Im hoping so lol. That was 1 of the 1st things i noticed about the trailer.
Id like to see how, even in the modern day, your gonna get into a base/fortress without breaching the walls. Above no good because AA(Turrets), and below would be antimesh so no tunneling for you. Even if you would tunnel, youd still have to breach the floor/basement wall...Theres no conceivable way to infiltrate a base from the ground without blowing a hole. Its been that way through all of history and will be until someone comes up with a teleporter XD.
Do remember that ark1 released and advertised itself as a primitive game too. I wouldnt be surprised if tek found its way into ark2. Lore wise i dont see how it couldn't. Aberration landed and seeded on earth too. We logically should have mutated creatures and element lingering on the earth.