Administrator Jatheish Posted October 21, 2016 Administrator Share Posted October 21, 2016 Patch 248 expands ARK: Survival Evolved today in many ways, with the arrival of Infinite Procedurally Generated Maps, players can determine a myriad of landscape options from the heights of mountains, depths of valleys, and the number of lakes, rivers or oceans, to the kinds of each biome they want, and more! Also, the ARK “Explorer Note System” finds its way into both the main Island and ARK: Scorched Earth. Found within 130 treasure chests and available now, these chests contain the stories of actual inhabitants who have previously lived on the isle, as well as provide a temporary XP buff to those Survivors who collect them. These 3D Explorer and Story Notes are punctuated with powerful personalities from a Roman Centurion to an Ancient Chinese Warrior to an Egyptian Priestess, each one chronicling their experiences on ARK and unveiling kernels of the story secrets they have uncovered. What will they reveal about the mysteries that surround the ARK? Three new creatures join the fray with the prey-grabbing Kaprosuchus, the boulder-tossing Chalicotherium, and the oxygen-giving Diplocaulus making their debut. The Kaprosuchus is a water-based carnivore primarily found among swamps and capable of high speed running on land or in water. It is a solitary hunter that picks off small to medium creatures, especially those isolated from their packs. Kaprosuchus are patient hunters and when the time is right, they will leap out of the water and use their powerful jaw to drag their victims beneath the water surface. The Chalicotherium, found in small numbers in colder regions, is a primitive creature with simple behaviors. While normally a peaceful herbivore that prefers to spend its days lazing about or playing with its family, it is very territorial, and the entire family, young and old, will turn against an encroaching creature at just the slightest provocation. It’s believed that Chalicotherium is best used as a trained mobile artillery, as its unique playtime habit delivers a devastating long-range assault tactic when it is given boulders to throw! The Diplocaulus, at home mainly on the island's swamps, is a small amphibian residing at the middle-bottom of the ecosystem. Tamed Diplocaulus are often used by survivors as an oxygen bag. They air in the bladders of their head, divers can suck from these bladders to take deep breaths while submerged, supporting long-term underwater exploration without the use of external gear. Diplocaulus’ unique capability to retain vast quantities of oxygen allows to effectively remain submerged for hours at a time, usually outlasting even other amphibious creatures that might otherwise prey upon it. Update v248 also includes the following features and changes: Neuter/Spay option for Tamed Dinos (irreversible!) Tree Platforms now have +70% HP and +50% resistance to explosive damage Directly wield your weapons when mount-riding smaller Dinos! Radial Wheel Menu text size now scales with number of entries (to avoid Diplodocus overload, etc) Spectators can now see player-talking moving lips & hear voice chat when in range Fixed player collisions onto big dino ragdolls Non-Drop-In Supply Crates (Cave/Underwater crates etc) no longer have decreasing Health over time (no longer auto destroy), but they can also not accept Inventory anymore and can not be used to generate Boss Tribute Portals. ARK: Scorched Earth 25% Off! Also: to celebrate the upcoming release of ARK v248 and the finding of this Explorer Note, Scorched Earth is now on sale for 25% off on Steam! http://store.steampowered.com/app/512540/ Get it while it's hot! View full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vad Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 YES!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ehuhoser Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 that moment at the campfire when the Kapro comes leaping out......ooooohhh yeah.... Got a server ready for generating maps to check out.....4 new dinos that look hella fun.....but don't see any highlights on the bridge, was this in there? Really hope so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khataashi Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 YES YES YES YES. I can't wait to see what map I get and that Kaprosuchus is so amazing. Can't wait to get pounced by one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustiest-Ninja Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 IT's OUT! Hold on to your butts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1nchyStryd3r Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Great spotlight WC, will the PG Maps ever come to XBOX? As for the Kapro leaping out of the water.........hell no!!! lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyanicEmber Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Any chance the completed Explorer Note system will include "Rosetta Stones" for those of us who want to translate them on our own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo6207 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 The amount of replayability in this patch is outstanding. Well worth the wait! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RequiemAngel Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 This was so worth the wait. Lost for words but Holy Hannah that is one heck of a spotlight. Now I have serious issues waiting lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo6207 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 8 minutes ago, CyanicEmber said: Any chance the completed Explorer Note system will include "Rosetta Stones" for those of us who want to translate them on our own? The artists used a free font. You can translate them 1:1. http://www.dafont.com/ancient-egyptian-hieroglyphs.font Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowley Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 So is it out now? I can't seem to get my ARK to update Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SasquatchJ07 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 no it updates at midnight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowley Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 cool cool :> Can't wait! Sad to see the feathered dinosaur won't be included in this patch, I was looking forward to them, but that's alright, still got plenty of other new dinos to play around with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beelzebufoguy201 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 yes! my lil baby argleblargle is coming (i call all diplocaulus argleblargle, idk why but i do) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fflabitor Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Quote You will have new server? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacyKoi Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Anyone know if you can ride the kapro? I didn't see a saddle so probably not, which is a real shame, but also sorta makes sense I suppose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowley Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 4 minutes ago, JacyKoi said: Anyone know if you can ride the kapro? I didn't see a saddle so probably not, which is a real shame, but also sorta makes sense I suppose. It says on the actual page that it's " essentially the fastest steed, all-terrain mount when traveling through wet lands" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UranoMetria Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Why wasn't the kapro saddle shown? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SasquatchJ07 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 1 minute ago, Crowley said: It says on the actual page that it's "it's essentially fastest steed, all-terrain mount" the dossier states this as well, if you couldn't I then wouldn't really see the point of this critter other than it's really cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Jeremy Stieglitz Posted October 21, 2016 Administrator Share Posted October 21, 2016 36 minutes ago, F1nchyStryd3r said: Great spotlight WC, will the PG Maps ever come to XBOX? As for the Kapro leaping out of the water.........hell no!!! lol Yup, Procedurally Generated ARKs are coming to all consoles! SEE WHAT I DID THERE? -Jeremy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SasquatchJ07 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 can anyone clear up when they say infinite generated maps does it mean like minecraft where it goes on forever or just where you can make thousands of maps? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echo6207 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 2 minutes ago, SasquatchJ07 said: can anyone clear up when they say infinite generated maps does it mean like minecraft where it goes on forever or just where you can make thousands of maps? Thousands of map variations, not infinity. Can confirm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SasquatchJ07 Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 thank you very much it would have been cool though to play on an endless map Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diegopesente Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 8 minutes ago, SasquatchJ07 said: can anyone clear up when they say infinite generated maps does it mean like minecraft where it goes on forever or just where you can make thousands of maps? Every "ark server" whit an almost exclusive map (generated on generation, maybe via world seed) it seens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacyKoi Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 26 minutes ago, Crowley said: It says on the actual page that it's " essentially the fastest steed, all-terrain mount when traveling through wet lands" 24 minutes ago, SasquatchJ07 said: the dossier states this as well, if you couldn't I then wouldn't really see the point of this critter other than it's really cool. I read the dossier and such but there have been many points in past dossiers which have been lost or tweaked in actual gameplay. I was seeking clarification because almost always in the spotlights, if you can ride it it will show you doing so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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