Tips for surviving alongside Ark: Survival Evolved’s primeval wildlife

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Hello New Survivors! Since Ark: Survival Evolved is included with March’s PlayStation Plus lineup, many new Survivors will be experiencing this vast adventure for the first time. There is an endless amount of information about Ark which can be overwhelming for first-time players, so we wanted to share some extra-helpful tips to give you a solid start on your upcoming adventure.

If you’re new to Ark: Survival Evolved, prepare to live off the land of a mysterious island. You’ll have to scavenge, craft, build, and contend with primeval creatures to survive and escape The Island.

New Survivors don’t have access to much armor so a few bites from a raptor, or getting overwhelmed by an angry pack of dodo birds, is likely to wear you down fast.  Building a bed quickly, even without a fully enclosed hut, is invaluable early on in your adventure, as it allows you to respawn at the same point every time.  Otherwise you’ll be randomly placed on The Island without access to stored gear, which is a very dangerous situation.

Whether by accident or by poor decision making (probably the latter), you may find yourself being attacked by a dinosaur far beyond your skill level. In those instances the best defense is to…..run!  When upgrading your character, the increased health and attack power sure look tempting, but applying your character upgrade points to speed gives you the ability to outrun many lower level dinos.  This will save your skin more times than increased health will in the early goings.  It’s also important to remember the golden rule – you don’t have to outrun a dino…you just need to outrun your friend.   

After getting your bearings and leveling a bit, you’ll be ready to begin taming the creatures around you. It will be