Ascension

Ascension

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v257.0
v267.0

Ascension is the course of defeating the final boss in a canonical ARK, ascending the Survivor and transferring the character to the next ARK. It also involves beating all bosses in a story-line ARK and discovering its the true nature.

On most canonical maps, ascending allows players to unlock additional levels for their Survivors. Defeating  Overseer in Island,  Manticore in Scorched Earth,  Rockwell in Aberration,  Corrupted Master Controller in Genesis Simulation (Genesis: Part 1) or  Rockwell Prime in Genesis Ship (Genesis: Part 2), Survivors maximum level is increased by 5, 10, or 15, depending on what difficulty one ascended on (Gamma, Beta or Alpha). The only exception is Extinction, where defeating  King Titan does not increase the maximum level a Survivor can reach.

In summary, survivors are able to ascend on the following ARKs:

• The Island, after defeating the  Overseer
• Scorched Earth, after defeating the  Manticore
• Aberration, after defeating  Rockwell
• Extinction, after defeating  King Titan
• Genesis: Part 1, after defeating  Corrupted Master Controller
• Genesis: Part 2, after defeating  Rockwell Prime

Committing all ascensions allows Survivors to reach a maximum level of 205: 5 can be obtained by leveling a Chibi-Pet 5 times (up to level 6), other 10 levels by finding every explorer note and other 10 by collecting all  Runes on Fjordur.

Ascension will also upload the character, which entails the loss of any  Element gained with the fight, as well any other item that cannot be transferred through different ARKs. A workaround is to put element and any other non-transferable item inside a tame inventory before the ascension happens, during the short final countdown after defeating the final boss.

On ARK Survival Ascended, the maximum level is 195 as of December 2024. 5 from chibi, 10 from all explorer notes, 5 per map from Bob's Tall Tales explorer notes on Scorched Earth, Aberration, and Extinction, and 60 from all current Alpha Ascensions on The Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, and Extinction.

Tek Cave

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The Tek Cave, located in the Volcano, is the final cave of the The Island: completing it and defeating the  Overseer will allow the player to undergo the first ascension. To access the cave, survivors need the  Broodmother,  Megapithecus and  Dragon trophies of the appropriate diffigulty (Gamma, Beta, Alpha), which in turn require o have already acquired all the artifacts (or fought the guardian bosses with somebody who did). Ascensions above Gamma require also to collect appropriate tributes from  Alpha Creatures.

After defeating  Overseer and ascending, the survivor's  Specimen Implant will change into its respective type after returning to Island or transferring to another ARK, as well reporting the difficulty ("<Difficulty> Ascension") of the fight in both description and appearance of the implant. This is shown whenever any inventory is accessed. In case the survivor will ascend again but at a higher difficulty, this will update the implant too (ascending again at a lower difficulty will not).

Uniquely, completing Alpha Ascension with Single Player Settings will unlock  Tek ATV engram.

Achievements and Rewards

There are 3 achievements to be unlocked by ascending in The Island, awarding skins and hairstyles in addition to a higher level cap.

Gamma Ascension You ascended off the ARK, at Gamma level!

• Awards  DodoRex Mask Skin
• Unlocks Hairstyles: Mohawk Hair & Moustache Facial Hair

Beta Ascension You ascended off the ARK, at Beta Level!

• Awards  DodoWyvern Mask Skin &  Survivor's Trophy
• Unlocks Hairstyles: Afro Hair & Goatee Facial Hair

Alpha Ascension You ascended off the ARK, at Alpha level!

• Awards  Clown Mask Skin &  Rex Bionic Costume
• Unlocks Hairstyles: Dreadlocks Hair & Dread Beard Facial Hair

Ascension on Scorched Earth

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With update 355.3, additional levels can be gained for defeating Manticore depending on the difficulty. To access the Arena, survivors need the three Artifacts ( Artifact of the Gatekeeper,  Artifact of the Crag and  Artifact of the Destroyer). All ascension battle require specific number of Wyvern Talons gathered from killing adult wild wyverns of specific type.

Upon defeating  Manticore, the survivor's  Specimen Implant will register the difficulty (Green for Gamma, blue for Beta, and orange for Alpha) on the implant.

Ascension on Aberration

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With the release of Aberration, additional levels can be gained for defeating Rockwell depending on its difficulty, located below the Grave of the Lost in its terminal (or in multiplayer servers at any of the damaged obelisk at surface as well as loot crates). To access the Arena, survivors need to collect the three Artifacts of the ARK ( Artifact of the Depths,  Artifact of the Shadows and  Artifact of the Stalker). Ascensions at Beta requires specific tributes too, moreover, ascensions at Alpha require additional three special drops from  Alpha Creatures.

After defeating  Rockwell, the survivor's  Specimen Implant will be mutated with their respective color icons depending on the difficulty (Green for Gamma, blue for Beta, and orange for Alpha) at upper-left corner of the implant, along with the additional prefix "<Difficulty> Aberrant" (if Tek Cave Ascension was already completed, the text will appear at the right after the comma). An aberrant light glow on the implant will highlight its respective pattern as well.

Ascension on Extinction

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With Extinction being accessible through the Aberration Ascension, the plot thickens. To be able to access and defeat the  King Titan, survivors have to find its terminal located at the Forbidden Zone. In a similar way like Overseer, the three Titans Trophies along with other ARK specific drops are required. While there is no level requirement to activate the fight, it is recommended that one comes prepared, especially as the zone containing the terminal is teeming with  Corrupted Creatures.

Consequent defeating King Titan, the survivor's  Specimen Implant is permanently removed, and in place,  Homo Deus Record replaces its slot. Unlike previous Ascensions, its aspect remains the same regardless of the difficulty faced, with only difference being the record labeled as "Gamma", "Beta" or "Alpha" based on the difficulty of the King Titan that was beaten. Unlike the other version, this ascension does not increase survivor level cap. It is also necessary survivors to stay in the area after the fight, otherwise the ascension won't happen.

On ARK Survival Ascended, King Titan gives Ascension levels like every other end boss, with the number depending on difficulty. Unlike other ascensions, you have to do Gamma, then Beta, then Alpha due to the King Titan requiring it's own trophy at the previous difficulty or a higher difficulty to summon. You are not required to watch the Gamma or Beta cutscenes to receive the full 15 levels from Alpha, but won't receive the 5 or 10 levels from doing Gamma or Beta unless you do watch the cutscene.

Ascension on Genesis: Part 1

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With Genesis: Part 1 being accessible as VR simulation, more levels can be added unlocked for the survivor. To access the boss battle against the  Corrupted Master Controller, players have to interact with HLN-A to pick The Final Test. Unlike the other Bosses, the survivor initiating the battle must have cleared enough missions of its related difficulty.

Defeating the Master Controller, the survivor's  Specimen Implant will receive an additional attachment based on the difficulty at its upper-right corner, without any prefix added and, like previous ascensions, it will allow additional character levels to be unlocked. If King Titan was already beaten by the survivor, it will not show up, as Homo-Deus Record will be in the Implant place instead.

Ascension on Genesis: Part 2

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With Genesis: Part 2 accessible in the corrupted insides of Genesis Ship, more levels can be unlocked by survivors. To access the final boss battle against  Rockwell in his prime state, players have to reach the mission terminal found below the heart inside the Rockwell's Proliferation.

Upon defeating Rockwell Prime, the survivor's  Specimen Implant will have a summoning icon below without additional prefixes. This does not show up on survivor arm, regardless whether or not they have already defeated King Titan. Like other ascensions however, this allows to unlock additional levels.

ARK Code

A code can be seen during ascension on The Island, it can be decoded here. Input the ARK code in the input field below. Use the letters according to the following principle. Characters other than w, a, s, d or space are ignored.

	W
A	S	D

Input

dasadsdddswadswadsww

daadddasdasw

dddwdswwdwasdswadsdaasws

Visualization

Decoded text

Decode

• Four consecutive symbols are needed to encode one character. If you see less than a multiple of 4 characters, omit the incomplete group of four at the beginning or the end - wherever the image you try to decode is cut off. If the resulting text doesn't make sense, you can add 1 - 3 zeroes (A) at the beginning of the row to see if a shift gives a better result.
• Sometimes you will see the picture containing the code mirror-inverted. Use the S symbol as an indicator.

Alphabet

Lowercase Alphabet		Uppercase Alphabet		Symbols
Character	Code	Character	Code	Character	Code
a	dsad	A	daad	0	awaa
b	dsas	B	daas	1	awad
c	dsaw	C	daaw	2	awas
d	dsda	D	dada	3	awaw
e	dsdd	E	dadd	4	awda
f	dsds	F	dads	5	awdd
g	dsdw	G	dadw	6	awds
h	dssa	H	dasa	7	awdw
i	dssd	I	dasd	8	awsa
j	dsss	J	dass	9	awsd
k	dssw	K	dasw	:	awss
l	dswa	L	dawa	;	awsw
m	dswd	M	dawd	<	awwa
n	dsws	N	daws	=	awwd
o	dsww	O	daww	>	awws
p	dwaa	P	ddaa	?	awww
q	dwad	Q	ddad	!	asad
r	dwas	R	ddas	"	asas
s	dwaw	S	ddaw	#	asaw
t	dwda	T	ddda	$	asda
u	dwdd	U	dddd	%	asdd
v	dwds	V	ddds	&	asds
w	dwdw	W	dddw	'	asdw
x	dwsa	X	ddsa	(	assa
y	dwsd	Y	ddsd	)	assd
z	dwss	Z	ddss	*	asss
				+	assw
				,	aswa
				-	aswd
				.	asws
				/	asww

Code translations during Ascension

Before transfer

Location	Translation
ARK Transfer Panel (Gamma ascension on single player)	Experiment Group 4 Trial 6174 Observation Facility Transfer Security Protocol: Gamma

After transfer

Location	Translation
First Room
Holobanner	Observation Deck Testing Facility @survivetheark
Dragon Panel	Fire Lizard Status: Dormant @survivetheark
Megapithecus Panel	Giant Ape Status: Dormant @survivetheark
Broodmother Panel	Broodmother Status: Dormant @survivetheark
Second Room
Holo Banner	Prehistorical Species
Control Panel	Extra Hominid Preservation Record: Extinct
Third Room
Holo Banner	Ancestral Records
Control Panel	Homo Sapiens Preservation Record: Extinct
Fourth Room
Holo Banner	Homo Deus
Control Panel	Homo Deus Colonist Group 1327: Endangered

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Notes

• Although ascension is impossible on The Center, Ragnarok, Valguero, Crystal Isles, Lost Island, and Fjordur, you can still use admin commands to ascend. Almost every ascension is possible through admin commands on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC.
  • Gamma: cheat playercommand Ascend1
  • Beta: cheat playercommand Ascend2
  • Alpha: cheat playercommand Ascend3
  • Aberration Gamma: cheat playercommand AbAscend1
  • Aberration Beta: cheat playercommand AbAscend2
  • Aberration Alpha: cheat playercommand AbAscend3
  • Extinction Gamma: cheat playercommand EXTAscend1
  • Extinction Beta: cheat playercommand EXTAscend2
  • Extinction Alpha: cheat playercommand EXTAscend3
  • Genesis Part 1 Gamma: cheat playercommand Genascend1
  • Genesis Part 1 Beta: cheat playercommand Genascend2
  • Genesis Part 1 Alpha: cheat playercommand Genascend3
  • Genesis Part 2 Gamma: cheat playercommand Gen2Ascend1
  • Genesis Part 2 Beta: cheat playercommand Gen2Ascend2
  • Genesis Part 2 Alpha: cheat playercommand Gen2Ascend3

• Forcing Ascension on Scorched Earth will force the player back to the Main Menu and result in some items missing. put your items into a container before proceeding
  • To avoid that you can use the following command : DefeatBoss player_id Manticore difficulty with difficulty being a number between 0 and 2 included (2 being alpha) and player id being the number on the player's implant after the #
  • Ascending a lower Ascension such as Beta after Alpha glitches out the Character's Profile resulting in issues such as the game crashing on a second log in during the play session.
• Ascended characters cannot enter maps with item download disabled through character download without removing their gears first in another server.
• Scorched Earth ascension was finally added on mid December of 2022 since version 355.3
• Beating the  Manticore on Ragnarok Arena will not start the Ascension cut-scene, however it will unlock the Survivor additional levels based on the fight difficulty if the the Manticore was not already defeated on Scorched Earth (the  Specimen Implant may need the Survivor to be uploaded and downloaded or transferred to another ARK before getting updated).

Changelog

Patch	ARK: Survival Evolved Changes
257.0	TEK Cave & Volcano. "Ascension" Game Progression.
257.499	Fixed issue with downloading Survivors & Ascending on Unofficial Cluster Servers.
259.0	ATV engram is available in singleplayer after reaching max ascension. Corrected specimen implant colors after ascending.
259.1	Fixed the ATV Engram being visible and craftable on Dedicated Servers. You can still spawn them in, or add it manually, or via being Alpha Ascended in Single Player.
262.0	Alpha Ascension unlocks the  Rex Bionic Costume.
267.0	Ascension Endboss.
275.0	Aberration Ascension added to the game.
276.4	Made The Island Ascension properly give its Ascension Implant/Levels again.
276.46	Fixed a case when Ascending there was a chance to lose characters that had been uploaded to the cloud.
279.242	Fixed game exploits involving using a BattlEye bypass to exploit the ascension mechanic.
279.261	Fixed bug causing Ascension character loss if you hadn't interacted with a terminal.
285.104	Extinction Ascension added to the game.
289.100	Fix for Ascension skipping cinematics for saved games on Extinction. Mesh Memory Optimizations for Extinction - Ascension Props.
306.41	Genesis: Part 1 Ascension added to the game.
329.3	Genesis: Part 2 Ascension added to the game.
355.3	Added Scorched Earth ascension.

Gallery

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  Extinction as shown in the Ascension cinematic for Aberration.
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  Ascension in action.