Oil, Silica, and Black Pearls are essential resources in Ark Genesis: Part 2. You can use Oil in the crafting of essential industrial items and explosives. Silica Pearls helps in the crafting of saddles, armor, and electronics.
Similarly, you can use Black Pearls to craft items such as Tek equipment drills, saddles, etc. The following guide highlights the locations of Oil, Silica, and Black Pearls in Ark Genesis Part 2 to make it easier for you to find and farm these resources.
Ark Genesis: Part 2 Oil Location
In Genesis: Part 2, Oil deposits are only found in the Space biome between Rockwell’s Garden and the Corrupted Garden. There aren’t set locations, and you’ll need to hop from Pearl Asteroid to Pearl Asteroid and look for shiny black oil rocks or veins that contain this resource.
Ark Genesis: Part 2 Silica Locations
Silica deposits are only found in and around water bodies. While all water bodies will contain some Silica, below we’ve highlighted the three best locations
Location #1
- LAT: 40
- LON: 70
If you head to the S.U.M.P area of the Genesis: Part 2 map, you can find a rich deposit of Silica pearls.
Location #2
- LAT: 43
- LON: 31
The Bloodhorne Vale area of the map is also a great place to look for Silica deposits.
Location #3
- LAT: 65
- LON: 75
Lastly, you can head to the body of water at 65 Latitude and 75 Longitude to find a rich deposit of Silica pearls.
Ark Genesis: Part 2 Black Pearl Locations
Similar to Oil, Black Pearls are found in the Space biome. There aren’t any set locations, and you’ll need to hop from Asteroid to Asteroid to get them. However, they aren’t the easiest to find as their spawn rate is quite low. You can also harvest Carnifora plants in the Rockwell Gardens to acquire Black Pearls. Below, we’ve given the best locations to find these plants in Genesis 2
Location #1
- LAT: 21
- LON: 38
In the northern part of Rockwell’s Garden, you can find a large amount of Carniflora in the area known as Bloodhorn Mountain.
Location #2
- LAT: 33
- LON: 36
If you head directly south from this location, you can find another area with a lot of Carniflora known as Bloodhorn Vale.
Location #3
- LAT: 57
- LON: 36
The Afflicted Clearing area found at Latitude 57 and Longitude 36 is also a great place to find Carniflora to acquire Black Pearls.
Spawn Commands for Oil, Silica, and Black Pearls in Ark: Survival Ascended
If you’re having trouble finding any of these materials in Ark: Survival Ascended, you can use spawn commands to have them spawn in your inventory. To do this, you must open the cheat console by pressing the TAB key on your keyboard.
If you’re playing on PlayStation, you’ll need to hold down L1, R1, Square, and Triangle at once, and similarly, on Xbox, hold down, LB, RB, X, and Y at once. Once the console opens, simply type in the following commands and hit enter.
- Oil: cheat giveitemnum 159 1 0 0
- Silica: cheat giveitemnum 160 1 0 0
- Black Pearl: cheat gfi BlackPearl 1 0 0
If you encounter a situation where these commands do not work, try resetting your system or game.
