ARK Survial Evolved Guide: How To Level Up Faster

ARK: Survival Evolved is mostly a test of your ability to survive in a hostile world (which would explain the presence of the word ‘Survival’ right there in the title), but it is also a game that necessitates that you level up in game- this allows you to take on higher level bosses, and also to have your own army of dinosaurs.

This guide is a quick overview of leveling up in ARK: Survival Evolved, so you know what you are doing, and you know how to rank up quickly:

• Leveling up nets you points to allocate to stats, but also Engram Points (EP)
• Engrams are recipes you can craft- they are instrumental to your survival
• Upon reaching Level 8, you can craft yourself a cooking pot
• The Broth of Enlightenment can be used to gain 150% more XP for 20 minutes (leading to quicker leveling). You can make it by putting the following ingredients into a cooking pot:
  • 2 x Savoroot
  • 1 x Water
  • 10 x Mejoberry
  • 2 x Longrass
  • 1 x Black Pearl
  • 5 x Woolly Rhino/ Deathworm Horn
  • 2 x Rockarrot
  • 2 x Citronal
• Joining a tribe is highly advised for earning XP quickly:
  • You get half the XP for something another player is doing simply by being in their vicinity
  • You get XP boosts overall
  • Taking on enemies is far easier, meaning XP gained is facilitated again
• You can use a Mindswipe Tonic to respec your character, if you feel you have invested in the wrong build.
• Crafting nets you a lot of XP (and is an easy way to earn some quickly in the early game). In the early game, look into crafting the following:
  • Cloth Hats
  • Notes
  • Wooden Rafts
• Naturally, actually fighting dinosaurs will net you XP as well