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    Survivors,

    After much deliberation, we’ve decided to delay the launch of ARK: Survival Ascended to later this year and ship the title on Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC in October 2023

    We’ve found it challenging working with Unreal Engine 5.2, but at the same time, it is incredibly exciting. We’re discovering new ways each day to push the technology to the next level; combined with the work needed to support a fully cross-platform-moddable game ecosystem on consoles and PC, it’s clear that we’ll need a bit more time.

    We’ve also decided to separate the release date of The Island and Scorched Earth. With what we’ve learned about remastering The Island from the ground-up, it wouldn’t be feasible to complete Scorched Earth to a standard we’re happy with. So for now, we’re going to plan that Scorched Earth will be coming to ASA in December this year, Ragnarok and Aberration will follow in Q1 2024, and the rest of the maps beyond then.

     

    Given the news:

    ARK: Survival Ascended will now be launching at an Early Access price point of $44.99
    with a launch-discount bringing it to $39.99.

    We had initially planned to ship with more content on Day One, but that won’t be happening, so we’re adjusting the launch price accordingly.

    We know you really want to get your hands on ASA, and we appreciate that support and enthusiasm. We’re going to do our best to work hard to make sure that we can deliver a tremendous next-gen ARK experience that meets both your expectations and our own. 

    That covers the big news; we know there’s still a fair bit of time between now and the launch, so hang in there; it’ll be worth the wait! In the meantime, here are some answers to questions we’ve seen come up over the last few weeks as well as address some new points.

     

    When will we see gameplay?

    We know you’re excited, curious, and skeptical; we understand. Our plan is to show gameplay close to the launch of ASA, as that’ll be when it’s completely ready and best represent the final product, so you’ll have to stay tuned until then.

     

    Is there going to be a change to the date when ARK:SE’s Official Network comes offline?

    We’re now planning on shutting down the Official Network on September 30th, given the slight delay in the launch of the game.

     

    When will we be able to access our save files?

    We’re currently working with Nitrado to make sure that the save files system works, and we’ll be providing instructions on how you can get them when they’re available.
    Our intention is to take multiple saves at different times, so you can choose which is most relevant to you.

     

    With Scorched Earth being delayed, will there still be server transfers?

    We won’t be supporting Server Transfers at the launch of ARK: Survival Ascended; this feature will become enabled when Scorched Earth releases in December.

     

    How long should we expect the title to be in ‘Early Access’?

    ARK: Survival Ascended will leave Early Access in late 2024 once all the content has finished its next-generation remastering.

     

    Are there going to be any changes to the release order of certain content?

    Generally, we will keep the canonical maps released in the same order.
    We may make some adjustments with some of the non-cannon maps and release them sooner, but that honestly depends more on our pipeline, so we’ll announce them accordingly.

     

    Will we be seeing more ASA concepts?

    Yep! We intend to keep showing you guys progress on the visual changes between ARK:SE and ASA in the lead-up to the game's launch.

     

    What about creature votes?

    They’ll be continuing to run! In fact, the team has been working on the design for the Gigantoraptor from a conceptual point of view, as well as the actual gameplay mechanics, and we can’t wait to show that to you in the weeks ahead!

     

    As always, we're incredibly grateful for your ongoing support and passion for the franchise.

    Thank you, Survivors

    Studio Wildcard

     


     

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    At 3:30 PM UTC today, we took down some of our servers for maintenance. After being restored, the affected servers will no longer show as Favorites, so make sure you search the main server list and re-add these servers to your Favorites!

    If you would like to see which servers were affected, check the list here.

     


     

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    With the partnership of Grove Street Games, ARK: Genesis Part 1 is now available on Nintendo Switch! With a strangely familiar companion, you must overcome the simulation’s rigorous tests. Only by fighting, building, taming, and exploring will you uncover the secrets behind this forbidding place.

     

     

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    Summer can officially begin with the start of the upcoming Summer Bash event on Nintendo Switch! Get ready to soak in some sun and have some fun with a community-favorite ARK event. From June 30th to July 24th the annual Summer Bash event will be underway on Nintendo Switch. Relax by the beach with your tribemates or go on the hunt for newly released chibi pets! However you choose to spend your summer in ARK, Summer Bash is bound to cook up a lot of entertainment.

    Head over to the forum post to get the full details of the event!

     

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    Survivors on all platforms will be receiving an EVO Event! It will be active until Wednesday, July 5th.
    All Official Servers across each platform will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes:

    *Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates.

    Official Servers: 2x XP, Harvesting, Taming and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x hexagon
    Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, Harvesting, Taming and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x hexagon
    ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x hexagon
    Conquest: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x hexagon

     


     

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    Enjoy your weekend!
    Studio Wildcard

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    I would love that ark so that old animals have a new way of domesticating that not all are sleeping

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    Pero soy yo o apenas se nota el cambio de unos objetos a otros en diferentes juegos? 

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    Entiendo que hayan querido dejarlo de base a como el juego original para que se contenten los de Evolved ; Pero siento que un cambio al arco no Le hubiera venido mal; En cambio el pico y el hacha son piedras.. Creo que están bien así y con nueva textura

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    Dose this change the shutdown date for the Official servers also? 

    And when will get a color event? there should be a last one 

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    17 minutes ago, Maria064 said:

    Dose this change the shutdown date for the Official servers also? 

    And when will get a color event? there should be a last one 

    You might want to read through the announcement again.

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    @LuckyPed Yeah - Noted. But up until the goods are in the store and actually available (free or not)  - we are all second guessing WildCard. And that I am afraid to say is a mugs game!

    We shall see (probably in 2050 like some other peeps are posting :) ) when things become concrete.

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    16 hours ago, crazyhobo said:

    not a shocker so getting a buggy game a delayed game again XD no asa gameplay no ark 2 gameplay no nothing what a huge cash grab

    Do you want a trophy for being the no.1 pessimist?

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    Lastima que se retrasará pero con ansias esperando ya que se ve good con Unreal Engine 5 pero bueno si se necesita mas tiempo para arreglar todo esta bien 

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    17 hours ago, SpinosaurIso said:

    Called it. At the same time, though, I'm glad that they're not going to rush it.

    Rush it or not it will still be full of bugs

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    Early access till late 2024 ? the remaster ? the version supposed to fix issues ? 

    so what about ark 2 ?

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    15 hours ago, DJ4275 said:

    😆 Ark 2 pre-order in 2027 on the Xbox Y and Playstation 6. (Joke)

    tbh ..... with the way things are going i wouldnt be shocked lol

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    13 hours ago, DirkInSA said:

    It depends on where and what you read ....... The initial ASA announcment sez 

     

    All the expansion packs will be sold separately on all platforms:

    • $19.99 for Explorer’s Pass, which includes Scorched Earth, Aberration (Q4 2023), and Extinction (Q1 2024).
    • $19.99 for Genesis Pass, which includes Genesis Part 1 (Q1 2024) and Genesis Part 2 (Q2 2024).



    And then there is this .....

    ARK: Survival Ascended will now be a standalone package released on every platform (PC Windows/Steam, Xbox Series S/X, and PlayStation 5) at $59.99. The package will include the following pieces of content built-in (not sold separately), with each remastered and altered for the next-generation:
     

    • The Island (Released at Launch)
    • Survival of the Fittest: The Island & Scorched Earth map variants (Released at Launch)
    • Scorched Earth (Released at Launch)
    • Aberration (Released by Q4 2023)
    • Extinction (Released by Q1 2024)
    • Genesis Part 1 (Released by Q1 2024)
    • Genesis Part 2 (Released by Q2 2024)
    • All the community-created maps are also to be released over time in 2024 (Fjordur, Ragnarok, The Center, Lost Island, Valguero, Crystal Isles)


    And now most recently 

     

    Given the news:

    ARK: Survival Ascended will now be launching at an Early Access price point of $44.99
    with a launch-discount bringing it to $39.99.

    We had initially planned to ship with more content on Day One, but that won’t be happening, so we’re adjusting the launch price accordingly.


    So what I read in this is that they have bitten off a LOT more than they can chew with their remaster attempt, and sadly underestimated the work required for "conversion" to UE5. As a consequence they are kicking the DLC question down the road.

    All of which leads me to believe that the DLC's will in fact become paid for - if it is so much "work" doing a map remaster they ain't gonna do it for free, they will charge what they think they can get, just as soon as there is an invested player base on ASA that is a captive audience.


     

    BOOM the same as I thought. cant like your comment ran out of 'reactions' lol

     

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    I'm suprised... not... The fact Wildcard doesn't even peep about ARK 2 makes me think it's in deep development hell so the studio figured out remaster is only think achievable short term.

     

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    Yup delayed again just to have it delayed again in october, thanks. 

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    Way to address the shutting down of official servers, you know, after everybody's already gone in and transferred or destroyed or given away their stuff. Gold star studio as usual. Your moms' must all be so proud.

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    Más allá de un poquito más de detalle, no veo mucha diferencia, espero que ya en el juego, se note la diferencia 

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    Seamos sinceros, todos los veteranos del juego, sabemos que la desición de cerrar los servers es una desición muy cuestionable, ya que literalmente estan matando su propio juego y además, le van a abrir las puertas a los servers privados abusivos, que van a exigir pagos para poder seguir disfrutando del juego online

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    So official ASA servers will be obsolete when it leaves early access like the ASE early access servers? After a year you will have to start again?

     

    Maybe the delay is due to Starfield releasing early September and they do not want to compete with that?

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