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  • TLC Pass 2: Argentavis, Parasaur, Raptor, Sarcosuchus, Spinosaur, & Triceratops!

    Patch v279 finds its way charge through the ARK with new some tender loving care for some old friends! The Argentavis, Parasaur, Raptor, Sarcosuchus, Spinosaur, and Triceratops find themselves receiving varied gameplay and visual upgrades! 

    Here's a breakdown of the six creatures that received improvements in this TLC pass:

    Dino TLC - The Argentavis!

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    - Receives a model update, animation update, texture update, and some new abilities:
    - Can carry two creatures
            C - grabs/releases creatures with beak
            Right Click - grabs/releases creatures with claws
    - Health regen buff from consuming corpses
    - Saddle acts as a mobile crafting station
    - Reduced the weight of various resources by up to 50% (Obsidian, Metal, Metal Ingot, Polymer, and Stone)

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    Dino TLC - The Parasaur!

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    - Receives a sound tweak and some new abilities:
    - Alarm mode
            Can be put in turret mode and check for nearby threats
            Notifies you audibly and visually when threats are present
    - Scare small creatures
            C when ridden - scares away small/mid creatures
            Toggle for alarm mode to have it automatically do it
    - Scan
            Can trigger a scan (right click) when ridden
            Scans for nearby threats
            Notifies you visually when threats are present

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    Dino TLC - The Raptor!

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    - Receives a model update, animation update, texture update, and some new abilities:
    - Pounce
            press right click to pounce on a target
            pins small targets to ground for short period
            press left click to attack repeatedly
    - Pack Buff
           Activates with C key when 2 Raptors (with a max pack size of 6) are together
            Increases damage resistance
            Increases movement speed
            Increases attack speed
            Lasts 15s

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    Dino TLC - The Sarcosuchus!

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    - Receives a model update, animation update, texture update, and some new abilities:
    - Idles with mouth open now
    - Death roll
            Grabs its target and rolls dealing damage and disabling them
    - Lunge
            Can lunge towards a target in front of it
    - 180 attack
            Can spin in place to attack foes behind it
    - Walkable
            Allows friendly humans to walk on and stand on its back
            Useful in water, you can move them to surface and use as a raft
    - Swimming depth
            Maintains its current depth when swimming
            Can lurk just below the surface
    - Piranhas Flee
            Piranhas flee when they encounter a Sarcosuchus
            Includes nearby ally Sarcos for players

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    Dino TLC - The Spinosaur!

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    - Receives a model update, animation update, texture update, and some new abilities:
    - Water buff
            Given when in water
            Bonus movement speed
            Bonus turning radius
            Bonus attack damage
            Bonus healing
            Persists for short period after leaving the water
    - Added Biped/Quadruped toggled with right-click
        Biped
            Stronger attacks
            Can turn in place
     Quadruped
            Faster movement speed
    - Prefers prime fish for taming

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    Dino TLC - The Triceratops!

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    - Receives a model update, animation update, texture update, and some new abilities:
    - Ram
            Charge up for short period
            Longer it's charged, the faster it goes
            Cripples target when hit
            Knocks small dinos away while charging (charge a group of dodos to see)
    - Rivalry buff
            Given buff when nearby to large carnivores
            Increases damage output slightly
            Decreases damage taken slightly
            Increases health by 10%

    Miscellaneous notes for v279!

    - Ragnarok update
        Streaming bounds fix to help with memory
        Fixed multiple holes, bugged beacons, and floating foliage.
        Better lighting around LL dungeon
    - Hole fixes for
        Aberration
        The Center
        The Island
    - Fixed an issue where Griffin feather colours appeared to be default in single player.
    - Opened up transfers for the non-aberrant version of creatures to be transferred onto Aberration. For example, both Paracer and Aberrant Paracer can exist on Aberration.

    Going forward!

    That's it for this update guys! We hope you enjoy the new changes and we can't wait to see your feedback. As mentioned previously, we're targetting a console release for this update in mid-April and will keep you posted about more accurate release dates once we get closer to submitting the patch. We'll need a bit more time to work on Primitive+, it'll have the missing engrams for the DLC as well as the latest Dino TLC content in an upcoming patch!

    Now that TLC #2 has been released we will be turning our focus more directly on to bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements for the core game in the weeks ahead. Going forward, we'll be consolidating the patching process on PC. We will be leaning heavily on regular Tuesday (or Wednesday if needed) deployments unless critical fixes require patches outside of that regular patch day. These will become collective weekly bug and quality-of-life patching updates. 

    PS4 North America Sale!

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    ARK: 2x Evolution Event Weekend!

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    Survivors across ALL Platforms will be receiving a special Evolution Event perk this weekend! It will be active from the 23rd of March at 1 PM EST until Monday at 3 PM. All Official Servers will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes:

    2x Harvesting Rate
    2x Taming Rate
    2x EXP Rate

    Not to mention our current Evolution Event is still running until Wednesday the 21st at 3 PM EST!

    Community Crunch 123!

    If you hadn't seen, we posted our latest Community Crunch yesterday, so check it out to see the latest from our Mod Community Manager, Zen Rowe and the most recent community contest winners and fan features!

    That's it for this announcement guys! We hope you enjoy the new update! As always if you’ve got anything to share please get in touch and be sure to follow us on:

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    Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark
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    All the best,
    Studio Wildcard

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    Can we get the dragon boss nerf on the island, the thing is extremely over powered and tired of losing rexs over it

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    I know that you said that you weren’t gonna do more tlc passes in a time but please update the monkey.

    and what you did with all the tlc has been great but maybe you make the spino a little to overpowered, it wins against a trex now.

    aside of that good job, best game ever

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    1 hour ago, Grerook said:

    I know that you said that you weren’t gonna do more tlc passes in a time but please update the monkey.

    and what you did with all the tlc has been great but maybe you make the spino a little to overpowered, it wins against a trex now.

    aside of that good job, best game ever

    Have you watched JP3?  Have you seen the size difference or the utility difference between their abilities.  Spinos are supposed to whoop rex hind ends.  That was an unrealistic problem that is now corrected.

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    3 hours ago, Onimusha759 said:

    Have you watched JP3?  Have you seen the size difference or the utility difference between their abilities.  Spinos are supposed to whoop rex hind ends.  That was an unrealistic problem that is now corrected.

    The fight in JP3 was incredibly unrealistic. Spino would have been dead in the first bite, and with or without longer arms it just wouldn't have been that easy to break the Rex's thick neck. Spino is primarily built to catch bite-sized fish, not take down other towering predators on land like he did in the movie. (A little off topic, but I think it's canon now that the Rex from JP3 was a sub-adult.  It's been known for a long time that that Rex was unusually small at only 37 feet long. You can even see this if you look at Rexy's size compared to the Spino skeleton that she smashed through in JW. That being said, Spinos in real life were still the longest predators on land.)

    And realism aside, it's just an obvious imbalance if Spino beats Rex in a fight or even matches him. This essentially leaves you with a Rex that can't swim and do Spino things or a 'Rex' that can.

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    Hra je super ale je tam potřeba udělat spoustu oprav protože některé bugy jsou úsměvné 

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    On 3/23/2018 at 2:18 PM, Lockjaw said:

    The fight in JP3 was incredibly unrealistic. Spino would have been dead in the first bite, and with or without longer arms it just wouldn't have been that easy to break the Rex's thick neck. Spino is primarily built to catch bite-sized fish, not take down other towering predators on land like he did in the movie. (A little off topic, but I think it's canon now that the Rex from JP3 was a sub-adult.  It's been known for a long time that that Rex was unusually small at only 37 feet long. You can even see this if you look at Rexy's size compared to the Spino skeleton that she smashed through in JW. That being said, Spinos in real life were still the longest predators on land.)

    And realism aside, it's just an obvious imbalance if Spino beats Rex in a fight or even matches him. This essentially leaves you with a Rex that can't swim and do Spino things or a 'Rex' that can.

    Thanks, that was my point

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    On March 23, 2018 at 9:18 AM, Lockjaw said:

    The fight in JP3 was incredibly unrealistic. Spino would have been dead in the first bite, and with or without longer arms it just wouldn't have been that easy to break the Rex's thick neck. Spino is primarily built to catch bite-sized fish, not take down other towering predators on land like he did in the movie. (A little off topic, but I think it's canon now that the Rex from JP3 was a sub-adult.  It's been known for a long time that that Rex was unusually small at only 37 feet long. You can even see this if you look at Rexy's size compared to the Spino skeleton that she smashed through in JW. That being said, Spinos in real life were still the longest predators on land.)

    And realism aside, it's just an obvious imbalance if Spino beats Rex in a fight or even matches him. This essentially leaves you with a Rex that can't swim and do Spino things or a 'Rex' that can.

    Now that you mention it i have noticed that the rex was rather small looking in that movie.  Regardless tho, the poor spino has been unloved for so long that it dont bother me to see him kicking butt.  The rex overshadows everything, even the giga, now we have some actual compition and i think it spices it up.  And real life skeletons show the spino was most likely several tons heavier then a rex, longer also means if it stood up it would be taller.  You ever watch salt croc vs great white?  The shark has more power in the bite but the croc has range.  The croc dominated the fight til it needed oxygen, a problem that wouldnt happen for the spino vs rex.  Also pointing out the shark has a weight advantage which the spino would have here.  Throwing a couple tons of extra weight and height leverage into it would snap just about anything, including a neck.  The croc in the fight dominated due to its range allowing it to attack and effectively counter yhe stubby shark mouth.  the same could easily replicate with a larger spino with range and arm leverage vs a rex, with the rex never getting a hit in.  I say larger because the spino is larger and heavier, look it up.  Finally the tyrannosaur in ark isnt the bulky rex, the dossier even says so, so its likely the real rex could thrash the ark rex, then the real rex vs the spino is highly in the spinos favor due to real life science experiments and facts that ive stated along with actually comparison of modern animals abilities and behavior.

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    2 hours ago, Onimusha759 said:

    The rex overshadows everything, even the giga, now we have some actual compition and i think it spices it up.

    This is simply not true. There are many creatures that match or beat Rex in fighting ability, and Giga is by far one of the worse offenders. It's not uncommon for bred Gigas to have around 34,000 health and do over 2,000 damage per bite, and that's not even including rider bonus or other buffs. On official servers a Rex would hit level cap before he even stands a chance against an imprinted or wild Giga. The main reason that Rexes get bred and used so much is because he's allowed in boss arenas while Giga and a lot of the other stronger options are not. And honestly he's not even king of the boss arenas. He just has bloodlines already established from when people were using him to pin the bosses.

    Up until now Rex did beat Spino, but Spino was one of the very few opponents who are even worth talking about that Rex did outright beat, and he doesn't even have that anymore. Even puny Megalosaurus beats him.

    2 hours ago, Onimusha759 said:

    You ever watch salt croc vs great white?

    Haha yeah I saw that fight. Frankly I thought that fight was silly and unrealistic too, but even if it were realistic it would have little to no bearing on a Rex vs Spino match-up. The simple fact is that the Rex can kill Spino in one good bite, but Spino would need to exert significantly more effort to kill the Rex. At best all Spino can even hope for is 50/50 odds, but I really don't think he would be a good opponent for Rex. Maybe if he got the Rex into the water he would be able to out-maneuver him and drown him, but on land he's just not built for that kind of fight. Even less so now that they know that Spino had smaller legs than what they originally believed.

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    38 minutes ago, Lockjaw said:

    This is simply not true. There are many creatures that match or beat Rex in fighting ability, and Giga is by far one of the worse offenders. It's not uncommon for bred Gigas to have around 34,000 health and do over 2,000 damage per bite, and that's not even including rider bonus or other buffs. On official servers a Rex would hit level cap before he even stands a chance against an imprinted or wild Giga. The main reason that Rexes get bred and used so much is because he's allowed in boss arenas while Giga and a lot of the other stronger options are not. And honestly he's not even king of the boss arenas. He just has bloodlines already established from when people were using him to pin the bosses.

    Up until now Rex did beat Spino, but Spino was one of the very few opponents who are even worth talking about that Rex did outright beat, and he doesn't even have that anymore. Even puny Megalosaurus beats him.

    Haha yeah I saw that fight. Frankly I thought that fight was silly and unrealistic too, but even if it were realistic it would have little to no bearing on a Rex vs Spino match-up. The simple fact is that the Rex can kill Spino in one good bite, but Spino would need to exert significantly more effort to kill the Rex. At best all Spino can even hope for is 50/50 odds, but I really don't think he would be a good opponent for Rex. Maybe if he got the Rex into the water he would be able to out-maneuver him and drown him, but on land he's just not built for that kind of fight. Even less so now that they know that Spino had smaller legs than what they originally believed.

    The giga is over shadowed tho by the rex because of the boss arena and rage mechanic.  The giga is only good for kamikaze pvp raiding.  Its purpose is to inflict insane dmg before he dies in a suicide dash.  I think your exaggerating on the mega, its hp isnt as good, its close but no, and its dmg is definitely lower.  The fight actually has a lot of bearing on these 2.  Rex is a snub nose powerhouse while spino is a long snout.  You want to discredit a fight from scientists that input true accurate info into an unbias computer which generated the fight?  Exactly where is the rex gonna put its maw on the spino to 1 hit it?  How is the rex gonna get its mouth on it when getting swatted by big claw arms and a larger mouth capable of clamping on the rex's?  The spino weighs more by over 4000pounds and therefore is perfectly capable of knocking the rex over which would be it.  The rex cant get back up.  A simple tank rush which its capable of would end it from the start.  Rex is liable to go high and have its mouth clamped by the spinos or swatted aside from it hands.

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    1 hour ago, Onimusha759 said:

    The giga is only good for kamikaze pvp raiding.  Its purpose is to inflict insane dmg before he dies in a suicide dash.

    You don't have to kamikaze. Just be careful and deliberate in where and when you send him in to attack. As Magneto put it, "In chess the pawns go first"

    1 hour ago, Onimusha759 said:

    I think your exaggerating on the mega, its hp isnt as good, its close but no, and its dmg is definitely lower.

    Look it up. Rex has 1100 base health and 62 base damage, and the Mega has 1050 base health and 75 base damage. And their scaling is the same.

    1 hour ago, Onimusha759 said:

    Exactly where is the rex gonna put its maw on the spino to 1 hit it?

    The throat most likely. But even if he chomps down on the Spino's arm it would still be a critical wound. Spino isn't some ninja master that would be flawlessly blocking attacks and snapping necks. And it would be hard for him to charge in for a tank rush with his small legs and big sail.

    Like I said, in the water he would probably have the advantage, but on land he would be at a severe disadvantage. He probably wouldn't be foolish enough to even attempt a fight to the death if he could avoid it. More likely he would hiss and try to scare the Rex away, but retreat back to the river if the Rex doesn't back down.

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    2 hours ago, Lockjaw said:

    You don't have to kamikaze. Just be careful and deliberate in where and when you send him in to attack. As Magneto put it, "In chess the pawns go first"

    Look it up. Rex has 1100 base health and 62 base damage, and the Mega has 1050 base health and 75 base damage. And their scaling is the same.

    The throat most likely. But even if he chomps down on the Spino's arm it would still be a critical wound. Spino isn't some ninja master that would be flawlessly blocking attacks and snapping necks. And it would be hard for him to charge in for a tank rush with his small legs and big sail.

    Like I said, in the water he would probably have the advantage, but on land he would be at a severe disadvantage. He probably wouldn't be foolish enough to even attempt a fight to the death if he could avoid it. More likely he would hiss and try to scare the Rex away, but retreat back to the river if the Rex doesn't back down.

    As croc vs shark showed, it doesnt take a ninja master to effectively avoid a limited range of attack.  Ill say it again the spino is larger and therefore would most likely not fear the rex.  In all reality the 2 would most likely avoid 1 another, only over food or territory would they even consider all out warfare.  The rex has 1 utility, a massive pressure jaw that sits on the end of a long frame.  If you know geometry then you understand the farther something is from its focal point the less stable it is regardless the counter balance.  Lets not forget the rex was a lowly scavenger 1st and foremost and a hunter part time.  You underestimate the actual skill of wild animals and natural defensive instinct.  The spino knows how to use its arms and also was a full fledge hunter against things that could potentially fight back.  Do i think the spino is tactical enough to snap a neck, no probably not, but it would probably use its arms to grab and avoid a simple predictable assault and then wrestle its victim to the ground like most wild animals.  The rex cant use that because he cant get back up.  The spinos heavy and tall enough to pull it off.  For either beast its dire tho, 1 mistake for either would spell doom and its fully possible both die.

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    I really hope the Plesi still gets its much needed TLC... And I really feel the Rex needs a Bone Crunching bite that slows Rival Predators besides other Rexs to keep up with the Spino. Especially since they were known for their powerful bite above all other dinos. Thats just an idea off the top of my head but hopefully you get what I mean. The Sarcos death roll could use some work also to be honest... The single flop on land makes since but it should get a continuous one in water or at least for 3 sec. or so... and it really needs a defense against bugs... The single flop on land would be nore effective if it struck bugs attacking the Sarcos sides in my humble opinion. Hopefully you guys agree.

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    Just now, C4rlth3drag0nguys said:

    Does anyone know when the second phase is happening for x box one?

    Last mention was it's going to be mid-April.

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    On 3/25/2018 at 8:31 AM, GhostCreep said:

    I really hope the Plesi still gets its much needed TLC... And I really feel the Rex needs a Bone Crunching bite that slows Rival Predators besides other Rexs to keep up with the Spino. Especially since they were known for their powerful bite above all other dinos. Thats just an idea off the top of my head but hopefully you get what I mean. The Sarcos death roll could use some work also to be honest... The single flop on land makes since but it should get a continuous one in water or at least for 3 sec. or so... and it really needs a defense against bugs... The single flop on land would be nore effective if it struck bugs attacking the Sarcos sides in my humble opinion. Hopefully you guys agree.

    Rex has good hp and that's it, the damage is pathetically low considering the rex had the highest bite force of any land creature on the history of the planet.

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    5 hours ago, RexManRex said:

    Rex has good hp and that's it, the damage is pathetically low considering the rex had the highest bite force of any land creature on the history of the planet.

    Without dlc the rex has the 3rd strongest bite on land, beaten by the mega(This is bull crap) and the giga(which makes sense for arks version of the giga).  Ill mention it again the rex in game is not a rex, its tyrannosaurus dominum, not tyrannosaurus rex.  Its referred to as rex because as helena put it in the rexes dossier the locals were to stupid to tell the difference and to ignorant to listen to her LOL.  Its interesting how they allowed that lore to actually effect the in game name tho.  So a moderator doesnt have a hernia, i by no means was calling anyone stupid or ignorant.

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    On 3/23/2018 at 12:05 AM, Grerook said:

    I know that you said that you weren’t gonna do more tlc passes in a time but please update the monkey.

    and what you did with all the tlc has been great but maybe you make the spino a little to overpowered, it wins against a trex now.

    aside of that good job, best game ever

    Spinos are way cooler than t-rexs they are bigger quite harder to tame and now should tame spinos more than rexs cause they beat them they faster more maneuverable and more damage. 

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    I like all of this but i think the trike should be able to impale the larger Dino after charging for a short period of time much like the gash effect of the ravagers. Just Just saying^_^.

     

    And i love the new Spino it has always bean my favorite:Jerblove:.

    Spoiler

     

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    23 hours ago, Jjamarillo1 said:

    Spinos are way cooler than t-rexs they are bigger quite harder to tame and now should tame spinos more than rexs cause they beat them they faster more maneuverable and more damage. 

    They don't do more damage they just have a higher  DPS (Damage Per Second).

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    Any news on the exact release date for consoles? Or still just mid-April?

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    I did not see a release date for this on xbox does anyone know when?

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    GP

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    29 minutes ago, lechet said:

    I did not see a release date for this on xbox does anyone know when?

    Mid-April, as it states in the OP. No specific date yet.

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