ARK: Survival Evolved Vs. ARK: Survival Ascended | Here are the Differences!

[@BunnehGaming]

ARK: Survival Ascended has a ton of quality of life improvements over ARK: Survival Evolved, and while I tried my best to include the most useful or relevant ones, I'm sure I didn't cover ALL of the bases in this video. Let me know in the comments if you guys have come across any other improvements that you want to share with the community!

[@marburr2146]

dude...ur getting a sub....JUST for the scary movie 2....HIIIAHWAFFAH!~!!

[@BunnehGaming]

@@marburr2146 My man!

[@Wolvish]

I thought of finally upgrading with the current discount. Then I learned what maps were available and thought, maybe not yet. Then I saw the building upgrades in this video ... Perhaps I will upgrade now.

[@Descenter1976]

How do I change the terrible try on danish UI to english on the gamepass version!

[@johnescobar6397]

This could have been an update instead of 59.99

[@flipz8632]

Yeaaaa no it uses a completely different game engine that's not how games work dude

[@zombievikinggaming4258]

​@@flipz8632The first Ark looked terrible graphically

[@user-hm2nh5rg4n]

@@flipz8632Fortnite?

[@flipz8632]

@@user-hm2nh5rg4n huh

[@DCvsJR]

@@user-hm2nh5rg4npretty much since it’s unreal engine 5

[@diegomendez9020]

You're honestly my favorite Ark creator! Thanks for the wonderful content and entertainment!

[@BunnehGaming]

Awe thank you 😊 You're welcome and hopefully it helps you out!

[@captnbigpigfarts3229]

You are the reason me and my cousins are diving back into ark. Thanks 🎉!

[@BunnehGaming]

Awe that's awesome to hear :) I hope you guys have an enjoyable experience and my videos entertain or help you out!

[@Bandit5041..]

Good video. Drops have been greatly buffed. Have seen red drops give a industrial forge

[@BunnehGaming]

Oh wow, that's a great piece of information - thanks for sharing! I had no idea the drop tables had been changed so I'll have to look into it.

[@RegaliaGaming]

I decided to get Ark Survival Ascended because I noticed it was on xbox game pass, I had played Ark Survival Evolved in 2016 or 2017 on ps4, and I didn't really like it but now playing Ark survival ascended it is a lot of fun

[@MrFuffun]

My PC can't handle ASA so I want to try the old ARK for now, but read that wild baby dinos were added in ASA. That would suck, is that true? Can't find this info elsewhere.

[@BunnehGaming]

Yes wild babies can be found and tamed in ASA.

[@Sacredarrowable]

Wild babies is a mod from ASE they devs ported into ASA.

[@spacepacer4808]

ASE honestly runs about as good as ASA. It's very horribly optimized and even my 4070 struggles on max graphics which it doesn't with any other game on max

[@zbxg]

thanks for this, i really wanted to see what wildcard changed in ark survival ascended. i only wish they didnt make it (literally) 5 times the price of ASE, you're basically just getting the game twice and some people might find it unfair. idk tho, what's your opinion?

[@BunnehGaming]

From my experience so far, despite the bugs and crashes, I think it's worth every penny. It's certainly far more than a "reskin" as some people are calling it. Plus it's only $40 for the base game + ALL of the DLCs, which is significantly cheaper than ASE was.

[@Jakepf]

​@@BunnehGamingwym ALL the DLCs? Like all the DLC when they come out?

[@BunnehGaming]

@@Jakepf Yeah the $40 pricetag includes ALL of ASA, including every DLC as it releases.

[@Jakepf]

@@BunnehGaming that's if they fulfill their promises haha

[@zbxg]

@@BunnehGaming ah i see, good that they made that choice. unfortunately this laptop cant even run ark without fps drops haha. might get it in the future tho

[@MoroOkami]

why is every video i see so bright, its like the brightness is all the way up

[@JUNIsLuke]

Yea the game looks like shit to me…

[@Dogman262]

Thats ark for you

[@freedorange0525]

Came for the comparisons but stayed for the Scary Movie 2 edit 0:43😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@BunnehGaming]

I got you :)

[@johnengels8017]

You said they totally removed movement speed skill. That is not True it was moved to and option that is defaulted to off but you can turn it on and play with movement speed skill upping.

[@BunnehGaming]

It is off by default across all gameplay modes, including any and all official servers. While it's true it can be turned on, most players will never have access to it unless they're on an Unofficial Server that enabled it. I consider movement speed to be a "mod" of sorts in ASA, where only a small minority of the playerbase will access it or care about it, which is why the video is framed the way it is.

[@johnengels8017]

@@BunnehGaming But if you play single player and alot do it is in the option menu to turn on. So not a mod like a mod if it is then all the settings in the menu are like a mod then.

[@BunnehGaming]

@@johnengels8017 Sure, but once again most of the playerbase won't experience this or care about it. ASA was clearly designed with the full intention of Movement Speed being removed, hence the naturally faster movement speed/body mechanics and modified attribute allocation. Some players will experience it, I'm not saying you're wrong, but a vast majority won't. You can also tame a bronto in 3 minutes if you tweak the Taming Speeds enough, but that doesn't mean I should mention it in the video.

[@johnengels8017]

@@BunnehGaming My comment was that you said it was totally removed and it wasn't it just was moved to an option. Wither people are going to use it or not is irrelevant. If you said they totally removed taming speed i would of said the same comment that's all.

[@MONSTEReXoARMY]

so ascended is just the finished product of evolved?

[@vtight4785]

pretty much and they'll force the player base to "upgrade"

[@kadenk9298]

No it runs on a whole different engine then evolved

[@nicktopo8380]

@@kadenk9298 games go through engine updates. dudes correct in his statment

[@kadenk9298]

@@nicktopo8380 Dude, they literally remade the game from the ground up using unreal engine 5. It’s not just a remaster

[@nicktopo8380]

@@kadenk9298 yea ok buddy w.e u tell yourself

[@Sacredarrowable]

9:18😂🤣🤣🤣 Almost spit up my water sir

[@BunnehGaming]

Very good, that was my true intention *twiddles fingers together

[@colbythompson352]

If I get ASA do I need to repurchase stuff like scorched earth and extinction? Or do they transfer over?

[@BunnehGaming]

All DLCs are included with the original purchase price, although they're not all fully released yet.

[@Alte.Kameraden]

ARKSA is a waste of money personally. Definitely if you already own ARKSE. ARKSE runs light years better. With dx10 mode it can even run on a 660 well. So the original ARK is just so much more accessible.

[@thesaiyanprincevegeta]

I got on gamepass

[@Jakepf]

What I really wanted to know is what items are still in ASA vs what aren't there yet from ASE

[@BunnehGaming]

The easiest answer is: most everything from the DLC's. As the new DLC remasters are released, so will the items be re-introduced into the game. This includes things like cryopods, taxidermy stuff, tek skiffs/hoverskiffs, etc.

[@killer_boy105]

I honestly prefer the old map i wish the change was optional

[@stormtrooper8420]

Same

[@devonsantiago7811]

Scary movie reference earned that sub😂

[@BunnehGaming]

Ehhhhh I'll take it 😁

[@creativecow329]

Is the Fjordhawk in Survival Ascended?

[@BunnehGaming]

Not as far as I know - I imagine it will release with the appropriate DLC (Fjordur)

[@DarkerShadeOfBrown]

Are the mechanics some what the same? Can boat bases still be a thing or did they change the way you can place them pillars if you know you know

[@BunnehGaming]

Mechanics are very similar, but improved overall. Building is much more intuitive and there's A LOT more potential because of the way snapping works and the new structures.

[@DarkerShadeOfBrown]

@@BunnehGaming I’m going to buy it lol you convinced me

[@charliecs28]

Very tempting though i imagine still a few issues on consoles. Do the pets not get lost as easy ? That was my main issue often would walk and lost pet and the tracking was shit.

[@BunnehGaming]

I honestly don't know - ARK basically started to go Pay-To-Win and began sponsoring mods that completely break the immersion of the game, so I stopped playing and making content on it.

[@charliecs28]

@@BunnehGaming aw right

[@Alteori]

You're such a cute Dutch bunny. Reminds me of my old girl that recently passed. She looked just like you but a lighter brown

[@BunnehGaming]

Awe I'm sorry to hear she passed - I'm sure you gave her a great life though :)

[@Alteori]

@@BunnehGaming thank you ❤️ she lived very long 😃

[@cyberlord645]

Question is ark acended still a big boi in my console as my xbox series took up 140 gigs

[@BunnehGaming]

Currently 81.06 GB on my PC - can't speak for consoles though.

[@cyberlord645]

@@BunnehGaming oh well I may pick it up if it comes on consoles

[@ItsFrenzy26]

I notice you mentioned the tree falling with density and buoyancy Makes me think you know how we don't live on a space sphere, because of gravity god :) You need to look into and debunk the helio-centric pseudo-science, and the many many misconceptions that go with it

[@MaazIsCool_]

Which should i buy to get a better experience?

[@Januwah]

Very very nice video and very VERY useful!

[@BunnehGaming]

Thank you so much for the kind comment 😊 I'm glad it helped!

[@cyberpsyduck3625]

Is the blurry character creation screen only a thing on console?

[@BunnehGaming]

Perhaps? I'm not sure since I've never played on console.

[@gamefreak173]

considering all the problems ive been seeing about this i dont think the pros outweigh the cons to even play this updated version

[@BunnehGaming]

That's a decision everyone will have to make for themselves. Personally, I don't feel that I've wasted any money. Despite the unoptimized performance and evident glitches, it has been a solid experience so far.

[@19DESERTFOX91]

If you play online servers and have a good PC sure.. everyone else it makes Almost no Logical sense especially if didn't forget the devs history.

[@wesleybowler8603]

If that's how you feel then you wouldn't be playing ark in the first place lol

[@joshuam5923]

Kinda curious about fishing and their drops TBH

[@BunnehGaming]

Might be something I have to explore :)

[@MaazIsCool_]

Also man if i have a not too good pc, should i judt buy evolved?, will i have the same fun?, i judt want a dino game like these

[@BunnehGaming]

ASE will run better for you on a PC with lower specs, however support for ASE has pretty much ended, so if you're wanting new content or online play on Official Servers then you're out of luck. In contrast, ASA is currently receiving updates, new dinos, QOL fixes, and online support, however their business model is slimy (as in micro transactions, Pay-To-Win stuff with creature unlocks, etc) If you're just going for a single player experience, either game is fine, but ASE may run better.

[@nomore506]

They make it seem like it’s not a big deal. Complaining about the price but they made THE ISLAND beautiful… something I thought was impossible

[@mochiboot6502]

BLUETOOTH WATER

[@ydkma]

AND POWER

[@micaelduguay516]

Does the game come with scorched earth and all ASE dlc?

[@BunnehGaming]

Yes, however the game seems to be going Pay-To-Win in the form of DLC dinos, and just predatory monetization stuff in general. If you're just playing with friends or on a private server it shouldn't be a big deal, but if you're playing on Official then it seems hard to compete against tribes that have purchased certain DLC content.

[@MurkyGames]

is the tether system still there if so that's stupid

[@BunnehGaming]

It is for non-dedicated servers.

[@BamBam-ch4vu]

4:58 is out of pocket but hilarious

[@BunnehGaming]

Why thank you :)

[@2kslimey]

Basically can’t play this game without a 4070 or 4090. I don’t really like the game as of now until the performance issues are solved.

[@BunnehGaming]

You certainly need a strong rig to run the game on maxed settings, however it's playable on much lesser hardware. I use my wife's computer to help with clips occasionally and she only has a 1080 - graphics are at minimum, but still looks better than ASE in my opinion.

[@richardsantana731]

Ima have to get it when it comes out on ps5👌

[@liammcfc3089]

Is there a distance you can go from the host on playstaion sessions in ascended ?

[@BunnehGaming]

I'm not sure about for PlayStation, but on PC there is still a "tether distance" in place that prevents you from going too far from the host in non-dedicated sessions. I believe this distance can be tweaked, however.

[@BIazendraco]

The best feature I've seen with the character customization is making 10/10 thighs.

[@BunnehGaming]

That's a solid feature.

[@vexingcat9813]

I do like the intuitive admin commands.

[@BunnehGaming]

Me too - I've used them countless times already.

[@BomberManPlayz]

How do you adjust the hud scale? I can only adjust item hotbar scale..

[@Every1luvsali]

help I'm confused ark or ark ascended

[@BunnehGaming]

All of the clips in this video are from ARK: Survival Ascended.

[@joshrex9546]

first 2mins of it and i think my pc would die.

[@BunnehGaming]

You're probably not wrong.

[@raaspider]

How does it run on the PS5? I played the original on my PC but it's no longer a "modern gaming PC"

[@kadenk9298]

It runs good but I have came across a few bugs, I’m sure downloading a mod will fix that tho

[@sirbonobo3907]

Nah man i wont pay for the Same Game twice

[@BunnehGaming]

Understood - It's not like I'm in Snail Games' pocket so it doesn't matter to me whether or not people buy it. Shady stuff aside though, if this was a different game company that I gave $40 to, I would be blown away by the value. I'm sure I'll end up putting thousands of hours into ASA just like I did with ASE, which makes the investment extremely worth it IMO. Compare that to the price of a movie ticket for only a few hours of entertainment, and it's a no brainer for a lot of people. But I get, don't get me wrong - you do you man :)

[@godw1ll99]

well you are in luck because you dont have too.

[@zombieimpact2790]

Is it easier to play multiplayer on PC in Ascended?

[@tyleraccardo8473]

So just a giant TLC update

[@BEASTHDR]

2:45 bro never did leg day

[@BunnehGaming]

What is leg day even?! ARMS

[@welcomelonelyfans-3091]

Your character is nightmare fuel T^T

[@BunnehGaming]

HOW DARE YOU, HE'S BEAUTIFUL!

[@carinaschoppe]

A VR Mode would be great

[@EFJoKeR]

I swore i would never touch Ascended due to the piss poor performances at launch... Aaaaaand... Now... I'm reconsidering my stance on it... FCOL...

[@SisterSophie-fq9jh]

BRO THE BROKE LINE AT 4:58 CAUGHT ME SO OFF GUARD

[@BunnehGaming]

:)

[@Smurtt.]

why does no one talk about how terrible tribe ranks are now tho? theyve removed so many settings from tribe ranks. its easy to get insided now smh

[@Jaylazerz]

Is Tethering better or nah

[@BunnehGaming]

I believe it's about the same as before - pretty limiting, but can be tweaked in the settings.

[@chiptheforger9545]

This makes me want to get back into ark but I’m Xbox series s is their any difference?

[@BunnehGaming]

I'm not entirely sure as I only play on PC - presumably things play the same, but this is Snail Games/Studio Wildcard afterall... lol

[@jinkukuhitacu3044]

Woooww I can run around like the speed of sound no more crazy

[@Tier1Norseman]

GCM creative mode and console commands still able to be used solo?

[@BunnehGaming]

Yeah, most of the commands have remained the same, except weather commands don't seem to be working (or they've changed).

[@zeta7SoloFPV]

They took out the wooden catwalk.

[@LordGrim1313]

8 months later no optimizations at all

[@BunnehGaming]

You're not wrong. lol

[@NibirBaishnab]

the new one looks like a netflix film and i prefer the old one

[@synaesthesia4218]

this is not cool, this makes it sound like the game is a huge improvement. endless praise and no mention of the flaws, which havent changed in the slightest. this game will still randomly delete your profile, crash and lose data and even fail to load your character. its a common opinion that those who bought this were ripped off...nobody tells them their console cant even run the game unless its top of the range.

[@BunnehGaming]

Check the date I posted this video - those glitches weren't even fully known at the time, nor was it known that WildCard wasn't going to address them. To your statement of "endless praise and no mention of the flaws" I refer you to 01:46 where I clearly state that players were having issues with the game's performance. ASA wasn't even released on consoles yet when I made this video, so of course I couldn't speak on that, nor would I because I only play on PC. You clearly don't follow my channel, because if did then you'd know that ARK has fallen heavily out of my favor with their ridiculous updates, shady business dealings and constant pursuit of destroying their own franchise.

[@Duckie4200]

I really hate the new map only because there are no numbers on the edges to help navigate. I'm sure I'll learn but god I hate it so much.

[@BunnehGaming]

Yeah the whole game really is a learning curve and change from ASE

[@Justthatguy1998]

My PC will achieve lift off if I try to run this

[@BunnehGaming]

Haha - ASA is demanding and poorly optimized that's for sure. I can run the game on the lowest settings on my wife's computer though, and she only has a GeForce 1080, but ultimately higher-end graphics are more desirable.

[@godw1ll99]

despite all of this people still complain that its just a "literal reskin" or "texture pack" or that the building mechanics are terrible because they arent like valheim or whatever.

[@BunnehGaming]

People always find reasons to complain... Believe me, Snail Games has given them plenty of reasons to, but the final product is pretty solid. If it was any other game company, I would think $40 is an absolute steal; I've paid far more for far less before.

[@godw1ll99]

@@BunnehGaming indeed but the ark community is among the worst. we almost had ASA and ark 2 for the same one price but nope. all because people felt entitled to ASA for free because WC initially planned on doing so. there are people with hundreds or even thousands of hours in to ark with nothing but bad things to say about it all while likely having nothing but good to say about other full price games theyve played that were 8-12 hours. obviously even though someone, including myself, can play thousands of hours that doesnt mean there isnt valid criticism to be had but thats true with any game even some amazing games like the re4 remake. wc just has the misfortune of having a very toxic, demanding and entitled community.

[@blueligh2]

ASA is basically a remaster (plus a ton of improvements) of ASE like Spider-Man remastered is of Spider-man 2018 and nobody complained about that so i don’t see why people are complaining about it

[@gotrejo]

“All of this” being small QOL changes lmao

[@DrongoMate]

I really want to know if they fixed the breeding for Dino’s so that a giga has 100x the normal heath it should have

[@nobodydoesanything381]

Me: starts playing ASA Also me: turning the graphics down worse than ASE because its nauseating

[@jueeyre37]

Ark ascended is just ark evolved with a atlas skin.youve been scammed

[@stealth_meister4939]

Guess I'm gonna get the new ARK. Saw everyone saying it was just the same with new visuals. Guess that's not the case.

[@BunnehGaming]

Certainly not the same, but I will say the community it pretty divided because of some of their monetization choices, namely beginning to offer some Pay-To-Win content in the form of DLC Dinos. If you're just playing with friends or on Private servers it's not that big of a deal, but if you're playing competitively on Official then it's pretty broken.

[@schnek8927]

Quite literally everything in this video, besides maybe one or two things, was simply new visuals. (or downgrades/removed features/polish, like no speed stat and no physical map) New UI also counts as new visuals, FYI.

[@gaiusbalogh3469]

Wow asa is very dif then ase im going to by it thx

[@BunnehGaming]

No problem man, have fun on the ARK :)

[@seryphgaming]

man i really want this game but at the same time..... god i hate Snail

[@BunnehGaming]

I hear ya, but at the end of the day you're paying for entertainment. I watch Hollywood movies full of actors/actresses I can't stand, but ultimately if I'm getting enjoyment out of it, then it's worth it IMO. Snail Games is about as greedy as they come, but the product has been phenomenal so far, so it's worth it to me.

[@thothtahuti5509]

❤

[@andrewjack5755]

Wish they would fix the rain in vanilla ark it’s so fkn ugly

[@Oppositesleeper]

Poor performance is synonymous with WildCard.

[@DenDi50]

Ark 1 more more best atmospheric! In the ARK 1.5 the dinosaurs seem somehow small

[@tonydietz6387]

What about family life

[@TheImmortalMushroom]

They removed movement speed with no other ways to increase it? Oh, ok so Evolved is automatically better

[@BunnehGaming]

They did, but movement is innately faster in ASA so it does offset the hit a bit. I can definitely see the community splitting over something like this though lol

[@swilk2003]

not completely removed thankfully, if you play single player or unofficial there is an option to enable movement speed upgrading if you are playing on unofficial it is up to the server owners to decide whether or not its enabled

[@Xitylz]

I have an Xbox series (the fridge) and the graphics are kinda meh.... I think ark evolved looks better

[@BunnehGaming]

They're probably dialed down significantly for consoles, I'm not sure.

[@Xitylz]

@@BunnehGaming I honestly hope they update the graphics for Xbox and ps5. It would make the game much more enjoyable.

[@cyberlord645]

Ark is trying to one up skyrim ahahah

[@kadenk9298]

I mean this ark has a lot of changes besides just graphics, something the 20 Skyrim remasters don’t have

[@masonirwin1057]

If you have an Xbox one don’t bother

[@doppler505]

Get an X series. It's actually a great game.

[@GamerPro-he1dq]

I had to make a comment of. I am not even in the video fully. I just wanted to say I’m very different. I only care for the eye candy. The gameplay can suck to me. Candy is what really matters I guess I do like looks but only in video games like I care about personality and in people so much I guess gaming I don’t care how the personality is if it looks beautiful, I’ll play it.

[@lagunslime9692]

Not paying for this shite again

[@Hypedboiii]

Payd ad

[@cooltwinkies2090]

asa graphics sucks

[@JUNIsLuke]

I kinda dislike it….

[@justrez1024]

Get an xbox Bunneh 😡

[@BunnehGaming]

Why in the world would I do that when I have a PC? LOL

[@godw1ll99]

@@BunnehGaming lol right, used to be a playstation user through and through until i got a pc and never touched a console since. literally no reason to.

[@BunnehGaming]

@@godw1ll99 Yeah man, PC Master Race

[@scope-me2604]

@@godw1ll99just got my pc 4 days ago not touched my ps5 💀

[@AVECENTRAIN]

You talk so fast you sound like an animal crossing character. Calm down little man.

[@BunnehGaming]

But then I would stop getting comments like the one you left, and I wouldn't want to deprive the world of that! You sound so cool and intelligent - we can all learn from you! Let's check out the "big man" content you produce on your channel for more insight! Oh... WTF

[@Jeptheplay]

ascended is just wayy better!!!