▁was ▁released . ▁The ▁expansion ▁takes ▁place ▁on ▁a ▁future , ▁d yst op ian ▁Earth ▁that ▁has ▁been ▁cor rupted ▁by ▁" Element "; ▁various ▁cre atures ▁have ▁been ▁inf ected ▁by ▁this ▁Element ▁and ▁will ▁attack ▁the ▁player ▁regardless ▁of ▁their ▁normal ▁behavior . ▁The ▁D LC ▁introduced ▁a ▁new ▁mechan ic ▁to ▁the ▁game : ▁P VE ▁events ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁player ▁must ▁defend ▁either ▁orb ital ▁supply ▁dro ps ▁from ▁space ▁or ▁Element ▁min eral ▁ve ins ▁for ▁lo ot ▁and ▁resources , ▁respectively . ▁The ▁final ▁b oss es ▁of ▁Ext inction ▁are ▁called ▁" T it ans ", ▁powerful ▁fict ional ▁cre atures ▁that ▁are ▁several ▁magn itudes ▁larger ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁creature ▁in ▁the ▁game , ▁and ▁that ▁can ▁either ▁be ▁killed ▁or ▁tempor arily ▁t amed . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 2 0 , ▁the ▁fourth ▁paid ▁D LC ▁expansion , ▁Gen esis ▁was ▁released . ▁( This ▁will ▁be ▁part ▁ 1 ▁of ▁ 2 ▁released . ▁Part ▁ 2 ▁will ▁be ▁released ▁at ▁a ▁later ▁unknown ▁date ) ▁This ▁expansion ▁takes ▁place ▁in ▁a ▁simulation ▁allowing ▁player ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁ 5 ▁mini ▁maps . ▁Each ▁mini ▁map ▁will ▁be ▁a ▁different ▁bi ome . ▁The ▁different ▁bi om es ▁will ▁include ▁Bog , ▁Ar ctic , ▁Ocean , ▁Vol can ic , ▁and ▁L un ar . ▁The ▁new ▁expansion ▁adds ▁new ▁resources , ▁items , ▁and ▁din osa urs . ▁During ▁Ark ▁Gen esis ▁players