方舟：生存进化-收集提炼金属武器制作指南

　　金属的收集

　　大多数玩家都很少能在用镐和斧子敲碎海边石头的过程中得到金属,那么怎么能取得稳定的金属来源呢.

　　测试表明.现在游戏中有两种巨型岩石.记住.我说的不是你在地上见到的单独的石头块,也不是你在地上随便采集的小型岩石.总之.巨岩要么给碎石.要么就给金属矿.

　　在山峰附近或者山顶的岩石出金属矿的几率明显增加.当然这还需要你艰苦的工作.但只要方法正确就不会很辛苦缺没有收获.不是吗.除此以外.有测试表明在水下的岩石出金属矿的几率也有增加喔~虽然我并没有大面积的测试.但是我敢保证这绝对是真的.信我没错的

　　考虑到玩家很容易去farm水下的岩石.那么就不必非得上山采矿了.但是就长远来说.山顶的岩石能提供大量的金属矿供给..这对后面很多需要大量铁矿的物品来说非常有利(详见子弹类).

　　到达山顶然后胜利的生存下来并把你辛苦挖到的铁矿带回来也是一个严峻的挑战喔.在去的路上.你要穿过茂密的原始雨林.那里恐龙遍布.非常危险.一不小心就会嗝屁了.为了到达目的地.你也需要准备白果来醒神.足够的水来解决你的饥渴.还需要每天都保证最少5个矛来确保你的安全.最后才能到达你的目的地.山顶(矛10个最好)

　　雨林的生物群分布一般不会很长.而且中间还穿插这海岸和岩石种群.这就可以让玩家简单的快速跑过.避免与任何掠食者产生冲突.在旅途中要尽一切可能避免跑步.除非有东西追你.这可以使你减少耐力的损失来应对后面的需求.

　　一旦你进入了正确区域.地表会从绿色逐渐转变成灰色.植物也会明显减少.一会需要爬斜坡了.我爬过的所有山都有小路上到山顶.它们都非常的明显.没有太多的障碍.可以让玩家爬更少的斜坡来轻易的登顶

　　在上山路上你可能会看到恐龙.以前见过的有迅猛龙.它们非常危险.其他的还可能会碰到三种.猛犸象.剑齿虎和巨鹰.猛犸象是无害的.只要不挑衅它就不会主动攻击你.巨鹰和迅猛龙一样是主动攻击的,而且经常是群体出动.它们视野广阔.在天空中移动迅速,最多会有四只一起行动.(据我所见).剑齿虎移动比迅猛龙快.但是很容易被杀死.有三只矛就可以轻易搞定了.(这就是为啥让你多带矛)

　　在山顶.你会需要一张床(原因很明显),在你寻找矿石的过程中你需要一个箱子来确保你的铁矿安全,浆果里的水分(你的皮肤水分流失的很快.除非你只停留很短的时间).营火(这里很冷.我全身皮甲还会低至零下12度).除此以外.你还需要带矛,食物,茅草(修理镐头)木头(生火和修理).

　　用石镐来采矿获得铁矿的几率仍然很低.但是只要你点点成功之后你就会惊喜的发现速度加快了很多.我发现镐头比斧子更好用.但这可能只是运气或者我的感觉.几率其实可能一样.

　　我建议带12(14最安全)块金属矿.然后小心的下山回到基地.12这个数字很神奇.这篇指南中你熔炉熔炼正好就需要这么多.

　　Getting MetalMost players are have seen the incredibly rare drop of Metal from bashing rocks near the beach with either a Pickaxe or Axe, but do not know how to get a more reliable supply.

　　It now appears with more testing there are essentially two types of boulder-rocks present in the game. Keep in mind im not talking about either the inpidual rocks on the ground you pick up, nor the small groupings of rocks on the ground you can mine. Anyways, there are boulders that give flint and boulders that give metal chunks.

　　Rocks located near to, or at the very top of mountains have a significantly increased chance of being metal class. While this will still require some hard work, it does not remain hard for long with the correct approach. In addition to this, it appears that rocks located underwater (even down at the beach level) also have an increased chance of being metal class. This is something I have not tested too extensively, but can say it definitely is true.

　　Depending on how easy it is for players to farm underwater rocks, It may not be required for players to go atop the mountains anymore, however it should be noted that in the long term, the mountains probably still have a larger number of metal class rocks, and most items using metal are very costly to use (see bullet specs).

　　Getting to the top of a mountain, and staying alive long enough to bring down some hard earned metal is also a challenge in of itself. In order to get there, you must traverse the lush rainforest biome areas of the map. This is where the vast majority of carnivore dinosaurs are spawned, hence your best chance to become dead. In order to get through, prepare stimberries or stimulants on your hotbar for running, take water to drink to counter your thirst, and take at least 5 spears per day cycle you plan on remaining on the mountain top (minimum 10 to be safe).

　　The rainforest biome is usually not particularly long in some areas between the beach and rocky biomes. This can allow some players to simply sprint right through to avoid fighting any predators. Avoid sprinting at all costs while traveling unless something is chasing you, this will prevent the loss of stamina you might need later.

　　Once you are getting closer to the right area, the ground will change colour from green to grey, the trees will decrease significantly in density, and you will have a sharp incline to climb up. The mountains I have climbed thus far all have pathways leading to their summit. They are quite distinctive as they have no significant obstacles preventing travel in a straight line, and they have less steep inclines, allowing your player to more easily traverse.

　　On your way you will see several possible dinosuars, the regular raptors you have probably seen before, which are probably the least dangerous. In addition, you will possibly see three other species, the mammoth, the sabre tooth cat, and a griffin like creature called Argentavis. The mammoth is harmless, and will not attack you unless provoked like many species. The Argentavis is hostile to players and is roughly as dangerous as a raptor, but usually works in packs. It has a wide field of vision, moves quite quickly through the air and can be in a pack of up to four (that I have seen). The sabre tooth cat is faster moving than a raptor, but is roughly as easy to kill. Spears are more than capable of handling all three (hence take spares).

　　At the summit you will need your bed (for obvious reasons), a chest to store your metal safely between sessions looking for rocks (again for safety), water in the form of berries (your skins will run dry quite easily unless you stay only a short time), a campfire (it is VERY cold, at temperatures as low as -12 while I was wearing full hide). In addition to this you will need to take spare food, thatch (for picks), wood (for fire, tools).

　　Your chances with each inpidual metal class rock is still quite low to find metal with a stone pick, but after just a little bit of success, you can speed things up amazingly. I found the pick gave better drops for metal than the axe, but this could purely be luck or my perception, as the chance is still quite low.

　　I reccommend getting 12 (14 to be safe) pieces of metal before climbing very carefully down the mountain to your base. 12 is the magic number of metal chunks needed in the refining stage of this guide