[ARK] Summary of reasons why dinosaur AI/bases do not function well | Reasons why tracking, work, and defense stop and how to deal with it

In ARK: Survival Ascended,
the main focus of the game is base management, defense, and movement using dinosaurs.

But in reality,

• Following becomes slow
• Base defense does not work
• If left unattended, accidents will occur

They tend to suffer from AI-related problems.

In this article, we will explain
typical reasons why ARK’s dinosaur AI does not work properly and
specific measures to stabilize it .

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ARK’s AI is not “smart” but has “many conditional branches”

First of all,
ARK’s dinosaur AI is not flexible.

• Many branching situations
• Fixed priority
• Very terrain dependent

In other words,
If the environment is bad, it will collapse all at once.

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Cause 1: The terrain around the base is too complex

出きるquestion

• Dinosaur gets caught
• Do not come forward when defending
• Following is delayed

Reason

• Tilt
• Rock・Wood・Danzha
• Unnatural architectural layout

Treatment

• The area around the base is completely leveled
• Defense line limited to flat ground
• Wide the gaps between buildings

In ARK,
Natural terrain = enemy .

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Cause ② The size and placement of the dinosaur do not match

出きるquestion

• Large dinosaur does not move
• Small dinosaur buried

Reason

• Narrow passage
• Low ceiling
• Dense configuration

Treatment

• Large dinosaurs are for outdoor use only
• Separate placement areas by type
• Do not stack them

Dinosaurs
need to be handled differently depending on their size .

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Cause ③ Not using tracking settings properly

出きるquestion

• Run into the enemy without permission
• Get lost

Reason

• Appropriate following distance
• The range of action is too wide

Treatment

• Tracking off for defense
• Short distance for transportation
• Minimize herd operations

Following is convenient, but
Always on is a source of accidents .

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Cause ④ Attack range/search range is too wide

出きるquestion

• React to strange enemies
• A pulling accident occurs

Reason

• Wide range enemy search
• Base with height difference

Treatment

• Narrow down the enemy search range of the defense dinosaur
• Place at the outer edge of the base

Be especially careful about flying dinosaurs.

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Cause 5: The base is not designed to be left alone

出きるquestion

• All destroyed while left unattended
• The wall is broken

Reason

• Shallow defense line
• The role of dinosaurs is ambiguous

Treatment

• Fixed placement of defense dinosaurs
• Working dinosaurs are isolated in a separate area

In ARK, you should think of
Idle = in battle .

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Cause ⑥ Effect of server settings/difficulty

出きるquestion

• Suddenly the enemy feels stronger
• Dinosaurs die quickly

Reason

• Difficulty settings
• Damage multiplier
• Wild dinosaur level

Treatment

• Review settings for solo/unofficial
• Change operations with PvE and PvP

Depending on the settings
AI will give you a different impression of the game.

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Basic rules for stable base/dinosaur operation

• Flat/wide/simple
• Dinosaurs have fixed roles
• Separate defense and work
• Follow only when necessary

With this alone
the accident rate will be significantly reduced.

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Summary: ARK’s AI is “environment dependent”

Most of the AI troubles that occur in ARK are:

• Terrain
• Configuration
• 设计

These three points are the cause.

Rather than making dinosaurs smart, it is
creating an environment where they can move intelligently that is important.