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    Extinction Server Information - Console!

    ARK: Extinction will be launching tomorrow on November 13th at 10am PST on Xbox and PS4! We are expecting the Xbox download to be approximately 20gb download for the base game and 9gb for expansion pack. We do not currently have a PS4 estimate, but they are typically quite a bit smaller than Xbox patch sizes.

    On launch you'll be able to transfer your existing character from your current server into Extinction. You will not be able to transfer items or tames. You can however transfer characters, items, and tames out of Extinction onto other maps. If you were around for the release of Scorched Earth or Aberration this is the exact same process those servers underwent. 

    There are no disabled engrams in Extinction like there was at Aberration's launch, meaning things such as Tek Teleporters are allowed. Creatures like flyers are also enabled on Extinction.

    We will be releasing an initial start batch of servers, and bringing more servers online as needed so please be patient for us during this period. The servers will be the standard 70-player cap. Extinction will be included in all CrossARK clusters (except 'TheHundred'), as well as Small Tribes servers. Extinction will not be supported in Primitive Plus on launch, but it is something we will consider looking into at a later date. Extinction will also not have NoTek/NTek-NoTaming, Primitive, or TheHundred servers for those currently playing on those subsets of gamemodes. The legacy network will get a few servers, however they will be in small supply. 

    Stay tuned to our Twitter account for the most up-to-date information on Extinction official servers going live, but they will start to be available around the time the expansion pack is available for download. Please be aware that PS4 will go online first, with Xbox following closely after.

    Important note: PS4 single-player will launch with an element vein bug that can cause structures to be removed when built in the area of a vein. This is planned to be patched out on Wednesday. Other modes/consoles will not be affected. Console and PS4 build remain one week behind PC, which means they will not launch with any changes that were made in v286.103. The Windows 10 version may be slightly delayed, but we will provide further info on that as we have it.

    Extinction Launch Day Stream!

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    Josh and Jen will be streaming some Extinction gameplay from the Xbox One X at 12pm PST tomorrow! That will be two hours after the updates go live on PS4 and Xbox. Join us on our Twitch channel for some gameplay and casual chat with the devs!

    Modding Community Updates!

    Hello modders, I just wanted to give a heads up that it will be a while before a new devkit update is ready. Because of this some of you may be experiencing issues with your mods including crashes. Some of the core class code has had some changes that could be resulting in mismatches to cause these errors. My recommendation is to disconnect any code that is causing issues until the devkit update is ready.

    I also have a new modding tutorial ready for you today. We're going to cover the setup of our structures and getting them to be something physically in the game. You can check it out below!

    ARK on Sale!

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    Xbox:
    ARK: Survival Evolved
    ARK: Explorer's Edition
    ARK: Season Pass
    ARK: Scorched Earth
    ARK: Aberration

    Steam:
    ARK: Survival Evolved
    ARK: Season Pass
    ARK: Scorched Earth
    ARK: Aberration

    PS4:
    ARK: Survival Evolved
    ARK: Explorer's Edition
    ARK: Season Pass
    ARK: Scorched Earth
    ARK: Aberration

    Fanart of the Week!

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    Flying with Gasbags artwork by evekajander!

    Header image of mom and baby Gasbags by BlueDragon.

    Evolution Event!

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    Survivors on all platforms will be receiving a special Evolution Event perk this weekend! It will be active from Friday the 16th of November at 1 PM EST until Monday the 19th of November at 3 PM EST. All Official Servers across each platform will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes:

    2x Harvesting Rates
    2x Taming Rates
    2x EXP Rates

    That's it for this post guys! As always if you’ve got anything to share you can find us at:

    Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark
    Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark
    Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark
    Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark
    Twitch: twitch.tv/survivetheark
    Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110
    Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark

    All the best,
    Studio Wildcard

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    5 hours ago, robbydeath said:

    No new servers or conquest? What a  joke. Thanks wildcard. freaking pointless. Well, thanks for making us wait with our hopes up instead of just discussing the matter.

    They dont control the conquest servers. Snail Games, their parent company, manages those servers separately so I would assume snail will have to push those live.

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    25 minutes ago, SaltyMonkey said:

    The announcement says the Win10 version may be slightly delayed... the last update had a delay too.

    Is it? I must say I am guilty of not having read the entire part about the release on consoles, being a PC player I really couldn't care less. ? Either way, here was a countdown for 10am PST.

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    13 minutes ago, TedyBearOfDeath said:

    They dont control the conquest servers. Snail Games, their parent company, manages those servers separately so I would assume snail will have to push those live.

    Yea well, they could at least address the issue themselves. There is too much assuming going on. Actually, they started conquest then passed it over to snail at a later date. So it stands to reason they could bring them to consoles as well. Their post (not snail games) said they would consider their success and evaluate bringing them to consoles at a later date. We are at a later date and ready for their evaluation. They have added additional conquest servers since launch so obviously it's been successful from a population standpoint. A lot of people are not returning to the game until they do so. The current servers are boring, too slow, and require too much effort/time to keep a proper base afloat.

    Why is it so hard to get official word on Conquest for consoles? Pretty silly at this point. I'm glad I didn't buy extinction yet because I was waiting for conquest as well. (So were some of my friends)

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    So now that console is finally getting its last dlc, will this mean more focusing on fixing the base game? Such as a trex eating me through a wall or if I jump on a boat I fly out through the ceiling? Or the brontos leg thats been broken for almost 2 years. Please start trying to fix game mistakes that should have been there at the start

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    Please help Server 485 (PS4 official PVP) its has been getting ddossed for over a week. Dinos startving and the perpetrators have been dropping and lifting to soak and destroy bases. Please do something. I havent submitted a ticket yet because the dinos are still dieing and get kicked before tribe log loads up ? #free485 #prayfor485 #BanV.A.N

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    2 hours ago, SaltyMonkey said:

    The announcement says the Win10 version may be slightly delayed... the last update had a delay too.

    Do you remember how long delay it was? Like hours or days?

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    2 hours ago, Grekerr said:

    Do you remember how long delay it was? Like hours or days?

    A couple days last time. I just can’t understand why Microsoft have two seperate certifications for the same version.

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    So nothing more about the f&*k up over decaying bases due to the element veins. Days of progress gone because of WC failure. Did anyone test it first? No I guess that would be us ,players. and a half weekend  at 3x does not make up for WC's failure to patch.

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    I have a important question why can’t you put a kill wall under the mesh like you would fix this game and more people will buy it please consider trying to put a kill wall under the mesh 

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    10 hours ago, USABMX2016 said:

    Now, on to the second problem: Will Mods ever cross over onto Xbox????

    Nope.

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    13 hours ago, OmegaJurasic1 said:

    I have to wait until Thursday because i live in Australia and am 17 hours ahead of PST, so it really sucks to be me. :(

    Don't you mean Wednesday?

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    1 hour ago, elweasel2010 said:

    So nothing more about the f&*k up over decaying bases due to the element veins. Days of progress gone because of WC failure. Did anyone test it first? No I guess that would be us ,players. and a half weekend  at 3x does not make up for WC's failure to patch.

    Keep crying bby

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    14 hours ago, Syn1005 said:

    Console players shouldn't hold their breath for that 10am release when they delayed pc by almost 7 hours. Just sayin'.

    Cough, They are going to delay it by 7 days, cough

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    14 hours ago, Ark721 said:

    why is everyone being negative problem here problem there, WE ARE GETTING EXTINCTION. Lets have some fun and just deal with the problems they will fix them soon.

    They don’t fix issue always (I do love the game and play it daily) they usually just make an update that accidentally makes other issues so we forget the other one.  

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    3 hours ago, Erasedvoid1 said:

    I have a important question why can’t you put a kill wall under the mesh like you would fix this game and more people will buy it please consider trying to put a kill wall under the mesh 

    They did to an extent but there are holes you can fly through on a pt to go under but might randomly die.

     

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    13 hours ago, DarthHaktyl said:

    A release of extinction a week after pc makes us all wonder why you didn't just do a release parity and have pc and console on the same day then the map wouldn't be ruined for console players who actually like surprises in the map since we had to wait so long and have always been left behind on updates and everything else why not enable sponsored mods on console for unofficial servers and single player this would stop a lot of gripe and when you integrate s+ into the base game it would allow official PvE and PvP builds to look amazing as people would have tested a design in sp already and know it's what they want

    How is it ruined for you?  here we are a week later and im excited and going into it blind ready to explore.  Im on a computer all day long for work and play and have yet to see any spoilers etc.  Dont whine when you are the one that ruined it for yourself.

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    17 minutes ago, TrueTyrant said:

    One hour left.... Let's see if it's going to be on time... 

    When it will be release? 

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