New to the Island? Start Here
Essential tips for surviving your first day, understanding engrams, and taming your first dinosaurs.
The Maps
The Island
The original map. Discover all artifact caves, explorer notes, and how to conquer the Overseer.
Free UpdateThe Center
Navigate the floating island, deep sea trenches, and the dual boss arena (Broodmother + Megapithecus).
Free UpdateScorched Earth
Survive the harsh desert heat, tame Wyverns, and defeat the Manticore.
Free Update Bob's Tall Tales (DLC)Aberration
Navigate the radioactive underground, steal Rock Drake eggs, and tame Reapers.
Free Update Bob's Tall Tales (DLC)Extinction
Survive the corrupted Wasteland, defend OSDs, tame Titans, and defeat the King Titan.
Free Update Bob's Tall Tales (DLC)Ragnarok
Griffins, Ice Wyverns, and a massive 144 sq km open world.
Coming SoonFjordur
Nordic realms, Runes, Desmodus, and the legendary Fenrir.
Coming SoonLost Island
Ruins, Sinomacrops, Dinopithecus, and Amargasaurus.
Coming SoonInteractive Tools
Taming Calculator
Interactive tool to calculate required food, narcotics, and time to tame any dinosaur instantly.
New ToolPvP Raid Calculator
Calculate the exact amount of C4, Rockets, and raw materials needed to wipe an enemy base.
New ToolExplorer Notes Tracker
Interactive checklist to track your collected Explorer Notes across all maps. Saves your progress locally.
New ToolInteractive Resource Map
Toggle resource layers to find exact GPS coordinates and spawn locations across all story maps.
New ToolEngram Crafting Calculator
Calculate the total raw materials (Metal, Polymer, Paste) required for your base and structures.
New ToolSurvival Systems
Taming & Kibble
Learn knockout taming, passive taming, trap designs, and the complete Kibble chart.
Bestiary & Tier List
The best dinosaurs for gathering, combat, and travel. Stats and abilities explained.
Breeding & Mutations
How to hatch eggs, raise babies, and stack mutations for boss-killing super dinos.
Base Building
Best base locations, structural integrity, and defense setups for PvE and PvP.
Farming & Cooking
Greenhouse mechanics, fertilizer generation, and essential custom recipes.
PvP & Raiding
Advanced strategies for soaking turrets, explosive damage, and FOB construction.
Tek Tier & Element
Unlock the Tek Suit, farm Element efficiently, and build the ultimate base.
Colors & Dyes
Dino color regions, rare event colors, and recipes for all 25 custom dyes.
The Taming Compendium
A massive A-Z database of every creature in Ascended. Spawn locations, taming methods, and foods.
Advanced & Extras
Bosses & Ascension
Recommended armies, artifacts, and strategies to defeat the Guardians and the Overseer.
Farming Routes
The best locations and dinosaurs to efficiently harvest Metal, Obsidian, Polymer, and Pearls.
Cave Walkthroughs
Locations and required gear for surviving the artifact caves without losing your tames.
Bob's Tall Tales
Learn to build trains, pilot airships, and dig up buried treasure in the new DLC.
Console Commands
The most useful admin commands for single-player, debugging, or hosting a private server.
Best CurseForge Mods
A curated list of the best cross-platform Quality of Life mods available for consoles and PC.
💬 Community Strategies & Discussion
Did you find a hidden chest? Struggling with a boss? Share your tips and questions with other mercenaries below!