ARK Digest Q&A!

[MrWafflenator]

Will cluster servers ever come to Xbox, I've been wanting to have my dedicated server on the center, but also have the option to play on scorched earth 

[JuicedMachine]

So I have really loved all aspects of this game as it has advanced.  The one thing I hate is that you have SE, The Center and The Island all in their own words.  Yes you can use the Obs to transport from one to the other.  However, all these worlds feel like they should be a liner connection.  I would love to suggest that you do something like combine all three maps.  Adjust spawns so some dinos are native to different parts of this large map.  IE the dragons are just in the land of the desert.  Obv I just spun something up real quick to kind of connect everything as an overview and I know the world would be massive but I think it would make for an amazing game an experience. I think with underwater basing coming and the idea of leveraging boat travel it would be cool.  Like in this image crossing the ocean might be darn near impossible for a while with a general level bird.  However, I think it would add some really cool water battles.

 

Any chance something like this happens?

 

 

[Duck030]

Hi,

Just a quick question that is more about aesthetics then game play, but about the Hair update... Now that we have dynamic hair, will there be an option to still wear a helmet and see the hair, or will it be a matter of choosing one or the other. It kind of makes the hair pointless if we never see it cause of the Armour loss....

[UDGxKnight]

Can you tell us how the Tek Turret will work? Also are we going to get personal shield generators on our bodies?

[TheDinoKing48]

I know Tek Tier will bring a Dino Cloning Chamber but I'd like to build upon that concept. They should add a Hybrid DNA Recombination Chamber where we can create Dino Hybrids. You would place two tamed Dinos into the chamber and after a LONG while the chamber would produce a hybrid egg that you'd raise. The Hybrid would be unable to breed so it's not like you could have 50 Hybrids without putting in the effort. Hybrids would be stronger and have some abilities, stats, and attacks from both parents.

[Danouk]

Could we get the Titan removed from PvE because it's a weapon use by griefers to kill tame Dinos and destroy bases?

[danlillis]

what about the ablite to hide saddles on tamed creatures similar to hideing the sail on boats? cause i just realized looking at a knocked out wild allosaur looks more scarey/ebil then looking at a tamed one with the metal bar in its mouth ect:

[mleii]

Not sure, but I think this is the new thread for asking Digest questions.  Didn't want you guys losing out on a chance for getting your questions answered.

 

[ApexRaven]

Will you consider about resizing the giganotosaurus for it to be a match for the rex rather than completely overpower it?

[X111]

Would you consider a monthly PVE event to give us more incentive to use defences and strategies?

for example, once a month on a weekend there would be a Carnivore SURGE where all animals usually agro'd by player controlled characters will horde together and go on a rampage attacking players and player owned dino's and structures?

it would clear the map up for a start seeing that there is constant complaining of land grabs never being used and lag issues where players store their dinos on separate servers. it would certainly prevent massive server hopping and to protect new players you could give them 5 months protection with their dino's and start up base unless they join an established tribe or create save zones that cant be built on but dino's can be stored i.e. around the obelisks.

I just feel this would be the next step for PVE

[FeelingLotus]

On 2/10/2017 at 9:22 AM, JuicedMachine said:

You WANT to break the internet don't you?

[nightmare2772]

I understand that maybe you as developers may want to keep some of this a surprise, but what other creatures will we be seeing Tek armor on? Will DLC Dinos from scorched earth be receiving them as well?