Valguero
Valguero is a free, official, non-canonical DLC expansion map for ARK: Survival Evolved.
Overview
Survivors, come explore a vast and diverse 63 km2 map with a multitude of new terrains to build on! Observe familiar ARK creatures in a vast environment and meet Deinonychus, the newest ARK feathered theropod found only in Valguero.
Explore new heights and hidden depths; whether it's creating your foundations in the White Cliffs or discovering the secrets of the pit of Aberration, Valguero offers a new experience of the ARK universe. With new biomes, a formidable dungeon boss and mysterious ruins to discover, there is always something exciting - and dangerous - in Valguero. Among its more than 60 square kilometers, you'll find everything from lush jungles to environmental hazards, from snowfields to lava flows, to savannas and hot springs.
Enter a brand new ARK experience where ARK's classic gameplay merges with a new adventure - Valguero!
The Grand Map
Regions of Valguero |
New Creatures
Valguero features a new creature, the Deinonychus. The deinonychus lays its nests throughout the map and stealing one of these Eggs is the only way to tame a Deinonychus aside from breeding one. They are very strong and hard to kill in packs.
There are also two variations of the Rock Elemental, the Chalk Golem (in The White Cliffs) and the Ice Golem (in the snow desert). These two variants are identical to the Rock Elemental in every way except for their appearance.
Unique Environmental Features
- Rainbows across the map.
- Occasional auroras at night.
- Shooting stars at night.
- Freezing air in the snow desert.
- An underground ocean called The Abyss.
- Ichthyosaurus and Carbonemys corpses scattered along the lake.
- There is also an underground biome called the aberration trench cave.
- Mushrooms on the emerald forest that can be harvested for Flowers, Rare Mushrooms and Bio Toxin.
- Radiation area called The Unknown .
- Deinonychus nests on the The Paradise, Chalk Hills.
- An Underground Volcanic Wyvern Trench, to get Fire Wyvern Eggs.
- Wild Broodmothers
Regions
Approximate Spawn Locations
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Spawn Locations
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Data Maps
Creatures
Unique Creatures
Other Spawns
- Achatina
- Allosaurus
- Alpha Carnotaurus
- Alpha Karkinos
- Alpha Leedsichthys
- Alpha Megalodon
- Alpha Mosasaur
- Alpha Raptor
- Alpha T-Rex
- Alpha Tusoteuthis
- Ammonite
- Anglerfish
- Ankylosaurus
- Araneo
- Archaeopteryx
- Argentavis
- Arthropluera
- Baryonyx
- Basilosaurus
- Beelzebufo
- Brontosaurus
- Broodmother Lysrix
- Bulbdog
- Carbonemys
- Carcharodontosaurus
- Carnotaurus
- Castoroides
- Chalicotherium
- Cnidaria
- Coelacanth
- Compy
- Daeodon
- Dilophosaur
- Dinopithecus
- Dimetrodon
- Dimorphodon
- Diplocaulus
- Diplodocus
- Dire Bear
- Dire Polar Bear
- Direwolf
- Dodo
- Doedicurus
- Dragon
- Dung Beetle
- Dunkleosteus
- Electrophorus
- Equus
- Eurypterid
- Featherlight
- Fire Wyvern
- Gallimimus
- Giant Bee
- Giganotosaurus
- Gigantopithecus
- Glowbug
- Glowtail
- Hesperornis
- Hyaenodon
- Ice Wyvern
- Ichthyornis
- Ichthyosaurus
- Iguanodon
- Jerboa
- Kairuku
- Kaprosuchus
- Karkinos
- Kentrosaurus
- Lamprey
- Leech
- Leedsichthys
- Liopleurodon
- Lymantria
- Lystrosaurus
- Mammoth
- Manta
- Manticore
- Mantis
- Megaloceros
- Megalodon
- Meganeura
- Megapithecus
- Megatherium
- Mesopithecus
- Microraptor
- Mosasaurus
- Moschops
- Onyc
- Otter
- Oviraptor
- Ovis
- Pachy
- Pachyrhinosaurus
- Paraceratherium
- Parasaur
- Pegomastax
- Pelagornis
- Phiomia
- Piranha
- Plesiosaur
- Procoptodon
- Pteranodon
- Pulmonoscorpius
- Purlovia
- Quetzal
- Raptor
- Ravager
- Rex
- Roll Rat
- Sabertooth
- Sabertooth Salmon
- Sarco
- Seeker
- Spino
- Stegosaurus
- Tapejara
- Tek Parasaur
- Tek Quetzal
- Tek Raptor
- Tek Rex
- Tek Stegosaurus
- Terror Bird
- Therizinosaur
- Thylacoleo
- Titanoboa
- Titanomyrma
- Triceratops
- Trilobite
- Troodon
- Tusoteuthis
- Unicorn
- Woolly Rhino
- Yutyrannus
Aberrant Creatures
- Aberrant Anglerfish
- Aberrant Araneo
- Aberrant Baryonyx
- Aberrant Beelzebufo
- Aberrant Carbonemys
- Aberrant Dimetrodon
- Aberrant Dimorphodon
- Aberrant Diplocaulus
- Aberrant Diplodocus
- Aberrant Dire Bear
- Aberrant Dodo
- Aberrant Doedicurus
- Aberrant Electrophorus
- Aberrant Equus
- Aberrant Iguanodon
- Aberrant Lystrosaurus
- Aberrant Meganeura
- Aberrant Moschops
- Aberrant Ovis
- Aberrant Paraceratherium
- Aberrant Parasaur
- Aberrant Pulmonoscorpius
- Aberrant Raptor
- Aberrant Salmon
- Aberrant Sarco
- Aberrant Spino
- Aberrant Stegosaurus
- Aberrant Titanoboa
- Aberrant Triceratops
- Aberrant Trilobite
Event Creatures
- Bone Fire Wyvern
- Bulbdog Ghost
- Bunny Dodo
- Bunny Oviraptor
- Direwolf Ghost
- GachaClaus
- Mantis Ghost
- Party Dodo
- Rex Ghost
- Skeletal Bronto
- Skeletal Carnotaurus
- Skeletal Giganotosaurus
- Skeletal Jerboa
- Skeletal Quetzal
- Skeletal Raptor
- Skeletal Rex
- Skeletal Stego
- Skeletal Trike
- Super Turkey
- Zombie Fire Wyvern
Items
All items from the base game, and most items from Scorched Earth and Aberration (not all Tekgrams) are unlockable on Valguero.
Consumables
Saddles
Other
Artifacts
Spotlight
Notes/Trivia
- The original map was intended to contain a Rock Drake nest in the depth of the Aberration Biome. The rock drakes were however removed in the free DLC as mentioned in an official livestream with the developers.
- Beached icthyosauruses are harvestable for Organic Polymer and Hide, as well as dead carboneyms for Spoiled Meat, hide, and Keratin, similar to how beached basilosauruses on Ragnarok are harvestable for Oil.
- Valguero is the first official free DLC to have Aberration content on it without the need to purchase the DLC. However it doesn't include a bio-luminescent region within the Aberration Trench. Also, the entire Aberration area is considered a cave and therefore, flyers cannot be ridden inside and managarmr's cannot use their dive ability.
- Valguero has a Wyvern Trench, like that of Scorched Earth and Ragnarok. However, only 2 types of wyvern exist in this trench, that being the fire wyvern and the ice wyverns. The ice wyverns live above ground, while the fire wyverns live in the underground section of the trench.
- Although Griffins were shown in the trailer for Valguero, they do not spawn on the map.
- Valguero is unique in having all the ocean creatures but no ocean surrounding the map. Instead, a large lake is present. Valguero is also the first map to have an underground ocean, known as The Abyss, in addition to its lake, where the ceiling is rock, you can't swim to the surface for Oxygen, and dangerous creatures like tusoteuthises spawn.
- Valguero is the first expansion map with a roaming boss, the Broodmother.
- Valguero is the only expansion map to not have the Artifact of the Devious.
Original Creator Team
- ButtMan - Map Owner, WM Landscape, Level design, Blueprinting, Optimisations, Bugfixes
- Nekatus - Level design, Optimisations, Bugfixes, Community Management
- Trappel22 - Level design for the Aberration part
- Evolanca - Hosting Test servers, Original Website Portfolio, Texturing, Minimap
Changelog
Patch | ARK: Survival Evolved Changes |
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297.14 | Valguero Expansion Release |
297.35 | Multiple map fixes on Valguero and small fixes on other maps |
297.64 | Several Valguero map exploits and fixes |
298.37 | Minor map fixes for valguero |
300.1 | Fixed overspawn on Valguero and Ragnarok |
304.4481 | Fixed several anti-mesh false-positives on Extinction and Valguero |
309.53 | Fixed a bug that allowed building within the boss arena on Valguero |
310.41 | Valguero Ice wyvern class switched to Ragnarok Ice Wyvern |
310.47 | Retroactive fix for Valguero Ice Wyverns which were stuck as "Raptors" in cryopods. (Note: you'll still see the raptor icon until you deploy the cryopod) |
312.65 | Valguero Boss Fight timer has increased from 20 minutes to 30 minutes. |
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