Screen Rant - Game Features

What Is The Max Character Level In Ark: Survival Ascended?

Garrett Ettinger — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 19:00:23 GMT

Ark: Survival Ascended features an experience and level system, where performing tasks on The Island will increase the character's level, thus increasing their stats and making them more powerful. With all the game's systems and features, it's not hard to gain levels, but reaching the max level is a different thing entirely. In pursuing becoming the most powerful on the server, it's natural to wonder what the maximum character level is in the game.

Honour Mode Shows One Of Baldur's Gate 3's Biggest Flaws

Andrew Zhou — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 18:00:21 GMT

Although Honour Mode in Baldur's Gate 3 offers a unique challenge, the heightened difficulty also comes along with a single save slot, which can put much more focus on one of the game's biggest shortcomings. Added in the game's fifth major patch, Honour Mode is a difficulty setting that goes beyond even the previous hardest mode, Tactician, buffing enemy stats, changing their tactics, and giving bosses unique Legendary Actions to make them even more challenging. Along with the added in-game difficulty, though, Honour Mode also comes with the caveat of only allowing a single save, effectively eliminating save-scumming from the equation.

Why Perrin Is Missing In Your Indigo Disk DLC For Scarlet & Violet

Andrew Zhou — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 15:00:20 GMT

Progressing through The Ingido Disk DLC for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet is relatively straightforward, but some players may be missing one important character - Perrin, who's first appearance was in The Teal Mask. A photographer whose side quests grant access to rare and powerful Pokémon, Perrin is an important part of both DLCs for any player looking to fill out their Pokédex and make powerful new additions to their team. For some players, however, Perrin may not be appearing in The Indigo Disk for reasons that are relatively unclear.

Ark: Survival Ascended Reintroduces Popular Game Mode

Lee D'Amato — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 14:00:17 GMT

Ark: Survival Ascended is reintroducing one of the most popular game modes from its predecessor, Ark: Survival Evolved. Survival Ascended is a full remake of Evolved in Unreal Engine 5. It includes a wide range of graphical upgrades, balance tweaks, and a handful of new features to keep the Ark experience up-to-date and interesting.

Wait, Where Did Zelda: TOTK’s Sky Islands Actually Come From?

Matthew Wilcox — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 13:00:21 GMT

The sky islands of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom seem to appear out of thin air, but there may be a far more understandable reason for their emergence hidden in the wider Zelda lore. TOTK’s sky islands defined the game in trailers, and they continue to be a major part of the game’s iconic scenery. Nevertheless, where and how the sky islands existed before the Upheaval remains something of a mystery.

Baldur's Gate 3's Strangest And Most Intimidating Enemy Actually Has A Deeper Lore

Melissa Sarnowski — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 12:00:21 GMT

Baldur's Gate 3 is playable without any prior Dungeons & Dragons knowledge or experience, but that can lead to missing context and a lack of explanation for some elements included in the game. Instead, BG3 gives enough information about enemies pulled from DnD to explain why they should be avoided or eliminated, such as the illithid not having souls and seeking to turn others into illithid. However, there's a lot that goes unexplained for those who have no existing knowledge of the Forgotten Realms.

Baldur's Gate 3: Should You Kill Or Free True Soul Nere?

Austin King — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 20:00:22 GMT

True Soul Nere is one of the many characters in Baldur's Gate 3 that adventurers can interact with. In the Underdark in Act 1, players will have the choice of killing Nere, letting Nere die, or saving him from his fate after a cave-in leaves him trapped with poisonous gas. As with most decisions in BG3, there are various outcomes depending on which route is taken. However, one outcome seems to be better overall - but it does come with a small caveat that lower-level characters should know. This is because deciding to kill or free Nere will result in various fights, depending on what choices are made.

Pokémon Indigo Disk DLC Isn't The End Of Scarlet & Violet's Story After All

Lee D'Amato — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 16:30:37 GMT

There's more Pokémon Scarlet and Violet left to come, even after The Indigo Disk DLC. The Pokémon franchise's ninth generation began in 2022 with the release of Scarlet and Violet. It more recently completed a two-DLC run of The Teal Mask and The Indigo Disk. Together, the two parts comprise an expansion called The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero. The Indigo Disk ends in a final battle against a second set of Elite Four trainers, wrapping up the paired DLCs and seemingly concluding the Gen 9 story for good.

Starfield: Should You Side With The Crimson Fleet or Sys Def?

Lee D'Amato — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 15:00:24 GMT

Starfield may not restrict the number of factions players are able to join, but in the end, it forces them to make a definitive choice between the Crimson Fleet and United Colonies. The UC are basically space cops, and the Fleet are more akin to space robbers. More accurately, the Crimson Fleet is a loosely organized coalition of pirates, while the militarized UC regulates interstellar trade, punishing smuggling and theft severely. Each faction comes with its own reward, but one is clearly the better the option.

Which Way You Should Fight The Elite Four In Pokémon Indigo Disk (& Why)

Lee D'Amato — Wed, 20 Dec 2023 13:30:18 GMT

In Pokémon Scarlet and Violet's The Indigo Disk DLC, it's technically possible to battle the Elite Four in any order. The DLC adds a variety of new challenges, and with its focus on the Blueberry Academy for Pokémon trainers, trainer battles are front and center. As always, these culminate in the battle against the Elite Four and the regional Champion - in this case, the BB Champion. These are arguably the hardest battles in each Pokémon game, pitting players against the top five trainers in each region in a true test of their training, battling, and team-building skills.