from the sand and stamina drain. Wearing the Desert Goggles and Hat (Scorched Earth) Desert Goggles and Hat (Scorched Earth) will save your visibility.

Scalded!

Negative Buff
Scalded

HUD Text: You're boiling up! A percentage of your Health will boil away and your movement speed will reduce!

Information: This status occurs when a Tropical Crystal Wyvern Tropical Crystal Wyvern uses its breath attack on survivors or creatures. The debuff causes Health Health and Movement Speed Movement Speed to decrease.

Sleep Deprived

Negative Buff
Sleep Deprived

HUD Text: Sleep Deprived

Information: This status effect is inflicted to a Megalosaurus Megalosaurus if awake too long during daytime. It increases Torpidity Torpidity while decreasing Stamina Stamina and Food Food. The debuff will also bring the Megalosaurus down to base speed, regardless of how many levels are put into Movement Speed Movement Speed.*

  • Oddly, it seems that the lowering to base speed part of the debuff will stay even after the Megalosaurus has got its sleep, probably a glitch. This problem can be fixed after a log off or using a Cryopod Cryopod on the Megalosaurus.

Slowed

Negative Buff
Webbed

Message: You've been slowed!

HUD Text: Your movement speed is decreased!

Information: This status is inflicted when a Stegosaurus Stegosaurus hits a creature. The debuff reduces Movement Speed Movement Speed.

Squid Hug

Negative Buff
Squid Hug

Information: This status is inflicted when a Tusoteuthis Tusoteuthis grabs a Creature or a Human Human with its tentacles. Inflicts Torpor Torpor and prevents escape.

Squid Ink

Negative Buff
Dilo Venom

Message: Blinded by the ink

HUD Text: You have been blinded and slowed by ink

Information: This status is inflicted when a Tusoteuthis Tusoteuthis creates an ink cloud. Prevents the survivor from seeing and slows them and/or their tame down.

Starving

Negative Buff
Starving

Message: You're starving! Find something to eat, fast!

HUD Text: Health decreases over time, Torpidity increases over time, Torpidity increases faster.

Information: You will slowly start to lose Health Health, leading to eventual death unless you eat Food Food. You lose ~1hp/5secs.

Stamina Drained!

Negative Buff
Tranquilized

HUD Text: You are losing stamina!

Information: This status effect can be caused by the attack of the Meganeura Meganeura, Titanomyrma Titanomyrma, a Insect Swarm Insect Swarm.

Stunned!

Negative Buff
Sleep Deprived

HUD Text: In a daze

Information: This status effect is inflicted by certain attacks such as Microraptor Microraptor's hit, Purlovia Purlovia's ambush, and the Baryonyx Baryonyx's water attack. Creates a yellow haze over the survivor's or creature's head region. Prevents you and certain tames from moving for 10 seconds or mounting on any mountable tamed creatures.

Stunned!

Negative Buff
Webbed

Information: This status occurs for 4 seconds after an Enforcer Enforcer performs its shock burst attack. Slows the survivor and creatures down.

Stunned!

Negative Buff
Knockedout

Information: This status effect is inflicted by the King Titan King Titan. Immobilizes all survivors and Creatures for 5 seconds.

Suffocating

Negative Buff
Suffocating

Message: You're suffocating! Get some air, immediately!

HUD Text: Health decreases rapidly over time.

Information: You are out of Oxygen Oxygen. If you do not get oxygen in a short amount of time you will die.

Sulfur Pool

Negative Buff
Hot

Message: The water is toxic!

HUD Text: The water is toxic!

Information: Becomes active for 4 seconds after entering a Sulfur Pool on Extinction. Causes the player to constantly lose Health Health until they have left the Sulfur Pool.

Sunlight

Negative Buff
Sunlight

Message: The sun is scorching you! Get underground!

HUD Text: Applied sunlight damage while exposed

Information: This status occurs on the Aberration map by being on the surface during the day time. It drastically reduces Health Health, leading to nearly instant death.

Notes:

  • Stay away from the surface during daytime, and only head out during night time. There is no method of avoiding this debuff during daytime, and if you are at the surface and dawn is breaking, immediately hightail out of the surface and back underground.

SuperHeat

Negative Buff
Enflamed

Message: Get underground, as its hot out there!

Information: This status occurs on the Scorched Earth map by being above the map during a SuperHeat.

Notes:

  • Hiding in caves prevents this effect from severely affecting you.
  • If it's a must to stay outside during this weather event, ensure to watch your Water Water as you will most likely be overheated.
  • This is the only weather event where Phoenix Phoenix will spawn in the Scorched Earth Map; it will not be around outside of this weather event.

Terror

Negative Buff
Cowardice

Message: Your dino is scared and out of control!

HUD Text: Reduced damage resistance and lack of control!

Information: This status effect is inflicted by the fear roar of a Yutyrannus Yutyrannus. It increases damage taken and decreases damage done by up to 50%. If your creature is effected, it will not respond to commands and will run wildly out of control and away from the Yutyrannus.

Tranquilized

Negative Buff
Tranquilized

Message: You've been tranquilized! You'll start losing torpor, fast!

HUD Text: You are getting very sleepy...

Information: This status effect can be caused by the attack of the Pulmonoscorpius Pulmonoscorpius, Araneo Araneo, Beelzebufo Beelzebufo, Titanoboa Titanoboa, Thorny Dragon Thorny Dragon, Reaper Queen Reaper Queen, Basilisk Basilisk, Broodmother Lysrix Broodmother Lysrix and other creatures, or a player's Tranquilizer Arrow Tranquilizer Arrow, Tranquilizer Dart Tranquilizer Dart, or Tranq Spear Bolt Tranq Spear Bolt. It increases your Torpidity Torpidity.

Troodon Paralysis Poison

Negative Buff
Paralysis

HUD Text: Increases torpor on humans over time

Information: This status effect is inflicted by the bite of a Troodon Troodon. It rapidly increases your Torpidity Torpidity.

Venom

Negative Buff
Dilo Venom

HUD Text: Your vision is impaired!

Information: This status effect can be caused by the spit attack of the Dilophosaur Dilophosaur or Plant Species X Plant Species X. Your vision is obscured and your Movement Speed Movement Speed is reduced by 50% for 10 seconds.

Webbed

Negative Buff
Slow

Message: You've been webbed!

HUD Text: Your movement speed is decreased!

Information: This status effect is inflicted by the Araneo Araneo and Broodmother Lysrix Broodmother Lysrix's web attack. Reduces your Movement Speed Movement Speed by 50% for 10 seconds.

Wind Storm

Positive BuffNegative Buff

Information: This status occurs only on the Ragnarok map by being outside of the desert region during a Sandstorm. Does not visually affect you like Sandstorm, but entering the desert region triggers Sandstorm debuff.

Needs to Poop

Needs to Poop

Information: If the icon of the Food Food attribute turns gray, it indicates the Survivor is ready to Human Feces poop (+ or B + Left Stick)). For the duration of this special state food consumption is amplified, and if left ignored for long enough the survivor poops automatically.

Note: Tames do not suffer the food draining consequences of this status state.

Maximum Inventory

MaxInvIcon

Information: If the character exceeds the inventory slot limit they will be rendered unable to harvest items, and transfer resources to their inventory.

Notifications (Mobile)[]

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Here you can find all Notifications in ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile.

Attributes[]


Intense Focus

Message: New Level Up! Apply in your player stats.

Other Info: This notification appears when the survivor has a level up.

Intense Focus

Message: New Level Up! Apply in creature's stats.

Other Info: This notification appears when a creature has a level up.

Perks[]


Levelup

Message: Want a free boost? Watch an ad for 2x experience!

Other Info: This notification appears when the survivor is able to watch an ad for 2x Experience.

Missing

Message: You have a free gift available!

Other Info: This notification appears when the survivor is able to redeem a Free Gift.

Environment[]


Condition DinoDanger

Message: You have entered a dangerous area!

Other Info: This notification appears when the survivor is near a dangerous Creature.

Domestication[]


Overpopulation

Message: Dinos are overpopulated!

Other Info: This notification appears when the survivor has too many tamed Creatures.

Status Effects[]


Encumbered

Message: Encumbered! Drop items to move.

Other Info: This notification appears when the Encumbered debuff is active.

Starving

Message: Hungry. Your stomach is starting to grumble.

Other Info: This notification appears when the Starving debuff is active.

Hot

Message: Hot. Find some cool air or water.

Other Info: This notification appears when the Hot debuff is active.

Burning

Message: Overheating! Cool down, fast!

Other Info: This notification appears when the Hyperthermia debuff is active.

Imprinted

Message: Rider Imprinted #%
Damage +#%
Resistance +#%

Other Info: This notification appears when the Imprinted buff is active.

Digesting

Message: You are regaining Food!

Other Info: This notification appears when the Digesting buff is active.

Starving

Message: Starving! Eat some food, fast!

Other Info: This notification appears when the Starving debuff is active.

Poisoned

Message: You've been tranquilized! Your torpidity is increasing!

Other Info: This notification appears when the Tranquilized buff is active.

Exhausted

Message: Winded. Slow down to catch your breath.

Other Info: This notification appears when the Winded debuff is active.

Sleep Deprived

Message: Stunned!

Other Info: This notification appears when the Stunned! debuff is active.

Shadow Steak Saute

Message: Shadow Steak Saute Enabled

Other Info: This notification appears when the Shadow Steak Saute buff is active.

Condition SpinoWaterBuff

Message: Hydration Buff Enabled

Other Info: This notification appears when the Hydrated buff is active.

Oxygen Tank

Message: Gaining oxygen when submerged!

Other Info: This notification appears when the SCUBA Tank buff is active.

SCUBA Flippers

Message: Your speed on land is slowed, but is increased when swimming.

Other Info: This notification appears when the SCUBA Flippers buff is active.

Missing

Message: PVP Area grants you bonus XP, stamina, and more!

Other Info: This notification appears when the PVP buff is active.


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