![]() ![]() ![]() Also, upon defeating an Overseer, the Implant seems to unlock some kind of hidden potential within a human. The ARKs are curated by Overseers, powerful Artificial Intelligences who, though resistant to survivor incursion, seem to act more as a test of strength than as a preventative barrier.(Sources: The Island Observation Platform, Alcove #3) Although we might presume that the ARKs were created to save them from extinction, it’s not something we can say for certain at this point. What remains of humanity are the Homo Deus, a seemingly incorporeal and digitized version of humankind who have evolved to become “one with the machine.” It is possible that they have learned to seamlessly blend the language of DNA with that of Computer Code as indicated by the Quaternary nature of their language.(Sources: The Island Observation Platform – Alcove #2) All humans were taken from various time periods within the Continental Era, and their preservation record indicates that they have gone extinct.(Sources: The Island Observation Platform - Alcove #1, Helena Notes #10-12 and #15 - The Island, Helena Notes #4 and #7 – Scorched Earth) The ARK seems to act as some sort of Preservation Facility, most creatures are taken from Earth’s Pangeaic Era, some have significant genetic and behavioral modifications. (Sources: Helena Note #30 – The Island, Helena Note #7 – Scorched Earth, Player Experience) The Island is contained within a space station that orbits what appears to be the planet Earth and there are multiple space stations of identical design, which means multiple Islands.(Sources: Mei Yin Note #5 - The Island and Player Experience) The Implant in our arms governs our physical conditioning and acts as a universal translator which transcends language barriers, but it either cannot or does not translate ARK Code.So we follow in the footsteps of these survivors, taming creatures, mastering our environment, learning of their past as we go, until finally we reach the Tek Cave. Unable to understand what we are seeing, we wander until we encounter the first of many strange creatures that should clearly not be our contemporaries, and we also quickly realize that we are on some sort of Island with no feasible means of escape.Īs we continue to explore we stumble across Notes written by previous denizens of The Island these notes describe multiple tribes which seem to be mysteriously absent from The Island, a strange cave in the center of the Island, and artifacts needed to access it. The ecosystem seems pretty standard, but our attention is immediately arrested by the three enormous free-floating structures that dot the horizon, Obelisks. We awake in a mysterious land without having any memory of how we got there. I’ve watched countless videos, listened to commentaries, read comments, theories, etc… And very few people really seem to have a cohesive image of what’s going on and why, or even a general timeline of events.įrankly, I doubt that we have been given enough information for any one person to be 100% correct about everything, but I’m going to write down what I believe is a pretty solid account and I will be using Explorer Notes and maybe Dossiers (if applicable) as references, just so I can prove what I’m saying. Ever since the first Explorer Notes were released I’ve been fascinated by the story and background of the game. I have playing ARK since shortly after it’s initial EA release in June of 2015. ![]()
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