ARK Patch 254 Brings The TEK Tier To PC Today
At long last, ARK: Survival Evolved's long-awaited TEK Tier of gear has gone live. The full TEK Tier will be introduced in several phases, the first of which was included in today's patch.
The TEK Tier gear that is included in the patch is as follows.
- TEK Helmet - Contains a built-in oxygen tank and three different type of vision: Sonar, which identifies tribes, allies, enemies and creatures, Night (see in the dark) and a combined Sonar/Night mode.
- TEK Boots - These boots let players scale vertical surfaces with ease, along with negating any falling damage.
- TEK Pants - Enable a super run that lets players speed through solid objects. Combined with the TEK Shirt, the pants allow for faster flight and a coo l superheroic stance.
- TEK Shirt - Jet Pack! Ever wanted to be Iron Man? Don this item then rocket upwards into space or hover above your enemies to better view the devastation you have wrought!
- TEK Gauntlets - Powerful super punch - smash your foes across the map with this powered up fisticuffs feature.
- TEK Rifle - Powered by Element, the rifle features a scope that can sync up with the TEK Helmet's vision modes for double the death dealing.
- TEK Rex Saddle - Mount lasers on your T-Rex. Yes...lasers...on...a...T-Rex
- TEK Replicator - Needed for crafting items from the TEK tier.
- TEK Transmitter - This portable terminal functions similarly to an Obelisk, allowing players to transfer characters, creatures and items across the ARK.
The update also introduces four new creatures. There's the "Purlovia Maxima," a predator that looks something like a deadly prehistoric otter, but much larger, and burrows underground, ambushing players from below; the "Basilosaurus Solatiumfecit," a smaller water predator and "a strong swimmer" that looks something like a deadly prehistoric dolphin; the "Baryonyx Aquafulgur," one of the smaller of "the large predator tier" that resembles a raptor; and the "Ovis Aries," which is basically a prehistoric sheep.
Additionally, the patch includes a new weapon, the lance, and hairstyles, facial hair, coloring, and styling that are affected by real-time growth.
You can find more information about the new patch and see some of the new content in action in the trailer embedded below.
