Ark: Survival Ascended’sAstraeosDLC adds a brand-new map to the game, and it’s a big one.AstraeosisArk’s latest DLC, landing just about a month beforethe release of Ragnarok. Unlike other DLC released for the upgraded, Unreal Engine 5 version in recent days,Astraeosdidn’t originate as an officialArk: Survival EvolvedDLC - it’s totally original toSurvival Ascended. Developed byArkmodding veteran Nekatus, who previously worked onFjordur,Svartalfheim, andValguero, it’s ambitious and unique.
It’s also noticeably bigger than mostArkDLC maps, althoughexactly how big is a bit more of a complicated question. Comparisons between other recent and upcomingArkDLC likeRagnarokhas been frequent, as have comparisons to maps generally considered to be some ofArk’s largest DLC. Thankfully, some input from its creator
Ark: Survival Ascended’s Astraeos Map Is Bigger Than Ragnarok
Or At Least It Will Be
While there’s been some confusion aboutAstraeos' actual size, creatorNekatuswas able to clear some things up in a comment on Reddit. In short,Astraeoshas a total map size of 264 square kilometers(102 square miles), whileRagnarokcomes in at 144 square kilometers (56 square miles), makingAstraeosalmost, but not quite, double the size ofRagnarok.
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However, it’s worth noting thatAstraeosis being released piecemeal- at launch, only a small portion of the map (about 70 square kilometers, or 27 square miles), called Korinthos, was available for exploration. Although Nekatus has declined to give an exact release date for the next update toAstraeos, not wanting to set fans up for disappointment, the update is expected sometime this summer. It’ll likely reveal a larger portion ofAstraeos' map, although whether that’ll be the entire rest of the 264 square kilometers or just another small slice remains to be seen.
Astraeos May Be The Biggest Map For Ark To Date
Bigger Than Genesis 2, Fjordur
In fact,Astraeoswill easily dwarf every other map for which we have similar dimensions- even thosenot yet released forArk: Survival Ascended.Lost Island, one of the largest maps available, comes in at 150 square kilometers (58 square miles) - slightly bigger thanRagnarok, but far smaller thanAstraeos.
Unfortunately,Genesis Part 2, generally considered the largest map forArk, has yet to be measured in real-world units like square kilometers. This is likely due to its unique construction: it consists of two large rings stacked on top of one another, so it can be difficult to measure. However,Astraeoshas frequently been touted as the biggest map forArkto date, so it’s likely that, if we could perform a side-by-side comparison, it’d still be bigger.
Genesishas yet to be ported over toASA, but it’s expected to arrive starting in April.
Even in its current state, though,Astraeosis pretty big - it’s about double the size ofThe Island, and roughly as big asThe Center. Still, it’ll be incredible to explore once it’s released in all its glory, and players can begin exploring its full, almost dauntingly large 264 square kilometers. For now, though, players will have to content themselves with what’s already been released forArk: Survival Ascendedwhile they wait for that summer update.
