ARK: Survival Evolved has always been known as the "prehistoric dinosaur-themed survival game". While that is still true, a new dimension has been added with the Tek Update that brings science fiction to the land of dinosaurs. Players will be able to craft futuristic gear and weaponry including powered armor suits, dinosaur-mounted cannons, plasma rifles and much more.
Players wanting TEK Tier loot will need to gather the newly introduced Element resource, which is granted after successfully completing Boss Arenas. Each Boss now has 3 difficulty levels (easy, medium, hard) and after completing each level players are awarded with the TEK Knowledge engram, element and other general Boss Rewards. Collect the Element then use the TEK Replicator to craft all TEK items.
The TEK Tier will be released in a series of updates, today's being the first implementation.
The PC patch has been deployed that contains the TEK Tier and four new creatures. Console versions will be updated later in February.
Read more on the ARK: Survival Evolved site.
