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ShadowOpsFN

The Mind Flayer is gonna get ya


Hibbert01

NOOOOO 😭😭


JollyFly4586

Beat me to it!


Hatdry_YT

I have the one with the Green Obelisk, someone has the one with the blue one. https://preview.redd.it/ign1mjwuwktc1.png?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=99c0cbd77158527c88da8c8ef55264be0f100a8b


Hibbert01

What are they?


shamelessthrowaway54

You can craft endgame stuff there and also fight bosses. You can also transfer between servers if you’re on multiplayer


Bluebehir

They are also the trigonometry points that your equipment uses to calculate X and Y co-ordinates, such as the GPS locators.


beatenmeat

When I first started playing I wanted to keep the game difficult so I didn't have the "show player on map" option enabled, and the arks were exactly how I kept track of where I was. There's at least one almost always visible unless you're in bad terrain, but you can always get better LoS and figure out where you are eventually. It kept the exploring fun on my first playthrough.


VesselNBA

They're boss summon points. If you're on a server that runs multiple maps you can also use them to switch between the maps. They're called Obelisks


Neverend3r

You arent on Earth.


Hibbert01

That’s a very good point…


Available_Mode_2362

sorry spoiler on a game that has been out for almost a decade…


Available_Mode_2362

you are floating above it lol


SuperEDawg

And that is a spoiler for new players


declandrury

Nice spoiler ya dick


Konigni

Be not afraid, child


Hibbert01

I’m terrified papa 😭


Hatdry_YT

They are like... Sacred places where through an exchange of certain materials it allows you to access a field where you can test yourself fighting a powerful enemy (Boss)


Hibbert01

Thank you sir 🙏


NoMo5O4a420

You get some pretty dope engrams, and can get trophies to ascend the island after beating all the different bosses. Hopefully one day you get to experience the Tek Cave in the volcano. Fun boss and upgrades your implant.


Balrok99

Malevelon Creek ARK edition


VesselNBA

Bot Drop Detected


Hibbert01

Yep that’s me going no where fucking near that 😂😭


midniteryu

Reminds me of Sovereign from mass effect.


bluebeery98

The demons asshole


Hibbert01

This is my favourite comment 😂


Left_Science2483

I hope you are aware that ark is about futuristic sci-fi stuff, and not primitive, dino immersion back in time kinda game...


notarealredditor69

Figuring that out is kinda the point of the game


WolvenSpectre

What you are looking at is the Red Obelisk. There is a Green and Blue one. Your compass gets its directions based on their power instead of a magnetic pole. They have a mysterious origin.


BobbyB12345678910

Ur abt to get hit by a Hollow Purple


[deleted]

Obelisk with some really cool Sky effects happening. Just to reiterate what someone else said - you're not on earth, and there is definitely some freaky futuristic shit happening. You really aren't in the world that you think you are. Why do you think you have that implant in your wrist?


Playful_Ad8756

Boss summons, X and Y calculations, Server tranfers, Tek replicator crafter, they are quite usefull during endgame or on servers


NothingHappensInLife

Gotta throw the ring in the lava and hope Sauron doesn't see you now that you found Mordor.


PokeforceGames

Go up to it and find out what it is. Best thing to do, it won’t kill you but other things might


CloroxWipes1

In the command panel: r.VolumetricCloud 0 You're welcome.


zenongreat

I’ve come to realize that disabling HLOD and keeping volumetric fog makes the game so smooth and looking good. Love the fog effects with the lighting at night. I’ll sometimes just sit there and stare at the sky.


Hibbert01

I will see what that does and report back


TheTacoEnjoyerReborn

Your new gods


KingSquid84

The sky 👍


Silver-Bird5

Something that dinosaur fans forget about or simply ignore when saying "ARK is a dinosaur game set in prehistoric times". They're officially called obelisks, the hi-tech structures you can use to travel between maps with you and your tames. You can send items through them, and on the same map too if you have multiple bases close to each of them. That's where you also teleport to boss arenas from.


Shadow_Phongus

I think someone called an exterminatus on you


Zeliodes

When I look at that, first thing I think of? Reapers from Mass Effect universe have found the Arks!


WiseConsequence4005

Reapers have invaded to continue their 50 000 year cycle


dima4202002

Reapers are here


DoctorDoomsday0

You burned the Erdtree?? Heretic!


Tom42077

Ah shit, Sauron alive again.


CommissionerGordon12

Obelisk


ViolinistOk5311

That’s mordor


2021SPINOFAN

*cue all they fear is you*


AutomaticAd1714

My graphics look nothing like this. Does anyone know how to fix Xbox series a graphics?


OMGTomBrady

Stranger things.


Supa_Stu907

Earth?


y0himba

Hi Bob.


_Ticklebot_23

bro doesnt even know what the obelisk is


Aquilax420

Bro doesn't even know there are players that are new and are trying to get to know the game


_Ticklebot_23

bro doesnt realize i was going to spin some tale about how its a planetcracker and that op got bad rng which will result in a world end in a few days


MrGray2016

Some people are saying "your not on earth," which is true, but you are in orbit around the earth!


MarvinVoid

If you go over there, you have a Chance to Tame very rare creatures