Summary
Despite the abundance of contentalready featured inArk: Survival Ascended,this massive mod delivers a DLC-sized experience that exponentially grows the vanilla game. In World ofArk, a large part of the game’s appeal comes from how developerStudio Wildcard encourages talented moddersto take its creation and make it their own with massive tweaks and additions that may not be a part of the official development project. The result is an extremely customizable survival game that’s constantly growing thanks to gigantic add-ons that allow for unprecedented customization.
Over onCurse Forge, creator Haliotro, working alongside others like CalmariaGaming, Trix3r, PeterPan, and SkyAurelia, releasedthe staggering “Jurassic Awakening” mod which completely overhauls survival mode and introduces over 400 new dinosaur and dinosaur variantstoArk: Survival Ascended. If that wasn’t enough, the add-on also includes hundreds of new saddles, weapons, armor, and items to make taming those additional critters all the easier. Loot has also been tweaked to be fully customizable so adventures across The Island can be more rewarding than ever before.
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What Else Is New In Jurassic Awakening?
Making Survival Ascended Even Better
While Jurassic Awakening looks to expand uponSurvival Ascended, it also builds upon what’s already in place, improving systems to make for a betterArkexperience. One such adjustment is tothe AI running how dinosaurs behave,a system which has been markedly improved by the mod to make hunting and taming the beasts more rewarding.The add-on also implements a system to ensure a consistently challenging experience by having difficulty increase asplayers make their way across The Island.
It’s worth noting that Jurassic Awakening may not be for everyone asthe mod specifically states that it’s intended to be “a challenging survival mod” that makesSurvival Ascendedmuch more difficult. The description notes that even veterans of the game who are well-versed in its systems may be challenged by the more realistic adjustments. Fortunately for those who do want to experience some of the bigger changes, the mod is relatively customizable so it can be adjusted to better fit the kind of experience players are looking for.
Perhaps the most exciting part of Jurassic Awakening is that the mod is still in active developmentwith several more features coming in the future. These include more ranged weapons and ammo types, new content for caves, oceans, and dungeons, and even more unique dinosaurs and world boss creatures.Ark: Survival Ascendedplayers looking to completely refresh their interest in the game should really check out this add-on.
