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  • Community Crunch 502: Claim the High Ground

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    The Araneo TLC is taking shape, and it won’t be long before we can show you what’s been lurking in the dark.

    Voted in by the community during our Extra Life charity event, this eight-legged menace is getting more than just a touch-up. We’ve been reworking how it moves, how it hunts, and where it fits within the ARK ecosystem, with a focus on making it feel purposeful at many stages of play.

    Once dismissed as too small to serve as a proper mount, the Araneo is spinning a different story this time around. New saddle designs open up a surprisingly versatile role for those willing to think a little differently. With improved mobility and a new perspective from above, it is stepping into a role that feels equal parts ambush predator and tactical support.

    Its webbing isn’t just for traversal anymore either. There’s more control behind each shot now, letting you take a gentler approach when the situation calls for it… or make sure something stays put when it shouldn’t be wandering.

    And, as it hunts, it leaves behind less than you might expect, with each encounter offering more than just a clean takedown.

    Whether you’re weaving through tight terrain or setting up the perfect drop from above, this is a creature poised to change the way you hunt.
     

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    We’ve been taking a targeted pass on cave entrances across Lost Colony, focused on improving their viability for PvP.
    A common piece of player feedback has been that many of these locations didn’t feel worth investing in. With this update, we’re reducing the size of several choke points to create more reliable, defensible positions and open up better base-building opportunities for PvP.

    As part of these changes, several cave entrances will be adjusted. We’ll list out the affected locations and coordinates below so you can check your spots ahead of time.

    Please note: any structures built directly within these choke points on PvP servers will be destroyed when the update goes live. If you have anything placed in these areas, we strongly recommend moving it in advance. These changes will impact Official PvP or any Unofficial server with cave building enabled

    Players on Official PvE servers will still see the updated entrances, but existing builds will not be impacted.

    These changes are currently planned to go live with a major version update on April 27th.
     

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    We recently investigated a series of transfer-related issues, primarily impacting players connecting through EU endpoints. This was linked to intermittent disruptions affecting cloud data services, which prevented some transfers from completing as expected.

    The issue should now be resolved, and services have stabilised. We’re continuing to work with our hosting partners to better understand what caused the outage and help prevent similar disruptions going forward.

    During this window, we received a number of reports relating to missing characters, items, and creatures. In many cases, these were not lost, but instead remained on the server the transfer originated from or within the ARK upload.
    If you believe you were affected, we recommend double-checking your previous server and your upload to locate your character or items. If your character is still missing after doing so, please submit a restoration request via the character restoration form so we can assist further.

    We appreciate the reports and patience while we worked through this.
     


     

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    Download & play new custom content created by players, including new maps, creatures, items, and game modes, through a dedicated new Mod-browser directly within the game. Enjoy an endless stream of new ARK content as the creativity and talent of the community are fully unleashed for the first time across gaming platforms, and stay tuned as we spotlight more Cross-Platform Mods each week!

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    Eggcellent Adventure returns next week! Follow the trails of wild Bunny Dodos and Bunny Oviraptors to collect Bunny Eggs scattered across the ARK. These festive finds can be painted for fun or used to craft special holiday-themed cosmetics, including seasonal costumes and chibis.

    Get ready to hop into the celebration and make your ARK a little more eggstra!

    Check out this post for all the details!

     


     

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    The Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until Wednesday, April 15.

    • 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

     


     

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    Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form

     

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    Creator: Etholdir

    This Gothic Town was built by Etholdir with the new Gothic Craft Structure Skins custom cosmetic!

     

    Creator: MatiLanda Survivor

    *Internation Corner* MatiLanda Survivor explains the taming methods and abilities of the Kurupi from Kami's Feral Critters

     

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    Ice Titan by DROWNED157

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    Archeopteryx clay pot I made by kirblevitation

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    Kids birthday cake... by danjintao

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    SPIDER WOOOOO!!!!!! 🕷️🕷️🕷️🕸️🕸️🕸️

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    🙏 That's actually a great redesign. Thank you. Now lets make the turret alert setting ping tribe log if fired (only 6 turrets in 1 area) and make ADHD robot be an organizing (stationary) companion.

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    Huzzah!!!!! Our Spider looks like a Spider now!!!!

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    You say eggcellent adventures returns next week, but the picture says it started 10 days ago and ends in 4 days, then you click into the info link on here and there's a picture with yet more dates... when actually is it?

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    Can make a cave entrance smaller but can fix the 'hitbox' of a search bar 😒

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    You underestimate my power, Obi Wan!!! 😡

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    The fur is a nice touch, saddle looks great, still kinda hope it gets beefed up abit in size before the release but looking great

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    So getting loot drops on LC is a no no got it so much for getting those City loot drops 

     

     

    I think to combat that they should be more Much more in the city and ruins

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    1 hour ago, jamrag2009 said:

    You say eggcellent adventures returns next week, but the picture says it started 10 days ago and ends in 4 days, then you click into the info link on here and there's a picture with yet more dates... when actually is it?

    It ends on April 15th.

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    Promised UE5.7 update? When? Performance is still super wonky.. The classical: 'Here's a bullpoop spider TLC nobody asked for' while staying DEAD QUIET about stuff that MATTERS. Was promised for the end of March. Where is it? The last engine update was nearly a year overdue to the initially promised date or so.. Same poop different day again?? 

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    1 hour ago, BloodyGent said:

    Promised UE5.7 update? When? Performance is still super wonky.. The classical: 'Here's a bullpoop spider TLC nobody asked for' while staying DEAD QUIET about stuff that MATTERS. Was promised for the end of March. Where is it? The last engine update was nearly a year overdue to the initially promised date or so.. Same poop different day again?? 

    "bullpoop spider TLC nobody asked for"

    🤣 The community (some) are the ones that asked for it, hence why it won the vote.

    Also it's been known for ages now that the UE 5.7 update is planned for April.

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    Soooo....UE5.7 isn't happening this month?

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    Okay now let’s get some more console optimization going yeah?

     

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    Well the look gives off some "The Hobbit" vibes, the spiders of the forest, great job

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    Got back from checking on my pet tarantula and saw the update on the giant spider TLC. I'm super excited!

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    3 hours ago, BloodyGent said:

    Promised UE5.7 update? When? Performance is still super wonky.. The classical: 'Here's a bullpoop spider TLC nobody asked for' while staying DEAD QUIET about stuff that MATTERS. Was promised for the end of March. Where is it? The last engine update was nearly a year overdue to the initially promised date or so.. Same poop different day again?? 

    Literally EVERYONE asked for the tlc, you’re funny 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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    On the araneo tlc dossier it's shows what I think just old looking araneo design with new ability, but now it has hairs on it, looks good

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    For the love of god do something about the hackers. Astraeos 6026, constantly lag spiking, full of duplicators and MASSIVE tribes taking up the majority of the land. This is becoming unplayable online and who the hell wants to pay for a server. 

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    Oh wow, you actually made the spiders worth taming...

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