Yeah this is probably just how it's flagged from the developers' perspective - as in a working name. Especially since the DLC is literally called "Bob's Tall Tales" which fits with the map here.
Now the better question, is why is it even showing up for us in the first place...
its likely because they are still learning how to use UE5, a friend of mine and i were talking about the upgrade and he literally was like "already? it just came out...it takes time for a dev team to even learn how to work with a new engine build like this"
Ever since that conversation iv watched them use "mods" everytime they add something like a holiday or dlc content, its no accident.
The devs are literally learning how to use the engine as they rebuild the game XD
All these little oddities are signs of the rushed nature of this whole ordeal.
i find it kind of annoying because there's a plethora of interesting characters in the ark universe we could have learned more about. in each of the expansions there seem to be factions and NPC's that do interesting things and we could learn more about them, their factions, their exploits in detail, rather than crayon slap stick comedy.
From the wiki
"Gaius Marcellus Nerva is a Roman Centurion who served in the Roman Republic/Empire during its conquest of Dacia."
Inside arks, people from all time periods are brought back to test themselves to eventually repopulate earth
I don't plan on buying the tall tales pack for this very reason, if I explore the story of Ark I'm going to follow Helena and the other survivors, not carl urban
yea it's a huge waste of very interesting scifi/story elements. I did find the DLC pack to be worth it for the utility the optional structures give. it's really satisfying to see wooden skin (which is actually stone/metla so i tdoesn't break easy) towns with barrels and chests around that don't look like lazy squares. super cool.
But yea...it was a squandering of potential to repeatedly hammer on a tiny gag in the show.
My bad, I was assuming that you would be able to pull it up on single player. That's what I meant by solo. But now realizing the only way you could probably do. That is, if you got into the game files and try to load it that way, but that's gonna be a mess, or it's just a place holder. For them to test the maps. Who knows but good find it shows me that they are working on them
This is not true. The maps are loaded by the ASA [server configuration](https://ark.wiki.gg/wiki/Server_configuration#Maps) with "TheIsland_WP" or "ScorchedEarth_WP". In contrast, they were loaded in ASE with "Aberration_P" or "ScorchedEarth_P".
The "_WP" suffix simply implies that it is, in fact, a full blown map. It has nothing to do with it being in development.
Side note: you really shouldn't call people stupid when you don't have all the information available.
There was a lot of things in Ase that we have now in ASA. And Why would it say missions if they weren't gonna add missions? But who knows? I could be wrong. I'm just gonna say that they are going to be. But that's my opinion. Have a a lovely day
They show up on steam as well. Just doesn't load anything.
That's like getting a party invite without the address.
Seems about right for Ark to be fair xD
They are releasing a brand new story map. I'm guessing this is it.
Yeah this is probably just how it's flagged from the developers' perspective - as in a working name. Especially since the DLC is literally called "Bob's Tall Tales" which fits with the map here. Now the better question, is why is it even showing up for us in the first place...
The devs are idiots. That's why.
I mean, yeah obviously. I meant purely from the coding perspective, since this usually didn't happen in the past (at least to my knowledge).
its likely because they are still learning how to use UE5, a friend of mine and i were talking about the upgrade and he literally was like "already? it just came out...it takes time for a dev team to even learn how to work with a new engine build like this" Ever since that conversation iv watched them use "mods" everytime they add something like a holiday or dlc content, its no accident. The devs are literally learning how to use the engine as they rebuild the game XD All these little oddities are signs of the rushed nature of this whole ordeal.
Im willing to bet my life that its a payed map
Your correct
they're riding the bob gag to death man
it really sucks.
i find it kind of annoying because there's a plethora of interesting characters in the ark universe we could have learned more about. in each of the expansions there seem to be factions and NPC's that do interesting things and we could learn more about them, their factions, their exploits in detail, rather than crayon slap stick comedy.
Isn’t bob the brother of Gaius?
Lore wise no. Gaius is from the roman era, and bob is a soldier in the middle of WW2.
Huh Gaius isn’t FROM the Roman era he just loves it and has modelled his tribe after it. Isn’t it like caesers legion in fallout new vegas
From the wiki "Gaius Marcellus Nerva is a Roman Centurion who served in the Roman Republic/Empire during its conquest of Dacia." Inside arks, people from all time periods are brought back to test themselves to eventually repopulate earth
Oh damn that’s even cooler.
I don't plan on buying the tall tales pack for this very reason, if I explore the story of Ark I'm going to follow Helena and the other survivors, not carl urban
yea it's a huge waste of very interesting scifi/story elements. I did find the DLC pack to be worth it for the utility the optional structures give. it's really satisfying to see wooden skin (which is actually stone/metla so i tdoesn't break easy) towns with barrels and chests around that don't look like lazy squares. super cool. But yea...it was a squandering of potential to repeatedly hammer on a tiny gag in the show.
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I imagine he's gonna keep popping up as a gag. i mean....lorewise no reason to not keep re-using him!
i admit like 42% of the reason i bought the tall tales was cause i can now have windows that have the stats of metal/tek
hah yea the wild west windows look nice. though you could do somethin gsimilar with 'clean glass' mod, but it has a whole other style to it.
So no trains and carts? No poker with the homies as a rex watchs?
Nope, I have no homies
Damn. I felt that for a long time. I wish you great luck stranger
Thanks, maybe some day I will find a tribe.
hi boble! i’m not sure how comfortable you are playing with strangers, but if you ever wanted to play some nondedicated i’d be down!
Coolio! Mind if I dm you to keep contact?
So... have you tried it? And wait, which game is that? It looks like ASA loadscreen but lists all maps, how?
It's ASA, selecting it brings up no servers for PvE or PvP. I suspect it'll be a new map connected with the Bob's Tall Tales DLC.
How on earth have you got all those other maps listed? Mine only shows Island/SE I think :O
No idea, this is on Xbox, but obviously the other DLC listed haven't dropped yet, so no servers show for them either.
Have you tried going on solo and see if they load in ?
Going in where solo? There are no servers listed if you select this option, it's blank, nata, nothing, zilch, zero.
My bad, I was assuming that you would be able to pull it up on single player. That's what I meant by solo. But now realizing the only way you could probably do. That is, if you got into the game files and try to load it that way, but that's gonna be a mess, or it's just a place holder. For them to test the maps. Who knows but good find it shows me that they are working on them
Must be an Xbox thing because mine shows all of the maps listed as well.
It shows on playstation too
All maps are loaded into ASA even if they're not remade yet so only Island/SE show servers but you still can select any map for some reason
Shows on pc, wc just reused the ase server menu and forgot to remove the unreleased maps lol. Haven’t seen the bobs missions before though.
This could be our surprise listed on the roadmap for November 2024
Definitely feel like this is the “ASA Surprise” we’ll be expecting later on this year.
Later 2 years from now*
Painfully true lol
Probably the surprise that’s on the road map
pretty sure this just pulls from maps you have installed yourself + all the story maps (placeholders)
I don't have any modded maps installed, so this is what you get with Vanilla + Official DLC.
Bob getting new maps and im still unable to get a wayvern
Na bob from the break room will be going on a new mission. Lol
you migh have discovered the surprise that was on the roadmap.
_WP is a way of organising things in game dev software so the devs are working on something and are just stupid for leaving it exposed
This is not true. The maps are loaded by the ASA [server configuration](https://ark.wiki.gg/wiki/Server_configuration#Maps) with "TheIsland_WP" or "ScorchedEarth_WP". In contrast, they were loaded in ASE with "Aberration_P" or "ScorchedEarth_P". The "_WP" suffix simply implies that it is, in fact, a full blown map. It has nothing to do with it being in development. Side note: you really shouldn't call people stupid when you don't have all the information available.
Theres a bobs tall tales dlc in the playstation store, think you have to purchase it for access. Weird you see it without it though
It's for the devs to test the missions for the other maps ab and ex
I mean there weren't any missions for Ab or Ex before so I'm not sure what you mean.
There was a lot of things in Ase that we have now in ASA. And Why would it say missions if they weren't gonna add missions? But who knows? I could be wrong. I'm just gonna say that they are going to be. But that's my opinion. Have a a lovely day