ARK: Survival Evolved – Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)

Detailed maps, dinopedia, cooking, refinement, fuel handling, etc.

Chapter #1: Introduction

The following guide will be a collection of detailed maps and graphics cheat sheets elaborating various aspects and mechanics of the game for beginners only!

Chapter #2: Official Maps

The Island

ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)

The Center

ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)

Scorched Earth

ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)

Ragnarok

ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)

Chapter #3: Character

Engrams

The following list has in my believes the most essential engrams you may need to experience the game as a whole. The following engrams will let you build different bases [no fancy add-ons]. They will let you explore any part of the map and it has a minimum amount of weapons necessary for taming.

However, it does not include any Scorched Earth DLC engrams. I consider this DLC as designed for advanced players. The following list does not include any saddles, PVP, and decorative engrams
Not listed engrams are considered as supplementary and optional.

ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)
ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)
ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)
ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)
ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)

  • Remaining EP Points at level 84: 40 EP
  • Remaining EP Points at level 100: 1000 EP 

Platform Saddles

The platform saddle is a special saddle for the dinosaur and the alternative to the normal saddle. You can place structures on top of the platform saddle and thus build mobile bases, siege structures or use to transport large amounts of materials.

ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)

For instance, if you are willing to buy all three saddles + platforms for those Dinos then you will be left with remaining EP Points at level 100: 680 EP. However, remember that these are just supplementary options and perhaps you may choose otherwise.

Chapter #4: Dinopedia

Taming Basics

ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)

Carnivores

Carnivores are creatures that eat meat.

ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)
ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)
ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)
ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)
ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)
ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)
ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)
ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)

Carrion-Feeders

Carrion-Feeders are creatures that eat dead and rotting flesh (although some also hunt live prey).

ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)

Herbivores

Herbivores are creatures that do not eat meat.

ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)
ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)
ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)
ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)
ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)
ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)

Omnivores

Omnivores are creatures that eat both berries and meat.

ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)

Piscivores

Piscivores are creatures that eat fish only.

ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)

Untamable

Alpha creatures, bosses, event creatures are untamable. All creatures found in both the swamp cave and the snow cave are untamable as well.

ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)
ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)
ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)

Chapter #5: Resources

Fuel Handling

ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)

Cooking Basics

ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)

Cooking Recipes

ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)
ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)
ARK: Survival Evolved - Guide for Beginners (Maps, Dinos, Cooking, Engrams, Recipes)

Volodymyr Azimoff
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I love games and I live games. Video games are my passion, my hobby and my job. My experience with games started back in 1994 with the Metal Mutant game on ZX Spectrum computer. And since then, I’ve been playing on anything from consoles, to mobile devices. My first official job in the game industry started back in 2005, and I'm still doing what I love to do.

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