So, you ve just woken up on the shores of a deadly dinosaur-infested island; everyone is trying to kill you (or randomly offer you berries), and you don t know what to do next. Don t worry! We re here to help! This small collection of internet pages will guide you from the preliminary stages of your prehistoric survival adventure in ARK: Survival Evolved right through to the, well, point where most of your deaths won t usually be your own fault.

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ARK: Survival Evolved has a lot of great things going for it but, let s be honest, all you probably really> want is a dinosaur of your own. And yes, stomping around, terrorising people on a T. rex is brilliant fun – but, crucially, every creature on the island serves a multitude of practical purposes.

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One of the most productive things you can do early on in ARK: Survival Evolved is familiarise yourself with your surroundings. By learning the lay of the land, you ll dramatically reduce your chances of getting lost (which can be one of the most frustrating occurrences early on in the game) and be far less likely to stumble unprepared into one of the island s distinct biomes, each of which has its own weather quirks, environmental features, resources and wildlife.

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Once you ve made it through your first few minutes on the island without dying (congrats!), you ll want to consider building a base. A well-designed base will protect you from the elements, keep your gathered resources and supplies secure, provide a place to keep your crafting, cooking and farming equipment, and – most importantly – protect you and your creatures from the island s hostile forces.

Whenever you log out of ARK: Survival Evolved s servers, your body remains exactly where you left it, susceptible to attack from predators and, if you re on a PvP server, other players. As such, a secure base is an absolute must if you don t want to log back on to discover that you ve become a glum-faced corpse, stripped of your hard-earned spoils.

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