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Disambig This article is about the first DLC map. For the floating island of the same name, see The Center (Floating Island).
The Center
The Center DLC
DLC for ARK with a new map.
Content Type
Release Dates
Steam
May 17th, 2016
Xbox One
May 17th, 2016
PS
Unavailable
Nintendo Switch
Unreleased
Epic Games
Unavailable
Stadia
Unavailable
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The Center DLC This article is about the DLC: The Center
Steam Xbox One PS This article is about content exclusively available in the version on Steam, Xbox, PlayStation.
This creature, item, or feature is not yet released in the version on Nintendo Switch.

The Center is a free, official, non-canonical DLC expansion map for ARK: Survival Evolved.

Overview

The Center originated as a custom map by modder Ben “EvilMrFrank” Burkart. It was added to ARK: Survival Evolved as free DLC in PC patch 241.0 and Xbox One update 734.0. It underwent a "mega-update" that added the Redwood Forests in PC patch 245.0 and was released on Xbox One and PS4.

The Center DLC has a default difficulty level of 5.0 which means wild dinos up to level 150 and better loot quality from Supply Crate supply drops. Prior to January 2017, Giganotosaurus Giganotosaurus had an extremely rare chance to spawn anywhere on the map; now Giganotosaurus will only spawn in a few areas such as the Lava Island and Northern Snowy Mountain.

The Center Map

The Center consists of multiple climatic and geological regions, including several that are not featured on The Island map. The map's most notable feature, a colossal floating island, can be found to the West of the map surrounded by treacherous swamps. To the far North, an active volcanic island can be found covered in basalt, lava, and dangerous predators. Numerous islands covered in jungles, tropical shorelines, mountains, and ancient ruins dot the varied archipelago. A unique set of caves push survivors to their limits in search of the Artifacts and their hidden rewards. Descend into Jules Verne's Journey to the Center of the Earth where survivors will find themselves in a self-sufficient underground ecosystem far beneath the lush jungles. Similarly, survivors can dive down to either of two underwater domes to build their own naval bases of Atlantean proportions!

Regions

The Center Locations
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Regions of The Center

  • East Lava Cave (The Center)
    East Lava Cave
  • Half-Burnt Island (The Center)
    Half-Burnt Island
  • LavaBiome The Center
    Lava Island
  • West Lava Cave (The Center)
    Lava Oasis Cave
  • Scorched Island (The Center)
    Scorched Island

  • East Underwater Bubble (The Center)
    East Underwater Dome
  • Eastern Islets (The Center)
    Eastern Islets
  • SE Trench TC
    Eastern Trench
  • Tropical Island North (The Center)
    Northern Tropical Island
  • Tropical Island South (The Center)
    Tropical Island South

  • Jungles North TC
    Jungles North
  • Jungles Mid TC
    Jungles Mid
  • Jungles South TC
    Jungles South
  • South East Cave (The Center)
    Jungle Cave
  • Secluded Island (The Center)
    Secluded Island
  • Skull Island (The Center)
    Skull Island
  • South Underwater Bubble (The Center)
    South Underwater Dome
  • UW TC
    Underground World

  • Cliffside Cavern (The Center)
    Cliffside Cavern
  • Edge of the World New (The Center)
    Edge of the World
  • Far West Snowy Grasslands TC
    Snowy Grasslands
  • North Ice Cave Room2a
    North Ice Cave
  • North Snowy Mountain (The Center)
    North Snowy Mountain
  • Blank
    Ocean Under Center
  • Penguin Iceberg TC
    Penguin Pond
  • South Snowy Mountain (The Center)
    South Snowy Mountain
  • South Ice Cave TC
    South Ice Cave
  • Swamps TC
    Swamp
  • The Center
    The Center
  • The Center Cave Inside
    The Center Cave
  • Blank
    Western Cliffs

  • Redwood Forests (The Center)
    Redwood Forests
  • The Bridge (The Center)
    The Bridge

  • The Center Arena
    The Center Arena

Approximate Spawn Locations

The Center Spawn Loc Map

Data Maps

  • Preview Resources Map (Scorched Earth)
    Strategic Resources
  • SpawnMapIcon
    Creature Spawns
  • Level 55
    Exploring the map
  • MaskOn
    Loot Crates

Creatures

In other words, all Creatures that can be found on The Island can be found somewhere on The Center, except for the Polar Bear Polar Bear, the Polar Purlovia Polar Purlovia, the Unicorn Unicorn, the Attack Drone Attack Drone, the Defense Unit Defense Unit, the Dragon Dragon and the Overseer Overseer.

Event Creatures

Creatures that only spawned during an Event:

Items

All items from the base game are available on The Center.

Artifacts

  • Artifact of the Brute
    Brute
  • Artifact of the Clever
    Clever
  • Artifact of the Cunning
    Cunning
  • Artifact of the Devious
    Devious
  • Artifact of the Devourer
    Devourer
  • Artifact of the Hunter
    Hunter
  • Artifact of the Immune
    Immune
  • Artifact of the Massive
    Massive
  • Artifact of the Pack
    Pack
  • Artifact of the Skylord
    Skylord
  • Artifact of the Strong
    Strong

Spotlight

Notes/Trivia

  • Prior to January 2017, Giganotosaurus Giganotosaurus was able to spawn anywhere in the overworld of The Center including beaches and small islands; now they only spawn in a few areas like Lava Island
  • On PvP servers, any structures in Caves, the Underground World, Underwater Domes, and any of the Ancient Ruins will take 3x damage.
  • There is a massive underground crystal cave that lies along the southern portion of the cliffs that form the Edge of the World. Similar to the Underground World but filled with cosmetic crystals all over as well as a small but detailed cosmetic ruin.
  • On Xbox since v757: If you would like to play The Center map without advancing through The Island, launch the Island and then open the command menu. Type in cheat playercommand Ascend2. Once finished you'll be able to load The Center as normal.
  • On PS4 since v510: If you would like to play The Center map without advancing through The Island ascension, launch the Island and then open the command menu. Type in cheat playercommand Ascend1. Once finished you'll be able to load The Center as normal.
  • the center is the only official mod map that doesn't add any new creatures.

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