Since December 2022, ARK fans have been waiting for new information about ARK 2. At the Xbox and Bethesda Showcase 2022 the time had finally come: There was a new trailer. Disillusionment quickly followed, because there wasn’t much to see. There is a lot of new information that Studio Wildcard shared elsewhere.
What does the new trailer show? At the beginning of the trailer we see a dodo. This is a small, harmless bird, which is then chased away at 00:41 by a dino – presumably a Deinonychus.
Shortly thereafter, a Tyrannosaurus Rex enters the picture, scaring away the much smaller Dino. We also see Santiago Da Costa (played by Vin Diesel) and his daughter riding a T-Rex (from 00:42). Then comes a date: 2023. ARK fans’ fear comes true, ARK will be postponed.
By the way, here you can see all other information about the release, trailer or gameplay of ARK 2.
Why is the trailer disappointing? Cinematically, the trailer looks good, but other than the delayed release, it doesn’t offer any new information to players – it just looks good. There was also no hoped-for information about a possible PS5 release of ARK 2.
Climb, Fight and Parkour – New ARK-2 information on the websites
What information does the trailer not show? What Studio Wildcard missed with the trailer, the development studio made up for elsewhere: on various websites and platforms such as Steam, we have seen a lot of new information that sounds really good since the release of the new trailer. MeinMMO summarizes what is there.
Explore the world of ARK 2 in third person
What new information is there about the world of ARK 2? In the world of ARK 2, a completely new experience is to be created through the possibilities of the Unreal Engine 5, which affects the weather, smoke or even foliage.
We’ll have to wait a bit until we see the first gameplay on the “ARK 2” map Arat, but another map has just been released in ARK: Survival Evolved: The popular mod map Fjördur is here and on all platforms playable!
What new information on the technology is available? For ARK 2 there is great information that in the future the Xbox consoles will also be able to access mods of any kind. With the predecessor, mods were limited to the Steam version of the game.
What do we know about building in ARK 2?
Building from templates: In ARK 2 you will be able to create, save and share building templates, such as is possible in Minecraft with the schematics. This allows you to place a building template on the map in ARK 2 and construct the structure as a team.
Build Options: According to Studio Wildcard, the revised building system includes countless other building options.
Change for fighting with animals and fists
This changes at the Movement: The Movement will see major innovations in ARK 2 and will be inspired by other games. For example, Studio Wildcard wrote that they were looking at Soulslike games for the melee system and Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed was a template for the parkour movement.
What do we know about interacting with animals in ARK 2? Also regarding the animals, there will be some changes in ARK 2 compared to its predecessors, aimed at the creatures’ senses and stealth.
If all the new information has gotten you interested in survival games and you can’t wait until 2023 for the release of ARK 2, check out our list of the 25 best survival games of 2022.