Ark: Survival Evolved continues to be practically as common now because it was at launch, so it’s no nice shock that Studio Wildcard’s Dino Riders-ish survival sandbox continues to be rising. What is a nice shock is that the brand new Valguero enlargement shall be fully freed from cost, and launched tomorrow. It received’t require any current DLC, and can embrace one new dinosaur to hunt or befriend; the agile and feathery Deinonychus, seen tussling with a Tyrannosaurus above. Below, a trailer taking us on a scenic tour of the multi-layered, 63 sq. kilometre new surroundings.
I can’t deny that the brand new map is a fetching wanting panorama, and properly diversified too. Wildcard boast eight diversified biomes throughout a number of climates, though I’m undecided if that quantity consists of the underground areas as effectively. On high of icy valleys and an energetic volcano, there’ll be loads of tunnels to dig round under. There’s a mix of pure caves, environments seen solely within the Aberration enlargement, and previous ruins to find underground and even underwater. It needs to be a enjoyable showcase of what the builders have discovered about surroundings design through the years.
The new map appears pretty much as good a cause as any for gamers to start out contemporary, and shake up the server social orders as soon as extra. Apparently it even consists of an endgame problem to work in the direction of; a boss area the place gamers can problem a Megapithecus, Manticore and Dragon concurrently. Seems like it might be a enjoyable problem for a comparatively low-tech swarm of gamers. Less so in the event that they’re all stomping round in energy armour and with vitality rifles. Perhaps one to strive with the official Primitive Plus mod.
The Valguero enlargement launches on June 18th, free for all Ark: Survival Evolved homeowners. Developers Studio Wildcard shall be streaming a primary peek on the new map later tonight at 3pm PST (11pm GMT) here on Twitch.
