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ARK: Survival Ascended Lost Island Early Game Guide: 3 Things You Should Know
Explaining key early-game points on the Lost Colony map in ARK: Survival Ascended. Introducing portal locations, how to undo Throne hostility, and Desmodus and Reaper spawn locations to support a smooth game start.
1. 🗺️ Lost Colony Early Game Guide: 3 Things You Need to Know
- ✅ The Lost Colony is a unique environment with some tricky early-game spots.
- ✅ This time, we'll explain portal locations, Throne hostility conditions and how to undo it, and Desmodus and Reaper spawn locations.
- ✅ Understanding these will help you have a smooth early game.
00:00 - 00:55
1. 🗺️ Lost Colony Early Game Guide: 3 Things You Need to Know
- ✅ The Lost Colony is a unique environment with some tricky early-game spots.
- ✅ This time, we'll explain portal locations, Throne hostility conditions and how to undo it, and Desmodus and Reaper spawn locations.
- ✅ Understanding these will help you have a smooth early game.
00:56 - 03:51
2. 📍 Portal Locations: Fixed and Random Spawns
- ✅ There are two types of portals: random spawn and fixed.
- ✅ The city's fixed portal is right in front of you after going up the elevator.
- ✅ Random spawn portals appear at the starting points of OSD-like defense battles and Throne base destruction missions.
| Portal Type | Location | Features |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed | Top of the City Elevator | Same function as an Obelisk |
| Random | OSD, Throne Base Destruction Mission | Spawn location is random |
03:52 - 06:20
3. ⚔️ Throne Hostility: Hostility Conditions and How to Undo It
- ✅ If you become hostile with the Throne, Throne outposts will appear and attack you.
- ✅ To undo Throne hostility, you need to kill the same number of Revenants as the number of Thrones you've killed.
- ✅ Killing a Throne increases the number on the eye mark in the lower right corner of the screen, which indicates hostility.
| Action | Result |
|---|---|
| Kill a Throne | Hostility increases |
| Kill a Revenant | Hostility decreases |
06:21 - 11:16
4. 🧟 Revenant Spawn Locations and Things to Note
- ✅ Revenants spawn near the Element Springs, which are the remains of the Aberration crash.
- ✅ There are multiple Element Springs on the map.
- ✅ Be careful as Revenant creatures may be clustered around Plant R.
| Location | Enemies That Appear | Things to Note |
|---|---|---|
| Element Spring | Revenant | Other enemies such as Direwolves also appear |
| Around Plant R | Revenant Creatures | Rhuddons, Morphodons, etc. appear |
11:17 - 13:35
5. 🦇 Desmodus Spawn Area
- ✅ Desmodus spawn in caves.
- ✅ The cave entrance is marked by pink glowing Element-like stones.
- ✅ The cave is dark and has a high-risk ecosystem like an Artifact Cave.
- ✅ Desmodus often hang from the ceiling.
| Creature | Location | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Desmodus | Inside the cave, ceiling | 39.2, 20.5 (Cave entrance) 48.3, 23.0 (Inside the cave) |
13:36 - 16:32
6. 💀 Reaper Spawn Area
- ✅ Reapers appear in the cave that you enter from the side passage near the boss battle portal in the back of the city.
- ✅ There is a bridge inside the cave, and the Reaper spawn point is below it.
- ✅ The cave is very dark, and Nameless also appear.
| Creature | Location | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Reaper | Cave in the back of the city, under the bridge | 18.8, 6.0 (Cave entrance) 6.2, 58.6 (Cave exit) |
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7. 🚀 Early Game Goals and Summary
- ✅ If you have a Baleur, aim for a Sorbian, and if you don't, it's recommended to catch a Baleur.
- ✅ Even at a low level, catching one Desmodus will drastically change the game.
- ✅ There are two types of portals: random and fixed.
- ✅ Throne hostility increases when you defeat Thrones and decreases when you defeat Revenants.
- ✅ Desmodus and Reapers are in the specified locations, so try to catch them.