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  • Community Crunch 120 & Arkpocalypse Servers!

     Hey Survivors! Welcome to the latest edition of the Community Crunch, now on Mondays! :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!

    Extinction Arkpocalypse Servers!

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    Tomorrow, Tuesday at 1:30PM ET our previously named Extinction servers will be rebranded as ARKPOCALYPSE servers for all platforms. They will also now have increased rates! Join a fast-paced server that wipes every month! The increased values are listed below as well as the key ones are listed on the image above.

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    Taming Speed will be increased to 3x
    Harvesting Multiplier will be increased to 3x
    XP Multiplier will be increased to 3x
    Mating Interval will be reduced by 66%
    Baby Mature Speed will be increased to 3x
    Egg Hatch Speed will be increased to 3x
    Baby Cuddle Interval will be reduced by 2x
    Crop Growth Speed will be increased to 3x
    Hair Growth Speed will be increased to 2x

    You'll be able to play on your favourite map and you'll be able to transfer between other Arkpocalypse servers on a closed cluster, separate from the main PVP cluster. Note: Arkpocalypse servers are not affected by Evolution Events.

    The Great Migration #2!

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    In case you missed, we will be off-lining some additional Legacy servers on March 9th. If you are a player on the Official Legacy Server Network please read the full post at the link below for more information as well as a list of which Legacy servers are being taken down permanently.

    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:

    Four Categories

    *NEW* Freestyle: These can be images or videos taken using NVIDIA's new Freestyle filters! If videos are submitted, they must have a maximum duration of one minute. 

    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!

    Freestyle!

    Winner!

    StateofMynd42 - English Wolf

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    Runners-up!

    pitsmat - Enhanced Obelisk

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    GP - Glorious Skies

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    Honourable Mentions!

    BlueDragon - Lurking Death

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    BlueDragon - Shiny Piranha

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    BlueDragon - Surface

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    GP - Enter If You Dare

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    GP - Gaseous Hazards

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    Norlinri - Apes

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    Norlinri - Can you see it

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    Norlinri - Golden beauty

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    Norlinri - Pack hunt

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    Norlinri - Siamese

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    Norlinri - The ghost

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    pitsmat - Albino Beauty Enhanced

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    pitsmat - Butterfly Demon

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    pitsmat - Shine Down

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    pitsmat - Tiny Purgatory

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    roguewolf91 - Apparition in the Moonlight

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    StateofMynd42 - Snow Chase

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    StateofMynd42- Three Billy Goats Gruff

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    Wolf Amaterasu - Scenic Stare

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    Super Resolution!

    Winner!

    Ego - Danger lies in wait

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    Runners-up!

    Morgengrau - King of the Highlands

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    GP - RUN Galli RUN

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    Honourable Mentions!

    BlueDragon - Flightless dragon

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    BlueDragon - Grandpa & Grandma

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    BlueDragon - Into the sunset

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    BlueDragon - The Moon

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    Domino - Project Gateway

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    Ego - Exile of Darkness

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    Ego - ''Payne, I can't feel my legs.'' ''They aint there''

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    Ego - Today is a sunny day!

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    EXFIB0 - Next Destination

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    EXFIB0 - Off you go!

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    EXFIB0 - The Battle

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    GP - Baby Protector

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    Norlinri - Aberration

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    Norlinri - Cesar

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    Norlinri - Don't trigger the bear

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    Norlinri - Featherlight

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    Norlinri - Obelisk

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    pitsmat - Curve

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    pitsmat - Distance

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    roguewolf91 - It's Behind Me, Isn't It

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    StateofMynd42 - Nature Documentary

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    StateofMynd42 - We Looked Like Giants

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    Wolf Amaterasu - ARK Origins Senu

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    Wolf Amaterasu - Raptor Wildlands

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    Wolf Amaterasu - The Great Outdoors

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    Wolf Amaterasu - The Watcher

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    Panoramic 360 Stereoscopic 3D!

    Winner!

    BlueDragon - Ragnarok Rapids

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    Runners-up!

    Wolf Amaterasu - Bridging the Gap

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    Honourable Mentions!

    EXFIB0 - Swamp

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    EXFIB0 - The Island

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    EXFIB0 - Throw

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    roguewolf91 - Relic

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    Wolf Amaterasu - Below the Arch

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    Wolf Amaterasu - Between Ponds

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    Wolf Amaterasu - Downstream

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    Wolf Amaterasu - Tallest Peak

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    Freeform!

    Winner!

    Starwolf23 - Ravager Mint

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    Runner-up!

    BlueDragon - ARK with Googly eyes

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    Honourable Mentions!

    Ego - A horror movie poster

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    F1r3fly - Rockwell - Arrival

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    Norlinri - Rexvolution

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    Wolf Amaterasu - Who's that Creature (Pokemon Parody)

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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 120 is...

    ADDICTED TO TEK TIER! - ARK Skits by LameWolfProductions

    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 ARKitects for Community Crunch 120 are…

    ARK Titanic by Wolf Angelus!

    and...!

    Aberration CLIFF PLATFORM CASTLE | BASE TOUR | Ark Survival [NO MODS] by badassunicorn

    Congratulations to both of our ARKitects this week for their stunning builds!

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

    Fan Feature!

    The Dragon egg movies theater by Valoule

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    BECOME A SUPERHERO!! Ark Survival Evolved - [CINEMATIC EXPERIENCE] by SmileB4DEATH_YouTuber_71K

    Harbor village by MissyPrime

    FIRE ROCK DRAKE!! HOW TO GET A "FIRE ROCK" DRAKE!! - [ARK SURVIVAL EVOLVED] by SmileB4DEATH_YouTuber_71K

    How to Build a Reaper Trap: Explore the Ark #18 (Ark: Survival Evolved) by MrWhitehearth

    Ark Survival Evolved - Magic by gOOglyOwl

    WHAT IF ARK HAD NUKES??? | ARK SURVIVAL EVOLVED by AxeMan

    Volitare by Violet
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    Eternal. by Sayler
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    My Raptor, His Name is Tim by UwU//
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    Iris by Dryicicle
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    a first digital thing by mateaperic51
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    Ark: Lost Continent: Achillobator skin design by Kaprodonychus
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    Ark: Lost Continent: Achillobator skin design - Shockal's Take by Shockal
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    Bulbdoggo by Cupcake
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    Good against evil by Juy BlackSoul
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    Stegoceratops 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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    So any idea if any new server will go to official pve or pvp servers? or are they all going to apocalypse? 

    Just a concerned player as most servers are hitting dino cap on official pve....

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    I sure hope not all servers become Apocalypse servers. I like veriety of ways to play and do things.

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    22 hours ago, Captnmorgan said:

    Cleaned up the thread a little stop the bickering and fighting people please. Jat has addressed the issue. No need to keep stirring the pot and arguing with each other over a contest. Thanks.

    Those who moan about not winning and bash other entires that did win, should just be barred from entering another contest for 2-3 months or even longer. Problem solved.

    Edited by ExcessEvil

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    So, does anyone wanna team up in ARKpocalypse PS4 servers? I play daily on PVE but kinda noob in PVP.

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    Couldnt get what is all about sorry. Some servers of new cluster will get high rates before wiped? Thought only some legacy servers will be wiped...or i misunderstand smth?

    i`m on ps4 btw

    Thank you!

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    First i dont know if traps have changed so they no longer effect tribe, but i was playing with my son and our trip wire pouson trap did not work, lame the realism must have been taken out, n this is something that mafe this game great. Also gorilla could n should beat chest, and pick up litttler animals and can throw them. Realism in small detail is what made tjis fun, i cannot even place bear traps on my boat anymore whats wrong here? Cannot even lay in my tek pod.....

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    The building contest is a cool idea and they are interesting but I would much prefer a build to be done on an official server without the ability to freeze all threats and the ability to give yourself unlimited amounts of resources without the need to gather and create them. Many of these builds are just impractical.

    I would also be more interested in seeing a video showing off the build inside and out with a complete explanation of the builds features and why these would be useful to Ark players. If the building is not functional then whats the point?

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    "Increased rates on Official Servers that reset every month" =/= "Join a fast-paced server that wipes every month"

    The first description makes me think that the 3X rate will change once a month. The second description in fine print under the picture make me think there no point in even playing this mode. I would appreciate a more clear description in the picture. 

    Also, it is not clear to me but there was a comment relating to PVP servers so does this mean that Arkpocalypse is a PVP server mode? If so then will there ever be an accelerated PVE mode, without the wipe of course?

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    21 minutes ago, Cinnamongod said:

    "Increased rates on Official Servers that reset every month" =/= "Join a fast-paced server that wipes every month"

    The first description makes me think that the 3X rate will change once a month. The second description in fine print under the picture make me think there no point in even playing this mode. I would appreciate a more clear description in the picture. 

    Also, it is not clear to me but there was a comment relating to PVP servers so does this mean that Arkpocalypse is a PVP server mode? If so then will there ever be an accelerated PVE mode, without the wipe of course?

    They operate in a similar fashion to the old Extinction event servers.  PVP servers, 3x rates, wiped once a month.

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