Chibi-Otter

The otter chibi from Love Evolved

The ARK Wiki ties the Chibi-Otter to the ARK: Love Evolved 2 event of ARK: Survival Evolved, says it has stayed available in every event since, and gives 322.9 as the version that added it; our records also have it in ARK: Survival Ascended. Like the other chibi-pets it is a miniature companion: mostly for looks, but it can also push up your level cap.

Raising the level cap

The game's description sums up the idea: "Earn XP from Alpha creature kills when equipped, to increase its level and earn additional max-levels for your Survivor!" The otter earns experience when you kill certain predators with it equipped. Five level-ups are possible, and at each one the survivor who has it equipped gets a permanent +1 to their maximum level, 5 extra levels at most. Counted kills include the Alpha Carnotaurus, Alpha Leedsichthys, Alpha Karkinos, Alpha Skeletal Rex and Alpha Surface Reaper King. In ASA, the Alpha Hulking Revenant and Astral creatures such as the Astral Megalodon and Astral T-Rex also count; ASE on Steam adds the Alpha Dakosaurus and Alpha Malleocephalus.

Wearing the otter

ASA gives the otter a Chibi slot of its own, while ASE players equip it in their off-hand slot. It follows at the survivor's front-left, rides in your lap when you are mounted and stays near the bed while you sleep. Chibi-pets are plain items, unlike unlockable skins: on death the otter drops with your other gear, and if the death cache is never recovered, it is gone.

Crates and maps

3 crate types can contain it, among them the Raptor Claus Gift and the two Valentine's fishing crates. Our records list it on 4 maps: The Island, Aberration, Extinction and Lost Colony. It weighs 0 and has a stack size of 1.