Now that you have created your survivor, you are given a set of spawn points on the map to choose from. Note: currently on PS4 preset options on top of the Character Creation screen is only momentary, once you leave the screen you will not be able to use that save preset again. Once you officially created your survivor into the game by means of spawning you cannot alter the character's body form again.

On ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile you might want to consider letting the name of your character end on certain letters in order to be able to tame a Griffin more easily.

Once you are done customizing your character's appearance, you may name your Survivor which will appear to other players that approach you in-game or game chat. 'If you have the ability to use admin commands checkout Body Regions for other ways of customizing characters.' For an average height character (that fits comfortably through door-frames), it's optimal to decrease 'from the default' the: Legs, Arms, and Torso all by 2 or 3 points. On the other hand, if you are too tall your head will stick out above bushes and various structures exposing you. A survivor with darker skin could blend in the shadows to camouflage themselves and hide from other survivors.Playing a short survivor can make it easier to hide in bushes or behind rocks from other players.However, size and skin color can benefit the player's playstyle to some extent: Character creation is mostly cosmetic and does not affect the character's hitbox. When you begin in ARK, you must create a Survivor. Select the map you can play on and hit the Single Player Option beneath the map column to start your survival.Ĭhoosing to create a new character will delete any existing character you have on the same server, removing you from any tribes and losing ownership of all property so be careful when using this option! You will have the settings for your gameplay on the left of the screen and the available maps in the center of the screen.

Let's assume Single-Player is where you will start your adventure therefore you went to 'Host a Server'. Host a Server is actually where the Single-Player gameplay is. After the WildCard logo is shown and you see the Title Screen press any button and you will have the options on the left to 'Host a Server' or 'Join a Server'.

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