Community Crunch 486: Solwyn, the Light in the Darkness

I was expecting something holy and angelic for the other evolution, but this goes beyond my expectations…

Looks BEAUTIFUL 🦊❄️

I’m just going to say this: the Giga was in need a tlc

Definitely design wise, design feel old school and running animation has to change

ability wise, i’m not technically sure maybe keep it the way it is or change it idw

I’ve had heard that people were saying that the Carcar is overshadowing the Giga (it’s what I’ve heard, so don’t judge me)

I know that they are going to be people that are going to disagree with me on this(especially a certain someone…)

I'm still waiting for the Acrocanthosaurus.

Hope is the last thing to die.

Edited November 28, 2025 by DamsBwyARK

@Thylaco_House
I saw that the artist themselves stated this was AI-generated.
Has Wildcard started allowing AI-generated art?
That's very disappointing.

I kinda thought it'd be more kirin in design but I don't care in the slightest you guys did wonderful!!!! so far no tlc has been wasted in my eyes and lost colony has me so hyped!!! keep up the good work!!!

wow this looks so beautiful, amazing job wildcard 💙

2 minutes ago, aqua2228 said:

@Thylaco_House
I saw that the artist themselves stated this was AI-generated.
Has Wildcard started allowing AI-generated art?
That's very disappointing.

none of this even remotely seems AI generated, until there is evidence I wouldn't take anything you hear as truth 

15 minutes ago, Ambrose12912 said:

none of this even remotely seems AI generated, until there is evidence I wouldn't take anything you hear as truth 

it is like 50% AI, attached is a photo of what was said by the artist 

We got Sith and Jedi foxes before GTA 6.

 

Going with the Jedi for sure, looks magnificent!

30 minutes ago, ChrisBManos said:

I’m just going to say this: the Giga was in need a tlc

Definitely design wise, design feel old school and running animation has to change

ability wise, i’m not technically sure maybe keep it the way it is or change it idw

I’ve had heard that people were saying that the Carcar is overshadowing the Giga (it’s what I’ve heard, so don’t judge me)

I know that they are going to be people that are going to disagree with me on this(especially a certain someone…)

Ability wise, the Giga is useless, it's stamina drain is horrible, running speed completely behind Carchar. It's not just overshadowed by Carcha, it gets absolutely destroyed by Carchas. Carchas heal back up in mere seconds, Giga doesn't have any fancy abilities, only Vampiric Traits and other Traits can make a Giga have some fighting chance against a Carchar.. The Giga should've been changed at the time they introduced Carchars, not left being basically useless for a few years. Although, if you never played PVP, most of the Carcha vs Giga debate is invalid.

Well that rules . . . also congrats on the Giga makin TLC, now PLEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE let the Megalosaurus stay in 5th or rise to 4th . . . poor thing NEEDS a rework so baaaaaaaaaaaad. 🙏

Didn't Particularly Agree with the Giga getting a TLC as I feel the more useless creatures needed it more, but I knew it was gonna be taking a TLC slot from the beginning, and I made my Peace with that, so Congrats to everyone supporting the Giga, and to the Community as a whole 190k WELL DONE EVERYONE LET'S GO!!!!!! FOR THE KIDS!!!!

Also That Solwyn dough 👀

I'm not sure the Giga needs a TLC. The point of TLCs is to make useless tames into useful.

1 hour ago, Zentgraf said:

I'm not sure the Giga needs a TLC. The point of TLCs is to make useless tames into useful.

compared to other carnivores the giga don't do much. it should have a bleed attack or a fear roar. it needs to be like the evo giga which is vastly superior 

4 hours ago, aqua2228 said:

@Thylaco_House
I saw that the artist themselves stated this was AI-generated.
Has Wildcard started allowing AI-generated art?
That's very disappointing.

The hate toward AI art feels so funny to me

As a programmer for ~15 years old, I know I'm losing a lot of job opportunity to AI the more AI advance, but that does not make me wish it wouldn't, you gotta get on with the technology.

As for AI Art, it should be the same.
Problem of AI Slop is that it is a slop, it's just a random guy making a simple prompt and pumping out slop, those can be looked down upon and frowned on if that random guy is claiming to be "an artist" lol

But AI use itself should not be looked down upon,

AI should be used as a tools to improve productivity and ease of use, give people more opportunity.

Like this artist here, the Color of this work takes a lot of time, time that could be used to draw another sketch or more art. the inspiration and the soul is still with them on their art work, what is the problem of leaving the coloring to an AI assistance. 

It's like me as a programmer, AI help speed my work so much,  I know the code, I know how to write the whole thing by myself,  but some repeated things that i already done, can be quickly added by AI, then I review it, improve it if needed and move on, saving many hours i can spend on better things.

Now if your main complain is about losing job opportunity to AI, 
All I can say to you is: 
Improvise, adapt, overcome!

these are so amazing

The Solwyn picture looks a bit like out of a fantasy game with magicians and mythical creatures. Not my cup of tea

1 hour ago, LuckyPed said:

The hate toward AI art feels so funny to me

As a programmer for ~15 years old, I know I'm losing a lot of job opportunity to AI the more AI advance, but that does not make me wish it wouldn't, you gotta get on with the technology.

As for AI Art, it should be the same.
Problem of AI Slop is that it is a slop, it's just a random guy making a simple prompt and pumping out slop, those can be looked down upon and frowned on if that random guy is claiming to be "an artist" lol

But AI use itself should not be looked down upon,

AI should be used as a tools to improve productivity and ease of use, give people more opportunity.

Like this artist here, the Color of this work takes a lot of time, time that could be used to draw another sketch or more art. the inspiration and the soul is still with them on their art work, what is the problem of leaving the coloring to an AI assistance. 

It's like me as a programmer, AI help speed my work so much,  I know the code, I know how to write the whole thing by myself,  but some repeated things that i already done, can be quickly added by AI, then I review it, improve it if needed and move on, saving many hours i can spend on better things.

Now if your main complain is about losing job opportunity to AI, 
All I can say to you is: 
Improvise, adapt, overcome!

The problem about AI is that it's taking job and money from people that love doing art or other things, and where it will take a lot of people doing something and they all can get paid, and now it take only one person to make art or other thing with out putting much thought or love into it and if the main thing is that its easier is you saying that it is easier to be lazy. You don't want thing that is easy made for example you don't want a building to be badly made just because its easy for the people to build it, but it's just my thoughts on AI.

Edited November 29, 2025 by Dinoking117

What is everyone's top 5 creatures you want to have a tlc

why is solwyn naked, a fox should be FLUFFY

 

PLEASE GIVE MORE FLOOF

Solwyn, das Licht in der Dunkelheit - ARK2 & ASA News | Deutsche ARK2 Community - ARK2 | Deutsches Community Forum

 

https://ark2.de/news/solwyn-das-licht-in-der-dunkelheit-r213/

3 hours ago, Dinoking117 said:

The problem about AI is that it's taking job and money from people that love doing art or other things, and where it will take a lot of people doing something and they all can get paid, and now it take only one person to make art or other thing with out putting much thought or love into it and if the main thing is that its easier is you saying that it is easier to be lazy. You don't want thing that is easy made for example you don't want a building to be badly made just because its easy for the people to build it, but it's just my thoughts on AI.

As he said: It's just a tool. Note that these kind of filters are nothing new, turning pictures into sketches could be done with Photoshop since the 90's.
The tool is only getting problematic if people fail to recognize what art is intended to do and accept slop too often. Also don't confuse art with content.

Solwyn looks so... ethereal and beautiful. Can't wait to have both of those evolutions tamed!

Also did y'all notice the new armor? Is that like fur armor but better??? And the staff that the one guy is holding AND the biome itself? Looks like Lost Colony is going to be quite diverse.

ALSO since we kinda know that Aberration ark fell near Arat Prime (from X), do y'all think that we are going to see more Aberration creatures, like reapers, rock drakes, karkinos etc. ?

I'm very exited by the whole evolution light and dark thing but I guarantee a large delay maybe to Christmas. This map is going to be so good I'm not even going to be disappointed in the delay.