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Ark: Survival Evolved is nearly as popular now as it was at launch, so it’s no great surprise that Studio Wildcard’s Dino Riders-ish survival sandbox is still being supported. What is a pleasant surprise is that the new Valguero expansion will be completely free of charge, and released tomorrow. It won’t require any existing DLC, and will include one new dinosaur to hunt or befriend; the agile and feathery Deinonychus, seen tussling with a Tyrannosaurus above. Below, a trailer taking us on a scenic tour of the multi-layered, 63 square kilometre new environment.
The number of confirmed ray tracing games for [cms-block] and selected GTX graphics cards has just got a little bit longer. With E3 2019 in full swing, Nvidia have confirmed that both Watch Dogs Legion and the upcoming Call of Duty: Modern Warfare will also be getting full ray tracing support, and in the case of Call of Duty, adaptive shading support as well.
That ray tracing games list is still pretty small, admittedly, and the number of games you can find it in right now> can almost be counted on a single hand. Indeed, a lot of confirmed RTX games are yet to receive their ray tracing and performance-boosting DLSS support, so the list below is more of a complete ‘this is how many games will have it eventually’ kind of thing than ‘these are all the games you can play with ray tracing right this very second’. Still, if you’re currently on the fence about buying one of Nvidia’s RTX 2060, RTX 2070, RTX 2080 or RTX 2080 Ti graphics cards as opposed to one of the new [cms-block] GPUs, this guide should hopefully help you decide whether ray tracing is something worth investing in. Here’s every confirmed ray tracing and DLSS game we know about so far.
With the arrival of Nvidia’s new GTX ray tracing driver, the number of graphics cards that can now take advantage of the tech giant’s fancy new lighting tech has grown exponentially. In addition to the four new [cms-block] cards, everyone with a 6GB GTX 1060 and up can now get a taste of that ray tracing magic. Sort of.
Alas, the number of confirmed ray tracing games is still pretty small. There have been a couple of new, notable additions to the list in recent months, including Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 and Wolfenstein: Youngblood, but even now the number of games you can find it in right now> can be counted on a single hand. The same goes for Nvidia’s performance-boosting DLSS tech, which is still only available on the RTX 2060, RTX 2070, RTX 2080 and RTX 2080 Ti. So I thought I’d do the hard work for you and put everything in a nice, big list, detailing every confirmed ray tracing and DLSS game we know about so far.
Tired of the goody two-shoes dino life? There's a solution: Ark cheats. Dinosaur sim Ark: Survival Evolved lets you enter all sorts of console commands to enable god mode, level up, teleport, spawn items, instantly tame dinosaurs, unlock all engrams, and more. These Ark cheats are for singleplayer mode, or for multiplayer mode if you're the server admin (or if you've been given the server admin password). Otherwise you can't use them online. And if you're looking to further tweak your experience, check out our guide to the best Ark mods.
You can access the console in Ark by pressing the Tab key—you'll see a narrow box open at the very bottom of your screen. That's where you'll be typing in the cheats. To close the console, press Tab again.
In singleplayer mode, just type the cheats to enable them. In multiplayer, if you have the admin password, you'll need to type 'EnableCheats <password>' before you can use cheats. Some cheats (while playing on a server) will require the prefix 'admincheat'. In singleplayer, you don't need to worry about a prefix. Just type them and press Enter.
The cheats are written in bold below (and they're not case-sensitive).
God - Toggles godmode, protects you from all damage (except drowning)InfiniteStats - Refills health, stamina, oxygen, food, and waterGMBuff - Godmode plus infinitestats and additional experience pointsEnemyInvisible - All creatures ignore you, even when attackedLeaveMeAlone - Combines the cheats God, InfiniteStats and EnemyInvisibleChangeSize <value> - Changes your size by this multiplier, the default value is 1Fly - Lets you fly. Use 'Walk' to disableGhost - Activates noclip mode. Use 'Walk' to disable
GiveEngrams - Unlocks all crafting recipesGiveEngramsTekOnly - Gives you all Tek engramsGiveColors - Gives you a quantity of each dye
DoTame - Tames targeted dinosaur (if it's tamable)ForceTame - Tames targeted dino, and dino is rideable even without saddleForceTameAOE <Radius> - Tames dinos in specified radius (default is 2000)
GiveArmorSet <Tier> <Quality> - Gives you full armor set for the specified tier and equips it
Armor tiers options can be entered as a number or word, as follows: 0 (or Cloth)1 (or Chitin)2 (or Metal or Flak)3 (or Tek) And also Hide, Fur, Desert, Ghillie, Riot, Scuba, Hazard
Armor quality options are: Primitive, Ramshackle, Apprentice, Journeyman, Mastercraft, Ascendant, Alpha
GiveWeaponSet <Tier> <Quality> - Gives you all weapons in specified tier
Weapon tier options can be entered as a number or word, and are as follows:
0 (or Primitive): Bow, Pike, Spear, Bola 1 (or Basic) Assault Rifle, Shotgun, Longneck Rifle, Sword, Grenade 2 (or Advanced) Compound Bow, Fabricated Sniper Rifle, Rocket Launcher, C4 Charge 3 (or Tek) Tek Grenade, Tek Rifle, Tek Railgun, Tek Sword
Weapon quality options are same as the options for armor, as listed above.
GiveItemSet <Tier> - Gives you all items in specified tier
Item tiers are can be a number or word, and are as follows:
0: 90 Cooked Meat, 200 Stimberry, 2 Waterskin 1: 2 Water Jar, 200 Stimberry, 90 Cooked Meat, 100 Medical Brew 2: 100 Medical Brew, 100 Energy Brew, 100 Cactus Broth, 60 Cooked Meat Jerky, 2 Canteen 3: 5 Shadow Steak Saute, 5 Enduro Stew, 5 Focal Chili, 5 Lazarus Chowder, 100 Medical Brew, 100 Energy Brew, 100 Cactus Broth, 90 Cooked Meat Jerky Food: 30 Cooked Meat Jerky, 30 Prime Meat Jerky Water: Canteen RefillBrews: 100 Medical Brew, 100 Energy Brew
These commands allow you to give a specific item to yourself or another player.
For a full list of Ark item ID numbers, see this list.
GiveItem <BlueprintPath> <Quantity> <Quality> <ForceBlueprint>GiveItemNum <ItemNum> <Quantity> <Quality> <ForceBlueprint>
GiveItemToPlayer <PlayerID> <BlueprintPath> <Quantity> <Quality> <ForceBlueprint>GiveItemNumToPlayer <PlayerID> <ItemNum> <Quantity> <Quality> <ForceBlueprint>
Setting ForceBlueprint to 'true' or '1' will give the blueprint, while setting it to 'false' or '0' will add the item itself.
GiveResources - Add 50 units of each resource to you inventory.
For Ark creature ID numbers, see this list.
Summon <type> - Spawns a specified creature at your location.SummonTamed <type> - Spawns a tamed creature at your location.GMSummon <"type"> <level> - Spawns a tamed creature of a set levelGiveDinoSet <tier> <quantity> - Spawns set of dinos with saddles.
Tier options can be entered as a number or word, as follows:
0: Raptor, Dilo, Trike 1: Raptor, Carnotaurus, Thylacoleo 2: Rex, Spino, Paracer, Therizinosaur 3: Rex, Rex with Tek Saddle, Daeodon, Yutyrannus, Therizinosaur Flyers: Pteranodon, Tapejara with Tek Saddle, Argentavis, Quetzal Mek: 3 Meks, one with each moduleSiegeMek: Mek, M.S.C.M., Element, Cannon Shell (Extinction)MissleMek: Mek, M.R.L.M., Element, RocketpodShieldMek: Mek, M.D.S.M., ElementArgent: Argentavis Extinction: Enforcer, Gasbags, Snow Owl, Gacha, Managarmr, Velonasaur
TPCoords <Lat> <Lon> <Altitude> - Moves you to a specified place instantly. You can find a list of Ark's coordinates here. There's also a map you can mouseover for coordinates here.Teleport - Moves you forward until you collide with somethingTeleportPlayerIDToMe <PlayerID> - Moves a specified player to youTeleportPlayerNameToMe <PlayerName> - Moves a specified player to youTeleportToPlayer <PlayerID> - Moves you to a specified player
Creative Mode removes weight restrictions and crafting requirements, unlocks all engrams, and grants godmore and infinitestats. Also lets you toggle flight by double-tapping your jump key.
GiveCreativeMode - Sets you in creative modeGiveCreativeModeToTarget - Toggles creative mode for players you are targetingGiveCreativeModeToPlayer <PlayerID> - Toggles creative mode for a player using their ID
These are pretty self-explanatory, and different expansions may have different cheats for weather.
The Island expansion:
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Scorched Earth expansion:
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Ragnarok expansion:
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Aberration expansion:
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Extinction expansion:
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