How to Beat the ISLAND Map on Ark | Complete Guide ► Ark Survival Evolved

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  • This is a complete guide on how to play Ark and beat the first map, the island. No matter your experience in the game, skip ahead to the part of the video where you need help learning on how to get further in the game Ark Survival Evolved.
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    0:00 How to play Ark Survival Evolved
    0:25 How long it will take to beat the map
    0:40 Experience run to level up fast
    1:01 The basics of Ark
    2:57 Armor and how weather affects your health
    3:47 Early game progression
    7:04 How to breed your own dinos
    8:32 Further early game progression
    11:10 Getting your first flyer, the pteranodon
    12:11 Early Mid game progression
    12:58 Unlocking Ark technology
    18:30 Mid game progression
    19:45 Start of end game progression
    23:22 How to get ready for fighting the bosses
    24:49 How to fight the Broodmother boss
    32:03 How to fight the Megapithecus boss
    37:55 How to fight the Dragon boss
    47:59 How to fight the Overseer boss and ascend
    #Ark #arksurvivalevolved #guide
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  • @ConCon
    @ConCon  Před 7 měsíci +27

    Here's a complete guide on how to play Ark Ascended: czcams.com/play/PLEFmHCQRBf0CeFmB6agMsiow92HZ1ol8F.html

    • @TonyTheMacc
      @TonyTheMacc Před 4 měsíci

      What level in ark should i move out the beach?

    • @wornote1382
      @wornote1382 Před 3 měsíci

      @DaRealFortMakermzmkz😊k

  • @MommaRogue
    @MommaRogue Před 2 lety +3738

    Well I just started playing ARK a few weeks ago. I had NO idea that I was suppose to be trying to beat the map. I’ve just been chilling on the beach making my base and taming some Dino’s. 😂😂😂 I’m level 72 I think? And I have hardly anything. I don’t even travel into the jungle areas!! Oh boy! I got some catching up to do! Love the video!

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety +609

      That's pretty normal for a new player haha, take your time and explore and experience everything. This is just to guide you on how to get to the next step if you ever feel stuck or lost

    • @gigganigga690
      @gigganigga690 Před 2 lety +105

      If you finish the island and you don't have dlcs i recommend playing valguero it's so much fun and i see that it's better than the island (my pov)

    • @blank4170
      @blank4170 Před 2 lety +15

      same

    • @porshag8720
      @porshag8720 Před 2 lety +18

      Same lol

    •  Před 2 lety +1

      same honestly but only ive explored almost 80% of the map

  • @haythamalexander
    @haythamalexander Před rokem +92

    1. Anybody hardly realizes how difficult it is to make this type of video.
    2. Excellent quality of information.
    3. The game is insanely complicated.

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem +3

      Thank you! yes it took a lot of planning

  • @lokicook9397
    @lokicook9397 Před 2 lety +537

    Couple things:
    1: Great video, entertaining and informative
    2: You made this so visually perfect that I can understand WITHOUT AUDIO
    3: Realized my playstyle is wrong (cutting corners, not smart) because of this
    4: Never even thought about megatherium for spiders, thanks for the idea
    5: Made everything much easier on everyone
    6: So you just earned a new viewer

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety +22

      I'm glad you found the video helpful

    • @timtomnec
      @timtomnec Před 2 lety +2

      Says to use S+ mod, never shows using S+ in game

    • @maxedbinj7920
      @maxedbinj7920 Před rokem +9

      @@timtomnec because some people don’t have s+

  • @emmanuelmontalvo1676
    @emmanuelmontalvo1676 Před rokem +40

    Holy cow, this is waaaaaay more complicated than I thought.
    I was expecting something like The Forest game, but this is way far more difficult.
    I mean, I just made some spears yesterday and thought i was ready for war.

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem +6

      Lmao no there's so much more to do compared to the forest

    • @adeyinkafagbayi
      @adeyinkafagbayi Před 2 měsíci +1

      That's what I said.😂

    • @0alexander062
      @0alexander062 Před měsícem

      @@ConConmy two fav games

  • @fruitbatcat
    @fruitbatcat Před 2 lety +587

    Been playing Ark since 2016, and this has definitely got to be the best starter vod I've seen, highly recommended to new players!

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety +12

      Glad you like it!

    • @SoloDamon
      @SoloDamon Před 2 lety +6

      im new player and this video is so awsome

    • @abdullahfarhan624
      @abdullahfarhan624 Před 2 lety

      Same

    • @djteflanable
      @djteflanable Před 2 lety

      Except for the part where he says your Raptor could farm dire bears n wolf packs😭😭😂

    • @wellthen8953
      @wellthen8953 Před 2 lety

      @david joyce well I'm on Xbox and when I hold up the map I press X and it pops up so probably square

  • @alph4t1tan69
    @alph4t1tan69 Před rokem +793

    Idk if people realize how long this video probably took to put together. This such a well put together video and guide and easy to understand. You deserve way more subs bro.

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem +40

      Much appreciated! Glad you enjoyed my guide

    • @shabanajawed7386
      @shabanajawed7386 Před rokem +4

      Well he had the creative mod to get this done fast

    • @HallyVee
      @HallyVee Před rokem +13

      @@shabanajawed7386 that surely helped but the editing effects alone are a SERIOUS time investment.

    • @mucdaoamnatvong7538
      @mucdaoamnatvong7538 Před rokem

      I was thinking the same thing dude

    • @Ryan-op7yd
      @Ryan-op7yd Před rokem +2

      Goes to show how long of a game Ark is when even the most concise, straightforward guides are almost an hour long lol

  • @Arknjoyer
    @Arknjoyer Před rokem +70

    Ark is over 7 years old and this is still very useful hope you make a how to beat Ark 2 when it comes out!

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem +6

      I will do so haha

  • @callumhatch1215
    @callumhatch1215 Před rokem +147

    I love this guide. This guide has told me things that I would never think of like using sparkpowder as fuel or using campfires for breeding dinos for higher stats. Definitely recommended for beginners who are starting Ark.

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem +5

      Glad you enjoyed it!

    • @mcraft5559
      @mcraft5559 Před rokem

      For me using sparkpowder for Campfires seemed just like a waste, because I had problems gathering stone for my base ( hadn't the dino for this). Never thought it would be faster to use this

    • @patrickmoore9134
      @patrickmoore9134 Před 10 měsíci

      just uses AC

    • @andrew9021
      @andrew9021 Před 8 měsíci +2

      I’d still use wood for campfires / forges. This is because burning wood gives you charcoal, and charcoal and sparkpowder gives you gunpowder, and gunpowder gives you bullets, and you’re gonna need hella bullets to get caves and bosses done

  • @lappendernation7435
    @lappendernation7435 Před 2 lety +70

    I know this is a little late but you don't know how much I appreciate people like you! Such an amazing video, I'm sure you've put a lot of work in it. Thank you so much!

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety

      You are so kind thank you!

  • @daneyboy0j074
    @daneyboy0j074 Před 2 lety +68

    Best Guide I've ever seen. It's both thorough and compact. Mad Respect Man, IT'S SOO HARD NOT TO RAMBLE, but you've done a marvelous job. Thanks a Ton!

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety +3

      Much appreciated!

  • @kowenaucoin6247
    @kowenaucoin6247 Před rokem +61

    For those who didn’t know before (my friends didn’t) you can also turn the scrap metal you find from tek Dino’s and broken ships (fjordur) to get a 1:1 ratio of scrap metal ingots which work exactly the same way as normal metal

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem +2

      Yes that is true

    • @bloodwolfgaming9269
      @bloodwolfgaming9269 Před rokem +5

      Actually, Tek creatures can be a pretty good way to get some of the more rare/valuable resources. The scrap can be made into metal ingots and I think you can also harvest oil from them if I recall. If you don't want to deal with ocean dives, frozen north, or it's still pretty early game, farming Tek creatures like the parasaurs can be a pretty good way for metal/oil early on.

    • @friendlyneighborhoodkelbea7258
      @friendlyneighborhoodkelbea7258 Před rokem +3

      @@bloodwolfgaming9269 they give you Electronics and Element Dust as well, really good loot. So yeah, really spares you a lot of resource trips

    • @kenabbott8585
      @kenabbott8585 Před rokem +3

      @@bloodwolfgaming9269
      Apparently the amount you get doesn't depend on level, so you can breed them without worrying about the stats at all (some say you want the food stat higher; I'll experiment a bit and see). Just get a male and a female, stick a campfire next to the eggs to get 'em warm enough, and stick some food in 'em. You don't have to worry about imprinting them, because it won't make a difference.
      Then you stick the females next to the male (Ark doesn't have a mechanic for inbreeding--then again, maybe that's how they explain the mutations!), and kill the males.
      If you have a trike or a stego, then you probably already have more berries than you know what to do with, so now you can turn them into useful resources.

    • @HallyVee
      @HallyVee Před 10 měsíci

      Oh, a 1:1 ratio, eh? I just assumed it was the same as Metal.

  • @farleftsilencelikenazis1021

    This is more informative than a dozen other videos combined. An epic review PACKED with all the info a noob needs. Rarely have I ever seen such an epic review with such a perfect balance of not spoiling the game but hinting what you need to be doing. Bloody Brilliant ConCon. Subbed

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem

      Thanks so much for the kind words!

  • @sianaymcallister
    @sianaymcallister Před 2 lety +59

    Started playing this as a group but others got bored and this really helped as It’s my first time playing

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety +3

      I'm glad to hear that!

    • @stevendude565
      @stevendude565 Před 2 lety +7

      It sucks when that happens but Fortune favors the brave

    • @sianaymcallister
      @sianaymcallister Před 2 lety +2

      Steven Dude it really does was hard to keep the materials up to date too when you play by yourself

    • @chickennuggy-kd1dj
      @chickennuggy-kd1dj Před rokem

      I had this recently and I had to start all over because my friend paid for an official private server so I know how you feel

  • @tonywilkins8795
    @tonywilkins8795 Před rokem +23

    The best part about Ark is the build up and experiencing everything for the first time. I wish I could relive Ark for the first time everytime. I used to scream going through the swamp 😂 now I just skip through there booping sarcos on the nose and dodging capros take me back in time. This game is awesome

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem +4

      I know right, used to be terrified of dilophosaurs and now you just sidestep them

    • @immortaliaa
      @immortaliaa Před rokem +1

      Same here I feel this! The Redwoods used to be so scary, I wouldn't even dare set one foot under those dark canopies! But now with a powerful mount I don't fear a thing in there. It's great going through that experience. :3

    • @jasonreed7522
      @jasonreed7522 Před 4 měsíci +1

      I'm currently doing my first serious playthrough, semi blind. Currently scouting for a permanent or semi permanent mainland base location.
      Currently living on herbivore island, technically one of the tiny islands near the entrance to the lagoon. I'm sick of how long it takes to get to the mainland, and how the dinos appear to have stopped spawning on my island. So i want a mainland base that is practical to get bigger dinos to, and closer to better resource nodes.
      Very sick of my pteranodon running out of stamina while not having a safe landing spot, and subsequently getting eaten by raptors or worse. (I am very tempted to make a network of towers to land on for safer travel.)

  • @Alematt-du6pz
    @Alematt-du6pz Před rokem +6

    I've been playing ark for a few years now and watching videos for even longer but I still never beaten the map, although I knew everything you've said I know that if I was a new player I would've learned a lot simply because of how clearly you explained everything. Great video.

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem

      Thanks! glad to hear that

  • @TheCaptDude
    @TheCaptDude Před 2 lety +16

    I have played over 2k hours in Ark. But never played The Island map. This really helps for the locations. Much appreciated. Before Ark 2 comes out, I wanted to beat ALL maps. Just need to beat Alpha on Lost Island. Then I will start a new play through on the Island. Be well brother!

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety +2

      Good luck! I'm so hyped for Ark 2 as well. You gotta beat them before Fjordur comes out in June haha

  • @Svince54
    @Svince54 Před rokem +6

    Love the notes on the boss access and strategies. Also love the mention of using sparkpowder as a fuel. Did not know that, and I have played a lot of videos!

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem

      Yeah I'm surprised how many people didn't know about sparkpowder as a fuel

  • @sebbrick1223
    @sebbrick1223 Před rokem +11

    This is with no doubt the best ARK guide on youtube. It helped me so much! Thank you very much!

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem

      Glad to hear it!

    • @lunerdytrenlal3
      @lunerdytrenlal3 Před rokem

      @@ConCon are the mods mandatory or not? I’m on console so i want to know

  • @thesockinseokjin9663
    @thesockinseokjin9663 Před 2 lety +10

    i remembered playing this a while back and just chilling till lvl 100 with my base and some tamed dinos. idk i can mate them, breed stronger/better version of them, or even care to check how to fight the bosses although i've check out the altars a few times. then i started watching syntax and was blown away with how much i can still do and what i missed. but i was still unclear with the whole steps on what i should do to progress. watching this video, im gonna try it again.

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety

      Yeah this game has a lot more going on than most people realize

  • @flelix6490
    @flelix6490 Před rokem +6

    I recently started playing ARK, about 2-3 weeks ago and already reached 100h playtime on steam. I'm enjoying this game pretty much, especially because I love any game of survival genre. So, now I reached late game, where I can craft almost every stuff (except Tek, of course), and my problem is about what should I do next. I'm glad that I found this guide, because it helped me a lot in understanding of how these bosses are look like and how to kill them, and also set my plans straight to taming and breeding, which seems like the most important trouble I would experience fighting these bosses. So yeah, thanks a lot, really love playing Ark, and after completing The Island would definitely watch your Scorched Earth guide ❤️

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem

      Good luck I hope you beat the map and succeed

  • @Adam-082
    @Adam-082 Před 2 lety +3

    I have watched many CZcams videos on Ark and You have by far the best how to and knowledge guides i have seen. very well put together.

  • @paulstonebridge3725
    @paulstonebridge3725 Před 2 lety +6

    great vid thank you. been playing solid for 3 weeks at leval 96 at moment . playing on the xbox and like others i had no idear of what i was went to do and how and like others no doubt just stayed on beach at the beginning i tryed to go into wild and dyed every time . just wish i watched your clip at the start it would of saved so much time playing . tamed my first trex yesterday before that i had quite a zoo and no idear of what i need and why . and to be onist even at leval 97 i still had no idear of were to go and how not to get lost . many times running into something nasty . now after watching your vid i have a idear of what and were to go so today i set out to get things done with a clue on were to go for all i need . once again big thanks great vid .

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety

      Awesome, glad it helps!

  • @TheBobofDragons
    @TheBobofDragons Před 2 lety +18

    As someone who recently returned to ark and wanted to beat the island to start it all off with, I really really love this video. You make everything seem so simple, so easy to go to and it makes me actually believe the game is much easier and you can upgrade much quicker, than what i'm doing myself lol. If a new player actually watched this vid, they would get very far, very quickly than some of us who are lvl 50 already and still live in a tree cube with hide armor and barely any metal.

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety +1

      Hahaha once you know what to do, its easy. Its hard when you DONT know what to do next

    • @TheBobofDragons
      @TheBobofDragons Před 2 lety

      @@ConCon exactly!

  • @S1ick865
    @S1ick865 Před 2 lety +22

    This is a great video man! You explain everything perfectly!

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety +3

      Glad to help

    • @wastedwatts
      @wastedwatts Před 2 lety

      Well, that is nice to say since making videos is a bit of work, but highly experienced players and educators will note hundreds of details yet to be addressed, all of which new players have to learn by experience. Truthfully it isn't possible to cover all the details in even a 5 hour video, but many can be demonstrated in a video series, with each episode lasting at least an hour. Many lovers of the game have done just that, so there is no shortage of videos to watch, even though most video makers skip, or skim over most of the details about how they did something. Of course this means a new player has to have enough foresight to start with the first video and stay the course until they can master the processes required to make progress before starting the next video in the series.. Most players won't do that and that is why you will see sleeping players all over the maps until a meat eater cleans up the players avatar after they have left the game. This game is not only frustrating to play, it is also NOT intuitive.

    • @miketilton6393
      @miketilton6393 Před 2 lety

      This video renewed my desire to play this some more. I was getting to the point of quitting due to the lack of noticeable end game, only seemed like an endless grind.

    • @wastedwatts
      @wastedwatts Před 2 lety

      @@miketilton6393 For most players the game is an endless grind for resources, which only gets worse when a player decides to do the Tek grind. It starts with the never ending need for black pearls, and gets worse with the need for element to something can be made and used.

  • @thedumbone2687
    @thedumbone2687 Před 5 měsíci +5

    I've played ark for a bit longer but never made it to the late game, this guide still showed me some amazing things i wish i had known earlier

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 5 měsíci

      That's great 👍

    • @thomasslone1964
      @thomasslone1964 Před 3 měsíci +1

      only reason I'm a solo player, every friend i ever made in ark got bored and quit playing eventually

  • @AdmiralPeach
    @AdmiralPeach Před 2 lety +8

    Thank you so much, an incredibly useful & comprehensive video ❤️

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety +1

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @seriouslee4156
    @seriouslee4156 Před 2 lety +14

    That was an excellent video man, really appreciate all the time you took to explain the little things and how structured it all felt. So helpful, all new players should watch this.

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety

      Glad you found it helpful!

  • @loganrunner6231
    @loganrunner6231 Před 11 měsíci +4

    Hey i just wanted to say i saw that you respond to all the comments and i just really appreciate it because not too many creators do that and it makes me love your content even more

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 11 měsíci +1

      Thanks! Glad you noticed the effort :D

  • @Ry-Ratti
    @Ry-Ratti Před 2 lety +5

    This video was so helpful!!! I’ve played ark mobile a lot and I’ve finally gotten a good enough PC to play the real version of ark. And I knew about all the boses and stuff but I didn’t know how to get to them or the best strategies to kill them. This video was really informative thanks so much!!!

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety

      Good luck, hope it helps on your journey

  • @StoreCart
    @StoreCart Před rokem +2

    Just started ARK with my son... yah this is really helpful. The way you give information is soothing and easy to understand! Thanks for the vid!

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem

      Glad I could help!

  • @larsargo
    @larsargo Před rokem +2

    Thank you so much for this video, we just started playing Ark and we did NOT realize how complex the game is and how much you need to strategize! I'm so excited to boot our server up to play with this new information!

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem

      Yeah there's a lot involved. Every item has a purpose, even much later in the game

  • @SmolMiot
    @SmolMiot Před 6 měsíci +4

    i got ark for Christmas this year and i didnt really know what i was doing and i found this guide and it was super helpful, i will definitely watch more of your videos❤️

  • @leonardlotriet6821
    @leonardlotriet6821 Před 2 lety +5

    Great video dude. Brilliant overview on objectives and strategy.

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @ovanmaru
    @ovanmaru Před rokem +1

    This is exactly what I was looking for, please keep making videos for each map :D

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem

      Glad you liked the guide

  • @PlayArkpls
    @PlayArkpls Před rokem +5

    Did anyone notice that this guy comments on almost EVERY comment… respect bro

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem +1

      Yup I reply to every comment on all my videos

  • @sparkleyunicorn3546
    @sparkleyunicorn3546 Před 2 lety +38

    I didn't know I could use spark powder in the forge... I thought it was only for the preservation bin thing

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety +2

      Nope, its a fuel, the best early game fuel too

  • @leightonmillar8156
    @leightonmillar8156 Před rokem +2

    Honestly one of the most helpful videos, can’t really find any videos with mods extra so super helpful!

  • @jamescorrie8540
    @jamescorrie8540 Před rokem +1

    Great info I've been playing ark for almost a year off and on, this is the most information I've ever gotten out of anyone thank you I've changed a lot of things started breeding and have advanced so much on what I've seen from your videos keep up the amazing work

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem

      Glad to hear it! Good luck with your play through

  • @therealDragonitaZ
    @therealDragonitaZ Před rokem +3

    Finally a guide that has the coordinates for the entrances of the caves! Thank you so much!

  • @orangefrisby2366
    @orangefrisby2366 Před rokem +5

    This is an amazing tutorial for beginners and caters to players of any level. Keep up the good content 👍

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem +1

      Thank you, will do!

  • @fcraspect3382
    @fcraspect3382 Před rokem +1

    I love this video! I've been playing ark since early access on steam (way back in 2015 when jurassic world first came out LOL) and I've been playing ever since. You perfectly covered everything on how to beat the island! I'm still not no expert on ark but I do have 6000+ hours on the game and still haven't beaten Genesis pt 2, and lost island. I personally love the island just to chill around and have fun with friends. This video is amazing and keep up with the amazing content 👏

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem +1

      Thanks for enjoying the video! glad you liked it

  • @bivens0723
    @bivens0723 Před rokem +3

    I just started playing the game last week, and i have had trouble getting the flying mount to stay asleep after i knocked it out, i didnt know you had to force feed it narcotics to make it stay asleep. Thank you!

  • @Amityz72323
    @Amityz72323 Před 2 lety +189

    Tame any shoulder pet asap as they act like a backpack decreasing the weight of items you give them, like an otter which has the added bonus of allowing you to carry up to 5 of the same artifacts at once rather than one. Don't live off of basic food like cooked meat, make a custom recipe that will be very material efficient and give you a great stamina and water/food boost with a cooking pot or industrial cooker, where you can also make special recipes like battle tartar, focal chili, mindwipe tonic etc. Mindwipe tonic resets your stat/engram points so you can reuse them, this is great for funneling them all into crafting skill prior, which decreases the time it takes to craft things, and more importantly, greatly increases the stats of items crafted from non-primitive blueprints. Also use focal chili before this because it also increases crafting skill for a limited time. You can also make a oil/metal/electronic/element farm by breeding tek dinosaurs (like parasaurs) and then murdering their young

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety +16

      Thanks for sharing those valuable tips

    • @stephenhourihan814
      @stephenhourihan814 Před 2 lety

      Dodos don't have a chance to drop Tek items unless it's a mod. Vanilla Ark does not

    • @Amityz72323
      @Amityz72323 Před 2 lety +5

      @@stephenhourihan814 Lmao do you know what /j means

    • @stephenhourihan814
      @stephenhourihan814 Před 2 lety +6

      @@Amityz72323 now I do, hahaha

    • @samoerai6807
      @samoerai6807 Před rokem +1

      “And then murdering their young” 💀😂😭

  • @officialfable196
    @officialfable196 Před 2 lety +22

    I’ve been playing Ark since 2018 and I absolutely love this video! Thank you so much for this, I hope to see more for Aberration, Extinction, Genesis part 1, and Genesis part 2!!!
    Seriously, Genesis part 1 seems impossible…I’d love to see a vid on that 😂
    Fun Fact - I didn’t know you needed to put spark powder in a reserving bin to make it work until 2020

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety +2

      Glad you enjoyed! I will look at doing more, I recently did Scorched Earth: czcams.com/video/rOSCY_n6wK0/video.html

  • @gdianay10
    @gdianay10 Před rokem +2

    Man… i have been playing ARK for over a year now. And trust me when I first started this video was not out yet and i NEEDED IT!!!

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem

      Yeah me too hahaha!

  • @darkwolf8820
    @darkwolf8820 Před rokem +3

    Me and a few of my friends just started our first playthrough and, I never realized how much more there is to this game. I'm confused as it is. This guide really helps us newbies out

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem

      That's awesome, hope you enjoy it!

  • @Shamen921
    @Shamen921 Před rokem +4

    You were consice, coherent, and your voice isnt annoying to listen to, i think. Thats why i just subbed.

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem +1

      Oh thanks for the compliments :D

  • @saittarlac2735
    @saittarlac2735 Před rokem +3

    It's like a waterfall of information, great effort dude. Thank you so much.

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @Hidroclorotiazida99
    @Hidroclorotiazida99 Před rokem +1

    My god, this is an absolute gem of a video! How much time and effort must have gone into this is just beyond my imagination. Thanks SO MUCH for this guide! :D

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem

      Glad you enjoyed it! I made it how I would have wanted to learn the game hahaha

  • @AndyJ
    @AndyJ Před měsícem

    Thank you for taking your time to do all this! I know it took you days to make all of this and so I appreciate that. The game is crazy!

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před měsícem

      You're welcome :D

  • @SeeYouInTea.
    @SeeYouInTea. Před 2 lety +4

    Wow amazingly great vid this help me so
    Much . Only lev 35 started three days ago

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety +1

      Glad to hear it!

  • @markymark3668
    @markymark3668 Před 8 měsíci +3

    Amazingly well put together video. I never beat the Island before in my 1000+ hours of play (too ADD, would lose patience and just start a different map). It's insane how much depth there really is to this game. Just started a new playthrough of the Island and this time I'm gonna ascend thanks to this video!

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 8 měsíci +1

      Good luck with your new run!

    • @markymark3668
      @markymark3668 Před 8 měsíci

      @@ConCon ❤️

    • @markymark3668
      @markymark3668 Před 6 měsíci

      @ConCon back to tell you my save file got corrupted after 70+ hours so I started a new run and Ragnarok instead and beat that. Will go back eventually for Island but ngl almost rage quit over that happening 😅

  • @cubeninja1881
    @cubeninja1881 Před 11 měsíci +2

    This video helped me so much, I was not sure if I wanted to beat ark because of the time investment, but with this guide (and a higher resource multiplier)
    I am on my way, tysm!

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 11 měsíci

      Good luck on your adventure

  • @99jewelz
    @99jewelz Před 2 lety +4

    Exceptionally helpful video - thx!

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @Valkyrie4550
    @Valkyrie4550 Před 2 lety +9

    Wish I would’ve found this guide when I first started. Had to figure out everything myself. Great guide though explains everything very well.

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety +2

      Glad to hear it! Yeah I wish I had something like this when I started too, spent my first 100 hours on the beach lmao

    • @wastedwatts
      @wastedwatts Před 2 lety

      Wait until you try to craft the Tek stuff, assuming you can get the Boss games done without too many setbacks. You will need a lot of black pearls, something not so easy to come by on the Island map/ARK, as well as other things that are often in short supply. Expect the Tek gear to take more than a few months of collecting rare things and many struggles and setbacks.

  • @coahmain
    @coahmain Před 2 lety +1

    thank you so much! i really needed this. after a certain point in the game i wasnt sure where to go. and i didint know that there are so many ways to trap dinosaurs

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety

      Thanks for the feedback. Glad it helped.

  • @raymond_hester
    @raymond_hester Před 11 měsíci +1

    This is a great video, tons of great info. If you do an updated version I'd like to recommend including the otter to combat the harsh temperature. Love the content keep up the good work! 👍

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 11 měsíci

      Great suggestion! Thanks for sharing your tip

  • @jacksongunsmith3249
    @jacksongunsmith3249 Před 11 měsíci +3

    I've recently started playing the island map on singleplayer. about a week now.
    I thought I was well into mid game... turns out I've bearly scratched the surface thanks for making this vid. its actually given me a list of goals to work towards instead of just wondering around taming every dino I find. I stumbled onto the artifact of the hunter I think , my base is very close to its cave. had no idea what it was used for so I just put it on a pedestal in my base. so yeah... back to work I guess. I have a feeling this is going to take me months to do by myself.

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 11 měsíci

      Oh nice, yeah you got a bunch of work to do still then haha but take your time and enjoy it, there are many maps to complete afterwards too.

  • @jstvalentin
    @jstvalentin Před 2 lety +10

    love this video, it tells you anything you need very well explained and compromised.
    Appreciate the work und put in this vid ❤

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety +1

      Glad you enjoyed it!

  • @vind1
    @vind1 Před rokem +2

    thank you so much for this - massive help, so easy to understand and you explain everything so perfectly - thanks

  • @stndagsnttyrnny3773
    @stndagsnttyrnny3773 Před 2 měsíci

    Awesome, your video gives very good directions. New to ark since new year and there really is no direction in the game. Can't wait to level up and build up. Thanks, subbed.

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 měsíci

      You're welcome

  • @RealBradMiller
    @RealBradMiller Před 7 měsíci +3

    Figured out why I had such a hard time getting into this game. It's the island map. I kept thinking it was me doing something wrong losing my dinosaurs, but they literally get caught on a rock or between some trees, and then just sit there. Never once had that issue on Ragnarok, been playing on the island for the past three hours, I've lost EVERY SINGLE creature. Like if I put a tracker on them, I can find them again, stuck amongst clutter .. but those things don't work all the time as I lost all the nodes at once for some reason. Honestly can't wait for them to come out with more of the community maps that are free. I'm on the Switch, and love it despite that terrible tracking that I've just come across after over a week in Ragnarok and less than two hours in The Island.

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 7 měsíci +1

      Yeah island map isn't the greatest experience, it's a really frustrating map haha

    • @RealBradMiller
      @RealBradMiller Před 7 měsíci

      @@ConCon The density of the trees makes it so difficult! I have hollowed out paths through the landscape now. Can't wait for the other community maps, and I really need to get the DLC, as it's half off on Switch right now. 👍👍 Cheers!

  • @i.see.blurry
    @i.see.blurry Před rokem +2

    You did it so well and the explanation was fantastic!!

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem +1

      Thank you so much!

  • @kaiser9598
    @kaiser9598 Před rokem +2

    thanks for this progression guide it really helped me understand what the general line of progression is :)

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem +1

      Glad to help you

  • @r0kkiisrevenge
    @r0kkiisrevenge Před 2 lety +4

    I just started yesterday and I already understand a lot thank you

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety

      That's great! Hope you're enjoying it

  • @youngmanlogan7547
    @youngmanlogan7547 Před rokem +5

    Love your video; super informative for old and new players alike, and the sheer amount of info here is astounding. But you forgot one seriously crucial bit of information that I just had to experience firsthand and that's that you lose EVERYTHING you bring with you when into the tek cave when you beat boss. Regardless if it's Gamma, Beta, or Alpha, you lose every bit of Tek and every single tame you brought. So please let this warn those who don't know, but do NOT take anything you want to keep.

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem

      Thanks for the important warning!

    • @gratuitouslurking8610
      @gratuitouslurking8610 Před rokem +1

      As of recent patches, it'll teleport any dino still in the Overseer's chamber to the entry of the Tek Cave. This does mean anyone who is between the tek cave entry or the opening tek run is screwed however, and you need to transfer inventory to one of these dinos quickly if you want to keep any of the items you gained defeating the Overseer.

  • @LimeJ0SH
    @LimeJ0SH Před rokem +2

    this is like hands downt he greatest guide to ark ive seen. You not only show the content, but you explain why and in a simple manner that people who haven't played can understand. It shows them the progression: x is what you should be doing at y time in your play through. Sure somethings could of been explained "better" but my god I wish i had this video in 2015 when i started LOL

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem

      Thanks! I really appreciate the feedback and hey, video will always be here for whenever you play again

  • @tealkerberus748
    @tealkerberus748 Před 8 měsíci

    This is an enormously information-dense vid! bookmarked into my notes to come back and watch again once I get through the first bit

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 8 měsíci

      Glad it was helpful! Good luck on your journey

  • @My_Third_Eye
    @My_Third_Eye Před 2 lety +1

    Been gaming this game a long time now and didn’t know about them flint used in a all sources
    GREAT VID!

  • @joostfloot5279
    @joostfloot5279 Před 2 lety +8

    Started playing ark a week ago, this guide will be very helpful. I'm currently in the early game (iron) and not making much progress because I keep dying over and over and getting my Dinos killed.
    This has motivated me to try again (with some of the mods mentioned).

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety +2

      Good luck out there!

  • @hungry_fuel7216
    @hungry_fuel7216 Před 2 lety +6

    I am gonna do everything you said word by word so i can beat the map with my friends i dont care how long it takes i am going to try it. Thank you for this amazing video

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety +3

      Thanks for the feedback dude

    • @hungry_fuel7216
      @hungry_fuel7216 Před 2 lety +3

      @@ConCon you deserve every single like

  • @danhoward430
    @danhoward430 Před rokem +1

    This was INSAINLY helpful to me!!! Thank you for such amazing and useful content!!!!

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @nocturnal101ravenous6
    @nocturnal101ravenous6 Před 2 lety +2

    This is probably the best guide I have seen to date, The only thing I would suggest is changing the starting location, south of the Artifact of the Hunter cave(easy to run as well for PVE, as it just makes it easier and you can start gathering Oil, Metal, Crystal, Obsidian extremely fast, there are enough creatures to kill that give Organic Polymer. Also it allows a Thera army early and its easy to find a Basilo in the water, and you can easily get Barys early as there are quite a few.
    Main Mega Base and start location - Southern Islets South of the Artifact of the Hunter cave. I use this as a between map area and collection for Tames and such, So I end up with a large Metal Sea Platform just over the deep but very close to shallow water, and I build off it to the land for a dino area and an enclosed dino pen over the shallow water areas.
    Second base - Before where Whitesky peak area has cold on the little island where you were gathering Silica Pearls, I build a roost base 3 levels high with a large flat top for fliers to land, I get here by Raft to get Argents and Yutis.
    Third Base - Artifact of the immune cave, area just above the pool but below and west of the cave entrance, I use the Toads in this base, 8 of them wreck the entire cave and are great for chitin farming, same as before its a roost base
    4th base - Hidden lake base roost.
    I usually try to maintain - 25 Thera, 25 Rex, 25 mega, 6 Argents, 2 Quetz, 4 Bary, 2 Baslio, 2 Sarco, 10 Toads, 10 Raptor. I use Raptor as person body guards and they are great at gathering when I am hunting or taming.

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety +1

      Thanks for sharing some extra advice

    • @kiritiray6377
      @kiritiray6377 Před 2 lety

      Would you be kind enough to share the Lat and Long of the exact location? Thanks

    • @nocturnal101ravenous6
      @nocturnal101ravenous6 Před 2 lety

      @@kiritiray6377 Lon:Lat
      Main Base - starting area 85:60
      Second Base - 39:19
      Third Base - 61:35
      Fourth Base - 22:70

  • @EdmundiumHitting
    @EdmundiumHitting Před rokem +4

    This is gonna make my story run way easier, thank you.

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem +2

      Awesome, you're welcome

  • @MrKW420
    @MrKW420 Před 11 měsíci +3

    this got me hooked to play again, here goes another journey

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 11 měsíci

      Good luck 🤞

  • @okipullup6103
    @okipullup6103 Před rokem +2

    I’m just at the beginning and I’ve tamed my first flyer but I decided to click this video to be prepared for the insanity of ark and I’ve got to say, you have taken an hour of my time and I will not complain about it. Thanks a lot for the crazy info and you have earned a new sub.
    Now if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna start watching the rest of your videos.

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem +2

      I hope you begin an awesome play through with everything you've found out

    • @okipullup6103
      @okipullup6103 Před rokem

      @@ConCon hell yeah!!

  • @ua6nonymous685
    @ua6nonymous685 Před rokem +1

    Really appericate this video starting ark. Well made and explained, thanks for making my ark experience better!

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem +1

      Glad I could help!

  • @Brownkid422
    @Brownkid422 Před 2 lety +3

    Nice. Not even going to try and attempt this on PS4. But great to know how fleshed out and awesome this game is, thanks for that!

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety

      Hope you enjoy it, this is one of my favourite games of all time :D

    • @marcusmoore7600
      @marcusmoore7600 Před 2 lety +1

      Is it even possible realistically on ps4

    • @wazzup9305
      @wazzup9305 Před 2 lety +1

      @@marcusmoore7600 course it is, just have to deal with a bit of lag cos of the poor optimization but it's still definitely playable I played solo on ps4 before getting a ps5

  • @vaderproductions9918
    @vaderproductions9918 Před 2 lety +4

    This is the best ark guide I have seen so far.

  • @Maddox9171
    @Maddox9171 Před rokem +1

    This is the best guide I’ve ever seen!! You’re awesome, keep up the vids!!

  • @penlo6514
    @penlo6514 Před rokem +2

    Wow, I intend on beating ark eventually and this video will certainly be my go-to guide 🙏

  • @gaborbognar5605
    @gaborbognar5605 Před 2 lety +3

    I absolutely loved the video. I have played this game like 3-4 years ago, and I now started over, and I didn't remember a thing. But this helped me a lot, thank you! Also I have a question: Where do I find a baryonix, or a therizinosaur, because, I remember, those were really op, for anything, except bosses.

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety +1

      Check forests for Therizinosaur and swamps for Baryonix. Therizinosaurs are actually best for the dragon boss fight by the way.

    • @gaborbognar5605
      @gaborbognar5605 Před 2 lety

      @@ConCon Thank you!

  • @miketilton6393
    @miketilton6393 Před 2 lety +16

    The main problem I have in the beginning is the weight limits. It makes getting these resources in the necessary amounts so damn hard due to the grind. It goes: leave base to harvest, run to base to store it, run back out to harvest more, run back to base. Dinos are either land based and slow as hell (they do help with the extra carry weight) or flying dinos like the pteranodon that cannot carry squat so..in the end with the limitations you repeat that process everyday for a month and you're halfway to what you need to truly get started on the game lol

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety +9

      I usually play with carry weight mods so I can carry a lot more, but that is something vanilla is hard with, you need to use stegos and stuff to carry your things. Use the dinos you have

    • @P1DZz
      @P1DZz Před rokem +2

      Kangaroo or iguanadon are fast and strong enough early game.

    • @ellerywillis9054
      @ellerywillis9054 Před rokem +2

      I strongly suggest taming an argentavis as they get reduced weight on alot of resources, can carry quite a few useful dinos and even can fight fairly well. It's almost always the first or second tame I go for and my personal fav for qol

    • @hi14993
      @hi14993 Před rokem +1

      Easily the best choice early on is to level weight up to something reasonable. I rush mine to 300 and push my first parasaur to about 7-800. Remember you have weight too so you can fill your dino inventory and have them follow you back instead of riding.

    • @anthonyrking8728
      @anthonyrking8728 Před rokem

      @@hi14993 How do you get dinos up to higher levels like that? I can't find anything past about 35 tops on the island, and XP tends to stagnate at level 80ish when I level them up.

  • @StaK_1980
    @StaK_1980 Před 18 hodinami

    I Would say that this is a pretty comprehensive guide to the island. Thank you, it is informative and well put together!

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 16 hodinami

      You're very welcome!

  • @fionn17jxt
    @fionn17jxt Před 2 lety +2

    this video was amazing very informitive and helpful ive been playing about 3 years im not that good though thank you just amazing video in general!

  • @grundgutigertv6170
    @grundgutigertv6170 Před rokem +27

    40:10 Dont forget to activate the sap taps at least once, guys! Theres a bug where sap doesnt spawn if the inventory wasnt accessed before.

  • @020megap
    @020megap Před 2 lety +3

    This is the best guide to ark. Really good!!!

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety

      Thanks, glad it was helpful

    • @020megap
      @020megap Před 2 lety +1

      @@ConCon it really was. I was struggling with the game. Didn't really know what to do. Now I know what's the "goal".

  • @thatonebozo4153
    @thatonebozo4153 Před 2 lety +1

    i remember your old toribash videos from years ago. I'm glad to see you still post and get many views :D

  • @wandomguy6739
    @wandomguy6739 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Thanks for the vid it helped alot and it was very entertaining so keep up the good work👌

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 11 měsíci

      Thank you so much

  • @dustinc6986
    @dustinc6986 Před rokem +3

    Wow, my girlfriend and I just started playing this a couple weeks ago. Amazing video thank you so much for your time and effort into such a top quality guide! Definitely will be using your video for reference.

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem +2

      Glad I could help! Good luck with your journey

  • @sparta998
    @sparta998 Před 2 lety +3

    This is exactly the kind of videos i love
    Can you do one for valgeuro?

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety +1

      When I have some free time and playing ark again, I just might do the other maps. Gotta learn them first since I only know Island and Genesis on an indepth level

    • @sparta998
      @sparta998 Před 2 lety

      @@ConCon 🙂

  • @diffusdjofficial487
    @diffusdjofficial487 Před 2 lety +1

    very nice introduction to the first stteps of the game. Thank you!

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety

      Glad it was helpful!

  • @ihybridgaming
    @ihybridgaming Před rokem

    Awesome video!
    Even tho I play ark since early access, I still love to watch content like this.
    There is always stuff to learn

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem

      Glad you enjoyed! thanks

  • @MrTigerlore
    @MrTigerlore Před 5 měsíci +6

    I knew you were supposed to “beat” the maps. But that’s literally it. I figured you were supposed to venture towards the big lights once prepared.

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 5 měsíci +2

      Lol some people didn't even know there were bosses to be fought

  • @WreckageLive
    @WreckageLive Před 2 lety +3

    Believe it or not, the algorithm detected I just bought ARK on Xbox and decided your video would be the best guide on how to pretty much start the game off right. You have been blessed by CZcams today :)

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety +2

      That's awesome, I hope it helps you and good luck! have fun

  • @Zacheliazon
    @Zacheliazon Před rokem +2

    Dude... this WAS SOOOO HELPFULL TYSM!!!!!

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před rokem +1

      Glad it helped! Good luck out there!

  • @Smiley566
    @Smiley566 Před 11 měsíci +1

    Thank You so much i am Definitely subscribed and watching more this video helped me alot thank you

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 11 měsíci

      Glad it helped

  • @thewickedjester7495
    @thewickedjester7495 Před 2 lety +16

    Should note raptors are pretty much always in packs of 3 so be careful if you're trying to tame a raptor. The others will attack you regardless of how far away they are as soon as you engage one of them. You should carry at least 3 bola if you're going raptor taming

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety +2

      Carrying a few bolas is always a good strategy yes

    • @wastedwatts
      @wastedwatts Před 2 lety +1

      The better strategy is to go hunting with a max level Dino gifted by a highly experienced player that loves to breed the best dinosaurs, like the T Rex, or Giga. You use the bola, crossbow, or long neck rifle while off the max level Dino, and hop on before anything can bite you. Shooting off the max level Dino has been handicapped by the game programming, so it is nearly impossible to get a good, clean shot off, but you can try. The key is being able to build a good trap for the task, the problem is official servers normally have pillars all over the place making it impossible to build a trap where you need it. Building on a modified raft sometimes works, but your big Dino cannot ride on it and the game doesn't allow players to tie on a rope to the raft and drag it around. You can use cryopods to get around some of the programming limitations, but even then it often isn't easy to work it out in a timely manner.

    • @brandonhurley8983
      @brandonhurley8983 Před 2 lety +1

      @@wastedwatts so the better strategy is to have a friend who is better at the game hold your hand through? Wow who would have thought letting someone else make all the effort would be easier 😂😂😂

    • @thewickedjester7495
      @thewickedjester7495 Před 2 lety

      @@wastedwatts or just pick the raptor you want, bola it last, kill the others while they're locked in place then tranq the one you want. Bola again if necessary.

    • @boom5732
      @boom5732 Před 10 měsíci

      ​@@wastedwattsbruh no.

  • @echo6959
    @echo6959 Před 2 lety +3

    love the video! can you do more of these on the other maps too? :)

    • @ConCon
      @ConCon  Před 2 lety +1

      I've done Fjordur: czcams.com/video/BaBv1THlQtc/video.html
      And Scorched Earth: czcams.com/video/rOSCY_n6wK0/video.html

    • @echo6959
      @echo6959 Před 2 lety

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