Scorched Earth was released before the actual base game was finished.Scorched Earth was the first Expansion Pack for Ark.Scorched Earth adds 3 new Artifacts, which are needed as part of the tribute to summon the Manticore. For more in-depth information, see Dossiers.
In addition to the Explorer Notes, Dossiers can also be found on Scorched Earth, written by Helena Walker to document the research of Scorched Earth's creatures. For more in-depth information, see Explorer Notes. These Explorer Notes document the ARK lore. In addition to the DLC creatures, the following creatures also spawn on the map:Ĭreatures that spawned only during an event:Īll items from the base game are available on Scorched Earth in addition to the items below.Īs Scorched Earth is part of the story of the ARKs, Explorer Notes can be found across the map. Desert Goggle can be used to see better during sandstorms. Superheat can be quickly stopped if you go very close to the Oasis.
The Electrical Generator and the Chemistry Bench will not turn off if the item Structures are covered. Scorched Earth has three unique weather patterns: Sandstorms radically reduce visibility and drain stamina, Superheat will drain your water at a much faster rate than normal heat and induce Heat Stroke fairly quickly, while electrical storms will temporarily shut down electrical devices and prevent firearms (and Tek Saddles) from firing. Also the naturally harsh environment damages generators and certain structures. Heat stroke is a potential side effect of too much heat exposure, having a similar effect to being drunk. Natural water sources are rare, requiring the collection of water from other sources, such as cactus, water wells, Jugbugs, or Morellatops. Oil and Water Veins, which can be used to produce Oil and Water, respectively.īeing entirely a desert rather than an island surrounded by water, water collection becomes a more challenging obstacle.Heat Stroke, which causes damage and creates a blurry effect on-screen.Electrical Generators that take damage whenever used.Evaporation of Water in Canteens and Water Jars.Super Heat, Sandstorms, and Electrical Storms.Three of the new creatures have multiple variations, namely the Jugbug (Water and Oil), the Wyvern (Fire, Lightning, and Poison) and the Rock Elemental (Rock and Rubble). Items from the DLC can also be spawned manually if you don't own the expansion pack.
By the time we shipped, the core gameplay team had created the Manticore boss, worked on getting the new dinosaurs and weapons ready for launch, and even got to act in the trailer.Scorched Earth adds 12 new creatures with 5 variations, 60 new engrams, a new boss, and a whole new map.Ĭreatures tamed and items received can be brought to the vanilla island and used by people with and without the expansion. We ended up giving GameSpot and several other game journalism sites an exclusive first look at the new map just before launch. It was 10 weeks of incredibly hard work that showed me just how capable Studio Wildcard is at doing amazing things in a very short span of time. This new desert-themed map with loads of new content, which was initially handled by our contractor studio Efecto, was passed along to Wildcard within days of the new gameplay team being hired. Receiving the rough first pass in July and having to be ready to ship just before PAX West in September meant that we had very little time to do the dauntingly large remaining work. Luckily, this undertaking ended up being an insane trial-by-fire that gave us the chance to rapidly become acquainted with the ARK codebase and unfamiliar tools in UE4. The Scorched Earth ARK DLC was the first piece of content I shipped at Studio Wildcard.