THE ROAD TO 210

a survivor starts at level 1 and can reach 210 — 105 from XP, the rest from ascensions, explorer notes and one very dedicated chibi

Levelling

+104

Ascensions

+75

Bob's Tall Tales

+15

Explorer notes

+10

Chibi

The Ladder

every source of levels, in the order most people do them 11 steps

1 +104 Lv 1→105

Regular level-ups

Every level from 1 to 105 is XP — taming, crafting, boss kills, alpha kills.

How to farm the XP → Next: Alpha Overseer ascension ↓

2 +15 Lv 105→120

Alpha Overseer ascension

Beat The Island's final boss on Alpha. Gamma gives +5, Beta +10 — only the highest counts.

Overseer guide → Next: Alpha Manticore ascension ↓

3 +15 Lv 120→135

Alpha Manticore ascension

Scorched Earth's boss on Alpha difficulty.

Manticore guide → Next: Bob's Tall Tales — Scorched Earth ↓

4 +5 Lv 135→140

Bob's Tall Tales — Scorched Earth

Collect every BTT explorer note on Scorched Earth (needs the DLC).

Notes on the map → Next: Alpha Rockwell ascension ↓

5 +15 Lv 140→155

Alpha Rockwell ascension

Aberration's boss on Alpha difficulty.

Rockwell guide → Next: Bob's Tall Tales — Aberration ↓

6 +5 Lv 155→160

Bob's Tall Tales — Aberration

Every BTT note on Aberration.

Notes on the map → Next: Alpha King Titan ↓

7 +15 Lv 160→175

Alpha King Titan

Extinction's final fight on Alpha.

King Titan guide → Next: Bob's Tall Tales — Extinction ↓

8 +5 Lv 175→180

Bob's Tall Tales — Extinction

Every BTT note on Extinction.

Notes on the map → Next: Alpha Lost King ↓

9 +15 Lv 180→195

Alpha Lost King

Lost Colony's boss on Alpha.

Lost Colony boss → Next: All Explorer Notes — The Island & Scorched Earth ↓

10 +10 Lv 195→205

All Explorer Notes — The Island & Scorched Earth

Every regular note on both maps. Note runs give a 4× XP buff too, so they're worth doing early, not last.

Notes on the map → Next: Chibi-Pet at level 6 ↓

11 +5 Lv 205→210

Chibi-Pet at level 6

Chibis (from events) gain XP when you kill alpha creatures with the chibi equipped. Each chibi level grants +1 player level, up to +5.

last step

The bar under each step is the whole road to 210: the dim part is where you already were, the bright part is what that step adds.

Levels 1 → 105: The XP

where the XP actually comes from +104 levels

Explorer notes first

Each unread note is a lump of XP scaled to your level and starts a 4× XP buff. Run notes before any other grind — everything below is worth four times as much while the buff is up.

Alphas and bosses

Alpha creatures drop the biggest single XP awards outside an arena, and a boss fight is worth several levels in the mid game.

Taming

The whole tame pays out when it finishes, and you earn passive XP from every kill your tribe's creatures make while you are online. One big tame beats an hour of small kills.

Mass crafting

Every craftable has a fixed XP value you collect each time you make one. Spark powder, narcotics and arrows are the classic grind because the mats are unlimited — the table below is what pays most per craft.

Cooking and farming

Cooking meat and crafting kibble both pay XP, so a working base levels you while you are busy elsewhere.

Best XP Per Craft

from the game's own crafting XP values

1848 Gigadesmodus Saddle 700 Industrial Cooker 462 Bronto Platform Saddle 462 Mosasaur Platform Saddle 462 Plesiosaur Platform Saddle 462 Quetz Platform Saddle 462 Titanosaur Platform Saddle 450 Rocket Turret 360 Minigun 344 Helicoprion Saddle 320 Minigun Turret 303 Giganotosaurus Saddle

XP per craft is not the same as XP per hour — the winners here need rare mats. The grind everyone actually runs is a cheap item with unlimited mats, crafted by the hundred: Sparkpowder, Narcotic and Stone Arrow. Do it under a note buff.

Explorer Notes By Map

every note location is plotted — these open the map with the Notes layer already on

Only The Island and Scorched Earth notes count toward the +10; the Bob's Tall Tales sets on Scorched Earth, Aberration and Extinction are separate +5 grants each. Reading any note also starts a 4× XP buff — chain notes on a fast mount and level off the buff while you collect.

Note locations from each map's own data export. Spending those levels? The full engram tree shows every unlock.

ASE.GG · max level guide

THE ROAD TO 210

The Ladder

Levels 1 → 105: The XP

Best XP Per Craft

Explorer Notes By Map

Player Tips