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    Don't let the sleepy eyes fool you.

    This hulking newcomer has an appetite that extends far beyond its next meal. Be careful when approaching it, as it has a habit of inhaling just about anything that stands in its path. From allies to trees, bushes, and resources, nothing is safe from its seemingly bottomless belly. 

    Whether you're standing your ground or stocking up for your next adventure, this hungry giant is always ready to lend a helping... lung when it arrives later this year with ARK: Dragontopia.
     

     

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    The shadow meets its light. Lumina awakens in Dragontopia! Taking flight as Umbra’s radiant counterpart and bringing a brilliant new force to the skies! With celestial power at her command and a bond that burns brightest beside her shadowed kin, Lumina adds a new layer of speed, strategy, and spectacle to the battle above the clouds! 

     

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    We’ve loved seeing Survivors dive into the recent releases, explore the new content, and share their experiences with us.

    As more players get hands-on, additional issues and edge cases naturally come to light. The team is continuing to work through reports and make improvements, so you can expect a steady cadence of patches over the coming weeks.

    Character Restoration Update

    Character restoration is still ongoing, with the restoration process having successfully worked through the majority of affected characters. The team continues to address the remaining cases, and if you missed it, you can find more details in our full update here.

    Major Version Patch Notes

    Our recent Major Version update included a broad range of post-launch fixes, stability improvements, and gameplay adjustments. Thank you to everyone who has submitted reports; they remain valuable as the team continues monitoring and working through additional fixes. Read the full patch notes here.

    Pssst: The forecast is calling for sun, fun, and a little prehistoric chaos, so keep an eye on next week’s Community Crunch for more information about Summer Bash! 
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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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    Conquest focuses on large-scale PvP, with increased rates, and other changes listed below. The increased rates will allow tribes to set up and establish themselves quickly and enable them to rebuild after potential losses instead of being wiped completely.

    The official Conquest servers are open for PC, Xbox and PlayStation.

    If you need any support during the Conquest season, join the Conquest Enforcement's Discord.

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    • Conquest Season 8 details:
      • Total of 18 maps all Genesis part 1
        • Cluster A: 12 servers that had transfers enabled with Classic before they shut down.
        • Cluster B: 6 servers with Transfers only enabled between those 6 servers for 2 weeks, Transfers between Cluster A and Cluster B will open on July 17th at 10 am PT.
      • 5x Rates
      • Tek is enabled with the exception of:
        • Tek Grenade
        • Tapejara Tek Saddle
        • Megalodon Tek Saddle
        • Rock Drake Tek Saddle
        • Mosasur Tek Saddle
        • Tek Railgun
        • Map: all 18 maps will become Genesis Part 1

     


     

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    ARK: Survival Ascended is on sale now on Steam, and if you've been waiting for the perfect time to jump in, you can also play FREE all weekend starting July 10th.

    There's never been a better time to begin your journey. Meet Umbra and Lumina, available now as part of the Day One ARK: Dragontopia content, then get ready to chart new waters with ARK Tides of Fortune and experience even more adventures coming to Dragontopia later this year. 

    Gather your tribe and begin your adventure today!

     


     

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    In celebration of 11 Years of ARK & the upcoming Tides of Fortune, we've partnered with Alienware & IntelGaming to give away a custom-skinned Alienware Aurora 16X Gaming Laptop.

    To enter, like, repost & reply this post with your best tame & #TidesofFortune

     


     

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    Summer survival tip: Build a raft, enjoy the breeze, and learn what a Leedsichthys is the traditional way.

    Super Survival Summer is here: 10 survival games, one very dangerous
    Steam bundle, and plenty of new ways to lose your gear!

    ⛏️Loot it here!

     


     

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    This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until Monday, July 13.

    • 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: PrettyLilFreak

    PrettyLilFreak tries to draw Astrocetus and Bloodstalker only from their ARK Wiki descriptions.

     

    Creator: Raasclark

    Raasclark goes over all the unique creatures in Genesis Ascended Part 1!

     

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    Listen up—time to set sail!  by @falco_luna

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    Our legacy  by @TekARK_01

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    I drew the lil guy!  by arrynhellfire

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    Beach Bob Fan Art  by basivak

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    Tested out my new acrylic markers  by darklordmairon

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    Our Cosmo display  by mythicuni

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    Tidepup(py) Love  by savvytabby

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    whats a moeder with you?  by hjessey101

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    Photo Mode  by savkyn

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    I brought Snarl to Genesis  by anhagath

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    Photo Mode  by bigboynow

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    Photo Mode  by patutinyt

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    Enjoy your weekend!
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    Honestly i hate the new dragons they introduced, its just an alpha nightfury and a lightfury wich do not fit in the ark with thier cutesy appearance, i dont mind the Gargantar design that much but it just doesnt fit ark. Dragontopia is just a ripoff of How to Train Your Dragon.
    It feels like they just want to throw the new wyverns and make the old ones basically obsolete wich is a shame.

    dont get me started of genesis i havent even touched it and i saw the ocean biome.

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    Jurassic Park et Httyd sont mes films préférés, autant dire que je suis content !

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    You have to remodel Umbra and Lumina, they dont fit ARK and are a rip off....

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    4 hours ago, Michau said:

    Excuse me what it is?
    It is Ark Survival Ascended or Dragontopia now?

    Releasing unfinished product is one thing, and as always - you have full right to it.

    But leaving ASA and advertising Dragontopia only is d*ck move.

    I know you're company that needs to bring income, but come on.

    Dragontopia is a part of ASA, bud.

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    10 hours ago, forgotenlore said:

    Who thought adding the features of a botched game like atlas and removing the biome we had for it  was a good idea. there is a reason why it failed. Maybe if you made it its own map it would have been ok  but ruining the old ocean biome for that is insane. Beware the tides of sewage!!!!

    Old ocean biome is still there, it's in the middle of the map. The small pillars were removed & replaced with larger islands though. Plus, not sure when you last played but when I logged on gen 1 after the update the gen 1 ocean floor now has a sand bottom instead of being open ocean will you hit the barrier.

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    still have lost characters and the new characters  constantly getting getting  D,C  every 20mins or less even just doing nothing  after trying to connect for hours   or xbox missing dlc  on official  ...  what is this mess sorry guys worse launch ever  with no servers  and you want us to buy another map most likely with no servers also not happening should have waited to sell another  meanwhile  wildcard playing radio silence..

     

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    7 hours ago, soepie7 said:

    Dragontopia is a part of ASA, bud.

    Integrating the original ARK lore—even factoring in the Titans from *Extinction*—results in a truly massive combination. It is hard to shake the feeling that this is being forced; the scale of the marketing and the DLC's price tag look more like a desperate cry for help from a dying company. After all, I really don't want to believe this is just a shameless cash grab exploiting the fact that people have grown bored with the main storyline :/

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    I love Ark, and I hate this dragontopia crap. This isn't Ark anymore.

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    23 hours ago, WitchesTwex said:

    Talk about adding insult to injury.

    i cant wait to a new ark come out In the future would not mind spending 100 bucks on it 

     

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    10 hours ago, EndlessDuck said:

    I love Ark, and I hate this dragontopia crap. This isn't Ark anymore.

    It's actually pretty normal ark, plus it's a non-cannon map which means you do have to play it if you don't like not. Personally it reminds me of crystal isles. 

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    is the gargantar going to have a red death skin?

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    On 7/10/2026 at 8:19 PM, forgotenlore said:

    Who thought adding the features of a botched game like atlas and removing the biome we had for it  was a good idea. there is a reason why it failed. Maybe if you made it its own map it would have been ok  but ruining the old ocean biome for that is insane. Beware the tides of sewage!!!!

    How did they remove the ocean biome lol. They added to it. Lmao and it turned out amazing. Theres a few issues but im sure theyre working on it. Freaking love it wildcard. 

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    On 7/10/2026 at 9:51 PM, Cowl said:

    LOL stole the dragons from How to Train your Dragon for the first 2, then the fat dragon from Honor Among Thieves for the 3rd one, 4th just gonna be Smaug?

    Did u not pay attention to the investors conference in December? How r so many ppl so clueless. We've known for months it was gonna b httyd.

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    On 7/10/2026 at 9:54 PM, Cowl said:

    Hey they saw Windrose was stealing all their players and thought "Hey we have these pirate ship assets we can just dump into Ark and make the water area bigger but don't worry about making the sea bottom actual, just have a barrier 

    Do u want an even more laggy mess than already exists? I mean..... let's b reasonable smh 

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    On 7/11/2026 at 12:39 AM, SaraVieira said:

    Still no info about summer event....?! 😠

    You apparently didnt read the whole crunch.

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    On 7/11/2026 at 3:18 AM, MMaas said:

    That's just empty PR mumble, not info.

    Yeah it says info is coming in the next crunch which probably means the following week well get it. Are u new? Cuz if so than ok but if not than how do u not know how these things work lmao 

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    On 7/11/2026 at 1:09 PM, Michau said:

    Integrating the original ARK lore—even factoring in the Titans from *Extinction*—results in a truly massive combination. It is hard to shake the feeling that this is being forced; the scale of the marketing and the DLC's price tag look more like a desperate cry for help from a dying company. After all, I really don't want to believe this is just a shameless cash grab exploiting the fact that people have grown bored with the main storyline :/

    Bored with the main storyline?! Lmao hardly. Speak for yourself cuz met of us are excited for it

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    6 hours ago, biggie1986 said:

    Did u not pay attention to the investors conference in December? How r so many ppl so clueless. We've known for months it was gonna b httyd.

    Httyd themed creatures with biomes based on pandora from the avater series. Gonna be a interesting map that's for sure.

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    The new dragon def doesnt fit in the ark we all have been playing for years but that doesnt mean it wont work in the future with more update and dlcs i know a lot of people are upset with the state of the game and worried about where it may end up but i say let them cook there are only so many things they can add that make sense with the current layout but that doesnt mean the game cannot evolve we want ark to stay in development sometimes we have to bite the bullet at the end of the day we are not the devs and although they give us a small forms of impact in the games development we are not the end of the line when it comes to decisions 

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    On 7/15/2026 at 3:08 AM, TheTwistedKeeper said:

    Httyd themed creatures with biomes based on pandora from the avater series. Gonna be a interesting map that's for sure.

    You can find that currently somewhere on Roblox, goodbye.

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    I can't wait for a velonsaur-dragon

    gonna be named Deathly Adder or something

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    So we getting 2x this weekend or is that delayed also

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    The New Dragon could be an interesting addition, specially because it reminds me of this Funny Fatty Dragon of How to Train your Dragon jjajajaja.

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