So what the hell is the difference??

[Tommy Wiseau]

So we got regular Ark which i really like but i get super burnt out restarting every time a new DLC or map drops. Its really only fun if i cheat and give myself like 1000 walls roofs ammo ect so i can actually play the game and just explore the map tame dinos and kill whatever the apex pred is.

that being said whats the difference between Survival Ascended and regular ark??

Isnt ark 2 on the way whats the difference between ascended and ark 2?

How different can they be....

[Greyedsteel]

Apart from better graphics, the maps are overhauled and there are several quality of life improvements like a better building system

[nathan978]

Ascended is a graphical overhaul with better UI, and other features.

Its a Remake

[JB-emmanuel-Zorg]

Originally posted by Tommy Wiseau:

that being said whats the difference between Survival Ascended and regular ark??

Unreal Engine 5 overhaul with Nanite, Lumen, and NVIDIA's RTXDI
Cross-platform multiplayer
Cross-platform modding
Dynamic water using FluidNinja
Interactive foliage
Cutscenes
Unreal Engine 5 performance gains: instanced rendering (higher performance when drawing large bases), threaded server networking, and UE's custom physics engine
Dynamic navigation mesh and creature path-finding overhaul
Updated mini-map (pan, zoom, pings, etc – similar to the TSotF mini-map)
New third-person camera (with the option to opt out)
Directional sprinting and walking
Ping system
Gamepad cursor
Chibi slot and skins tab
Nvidia DLSS Support
Photo Mode
Dino/baby management QoL
Wild babies
Snap point improvements (new snaps, logic improvements)
Character creation & customization improvements
Tek Binoculars rework
An updated control scheme on controller
New gameplay balance.
The Movement Speed Status has been removed from official servers, but may be enabled elsewhere.
Mutations change, now have a separate meter from level points.
Supply Crates loot table rework.
Carcharodontosaurus and Rhyniognatha dossiers now are on The Island map.
Overall menu rework.
New menu icons.
New photo mode.
Better map.
Better dino tracker.
Configurable third person camera distance.
Quick-inventory feature.
Changing ammunition with the weapon in hand mechanic.
Complete construction rework.
Improved the process of picking-up and demolishing structures.
Decreased the number of construction engrams, allowing the player to modify, for example, a wall to be a door frame.
Electrical Generator no longer require cables, instead wirelessly powering any electric or gasoline-dependent appliance within a certain radius.
Any Appliance that previously required Gasoline, such as the Fabricator, may also be powered by the generator.
Tek Generator now gives power to the Tek Replicator.
All crafting stations now has "Wireless" resource pulling option that uses resources from all the Tek Dedicated Storages nearby.
Chemistry Bench now only requires electricity.
Tree Sap Tap now produces Sap respecting the server stack multiplier (30 by default).
Irrigation now only requires an intake pipe, wirelessly irrigating within a fixed radius, which can be extended to a certain area by placing a reservoir.
Stone Fireplace now can cook meat.
Toilet now spoils all meat inside its inventory whenever a player flushes.
Seeds now have a spoil timer equivalent to their respective berry.
GPS, Compass and Transponder Node removed, replaced with the upgraded map and dino tracking features.
Torch now can be placed on the belt height of the player.
Electronic Binoculars rework, now they're called Tek Binoculars and shows complete information about the target.
Because Movement Speed is no longer improvable by levelling the stat, all creatures do not increase the speed stat neither wild nor tamed.
Occasionally, wild babies may be found with their respective parents, and may be claimed by slaying or taming the parents.
Oviraptor rework, now it auto-collects Eggs that it has in range.
Dung Beetle rework, now it auto-collects Feces that it has in range.
Onyc now has a new land mechanic and their corresponding animations.

[Mike Dagart | Mydeur]

Originally posted by Tommy Wiseau:

So we got regular Ark which i really like but i get super burnt out restarting every time a new DLC or map drops. Its really only fun if i cheat and give myself like 1000 walls roofs ammo ect so i can actually play the game and just explore the map tame dinos and kill whatever the apex pred is.

that being said whats the difference between Survival Ascended and regular ark??

Isnt ark 2 on the way whats the difference between ascended and ark 2?

How different can they be....

you re wasting all the fun in this game by giving you everything but how to make a stupid understand he s stupid...

[Probitas]

Originally posted by nathan978:

Ascended is a graphical overhaul with better UI, and other features.

Its a Remake

Judging from what I've read on the forum regarding bugs from the earlier version, I suspect it's a port/update, and not much else. Particularly if the same bugs are still present. Copy/Paste is really the only way original bugs are still present in a 'new' release.

[OcarinaBravo]

better inventory, building, crafting, UI, track your dinosaurs, Babies. Theres a ton of great Quality of Life improvements across the board. It just lacks a ton of content. I really miss my Noglins. If Ark Ascended makes it that far (I dont think Wildcard will last that long) Genesis 2 should be out May 2025. I sincerely doubt it, however. They're really not putting on a good show of their development team. I imagine things will get much better as the team gets more familiar with UE5 but im concerned the team won't make it that long.

[Renigade]

just buy it... dont be a peasant

[Tanchyon]

>Isn't Ark 2 coming out soon?

My sweet summer child...

[Talon Rose]

The difference is this is a scam. Read some of the reviews, dude.
Especially the one that mentions how the devs repeatedly lied about what this "game" was. Funnily enough in the direction of scamming more and more money out of players.
But despite UE 5 it (apparently) runs like ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, because the devs are lazy and bad and still haven't learned how to actually code.
Astonished.

[DuneLoon]

purdy graphics with the same sounds, same music, same everything else

[DaxiraxJr]

Originally posted by McNan Labat (Mydeur):

Originally posted by Tommy Wiseau:

So we got regular Ark which i really like but i get super burnt out restarting every time a new DLC or map drops. Its really only fun if i cheat and give myself like 1000 walls roofs ammo ect so i can actually play the game and just explore the map tame dinos and kill whatever the apex pred is.

that being said whats the difference between Survival Ascended and regular ark??

Isnt ark 2 on the way whats the difference between ascended and ark 2?

How different can they be....

you re wasting all the fun in this game by giving you everything but how to make a stupid understand he s stupid...

You don't determine how other people have fun with the game. If people don't want to progress and just want to muck around with dinos and cool items, let them. But how to make a closed minded person understand they are closed minded.

[Michael Daemon]

Originally posted by Greyedsteel:

Apart from better graphics, the maps are overhauled and there are several quality of life improvements like a better building system

How much of that was just mods?

[Greyedsteel]

Originally posted by Michael Daemon:

Originally posted by Greyedsteel:

Apart from better graphics, the maps are overhauled and there are several quality of life improvements like a better building system

How much of that was just mods?

In og ark or how much of it is modded into Asa, cause I haven't started in on mods yet

[Dradiin]

Originally posted by JB-emmanuel-Zorg:

Originally posted by Tommy Wiseau:

that being said whats the difference between Survival Ascended and regular ark??

Unreal Engine 5 overhaul with Nanite, Lumen, and NVIDIA's RTXDI
Cross-platform multiplayer
Cross-platform modding
Dynamic water using FluidNinja
Interactive foliage
Cutscenes
Unreal Engine 5 performance gains: instanced rendering (higher performance when drawing large bases), threaded server networking, and UE's custom physics engine
Dynamic navigation mesh and creature path-finding overhaul
Updated mini-map (pan, zoom, pings, etc – similar to the TSotF mini-map)
New third-person camera (with the option to opt out)
Directional sprinting and walking
Ping system
Gamepad cursor
Chibi slot and skins tab
Nvidia DLSS Support
Photo Mode
Dino/baby management QoL
Wild babies
Snap point improvements (new snaps, logic improvements)
Character creation & customization improvements
Tek Binoculars rework
An updated control scheme on controller
New gameplay balance.
The Movement Speed Status has been removed from official servers, but may be enabled elsewhere.
Mutations change, now have a separate meter from level points.
Supply Crates loot table rework.
Carcharodontosaurus and Rhyniognatha dossiers now are on The Island map.
Overall menu rework.
New menu icons.
New photo mode.
Better map.
Better dino tracker.
Configurable third person camera distance.
Quick-inventory feature.
Changing ammunition with the weapon in hand mechanic.
Complete construction rework.
Improved the process of picking-up and demolishing structures.
Decreased the number of construction engrams, allowing the player to modify, for example, a wall to be a door frame.
Electrical Generator no longer require cables, instead wirelessly powering any electric or gasoline-dependent appliance within a certain radius.
Any Appliance that previously required Gasoline, such as the Fabricator, may also be powered by the generator.
Tek Generator now gives power to the Tek Replicator.
All crafting stations now has "Wireless" resource pulling option that uses resources from all the Tek Dedicated Storages nearby.
Chemistry Bench now only requires electricity.
Tree Sap Tap now produces Sap respecting the server stack multiplier (30 by default).
Irrigation now only requires an intake pipe, wirelessly irrigating within a fixed radius, which can be extended to a certain area by placing a reservoir.
Stone Fireplace now can cook meat.
Toilet now spoils all meat inside its inventory whenever a player flushes.
Seeds now have a spoil timer equivalent to their respective berry.
GPS, Compass and Transponder Node removed, replaced with the upgraded map and dino tracking features.
Torch now can be placed on the belt height of the player.
Electronic Binoculars rework, now they're called Tek Binoculars and shows complete information about the target.
Because Movement Speed is no longer improvable by levelling the stat, all creatures do not increase the speed stat neither wild nor tamed.
Occasionally, wild babies may be found with their respective parents, and may be claimed by slaying or taming the parents.
Oviraptor rework, now it auto-collects Eggs that it has in range.
Dung Beetle rework, now it auto-collects Feces that it has in range.
Onyc now has a new land mechanic and their corresponding animations.

ROFL alot of this was in ASE mods that WC/Snail just incorporated into ASA.... Nice try though.

You also left out the consistent crashes, the terrible servers, the paid for mods, the new P2W adventure packs. . . . it goes one and on. Good thing you left out all of that BS.

[Tommy Wiseau]

This sounds like its not worth the money ill just play regular ark. Maybe if i had like a $5000+ PC but i cant play regular on ultra with 60 FPS so hard pass.