Gaming

After a bit of weapon/shield crafting I went off to explore some of the swampy areas in ARK as I've always avoided them so far. And I saw some things I've never seen before like a really big snail thing. I watched it get attacked by a load of Dilos and it just disappeared into its shell and sat there until they got bored.

Also saw a Big Snake
Haven't encountered one of those since the first days on the island when they terrified me with the speedy, slithering attacks and poisonous bites. Would I fare any better now that I'm at level 65 with better equipment? Would I???

Well, yes....



I hid behind my shield and swung my sword around and it did the trick. I did still get poisoned though but this time it didn't knock me out straight away and kill me. I just had to have one of those annoying sleeps next to the dead body.

After that I also built another raft after getting sick of those Piranhas...



and I really wanted to craft a full Ghillie outfit. At the other base I would always wear the chest piece that I'd got from a supply drop so it would be nice to have the full kit. What do you need to make them?
Organic Polymer?!
Don't think I've ever even seen that? Where is it from? Do you make it?

Well it's certainly not in my Great Cupboard Of Resources so I'll have to do with something else instead. Used some Chitin to make some of that armour....



Would have liked the Ghillie suit but this'll do I suppose.

(EDIT: A googling tells me that you can harvest organic polymert from some of those weird little birds that I've seen strut around the coast as well as from other creepier things that I've never seen.)

Well I was very brave in ARK last night. Not "hardcore" admittedly but still brave... for me. I saw a massive high-level Sarcosuchus in the distance and instead of hiding or sneaking past or running away, I actually made the decision to go over there and kill that big thing!
And kill it I did.

I'd taken my new raft and sailed over half way up the western coast. My current plan is to venture northwards up both of the coasts (using the raft on this side and the Pteranodon on the east) and start building some more little outposts that I can fast travel between. Currently the big mountain is becoming ever more dominant in the landscape and I'm now torn between dropping my bed on a nice-looking plateau near a double waterfall or pushing on to the base of the mountain.
I'll make a decision when it's daylight again.