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  • Community Crunch 186: Introducing Valguero

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

    Introducing Valguero

    We are excited to announce the next map to land on the Offical Network.  This free map will be available for PC on June 18th 10AM PST and available on console in July.  We are excited to partner with our amazing modding community to bring free content to all ARK fans. We know you will likely have lots of questions about the map if you haven't had the opportunity to play it.  We've taken the liberty of compiling some frequently asked questions.

    Frequently Asked Questions

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    What is the map size for Valguero?

    Approximately 60 km2 (24 sq mi) in size

    (In comparison The Island is 48 km2 (19 sq mi), Ragnarok is 98 km2 (38 sq mi)

    What engrams will be allowed on Valguero?

    The Island, Scorched Earth, and Aberration engrams will be allowed on Valguero.

    What unique biomes will I find in the Valguero?

    The White Cliffs Biome - From sprawling green flatlands encompassed by massive white rocks, to narrow canyons and tall plateaus, the White Cliffs are the perfect location for building your base.

    Tundra Biome - Dry and arid foliage covers the rolling hills of dying grass and desolate fir trees in this biome. A cold and unforgiving place, the Tundra is a place to tread lightly.

    Savannah Biome - Nestled adjacent to the Jungle biome a top a cliffside, the Savannah is a cozy starting location to build in relative safety amongst its dry and open fields.

    Aberration Biome - The first official mod map to include a massive fertile chamber unique to Valguero! This massive cave is a great location to find some of your favorite Aberration dinos, and find a safe place to call home underground.

    What unique creatures will I find on Valguero?

    While exploring Valguero, Ark players will run into our newest dinosaur yet, the Deinonychus! The Deinonychus is fiercely territorial in the wild. They will protect their nests against any who dare to trespass. 

    Where can I locate the Deinonychus on Valguero?

    The Deinonychus can be found primarily in the White Cliffs biome with some packs moving into the Jungle and Savannah biome.

    Will cryopods and cryo-fridges work on Valguero?

    Yes.

    Will transfers be allowed when the map launches?

    Similar to past DLC launches, transfers will be disabled.

    Will Customer Service offer compensation for lost dinos at launch?

    Similar to past DLC launches, Customer Service will not be offering compensation (On Valguero specifically) for lost items until further notice.

    Is the Deinonychus tameable/breedable/ridable?

    Tameable: No Breedable: Yes Ridable: Yes

    What is the estimated size for PC?

    ~7GB

    When will this update reach console?

    July.

    What types of servers should we expect to see?

    Legacy:

    • PVE & PVP: NA, EU, OC
    • CrossArks

    Non-Legacy::

    • PVE & PVP: NA, EU, OC
    • CrossArks
    • SmallTribes
    • Classic PVP
    • Arkpocalypse (Short "Season")

    Upcoming Changes

    Included in the Valguero patch tomorrow, we'll be addressing some much-needed exploit fixes and balance changes:

    • Fixed an exploit with Gasbags
    • Plant Z's weight is now 21
    • Fixed an exploit with feeding Plant Y seeds.
    • Cryopod and Cryofridge engrams are now available on all maps (edited) 

    For modders, we've included some enhancements to the Dev Kit.

    • Added Git Plugin
    • Added JSON object library.
    • Added blueprint interface for anonymous communication between mods.
    • Added helper functions for:
    • Searching for creatures by ID.
    • Retrieving filtered class lists.

    Community Feedback

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    Thank you for expressing your feedback about ARK and sharing your experiences with the team. Our community is very active in social media and contribute to our successes.  Because of that, we want to make sure that we are getting feedback on specifics in addition to the Suggestions Forum and your general feedback on social media.  Be on the lookout for your opportunity to weigh in!

     

    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 21st of June at 1 PM EST until Monday the 24th of June 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

     

    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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    3 hours ago, Pikako0428 said:

    Please tell us something about Nintendo switch dlc’s release date

     Probably not going to happen considering the fact its still on its second version and still has the disappearing dino issue.

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    Hurry up and release on PC so I can tweak the hell of it in preparation for my consoles PC unofficial ?

    I’m kind of glad it’s been delayed, now I take an extended break to go achievement hunting until the release :)

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    I hope the map will actually be 100% complete , not like when Ragnarok came only 50% complete and we had to wait through plenty of updates to get the final complete product.

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    So happy Xbox will be getting this one!!! I hope they have Rock Drakes. And Kariknos.

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    7 hours ago, JonyMaybe said:

    And what about Aberration stuff on Classic PVP?

    Pls dont bring abberation stuff to Classic Pvp

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    7 hours ago, Jae12 said:

    Normal dev team: let’s wait to release this until everyone can experience it 

     

    ark dev team: money’s nice, I like money 

    Its free...

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    Yay! Love this! All my favorites on one map. FINALLY! So excited! I hope things like vultures aren't left out like on extinction ?

    I don't know a lot about this map. Hopefully there is oceans too because all my favorites are missing those. And I love the water creatures.

    Also I really love the mini have styles of the drops, veins, and corrupted. And the Phenix spawn, and the reaper impregnation. And deaths worms. Those by any chance gonna be there?

    And will Crystal isles ever be official? 

    Also we need a Pegasus. And bug breeding. And more costumes. Like more skeletons and ovis costume for dire wolves. Tek stuff for dinos and could we display other things then artifact on the pedastals? Like crystals and petals and stuff? 

     

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    WHY ARE TRANSFERS DISABLED?

    Why are youu treating this DLC like previous DLC's that included tons of new dinos and items? (SE, aber, extinction) This DLC is NOTHING like that. Its exactly the same as ragnarok which only brought 1 new dino, Grifin, and nothing else except for being new map. Transfers were allowed day 1 on ragna.

     

    So lame that we need to start from scratch only to get 1 new dino. You really treat us terrible Wildcard.

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    11 hours ago, LightningWalker said:

    Y can’t valguero come out on console tomarrow because the map is done that’s not fair to console players @Cedric

    Instead of having a huge amount of memory to work with like on PC, wildcard has to make this giant, "no limits" game work on console because console players spend half as much as PC players on their gaming platforms, if i spent under $1000 and could still somehow play this huge game i'd be thrilled, regardless of relate date. 

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    I’m wondering why I have to see these kiters on the trading sites and why hasn’t Wildcard permanently banned these players 

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    3 hours ago, b0ender said:

    WHY ARE TRANSFERS DISABLED?

    You really would like me to join with my wyvern and 200+ metal pillars? How many players would transfer like that. Think of it!

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    12 hours ago, YarbySauce said:

    @Cedric
    Dates are wrong for evolution event & will Valguero have Karkinos?

    I think they will have karkinos,  but a lot of people are wondering if they will have rock drakes. I don’t believe they can fully utilize an aberration biome without making use of rock drakes in that environment.  If there’s radiation zones with no nests, you’ll never see me down there unless it’s for an artifact.  Still HYPED, but it’s my main concern

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    1 minute ago, slejo said:

    You really would like me to join with my wyvern and 200+ metal pillars? How many players would transfer like that. Think of it!

    and how many players will join and place thatch foundations instead? instead of taking it 1 min to claim land it will take 30.

    they could have also allowed only character and tame transfer, or allowed transfers of everything in few days rather then 2 months that will prob take them.

     

    ur point makes no sense and its not reason why they disabled it. they just do it to force us spend our time doing same poop on repeat. RECYCLED CONTENT.

     

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    7 hours ago, rageraxes said:

     Probably not going to happen considering the fact its still on its second version and still has the disappearing dino issue.

    I'd settle for some stability fixes and getting rid of the established glitches. Im not embellishing here....the game crashes every 15 min due to the grass to glass glitch. Sometimes it crashes even sooner than that. New maps would be nice on Switch but I have a feeling (no proof, just assumption on my part) that the island- while being 1 of my more favorite maps- is also the most simple as far as the game being able to run it is concerned. I suspect the the Switch versions of the other maps would perform even worse. I really hope we get other maps for it, but it needs a solid foundation first. They have to "fix" the base game. I hope that day comes, at some point. Its been a long wait with complete silence from the devs.

    Im looking forward to adding the map to my collection on PS4. It looks like an outdoor abberation to some extent, atleast as far as the various elevations go. Looks to be a good time at first glance,

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    Wait i think you missed a patch note...

    “Corrupted dinos despawn instantly went teleported or kited into sanctuary or other biomes in PVE” 

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    6 hours ago, Likeitis said:

    Its free...

     

    11 hours ago, Cablestinks said:

    Fortunately, it is a free dlc.

     

    10 hours ago, Joebl0w13 said:

    Reading is hard for some people. 

     

    13 hours ago, Arkysan12 said:

    Its a free map u .....

    It’s free to us but it makes money for snail games and wildcard because it revives the game and makes money from people coming back to the game and buying dlcs and other accounts... and why would they spend money out of their pockets just for “us to have a nice gaming experience” that’s just bad business

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    14 hours ago, Hankey said:

    Lol missed them Dates again on evolution event did somebody just copy and paste xD

    be nice to mix it up a bit.....like out of the blue do a 3x weekend.....server caps are a thing of the past (thankyou for pods) so why not keep the 'punters' happy with sme 3x love or something special more often....small things make a big difference :)

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    I feel like the Utah needs a little tlc again, just to add more feathers! I know these are more based on JP raptors than actual utah, but the Deinonychus looks so much better in comparison. And it would be nice to tie the utah into the other feathered dromaeosaurs in the game!

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    15 hours ago, LightningWalker said:

    Y can’t valguero come out on console tomarrow because the map is done that’s not fair to console players @Cedric

    I think they’re certifying it, and if not that, PC is the test dummy for issues/bugs so they can fix the console versions and then release it for console. I’m pretty disappointed too, but it is what it is

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    I don’t think a map should have been priority. Meshing still exists and the new system has no active way of prevention. Also duping exists heavily on Xbox Consoles and thus the servers should be wiped to get rid of Meks and Chocolates which are still available and exist on servers. 

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    2 hours ago, Liberstitiac said:

    I think they will have karkinos,  but a lot of people are wondering if they will have rock drakes. I don’t believe they can fully utilize an aberration biome without making use of rock drakes in that environment.  If there’s radiation zones with no nests, you’ll never see me down there unless it’s for an artifact.  Still HYPED, but it’s my main concern

    There’s no drakes, sadly ?

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    8 hours ago, Wikus said:

    I hope the map will actually be 100% complete , not like when Ragnarok came only 50% complete and we had to wait through plenty of updates to get the final complete product.

    They actually finished it this time, or at least most of it. I think the devs said something about it being 100% done, if not 99.9%

    That may have just been them talking about the Abberation  section, but yeah to most people’s knowledge, it’s done, correct me if I’m wrong though 

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