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Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. Use your cunning to kill or tame the primeval creatures roaming the land, and encounter other players to survive, dominate… and escape!
TAME, TRAIN, BREED & RIDE DINOSAURS, IN A LIVING
ECOSYSTEM
Over 50 creatures can be tamed using a challenging subdue-&-protect
process. Weaken a feral creature to knock it out, and then nursing it to health.
Once tamed, you can issue commands to your Pet, which it may follow depending on
how well you’ve tamed and trained it. Pets continue to level-up and consume
food, and carry Inventory and Equipment. Fly a Pteranodon over the mountains,
race through the jungle with a pack of Raptors, or chase down prey on a T-Rex!
Experience a dynamic ecosystem with its own predator & prey hierarchies.
Breed Pets through successive generations to generate the best traits. Or put
more simply, breed & raise Dino Babies!
FOOD, WATER, TEMPERATURE AND WEATHER
Eat and drink to survive, with different foods having different nutritional
values (including human meat!). All actions drain food and water, and
long-distance travel is draining. Inventory weight slows you down, and the
day/night cycle and weather alter the environment. Craft clothing, build
shelter, and use fire to protect yourself against damage & the elements.
HARVEST, CRAFT, AND PAINT ITEMS
Harvest trees, ore, and more to become a master crafter. Use your hands, a
Smithy, or a Fabricator to craft increasingly complex and powerful gear. Build a
massive base using modular pieces–ranging from Thatch, to Wood, to Stone, to
Metal. Customize your base by painting it and placing signs that you can
actually draw on. Weapons, clothing, & armor gear can also be painted to
express your own visual style.
SUMMON THE ULTIMATE LIFE FORMS
Bring rare items to special Summon locations to awaken the ARK’s mythical
creatures, who arrive ready for battle. These monstrosities provide an end-game
goal for the most experienced Tribes and their Pets, and yield valuable items if
they are defeated.
RPG STATISTICS
Level-Up your survivor by gaining experience through in-game actions to learn
new crafting Engrams, or find higher level item Blueprints in the most dangerous
parts of the ARK. Customize the look of your character with a complex character
creation system.
HARDCORE MECHANICS
Items have durability and wear out with use if not repaired. When you leave the
game, your character remains “sleeping” in the persistent world. Your
inventory also exists in the persistent world, vulnerable to theft. Death means
permanent loss, and you can even enslave other players for your own
purposes.
LARGE WORLD PERSISTENCE
On the 70+ player servers, your character, everything you built, and your pets
stay in-game even when you leave. Special themed events will occur in the world
with corresponding limited-run items!