Summer Game Fest: ARK 2 – Trailer, Release Date & More!

ARK II, sequel to the reptilian franchise gets a new trailer, release date, and more!

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ARK II

ARK II is the new opus of Studio Wildcard and the sequel to the famous survival game in a prehistoric world ARK. Announced for some time now, a certain amount of more or less truthful information is circulating about it. Today we are going to see the concrete elements that we have in our possession and the new news.

First preview

the December 13, 2020 came out this magnificent teaser-trailer which was rendered with the graphics engine Unreal Engine 5 and Ray tracing.

Trailer & Release Date

Today, during the showcase Xbox & Bethesda Games appeared a new trailer. We have nothing new to eat except a plan on Santiago and his daughter Meekaboth overlapping a Rex.

Rex who is still as gorgeous as in the December 2020 teaser-trailer.

About the game

Every aspect of the ARK series has been revamped and redesigned in this sequel. Below 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.

Revolutionary Cross-Platform Modding

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

Advanced character traversal mechanics like mantling, free climbing, traversing, sliding and swinging!

Melee combat like 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!

Manufacture 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.

Oppose Force PvE

Hostile “Aratai” hunt and attack you while riding their own tame creatures, as they seek to drive human intruders from their world.

Create and share 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.

Creature AI is sensory-based

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 much 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!

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