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ARK: Survival Ascended – Changing Maps in Single Player: Transferring Character, Items & Dinos 🦖
This guide explains how to travel between maps in ARK: Survival Ascended in single player, safely transferring your character, items, and dinos. The focus is on uploading and downloading via terminals and avoiding common mistakes.
1. Introduction to Map Switching in ARK: Survival Ascended Single Player 🗺️
- ✅ The guide shows how to travel between different maps in single player (local).
- ✅ It explains how to take your character, items, and dinos with you.
- ⚠️ In local play, the transfer works differently than on servers with clusters, where direct travel is possible.
00:00 - 00:12
1. Introduction to Map Switching in ARK: Survival Ascended Single Player 🗺️
- ✅ The guide shows how to travel between different maps in single player (local).
- ✅ It explains how to take your character, items, and dinos with you.
- ⚠️ In local play, the transfer works differently than on servers with clusters, where direct travel is possible.
00:13 - 01:42
2. Basics of Character Transfer in Single Player: Necessity and Differences from Server Play 🦖
- ✅ Many players create a new character for each map, which is unnecessary.
- ✅ To reach the maximum level, it is important to play on all maps with the same character.
- ✅ In single player, you have to upload your character and items and download them again on the new map.
01:43 - 02:39
3. Step-by-Step Guide: Uploading Creatures via the Terminal 🦖
- ✅ At the terminal, select "Creatures".
- ✅ Select the creature you want to upload (e.g., an Argentavis).
- ✅ Confirm the upload of the creature.
- ⚠️ Important: The creature's saddle must be uploaded separately as an item.
02:40 - 03:49
4. Preparing and Uploading Items and Character 🎒
- ✅ You have to travel naked, i.e., all equipment must be removed.
- ✅ The desired items (including the creature's saddle) are moved to the terminal inventory.
- ✅ The character is uploaded via the "Upload Survivor" option.
03:50 - 04:37
5. Important Note: Cryopods and the Level 1 Problem ⚠️
- ⚠️ Animals should not be packed in cryopods and then uploaded as items.
- ⚠️ There is a risk that animals will be reset to level 1 as a result (Level 1 Problem).
- ✅ Always upload animals directly, as shown in the video.
04:38 - 05:26
6. Upload Character and Return to Main Menu 👤
- ✅ Upload the character via the terminal ("Upload Survivor").
- ✅ Don't panic, the base location on the previous map will remain.
- ✅ After uploading, return to the main menu.
05:27 - 06:10
7. Select New Map and Download Character 🗺️
- ✅ Select the desired map in the map menu (e.g., Scorched Earth).
- ✅ After loading the map, download the character.
- ✅ Select a region for the spawn.
06:11 - 07:35
8. Restoring Items and Creatures on the New Map 🦖🎒
- ✅ Travel to the nearest obelisk/terminal to access the uploaded data.
- ✅ Move the items back into your own inventory in the terminal inventory.
- ✅ Download the creature via the Creature option.
- ✅ Equip gear and saddle the creature.
07:36 - 08:26
9. Additional Information and Differences from Server Play ℹ️
- ✅ The guide also helps to reach the maximum level in single player by playing with the same character on all maps.
- ✅ On servers with clusters, the transfer is easier because you can travel directly with equipment.
- ✅ In local play, only the method described is possible.
08:27 - 09:02
10. Conclusion and Call to Interaction 👋
- ✅ The speaker hopes the video was helpful.
- ✅ Viewers are encouraged to leave comments and ask questions.
- ✅ Reference to other videos and the speaker's main channel.