The Island
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Underwater
Creatures that spawn here, most likely first
Spawn data from ARK: Survival Ascended, mined from the game files by the ARK Wiki. Creatures roam a little outside their areas.
Obelisks and terminals
Caves
- Central CaveArtifact of the Clever
- Lower South CaveArtifact of the Hunter
- North East CaveArtifact of the Devourer
- North West CaveArtifact of the Skylord
- Snow CaveArtifact of the Strong
- South East CaveArtifact of the Massive
- Swamp CaveArtifact of the Immune
- Tek Cave
- The Caverns of Lost FaithArtifact of the Brute
- The Caverns of Lost HopeArtifact of the Cunning
- Unnamed Underwater Cave
- Unnamed Underwater Cave
- Unnamed Underwater Cave
- Unnamed Underwater Cave
- Unnamed Underwater Cave
- Unnamed Underwater Cave
- Unnamed Underwater Cave
- Unnamed Underwater Cave
- Unnamed Underwater Cave
- Unnamed Underwater Cave
- Unnamed Underwater Cave
- Unnamed Underwater Cave
- Upper South CaveArtifact of the Pack
Player spawn zones
Regions
- Cave
- Cragg's Island
- Deep Ocean
- Drayo's Cove
- Far's Peak
- Ice Wyrm's Belly
- Lava Cave
- Northeast Shores
- Northern Shores
- Smuggler's Pass
- Southeastern Shores
- Southern Jungle
- The Belly of the Beast
- The Caverns of Lost Faith
- The Caverns of Lost Hope
- The Dead Island
- The Deep Island
- The Descent
- The Eastern Forest
- The Eastern Plains
- The Footpaw
- The Frigid Deep
- The Frigid Plains
- The Frozen Fang
- The Frozen Maw
- The Frozen Sea
- The Frozen Tooth
- The Grand Hills
- The Gulch of Lamentation
- The Hidden Lake
- The Maw
- The Northeast Shores
- The Red Peak
- The Redwood Forests
- The Shadow Road
- The Southeast Shores
- The Southern Islets
- The Throat of Borea
- The Throat of Flame
- The Western Approach
- The Western Coast
- The Western Plains
- The Writhing Swamps
- Underwater
- Underwater Cave
- Volcanic Maw
- Weathertop
- Whitesky Peak
- Winter's Mouth
Changes in Ascended
- Carcharodontosaurus and Rhyniognatha Dossiers now appear on The Island.
- Brand new ASA exclusive creatures such as the Gigantoraptor and Deinosuchus.
- Brand new Dear Jane Notes which unlock Animated Series Skins for Survivors and Tames.
- Updated Areas including remodeled Boss Arenas.
- New Ruins around the Map.
Creatures
Normal Creatures 116
- Achatina
- Allosaurus
- Alpha Carnotaurus
- Alpha Leedsichthys
- Alpha Megalodon
- Alpha Mosasaur
- Alpha Raptor
- Alpha T-Rex
- Alpha Tusoteuthis
- Ammonite
- Anglerfish
- Ankylosaurus
- Araneo
- Archaeopteryx
- Argentavis
- Arthropluera
- Attack Drone
- Baryonyx
- Basilosaurus
- Beelzebufo
- Brontosaurus
- Carbonemys
- Carcharodontosaurus
- Carnotaurus
- Castoroides
- Chalicotherium
- Cnidaria
- Coelacanth
- Compy
- Daeodon
- Defense Unit
- Dilophosaur
- Dimetrodon
- Dimorphodon
- Diplocaulus
- Diplodocus
- Dire Bear
- Direwolf
- Dodo
- Doedicurus
- Dung Beetle
- Dunkleosteus
- Electrophorus
- Equus
- Eurypterid
- Gallimimus
- Giant Bee
- Giganotosaurus
- Gigantopithecus
- Hesperornis
- Hyaenodon
- Ichthyornis
- Ichthyosaurus
- Iguanodon
- Kairuku
- Kaprosuchus
- Kentrosaurus
- Leech
- Leedsichthys
- Liopleurodon
- Lystrosaurus
- Mammoth
- Manta
- Megalania
- Megaloceros
- Megalodon
- Megalosaurus
- Meganeura
- Megatherium
- Mesopithecus
- Microraptor
- Mosasaurus
- Moschops
- Onyc
- Otter
- Oviraptor
- Ovis
- Pachy
- Pachyrhinosaurus
- Paraceratherium
- Parasaur
- Pegomastax
- Pelagornis
- Phiomia
- Piranha
- Plesiosaur
- Polar Bear
- Polar Purlovia
- Procoptodon
- Pteranodon
- Pulmonoscorpius
- Purlovia
- Quetzal
- Raptor
- Rex
- Rhyniognatha
- Sabertooth
- Sabertooth Salmon
- Sarco
- Spino
- Stegosaurus
- Tapejara
- Terror Bird
- Therizinosaur
- Thylacoleo
- Titanoboa
- Titanomyrma
- Titanosaur
- Triceratops
- Trilobite
- Troodon
- Tusoteuthis
- Unicorn
- Woolly Rhino
- Yeti
- Yutyrannus
Normal Creatures (Evolved only) 5
- Tek Parasaur
- Tek Quetzal
- Tek Raptor
- Tek Rex
- Tek Stegosaurus
Normal Creatures (Ascended only) 10
Event Creatures 17
- Bunny Dodo
- Bunny Oviraptor
- Direwolf Ghost
- DodoRex
- GachaClaus
- Party Dodo
- Rex Ghost
- Skeletal Bronto
- Skeletal Carnotaurus
- Skeletal Giganotosaurus
- Skeletal Quetzal
- Skeletal Raptor
- Skeletal Rex
- Skeletal Stego
- Skeletal Trike
- Super Turkey
- Zomdodo
Overview
- Type
- Base Map
- Released in Evolved
- ARK: Survival EvolvedJune 2, 2015
- Released in Ascended
- ARK: Survival AscendedOctober 25, 2023
- Level name
TheIsland_WP- Explorer notes
- 132
- Dossiers
- 103
- Caves
- 23
Artifact caves
- Central Cave
- Artifact of the Clever
- Lower South Cave
- Artifact of the Hunter
- North East Cave
- Artifact of the Devourer
- North West Cave
- Artifact of the Skylord
- Snow Cave
- Artifact of the Strong
- South East Cave
- Artifact of the Massive
- Swamp Cave
- Artifact of the Immune
- The Caverns of Lost Faith
- Artifact of the Brute
- The Caverns of Lost Hope
- Artifact of the Cunning
- Upper South Cave
- Artifact of the Pack