There are all sorts of tools (and creatures) that you can use to maximise your gathering efficiency, but the essential items are a pick and hatchet - not least because they make for excellent, impromptu weapons early in the game too. As such, you’ll find the going much easier if you know exactly where to find the resources you need - hence the importance of familiarising yourself with the island as soon as possible.īefore you begin gathering resources, however, you’ll need to ensure that you’re suitably equipped for the task at hand. Almost everything that you’ll do on the island - from building and eating to fighting and taming - requires that you first gather the necessary materials. Mastering the art of resource gathering is key to your continued survival in ARK’s hostile world. For instance, Sparkpowder (which can be used as a fuel source and to power the Preserving Bin) is made by combining Flint and Stone in a Mortar and Pestle. The latter materials are a combination of two or more resources - sometimes raw resources, sometimes other compound resources - that will likely require a specific crafting tool to make. However, as you progress further, you’ll require more exotic resources (such as pearls) and compound resources. In the early-to-mid stages of the game, the raw materials you’ll be relying on most often are: Wood, Thatch, Stone, Flint, Fibre, Metal, Oil, Crystal, Silica Pearls, Hide, Pelt, Chitin, Keratin and Feces. Luckily, resources are plentiful on the island and will continue to spawn in exactly the same place (unless a foundation has been laid nearby). Once you’ve unlocked an Engram, you can craft that item as often as you like, provided that you have the required resources on your person - or, depending on the item, in the specified crafting receptacle. Unsurprisingly, the better an item’s class, the higher its resource cost is compared to the standard model. There are six item tiers in total - Primitive, Ramshackle, Apprentice, Journeyman, Mastercraft and Ascendant - so it pays to keep an eye out for higher-quality Blueprints.
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Higher level crates usually contain better goodies and Blueprints, with some Blueprints even letting you craft more advanced versions of standard Engram items. White beacons can only be opened if you’re Level 3 or above, green beacons require you to be level 15 and up, then it’s level 25 for blue beacons, 35 for purple beacons, 35 for yellow beacons and level 60 for red. Alongside Blueprints, cargo crates also contain other useful supplies - but you’ll need to have reached a specific level before you can open them. Instead, you’ll find them at Beacons scattered across the island - then, once a Blueprint is in your inventory, it can be used as often as you like.īeacons, incidentally, are long, vertical beams of light that mark an incoming cargo crate as it descends from the skies. The Cooking Pot and Industrial Grill engrams, meanwhile, both require you to have learned the Campfire first.īlueprints are similar to Engrams, but don’t need to be learned before use. A basic Campfire, for instance, can be unlocked using 3 Engram Points, but only once you’ve reached level 2.
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It’s not quite that simple, however you’ll also need to have met the Engram’s listed level requirement, and in some cases, will need to have learned other Engrams first. EngramsĮngrams (essentially item recipes) can be learned by spending the Engram Points that you accrue each time your character levels up. Thankfully then, crafting in ARK is easy, and you’ll usually only require three basic components to craft a specific item: a suitable Engram, the relevant raw materials and, often, a special device to do the crafting in, such as the Cooking Pot or Fabricator. Virtually everything in ARK that isn’t a raw material will need to be crafted before you can use it - whether that be a Water Jar, a wooden foundation to support your base, a fence to keep the undesirables out, a campfire to keep you warm and turn raw meat into delicious cooked meat, or even a saddle for your favourite angry carnivore.
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There’s a lot to take on board when it comes to cooking and crafting, however, so here are the basics to get you moving in the right direction.įor more Ark Survival Evolved advice, check out our beginner's tips, island guide, base building guide, and Ark taming guide. Specifically, you’ll want to delve into ARK’s crafting and cooking systems, gathering resources and combining them to assemble essential tools, weapons, clothing, shelter and, of course, delicious, nourishing food. If you plan to make a go of it on ARK: Survival Evolved’s island, and hope to stay alive for more than a few minutes at a time, you’ll need to get your hands dirty.