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  • Community Crunch 114: Dino TLC, Console Ragnarok, Sales, & NVIDIA Freestyle!

    Hey Survivors! Welcome to the latest edition of the Community Crunch! :Jerbhi:

    The Community Crunch is where we share important things going on with ARK, as well as host contests and showcase creations made by the community!

    Dino TLC Preview #2!

    At the end of last year, we were very excited to share with you the early progress of our Dino TLC update. We know it's something you guys have been looking forward to for a long time, so here we are with another update!

    The plan is for the Dino TLC pass to role out in multiple phases. Throughout the next few months, some creatures will receive visual changes, as well as functional/gameplay changes. We are targeting the release of Phase 1 to take place during the week of February the 18th on PC. In addition to Dino TLC Phase 1, we will also be rolling out our turret limit to all Official Servers.

    Today, we'd like to share some more screenshots and provide some insight into what we're planning for Phase 1 of the TLC pass. We've been reading all your feedback and suggestions regarding the creatures; our artists and gameplay team have found it to be beneficial in the decision-making process. Something to keep in mind is that not all creatures will receive a visual update, but we will cover ones we feel (with your feedback) need it. Sometimes there may be function gameplay changes which weaken certain aspects of creatures; however, if we take anything away, we always plan to add to it through another dimension.

    Please remember that these are still works-in-progress (especially the fur!) and are therefore subject to change before final release, which includes both visual redesigns, as well as gameplay changes. Anywho, without further ado!

    The Direbear!

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    We believe the Direbear is in relatively secure place at the moment. Though, we're still planning on making a few changes to it!

    When riding a Direbear, players will be immune to bees. They won't be able to knock you off your bear, and they will target focus the bear instead of the player.

    In addition to this change, the bear will also be able to harvest honey from wild beehives without attracting bees or hurting the hive. Plus the amount of honey it receives will be 2x the standard amount.

    The Procoptodon!

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    Right now, if you're using The Procoptopdon, it's primarily for transportation. We don't see it as a highly combative mount, more so a utility creature with its fantastic jump, and ability to carry a second person.

    Here's what we're planning:

    The Procotopdon will take reduced fall damage; its carry weight will be noticeably increased, and it will gain the new ability to carry baby dinos and small creatures in its pouch.

    We figure that puts the creature in a decent spot, and the suggestion of using the pouch to carry babies was excellent, thanks /r/playARK! 

    Ah, we've forgotten something...

    Oh yeah! We're going to give it a kick! It'll be a pretty tough, and even be able to knock back some significantly large creatures! 

    The Gigantopithecus A.K.A Bigfoot!

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    We had quite a few ideas pop into our heads when coming up with some additional abilities for the Bigfoot. Did it need more strength and fighting abilities? What about how well it moves? Could we provide it with some new features? Ultimately, here's what we've settled on:

    The Bigfoot will receive an armour-degrading attack; this means when it fights, it'll do more damage to your armour's durability. It is important to note that the armour-degrading attack will not affect the Yeti creatures found in the game.

    Its movement needed some work! So we'll be giving it the ability to jump, which is kinda critical, considering it will need to know how to hop on and off all the zip-lines it's going to climb! Yup, that's right. It'll be able to use zip-lines!

    In addition to those changes, we'll also be improving it's throwing ability, so it's more accurate (similarly to the Crab) and providing it with the ability to carry (on its shoulder) small creatures and throw them!

    The Direwolf!

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    It's a wolf.. and what are wolves good for? Hunting. Now if you're a wolf, and you're hunting, what exactly are you going to rely on the most? Your nose!

    In Phase 1 of the update, we'll be introducing a new ability, a passive buff, as well as changing how it's howl and pack buff currently work.

    First of all, the howl will activate the pack buff for a duration of time (we're thinking 5 minutes right now). This means it won't be active all the time, but to compensate, we'll be strengthing the buff to make the wolves stronger. As a little bonus is that when the Alpha Wolf howls, so will all the others! We're also planning for this mechanic play out with wild wolves too.

    As for its nose, we're doing two things. We're providing it with a passive buff which allows it to sniff out people or creatures with less than 50% health, and this will be indicated via an icon. Think of it like the hunter's instinct.

    Secondly, we'll be giving it a 'Sniff' tertiary ability to indicate nearby explorer notes, as well as detect stealth or buried creatures.

    and finally...

    The Tyrannosaurus Rex!

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    It's in a pretty strong place at the moment; it's considered one of the top-tier creatures. It is used continuously to fight bosses, as well as often seen in PVP. So we didn't want to give it too many changes to avoid making it overpowered, here's what our plan is:

    We're going to improve it's movement/climbing ability so that it doesn't get stuck behind small rocks and can climb up steeper slopes.

    We're also planning to change the Roar. When targetting an enemy and using the roar, the enemy will be forced to poop. There will be a cooldown on both the Rex and people who have recently pooped, so you can't pooplock them with 10 Rexes.

    That pretty much covers it for Phase 1 of the TLC-pass, let us know what you think, whether we're missing anything glaringly obvious! We're also planning (not definite!) on carrying out more visual changes to the following creatures: Spino, Sarco, Carno, Raptor, Female Megaloceros, Plesio, and Argie. Let us know what you'd like to see improved with those, as well as any other creatures you think may need some love that we're overlooking.

    Ragnarok!

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    Console Ragnarok Fans! We are expecting to deploy the 99% completed version of the map to PS4 the week of January 15th. The Xbox patch for Ragnarok is currently in the certification process. We don't have a precise date for Xbox as we're not sure on console Cert availability, but once we do we'll let you know.

    NVIDIA Freestyle!

    Check out the latest Nvidia GeForce® Experience™ and GameReady driver for exciting new ways to customize the look of your ARK with NVIDIA Freestyle! There are 15 available filters, 38 different settings, and many possible combinations, enabling you to create a truly unique look for your gameplay with just a few clicks! Check out this articles for all the latest details and how to use the Freestyle filters on your ARK!

    New Freestyle Contest!

    We'll also be introducing a new category to our Nvidia Ansel contests for all Freestyle entries! You can submit images or a video (up to 1 minute long) using the new awesome filters for a chance to win 200$ (double our normal Ansel reward). Check out our contest submission thread for all the details:

    ARK Sales!

    For those who've yet to experience the joys of ARK, nows your chance to get in as we have a huge host of discounts across various platforms and regions! The discounts and sale length may vary so please continue reading for further sales information!

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    ARK: Survival Evolved

    ARK: Scorched Earth

    ARK: Season Pass

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    ARK will be participating in this year's PlayStation 4  Winter Sale! Discounts may vary based on region, so please double check to ensure you can get it in time!

    ARK: Survival Evolved

    ARK: Explorer’s Edition

    ARK: Season Pass

    ARK: Scorched Earth

    ARK: 2x Evolution Event Weekend!

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    Survivors across ALL Platforms will be receiving a special Evolution Event perk this weekend! It's already live now and will remain active until Monday the 15th of January at 12 PM EST. All Official Servers will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes:

    2x Harvesting Rate
    2x Taming Rate
    2x EXP Rate
    2x Mating
    2x Maturation

    Community Contests!

    NVidia Ansel Photography Contest

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    Super Resolution Version: http://images.nvidia.com/ansel/SuperResolution/ARK-SuperResolution1/ARK__Survival_Evolved_HighRes_2016_09_01_-_14_38_36_55.html

    ARK: Survival Evolved and the Scorched Earth Expansion Pack now include support for NVIDIA Ansel -- a revolutionary new way to capture in-game shots.  Compose shots from any position, adjust with post-process filters, capture HDR images in high-fidelity formats, and share the screenshots in 360 via a smartphone, PC or VR headset. 

    Learn more about these features from the NVIDIA blog.

    Now let’s get to the contest!

    There were 3 potential categories for survivors to enter their shots into and they were the following:

    Three Categories

    Super Resolution: These should be taken at 8x Super Resolution. Players can optionally use Depth of Field effects accessible in Spectator mode by pressing the [Delete] key.

    Panoramic 360 Stereoscopic 3D: These should be taken at 4x Super Resolution, in 360 Stereoscopic 3D mode. We will crop them to 2D for web display, while also providing the 3D version for viewing within VR display.

    Freeform: Any settings, whacky and creative use of Ansel filters are encouraged. Adding humorous titles/captions in Photoshop is also acceptable for this category!

    And now without further ado, here are your entries!

    Super Resolution!

    Winner!

    SgtWest - Inside the Cave

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    Runners-up!

    BlueDragon - Speed

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    Pollti – Glowtails have a clear view

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    EXFIB0 - Majestic

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    StateofMynd - The New Bat-Signal

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    Wolf Angelus - Call of the Mantis

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    Honourable Mentions!

    BlueDragon - A new dawn

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    BlueDragon - Aberration Mystery

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    BlueDragon - Different kind of prey

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    BlueDragon - Hauntingly beautiful

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    BlueDragon - Island hopping

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    BlueDragon - Mysterious warning

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    BlueDragon - Rex vs Reaper

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    BlueDragon - Safe, for the moment

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    BlueDragon - This little light of mine

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    Domino - Here We Are

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    EXFIB0 - Let's go for a ride!

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    Jamie Weaver - Ragnarock Landscape

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    Norlinri - Artifact

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    Norlinri - Blue path

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    Norlinri - Buried Reaper Queen

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    Norlinri - Cave light

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    Norlinri - Crab

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    Norlinri - Dark alley

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    Norlinri - Gas vein

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    Norlinri - Plant Species Z

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    Norlinri - Reaper Queen

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    Norlinri - Reaper Queen and Waterfall

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    Norlinri - Reflexion

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    Norlinri - Rock Drake Nest

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    Norlinri - Seeker

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    Norlinri - Surface obelisk

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    Pollti – Aberrant Stegosaurus

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    Pollti – Aberration Cave

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    Pollti – Aberration Flowers

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    Pollti – Flying Featherlight

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    Pollti – Glowbug

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    roguewolf91 - Unseen Peril

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    SgtWest - The Nameless

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    SgtWest - The Ruins

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    StateofMynd -  A Peaceful Spot

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    StateofMynd - Flight Of The Navigator

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    StateofMynd - The Danger Zone

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    Valoule - They follow us

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    Wolf Angelus - Ancient Fortress

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    Wolf Angelus - Arabian Nights

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    Wolf Angelus - Soaring

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    Panoramic 360 Stereoscopic 3D!

    Winner!

    EXFIB0 - Zip Line Fun

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    Runners-up!

    roguewolf91 - The Road Ahead

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    BlueDragon - Going with the tide

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    Honourable Mentions!

    EXFIB0 - Blue Paradise

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    EXFIB0 - Dropping

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    EXFIB0 - Pink Rivers

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    EXFIB0 - Which Way

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    StateofMynd - Surrounded by Serenity

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    Valoule - Xylobones

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    Wolf Angelus - Adventurers Guild Main Hall

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    Wolf Angelus - Desert Home Pier

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    Wolf Angelus - Dividing Bridge

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    Wolf Angelus - Marshes of Aberration

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    Freeform!

    Winner!

    BlueDragon - Planet ARK - Freeform

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    Runner-up!

    F1r3fly - The Hitchhiker's Guide to Aberration

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    Honorable Mentions!

    BlueDragon - Ragnarok Estates Listing

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    EXFIB0 - Retro

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    Valoule - Seasons

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    Wolf Angelus - ARK Travel Agency

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    ARKVideo!

    This contest is open to all types of video be they funny, epic, scenic, stories, whatever inspires you. Just a general reminder that they should remain safe for work, think of the children!

    And without further ado, the ARKVideo for Community Crunch 114 is...

    ARK: Survival Evolved | Aberration | The Cinematic Experience by Jukari

    and we'd also like to announce a runner-up...

    REAPER QUEEN WON'T PAY CHILD SUPPORT by Lame Wolf Productions!

    ARKitect!

    This is an award given to Survivors to celebrate the amazing structures you build. These bases are judged based upon a number of different factors such as their creativity, uniqueness, how fun of a base it is, the difficulty of building it, the functionality it provides and much more!

    The ARKitect for Community Crunch 114 is…

    Wolfy Tail: Adventurers Guild by Wolf Angelus!

    and we'd also like to announce two runners-up...

    Ark Survival Evolved Ragnarok Castle/Bridge Build Part 1 by Tlc138

    If you'd like to check out the submissions from the rest of the entrants, you can do so here:

    Fan Feature!

    THE EGG THAT RUINED CHRISTMAS - ARK Cinematic Skits by Lame Wolf Productions

    Aberration comes to Ragnarok! by ArkPS4

    ARK Aberration EPIC Reaper King tame and Reaper Queen Battles by Siduris

    Aberration PvE Cliff Platform Base by Sitharias

    TOWN OF THE DAMNED - Rise of the Achatina (Ep. 5) by Lame Wolf Productions

    Ark Survival Evolved - Oh Deer by GeeKy gAMer no.1 & gOOgly Owl

    Rebuild of Hotel ParARKdise by Valoule

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    Rock Drake Painting by HellaHezz
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    Reaper by WYF
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    aberration otter and sabertoothed salmon by Lethifold
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    Ravager by Klutz
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    ARK: Dream by Shockal
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    Compy Close Up by Trickle Down Snekonomics
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    Rock Drake by Naito
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    Quetz attack by Naito
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    "Say hello to my feathered friend!" by Naito
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    Bulbdog by Fletjek
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    A battle of two dragons by Shockal
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    Ghillie 'n Galli by Naito
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    Steggy the Derpasaurus by Ninja Bunn3h
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    Hellhound Ravager by Sharkcat
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    Forest Camo Ravager by Sharkcat
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    Giant Jaguar preview by milokamilo
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    Dracorex preview by milokamilo
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    That's it for this post guys! As always if you’ve got anything to share please get in touch and be sure to follow us on:

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    All the best,
    Studio Wildcard

    :Jerblove:


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    New Pterandon textures please!  They have a large seam and seem to be covered mucus. 

     

     

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    These TLC passes are looking gorgeous!! Are you implementing a fear mechanic with the Rex roar? Because that would be awesome!! Especially since it's the successor of the Yutyrannus. If I can make some suggestions. The Spino is definitely in need of love. It would satisfy the spino fan base all around if it could go back and forth between walking on two legs and four kinda like the way the Iguanadon does. If it walks on all four, it could be stronger and have harvest different meat like more fish meat from fish and more raw meat from land animals. If it were to walk on two, it could move faster, have a shorter turn radius and could harvest more hide from carcasses, It could also use a claw swipe attack as well while bipedal. A roar overhaul I think would also be benificial. The rex, yuty and giga both sound terrifying   but the spino I feel has been left out.

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    Casteroids, Therizinosaurus with longer neck, Gallimimus, Turtle. Maybe have an alpha Piranha thats bigger then the others, and bigger Megaladons.

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    These are sweet changes. Albeit "poopting yourself" from a Rex roar. A little silly. Regardless, I look forward to the next TLC pass updates.

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    Please change the moose sound.  Moose’s aren’t cows!!

     

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    These TLC passes are looking gorgeous!! Are you implementing a fear mechanic with the Rex roar? Because that would be awesome!! Especially since it's the successor of the Yutyrannus. If I can make some suggestions. The Spino is definitely in need of love. It would satisfy the spino fan base all around if it could go back and forth between walking on two legs and four kinda like the way the Iguanadon does. If it walks on all four, it could be stronger and have harvest different meat like more fish meat from fish and more raw meat from land animals. If it were to walk on two, it could move faster, have a shorter turn radius and could harvest more hide from carcasses, It could also use a claw swipe attack as well while bipedal. A roar overhaul I think would also be benificial. The rex, yuty and giga both sound terrifying   but the spino I feel has been left out. I would like to also suggest, at least all the carnivorous mounts (dinosaurs especially) should all be able to roar. The roars don't need a purpose, but it would be nice to show off those terrifying teeth and hear the voice of the thing that's about to kill ya, before it kills ya

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    I'm a little biased to say it, but I'd really like to see some improvement in the Spino as well. I'm the Standing Spino modder and I created that mod mostly because I felt like the Spino didn't get much love. Even in Aberration, with no Rexes or Gigas or even Allosaurs the Spino still wasn't something significant. People would still rather use Megalosaurs in boss fights than Spinos. Now I know the Spino didn't have a strong bite like the Rex, but why don't make it more agile then? Or able to switch stance to attack faster, or with claws like I did in the mod (I'm not trying to self promote, I just really feel like this dino has no use anymore). I know Wildcard would love some more variety in dinos in boss fights or even in normal gameplay and that may revive that fire!

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    The TLC creatures look fantastic! I can't wait for the deployment of those. 

    I really cannot add more to these announced ones and their new abilities. 

    Thank you WIldcard! Keep'em coming!

    Cheers!

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    I'd like to see a remodeled Quetzal, Giga, and Mosasaur.

    Also, I think the raptor need some new perks, like having a pack bonus and an alpha bonus. It would also be cool if they could jump on, and cling to big creatures, such as anything bigger than a paracer(Brontos, rexes, gigas, diplos, etc.), and have sort of similar to the wold where it makes its call and the pack spreads out ans surrounds the creature, attacking from all sides. Should also have a higher jump.

    The spino should also have it's own roar I think too. 

    The Mosa should be able to jump out of the water and grab things such as birds and do a significant amount of damage to anything it drags into the water, holding it for 5 seconds if it doesn't kill it, and doing tic damage per second.

    Some things for the Quetzal, maybe it can pick up small creatures and throw them with its beak?

    The Giga could have a slowing effect with its bite maybe, or it can pick people off of their tames and eat them, or be able to target specific areas of the body to strike to cause significant damage.

     

    Kind of off topic, it would be cool if you could paint certain regions of an animal, and add new colors to the dye kit. Because some of us are perfectionists and like our tames to look sharp, painted or not, and it takes so much repainting, erasing and time to make it look badass. 

    Edited by Lilith960

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    6 hours ago, UDGxKnight said:

    Ichthyosaur (Dolphins) should be able to leap out of water like mantas :P 

    And travel as a pack. A school of dolphins perhaps.

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    Also, I must say the new models look great. I just think that the Rex could have few feathers here and there, don't need much, but that would give it a bit more customization. Also the mouth being a bit lifted makes it look like its brushing its teeth, kinda seems a bit weird. But you guys nailed it in the mean looking appearence

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    I'd Love to see megalosaurus to work properly, its grab ability is bugged since launch, its able to grab the dinos, but their collision boxes collide and these dinos get dropped out in the same space the Megalosaurus is, getting both stuck in the same place.

     

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    All creatures done before (and in) the northwest mountainous region on the island should receive updates. Especially Deod and Ankylo as far as models go. And dimorphodon... I think the moschops (and lystro) is a pretty weird looking thing too... It looks too stiff. And not that loveable.

    The phomia is kind of useless atm as well, so it could use some new tricks. It'd be great if the oviraptor collected eggs and kept them fresher. And the having the dimetrodon around to keep eggs at the right temperature would be great. Pachy and the parasaur are kind of useless. I think it would be great if the pelagornis could dive underwater if you hit C or something. The scorpion would be nice if he had a no damage, just knock out "attack". Araneo should have a web attack that acts as a bola. The tortoise should have a tank ability, to draw "fire" from attacking creatures. (You could add a sea variant as well, since the tortoise is a not a turtle). All shoulder mounts prior to the Jerboa need more purpose (compete for my love, damn it!)

    If you feel stumped at what a small, or beginner level creature should do, make one of them scare off those evil thief birds, and another one that acts as bug repellant.

    And a dodorex makeover would likely be very well received. 

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    all those dinos and mammals look awesome ! I'd like the same to be done on ther mosasaurus, the ichtyosaurus, the dunkleosteus and at the same time change the lieuploreudon mechanic so it could be a permanent tame, more present on the map as one of the top predators of the sea. And it would be awesome if there were an ocean food chain, with some creatures being other creatures natural preys. Thanks for these awesome news.

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    Turret changes? I mean, it's like plugging a hole on a sinking titanic with a thumb. You do realize that you are killing the game? Just check how many players you lost on officials despite the thing that there's a DLC thats new still luring them to play? You will just make mega tribes pepper whole map with small towers. It will be EVEN WORSE then before. But hell, you never actually think before doing something....

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    I couldn't begin to express my joy when I heard about the Dino TLC. The devs at Studio Wildcard have done it again is showing how much they care and want to give us the best experience as possible with ARK!

    If I could make an suggestion for a couple of Dinosaurs to be included in the update, I'd suggest the Trike, the Pachy, and the Pachyrhino.

    The Trike came to mind, because one thing I never liked was how small its model is. I'd suggest giving it a bigger, more smooth looking model. Nothing TOO big or fancy, but a bit more realistic, since that seems what the TLC's aim is for the creatures it's affecting. Triceratops was the largest of the horned Dinosaurs, and when I run into Trikes in my adventures on the island, I expect to seem them in epic fights with T-Rex, their arch enemies!

    Much like the Trike, I felt like the Pachys are too small. Fossil records show that most Pachycepholosaurai could be as tall as a person. I'd also recommend giving it a buff of allowing players to steer and control when they use its charge attack. It's really tedious having to stop and turn around mid-charge and be locked with no maneuverability. See if you can change that if you please?

    The Pachyrhino I feel is okay as is model-wise, but there's a small glitch it and the Trike share. Whenever they move their eyes around, some pixels appear and spike out around the bottom corners of the frills on the back of their heads. It's VERY distracting.

    Other than that, keep up the good work, everyone at Studio Wildcard! I can't wait to see what else you have planned for us in the Dino TLC!

    Edited by Ian1the1Survivalist

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    i hope that the mammoth will get a new model to, the old one is terrible

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    5 hours ago, Ian1the1Survivalist said:

    I couldn't begin to express my joy when I heard about the Dino TLC. The devs at Studio Wildcard have done it again is showing how much they care and want to give us the best experience as possible with ARK!

    If I could make an suggestion for a couple of Dinosaurs to be included in the update, I'd suggest the Trike, the Pachy, and the Pachyrhino.

    The Trike came to mind, because one thing I never liked was how small its model is. I'd suggest giving it a bigger, more smooth looking model. Nothing TOO big or fancy, but a bit more realistic, since that seems what the TLC's aim is for the creatures it's affecting. Triceratops was the largest of the horned Dinosaurs, and when I run into Trikes in my adventures on the island, I expect to seem them in epic fights with T-Rex, their arch enemies!

    Much like the Trike, I felt like the Pachys are too small. Fossil records show that most Pachycepholosaurai could be as tall as a person. I'd also recommend giving it a buff of allowing players to steer and control when they use its charge attack. It's really tedious having to stop and turn around mid-charge and be locked with no maneuverability. See if you can change that if you please?

    The Pachyrhino I feel is okay as is model-wise, but there's a small glitch it and the Trike share. Whenever they move their eyes around, some pixels appear and spike out around the bottom corners of the frills on the back of their heads. It's VERY distracting.

    Other than that, keep up the good work, everyone at Studio Wildcard! I can't wait to see what else you have planned for us in the Dino TLC!

    Actually Eotriceratops is the largest Ceratopsian. There is debate to whether it is Triceratops or not but right now it is considered its own species. Also the Triceratopsini tribe of Ceratopsians includes Torosaurus, Titanoceratops, Triceratops, and Eoceratops so the Triceratops tribe are the largest and longest Ceratopsians found so far.

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    These models aren looking great! It's so nice to see the older models getting more detail! I have a few suggestions myself; I would like to see the Carno get a detail update and a charge attack, it would make him much more useful! I would also like to see the Araneo get an update to its model, I think a more tarantula-look to it would make it much more intimidating, and I would to to see it have the ability to climb walls and ceilings like the Megalainia. And last if all, if you could make it where all the Dino's don't sit idle with their mouth hanging open, it looks goofy and it would be much more realistic and better looking if their mouths were shut while they're idle; also, it would mean that the only time you see the inside of their mouths is when they roar and are about to eat you!

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