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ARK Ascended: Guide to Advanced Missions in Lost Colony - Attack, Defense, and Resource Caches
This guide details how to complete the advanced missions in Lost Colony (ARK: Survival Ascended) to obtain valuable loot. It covers the three types of missions: attack, defense, and resource caches, explaining the phases, strategies, and rewards of each.
1. 🗺️ Introduction to Advanced Missions in Lost Colony
- ✅ Advanced missions are the best way to get loot in Lost Colony.
- ✅ Advanced missions and loot caches have predefined spawn points.
- ⚠️ To use creatures in the missions, you must thaw them before entering the mission radius.
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1. 🗺️ Introduction to Advanced Missions in Lost Colony
- ✅ Advanced missions are the best way to get loot in Lost Colony.
- ✅ Advanced missions and loot caches have predefined spawn points.
- ⚠️ To use creatures in the missions, you must thaw them before entering the mission radius.
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2. ⚔️ Attack Missions: Phases, Strategies, and Rewards
- ✅ Attack missions consist of attacking buildings and outposts of the Lost King.
- ✅ They consist of three phases: destroy buildings, eliminate reinforcements, and defeat bosses.
- ⚠️ Some buildings are automatic turrets that inflict a lot of damage.
- ✅ It is recommended to use creatures like an Ovis, Rex, or Spino to complete the missions on time.
- ⚠️ Enemies use flamethrowers and whips, and can unequip your weapons.
| Phase | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Destroy all the buildings of the lost colony. |
| 2 | Eliminate the reinforcements of the Lost King. |
| 3 | Defeat two bosses: a creature and a mounted thrall. |
- ✅ The bosses drop a key to unlock the loot.
- ✅ The loot includes cursed weapons and armor, and possibly thralls.
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3. 🛡️ Defense Missions: Building Defenses and Surviving Waves
- ✅ Defense missions are activated in the central cache.
- ✅ You must defend the cache from waves of revenants.
- ✅ An indicator will appear showing where the attackers will come from.
- ✅ You can build turrets and walls using a mission-specific resource.
| Structure | Function |
|---|---|
| Wall/Dummy | Attracts the revenants. |
| Normal Turret | Shoots at the revenants. |
| Plant X | Weak turret that slows down enemies. |
| Plant Sad | Heals players and creatures. |
| Tesla Coil | Weakens enemies. |
| Plant Y | Increases damage and reduces damage received. |
| Generator | Generates resources passively. |
- ✅ The Lost King's alarm level decreases when killing revenants.
- ✅ After defending for four waves, a boss appears.
- ✅ By killing the boss, you will get the loot.
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4. 📦 Resource Caches: OSD Challenges and Rewards
- ✅ Resource caches are similar to Extinction's OSDs.
- ⚠️ Neopights are very strong and resistant to creature damage.
- ✅ It is recommended to use the Tech Suit to complete these caches.
- ⚠️ Resource caches are an end-game activity and not worth it compared to other missions.
- ✅ The missions have three difficulty levels that increase the level of the creatures, the amount of attacks, and the loot.
- ✅ You can obtain high-quality weapons and armor, and possibly thralls.