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  • Biome Update, The Center Contest and Xbox Patch 736!

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    Hey Survivors!

    Earlier this month in a Community Crunch we announced that later on we would be making some very large biome changes to The Island. Part of this change would be introducing a new zone, known as the Redwood Forest and also slightly expanding the size of the Snow Biome.

    This is a map you can use to help identify the areas where The Island will receive some changes and it’s makeover.

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    The blue area represents the new size of the Snow Biome. The orange area represents the location of the new Redwood Biome and the green-area represents part of the Swamp that is also being turned into Redwood.

    Something we will always try to avoid is making drastic map changes as we know it can be unsettling for players to have to be concerned about relocating their base, however in some cases we have to go ahead and make those changes for the development of the game. We apologize if this does cause any inconvenience and we really hope you enjoy the upcoming biome changes!

    Whilst we prepare for launching the new biomes we said we’d be updating the in-game environment with 3D Markers to help indicate areas that will be undergoing change. These markers will be brought into the game on Wednesday and here’s what you can expect them to look like! 

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    That’ll give you an idea of whether you need to make any plans to move or not :)

    CONTEST: The Center Boss Fight!

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    For Official server The Center players, we're giving away $1000 cash in a special contest!

    $500 to the first Xbox tribe and another $500 to the first PC tribe to beat both bosses on an Official PVP server!

    Screenshot proof of the pause menu in the boss arena including server name, as well as the items received from defeating the bosses must be provided! You can upload your images to our forums, and write a comment down below with the screenshots. Good luck!

    Xbox Patch 736!

    Don’t worry guys! It’s been submitted and it’s currently going through QA/Certification! As soon as we know the status of it, we will let you know and roll the patch out. We are very grateful your patience and as soon as we can your games will be updated with the latest fixes from the patch! To check out the full-notes, you can head to our patch-notes thread:

    ‘Evolve’ by Nerd Out!

    The awesome dudes over at Nerd Out made this fantastic song and video about ARK! We’re absolutely in love with it - check it out!

    That’s all for today guys! We’ve got a big patch to prepare for now! 

    All the best,

    Wildcard Jat and the ARK: Survival Evolved Team.

    Edited by Jat





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    5 minutes ago, Toni said:

    Nice, looks like you changed to 4k textures to make this screenshot? :D
    Will we receive 4k textures with this patch?

    Check the pc patch notes that will tell you what to expect.

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    3 hours ago, EvilChaosDX said:

    Check the pc patch notes that will tell you what to expect.

    If you don't know what your talking about..... do not talk.

    4k was announced to be a part of v241 which is already released. They never moved this open points to v242 or "a little further out". So looking on the patch notes doesn't help anything regarding this point.

    The screenshot above is definitively much sharper then the actual game is. So i think they implemented the 4k textures there....

     

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    14 hours ago, EvilChaosDX said:

    Just need to be able to build in (up) the trees!

    No good yet if you still sink through ceilings when offline and plummet to your death from those heights. :P 

     

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    2 hours ago, Toni said:

    If you don't know what your talking about..... do not talk.

    4k was announced to be a part of v241 which is already released. They never moved this open points to v242 or "a little further out". So looking on the patch notes doesn't help anything regarding this point.

    The screenshot above is definitively much sharper then the actual game is. So i think they implemented the 4k textures there....

     

    That a stupid question to ask then. The patch tells you what is expected and released, it is as simple as that.

     

     

    "This will come in an optional public beta update later this week!:

     

    - Epic 4K Texture Deployment (all textures at source resolution)! Better texture pool utilization at all Texture setting levels"

     

    I know what I'm talking about, but do you know how to read?

     

     

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    Porbably won't be at home early, was wondering, have those biome destruction zone markers been placed already?

    Thought those were going to be placed today...

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    Good too see some new textures. Ark has been looking pretty bland. I love those trees.

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    9 hours ago, Grognak said:

    @Jat

    Will we be able to cut down the redwoods?

    I think no because you will be able to build tree houses on them.

    Would not be nice if you build a house and then someone can cut it down :)

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    11 minutes ago, Toni said:

    I think no because you will be able to build tree houses on them.

    Would not be nice if you build a house and then someone can cut it down :)

    I would have thought yes, but they take much longer to cut down than normal trees. If you don't want them cut down then defend them. But I have no idea on whether they can be cut or not.

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    Are the markers available on the Xbox version. I have not seen them on 736, or are they just PC for now?? 

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    Just now, DarthRaidenPN666 said:

    Are the markers available on the Xbox version. I have not seen them on 736, or are they just PC for now?? 

    As Xbox is not getting the biome changes yet I don't think they will be added to the map yet.

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    For the PC version, the 3D markers were released?

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    11 minutes ago, COREL said:

    For the PC version, the 3D markers were released?

    Nope, they said wednesday... so it will be friday :D

     

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    2 hours ago, Toni said:

    Nope, they said wednesday... so it will be friday :D

     

    With some luck, early next week, and just when you think "hmmm, I better move anyway" the server patch countdown timer starts. :P

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    Still looking for those 3D markers that were supposed to go live Wednesday.   I've mostly moved to my new base, which looks to be clear of the red area, but I'd like to know ASAP.

    Can't wait for the redwoods biome, looks like it's going to be worth moving my base for.

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    27 minutes ago, Bugboy said:

    Still looking for those 3D markers that were supposed to go live Wednesday.   I've mostly moved to my new base, which looks to be clear of the red area, but I'd like to know ASAP.

    Can't wait for the redwoods biome, looks like it's going to be worth moving my base for.

    I believe they are only supposed to be going onto the pc for Wednesday.

    Few comments above yours people have spoken about it.

    But always keep an eye on the first post of this thread to stay up to date :)

    Well done for being ahead of the pack! :)

     

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    On 5/25/2016 at 11:11 PM, NukeZX said:

    This patch was announced  long ago

    No it wasn't.  No one knew about the patch being added for 736 coming out.  Nice try though.

    This post Biome Update, The Center Contest and Xbox Patch 736!
    Started by Jat, Monday at 10:41 PM

    Xbox v736 is available for download! Restart your Xbox to get the patch if you don't see it. It is a 1.6gb update.
    12:17 PM - 24 May 2016

     

    Edited by Plannb23

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    3 hours ago, Plannb23 said:

    No it wasn't.  No one knew about the patch being added for 736 coming out.  Nice try though.

    This post Biome Update, The Center Contest and Xbox Patch 736!
    Started by Jat, Monday at 10:41 PM

    Xbox v736 is available for download! Restart your Xbox to get the patch if you don't see it. It is a 1.6gb update.
    12:17 PM - 24 May 2016

     

    Don't try to make smartass remarks to me.

    I did not take into account you were just playing on a console.

     

    Nice try though.

     

     

     

     

     

     

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    Hey guys, any update on this? Time is ticking and I really need to know if my buddy's base is going to have a chunk taken out of it or not. This is a great quality of life update, please give us some time to take advantage of it before update day or at the very least let us know that the update is getting pushed back.

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    On 24 de mayo de 2016 at 8:36 PM, Tomazon said:

    RedWood forest gona be an amazing biome!!!
    Very liked with that.

    I don't understand the "keep out" and the "safe zone" if someone can help me pls do it. 

    Thanks.

    You should change the location ofyour house if it is inside the keep out-zone. It will be demolished.

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    17 hours ago, NukeZX said:

    Don't try to make smartass remarks to me.

    First, I didn't try.  I succeeded.  Second, I'm not controlled by you.  I'll make whatever type of comment I deem necessary. Finally, You don't like it?  That's a you problem.  You quoted me ... I didn't quote you.  

    17 hours ago, NukeZX said:

    I did not take into account you were just playing on a console.

    Ignorance isn't an excuse.  If you're not sure what someone's referring to then don't respond.  You chose to respond.  I think the words you're looking for here are "My bad.  You're right that's kind of messed up how they did that.  Us PC players had ample time to prepare."  Instead you assumed something you knew nothing about, and then you're upset I called you on it.  It's cute how it's my fault you responded to my comment about my game regarding how the game patch affected my gameplay and you're mad at me.  Cute.  Cute indeed.

    17 hours ago, NukeZX said:

    Nice try though.

    Thanks.  I do try.

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    So... it's now friday... still no guidelines.... when should we expect them ? The day before :(

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    3 hours ago, Plannb23 said:

    First, I didn't try.  I succeeded.  Second, I'm not controlled by you.  I'll make whatever type of comment I deem necessary. Finally, You don't like it?  That's a you problem.  You quoted me ... I didn't quote you.  

    Ignorance isn't an excuse.  If you're not sure what someone's referring to then don't respond.  You chose to respond.  I think the words you're looking for here are "My bad.  You're right that's kind of messed up how they did that.  Us PC players had ample time to prepare."  Instead you assumed something you knew nothing about, and then you're upset I called you on it.  It's cute how it's my fault you responded to my comment about my game regarding how the game patch affected my gameplay and you're mad at me.  Cute.  Cute indeed.

    Thanks.  I do try.

     

    You give yourself too much credit, kid.

    Still, if you ar einbetween breeding cycles, you should have prepared any events that might happen.

    Any downtime, the server stops and the world stops. You prepare for the fact that any breeding attempt might fail.

    Especially when big patches are rolled out.

    After all, this is just a alpha.

     

     

     

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    3 hours ago, BloodLustedPeon said:

    So... it's now friday... still no guidelines.... when should we expect them ? The day before :(

     

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