Following the success of ARK: Survival Evolved, Wild Card Studio currently developing ARK 2, a new episode in which Vin Diesel will be actor and producer. He is also back in his role as santiago in the cinematic broadcast at Xbox & Bethesda Games Showcase todayalongside Auli’i Cravalho who will play his daughter Meeka.
Still no gameplay in sight, but the survival game has been confirmed for the first half of 2023 on PC and Xbox Series X|S.
Sudden awakening to a strange primitive world filled with dinosaurs and humans struggling for dominance; you must piece together the story of your arrival there, team up with legendary heroes, and face powerful dark forces seeking to control the fate of all life. Saddle up and join the ultimate next-gen survival experience with ARK2!
Every aspect of the ARK series has been revamped and redesigned in this sequel. Here is a sampling of the new features that ARK 2 will contain upon its initial release:
EPIC STORY
Starring Vin Diesel (“Riddick”) as legendary ARK hero Santiago, experience a historic adventure as he seeks to protect his daughter Meeka – voiced by Auli’i Cravalho (“Moana”) – from the ghosts of the ancient past and visions of a new future.
MODDING CROSS-REVOLUTIONARY PLATFORM
Fully stackable, user-created mods for new creatures, items, gameplay features, and maps are now distributed across all platforms, along with support for modded unofficial servers!
BEST-IN-CLASS, THIRD-PERSON ONLY GAME
Advanced character traversal mechanics like mantling, free climbing, parkour, sliding and swinging!
MELEE COMBAT AS SOULS
Target lock, blocks, dodges, combos, staggers, special attacks, emphasizing player skill based action.
MASSIVE, NEW ALIEN ENVIRONMENT
Explore a mysterious and chaotic world where native flora and fauna are overrun by invading primeval creatures from an extinct Earth!
FABRICATION OF COMPONENT-BASED ARTICLES
Build your weapons and tools from a range of separate modules to customize their look and functionality – millions of possible combinations allow you to create your own unique gear! The specific materials you choose will further affect how your items look, with multiple resource options found in unique regions of the world.
DYNAMIC GLOBAL EVENTS
Natural and unnatural events are always happening in the game world, regardless of your presence! Your choices in deciding whether or not to interact with these events will earn you rewards or challenges.
OPPOSING PVE FORCE
Hostile “Aratai” hunt and attack you while riding their own tame creatures, as they seek to drive human intruders from their world.
CREATE AND SHARING ADVANCED MODELS
Instanced rendering and network streaming allows for much higher client and server performance for large player-built structures, and longer draw distance! Survivors can configure and save their own favorite building models, share them, and place layouts of potential models in the world to then create them as a team.
SENSORY-BASED AI CREATURE
No ubiquitous radar – animals now track and hunt by sight, sound and smell! Hide from predators with visual camouflage and environmental obstructions, and learn to mask your scent! Dynamic orientation allows creatures to intelligently maneuver around obstacles and player-built structures.
CHARACTER PROGRESSION AND SKILL SYSTEM
Earn both experience points through gameplay and knowledge points by completing key objectives and overcoming unique challenges, to progress through a massive skill tree filled with new active abilities, perks, and passive benefits.
FULL USE OF UNREAL ENGINE 5 TECHNOLOGY
See foliage respond convincingly to passing wildlife, downstream water flow around obstacles, volumetric storm clouds, localized weather systems, smoke and particles affected by physical forces, and even more ! The fundamental advancement in lighting systems allows for a more photorealistic day-night cycle, generating real-time ambient lighting and shadows in both natural and player-built environments!