Jump to content

  • Community Crunch 434: Dreadnoughtus Reveal, LiveOps Update, and More!

    welcome_crunch2023-1.png

    Stomping into the post-apocalyptic chaos of Extinction, the Dreadnoughtus is as unstoppable as its name suggests. Towering above the fray, this behemoth exudes an aura of calm that contradicts its immense power. It’s a creature that doesn’t bother with the small stuff—literally—ignoring anything beneath the size of a Spinosaur to focus its wrath on worthy adversaries. When it bellows, the air itself seems to tremble, unleashing a sound so forceful it disrupts the very essence of Element, leveling the playing field against even the fiercest Titans.  If you’re preparing for war, the Dreadnoughtus is the ally you need—a towering testament to survival against the odds.

    The Dreadnoughtus is set to join ARK: Survival Ascended for free on December 16th, along with Extinction. It’s the fourth community-voted creature introduced in ASA. Speaking of community votes—get ready to get creative and make your voice heard again! We’ll soon begin the next creature vote to decide which prehistoric beast will roam Valguero next year.

    ASA_Dreadnoughtus_CC_435_15_November_StA_Post_3840x2160.png

    Download in full resolution

     


     

    LiveOpsUpdatesHeadingY.png

     

    We’re very happy to share that we have resolved the client stall/freeze associated with the dynamic loading of mods on consoles and this is currently going through certification with Sony and Microsoft (alongside Cryopods checks being disabled in Single Player) and we’re hoping to release this update early next week once it clears certification! In the meantime, disabling “Dynamic Downloads” in the options menu remains a workaround to avoid stalls, though it will prevent dynamically downloaded cosmetics from loading.

    As you may have noticed, the most recent console patch also increased the amount of mod storage space available from 20gb to 50gb on Xbox. We’re also planning to do a similar increase for PlayStation, though it likely won't be available until early next year. 

    The storage space change requires a larger engineering lift for PlayStation, requiring some core technology updates due to some requirements so it’s going to take us a bit more time. On Xbox, the increase was just a simple value change, making it an easy choice to roll out now. We appreciate your patience and look forward to bringing this upgrade to PlayStation as soon as the technical groundwork is in place! 

     


     

    TT24b.png

    Now onto the remaining events this year, we’ve got some good news and some not so good news. The good news is we really heard you when it comes to running events on the main game and not keeping them exclusive to Club ARK, so we’ll be adjusting our pipeline so that going forward, events will be represented in the main game and designed to work across multiple maps when possible.

    But, given our team’s tight schedule, this Turkey Trial will be limited in that we’ll be increasing the rates on servers and doing wild dino colors but there won’t be any existing or new content. Just to provide some additional clarity, re-using the old event from last year isn’t technically feasible without significant effort due to a refactor that took place earlier this year for the newer events, this means that there won’t be any Murder Turkeys on the ARK this year. 

    While the Thanksgiving feast may be leaner this year, we’re cooking up something special to satisfy your holiday cravings soon so rest assured, we’re still planning on doing a Winter Wonderland event and hope to have it represented in both the base game, as well as Club ARK, with some new content, colors, and rates! 

     


     

     

    SWCMN.png

    We’re incredibly proud to share a special message we received from Children’s Miracle Network following this year’s Extra Life Game Day. Thanks to the overwhelming generosity and support of the ARK community, over $116,000 was raised, making Studio Wildcard the highest fundraising individual team during Game Day weekend!

    Together, we’ve helped make a real difference in the lives of the 12 million children and their families who rely on these hospitals every year.

    This achievement wouldn’t have been possible without YOU, our amazing community, whose generosity and dedication inspire us every day. Thank you for tuning in and contributing to an effort we’re humbled to help facilitate. 

    The power of gaming communities is unstoppable, and, together, we’re changing kid’s health to change the future!

     


     

    bonus_rates_official.png

     

    ASA_Social_Post_BonusRates_2x_1920x1920NOV15-18.jpg

    This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until Monday, November 18.

    • PVP/PVE: 2x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience, and Breeding
    • Small Tribes: 4.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 4x Breeding
    • ARKpocalypse: 5x Harvesting, Taming and Experience, and Breeding

     


     

    COMMUNITY_CORNER.png

    Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form

     

    clipsandvideosblue.png

    Creator: Boomsmith

    Have you ever played ASA, and wondered what unconventional dinos you could use to beat the bosses? In this limited series, Boomsmith dusts off rarely thought-about tames and puts them to the test!

     

    Creator: Syntac

    Syntac attempts to traverse the jungle with his trusty Parasaur and Raptor to get to his new base location, and things do not as smoothly as he planned.

     

    fanartblue.png

    Summon by @falco_luna

    large.ASA_CommunityCrunch_434_@falco_lun

     

    Pyromane by @Pekee_222

    large.ASA_CommunityCrunch_434_@Pekee_222

     

    Ceratosaurus by @kinosei_x2

    large.ASA_CommunityCrunch_434_@kinosei_x

     

    Finished piece of the Dreadmare by shadowqauntlet

    large.ASA_CommunityCrunch_434_shadowqaun

     

    Fan Art by @FluffyFurry6663

    large.ASA_CommunityCrunch_434_@FluffyFur

     

    Stained glass ARK logo by toastchee7916

    large.ASA_CommunityCrunch_434_toastchee7

     

    The spooky times by @SirDripstein

    large.ASA_CommunityCrunch_434_@SirDripst

     

    ARK_photomode.png

    Astraeos - Community Centre build by strides993

    large.ASA_CommunityCrunch_434_strides993

     

    Photo Mode by megalosaurus9182

    large.ASA_CommunityCrunch_434_megalosaur

     

    Experience the beauty of a river twisting between two tree-covered hills by kjtherogue

    large.ASA_CommunityCrunch_434_kjtherogue

     

    Megalo is the most perfect creature in ark by frozen_soap

    large.ASA_CommunityCrunch_434_frozen_soa

     

    Photo Mode by alsano

    large.ASA_CommunityCrunch_434_alsano_192

     

    Enjoy your weekend!
    Studio Wildcard

    Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark
    Discord: discord.com/invite/playark
    Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark
    Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark
    Twitch: twitch.tv/survivetheark
    Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110
    Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark
    Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark
    Threads: threads.net/@survivetheark
    Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg

     


    • Like 3
    • Thanks 1



    User Feedback

    Recommended Comments



    When are we getting the extinction delay announcement?

    • Like 2
    • Haha 5
    • Sad 1
    • Facepalm 3

    Share this comment


    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    for first time i gonna say, pls delay extinction, it will be a nightmare to be able to join servers

    • Confused 1

    Share this comment


    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    For Thanksgiving event, just make the rates 3x and it will be fine 👍 

    • Thanks 8

    Share this comment


    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Nice!

    Finally a proper way of telling good news and bad news.

     

    Thank you guys:)

    • Thanks 5

    Share this comment


    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    As long as this turkey trial doesn't mess up the mod from last year I'm good with it being just the rates & colors.

    • Thanks 3

    Share this comment


    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    1 hour ago, FOX8619 said:

    for first time i gonna say, pls delay extinction, it will be a nightmare to be able to join servers

    Dont worry, WC has a significantly consistent history of delays.  Better question will be how long the delay will be. :P

    Share this comment


    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Is the team planning on more optimizations for PC? My game ran amazing after the FSR update, but then the Fear Ascended update made the game run like a sack of potatoes. Game freezing and stalling, freezing in inventories, server holding us in place sometimes for over a minute. Cant even enjoy the new content because of the performance issues and bugs. Also, please for the love of broodmother update the Sir-5vrm8. Its AI and pathfinding is awful. Hard to convince people to buy the DLC when key selling features don't work as advertised.

    • Like 1
    • Thanks 2

    Share this comment


    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Had a full year to plan for it, still didn't get it in time.. Thats the Wildcard way isn't it?

    Perhaps listening to the community in first place and not putting all your eggs in that godawful Club ark idea should have been the path forward in the first place, this reads to me that there was already full plans in place to shaft us on an ongoing basis with substandard clubark events planned as a permanent downgrade for the community, and since that didn't work out so well because you didn't actually ask the community; now YOUR poor planning and poor community engagement has become OUR loss... again
     
    Perhaps the new community manager (whomever that is) should focus on being a bit more community focused and forward and a little less incognito, the fact that most of us don't even know who the community manager even is now since Cedric changed roles speaks volumes.

    How on earth do you lot manage to get it so wrong, so often?

    • Thanks 1
    • Sad 1

    Share this comment


    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Estoy emocionado de ver cómo se verán los titanes en el nuevo extinción, y también por las nuevas votaciones de creaturas!!

    Share this comment


    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    7 hours ago, Crysis3108 said:

    For Thanksgiving event, just make the rates 3x and it will be fine 👍 

    For real bring back 3x rates sometimes, official is sweaty no life grind right now.

    Edited by Dragonkeeler
    • Thanks 1

    Share this comment


    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    4 hours ago, Sausagedog85 said:

    Had a full year to plan for it, still didn't get it in time.. Thats the Wildcard way isn't it?

    Perhaps listening to the community in first place and not putting all your eggs in that godawful Club ark idea should have been the path forward in the first place, this reads to me that there was already full plans in place to shaft us on an ongoing basis with substandard clubark events planned as a permanent downgrade for the community, and since that didn't work out so well because you didn't actually ask the community; now YOUR poor planning and poor community engagement has become OUR loss... again
     
    Perhaps the new community manager (whomever that is) should focus on being a bit more community focused and forward and a little less incognito, the fact that most of us don't even know who the community manager even is now since Cedric changed roles speaks volumes.

    How on earth do you lot manage to get it so wrong, so often?

    For real, it's like they don't play their own game.  100% out of touch, dev team needs to take a break from developing and no life it during a fresh wipe for a week sometime.

    Share this comment


    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    I like club ark, it's fun o.O the mini games break up the monotony the the grind, but I can understand having  the event on both the servers and club ark, that makes way more sense to me tbh.

     

    Anyway, our new GOD, the dreadnoughtus looks AMAZING, and can't wait to try him out, but from that picture, he doesn't look very big, more like the size of a bronto and not a behemoth. Is it just the perspective?

    Share this comment


    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Bonne nouvelle ! Always with you for now. Pour l'événement oui dans le jeu le plus important. No more pay to win please and Veuillez maintenant corriger la traduction pour tous les pays, c'est important pour les nouveaux joueurs... le jeu et la franchise en ont besoin. 
     

    Edited by Illegale

    Share this comment


    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    8 hours ago, Crysis3108 said:

    Pour l'événement de Thanksgiving, multipliez simplement les tarifs par 3 et tout ira bien 👍 

    ya, no need more stuff bug and patch. Patch the game before please ❤️

    • Thanks 1

    Share this comment


    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    So if I were to use the turkey trail mod from last year how would that effect my single player save?

    Share this comment


    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    1 hour ago, Ska00l said:

    So if I were to use the turkey trail mod from last year how would that effect my single player save?

    As of right now it works fine. We don't know if it still while will while this upcoming one is running.

    Share this comment


    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Why do the installed mods get deleted every time you put out an update? Are you guys ok? Why do you think that's acceptable, I have to remember all the mods I had installed now, then download which will take forever, can you guys stop, I literally just installed this game and all the mods due to this happening previously, why does it do this, why are you not fixing this problem!!!

    Edited by keiran70

    Share this comment


    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    ... Cool... very cool... I can't wait to enter the next contest.

    Share this comment


    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    13 hours ago, ShadowShadex said:

    When are we getting the extinction delay announcement?

    I think it will arrive on December 16th... to be optimistic. (I'm joking of course)

    Share this comment


    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Very nice indeed, the dread is so cool looking, the acid attack looks amazing and the explosive spears looks amazing too. Bobs tall tales 3 is on the way!!

    • Thanks 1

    Share this comment


    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    I still haven't been whispered about the overwolf code i won on twitch

    Share this comment


    Link to comment
    Share on other sites

    Not my favorite dinosaur, But I'm very curious and a bit excited about how the Big D will fit into EX, better be a "Titan Killer", cause that would be very useful against the Titans.

    Also now the community creature votes are about to begin, I already have some kind of creature prepared for Val, but it's something nobody asked for. Can't say what it is yet...

     

    Share this comment


    Link to comment
    Share on other sites




    Create an account or sign in to comment

    You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

    Create an account

    Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

    Register a new account

    Sign in

    Already have an account? Sign in here.

    Sign In Now

×
×
  • Create New...