ark-2

[sullen pewter]

oh i clicked on the wrong channel my b

[jade nimbus]

It's alright

[true viper]

Another thing to really pay attention to are the BTT cutscenes

Those matter quite a bit

[nimble phoenix]

Its long time

[true viper]

I previously thought that BTT would lead up to a reveal of some kind, which for extinction, we got Meekas character motivations

In True Tales, presumably LC through Gen, I think it will end with projected release date

[calm scaffold]

for a more accurate date that would make sense yeah

they still gotta delay in the crunch on friday to whatever new year theyre hitting for atleast though

[jade nimbus]

Yeah the BTT cutscenes set the scene for ark 2. Would be kinda stupid making cutscenes of people on arat when ark 2 won't release.

[true viper]

Right, which is why I said projected. Cause right now it’s presumed that another delay will be announced.

Plus I’m with Raq and hope that WC just offsets the non-story DLCs to contractors so they can push through LC and Gen

[tired spire]

Where’s ark 2?

[sick mirage]

One message removed from a suspended account.

[lime flume]

Ark 2 will be out in 2027

[faint vale]

...comes out in 2029

[agile brook]

my guess is 2030

[flint anvil]

2090

[gloomy sinew]

Hopefully it comes out and no one buys it. It’s gonna flop just as hard as concord. Wildcard devs should all go back to college and learn how to make a game properly

[brazen ledge]

2030 but repported 2035 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[verbal swallow]

[cosmic olive]

No one wants ark 2 , just work ark ascended pls🙏

[tribal hollow]

Do it better !

[true viper]

waiter waiter, more of the same please

[blissful perch]

Waiter! I need another “gta 6 before ark 2” post

[pale spruce]

Ark 2 looks to be garbage allready. WC should devote time to making ASA run better and scrap Ark 2. Souls like combat? garbage to pve! Roaming npc tribes? garbage to pve.

Decent running game? Good for everyone.

[blissful perch]

Souls like combat is amazing for PvE

Passing out asleep clicking LMB on stuff was the worst PvE experience I ever had, and souls combat could finally fix it

[tribal chasm]

My concern is same as earlier, servers in Ark are terrible ping wise when server is near full;
how we gonna use these mechanics anytime the server has more than 20 players online

[stray elm]

Conan would be your closest example of how it'd probably would be like to have souls-like combat in a populated server

[weak sluice]

ark2 aint gunna happen for another 10 year lol

[untold ingot]

Ark uses a lot more processing power due to more complex ai

[scarlet herald]

Does anyone think Ark 2's planet, Arat, will some how connect with or to Earth and the humans of the two planets, and figure out a way to connect and or travel to one another?

[stray elm]

Maybe?
But Arat is light years away from Earth. And Tek has been completely irradicated on Earth, so it'd require humanity naturally progressing to onpar levels that Tek was

[untold ingot]

That would involve transfers between ark2 and Asa. I don't see that coming. And I hope it doesn't come

[stray elm]

That's not what they asked

[scarlet herald]

Yeah, those two points make complete sense

But, I still hope it could happen somehow

[untold ingot]

Adding lore for that means they are adding gameplay mechanics. That's how it usually works.

[scarlet herald]

They are making a new DLC for ASA, maybe it could explain Ark 2 and Earth, though it is between Extinction and Gen 1

[stray elm]

ASA would be its own product though.
Why would they need to make a transfering system between two games, when they could just recreate Earth in ARK-2 as an expansion that has no gameplay attachment to ASA.

[untold ingot]

I think it'll showcase the gen1 ship

[stray elm]

Seems to be more of an Arat Prime DLC then a ARK-2 prequel.

[untold ingot]

Hmm. I guess, but that would be weird

[scarlet herald]

Yeah, maybe the blueprints to it...hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[untold ingot]

I bet more the launching of it

[scarlet herald]

Yeah, that too

[stray elm]

Why?
Can a sequel not revisit old locations without having to connect the games mechanically?
Seems more weird to do that instead of just recreating the environment and either retconning or making up new lore.

[untold ingot]

Yeah, maybe

[stray elm]

Ship has been in space for thousands of years already.

The ship left Earth the same time the ARK's did

[untold ingot]

Hmm. True

I forgot

[stray elm]

More then likely, we're going to follow Rockwell after he uploads himself through the terminal uplink Arat Prime has, and transfer light years across the galaxy to the ship.

[untold ingot]

Where is arat prime located geographically

[scarlet herald]

Tek and element is left of Arat from the Genesis Ship, so there could be a chance huamns or the orcs figure it out

[stray elm]

Polar opposite side from Extinction

[untold ingot]

I know that, but where

[stray elm]

On the once dark side of the planet that was frozen over.

[scarlet herald]

I hope it's a snowy map

[stray elm]

We don't know.
No locations on Earth have been confirmed yet

[untold ingot]

The teaser showed ice, magma and blood

[scarlet herald]

Blood falls, instantly thought of it

[stray elm]

Extinction is still just "on Earth"
We don't know if it's in Russia, the U.S, U.K, or in a dried up ocean.

[untold ingot]

Imma assume that it's in America because there is nothing more American than seeing a dying planet and wanting to go to mars

[stray elm]

And any time people try to look at the 3D model of Earth during the ascensions, the location for Extinction always changes.

[scarlet herald]

it is the opposite side of Australia I think

In the island ascension it showed that SE was the polar opposite of it

In the SE ascension, I saw the shape of Australia where SE was located

[stray elm]

I believe Aberration is actually above the U.S on The Islands ascension.
But for some reason, it's in the butt fuck of nowhere that is the dried up ocean during the Aberration ascension.
So take it as you will

[scarlet herald]

In the Extinction ascension the island came down to that location

[untold ingot]

That describes like the whole central us

[scarlet herald]

SE is around arat prime I think

[stray elm]

Since the U.R.E basically took over the entire America's, and Fed's took over Russia/China. I'm gonna assume Extinction is somewhere in the U.S as well.

[stray elm]

What?

[scarlet herald]

look up, my messages explain my thinking for it

[untold ingot]

So. Lost colony will be China themed?

[balmy quail]

#fix dino spawns on extinction spent 6 hours none higher than level 100

[stray elm]

Rewatched the ascension

It's more to Earth's side then directly behind it.
SE is barely inside of the dark zone of Earth.

[scarlet herald]

ah ok

but it's closer than the other maps eh

[stray elm]

Yeah, Scorched is probably the farthest we have gotten by that point

Because Aberration is like, right next to our ARK during The Island's Hall of History

[scarlet herald]

Yeah, it's the closest to arat prime that we know of so it could have some influence on it

[stray elm]

And Extinction is more-or-less right underneath Aberration, as we ascend in a B-line directly towards Earth, instead of wrapping around it

[scarlet herald]

Yeah, I forgot about that

[scarlet herald]

Yeah, so we know aberrant stuff probably won't be in it

[stray elm]

Doubt it.
Scorched seemed to be a functional ARK, give or take since they're old as fuck.
Aberration is the only damaged one we know of, and that may or may not have some form of role in Lost Colony.

I'm on the fence on three theories.
Let me list them off.

[scarlet herald]

Ah ok, though the geographical locations are a bit strange for it

Wait, I think we should take this to #lore-nerdz since this is for Ark 2 and we are talking about the next DLC for ASA now

[untold ingot]

From scorched we got hijacked to ab. Maybe lost colony is the ark we were originally supposed to go to

[scarlet herald]

No, lost colony was on earth already, and it showed an ark in the cutscene

[stray elm]

We don't know what Lost Colony is 100% going to be.
But, if it does have to do with Arat Prime. Then Aberration is right next to it.

[untold ingot]

The logo? Isn't all we have of lost colony the logo of the map?

[scarlet herald]

The logo and the animation of it

and the name

[scarlet herald]

Ah ok, interesting, it could be exactly what they meant in extra life by a true and new challenge

[untold ingot]

So where do you see the ark in the cutscene? Lol. Unless you mean the ab ark that crashed

[stray elm]

If I recall, Peter Fries confirmed it awhile ago that Aberration crashed near Arat Prime, and it was the terminal there that allowed Rockwell to transfer his consciousness to the Genesis ship

[true viper]

Arat Prime is inherently connected to Ark II though. Humanity is on Arat in part because of the colony ship. We've gotten tid bits of Ark II plot themes in the BTT cutscenes. I have to imagine that will carry over into LC through Gen

[untold ingot]

Yeah that makes sense. But we don't have anything concrete linking lost colony to arat prime. Arat prime could be the second of the new dlc

[stray elm]

It could, but Wildcard themselves never promised a second DLC, remember?
That was purely Snail Games. So I'd rather go off of what's confirmed by Wildcard then Snail.

[untold ingot]

Fair enough

Snail does make a lot of wild crazy statements

[stray elm]

And either way, it seems like Lost Colony is the next Story Map coming out, before Gen1. So, unless they don't care. It'd make chronological sense that it's Arat Prime if it's set between Extinction and Gen1

[untold ingot]

It better lol, that's the only way it makes sense.

[true viper]

That seems to be the most fitting place for it in the timeline

[stray elm]

Imagine Arat Prime is set after ARK-2.

[untold ingot]

It has to tie up bobs final story, and Bob as far as we know wasn't ever on the gen ship

[stray elm]

Well, I have a funny little theory on that

[untold ingot]

Although, I guess with the meeka storyline we would have to assume that he made it there right?

[true viper]

I have to imagine that he was, at least in some capacity. He's presumably telling Meekas these stories on Arat in person.

[untold ingot]

Yeah, I just realized that

[true viper]

Maybe is stasis/cryo so not extremely releveant to what events we know took place on the ship

Then again, Arks lore covers 1000's of years

[untold ingot]

And now there is a storyline to wrap up with Mei and Diana. Since apparently Diana and Santiago were a thing after ext

[untold ingot]

Hmm, not explicitly

For Santiago it does on gen2, but the Bob arc is not thousands of years

[true viper]

Diana made a hell of rebound once Mei Yin fucked off to wherever she went.

[untold ingot]

The lore said they went together

[stray elm]

So, we have Bob's True Tales coming out for Gen1-2, which means these tales will be true and set on Gen1-2.
I have a funny little theory, but it's huge cope.
If I recall, they stated something during this years Extra Life that they want to redo the Genesis missions.
If they are, and REALLY take them seriously this time instead of having them as mini games. We may see Bob as some form of side character/companion NPC that we, The Survivor can interact with akin to HLN-A.
It's his journey with us that he hears about the tales of the ARK's and stuff, that once The Survivor goes MIA after the events of Gen2. he retells The Survivors story to be himself as a self insert, to make them more interesting/personal for Meeka.

[green oar]

This cap

[untold ingot]

So you think Bob isn't THE survivor?

I mean that would be bragging. "you know how I said your mom and dad were epic and I followed hem around? Turns out I was the real main character"

[stray elm]

Unless they want to piss of most of the lore community, since we're suppose to be "The One Who Tries Again" then no, he's a separate survivor from us.

[untold ingot]

Eh, Bob is the main guy in my books lol.

Besides all the lore community already got super mad at Rockwell in the show. They can hardly ruin that lol

[stray elm]

Could also piss of others that aren't fully into the lore by making anything you do as a female survivor canonically pointless, as that isn't the canon gender/appearance for The Survivor, since in this case they're suppose to be Bob.

[untold ingot]

Oooohh, I really can't say what I wanna say 😂😂🤣

[true viper]

pop off king

[stray elm]

Too many can of worms they'd open up by doing that. That it'd probably be better if they just have Bob as a seperate character

[untold ingot]

Nah nah. I don't wanna get banned. It's funny to me but it won't be to a lot of people

[stray elm]

I too am interested.

Send it in DM's then.

[true viper]

^

[untold ingot]

@stray elm sent it to you

[true viper]

I don't see WC making bob the player, as we've been this whole time. Partially because I think they're going to keep the player as a blankslate in Ark II like they have in ASE/A

[true viper]

Me too lol

[stray elm]

[true viper]

It's not a Halo Reach like situation where Noble 6 could either be male or female in the campaign, but in the lore is explicitly male. Ark isn't the kind of game that could get away with that.

[stray elm]

Yeah, would be really sabotaging the story if they did do that.
Feel like if/when ARK-2 happens, they're gonna leave enough plot holes to allow the player to decide if they're a new survivor, or THE survivor from ARK-1.

[untold ingot]

I can't comment on this 🤣

[stray elm]

Akin to the ARK survivor and Genesis survivor situation.

[true viper]

I wouldn't mind it if in Ark II, we play as a wholly new character tbh

small bits of lore like that are only going to start being extremely relevant in Ark II, given that the story will be much more present throughout the game.

Can't imagine Wildcard would want Chernobyl Bobs being the main characters of a more serious Ark story.

[untold ingot]

Btt transitioned to Btt though

[outer snow]

Why won't my battle rig mate?

[true viper]

Get a bigger exhaust pipe

[stray elm]

Okay, you say that. But they also originally wanted that for ASA.
But then they realized that's too tied to the IP's identity for them to remove it.
So, I'm better you it'll be the same in ARK-2.
Yes you can make a nice looking character. But if you really want to, you can crank the sliders up to a comical amount for fun.
There's a degree of having a serious game, to a fun game. And I doubt Wildcard would remove Chernobyl survivors just because they want a more serious game, because that'd sacrifice fun/entertainment.

[narrow minnow]

This is ridiculous

[true viper]

The Chernobly Bobs need to be removed in Ark II tbh. If only for the sake of artistic integrity, I don't see something as overtly goofy and comical as that meshing in nicely with the polish of an Ark game such as this one. It would be too much of an eye sore imo.

It works for ASE/A because like you said, it's a part of the identity. I would just hope that it stays there

[untold ingot]

What's a chernobyl survivor lol

[narrow minnow]

Chernobyl 😆

[true viper]

Wildly malformed survivors that we unfortunately have to call 'human'

[narrow minnow]

Well humans are what make this planet function

[untold ingot]

Bob is a ww2 war hero tho

[stray elm]

How's that so?
There's plenty of games with a serious tone, yet allow for abominations of characters with the character creator.
Removing player agency for the sake of making something seem more serious in an artificial way is a really lazy way of doing it.
If they want a more serious world. Then don't allow shitty skins like Steamboat Willie to appear, or to have engaging enough writing that allows the players to care for the world.

[true viper]

Na na, I'm talking about the bone scalars you can apply onto your player in ASE/A

I'm not talking about ASE/A, I'm strictly talking about Ark II in that respect

[narrow minnow]

Ohhh u mean the mutants 🤣

I'll sign a petition to make em normal

[true viper]

I would much prefer facial presets that we could alter to a reasonable degree over the player customization we currently have tbh

meta-human in an ideal world

[untold ingot]

The whole official community would look at that and say, "I can't be a gremlin, this game is trash and wc is horrible."

[true viper]

Good, that's exactly what I want lmao

[stray elm]

Aye, just going to list off some games with serious worlds that have character creators.
-Dark Souls Trilogy/Elden Ring.
-Fallout 3/New Vegas
-Dragon's Dogma
-Bloodborne
-Conan Exiles.
All of these have pretty serious worlds, while allowing you to make butt fuck ugly characters.
Because it's a video game by the end of the day. And entertainment for the players and player agency matters more then the setting.

[true viper]

There is such a thing as too much modularity, especially when it comes to player characters.

[fading pasture]

Elder scrolls was my first came across morrowind when I was 12 and I was hooked

Funny how they keep saying late 2024 release date but it’s almost a week from being over

[stray elm]

How so?
Because I'd argue Elden Ring, a game that kind of describes the type of setting/seriousness to their world that you want for ARK-2, allows you to make neon-green characters with such sunken in lips that they look like they ate a lemon

[fast trellis]

so when is ark grand theft dino coming out?

[stray elm]

Tomorrow

[rustic pewter]

Ark 2 coming out tmr

[glass moth]

end o fthe year no update

[meager maple]

bruh

[ruby schooner]

Im ready to tame vin diesel

[clear hawk]

Gta 6 before Ark 2 🙏

[surreal patrol]

Hello can we transform our single player save file from original ark: survival evolved to ark 2

[worn forge]

I’m here to hear no news on Ark 2. I can’t find any information other than release date is the end of 2024. We’re pretty close to the end and no actual date

[harsh acorn]

no

I dont want a trash Ark2, i hope wildcard make a good game

[jade nimbus]

Ark 2 hasn't released yet, and it won't anytime soon. Ark 2 will be a completely different game with different mechanics, so no that won't be possible.

[surreal patrol]

Can’t imagine mechanic changes I hope they make good changes thanks for your informations and the answer👍🏻🤍

[rancid depot]

We’re not getting it

Ark 2 is a myth

[worn forge]

Thought so lol they made that myth look so good too 😭

[rancid depot]

With vin diesel too 🤣

[lucid lark]

It's not they have confirmed it's going to happen and bob's tall tales is how we learn a bit about ark 2 bc the little girl in ark 2 is in the bob tall tales😭

[rancid depot]

Yea how long have they been “confirming” release for this game. It’s literally not happening

[lucid lark]

Well ark has to deal with the 2 new dlc that's going to release next year and the other maps to release

[rancid depot]

Yea and they barely know how to do that

[lucid lark]

But u have to agree they are getting a bit better

[rancid depot]

Idk about that 🤣

It’s the same shit for years lol

[lucid lark]

And it's not even a surprise when it's delayed

[rancid depot]

Yea because it’s ALWAYS going to happen.

[lucid lark]

And so what it a 4 day delay it's not that long

[rancid depot]

Okay, but they promise a release date and then delay, and then the delay gets delayed. And once it finally released it’s shit

[lucid lark]

Extinction ain't shit

[rancid depot]

Just face it

Ark 2 is NOT happening

[crude dagger]

if you ain't talking about ark 2, then stop talking

[rancid depot]

No

[rancid depot]

I’m literally talking about ark 2 if you can read

[lucid lark]

We just have to wait and see

[rancid depot]

We’ve been waiting for years 🤣

[lucid lark]

Ik

[rancid depot]

If you know then you should know it’s not happening

[crude dagger]

take your unkindness somewhere else. Merry Christmas

[lucid lark]

Merry Christmas my bro

[jade nimbus]

Get out.

It's happening, just not soon.

[rancid depot]

No it’s not

[jade nimbus]

Why not huh?

Give me arguments.

[rancid depot]

Because they’re said so many release dates over the years and nothing has happened

And plus it’s already almost 2025 and they said it’s supposed to release at the end of the year

Not happening my guy

[jade nimbus]

I believe in wildcard.

They keep delaying for a reason. Also the bob tall tales are about people on Arak, why would they make those if ark 2 isn't releasing? With arak prime filling in the final story gaps there isn't alot of other directions the story can go.

Look, the new announcement says the new dlc "leads into the events of ark 2"

Why would they say that if they don't release the game.

[rancid depot]

Yea that doesn’t mean it’s happening

[jade nimbus]

Delays don't mean it's not happening.

[rancid depot]

They’ve been saying shit about Ark 2 for years

[jade nimbus]

Same with GTA6

[rancid depot]

I don’t believe it till I see it that’s all I gotta say

[quasi bronze]

Anyone else feel like ark 2 has been secretly cancelled and everything that was ark 2 has just been redeveloped for ark 1?

[rancid depot]

Yup

[copper spear]

ark 2 lives

[jade nimbus]

No it ahsn't

[rancid depot]

For ascended yea

[jade nimbus]

Ark 2 is a completely different game, nothing of ark 2 is in ASA.

[quasi bronze]

I'm well aware. However people weren't exactly happy with the news of how drastically different ark 2 was to ark 1. With no real update from wildcard aboit ark 2 except a crappy mention of it from the new dlc doesn't offer any confidence it'll be released. For all we know they'll just pull an overwatch on us

[rancid depot]

I would hate for it to be a completely different game. I ain’t starting over fuck that lmao

[fallow niche]

Ark 2 is completely different.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2050420/ARK_2/

Steam

ARK 2

Suddenly awakened on a strange primal world filled with dinosaurs and humans struggling for dominance; you must piece together the history of how you arrived there, team-up with legendary heroes, and confront powerful dark forces seeking to control the fate of all life. Saddle up, and join the definitive next-generation survival experience with ...

Release Date

To be announced

▶ Play video

[rancid depot]

It’s also a myth

[fallow niche]

It's right there, just no date.

[rancid depot]

For years

[fallow niche]

If you believe it's a myth, then just go back to the other channels.

[jade nimbus]

I agree

[rancid depot]

Lmao

[jade nimbus]

Finally the mods kick in

[fallow niche]

Yall can chill, they can go to the other channel.

[jade nimbus]

Thank you

[lunar holly]

Ark 2 is a myth tbh and the lost Conley will be the slap in the face

[faint whale]

Comparing WC with Rockstar is insane lol

[languid hamlet]

Many games have taken years to come out.

[rancid depot]

Been telling them

[rancid depot]

Yea but they’ve been delaying this game for years. Major difference

[rancid depot]

Not even a comparison

[fallow niche]

And how long has Bethesda been waiting for ES6? Games take time. WC certainly isn't the first.

[languid hamlet]

No, it isn’t. Other games have been delayed for longer. ark 2 has been delayed by 2+ years at this point

[faint whale]

We all know wild card is very incompetent when it comes to dates, so they r scared of even estimating ark 2 lol

[rancid depot]

Exactly

[faint whale]

Not just with dates tho 😅

[split dove]

Ark 2's not canned

Excited to reveal 'ARK: Lost Colony', the first canonical story expansion for ASA, releasing in 2025, which bridges the gap between ARK: Extinction & Genesis, and leads into the events of ARK 2, featuring cinema-grade anime story sequences from renowned Japanese studio MAPPA.
In this new frozen world, players will follow in the footsteps of legendary ARK survivor Mei Yin, on a soul-searching quest deep into the chilling heart of darkness!

[jade nimbus]

Was about to bring this forth. Been waiting for Elder Scrolls 6 for atleast 5 years and we have no sign of development

[stray elm]

So, I had to experiment with the Armadoggo because I had a hunch.
There's so much different options it has that most tames don't. Like customizations with their packs, emotes you can tell it to do, a specifical wandering distance option that they don't mate during. They can do random idle animations like sneezing.
And I believe they stated that the "companions system" is planned for more then the dog. (don't quote me on that though, that's just what I think I remember)
If that is the case though. Makes me think this system is an experiment for possibly more complicated companions later on.
Possibly even human companions

[jade nimbus]

You mean for Ark 2?

That's defenitely possible.

[stray elm]

Yeah, ARK-2 for the human companions

Think they may experiment more though with the companion system later on in ARK-1/ASA.
The current armor sets are called "companion armor" instead of just "Armadoggo"
And it says in their descriptions "put this on your current companion to-"
Kind of sounds like they're planning on adding more companions. Even if it's just one more.

[distant juniper]

well we got a gta VI trailer dont we?

and gta releses next year

ark 2 is "supposted" to realese this week and we have been silient

the last 6 months

no screenshots, no trailer, nothing.

[elder olive]

Now they might be even more scared to release it during 2025. I heard game studios are scared to release anything in 2025 because of gta 6

[jade nimbus]

We also got Ark 2 trailer...

[normal epoch]

GTA 6 is a console exclusive isn't it?

[distant juniper]

Kapppaaaa

[jade nimbus]

:kappa:

[elder olive]

For like a year or 2

[distant juniper]

i meant gameplay trailer yk

like i dont think a cinematic counts

[normal epoch]

With Bob's True Tales being advertised with a genesis theme. I think Lost Colony will be a 2026 thing instead.

[hasty solstice]

Ark 2 Hype! Lost Colony bring new hope !

[dreamy tusk]

Oh my god they’re really going forward with ark 2… Oh well. Hopefully they’ve changed it to a sandbox survival as to not divide their player base and kill both games in the process, but we’ll see

[thick moat]

bro it was always a sandbox survival game I cant with u people xD never has it been said to be something else

[solemn sonnet]

If y'all have played Conan exiles, ark 2 will be a 1 to 1 comparison

[calm scaffold]

it was NEVER a single player story game like you people believe

souls-like COMBAT, combat only, not any other part of gameplay

it has all the MMO sandbox whatever tags you want

[worldly garden]

Lost Colony will be 2025, subject to any delays of course. I suspect it will be come for the 10th Anniversary myself. But I suspect Ark 2 will be planned for 2026 maybe, again subject to further delays.

[true viper]

I would hope that it comes out in early access by the end of next year. Glad to know that at least narratively, we are moving in the direction towards Ark II

Cause that’s the thing with early access, it’s out but it’s not released

[split dove]

it was planned to be an early access launch anyway

We are currently working on our expansive sequel with all our might! But we have postponed the release date to 2023 in order to create an adventure that will be unforgettable for everyone, respectful of our team’s health, realize the potential of upgrading to Unreal 5, and to introduce revolutionary full mod support for console players! ARK 2 will launch in 2023, simultaneously on Steam Early Access and as a console launch exclusive for Xbox Series X|S and with Xbox and PC Game Pass on Game Preview.

[dreamy tusk]

Either way, why bother updating ark 1 for UE5 (to make future releases better) if you’re going to release ark 2? I just don’t get the play here. If it is going to be similar to Ark 1, why not stick with ark 1? That way you don’t divide your player base up

[polar cobalt]

What do you mean starting over what did you expect ark 2 to be?

[rancid depot]

More updated version of the previous arks, but you’re still able to transfer your character data over

[polar cobalt]

That would be ridiculous if you could transfer your characters and data. It’s a new game supposedly coming out at the very least 8-9 years after the first lol

[rancid depot]

6 months it’ll be 10 years

[polar cobalt]

What other sequel can you do that in? Year to year games like cod, sports games and even halo back in the day don’t even have that feature

[polar cobalt]

Forgot EA was 2015 not 2016

[rancid depot]

Even IF it does come out. And that’s a MASSIVE “if” it won’t be released until like 2026 or 2027

[polar cobalt]

I’m not debating whether or not it’s coming out (lost colony hints at it still being possible) I’m debating about you complaining about “starting over” in a sequel that comes out 10 years later

No one gets to transfer their GTA character and all their money and cars etc to gta 6 lol. Ark 2 is going to be its own game. If it’s anything like asa being 1.5 that would be complete nonsense imo

[rancid depot]

Debating about me complaining versus????

[polar cobalt]

Idk whatever you’re just not responding to your original comments. Not sure what you’re saying now

[thick moat]

they said they needed more experience with the UE5 features and something that's most likely is that they needed more funding for it so ASA happened

[elder olive]

Honestly I would want it to be a completely different game. Ark gameplay is Honestly very janky and outdated

[solemn sonnet]

Snail games fuck up using the money for a damn electric car

[thick moat]

yep. it's been 8 years of good old ark, i don't get why u wouldn't want a different, and perhaps better combat and progression along with a fresh new experience (unless u got into it recently), like the days when we started on ark, that everything was unknown... but hey I honestly think that's just the community's hatred for wildcard that makes them blind to what the future of the IP could be

[stray elm]

9 and a half years

[elder olive]

Thing is who knows it can be a success. Like helldivers. Helldivers 1 has completely different gameplay then 3. And 3 was successful

[stray elm]

You mean 2?

[elder olive]

Yea i mean 2 lmao

[thick moat]

ah right 2015

was thinking of 2017 ps4 launch lol

[agile dune]

We all know Ark 2 isn't coming out, don't give us hope.

[warped breach]

Hi

[true viper]

Ark 2 deniers in shambles rn

[true viper]

I do think that in someway Armadogo is feature testing for Ark II, mainly in regards to long term player usage and viability. One thing that I've always disliked about the game is that Dinos are more or less just extended tools that the player equips at certain points throughout the game.

Of course there should be balancing, and different traits that one dino has compared to another, but imo, more dinos should be made with long term viability in mind than not.

Especially when it comes to movement. IMO, most if not all dinos should at least have some form of:

• strafing

• turning in place

• turning in place/strafing

I gave a Diplo the ability to turn in place in the dev kit, and the amarga movement toggle. It feels very nice work operate as a game character

[blissful perch]

As long as it’s kept to non human creatures I’m happy. What makes ark shine is your need for synergy with wildlife

[elder olive]

I just hope the dinos aren't souless in ark 2. Want the dinos to feel like they're actually alive. Dinos in ark just feel so stiff and the way their ai are. It'll be nice to have like carnivores eating dead bodies, drinking water. Herbs eating plants Actually having wild fight animations. Stuff like that

Only creatures in ark i can think of that actually do something in the wild are diplos always eating and drinking water. Lmao

[jade nimbus]

Yes that's very important.

Actually dynamic dinos that sleep, sit walk, travel in groups

[sinful mantle]

Hope this game gets completely cancelled 🙏🏼, focus on ASA

[gleaming ravine]

Rather they just close down ASA and focus on ark 2

[sinful mantle]

Brother we both play on console, ASA runs way better on console than ASE and it has potential to be better than ASE. Ark 2 is just a cool concept, and if you know WC that shit is gonna flop. The focus should be on ASA completely, idk why you would want to pay more money for another incomplete game

[prisma scaffold]

They should just scrap everything and turn ark into a minecraft mod 💯🙌

[gleaming ravine]

In my opinion, and that's all it is , an opinion, ASA is hot garbage compared to ASE , i wish they had just continued releasing DLC , maybe wiped all official on ASE instead of this pile of trash game we have now.

[trim quest]

ASA and ASE have their own strengths and weaknesses depending on what you are looking for

[solemn sonnet]

Here i thought stalker 2 was Unoptimized for xbox but ark still takes the crown, I rather watch syntac play than boot up ark on my Xbox

[steady jungle]

Is ark 2 going to be strictly a story game

If it is I ain’t getting it

Wait why r they releasing it so soon even tho asa came out pretty recently

[solemn sonnet]

Ark 2 will still be a survival game like Asa maybe a story mode for single player

Also it ain't releasing till 2027

[trim quest]

Ark 2 is releasing when it’s releasing, it’s likely going to be multiplayer and it will still be a survival game. The main differences are its 3rd person gameplay which I kinda suspect to be somewhere in between Monster Hunter and God of War.

It’s likely being worked on and won’t be out for a while, like Elder Scrolls 6 or something. It’s a long way off so ASA is going to be the focus for Ark for the next few years.

[solemn sonnet]

More like Conan Exiles

[trim quest]

Yeah a bit more like that, I keep forgetting about that game

I also expect there to be NPC tribes of Aratai in the game, randomly generated structures to loot similar to a human NPC mod in ASA but well polished. Maybe even Aratai tamed creatures.

Brachiosaurus, Parasaurs, Pteranodon, Rexes, Raptors, Dodos, Araneos (thank god they actually look like spiders now), Stegos, Ankys, Smilodon, Carnos, and some weird native creatures will all be present and are confirmed. Also if we take the Scorched Earth Ark 2 wall art at face value stuff like Trikes and possibly even Shunosaurus will be present.

[elder olive]

People should start thinking how grounded is. it has a story but it's also a sandbox survival. Ark 2 could be like that maybe. for some reason people don't know how to put story and sandbox together.

[rigid crow]

Honestly alot of us would rather have them scrap ARK 2 and have continued support for ASA, new maps, dlcs, ect.

But why scrap one for the other and obliterate what's left if their playerbase

[sterile knot]

The game ain’t that successful to be even making moves like that .

[dreamy tusk]

Can’t imagine a much quicker way to kill off your own studio than doing this haha

[true viper]

Profits aside, I do genuinely hope that all this news and hype surrounding Ark II offically confirms it's around the corner

Cause I have to imagine that a majority, if not all of the art assets slated for an early access release have been made, and are ready for implementation in the engine. It just comes down to getting the game part of the game is working order.

[true viper]

This is another thing too. I have to imagine that Aratai will have their own unique wildlife native to the planet that we can came as well.

[calm scaffold]

wrong

[stray elm]

Around the corner in what way?

[true viper]

Id aruge that the ASE/A formula has run it's course. At a certain point the game just won't have any charm left to it. I would rather see Wildcard innovate than be forced to continually add content to the game. For modders such as myself, this would be a nightmare. The current dev kit is over 1TB in size now. Mod production is increasingly becoming challenging for most people I know.

[true viper]

Release being likely in the future, possibly late 2025, if not a summer release in 26.

And if not, we earn our reveal privilege's back in the crunches

[stray elm]

Okay, that's reasonable.
Thought you meant "within the next few months" type of around the corner. 💀
Doubt they'd release it before Gen2/if they don't plan for a Genesis-3 type of expansion to close of ARK-1's story. (again)

[true viper]

Na, I don't think that the game part of the game is anywhere near ready, assuming WC hasn't been getting help from Ark II from MS due to the limited exclusivity deal

[split dove]

iirc Grove street games is helping them with developing Ark 2

[true viper]

Timeline wise I think we'll see it go down as:

Lost Colony, Gen 1, Gen 2 then Ark II if not the game than a gameplay reveal.

[stray elm]

Correct.

[true viper]

We need a plant inside both studios. Leak shit like it's the death star plans in Rouge One.

[stray elm]

Which hasn't bode well with The Center so far. (assuming the mysterious studio that originally made The Center before Wildcard took over was Grove Street)

[true viper]

Either way, I'm still thankful that we're getting positive news about in regards to the game.

As a fan of the concept I'm very appreciative of it.

I would still hope that this next delay is the absolute last one

[lean carbon]

If they were to announce a delay it should be the indefinite one. It's obvious as of now they don't have the resources to develop ARK 2 and those said resources would be better used for ASA. They should finish ASA, leave a skeleton crew for bug fixing, and then focus on ARK 2

[true viper]

I could understand that perspective, but at the same time an indefinite delay creates the notion that it could be shelved

[sinful mantle]

Why tf would you wish for that, that shit was unplayable on console, ASA is objectively better

[tight narwhal]

ark 2 doesnt exist

[sinful mantle]

Because they got too much in their hands, it's an incapable studio, ark 2 can still be scrapped, it doesn't exist

[sinful mantle]

Not wrong

[true viper]

The reasons why they're seemingly incapable is largely due to Snail just being a parasaite of a publisher. I reckon that if it weren't for them, Ark II would be out by now.

Artificially being set back and held back

[untold ingot]

Snail has siphoned a huge amount of arks revenue

[jade nimbus]

Yeah snail is the main problem, I have the feeling like wildcard actually cares about ark to some extent but snail is just an absolute garbage publisher.

[solemn sonnet]

Does anyone know how is snails connected to ark contact wise

[untold ingot]

Wdym

[solemn sonnet]

Contract

My bad

[untold ingot]

Yeah, snail owns the ark ip

[solemn sonnet]

But like fully own them or like a 10yr contract

[untold ingot]

Fully own

[stray elm]

That's what owns means.

[solemn sonnet]

I thought they had a contract of some sort

I guess ark is screwed then

[stray elm]

No.
They where bought out almost a decade ago

[solemn sonnet]

That honestly sucks

[stray elm]

It is what it is

They've dealt with Snail for almost 10 years. They can handle their bullshit.

[daring mauve]

Snail games is their publisher, that’s how publishers work lol. They get part of the profit by publishing said product

[daring mauve]

Ark 2 exists. Why was it delayed so much? That’s only a guess as we aren’t a part of the dev team. The first and second teaser we saw was using actually assets. We literally saw it

[autumn breach]

Guys how much i have to gather If i want to buy wildcard

[serene onyx]

a lot

[true viper]

And artificially limited their resources if I had to take a guess.

[untold ingot]

Well more than a million less than a billion

[true viper]

3 hexagons

[alpine parrot]

release date when?

[slender ice]

Hahaha

[true viper]

Presumably sometime after Gen II relaunches

[alpine parrot]

bruh, extinction ASA just launched, there's still so many relaunches. Funny thing, ASE still has a higher player count than ASA. Check on Steam Charts 😎

[true viper]

Player count doesn't mean anything right now. Lost Colony is directly tied into Genesis and Ark II. The only time we're going to see the game is after the relaunch of Gen II.

It's not like that isn't going to happen

[solemn sonnet]

Is ragnarok next

[true viper]

Seems most likely, unless Lost Colony takes priority

I want to believe Wildcard is offsetting non-story DLCs to third parties like Grove Street, so they can get the story DLCs out of the way

[solemn sonnet]

I'll definitely take lost colony

New and uncharted map

[true viper]

Yeah that would be nice, cause it's the first exclusive WC map to come to ASA. At the same time though, I don't think ASA fans should get shafted just to increase the likelyhood of an Ark II release.

[solemn sonnet]

We still have 7 maps left, it will be a while till ark2

[true viper]

Na, I have to imagine it'll be after Gen II if not a few months after. That's what the narrative of Bobs True Tales seems to indicate atm

[solemn sonnet]

Fingers crossed

Though they said on crunch 355 their focus will be on ASA

[true viper]

Right, and that could encompass 100 different meanings

[solemn sonnet]

I'm really excited for lost colony but given how poorly the game runs on consoles it won't be as exciting

[true viper]

I'm very hopeful for WC. Outside of Bobs Tall Tales, and the other micro-DLCs, there isn't much in the way of wholly unique content in ASA from WC specifically.

It's fashionable to dunk on WC, but I genuinely want to see them thrive and properly express themselves artistically.

[solemn sonnet]

Not much room to grow when snail games is at the wheel

[blissful perch]

Two comments below this kinda assumes the presumption already exists 😅

[tired needle]

Any news on ark 2 from devs?

[pseudo wadi]

We can tame Vin Diesel?

[tired needle]

Ne pas.. only le croissant

[pseudo wadi]

That means we can't tame Vin Diesel?

[gritty mango]

When will this be released any updates yet?

[pseudo wadi]

Probably with Lost Colony

[worldly garden]

Unlikely before 2026 I'd guess.

[pseudo wadi]

Probably when they released Lost Colony we gonna have something about Ark 2

[worldly garden]

Why would they release Ark 2 when Lost Colony releases?

[stray elm]

Think they're just saying that we may get more information about ARK-2 when Lost Colonies comes out

[pseudo wadi]

Exactly

[stray elm]

They've been wording anything for Lost Colonies that it'll lead into ARK-2

[pseudo wadi]

I think that there's 3 posible path with Lost Colony, 1, Lost Colony can be a connection with Genesis, and after they release Lost Colony they will release Genesis Part 1 and 2 for ASA

Or Lost Colony can be a direct connection with Ark 2

Or Lost Colony can be a separate history of Ark 2, the less probably

[fallow niche]

It is. It bridges the gap between Extinction and Genesis, it's not specific to Ark 2, just leading towards it.
#announcements message

[pseudo wadi]

Is the most probably

I really want that Lost Colony be a connection between Extinction and Genesis, and explains how Rockwell get into the Genesis Ship

[fallow niche]

They confirmed it in the channel link above.

[pseudo wadi]

A

[solemn sonnet]

Such ashamed that console players will get the worst version

I really want to enjoy the game but it's really hard when the devs don't know how to optimize their game

[elder olive]

Isn't tomorrow the last Friday of December. Which means there's a chance we will see the next new date for ark 2

Because of the crunch

[solemn sonnet]

I Doubt it

I mean it's not hard to show some concept art or something

[calm scaffold]

they literally HAVE to delay tomorrow so

itll be in the crunch

what we get to see as a sneak if any is up to them though

gameplay would be recommended purely from a PR standpoint because its been SO long and this is the third delay now, not showing gameplay will showcase their incompetency and lower future sales due to mistrust

[elder olive]

Funny thing they did start giving us concept ark for a decent amount of time then they just stopped

[pseudo wadi]

True

[queen dragon]

@elder olive they didn't just stop ppl where crying that they where not giving us asa info so they stopped . the funny thing is I think if they would have gave us the first bundle as they wanted to . We would have got ark 2 sooner . Since it was included in to the bundle. Yea we would have had to pay for the maps but who cares . Either way now we have to pay for another game that u know they are going to push at 60 +$ . Let just hope that since they has not been under any pressure on getting it out they have took the time to do it right . And since it's not a ported game to ue5 it will run smoother .

[solemn sonnet]

Let's Hope you're right but since we're talking about wildcard here

[elder olive]

It should run smoother. Asa doesn't cause it's still using the same weird code as ase i think. That why asa still has the same bugs as ase

[calm scaffold]

it is using the same code yeah

[rotund mountain]

why? we still have time don’t we?

theres yes, less than a week of December left, but they still would have time right?

[calm scaffold]

its the last community crunch of the year

[rotund mountain]

ohh

[rancid depot]

Is this the Fiction channel?

[worldly garden]

In past years there's never been a Crunch between Christmas and new year. I wouldn't be expecting one myself. Usually the last one is around 23/24 Dec and next one around 8 January, depending on where the Friday falls.

[grim kestrel]

You must be playing on the Series S as that the only explanation for you saying there optimization issues. As someone who plays ASA on Series X it runs just fine. People need to realize and i try to tell people that I see ask. There is a substantial difference between the two in terms of performance. Ark 2 will be the same it will run ideally on Series X than the Series S like the rest of the games coming out

[solemn sonnet]

I'm on series x and it runs like dogshit

You're expectation must be really low cuz this is the most Unoptimized game I've ever played hell, conan exiles runs miles better and I've played both of them on single player

[vagrant crystal]

So

Ark 2 isn't coming out "late december"

[pseudo wadi]

Never never belive in WildCard

Never

If they said a date, that day they said, opsss new date

[burnt oar]

imagine thinking ark 2 is stil coming out

[calm scaffold]

todays the big day!

[worldly garden]

imagine thinking it won't come out.

[burnt oar]

it aint coming out 💀

[worldly garden]

No of course not because the whole Lost Colony leading into Ark 2 is all for nothing. 😆

[rancid depot]

Imagine still believing in Ark 2

ARK 2: The Myth

[worldly garden]

This is the Ark 2 channel, the game isn't out yet.

[rotund mountain]

wildcard is about to have a lottt of angry fans here in the next few days

[calm scaffold]

very

[prime fossil]

Hmmmmm

[calm scaffold]

i get the delay but they HAVE to talk about at least some information

we know nearly nothing about the game besides vague descriptors

[prime fossil]

K

[calm scaffold]

if they just delay again with one picture of some dinosaur concept art there will be big fallout from the playerbase

[stray elm]

I genuinely think it'd be better if they just go radio silent with ARK-2 until it's actually ready.

[tacit oak]

News in the crunch today?

[worldly garden]

Unlikely to even be a Crunch today.

[solemn sonnet]

I want ark2 map to be like avatar frontiers of pandora or is that too much to ask?

[graceful rose]

source?

[worldly garden]

The fact there's never been a crunch between Christmas and new year.

[tacit oak]

Good point, but there is no official delay of Ark 2 with new information, right? We all know it won't come out anytime soon, but an official statement is necessary, don't you think?

[stray elm]

Not really.
People who keep track with ARK-2 already know it wont come out this year.
And the people who aren't keeping track with it, probably either forgot or don't care about it anyway.
Announcing a delay would probably just give Wildcard a headache with more people complaining

Probably best if they keep radio silent until they have gameplay to show.

[calm scaffold]

currently i would assume they would make an exception this year, servers are all broken currently and havent been working for about 13 hours, and ark 2 needs official confirmation of its delay before 2024 ends or else they will appear extremely unprofessional and lose sales, soooooooooo

kinda would hope they have someone working rn lmao

[tacit oak]

People here are complaining anyway, the community got pretty toxic in the last years here, but I think if they make a Deadline for the end of 2024, they should say something, even if the say they don't have an actualy date yet

[stray elm]

Lose what sales?
The game isn't coming out at the minimal till end of 2025, and that's if they can get all of the story maps out for ASA by then.
If ASA is anything to go by, they just do their marketing and releases all within the same month. So the next time we hear anything of ARK-2, it'll probably be gameplay, around a month before release. (probably during the same Xbox showcase ASA was revealed at.)

[rapid canyon]

You can't fix a game that is its second release, broken dlc. And they want to make Ark 2, don't you realize?

[hot plaza]

hola

[hoary sage]

Ark 2 is not happening until 2050

[pseudo wadi]

What will come first? GTA VI or ARK 2? In my opinion we will have GTA VI before ARK 2

[mint swan]

ARK II release date: October 23, 2077

[pseudo wadi]

Nah, WildCard will not released to soon

[noble cloud]

it's gonna launch March 13, 2026

[last dagger]

Says who?

[noble cloud]

me

they're probably going to aim for end of next year, realize they need longer so they use january of 2026 for end fixes, feb is going to be orginal launch date but gets pushed back due to something else, and they want to be a bit funny and release on friday the 13th. if any complications come after that, it is unforeseen

[pseudo wadi]

Never belive in WildCard, never

[last dagger]

Isn't it SnailGames USA nowadays?

[pseudo wadi]

Idk

[last dagger]

Yeah Wildcard was taken over by Snail Games USA i just remembered a lot of backlash on youtube on abuse from Snail Games admins on officials.

[calm scaffold]

we might be cooked ngl

[true viper]

I thinking two things are going to happen

1: WC announces the presumptive delay for Ark 2 (as if we didn't get that with Lost Colony tbf)

2: We get an estimated time release for Lost Colony, and from there we might get a more accurate read on when it would be realistic to expect Ark 2

No Crunch today, doesn't change what's happened in the last week.

[true viper]

They didn't have a blueprint for ASE to make A. ASA is face lifted version of ASE. It's a retroactive upgrade to UE5, not a proper recreating of the game.

Which I mean for better or for worse, it's what mega fans of the original game otherwise want. Lost Colony might be different, because at least now WC are truly innovating on the game, BTT aside. Plus it's the holidays man, give them a little slack, especially this time of year.

[true viper]

That's cool man. I share similar complaints when it comes to communication, and just based on the way I see some people just lay into them, I can understand why they wouldn't be as open as they otherwise might want to be. All I know is that this is the new information we've received, and we'll know more when we do.

To be quite honest with you, I don't think a majority of the fanbase deserve the courtesy. A good number of them, hopefully a vocal minority are just viscous and cruel. It's gone well beyond not being satisfied with a product.

[viscid prairie]

Add story?

[empty citrus]

G

[fickle goblet]

Ark 2? Haven't heard that name in years

[calm scaffold]

nothing ever happens

[trim quest]

Well yeah we’re waiting on a game with like a handful of teasers and everyone just asks when it will release.

We are in the same boat as Elder Scrolls fans rn except we actually got some concept art and teasers to pick apart, they get shady ass rumors from god knows where.

[magic spoke]

Ark 2 will be release soon as possible after GTA X launch

[rotund mountain]

itll be the new GTA X as a matter of fact

[fathom blade]

Idk why they come out with a 2 when they can’t get the 1st one fixed up to standards. They have too many issues with the 1st one to be trying to make new smh.

[ornate wharf]

There is no ark 2

[worldly garden]

They never said end of next year. It makes more sense for it to come out between Rag and Gen 1, or Val and Gen 1.

[bright silo]

Stop expecting wc to make sensible decisions

[burnt oar]

if they were actually working on it they would have a lot more to show too

yall gotta realize that they literally hired a thumbnail maker to make most of the "concept art" for a ton of stuff in ark evolved and ascended and it looks nothing like the game. they could easily do the same with ark 2 but they wont even do that. and because we all know ark evolved and ascended have a ton of glitches its easy to say that the graphics would be their strong skill so im suprised we havent seen anything really. the reason is probably because they dont want commitment based off concepts. I hope im wrong

[untold ingot]

I think they are still working on ark2, but itll be awhile before that launches because they are focusing first on milking asa

[solemn sonnet]

We still have 8 maps left, it'll be while prolly late 2026 early 2027

[true viper]

It still depends on wether or not they’ll continue outsourcing with the non-story maps

I want to assume that they will, seeing as they’re tying LC to Gen with the leads into Ark 2.

[untold ingot]

Given the failed center outsource, I don't expect it

[worldly garden]

You are assuming they won't release Ark 2 until after ASA maps are all done. They've never actually said that's what will happen. After all ASA is meant to run alongside Ark 2.

[untold ingot]

I think it'll be after rag, because rag for some strange reason is a fan favorite. If not then, then after lost colony

[grave lagoon]

i dont think theyll release ark 2 period

[worldly garden]

don't give up your day job then.

[split dove]

And finally, the ultimate reason: whereas ARK2 is being designed as a Souls-like adventure, we want to provide the community with an evergreen classic-ARK experience, one that can continue to grow over time on a cleaned-up code base, leveraging new technological advancements not only in the industry but also what we’ve been working on with the ARK Franchise as a creative whole.

[last dagger]

I wonder, will they stop using this shitty Unreal Engine that is just full of performance issues... cause it's like, the game is fun but the stutters n shit on even high end hardware just makes it no fun, for me i find the stutters making it unplayable but that's maybe cause i'm not really used to having stutters that much while playing a game.

[stray elm]

Doubtful.
Not only is it the current gaming industry trend to move onto it. It'd also would cost a fuck ton to make an in-house engine just for ARK.
Because I really doubt Unity would be powerful enough, and I doubt any other studio with their own in-house engine would give it away to Wildcard/Snail Games.

[true viper]

I would think something like that would come down to the quality of studio being contracted. Not the practice itself.

[obsidian ermine]

When was the last time wildcard even mentioned ark 2?

[calm scaffold]

just acknowledging the game functionally exists, a couple days ago with lost colony

actual meaningful content however, 554 days ago

its bad

[regal peak]

why did my message get auto deleted smh

[last dagger]

Well, i mean, yes it cost a fuck ton, but they also made a fuck ton on a half-baked game and promises that have not been fulfilled and delayed without any further eta or updates, communication lacks and good communication creates understanding of the situation at hand.

Also aside of that, i doubt that a engine such as Unity wouldn't be able to run it, survival games such as Rust are on this engine and run smooth as whilst looking good and having plenty of moving entities.

Anyway enough of me yip yapping and crying all my salt out, thanks for hearing me out at least 🙂

[stray elm]

-When I mean an engine would be expensive, I mean literal millions of dollars, to the extent that they'd need for a UE5 substitute. Cost wise, it'd be like making two games at once.
-You can not compair Rust to ARK on a technological level.
Rust doesn't only have less actors in their worlds for the engine to process, but also infinitely less foliage support with the amount UE5 can handle. ARK literally has hundreds to up to a thousand actors on a map at a time, while having hundred of thousands individual foliage meshes around the world.
-As shitty as UE5 is with performance, that's the only thing it has an issue with. It's technically the best open-source engines on the market. Not only do they ask less then Unity does, but also offer more systems and support towards in-engine animating and modeling that other engines like Unity doesn't have.
It's just dogshit in performance.

[mint swan]

When does ark 2 come out

[true viper]

Presumably sometime after Genesis Part 2. Barring any need for an additional delay.

[stray elm]

Which with delays, probably around end of 2025 to summer of 2026

[solemn sonnet]

There's no way in hell they're releasing ark2 while working on ASA, they can barely maintain 1 game let alone 2

[true viper]

ASA is probably going to have a skeleton crew working on it if I had to guess. That's why I personally think contractors are still on the table.

[lofty sapphire]

God help us all,No God can help us for ark 2 can't even get 1 right after 7 to 10 years lol

[true viper]

Mostly to do with the engine quality compared to other games tbh

[fossil pumice]

"actual meaningful content however, 554 days ago" - yeah imagine announcing a game and then just going stealth mode. And knowing it's WC, it's not because they want to spring something amazing on us anytime as a surprise, it's more of a "shit, we have to release a game now..."

[calm scaffold]

exactly LOL

[calm scaffold]

UE5 actually doesnt have much of a problem with optimization, it just has a bed rep because of how its used. the problem with UE5 is that it allows studios to just slap on lumen and temporal anti aliasing and upscaling tech, in replacement of paying out skilled developers to actually optimize a game

[stray elm]

Sure. But I can send you a video of an actual video game developer breaking down the issues of UE5.
Technically you're right, and if used correctly it doesn't have optimization issues.
But for the most part, even Epic Games themselves don't "use it right" by this stance. Because their official demos/presentations they release to the public run like ass.

[calm scaffold]

true point lol

yeah ive seen the vids of how UE5 is messing up modern gaming and etc etc

but theres def a problem with developers not optimizing games and just replacing it with UE5 features

which wildcard will more then likely do to save money and time

seeing how ark 2 is like 5 years late currently

[stray elm]

It's an issue on both ends.
On one side, yeah. It's a developer issue because they 'can' optimize their game to run better, and UE5 does have that support.
But on the otherside, the support is so out of left field, and out of the way that most developers either don't see/care to change the settings, as well that most of the default UE5 settings just make the engine look pretty, but makes it run like ass. Which is more of a "user accessibility" like issue. Where Epic Games doesn't really prioritize optimization, and so most developers don't as well.
Because why would Epic Games have the default settings for MegaLights run like ass?
Who'd ever think of doing that?

Just for context.
When I mean 'settings' I mean the settings the Engine itself has. Not the game.
Most features in UE5 can be changed via settings to allow the engine itself run better, or worse.
The game itself, anything unique like the coding/3D assets are not just settings. And are all up for the developers themselves to optimize and make sure they actually run well.

Just for anyone who thinks game optimization is just a switch between a boolean.
I don't 100% know the full pipeline of game development. But that's definitely not how real game development works.

[slim flower]

We need the old ark1 third person back

[buoyant pewter]

We should start a betting pool on when ark 2 if/when will come out? Lol

[blissful perch]

The real betting pool is how long the delay will be between ark 2 on pc/xbox and PlayStation. I’m guessing 2 years - I’ll bet about 5 thatch

[bright silo]

Is it meant to be a timed exclusive for a year? Not counting wc delays

[blissful perch]

It’s an Xbox exclusive but idk how long that’ll be - it’s not specified

[bright silo]

Its only a timed exclusive

Kinda sad they pick the lower pop platform for it

[blissful perch]

Pc? You’re saying PlayStation has more pop than PC?

[bright silo]

Xbox is xbox

[blissful perch]

It’s Xbox and win 10

(And a big chunk of money to also allow PC/steam - most PS exclusives are PS only)

[twin palm]

hey, i have a problem

when i go to offical server it only show pve servers

[buoyant pewter]

The pool would be a certain timeframe (few weeks/months) you pick the year) or you can bet it won’t come out at all

[untold ingot]

Asa is literally almost as optimized as they can possibly make it. If you can name a single optimization they haven't used I a sure they would B happy to hear it

[last dagger]

I do understand the costs, but if you manage to make a engine that can run a game like this you'll be top of the chain. Also don't forget that it's not only ARK they'd be making a engine for but for all of Snail Games USA and possibly for other games. Anyway i managed to actually get a stable 100 FPS on medium 1440P with full res. Sometimes a spike but what fixed it for me was moving the game over from a HDD to a M.2 SSD (Samsung EVO 970 Plus) made a world of difference honestly. Now there are still microstutters and i notice the frametime being all over the place, could easily be fixed with a frame limit however the frame limiter in this game ain't working :/

So maybe it's also an idea that the devs state in the minimum spec sheet that you should put the game on a M.2 SSD with +- minimum read and write speeds?

[tired lintel]

We want open world seraival craft mode

[untold ingot]

Yes, that's what ark and ark2 are

[tired lintel]

Nope i heard a lake that say ark 2 will be a story game not like ark 1
Im an OG

[untold ingot]

Well, that lake didn't read the description.

[tired lintel]

Is the open world survival craft confirmed?

[untold ingot]

Yes

[tired lintel]

Did ark say that
R u sure?

[untold ingot]

Read the steam page...

[tired lintel]

Thx

[calm scaffold]

LOL

ok

[steady jungle]

Doctor told me I got 60 years left to live. Hope they release ark 2 in time 🙏

[steady jungle]

(Without any bugs)

[rain fulcrum]

You would have to be eternal... And even then i have doubts

[weak sage]

me too

[fathom peak]

Which game is bug free???

[prisma scaffold]

Clash of clans

Wildcard should just get on their level

[fathom peak]

LOL, Clash of Clans has bugs too! I don't know of any game that is 100% bug-free!

[prisma scaffold]

Chess.com

[untold ingot]

Has bugs

[lean badger]

There is no such thing as bugs, they are unexpected features.

[azure summit]

Hey all, my Dad and I are arguing about the lore behind ark 2 and stuff, and I was wondering the difference between arat and arat prime, if there is one, and also how do we know that ark 2 takes place on arat? I'm not even entirely sure if it's true that it takes place there, I've just seen a couple things say that's where it is. If anyone has info, it would be greatly appreciated :) (MOVED TO LORE CHANNEL)

[true viper]

Arat Prime is the lauch site of the Genesis Colony ship, and Arat is the planet Ark II is taking place on. Named by the human colonists after the ship they arrived on.

[azure summit]

Awesome, thanks!

[swift hinge]

I hope we get a update on where the games at or when we could see some more news about ark 2 seeing as we last heard of it 1 and a half years ago.

[true viper]

I would hope so given the new ephasis Ark II has gotten with lost colony

[untold elk]

Will ark 2 (if it comes out) come out to ps5? Or just pc and xbox, since I've heard many say it'll be an Xbox exclusive

[dapper mason]

hello kitty tycoon

[elder sedge]

It's not coming out anymore don't, but get your hopes up!

[long sparrow]

it was said to be steam and xbox/PC xbox only. (we don't know how long that will be for)

[solemn sonnet]

Prolly just 3 months or 1 year no more than that

[bright silo]

It will not be on ps5 for atleast a year after release if that ever happens

Ps timed exclusives last about that long no way microsoft paying for less

[prisma condor]

I'm excited for ark 2

[swift hinge]

Hoping we get a ark 2 update

Today or tomorrow

[solemn sonnet]

Sony is just greedy

[opal sluice]

So ark 2 has got what 26hrs to be released? lol

[swift hinge]

Yep

[true viper]

Realistically, late 2026 is probably when we'll see Ark II at the earliest.

Given what we know about LC and Gen, that seems to be the realistic timeframe

[tulip owl]

Yeah unfortunately I think you are right. Wish it wasn’t gonna be so late, I’m about to start my final year of university so by 2026 I’ll have a proper career and probably won’t have much time to actually play Ark 2. I just really hope the delays mean for once we will get a soild game on launch but I’m sure it’s gonna have all the same performance issues we get with Ark games.

[true viper]

I would like to think that the primary reasons for all the delays are in part because of them using a newer, cleaner version of UE5 compared to the current engine which is a recycled version of the prior one.

[swift hinge]

Wondering if it’s taking so long and asxended is so bad because of ark 2 or they just are terrible at managing their game. Probably latter but still possible it’s the first option

[true viper]

Ascended is thought to be bad because it's still using the old source code from ASE.

[rotund mountain]

real

if it doesnt show anything on ark 2, fans are about to be, extremly mad (they already are-)

i remmember last year being so upset it got delayed, look at where we are now

[honest bay]

is i tout yet?

out? is it?

(ark 2)

someone please (long wait times)

@ark-2 per long wait times @sinful trellis

pealse/

.

[dry dragon]

No it's not out... been absolutely no news as to when it is coming out either 😕

[gleaming ravine]

I don't think its ever releasing if the dumpster fire of a game that ASA is anything to go by

[uncut perch]

today is the day of ARK 2 premiere. No delay announced yet (as far as I know) 🙃

[burnt oar]

I want what bros on

[mental plume]

wait ark 2 if it ever releases will not be on ps5

[regal peak]

not even released and people alr want updates for it smh

[rotund pike]

Its not that bad lol. The only problem i have is that dumb character creation bug

[solemn sonnet]

Foreal how is the game so damn blurry on the character creation

[pulsar umbra]

ark 2 = 2027

[whole sinew]

it will be on ps5 after 1-2 years from releasing it

[mental plume]

booooo

[whole sinew]

i agree

[mortal drum]

Why can't I access the Ark server? Can anyone ark 2 servers?

[short barn]

secretly abandoned ark 2 ngl

[fathom peak]

ARK 2 is not Released yet!!

[short barn]

only ASE and ASA rn

no ark 2 for 3 years or if ever

[mortal drum]

ark ultimate survivor edition sorry

[swift hinge]

Not what i mean, I mean a update on where the game is in development or news about the game

[analog hamlet]

@mortal drum

ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile:

The ARK Mobile official Discord can be found here:

Ark mobile discord

ARK Mobile players will always be welcome in this discord too!

[opal sluice]

8 1/2hrs before ark 2 release

[solemn sonnet]

They should at least start talking on ark2 and how is everything going

Communication is key for your game to succeed

[bright silo]

If theres nothing to say no need to waste time telling people they made no progress

[errant pivot]

Bonne année !

[swift hinge]

Atleast tell them that it is delayed until a further date or even confirmation that it still exists

[untold elk]

Hopefully this will be the year of the ark 2 🙏

[elder olive]

Damn wildcard really delayed the announcement of the delay lmao

[worn forge]

I’m ready for the release

[desert mulch]

transparency is important and it looks bad when they don’t give info.. what you said is just not true

[uncut perch]

where ARK 2? It should be yesterday 😦

[dry dragon]

I'm not usually one to moan and see delays as a positive thing if the game isn't ready.... but to give absolutely no update isn't good.

Even if it was to say it's delayed until end of 2025, would be more positive than no update at all...

[bright silo]

If they said it was delayed the bew date would just be another lie don't forget this is wildcard

[cinder quest]

dont worry ill handle it

[raw schooner]

Chat is this real?

[winged onyx]

For such an already niche game, they really know how to piss off all of their player base.

[burnt oar]

I got on ark for the first time in months yesterday and it was like 15 fps on a super high quality computer. and the game is looking worse and worse.

I dont know how yall think ark 2 is happening

[winged dome]

Here's to another year with no info 🎉

[onyx frost]

are u playing survival ascended or survival evolved? because sulvival ascended is a little poorly optimized

[burnt oar]

acended

if they cant optimize ascended they cant make a new game

[onyx frost]

that explain a lot

[burnt oar]

ascended has gotten way worse too, I used to get 100 fps

[onyx frost]

there is the wrong point, if they make another poorly optimized they will lose a lot of money, like happened to mortal kombat 1

[burnt oar]

they also have killed the player base with modded maps too ngl

unofficial modded maps that is. they just generate lag and steal players from real maps

[onyx frost]

mortal kombat 11 can play at 150 fps in a gtx 1650 and a ryzen 5 3600 in the max graphics

[onyx frost]

because the map is really bad optimized

[burnt oar]

it looks ugly too

[onyx frost]

but mk1 is so poorly optimized that i have a friend that has a computer that has a rtx 4060ti and an intel i9 10th gen and it is playing at 10 fps

[burnt oar]

crazy

[analog drift]

I don’t think ark ascended is going to have another game but there might be ark 2

[onyx frost]

they confirmed that there will be ark 2

xd

[burnt oar]

crazy

[analog drift]

What year is ark 2 released on

[onyx frost]

probably this year

[burnt oar]

💀

[onyx frost]

it was supposed to be at the end of 2024

[azure crag]

ARK 2 in late 2024 btw guys

[wanton pike]

2026 is a safer bet. I’m being serious.
I think they are going to add more content to ASA eventually. Not to mention they still have to release quite some content already.

[regal peak]

yeah its released rn they just didnt tell anyone

100%

[solemn sonnet]

They didn't even do a new year announcement lol

[open dune]

whens this game droppinjg?

[solemn sonnet]

Prolly early 2026

[somber acorn]

não existe ark 2

[burnt oar]

2027

[sudden cloud]

Apparently ARK 2 is realeasing after lost colony, meaning ARK 2 will release after mid 2025, probably in 2026

[true viper]

2026 if I had to guess

[serene onyx]

If ever

[true viper]

My theory is that the release order will be either;

Lost Colony - Gen 1 - Gen 2 - Ark 2

Gen 1 - Gen 2 - Lost Colony - Ark 2

I have to imagine that it will release, if only because it's being tied into Lost Colony in some respect, narratively at the very least.

ASA is probably what's holding WC back from working on Ark II full time if I'm being completely honest. The sooner the story DLCs come out, the quicker Ark II comes out I think.

I wouldn't be dissapointed if they were rushed as well tbh. I get the feeling that WC is just burnt out on the ASE/A brand. So far as passion and drive are concerned.

[prisma scaffold]

Money

[true viper]

It was Snail that went into debt, not WC. They were doing very well financially before Snail went under.

ASA is snails meal ticket, not the other way around.

[fallow niche]

@worn forge @valid marsh This channel is only for Ark 2. Please use the other channels for ASA, such as #general, #ark-survival-ascended, #pve-discussion, or #pvp-discussion.

[waxen nova]

ark 2

[dense current]

when is ark 2 coming?

[worn forge]

There is no ark to do this channel is irrelevant

[fallow niche]

If there wasn't one, there wouldn't be a store page xd but you're right in the fact it is not out yet.

[worn forge]

Just giving you a hard time I meant to add some ark2 jabber in there but got tired of typing

[wraith brook]

Never

[rapid pendant]

ark

[gloomy ocean]

I buy their DLCs regardless if I’d actually want them
coughs in ‘screw the power rangers dlc lmao’ 🤡
Cuz if a few extra dollars means helping them out of their financial shortage and funding an otherwise incredibly talented and community-driven team, then heck, take my money

[burnt oar]

today

[lofty apex]

that feeling when ark 2 is going to get released in less than 2 minutes

[jade nimbus]

Hopefully it comes out in 2025

I'm guessing early 2026.

[true viper]

I would say late 2026. Until we know more about Lost Colony and Genesis 1 and 2, I don't see it coming out until then

For as nice as it would be to get Ark II early next year, we don't know how far along WC is with either Gen 1 or Lost Colony. Muddies up the timetable

[mint swan]

Plot twist Ark 2 will be apart of Ascended through DLC lol

[grizzled storm]

will ark ascended ever get better optimization

[gleaming ravine]

No

Uninstall it and pray we see ark 2 in our lifetime

Best optimization

[grizzled storm]

bro i got a rtx 2060 and still run it like 💩 with low fps

[solemn sonnet]

Another trailer would be nice at the xbox game showcase happening at the end of January

They are partners so it would make sense. Though maybe I'm just daydreaming

[true viper]

I think that's daydreaming tbh. We would have seen something at the Game Awards I would think. I could be wrong though, and I hope I am.

[little glacier]

Is ark 2 going to come out in 2026

And if not will it come before gta6?

[solemn sonnet]

Who knows. They could have the whole team working on ASA. And haven't touched ark2 since ASA released

[true viper]

I would think that's what's going on unfortunately

[untold ingot]

There keep being intermittent hints that it's still under development. But I would suspect it'll be awhile

[worn forge]

I don’t want to play ASA I burned so much of my time playing that 😂 I want ark 2 already

[solemn sonnet]

I reckon grove street games is helping more with ASA hell prolly ark2

[true viper]

Na, after how they botched the Center, I wouldn't think they'd work on Ark II. I would hope a team from Microsoft is working behind the scenes to some extent.

I think it was Vic Delon who said some months ago that he's seen the Brachio move in game and what not. I would think that game is in a very early alpha stage.

If there is going to be a Crunch tomorrow

So do I, but with how soon after the new year it is, I wouldn't be surprised if there wasn't. Which I wouldn't fault them for tbh.

[solemn sonnet]

They are by far the worst devs. No communication

[true viper]

Can you really blame them though? Half the community is overtly antagonistic towards them. Seemingly just for the sake of it.

If I'm not mistaken, part of the reason why we stopped seeing Ark II stuff in the Crunches was because of violent threats forwarded to the devs. Extremely uncalled for behavior.

[solemn sonnet]

We just have to wait and see

[elder olive]

They have to atleast have some gameplay footage. I mean back then there was something wildcard said that the next ark 2 related news was gameplay footage which turned out to be a lie. If they would be that confident to show gameplay that early. You would think they have something good to show

[true viper]

I would imagine the fear would be the quality of footage right. Cause if it's still in early alpha like I think it is, chances are it won't be all the good, and misrepresent what the game might otherwise be.

And with how unstable unreal engine 5.5 is at the moment, assuming they upgrade to that engine version during development. I'd rather not see gameplay footage in that case.

[elder olive]

They should atleast do a screenshot lmao

I still remember asa first screenshot it was a deinotherium

[autumn vortex]

Next Tuesday confirmed

[solemn sonnet]

I just don't understand how is wildcard the only studio complaining about UE

They already have plenty of time to learn

[empty python]

Yo there PVP?

[spice oracle]

Nah. It was because they had nothing but Concept art to show, and people got sick and tired of it, game was supposed to be released years ago, and all we got was art in the concept stage

[spice oracle]

Because they dont know How to use the tools properly, and they want ue to make them tools that do the work for them. They simply dont want to learn or do a good job. They just want cake. All the cake

[spice oracle]

Gta will come first. And gta will actually be playable

[true viper]

If you look closely at the Brachio art in particular, it's a paint over. Of the model presumably in engine.

[spice oracle]

Well i dont know,all i know is that you cant trust wildcard, if they say something , then the oppside is true. I Wonder How many of the same ark Survival evovled bugs we Are going to Get in ark 2 XD

[elder olive]

It shouldn't cause ark 2 is a completely different game. Asa has the same bugs because it's still using the same code.

And for gta 6. Wildcard probably be one of those devs not to release ark 2 in 2025 cause gta 6 gonna overshadowed everything lmao

[true viper]

GTA aside, I doubt it would come out this year anyway.

If it were to come out this year, I don't really see GTA mattering all that much to Ark.

GTA is being overhyped imho.

[spice oracle]

Yeah it is not smart to release close to gta 6

[spice oracle]

Gta 6 will be the biggest game launch in history

[true viper]

I think Ark has enough to pull to completely forget about GTA 6 in some regard. A big portion of the people who play this game also play similar dinosaur games. They're not in the same bracket really.

For console you may have an argument, but I think it's a bit different for PC.

Either way, if it were going to finally release by the end of this year, we probably would have seen something at the Game Awards.

Based off what WC said about LC and Gen, and tying them both into Ark II. Until all three of those expansions are out, I don't think we're getting Ark II.

[wraith brook]

Lmao

[solid gust]

Is this game even happening?

[burnt oar]

no because they've been adding maps and modded maps without actually changing anything. The unreal engine they upgraded to isnt even better optimized its just easier graphics. its a shortcut for something they coulve done in evolved and they hope that new pc stuff will come out

[rose herald]

is ark 2 going to be in anyway similar to ase/asa in regards of base building and pvp or is it single player?

[worldly garden]

yes it will have all that stuff, it isn't a single player game.

[solemn sonnet]

How about a single player story

You don't really know ark story unless you read explorer notes

[buoyant pewter]

Yes. Your grandkids may get to play it.

[wanton sandal]

Anyone when it is coming out

[grizzled storm]

darn thats sad

[fallow niche]

It'll have a story. It won't be just singleplayer though.

[hard marsh]

If ark 2 is like asa I don’t want it cuz fix the game first

[solemn sonnet]

ASA is a mess cuz it the same code as ASE

[faint dock]

Aaaaa

[brave forge]

what are ark 2's requirements to play gunna be as in pc specs?

[fallow niche]

None yet

[brave forge]

Alr

[rotund mountain]

any community crunch yet? i havent been able to check myself

[solemn sonnet]

Radio silent is a huge 🚩🚩

[digital pendant]

Man they better say something in the crunch tonight

They haven't really even mentioned or talked about ark 2 since they delayed it

[elder olive]

I don't think there's gonna be one today

[hardy bough]

where

[warped timber]

yoo

when will ark 2 come out ?

[stray elm]

Yesterday

[raven musk]

It is supposed to come out in 2025 but the exact day is not yet known

In a video published by “IGN” in which the top games of 2025 are announced, one can notice at minute 21:31 the presence of “ARK 2.” Since this discord channel does not allow me to post any links, this is the name of the video: “The biggest games coming in 2025” by 'IGN'.

[flint pebble]

Has ask 2 been dropped

[autumn vortex]

The combat in it is insane, I'm slaughtering these mofos

[worldly garden]

IGN are just guessing because it didn't come out in 2024 and Wildcard haven't said anything.

[solemn sonnet]

Sad, no one even bothers to leak ark2

[worldly garden]

The only ones that can leak it are employees and i'm sure its not worth the risk to them.

[raven musk]

But why doesn't the WildCard announce something about Ark 2?! at least something they should do because otherwise it seems like they abandoned the project for Ark 2 😔

[worldly garden]

Because due to Wildcards poor announcements in the past of dates and reveals and stuff they've got themselves into the position where the community becomes toxic over anything they say. So if they aren't ready to talk about Ark 2 then the best thing for them is to not talk about it.

[solemn sonnet]

Radio silence doesn't help their case

[bright silo]

With wildcard its silence or lies

[prisma scaffold]

Nothing to leak lol

[untold ingot]

I mean, actually it does. Especially if the project could fall through. History has shown that companies that are too sharing go bankrupt

Gamers are a weird bunch, they prefer the suspense to actually knowing things 😅

[fathom peak]

One thing I don't understand about some users here in the channel is that they just moan and complain about Wildcard but still stay here in Discord and play ASA. I find it really tiring to constantly moan! And I don't know why some users here keep complaining that they only have problems with ASA. I don't have the best PC or graphics card and my PC manages it on high settings without artifacts and with ~ 50-60 FPS

[untold ingot]

This channel isnt the one for complaining about Asa tho

[fathom peak]

I know that, but others who talk about ARK/ARK II also sometimes use this channel for that!

[minor heart]

I think we won't see ARK 2 for at least 5 years. I find it stupid to release a trailer and then total silence after, not even an image of the game.

[minor heart]

impossible that ark 2 release on 2025

[solemn sonnet]

Ik, how are they gonna support 2 games

They're barely keeping asa alive

[true viper]

ASA is likely doomed to fail long term. Too much baggage in the engine to sustain it long term. Unless they either commit to or hire out for an engine overhaul.

I have to imagine that would be very costly, and probably not a realistic prospect atm

[mellow fossil]

how much is ark 2 gonna cost?

[solemn sonnet]

Prolly 60 with 1.0
30 for early access

[mellow fossil]

damn

thats pretty expensive

[solemn sonnet]

Yeah and since it's wildcard it'll most likely be broken af

[mellow fossil]

hahah yea same

[solemn sonnet]

Is all the same to me. They're in a deal with Microsoft so I'll be on gamepass

[royal yacht]

when it come out mane

[analog vale]

Are they still working on this?

[worn forge]

It came out late 2024

[royal yacht]

ark 2?

[untold ingot]

In ue5?

Like hate to break it to you, but ue has been one of the most successful game engines ever

[nocturne tartan]

k

[true viper]

Not talking about the engine itself, their iteration of it

UE is a phenomenal engine

[bright silo]

Maybe wildcard still can't figure out how to make ark 2 cuz of consoles and potato pcs

If they make it how people expect it wouldn't have many players

[green raptor]

they should release a year after gta6

it would get the most player base and it will be a well developed game by then

[bright silo]

Ark players aren't gta players though

[green raptor]

u dont know that

[bright silo]

They might dabble buts thats it

[green raptor]

plus ur on playstation ur limited to a lot of shit

[bright silo]

Ps may be limited compared to pc but its still getting gta6 before pc

[untold ingot]

Their iteration for Asa isn't that bad. For ase it was horrible

[untold ingot]

I doubt there is much overlap

[true viper]

Right, but ASAs iteration of UE5 is largely built off the back of ASE. ASA is hopefully the last we'll see of this iteration of UE.

[mint swan]

Ark 2 was supposed to release in 2023 🤐

I really hate how wildcard wont just admit they needs funds for the game and make a donation thing for it. It’s way more effective.

[stray elm]

They did

They flat out stated when ASA was revealed, that the main goal for it is both to learn more of UE5 and how to use it properly, and to gain revenue for their future since it was two years since their last paid product released. (the Genesis pass)

[mint swan]

Oh😭 damn

[azure verge]

iv been waiting for years

[solemn sonnet]

Just 3 more

[elder olive]

How long is ark 2 development. 4 years or more?. Or have they been developmenting since they release the first teaser

[rotund mountain]

bro im going to graduate college before ark 2 comes out at this rate

[elder olive]

Cause I find it stupid how devs announce a game with a teaser and show a date. Then start developing it when that teaser came out

[bright silo]

Wildcard never hit a target date for ase or asa ain't no one suprised they did same for ark2 aswell

And they wouldn't release umtil after asa story maps all out

[untold ingot]

It actually has massively changed, in backend at least. The front end is still relatively the same

[untold ingot]

Yurp, and what it got them was basically a boycott

Hind sight is 20/20, and it would have been better for them to not announce ark2

[stray elm]

He's fucking with you

[fallow niche]

Any legitimate information would be provided in the pinned messages and in #announcements, not a random date from just anyone 🙂

[solemn sonnet]

Just don't be expecting ark2 in 2025. It will most likely come after all the other maps have released so likely late 2026 early 2027. Let's hope I'm wrong

[gleaming ravine]

im so excited for the release of ARK2 sometime last week !

[sterile vessel]

hey

[runic loom]

This is gonna be a great year

Gta 6 and ark 2 and other super cool titles this is great

[glass ledge]

hahaha ark 2 is already dead ...

[blissful perch]

Can a game die before release?

[kind sphinx]

is there a confirmed release date for Ark 2?

[blissful perch]

No

[autumn vortex]

Tomorrow!

[autumn vortex]

Yes

[kind sphinx]

what is it?

[autumn vortex]

Tomorrow

[kind sphinx]

if only 😔

[fallen dawn]

.

[rancid oracle]

Idk dude tbh kinda new myself too

[fallen dawn]

On mb, my game is working though

[rancid oracle]

What! I can’t join a online server only single player

[worldly garden]

This is the Ark 2 channel, not ASA or ASE.

[worldly garden]

An unreleased game can't be dead, just not born yet.

[autumn vortex]

Trial and error, there's no command for it. Try joining someone's discord that hosts the servers. The ccustom ark community should help

[worldly garden]

I don't think you can as support tickets are closed. Also this is Ark 2 channel, not ASA.

[fickle pasture]

nah, you can kill a player while they are loading in, its the same concept

[worldly garden]

Not really because if you are loading in then the game already exists. Ark 2 doesn't exist, it's not even a game yet.

[fickle pasture]

it was more of a metaphor. you can kill a game that isnt out yet simply by ceasing its development process. the killing a player before they load in is just easier to visualize

[harsh valley]

I don't know why but feels like ark 2 gonna be delayed 😭

[solemn sonnet]

They at least should say something in this week crunch a 2025 roadmap needs to be shown

[worldly garden]

This is Ark 2 channel not ASA.

[obsidian ermine]

hhahahahahahhahahahhahahah like wildcard can follow a roadmap

[rotund mountain]

anything on ark two? they should be putting a community crunch out right? if they don’t say anything about ark then people are going to start personally going after wildcard probably

[worldly garden]

lmao of course they won't. Most people don't care for Ark 2 right now anyway. Lets not over dramatise the situation.

[rotund mountain]

well a few do care

a lot more than some might think

[worldly garden]

Yeah some do care, but there's not going to be people going after Wildcard. Sure some might moan a bit.

[untold ingot]

*A lot. people are going to moan a lot. always

[true viper]

See the thing is right, we have gotten stuff relating to Ark 2 recently through BTT and Lost Colony. Sure it’s not a release date or a gameplay reveal. Them tying it specifically into LC and Gen says a lot about the intent going forward

[untold ingot]

Ark2 definitely is still planned

[strong wave]

Not happening

[worldly garden]

Considering what WC recently said i'm surprised anyone still thinks it isn't happening.

[untold ingot]

They keep dropping hints in all the btt stuff. They definitely haven't canned ir

[elder olive]

It just did tho

[solemn sonnet]

Always has been

[inland flame]

They said it will come after lost colony but when that will be is a different story; Q3 2025 probably with how they deal with targets and deadlines. No Christmas bonus for them = no work being done

[worldly garden]

Seriously doubt Ark 2 will be this year.

[true viper]

Late 2026 if I had to give a serious guess.

[strong elbow]

2045 probably

[rotund mountain]

2100

[chilly rock]

I'm certain it'll be this year

[true viper]

Entierely depends on Lost Colony and Genesis

[rough nacelle]

Ark 2 at earliest would be early 2026 and latest 2027

[sudden thicket]

😂😂😂

[lethal linden]

Right now ark2 is a myth 🤣🤣

[lofty sapphire]

Last time I felt like this waiting on a new game was gta6

[chilly rock]

Can't wait to ping you when it comes out this year

[lethal linden]

Yeh I’m still waiting 🤣

[lethal linden]

To be fair they will have to finish rolling out Asa first, this is seeming to be a challenge atm

[chilly rock]

Eh, I didn't think we'd get extinction by now tbh, but here we are, just a few more to go.

[lethal linden]

They are doing a good job, I think they could have fixed issues from ase in Asa but anyway, we just need to keep faith lol.

[stuck ginkgo]

Ark 2 is going to be more story mode correct?

[stray elm]

No

[stuck ginkgo]

I was told that and it has stuck with me

[stray elm]

Most people thought that due to misinformation.
Read the storepage about ARK-2

[stuck ginkgo]

Sorry for your time lol

[stray elm]

No issues at all.

[long sparrow]

its going to be more story then ark is. we don't know how much could be the same as genesis, could be even more so.

[lethal linden]

More based on primitive style so I thought anyway, have not really kept up to date lol

[long sparrow]

the "from the ghosts of the ancient past and visions of a new future." part kinda makes it seem to be just a new version of notes tho 😂

[jade nimbus]

I would guess early 2026.

[ornate token]

Ark 2 = Conan Remastered

[wanton pike]

Judging by what they still have to release for ASA, the new content for ASA they are likely going to make etc, the delaying of every release. I think mid 2026 is more believable to me.

[bright silo]

They could just keep delaying and then say they waiting for next gen consoles

[little glacier]

Facts

[solemn sonnet]

We're almost 6 years a new xbox is definitely coming 2026

[candid trout]

When’s it meant to come out?

[fallow niche]

@somber acorn #pvp-discussion or #pve-discussion. This channel is for Ark 2, not Evolved/Ascended.

[fallow niche]

No date

[true viper]

I want to believe that as well, but we do have to factor in the time it will take for LC and Gen to release. Cause presumably there is very little day to day work being done on Ark II at the moment. So to expect it by early next year with 3 lead up DLCs on the way makes the timetable much smaller than I think it should be tbh.

For as much as I look forward to this game, it being rushed is not something I want to see happen.

[jade nimbus]

Yeah I agree, they are supposed to release another story dlc aswell so mid to late 2026 might be more realistic. Maybe even early 2027.

[solemn sonnet]

I just want to play ark2 on single player coop with my brother and not be tether

[fast warren]

Fjordur is at that time

[true viper]

I doubt early 2027. The way I see it is that WC might contract out for the non-story maps say for maybe rag. Nekatus is remaking Val, and presumably Fjordur. ISO works at WC now, she may do an independent job on CI. Those are just my assumptions, and if that does turn out to be true, it would mean that Wildcard can hunker down and bang out LC and Genesis.

That's what I would hope for at least.

[untold ingot]

Last one was a decade wasn't it?

[quasi hill]

no i think xbox one was released in 2013

[long sparrow]

series S/X released in nov 2020. its 4 years and less then 2 months.

xbox one lasted 7 years, xbox 360 was 8 years.

[untold ingot]

There isn't much hardware rn that would significantly improve the x without it costing significantly more either

[sturdy echo]

gta 6 before ark 2?

[wanton reef]

🤡

[faint crypt]

🤡

[buoyant pewter]

Elder scrolls 6 (even 7) before ark 2

[vernal spruce]

This chat channel is fake news 😂

[cold prism]

It would be something spectacular

😂

[fleet lily]

the ark 2 were the friends we made along the way

because we all know it sure as hell isn't a video game lmao

[sturdy echo]

fr

im coping with downloading ASE bc i cant afford ASA

[dry dragon]

Really no update yet? 🤦🏻 this is poor for the fans and 'customers' who were hoping for a December 2024 release.

We know its delayed... clearly. Just tell us when it's expected to be out?

[bright silo]

No one that has ever played ark expected ark2 yet

[worldly garden]

There's no point in them telling us when it is expected to be out until they are very close to completion. Has no-one learned anything from Ark yet?

[faint wadi]

.

[torn spade]

Apparently ARK 2 won't be available in some regions-

[brazen pecan]

That's normal

[neon kelp]

2030 at the earliest.........

[fathom peak]

Don't speak for me! I have ASE and I play ASA! I'm also disappointed that it didn't come out at the end of 2024, but I have a little idea how long something like this can take to develop.

[fathom kelp]

Didn't they can Ark 2 in exchange for ASA to get money?

[solemn sonnet]

How the F are you disappointed it didn't come out in 2024 there was NOTHING

[true viper]

No ASA became priority to raise funds at the last minute because Snail Games made terrible financial decisions which almost got them into bankruptcy. ASA is their welfare ticket.

[true viper]

That's partially why I keep going on about LC and Gen. Those are prime indicators for Ark II in my opinion.

[fathom peak]

ahh cool where did you get the information that it doesn't exist or that there is nothing? Do you have contacts to one of the developers of WIldcard who told you that? And I just don't understand why such "deniers, doommongers" are here in Discord and just say there is no ARK2, don't you have anything better to do?

[bright silo]

As soon as ASA released that meant waiting years for ark 2

[fathom peak]

why for years? There are game developers who work on 2-4 games at the same time. e.g. NCsoft, Amazon Games,...

[bright silo]

1 they waiting for money

2 its wildcard

Too many people still on ase waiting for machines that can handle asa or for more maps