Chibi-Archaeopteryx

A small pet that raises the level cap

The Chibi-Archaeopteryx is a miniature pet for ARK: Survival Evolved and ARK: Survival Ascended. It is primarily a cosmetic, yet it can also lift its owner's maximum level. The ARK Wiki ties it to Love Evolved 3 and says it has been available in every event since; 343.7 is the version that added it. In-game it reads: "Earn XP from Alpha creature kills when equipped, to increase its level and earn additional max-levels for your Survivor!"

Levelling it up

With the chibi equipped, kills of certain predators feed it experience. It can level up five times, and each level permanently adds 1 to the maximum level of the survivor wearing it at that moment, for up to 5 extra levels. The wiki's general list includes the Alpha Raptor, Alpha T-Rex, Alpha Megalodon and Enraged Corrupted Rex. The Steam version of ASE also counts creatures such as the Alpha Water Wyvern, and ASA adds Astral creatures like the Astral Raptor.

Slots, mounts and death

ASE puts the chibi in the off-hand slot, while ASA has a Chibi slot for it. On a mount it rides in the survivor's lap, and it sits nearby when the survivor is in bed. Unlike an unlockable skin, it is an ordinary item: on death it drops with the rest of the inventory, and it is gone if that cache is never picked up.

Maps and crates

It weighs 0 and stacks to 1. Our records list it on The Island, Scorched Earth, Extinction and Lost Colony, and 2 crate types can contain it: Fishing Items (Valentine's) and Fishing Meat (Valentine's).