Shinehorn

Shinehorn

Dossier Shinehorn.png

Dossier

These values may differ with what you see in-game or written elsewhere. But that is what the dossier says.

Groups

Fantasy Creatures, Mammals

Species

Microluminis cerynitis

Time

Unknown

Diet

Herbivore

Temperament

Passive

Release Versions

275.0
December 12, 2017

768.0
December 12, 2017

518.0
December 12, 2017

Not Yet Released

Not Yet Released

311.74
June 11, 2020

DLCs

Aberration, Genesis: Part 1

Spawn Command

admincheat summon LanternGoat_Character_BP_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Aberration/Dinos/LanternGoat/LanternGoat_Character_BP.LanternGoat_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Variant Shinehorn (Escort)
admincheat summon LanternGoat_Character_BP_Escort_C
or
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/Genesis/Dinos/MissionVariants/Escort/Lunar/LanternGoat_Character_BP_Escort.LanternGoat_Character_BP_Escort'" 500 0 0 35

Domestication

Tameable

Rideable

Breedable

Yes

No

Yes

Torpor Immune

No

Taming Method

Passive

Preferred Food

Plant Species Z Seed 

Equipment

Hats

Humans Can Carry

Shoulder-Mounted

Data

XP For Kill

8 XP

Drops

• Hide
• Raw Meat
• Raw Prime Meat

Feces Size

Small

Drag Weight

25

Radiation Immune

Yes

Carryable By

• Aberrant Gigantopithecus
• Gigantopithecus
• Karkinos
• Procoptodon
• Pteranodon
• Quetzal
• Tapejara
• Tek Quetzal
• Tropeognathus
• X-Tapejara

Immobilized By

• Bola
• Bear Trap
• Plant Species Y

Can Damage

Thatch
Greenhouse

Reproduction

Gestation Time

4h 10m 37.593s

Baby Time

4h 52m 23.859s

Juvenile Time

19h 29m 35.438s

Adolescent Time

1d 21m 59.297s

Total Maturation Time

2d 43m 58.594s

Breeding Interval

18h - 2d

Habitat

Colorvision Prota- / Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Common             Rare
  Untameable   Cave

The Shinehorn is one of the Creatures in the Aberration-DLC of ARK: Survival Evolved. It is the adorable miniature relative of Bovids like Ovis and Cervids like Megaloceros.

Basic Info

Dossier

This section is intended to be an exact copy of what the survivor Helena Walker, the author of the dossiers, has written. There may be some discrepancies between this text and the in-game creature.

	“	Wild Most commonly found in the upper chambers of the caverns, Microluminis cerynitis is at once elegant and adorable. As with its relatives, it is entirely peaceful, and no threat to survivors. After closer study, by which I mean very scientific bouts of cuddling, I've found that it shares traits with both bovids and cervids. However in the soft glow of its charge light, Microluminis cerynitis always gave me the impression that were it larger, it would be right at home pulling Artemis' chariot. Domesticated An exceptionally well-mannered and huggable companion, Microluminis cerynitis is an excellent choice of pet for any survivor. Whether it is providing a source of charged light from your shoulder or playfully bounding up beside you, its presence is sure to brighten up your day.	„
		~ Helena

Locations

The Bioluminescent zone is the only area that the Shinehorn has been found in so far.

Behavior

The Shinehorn is a passive critter, and a small and defenseless one at that, so it is quite flighty when danger approaches. They use their glowing antlers to navigate and scare away Nameless.

Appearance

The Shinehorn is a small, cute, fluffy goat/deer ungulate with small, glowing antlers. It has a small juvenile-like stature, with a large head and eyes. It walks on cloven hooves.

Color Scheme and Regions

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

Region 0:
Main Body

Region 1 is not used
for this Creature.

Region 2:
Stripes

Region 3:
Lantern

Region 4:
Feet

Region 5:
Back

Drops

• Raw Meat

Base Stats and Growth

Note that creatures will have different stats in Survival of the Fittest

Attribute	Base Value	Level Increase		Taming Bonus
		Wild	Tamed	Additive	Multiplicative
Health	115	+23	+5.4%	0.07
Charge Capacity	180	+19.8	+11%	0.1
Charge Regeneration	180	+19.8	+11%	0.1
Food	450	+45	+10%		15%
Weight	100	+2	+4%
Charge Emission Range	12	+0.66	+1.955%	15.4%	17.6%
Movement Speed	100%	N/A	+1%	130%
Torpidity	60	+3.6	N/A	0.5

• 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.

Movement	Base Speed		Sprinting Speed		Stamina
	Wild	Tamed	Wild	Tamed
Walking	133	?	418.95	199.5	4
Swimming	300	?	?	?	?

• These are the base speeds of the creature at 100% Movement Speed.
• For a comparison of the speeds of all creatures, see Base Creature Speeds.

Attack Values

Melee		Stamina Cost	Attack Range			Description
			Base	Minimum	Activation
		0	55	0	0
Attack Type		Damage	Projectile Values			Torpor Values		Status Effect: Stamina			Status Effect: Torpidity
			Life	Impulse	Radius	Base	Mult	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount	Duration	Damage Mult	Amount
Melee		12

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.

Shinehorn

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

General

The Shinehorn is a weak passive tame creature, and it poses little threat to any survivor other than the possibility of it attracting predators.

Strategy

Hit it or shoot it, nothing much to it.

Weaponry

As a passive creature, the Shinehorn won't fight back when attacked. It will flee or most likely die from whatever is attacking it due to its low health.

Dangers

Like the other Charge light-giving dinos, Shinehorns do not fight back when hurt, and only run off. Its charge light might attract other predators such as Raptor and  Ravager towards itself.

Weakness

Shinehorn has very low health when compared to other wild charge light dinos, and will die at a single hit from any melee weapons provided they deal enough damage. They do not fight back either and only flee when hurt.

Taming

The Shinehorn is unable to be tamed through the standard tranquilize-and-feed methods, and must be tamed non-violently.

Level 1		Feeding Interval	Time
Plant Species Z Seed	1	00:00	0:01:01
Aggeravic Mushroom	5	00:50	0:03:21
Sweet Vegetable Cake	18	00:17	0:04:49
Amarberry Seed	344	00:00	0:04:36
Citronal Seed	429	00:00	0:04:35

Level 30		Feeding Interval	Time
Plant Species Z Seed	2	02:01	0:02:01
Aggeravic Mushroom	9	00:45	0:06:01
Sweet Vegetable Cake	32	00:16	0:08:33
Amarberry Seed	629	00:00	0:08:24
Citronal Seed	786	00:00	0:08:24

Level 60		Feeding Interval	Time
Plant Species Z Seed	3	01:30	0:03:01
Aggeravic Mushroom	13	00:43	0:08:41
Sweet Vegetable Cake	47	00:16	0:12:33
Amarberry Seed	925	00:00	0:12:21
Citronal Seed	1156	00:00	0:12:20

Level 90		Feeding Interval	Time
Plant Species Z Seed	4	01:20	0:04:01
Aggeravic Mushroom	17	00:42	0:11:21
Sweet Vegetable Cake	61	00:16	0:16:17
Amarberry Seed	1220	00:00	0:16:17
Citronal Seed	1525	00:00	0:16:17

Level 120		Feeding Interval	Time
Plant Species Z Seed	4	01:20	0:04:01
Aggeravic Mushroom	21	00:42	0:14:01
Sweet Vegetable Cake	76	00:16	0:20:17
Amarberry Seed	1516	00:00	0:20:13
Citronal Seed	1894	00:00	0:20:13

Level 150		Feeding Interval	Time
Plant Species Z Seed	5	01:15	0:05:01
Aggeravic Mushroom	25	00:41	0:16:41
Sweet Vegetable Cake	91	00:16	0:24:17
Amarberry Seed	1811	00:00	0:24:09
Citronal Seed	2264	00:00	0:24:09

Note that the values are for optimal cases, always bring extra supplies!
For a level-dependent count of resources needed, try an external taming calculator.

Preferred Food

Berries ONLY after tame and full grown.

Utility

As a Charge Light creature, Shinehorn carries charge, which replenishes over time while its light is turned off. When the light is turned on, it provides survivors with the Charged Light buff, protecting from Nameless and Reaper ambush, but attracting Seekers. If set to active, it can also detect both nearby enemy players, and nearby creatures of maximum level.

Due to the nature of its passive state, Shinehorn cannot fight back, and should never be used as combat dino.

It provides a balance of Charge Capacity and Recharge rate.

Roles

Anti-Nameless/Reaper Ambush: Since the Shinehorn can be shoulder mounted like every other Charge Light, it provides a charge to prevent Nameless pack from emerging and weakens Reapers. This however, will attract Seeker. To quickly toggle the shoulder-mounted Charge Light on/off in emergency situations, open up the emote wheel (hold either bracket key by default) and select "Light!". For faster use, emotes can also be bound directly to either of the two emote keys by mousing over them in the emote wheel and pressing the desired key.

Radar: When mounted on your shoulder, a Shinehorn will chatter and give a buff to notify when a max-level dino or when there is an enemy player/creature nearby.

Pet: Like all other shoulder mounts and other small creatures, the Shinehorn can make a suitable companion on your endeavors.

Backpack: Like all shoulder pets, anything held in its inventory will weigh 50% less on a player's shoulder.

Light Source: As the caverns in Aberration are often dark and dreary, having a easy to toggle, far reaching light source whether walking or on a mount is very useful.

Notes/Trivia

• The Shinehorn is the only light pet that the Dossier gets the diet right as all other light pets are said to be herbivores however in game they will eat meat.
• The creature was first announced in Community Crunch 106 on October 7, 2017.
• The Shinehorn is often thought of as the best jack-of-all-trades light pet, as all of its Charge stats are usually slightly above average, making an excellent all around companion to keep Nameless away and weaken Reapers.
• The Shinehorn's running is like that of a young lamb, bounding and hopping jumps.
• A common theory suggests that this creature could be some kind of cave dwelling Jackalope.
• The first part creature's scientific name means 'small light', and the second part, as alluded to by the dossier, is the name of the mythical deer that belonged to Artemis, the Goddess of the Hunt, and was captured as the third labor of Heracles.
• As Helena points out in the dossier, the Shinehorn appears to share many physical charachteristics with both Cervidae(deer, elk, and moose) and Bovinae(goats, sheep, cows, and antelopes). The Shinehorn in fact could very well be a genetic combination of the Megaloceros and the Ovis.
  • Whether either one(or both) could be the ancestor to the Shinehorn, it is important to note that only the Ovis survived the events of degradation that led to what is now known as Aberration; the Megaloceros instead perished. Along with the Ovis, the Shinehorn still continues to survive likely due to their small size and fecundity.
• As of v300.6 on PC, the Shinehorn is the one and only charge pet that does not exist on the map Valguero, whereas all other charge pets either spawn in the The Emerald Forest, The Unknown, or both.

Lore

• In lore, Mei Yin Li had a Shinehorn named Xiao.
• Towards the end of Aberration, Rockwell injects one of the Tek Tribe's Shinehorns with liquid Element, turning it into a horrible monster. It was then killed by the Survivors.

Changelog

Patch	Changes
275.0 Aberration Expansion Release	Added the Shinehorn
275.2	Fixed Charge Pet inventories being mistakenly flagged as Tribute inventories
275.32	Shinehorns can now be properly downloaded to ARKs other than Aberration

Gallery

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  Torn dossier