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  • ARK at E3: Release Date, Pre-Order, Ragnarok, Griffin, & Xbox One X!

    Hello, Survivors! :Jerbhi:

    We have some very exciting news to share with you all today! :Jerblove:

    ARK: Survival Evolved has entered its final phase of core production, and will hit worldwide retail and digital release on August the 8th, 2017 for the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Windows PC, Mac, and Linux.

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    The past two years have been one heck of a journey! Millions of ARK players worldwide have built gigantic bases, captured and trained armies of dinosaurs, crafted armories full of weapons and eaten billion of pounds of berries. With your help, we're now about to reach the completion of core content for ARK: Survival Evolved and release the full game to the world!

    That was just the beginning; now we'll be entering the next phase of our journey. Players who have been with us throughout this early access program and were excited with the launch of each update, have even more reason to be excited! ARK is going to become even more fun with surprise new content at launch and beyond, as we continue to have a massive amount of additional gameplay, creatures, and story elements in the works.

    Pre-Orders and Limited Collector’s Edition!

    There are three ways to get your dino-fix with ARK: Survival Evolved, all of which are now available to pre-order for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One platforms.

    ARK: Survival Evolved ($59.99 USD)

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    This base game includes everything a burgeoning Jurassic adventurer needs to get started in the world of ARK. It's the core game, and all free content released up to this point, offering up hundreds of hours of gameplay to players.

    ARK: Survival Evolved - Explorer's Edition ($99.99 USD)

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    The Explorer's Edition takes the base game and adds even MORE - introducing a Season Pass that will grant access to all expansion packs, starting with Scorched Earth (available now) and including more packs launching later this year and into 2018.

    ARK: Survival Evolved - Limited Collector's Edition ($159.99 USD)

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    The ultimate ARK fan's dream, the limited Collector's Edition is a collectible faux-wooden chest box that contains the ARK Explorer’s Edition (base game + Season Pass) along with...

    • A handcrafted leather-bound Explorer's Notebook, featuring the Dossiers of every in-game creature
    • An official ARK necklace
    • A cloth map of the ARK island
    • A poster of the Studio Wildcard development team
    • The official ARK: Survival Evolved soundtrack, recorded live at Abbey Road with the Philharmonia Orchestra
    • Manufactured by Triforce, the best designer of high-quality video game collectibles!

    As of now, picking up this package is the only way to get the exclusive bonus items, however, if we’re able to sell out the initial stock, we will order another set that includes all of the above, minus the game. The reason we’re not able to do this currently is due to the high cost of producing these physical products.

    Visit www.playark.com now to pre-order ARK: Survival Evolved and get your hands on the Limited Collector's Edition!

    Introducing a new Official Mod: Ragnarok, available now on Steam and July 4 on consoles!

    We're excited to announce the first mod to be integrated into ARK: Survival Evolved as part of its ARK Sponsored Mods Program! Developed by the former creators of popular ARK mods Valhalla and Umassoura; David Miller, Matt Janz, and Jackson Lawrence came together to work on their latest project, “Ragnarok” which is being released today for Steam players as a free DLC Official Expansion ARK, and will be shortly making its way to consoles in July. Global Cross-ARK and isolated Official Ragnarok servers will be available for you to make your new home. Note that Ragnarok is still in primary development, and so it will continue to expand with updates over time.

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    Steam players download “Ragnarok” now!

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    The new map will contain:

    • A 144 sq kilometer map designed to be explored by land, sea or air
    • Tons of harvest-able or gatherable resources
    • Caves of all shapes and sizes, each designed to be built in
    • Distinct variations on former ARK creatures, as well a special brand-new creature unique to Ragnarok
    • Build tree platforms on unique trees/rocks
    • Expansive biomes that were built to reward hardy explorers
    • Some of the most challenging dungeons in ARK will await players
    • An active volcano that while erupting yields a high amount of resources in the form of lava crystal
    • Beautiful vistas and base locations as far as the eye can see
    • Hot springs that while dormant yield a relaxing buff, but when active, become dangerous
    • Ruins to not only explore but that can also be incorporated into base builds
    • A vast ocean with its own ecosystem
    • Upcoming future desert biome to find and tame creatures
    • Upcoming Explorer Notes that hold the key to Ragnarok's secrets and history

    Introducing the Griffin!

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    A new Dino Dossier has been revealed, this one is everyone's favourite gallant glider, the Griffin!

    Common name: Griffin
    Species: Gryphon Magnificum
    Time: Unknown
    Diet: Carnivore
    Temperament: Aggressive

    Wild

    Gryphon Magnificum is undoubtedly a sight to behold. Many ancient myths tell of various depictions of the Griffin over the ages, but what is never disputed is its majestic and mysterious nature. With the front half of an eagle and the back half of a lion, it is as if these two creatures somehow fused together to form a superior land and air predator.

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    While one's first instinct might be to approach the creature and marvel at its beauty, that would be a very poor decision. Its range of attacks makes it one of the more versatile predators I’ve witnessed. If its presence alone isn't enough to intimidate potential hunters, it has the ability to dive from the sky to the ground with such force that it inflicts damage to anyone unfortunate enough to be below it, or carry its momentum back into a rapid uplift.

    Domesticated

    The idea of pacifying such a beast is nothing to scoff at. It's highly independent nature and disinterest with interacting with humans combined with its power and strength make the Griffin a challenge to domesticate. However, there have been those who are fearless enough to attempt and succeed at this miraculous feat. Once tamed, riding atop a Griffin along with a tribemate passenger, dashing through the air at high speeds, is a prize in and of itself.

    Xbox One X, Crossbuy, and Crossplay!

    We were also excited to unveil that this November, ARK will be a Launch Title on the Xbox One X! We are currently aiming to have the game performing on the EPIC Settings at 60 FPS, with every graphical effect including TrueSky. With this, we’re also excited to reveal that the game will be ready on Xbox Play Anywhere, so Xbox Owners will be able to play ARK on whichever platform they own, be it a Windows 10 PC, Xbox One, or the Xbox One X. This will also allow us to introduce crossplay between the 3 platforms! Keep in mind that this is a retroactive crossbuy, so if you already own ARK on the Xbox One, you automatically get it on the Xbox One X and the Windows 10 store, and will remain crossbuy going forward too! Plus as we announced yesterday, the Xbox versions and Windows 10 store version can all play together on the same servers using crossplay! So get ready to partner up with your tribemates on whichever Microsoft platform you want to survive on :)

    That’s all for now guys! Thank you so much for all the support the past 2 years, and we hope you are excited as we are about the news. As always, there’s still more planned for the ARK universe, both leading up to and beyond the August 8 launch. Survivors on all platforms can look forward to a lot more going forward, so stay tuned! 

    - Studio Wildcard :Jerblove:

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    Edited by Jat





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    My prediction on server wipe/not wipe.

    Game release will be a different game, different servers and such.  The "preview" will be playable for some time after and may be used to help test new dinos prior to official release on official game.  So when we go to games/apps on xbox we can chose to open Ark Preview or Ark.  Nothing will be transferable between the two.

     

    Anyone else have thoughts and predictions?

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    hahahahha  Jat is on the ball!! I just saw his post here about unofficial servers.  

     

     

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    Exclusively to Gamestop? So i have to pay exorbitant amounts to get it to the UK? No thank you.

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    Dudes, really... I can't explain how happy I am! Happy for the work you're doing, happy for Ragnarok (The dmodders deserve that!) but what really hit me is the Griffith! I expected the Phoenix that I saw in the Dev kit but you surprised me again xD Well, now I can say to be a Grey Warden [Dragon Age Origins], at Least on Ark :°D

    Now we only wait for good optimizations, it has to be said: the game needs it to be playable and less laggy

     

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    Just now, Crazed said:

    Exclusively to Gamestop? So i have to pay exorbitant amounts to get it to the UK? No thank you.

     

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    22 minutes ago, Squid86 said:

    If I have bought the steam version of the game will I get the win 10 version for free? Just like if I have bought the Xbox version I'll get the win 10 version as well. 

     

    The Windows 10/Xbox version is not the same game as the one you bought via Steam.  If you want the cross play version you'll need to buy that version from Microsoft directly, if you're not interested in that then the Steam version will continue to play as it does now and you don't need to buy another version.  I know it's confusing as folks are likely playing it on Windows 10 already but the steam version.

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    2 minutes ago, Ulta said:

    In addition to the question of PC owners who bought ARK on Steam...I own ARK on Steam right now. I guess there's a difference between it and a Win10 version? Would the crossbuy also be in effect for that then? (if you own it on Steam, you own it on Win10 and maybe even Xbox, etc.?). Would love for a dev to clear up just what crosses with what with the Crossbuy thing.

    Also the fact the dossier's are gonna be an actual book, while cool, makes me fearful. Some dinos' currently don't even fit their dossier's at the moment. Does this mean all dino's are pretty much solidified and no tweaks will be done to them? Or did some dossier's get revamped and this book will have those edits instead?

    I've been hoping that some old classic dino's like Rex and Trike and them will get some extra love thrown their way since they are not nearly as neat as the newer dino's that have special abilities.

     

    Players of Win10/XboxOne will not be able to play with steam users.

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    So do we PC users get a collectors edition as well or what?

    Also why oh why gamestop? It's THE worst game store in the world....

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    2 minutes ago, Lewiatan said:

    Players of Win10/XboxOne will not be able to play with steam users.

    Hmmm come to think of it, I guess it makes sense. Steam users have access to mods. Nothing else does as far as I know. Maybe that's why? (not that I care who gets to play with whom).

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    Developers answer the most asked question on this thread so far:

    Will the servers be wiped? How are you handling this???

    Need to know if we should stop wasting time or continue playing man (or woman) up and answer...

     

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    5 minutes ago, Ulta said:

    In addition to the question of PC owners who bought ARK on Steam...I own ARK on Steam right now. I guess there's a difference between it and a Win10 version? Would the crossbuy also be in effect for that then? (if you own it on Steam, you own it on Win10 and maybe even Xbox, etc.?). Would love for a dev to clear up just what crosses with what with the Crossbuy thing.

    The Steam version is not the same version as the Xbox/Windows 10 version.  If you buy Steam you don't get the Windows 10/Xbox version and visa versa, buying the Steam version doesn't get you the Xbox/Windows 10 version.  It's confusing I know since folks can play Ark on Windows 10 already, but that's the Steam version of the game.  So yes, there is a difference, though it appears that perhaps graphically it will improve likely it won't have all the awesome mods you get in the Steam version.  Unless the can pull off something similar (though still not as good) as was done with Fallout 4 and Skyrim on consoles.

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    Forgot again about primitive ? :( (Just like on center)

    Please bring Ragnarok for primitive aswell !

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    Just now, Pedro3 said:

    Forgot again about primitive ? :( (Just like on center)

    Please bring Ragnarok for primitive aswell !

    Is there gonna be Ragnarok for primitives @Jat?

    Tnx

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    Ragnarok HYPE!!!! Seriously, out of all of the stuff in the sponsored mods program, Ragnarok and S+ are the best... So... about S+....

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    Basically, I have been enjoying this game in SP on PC for almost 2 years now, and I am not done with it and I would like to continue my game after the release. 

    Will the PC version on Steam survive Aug 8?  Will the PC version on Steam get the new contents, dinos  DLC access than the PC win 10 released on Aug. 8?

     

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    48 minutes ago, hudi1 said:

    this is joke right ? There is still so many bugs and you want to release the game ? Just few days ago there was an option how to duped c4.

    Don't u believe in studio wildcard they got dis!!!!

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    The link is fixed now guys, you can pre order the game at playark.com :) 

    2 minutes ago, vapeur156 said:

    Will the PC version on Steam survive Aug 8?  Will the PC version on Steam get the new contents, dinos  DLC access than the PC win 10 released on Aug. 8?

     

     

    Yes, the Steam version will continue to receive updates, just like the other platforms going forward.

    7 minutes ago, skywindcro said:

    Is there gonna be Ragnarok for primitives @Jat?

    Tnx

    We launched two Primitive+ servers I believe.

     

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    1 minute ago, Jat said:

    The link is fixed now guys, you can pre order the game at playark.com :) 

    Yes, the Steam version will continue to receive updates, just like the other platforms going forward.

    We launched two Primitive+ servers I believe.

     

    I'm asking about regular primitives not Primitive + @Jat ?

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    Right okay, crossbuy was answered. Now about those dossiers...

    As I asked before, do you @Jat plan to do anymore tweaking to dino's new and old? Will tweaks be made to either the dino's or the dossiers so that the book doesn't have outdated information? I know some old ones liek Rex and Stego's and Trikes (and a few more) are boring compared to newer dinos. Do you have any plans to give them some love before release?

     

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    Please don't forget about RAGNAROK hardcore servers :-)  Maybe give us a The Center map too? Thanks Wildcard... I know you won't forget about us!

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    Congratulations to David Miller, Matt Janz, and Jackson Lawrence on Ragnarok going official! :)

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    on the Xbox One X! We are currently aiming to have the game performing on the EPIC Settings at 60 FPS, with every graphical effect including TrueSky.

    42 minutes ago, mleii said:

    At 4k?  And hopefully PCs will see this, maybe even PS4 Pro?  Sorry if you already posted this as there are a lot of posts now.  LOL

    Appears 60fps is not at 4k but variable?  Not sure how that works on consoles though.  So perhaps it outputs at a specific resolution and up samples to 4k?

     

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