Popular FAQs Answered Issue #4

Hello ARKaholics! Here is issue #4 of popular FAQs answered from the ARK community. We are adding sources into our formatting now and we will update all of our previous FAQ articles as well as our FAQ page. This might take some time, so don’t expect it to be done right away.

Game Related Questions:

Maintaining Automated Turrets

In order to have a properly functioning automated turret, you will have to provide a source of electricity to power it as well we supplying/resupplying it with ammunition.

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Blueprints – How Will They Work?

Blueprints are physical items that you must have on you to create something. Engrams are non-physical items that are saved on your character forever. You cannot lose engrams. You can lose Blueprints (and they tend to have better stats than their Engram-created equivalents).

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Feeding Pets

You will be able to place food in your pet’s inventory, they will know when they need to eat.

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Calling In Your Dinosaur?

You’ll be able to call in a dinosaur of yours from a limited distance.

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Spawning/Limit for Dinosaurs

Dinosaurs will not spawn within a distance of your structures, unless you have a large camp with nothing in it. They will not spawn in your base, but they could spawn then walk to your base. As for a fixed limit, there is none, but there are constraints to make the ecosystem remain realistic. According to TheLeftHand “It’s theoretically possible, but probabilistically impossible for the island to get taken over by any given dino type.”

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HUD For Tribe Members

They would like to keep the user interface (UI) and heads up display (HUD) as simple as possible to keep the experience as immersive as possible, though it is still being worked on. You’ll have to approach the member and interact with them to see if they are in your tribe (their name will have a different color). You’ll also have a button which you can press to see a list of all of your tribe members. This could change, due to the team constantly working on the UI.

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Attributes/Skill Limit

You won’t be able to have every skill/attribute maxed out for your character. Instead, you will receive points based on your level which you can then put in a certain skill set. This will make characters unique and benefit playing with other survivors with different skills.

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Day/Night Cycle Length

Jat mentioned that the entire day/night cycle for ARK would be around 30 minutes.

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Ghillie Suits/Camouflage

Currently there is painting which could be used as camouflage, but this could be seen in the with suits having leafs/feathers.

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Setting Things Afire

During the early access this will not be a feature, it’s something they are not really considering as of now.

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