Something you missed with the forge is you can also burn wood for a stupid amount of charcoal, so good for gunpowder making

The Chemistry Bench also grants 50% extra materials when crafting, for example: when crafting Narcotic in a mortar, the recipe calls for 1 spoiled meat and 5 narcoberries which gives you 1 Narcotic. In the Chem Bench the recipe calls for 4 spoiled meat and 20 narcoberries, so you would expect for 4 narcotic to be crafted at a time but it instead gives 6... so you basically get two free narcotic per craft. Same goes for everything else in a chem bench. Sparkpowder, gunpowder, propellant, cementing paste, etc..

Ive been playing ark scince launch and these guides always end up teaching me something

Who else already knows everything about ark and just watches these videos cause they are entertaining?

This channel is so great, it came from nowhere. Props pterifier

I have just started playing ark recently again and saw how much the industrial forge cost and didn’t think I was ever going to get it until I watched this video, never knew how good it actually was!

An item I'd personally add, but may be considered more late game, is Genesis's Mining Drill. It's main draw back is the requirement of black pearls in crafting it, but it's great at collecting metal. Basically, if the chainsaw is the gas-powered axe, the mining drill is it's matching pickaxe. Just about anything a chainsaw can't get you, a mining drill can. It also reduces the weight of things like metal, stone, and crystal while holding it, and you can hold (but not use) it while mounted on most creatures.

Gosh remember how hard everything was without cryo pods XD

i personally split ark into FOUR different sections: beginning, mediocre, advanced, and god tier. beginning is when you don't have a smithy, just a stone base and one or two fliers. mediocre is when you get a smithy and refining forge and start moving to a metal base and flak armor. You also might have basic resource collectors, like the anky and doedicurus. advanced is where the fabricator comes in, making turrets and better weapons. you probably have good hunting and resource collecting mounts by now. then theres god tier. you have a tek base, tek suit, even tek weapons and dinos such as rexes, gigas, and griffons at your disposal. fun fact: i've never gotten to god tier on official :/

Thanks man, I’ve been playing ark for around a year now and have defeated bosses on pvp cross ark severs and then get raided, This has happened around 4 times now and these videos help me pick the game back up and say “ no this can’t happen again, I just have to be more stealthy and sometimes overprotective of my base” Thanks

Just an FYI: cryo sickness only lasts 5 minutes, regardless of the torpor timer.

I’ve been playing since the game preview hit Xbox before the game even launched fully and I know all this stuff but I still enjoy watching these vids for some reason lol. Keep it up man

I just started playing a few days ago and wow dude you're so helpful . Awesome work. I know stuff like this isn't easy and alot of time and effort goes into these videos

I also recommend bringing some parachutes and grappiling hooks, they are really cheap and super useful

When Pterafier says that you need a pump shotgun but with your 2k hours in ARK have never found a pump shotgun or a blueprint either. Anyway great video. I always learn something from each of them.

I have just started playing ark and been binge-watching your content, honestly so freaking helpful!

This guy really does deserve more subscribers he is so good at teaching and yet entertaining at the same time

Dude I’m just saying I started ark a couple weeks ago and your videos are the only thing that has helped me

A gacha with good crafting skill a great way to get high-level pump action shotguns and fabricated sniper rifles

The chainsaw is also really good at getting pearls from those horseshoe crab things and black pearls from sea scorpions, back when i played the center i would hit "viking bay" lure a couple scorps from the water and walk away with a good handful of pearls+chitin for cement

It was a great video as always

Thanks,i'll keep it in mind I still suck at ark until now

I didn’t think this video would teach me anything I already knew but it was very helpful. Thanks

This is the BEST ARK CHANNEL THANK U KEEP IT UP

This videos are so useful, I love your channel !!!

I'm really loving this series!

Love your videos Pterafier, keep it up man!

New subscriber but been playing since the beta on all maps at some point, as a solo, troll, alpha even in megas and i learn alot from your videos. Great job man keep it up

Keep up the good work man, this channel will grow I know it will💞

Thank you I’ve been getting so much ideas from you because I always been on the beach

Awesome voice, could listen to it all day and not get bored

Me and the wife have been playing this together. Been really grinding for the industrial equiptment. This video is going to be a game changer for us

thank you so much for the awesome tutorials,keep it up.

1:25 fun fact. If you have a torch equipped to the saddle and cryo the dino the torch stays with it. However be careful, if it runs out and breaks when cryopoding the torch is then dropped because it was in the inventory. Cheers

the gps and scuba gear go AMAZING together on CI

Love your vids keep up the good work!

I was here when you had 1.2k love to see the good content 🤙🏾

I would also add grapples to the list, they are amazing to get out of a bad situation

Well this guy makes sum good vids about ark the most ppl already know everything but it's extremely good for new players

Solid video.... Good stuff

Love the content keep it up

I'd say that of those industrial things you mentioned, the most important in my opinion (in order of "what i grind for first"): Fabricator, Chem bench, Ind Forge, Ind cooker or grill, Ind Grinder Please comment if you like a different order and why! Cheers

Chainsaws are seriously underrated. They’re monsters at gathering wood, hide and raw meat. Use that along with a mining drill you’ll be a harvesting machine

Great cryopod segment although mainly for pvp players were platform saddles come in handy for dominating the air ground and sea combat fields anyway upon cryopoding any creature with structure placed on their back, I believe everything is demolished and will disappear

Stopped the video to get a pump shotgun.

This dude is just fun to listen to great voice and keeps the videos interesting

Very useful vid!

Industrial grinders are INCREDIBLY OP especially on modded servers or ones with increased loot, you can find something like an ascendant lance, grind it up and get 1.5-3+k metal ingots just like that

Thought it was interesting that Pods actually inflict torpor, like wielding brass knuckles. Not a bad substitute for a club

Your the master broski keep up the great work

Much helpful. Thank you!

Cryosickness actually only lasts the amount of time cryo cool down lasts, so about 5 minutes. You can’t cryopod a Dino that has the cryosickness effect, but when it wears off even if they are unconscious you can cryo them.

If you are using the scuba gear, get an itchysaurus and saddle it, they are possibly the fastest creature in ark, except they are limited to water, but i'm a mobile player so idk about pc/console

Great video for players who just started too

This video helped a lot

Cam use stone in the grinder as well to get flint faster and gather the stone with the dodic

6:08 I never new that! thx :)

Thanks for the help dude 😁👍👍

Note Cryopods are much more preferred in Single Player when "downloading" your Dinos off the the Obelisk or City Terminals. There is a high chance that your Ark will crash when downloading Dinos which if you haven't made a back-up save you will lose everything on a game crash that didn't save. You can still download crash anyway but it is much more of a reduced chance if you are just pulling pods out. On that note I pull out everything slowly and use the "SaveWorld" console command often

Snipers are also really helpful for knocking out beehives when you’re trying to get a tamed queen 💯

Bug Repellent, Prime Meat Jerky and Medical Brews ! Must have for cave running.

4:06 always get industrial forge first so you can get the metal for the rest smelter fast

The fabricated sniper rifle it just make me feel like a badass

What do you think about other weapons like the metal bow, assault rifle, ballista melee weapons granedes etc. attachments and all that I think you should make a weapons guide too

Pls continue this series ptera

For me a substitute for the fab sniper early game is scope on revolver

yes A new video for Mid-Game. (Since I am stuck there and don't know what to do) All I do is kill alpha's since I can not tame them

Omg was watching this series like 6 hours ago

omg tnx for the tip that cryopods can be crafted in the terminal :O I didnt notice that

thank you for your wisdom

Thank you . pickle is back

Because of you I got ark!!! Thanks

I know all this but I love your vids.

Before cryopods were added, in order to traverse the snow cave on island, people would use a baby thyacoleo to get through the gap, then raise it in the entrance in order to have a tame lol.

1:28 GO SQUIRTLE!!!

You can pull up the map and press the reload button to pin a point on the map

I use sniper on penguins. I can get them from a distance, keep them from jumping in the icy drink and swimming off.

I found a ascendent pump shotgun in a red drop on rag plus 50 shells as well

Pteriffic video!

Love the flash back to the murder of the tek Dino don’t worry I do it too 🤣😂

Still underrated as hell. Also, I’m a mobile player but I already set up a place for my soon to be industrial refining forge. P.S. I’m a good marksman, so I’m also aiming for the fab sniper.

dont be afraid to ask people to subscribe, i saw that 96% of people werent subbed and thought "HOLY SHIT THATS THE HIGHEST IVE EVER SEEN THAT!!" and subbed immediately after finishing the video.

High quality video as always! A great bonus video outside this series would be what stats should you modify your PvE game with. I heard you say you play with higher resource gathering settings, but that’s all I know. What multiplier is it set at?

I love your videos, they have saved me a couple of times honestly haha

Your harvest multiplier is insane

Tek teleporters, oh my god these are so fucking helpful

If you didn't learn the c4 maybe one of your tribemates have it learned if not consider getting a centipede they will damage metal structures but be careful they 6x damage from guns or any other ranged weapons such as a turret

I'd add the grappling hook, although I think you have mentioned it before. For long I didn't use it, in part because I didn't know how to use it (and custom bindings didn't help), but now that I've been taught properly, I really find it a must-have. Carrying grapples will get you out of all sorts of troubles, from avoiding a fall that could kill you, to grappling your flyer... now I even use it to rob beaver dams without landing ! And PvP players have also lots of use for them. 2:00 "You REALLY like your personal space" XD XD XD 3:02 Aaah, who hasn't had the classic conversation : "Ok what do you see near you ?"/"Um... Trees ? Rocks ? ...Rex ?! HELP !!!" 6:07 That laugh was EVERYTHING. 6:58 I'm a PvE player playing in 3rd person with a female character... there's a very different reason why I wear scuba leggings ;) But yeah sure, the protection against the cold is nice ! Protip : remember that to breathe in the water, you only really need the scuba tank. And the mask only if you think it improves your view underwater (I'm personally not convinced there's a real benefit). You can improve your overall armor by wearing flak (or riot or whatever) with better durability for your head, hands, legs, and feet if you're not wearing the flippers (or if you're only wearing them for part of the trip... remember you can switch armor ! you can always carry a set of something else to supplement your scuba). It's not gonna stop your tank from being broken if you're attacked, but it can save your butt nonetheless. The part about the fabby sniper reminded me that I really hope you make a similar series about mods one day. A lot of people use mods but there aren't any tips and how to's out there, and I'm sure it'd be amazing to have a video about all the ways to tame Ark Additions dinos, or how to automate your base with mods like S+/Automated Ark/HG Multi-Storage, or the difference between cryopods and Dino Storage soul balls, etc. There's a lot to cover that hasn't been done, and a lot that's been done but only bits and pieces (like someone making a video about a new Ark Additions creature, but you have to go through the whole video to finally see how the Cryo is tamed... :P I'm not naming names). Anyway, this is me dreaming out loud XD Don't mind me.

I’ve been waiting for this video I’m mid game right now

OMG i was so satisfied watching that icthy getting blasted 😌

I've got a question, I just reached what id call mid-game, I've got some flak armor and my main weapon is a pike/long neck, I play mostly pve and I was wondering what fabricated weapon I should make first? Shotgun sniper or assault rifle?

I love the name of your ankylo

Cryo pods and fridges have been a game changer for me. The lag around my base used to horrible because of all of the dino's that I tamed.

Chainsaws are also one of the most deadly pvp melee weapons. It'll shred most armor and players in seconds.

I play single player only. Just as a clarification. I personally think the sniper would gain A LOT if it could shoot special tranq ammo that could maybe knock out even the strongest of creatures in just a couple of hits.

snipers are amazing for farming yuty's since you can hit them without worrying about fear roars....

I was literally going to comment about this exact thing and you post it your literally the fucking best

I Love u and i subbed and liked :)

Anyone know how to find a good pump shotgun or blueprint? Yellow drops are kinda my go to but I just get ascendant longnecks.

I belive the spy glass gives better range on scouting then sniper but ill check just to be sure Edit: yes the spy glass let's you see further cause from what I see the sniper scope has the same zoom as the scope for the long neck rifle so yeah spy glass and spy further