Community Crunch 499: Threading the Needle: The Araneo Zips Back In!

Solidifying both the new and old Araneo as canon, and having both existed on The Island during Helena's time, is such an immaculate detail. More of this, please.

The design is a bit improved,

But the abilities in all are actually kind of insane

This spider was definitely in need of TLC big time

Lets fricking go!! I new we were going to get some Araneo news soon and it looks great. Glad to finally see some use out of this littlw guy.

12 minutes ago, nanoStel said:

Solidifying both the new and old Araneo as canon, and having both existed on The Island during Helena's time, is such an immaculate detail. More of this, please.

I also really like that they didn’t just go with Ark 2 Araneo like some people thought, don’t get me wrong it’s a fantastic design, but lore wise that Araneo has adapted to its new home world, this feels like a great design for TLC

😭 We got silk harvesting from the spider before the moth...

37 minutes ago, CTheRain said:

😭 We got silk harvesting from the spider before the moth...

TBF it makes more sense in a fully grown spider than a fully grown moth which has no capability to make silk anyways

This feels like they are hinting at the Araneo starting to change even BEFORE landing on the new planet in ark two, which helps contend with the idea that these animals on the ark are engineered to adapt much faster than our regular form of evolution!!! I love it!!

Spooder

43 minutes ago, Ambrose12912 said:

This feels like they are hinting at the Araneo starting to change even BEFORE landing on the new planet in ark two, which helps contend with the idea that these animals on the ark are engineered to adapt much faster than our regular form of evolution!!! I love it!!

Makes me wonder how the Broodmother will be in Ark 2

SPIDEEEER 🕷️🕸️

looking at it more I kinda hope it gets sized up abit, not a whole lot but it’d be icing on the cake

Wieder Eingefädelelt: Araneo kehrt zurück! - ARK2 & ASA News | Deutsche ARK2 Community - ARK2 | Deutsches Community Forum

 

https://ark2.de/news/wieder-eingef%C3%A4delelt-araneo-kehrt-zur%C3%BCck-r230/

 

 

Finally. I was imagining these "What Ifs..." since ASE.

 

An exactly like in the description. They learn, crawl up and down on their threads and maybe some more in my mind. But we'll see ow they are now.

 

Thx for that

Edited March 21 by MJAInc

Hi when we get easter event info?

 

5 hours ago, Scribelord said:

Makes me wonder how the Broodmother will be in Ark 2

Imaginairy, just like ARK 2.

Let me be clear: not only did you do a TLC that doesn't betray the look of the original creature, but you also included the ability to reuse cobwebs? So far, it's a 7.5-8 out of 10, with the hope of raising it once it's released.

7 hours ago, nanoStel said:

Solidifying both the new and old Araneo as canon, and having both existed on The Island during Helena's time, is such an immaculate detail. More of this, please.

If you combine your game with lore from various game fronts, series, explorer notes, and creature descriptions... it's clear there's still a passion for this game.

good job

Edited March 22 by Ermerus

It's so nice now seeing the Araneo's massively needed rework, and now it sounds like it's gonna go from a minor nuisance to an actual threat, and giving it utility with it's web's being what sounds like a substitute for fiber is huge and gives you a good reason to go out to grab some

16 hours ago, nanoStel said:

Solidifying both the new and old Araneo as canon, and having both existed on The Island during Helena's time, is such an immaculate detail. More of this, please.

Realized the Araneo is becoming more Spider-Like

 

in the original it says it’s a “Nightmarish Amalgamation” of Spider species

 

in the new TLC it’s evolved to be more spider like but still has movie monster features like its mouth and in Ark 2 it’s fully become a Spider

I love how they Turned an useless ugly mob into ...Well  still an useless and ugly mob but slightly different

I dont know, if you compare the old and the new they didn't really put much thought in redesigning like the only thing I see different is the eyes placement and the patterns.

The same is the weird mouth, the weird spinneret, and the pedipalps and legs are the same. I'm not expecting ark 2 design but that design looks more like a real spider then this spider.

But the ability are cool 

Edited March 21 by Dinoking117

2 hours ago, Dinoking117 said:

I dont know, if you compare the old and the new they didn't really put much thought in redesigning like the only thing I see different is the eyes placement and the patterns.

The same is the weird mouth, the weird spinneret, and the pedipalps and legs are the same. I'm not expecting ark 2 design but that design looks more like a real spider then this spider.

But the ability are cool 

I think it’s a good inbetween point, they got rid of the “pods” on it, they changed the face for the most part, it’s got more pronounced fangs like real spiders, but it’s mouth feels pretty Movie Monster like (it feels kinda like the Spider from Sting)

 

the Ark 2 one feels like it’s finally evolved into a full on Spider with normal Spider parts

On 3/20/2026 at 9:41 PM, MazdaTiger said:

TBF it makes more sense in a fully grown spider than a fully grown moth which has no capability to make silk anyways

🫡 I was going off the dossier. I wouldn't mind throwing the cocoons in a cooker for silk.

8 hours ago, Scribelord said:

I think it’s a good inbetween point, they got rid of the “pods” on it, they changed the face for the most part, it’s got more pronounced fangs like real spiders, but it’s mouth feels pretty Movie Monster like (it feels kinda like the Spider from Sting)

 

the Ark 2 one feels like it’s finally evolved into a full on Spider with normal Spider parts

Ya, but that's weird why does the evolved one that live on a different planet look more like a spider then then the ones in ASA you would think ASA has more like spider thing and on ark 2 they go all out on the more monster like evolution.

I mean it look like ark 2 Spider even has paws which most games doesn't get right so why is it evolving back into a normal looking Spider

I'm not saying ASA needs ark 2 Spider now I just think a least change the mouth because if they put that much work in to it for months then I have a bad filling for the people that wanted the therizinosaurus tlc

Edited March 22 by Dinoking117