ARK: Bob's Tall Tales - Detailed Information
| Supported OS | Windows |
|---|---|
| Release Date | 01 April 2024 |
| Developers | Studio Wildcard Instinct Games Grove Street Games |
| Publishers | Snail Games USA Studio Wildcard |
| Sold copies | ~ 10,000 |
Gather 'round the campfire, Survivors! Everyone has a story about the first Bob they encountered on an ARK… Now the legendary ARK veteran Bob -- voiced by Karl Urban -- is ready to share his own incredibly true adventures with you for the first time! Nothing can prepare you for the wonder, hijinks, and sheer two-fisted action of Bob's Tall Tales expansion pass!
Piece together Bob's larger-than-life ARK saga by recovering his animated Explorer Notes to unlock additional level-ups! You’ll feel like you were right there with Bob from the very beginning, as he describes his absolutely pivotal, undeniably central role in ARK’s history to young Meeka -- voiced by Auliʻi Cravalho.
Experience the thrilling wonder and awesome spectacle of Bob’s incredibly true adventures across 3 action-packed installments: Frontier Showdown, Steampunk Ascent, and Wasteland War!
Each Tall Tales installment delivers unique and helpful creatures, companions, missions, and vehicles like the monolithic Oasisaur & Trains on Scorched Earth, the wondrous Cosmo, ever helpful SIR-5rM8 (voiced by Alan Tudyk) and Zeppelins on Aberration -- with more to come in Extinction!
Strap on your goggles and gear up for an incomparable journey to the dark heart of Aberration! Brave this lethal underworld with a trusty clockwork-robot companion by your side! Defy the subterranean depths by airship, or swing from luminous spider-silk with the new 'Cosmo' tame! Gum up adversaries with viscid projectiles, and evade attack with a wondrous watch that allows you to slip backwards to safety! Learn to identify, extract, and transfer useful DNA-traits between creatures! Harness the forces of nature and hurl the gauntlet of super-science into the frightful face of death itself!
Cosmo - A web-slinging shoulder pet known for getting survivors out of tight spot with its threat-sense, organic grappling, web-slinging and shooting abilities
SIR-5rM8 - A trusty robot voiced by Alan Tudyk who can automate various chores such as: organizing items, repairing structures, and harvesting resources
Zeppelin - A large dirigible with a platform to create mobile airbases
Gene Scanner - A utility item for players with multiple functions, including detecting specific creatures, interacting with the Gene Infusion system, extracting traits, applying infusions to baby creatures, and harvesting embryos from pregnant creatures
Goo Gun - Fires incapacitating and bouncy blobs of organic goo
Stopwatch - A handheld time-traveling teleportation device
Clock - A large clock that speeds up crafting for nearby structures
Embryo Incubator - An incubator specifically for Embryos, with Gene Scanner compatibility for extracting Embryos from non-Egg-laying creatures
Gene Storage - A structure for storing and applying Traits to Tames, allowing players to enhance their creatures with up to five abilities collected from wild creatures
Industrial Preserving Bin - A larger, gasoline-powered upgrade to the Preserving Bin designed for Fabricator-level efficiency
Library Storage - A storage structure for Blueprints and Notes, allowing all allied inventories within a certain radius to access and use stored Blueprints
Lights & Lamps - A series of electric-powered, omnidirectional Victorian-style lights for various placements, including a tabletop plasma ball lamp for added aesthetic flair
Linked Storage Box - A Storage Box that shares its inventory with other Linked Storage Boxes
Steam Forge - A Tek-level Forge that runs on Element
Spotlight - A highly adjustable spotlight with a paintable front surface for custom designs, allowing players to create personalized signals and aim it in any direction
Tesla Coil - A defensive structure that shoots arcing electricity, chaining shots to nearby enemies, with multiple arc type settings
Tinkering Desk - A structure for combining existing Item-Blueprints for a chance to create higher-quality versions or downgrade them
Steampunk Structure Tileset Skins - A steampunk-themed cosmetic skin set for furniture structures, including a table, chair, and bench
Steampunk Structure Skins - A steampunk-themed structure tileset including various pieces like ceilings, doors, walls, floors, and more, each designed with a steampunk aesthetic
Dapper Outfit Set - Includes Hat, Shirt, Pants, Gloves and Boots
Engineer Outfit Set - Includes Hat, Shirt, Pants, Gloves and Boots
Beret Hat Skin
Boater Hat Skin
Cyclist Hat Skin
Steampunk Hat and Goggles Skin
Steampunk Goggles Skin
Rock Drake Steampunk Saddle Skin - A steampunk-themed saddle skin for the Rock Drake featuring goggles, functions as a regular saddle
Saddle up and stake your claim on the Scorched Earth! Build new Western-style structures like your own rootin' tootin' saloon, then tickle the ivories on your own piano for an authentic frontier experience. Hunt for buried treasure with your trusty shovel, tame hardy new creatures to pull your configurable wagon, and even hop aboard your own chugging steam train to explore those harsh badlands!
Oasisaur - A floating oasis and pacifist, it is a focused nexus of the Earth's “spirit.” Perfect for mobile bases, growing crops, and used to resurrect fallen friends!
Carts - A platform-saddle-like attachment for creatures
Trains - A system for transporting players, allies, creatures, and more across ARK
Train Tracks - Snaps together seamlessly, providing foundation support for trains!
Train Car - Travels along train tracks with speed changes and weather resistance
Engine Car - Controls the movement of all attached train cars
Platform Car - A platform that players can build on, acting like a platform saddle
Shovel - Allows players to bury items, dig up plants, and find hidden treasure!
Windmill - Generates power and assists nearby generators
Barrel Storage - A storage chest that can be sealed to delay decay of perishables
Water Reservoir - A large cylindrical barrel for storing water
Town Bell - A loud bell that is useful for informing your tribe of incoming raiders!
Saloon Piano - An upright piano that lets you play songs
Plant Pot - Great for placing indoor greenery in various sizes
Treasure Chest - Fancy-looking storage box that can be buried with a shovel to hide your treasure
Target Practice Bottles - Glass bottles that disappear when damaged before reappearing
Drawing Paper - Simple sheet of paper. Perfect for drawing on
Jailhouse Doors - Barred door variant that allows for visibility while stopping objects
Jailhouse Windows - Barred window variant that allows for visibility while stopping objects
Gas Street Lamp - Tall light source, placeable on the ground
Hanging Sign - Paintable sign that hangs on other structures
Gas Lamp - Small light source, placeable on the ground or any flat surface
Chandelier - Hanging light source
Coffin - Stackable coffin that acts like a bed with players sleeping like a vampire!
Swivel Stool - Simple seated tool that allows players to swivel 360°
Structure Skins - A frontier-themed cosmetic skin set for furniture structures including a table, chair, and stool
Frontier Structure Tileset - A structure tileset each designed with a Wild West aesthetic including various pieces like ceilings, doors, walls, floors and more
Player Character Armor Skins - New armor skin sets (Outlaw and Drifter Outfit Sets) along with a variety of assorted headwear like rancher hats
Dynamite Weapon Skin - A C4 can look like a frontier-themed pack of dynamite!
On Club ARK, Bob's Tall Tales players get a thrilling exclusive mission in which they'll race-down a runaway train on their trusty steeds, board it and clear out the bandits, and defend the moving train from an enemy assault as they make their way to freedom.
Fuel up your war rigs and fight to rule the desolate wastes of Extinction. Prepare for high-octane automobile action as you clash with rival tribes and scavenge for survival in this post-apocalyptic wasteland!