Community Crunch 96!
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Hey Survivors! Welcome to the latest edition of the Community Crunch! 
The Community Crunch is where we share important things going on with ARK, as well as host contests and showcase creations made by the community! Let's get started with some news.
Pre-Orders and Limited Collector’s Edition!
In case you missed our E3 news, ARK has it's official release date, August 8, 2017! Along with our official release comes the opportunity to pre-order and get yourself a limited collector's edition of ARK, which comes with a whole bunch of goodies shown in the picture above.
Read more at the link below:
ARK: Evolution Event Weekend!
Survivors across ALL Platforms will be receiving a special extended Evolution Event for the release of Ragnarok! It's already live now and will remain active until Monday the 19th at 12PM EST. All Official Servers will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes:
1.5x Harvesting Rate
1.5x Taming Rate
1.5x EXP Rate
Reminder: this 1.5x bonus is on top of the 2x rates that are now standard on our official servers!
Sponsored Mod Program Update!
When we initiated the Sponsored Mod Program, we hoped to bring more free content to console and PC players alike. We understand how important modding is to the gaming community and the overall health of a game. The history of modding in game development goes back to the 1980's and the first development kit for modding, The Boulder Dash Construction Kit, was released around the same time. While modding has always been popular, some see modders as the unsung heroes of video game development. Recognition for modding and the modders who create content for the game in the past has mostly been few and far between. That's why it's exciting to release content, like Ragnarok, so content creators are recognized and valued for their efforts.
The Ragnarok team has handled the transition from sponsored mod to official content like pros! There's an added expectation and increased pressure when you become official content for the game. Not to mention, getting a PC mod optimized and running on a console is no easy feat. Collaboration between professional developers and hobbyist is something the gaming industry could benefit from in this day and age. This partnership will often increase the overall quality of mods which, in turn, helps the developers as well. When game developers support high-quality mods for a game, it means there is no loser. The modders win, the consumers win, and the developers win. I know the Ragnarok team is excited with this recent launch and we look forward to bringing you more content in the future!
Speaking of new content, we've found another talented modder that we are looking forward to bringing into the Sponsored Mod Program. Many of you may know Impulse, a seasoned modder for ARK. Even if you don't know him, you may be using a mod he's an author of. Ever heard of the Capitalism series of mods? If not, you should go check it out! The Capitalism series is a collection of mods that adds a currency system, among other things. You can then use that currency to do a host of things like offer bounties for players or complete trades.
More recently, Impulse has surprised us all with his latest mod, PG Role Selector. This mod allows admins to configure roles which restrict players to a specific set of engrams. We see this being particularly popular with the ARK roleplay community.
Be sure to look out for Workshop Wednesday, where I'll be sharing more of the things that are going on behind the scenes of the Sponsored Mod Program. Until then!
- Wildcard Ced
Community Contests!
Player Procedurally Generated Maps!
The Procedurally Generated Map system allows players to make their own ARK maps by determining a myriad of landscape options from the heights of mountains, depths of valleys, and the number of lakes, rivers or oceans, to the kinds of each biome they want, and more! Let's check out the entries for this weeks contest! This week's contest winner is... roguewolf!
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If you'd like to learn more about PGMs, please check out our quick start guide:
NVidia Ansel Photography Contest
Super Resolution Version: http://images.nvidia.com/ansel/SuperResolution/ARK-SuperResolution1/ARK__Survival_Evolved_HighRes_2016_09_01_-_14_38_36_55.html
ARK: Survival Evolved and the Scorched Earth Expansion Pack now include support for NVIDIA Ansel -- a revolutionary new way to capture in-game shots. Compose shots from any position, adjust with post-process filters, capture HDR images in high-fidelity formats, and share the screenshots in 360 via a smartphone, PC or VR headset.
Learn more about these features from the NVIDIA blog.
Now let’s get to the contest!
There were 3 potential categories for survivors to enter their shots into and they were the following:
Three Categories
Super Resolution: These should be taken at 8x Super Resolution. Players can optionally use Depth of Field effects accessible in Spectator mode by pressing the [Delete] key.
Panoramic 360 Stereoscopic 3D: These should be taken at 4x Super Resolution, in 360 Stereoscopic 3D mode. We will crop them to 2D for web display, while also providing the 3D version for viewing within VR display.
Freeform: Any settings, whacky and creative use of Ansel filters are encouraged. Adding humorous titles/captions in Photoshop is also acceptable for this category!
And now without further ado, here are your entries!
You’ll want to click on the image title to be able to download the maximum size image, we’ve resized them for display purposes
Super Resolution!
Winners!
Blue Dragon - Aerial Assault
Ego - Frost&Fire
Runners Up!
Blue Dragon - The hatchling
Pollti - Flyer Fight 8x
FataL1ty - Explorer
Honourable Mentions!
roguewolf91 - More than it Seems
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Joe Lally - Griffin at its finest
Jamie Weaver - Discovering new worlds
Dark Vaolor - Goodbye my Trike
Wolf Angelus - Medieval Fantasy
Blue Dragon - Waterfall Dive
Blue Dragon - Look behind you
Blue Dragon - Live together, die alone
Blue Dragon - Evening Flight
Blue Dragon - Something new
Blue Dragon - Nightlights
Blue Dragon - Goodnight
Blue Dragon - Bottom of the food chain
Blue Dragon - Enter the Griffin
Blue Dragon - Bubbles
Wolf Angelus - Parasaur Adventures 2
Wolf Angelus - Cold Dawn
Wolf Angelus - Attack
FataL1ty - View
FataL1ty - Caged
FataL1ty - Mistakes Were Made
FataL1ty - In Awe
FataL1ty - Fishing
FataL1ty - Death From Above
FataL1ty - Brave
Ego - Dragon Eyes
Panoramic 360 Stereoscopic 3D!
Winner!
roguewolf91 - Phoenix Rising
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Honourable Mentions!
FataL1ty - Picture Perfect
Blue Dragon - Swoop
Dark Valor - Goodbye my Trike
Wolf Angelus - Fantasy Viewpoint
FataL1ty - Take a minute
FataL1ty - Caged
Freeform!
Winner!
Kana - I leave it in your hands
Runner Up!
Jamie Weaver - ships in the sunrise
Joe Lally - Dino Puns
Honourable Mentions!
Kana - Selfie bombing
Dark Valor - Ark Carnage Arm Wrestlin
Morgengrau - Rivalry
Wolf Angelus - Advancements of ARK - Tribute to ARK Comic Strip
ARKVideo!
This contest is open to all types of video be they funny, epic, scenic, stories, whatever inspires you. Just a general reminder that they should remain safe for work, think of the children!
And without further ado, the ARKVideo for Community Crunch 96 is...
ARK:Survival Evolved Building w/ Fizz :: Season 5 Community Hub Bar & Grill Modded by GG Fizz!
ARKitect!
This is an award given to Survivors to celebrate the amazing structures you build. These bases are judged based upon a number of different factors such as their creativity, uniqueness, how fun of a base it is, the difficulty of building it, the functionality it provides and much more!
The ARKitect for Community Crunch 96 is…
The Jelly Spotters' Jousting Arena! by DoctorEnema!
We'd also like to announce two runners up for their equally amazing builds!
Classic Donkey Kong Arcade (Stages 1-3) by Wolf Angelus
and...
Roman Temple by Valoule
If you'd like to check out the submissions from the rest of the entrants, you can do so here:
Fan Feature!
Ark: Wild Survival (Trailer Re-Cut) by Act Ichi Ni San
ECO'S TERRARIUMS UPDATE by ranger1presents
CASTLE RUINS WITH HIDDEN CAVE | ARK RAGNAROK [EP2] by AxeMan
ARK:Survival Evolved Building w/ Fizz :: Log Cabin Modded by GG Fizz
ARK: Massive Boat build [Modded] by Voidmaster
RIVERSIDE CASTLE!!- Ark Building Montage Monday EP 35 by TheCouchPotatoYT
NEW MANSION BUILD!!- Ark Building Montage Monday EP 34 by TheCouchPotatoYT
THE TOWER BRIDGE BUILD!!- Ark Building Montage Monday EP 26 by TheCouchPotatoYT
BETA BROODMOTHER | Unofficial Server | ARK Survival Evolved by GP
THE MELTED CHEESE Server! Ragnarok - Ep1 Season 1 Part 1 - A New Start by Myndmelt
Ragnarok Official by MissVoltz†
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=948692391
Aruna by @RuqieSaurfang
Xbox Paintings by @TheBearClawz
ARK Dino in real life? by @ARKPlayer_de
Pelecanimimus dino-dossier by Xyphias
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=948071234
Diprotodon dino-dossier by Xyphias
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=948070039
Yi qi dino-dossier by Xyphias
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=948049740
Hydrodamalis dino-dossier by Xyphias
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=947969858
Anomalocaris dino-dossier by Xyphias
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=947969541
Cryolophosaurus dino-dossier by Xyphias
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=947968250
Inostrancevia dino-dossier by Xyphias
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=947969018
Onchopristis dino-dossier Xyphias
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=948036809
That's it for this post guys! As always if you’ve got anything to share please get in touch and be sure to follow us on:
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Much love,
Wildcard Jen & the ARK: Survival Evolved Team
Edited by Jen
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