How to Tame Rockwell Node in ARK
Complete walkthrough for taming Rockwell Node: gear, food, knockout strategy, and tips.
Quick Facts
- Diet
- Unknown
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Tame Method
- Knockout
- Rideable
- No
Rockwell Node Taming Details
Rockwell Node is a knockout tame. Its most effective taming food is Kibble (preferred).
Alternative foods: Species-appropriate food.
Taming Steps
1. Prepare your gear
Bring Tranq Arrows or Tranq Darts, a Crossbow or Longneck Rifle, Narcotics or Narcoberries, and bug repellent.
2. Locate the creature
Find a wild Rockwell Node on supported maps. Check the spawn map and bring a fast mount or a flyer for transport.
3. Knock it out
Rockwell Node is a knockout tame. Use a Crossbow, Longneck Rifle with Tranq Darts, or Shocking Tranq Darts. Aim for the head for bonus torpor and keep distance to avoid aggro damage.
4. Feed the right food
Place Kibble (preferred) in its inventory (alternatives: Species-appropriate food). Higher-tier food gives faster taming and higher level bonuses.
5. Maintain torpor
Watch the torpor bar. Feed Narcoberries or Narcotics to prevent it from waking up before the tame completes.
6. Claim & saddle
Once tamed, Rockwell Node will follow your commands. It cannot be ridden.
Where it spawns & other details
Rockwell Node variants
- Rockwell Node (Alpha) (Genesis: Part 2)
- Rockwell Node (Beta) (Genesis: Part 2)
- Rockwell Node (Gamma) (Genesis: Part 2)
Related tools & resources
Rockwell Node — Background & Lore
A Rockwell Node is a stationary growth of Rockwell Prime's body, fought during the Terminus mission on Genesis: Part 2 in ASE. Four of them must fall in the first phase before Rockwell Prime himself can be attacked.
Where to find it
Only inside the Rockwell Prime fight in the Genesis Ship's core on Genesis: Part 2. The nodes appear one at a time.
How to get one
Nodes cannot be tamed, ridden or bred and are immune to torpor. They exist only as part of the boss fight.
Tips
- Damage: normal weapons do almost nothing. The
Exo-Mek laser is the tool for the job and removes a node in seconds. - Lunge: a node lunges at anyone close. A charged lunge can drain more than half of an Exo-Mek's power.
- Time limit: a node that survives too long retreats into a cocoon. Destroy the Super Tentacles to make it vulnerable again.