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  • Community Crunch 123: Updated TLC Dossiers & Mod Workshop #1!

     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!

    TLC #2 Preview - Updated Dossiers!

    With TLC patch #2 just around the corner (tomorrow for PC!) we're excited to share with you the new dossiers for the 6 creatures that will be receiving changes this patch. This includes the Argentavis, Parasaur, Raptor, Sarcosuchus, Spinosaur, and Triceratops. Take a look!

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    And here is a bonus peek at the Argent and Sarco in-action!

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    Check out those chompers but don't get too close!

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    Mod Workshop #1 & Tutorial Contest #2!

    Hello everyone, Zen here!

    This week I've got something special for the modding community. Remember when I said I was going to start bringing tutorials to the community? Well, that starts today and it's called Wildcard Workshop!

    The first video is for completely new modders and those that are interested in starting. Check it out! In the next episode, we start getting into the gritty work with our first mod ;)

    We've also got another modding tutorial contest! We're going to do something a bit more fun this time and look at a topic that will show an interesting way to make the game look more dynamic by having materials be affected by the time of day in-game! I expect to see some pretty interesting results from this contest.

    PS4 North America Sale!

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    ARK: 2x Evolution Event Weekend!

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    Survivors across ALL Platforms will be receiving a special Evolution Event perk this weekend! It will be active from the 23rd of March at 1 PM EST until Monday at 3 PM. All Official Servers will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes:

    2x Harvesting Rate
    2x Taming Rate
    2x EXP Rate

    Fan Building Contest!

    Survivors, Firespark81 & GGFizz are currently hosting a building contest for fellow PC Survivors. They are doing both a vanilla and modded contest.

    If you're a budding arkitect and interested in the competition, check out the video above. They also have a list of rules and a sign-up form if you'd like to enter.

    Contest Rules & Info: https://sites.google.com/view/buildconrules/

    Sign up: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdaInq2jQ_i5Xe0AWQI6UN9KAK4O0RqgDH_j2eXupfk3rjpFQ/viewform

    Be sure to get in touch with them if you're interested in participating, and good luck! The contest ends in just a few more days!

    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!

    pitsmat - Feathers

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    Runners-up!

    BlueDragon - Spring

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    pitsmat - Ashes to Remember

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    Honourable Mentions!

    Wolf Amaterasu - Mythical Morning

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    Valoule - Winter park

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    StateofMynd42 - Heart of the Dragon

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    StateofMynd42 - A Knight and his Horse

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    roguewolf91 - Hakuna Matata

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    Rahthos - Infusion Process

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    Rahthos - Homo Deus

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    Rahthos - Blazing Soul

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    Rahthos - Baleful Flight

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    pitsmat - Eyes of Innocence

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    pitsmat - Broken Serenity

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    pitsmat - Among Stars

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    Ego - Grumpy Town

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    BlueDragon - Thorny Dragon Nest

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    BlueDragon - Rock Drake Portrait

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    BlueDragon - Fountain

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    pitsmat - Lost

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    pitsmat - Hostile

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    Super Resolution!

    Winner!

    BlueDragon - Welcome to the Thunderdome

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    Runner up!

    Wolf Amaterasu - Over the River

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    ZoaLive - AHHH! A shadow!!!

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    Honourable Mentions!

    ZoaLive - Snowstorm

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    ZoaLive - Sky Beauty

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    ZoaLive - Focus

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    ZoaLive - Flight to the moon

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    ZoaLive - Cold morning shower

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    ZoaLive - Breakfast

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    Wolf Amaterasu - Tranquil Highlands

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    Wolf Amaterasu - Spider Ruins

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    Wolf Amaterasu - Aztec Guardian

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    Wolf Amaterasu - Amethyst Remnant

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    Valoule - Cascade

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    StateofMynd42 - When Lightning Strikes

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    roguewolf91 - Unwanted Attention

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    Rahthos - Draconic

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    Rahthos - Cherry Blossoms

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    Ego - Who is next

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    doubi - Winter has come

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    doubi - Icy encounter

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    doubi - Cold vision

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    BlueDragon - The mansion

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    BlueDragon - Look to the stars

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    BlueDragon - Battlesaurs

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    Panoramic 360 Stereoscopic 3D!

    Winner!

    Wolf Amaterasu - Crystalline Falls

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    Runner up!

    roguewolf91 - Embrace the Fantastic

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    Honorable Mentions!

    Wolf Amaterasu - Prelude of the Beast

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    Wolf Amaterasu - Forgotten Temple

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    Wolf Amaterasu - Forest Intersection

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    Wolf Amaterasu - Desert Ruins

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    Valoule - Meso tree

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    StateofMynd42 - Dragonheart VR Experience

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    Goober1823 - Lonely Wastelands

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    Freeform!

    Winner!

    Valoule - New mobile game

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    Runner up!

    Wolf Amaterasu - The Machine

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    Honourable Mentions!

    Wolf Amaterasu - Happy St.Patrick's Day

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    Wolf Amaterasu - Flower Symphony

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    StateofMynd42 - Dragonheart

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    F1r3fly - Unlikely Friendships Oil Painting

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    doubi - Final Stare

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    DeathStalker - NVIDIA Ansel Art 8

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    DeathStalker - NVIDIA Ansel Art 7

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    DeathStalker - NVIDIA Ansel Art 6

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    DeathStalker - NVIDIA Ansel Art 5

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    DeathStalker - NVIDIA Ansel Art 4

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    DeathStalker - NVIDIA Ansel Art 3

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    DeathStalker - NVIDIA Ansel Art 2

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    DeathStalker - NVIDIA Ansel Art 1

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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 123 is...

    KingProductionsTroll for their hilarious death montage called The Ark Experience!

    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 123 is…

    Ragnarok Castle Rebuild by Aaron Longstaff!

    We'd also like to give runner up to the following two builds:

    U.S.S. Lagtanic by TLC 138!

    ...and Stone Age Settlement Base by The Pilgrimz Project!

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

    Fan Feature!

    Ark Survival Inspired Paintings, Featherlight, Wyvern, Jerboa and more!

    DUNGEON OF UNIMAGINABLE HORRORS by Lame Wolf Productions!

    WHO'S CHANGING OUR DINOS?! - ARK Skits

    Ark Survival Evolved - Big fish

    Ark Aberration: Modded Decorative Waterfall Base by ZoaLive

    Ark - Angry birds by Valoule
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    ARK McDonald's by Wolf Angelus
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    "Parasaur Mother" by FollyVentures
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    She just wants to Play by Violet
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    Dodo-Rex by |L.F|❃FLUFFY❃✯Fr✯
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    Tamed Raptor by |L.F|❃FLUFFY❃✯Fr✯
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    m'lady by mateaperic51
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    Rugops by Mr. Jurassic
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    http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1331916693

    JPOG-style Allo by milokamilo
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    http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1333805376

    Ark: Lost Continet: Wip Achillobator texturing by Kaprodonychus
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    http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1334745691

    Thylacosmilus WIP by Laelamcpitty
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    http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1332183193

    Introducing Palaeoloxodon! by Nokryn
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    http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1334012971

    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:

    Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark
    Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark
    Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark
    Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark

    All the best,
    Studio Wildcard

    :Jerblove:

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    i'm sure we can guess who the "interesting woman who tamed the herd of parasaurs" is

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    Love the new dossiers!

    According to the steam patch notes page the patch is dropping tomorrow, but I was surprised to see no mention of it in the crunch

    Missed it at the top!

    Edited by Rahthos

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    Megatherium next please, atleast change the way it looks!!! only 2 color regions!

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    Gtz to the winners :) Thought I was lucky to get runners-up this week great builds all round. The argy and sarco look amazing I am glad the sacro lost its nose teeth 0.o

     

    Edited by ThePilgrim

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    The new dossiers look really cool! Thanks Wildcard!!! When can us console players expect to get TLC Phase #2?

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    1 hour ago, rororoxor said:

    i'm sure we can guess who the "interesting woman who tamed the herd of parasaurs" is

    Lol

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    the ark video death montage is pretty much spot on for your first month of dying, just wish the raptor has proper front arms facing inwards and not down on the TLC like they should be anatomically correct for raptors but it all looks good.

    Nice job on all those who submitted, good stuff in there.

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    Thanks for runner up award! Great builds and videos from everyone as usual. I’ll gladyvtake take second place to the castle Aaron and crew did! They killed it with that!!

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    "Although its movement speed is slower in a biped stance, it gains considerable attacking strength and mobility in this form."
    The Spino in quad form is already one of most mobile creatures in the game, climbing rocks with ease, so what do they mean by this sentence? It becomes slower but gains mobility.

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    Amazing work on the new dossiers. Just wanted to point out the teeny tiny misspelling in the Spino's dossier. It says "...Quadriped..." wereas it's actually supposed to say "Quadruped". 

    Just a minor typo, otherwise the dossiers are fire - Keep up the good work!

    //Your local ARK fan

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    Thank you for the dev kit tutorial(s).  Both WC and Zen.  Very nice job Zen, I believe I got what you were teaching (and I barely have figured out how to turn this Alienware on).

    I'll be watching all of these.  Hope you'll be touching on Blender also in future updates for creating new items, clothes, etc.

    Edited by Esquire1980

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    2 hours ago, HighFlyer15 said:

    "Although its movement speed is slower in a biped stance, it gains considerable attacking strength and mobility in this form."
    The Spino in quad form is already one of most mobile creatures in the game, climbing rocks with ease, so what do they mean by this sentence? It becomes slower but gains mobility.

    It gets a better turn radius, I think.

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    That new dossier art for the dinos looks amazing, can't wait to see the new update tomorrow!! 

     

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    Congrats to Aaron and Team!  That Rag castle rebuild is top notch!  It really looks amazing. I’m impressed with all the things that can be done with vanilla ark and vanilla P+.  I’m inspired to try it now!

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    Dossiers look really good, but please give us S+ on console. There is no competition for us with stick tables and chairs and straw mats. I mean we don't even have a variety of furniture let alone the awesome architecture of S+.  I don't even want to waste time building anymore until it is released. How about some kind of update on this?

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    any1 got a big bird area i need storage for all flyers but quetzals (PS4 PVE)

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    i have no clue if this asking to much. But it would be amazing if you guys had 2 times as the normal rate. The way it is rn is ok just its hard for any noob on pvp to acutlly make it far enough in one day then get raided the next. Plus when is orp comeing to xbox one? I think it would be nice to play on them and not worry about getting offline raided. Thank you for the aesome updates tho!

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