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  • Mysterious Mysteries: Introducing ??????? & Community Crunch 106!

    Hey Survivors! Welcome to the latest edition of the Community Crunch! :Jerbhi:

    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.

    Mysterious Mysteries: Introducing ???????

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    What an intriguing discovery survivors, can you guess what creature it is? 

    Xbox Rentable Servers Info!

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    As per our announcement post last week, Xbox rentable servers will be available on Xbox from October 25th, supplied by Nitrado. Nitrado has since posted some important additional information about these rentable servers on their website.

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    Many of you have been wondering why private Xbox One servers were delayed in comparison to PlayStation 4. Rentable servers are relatively new terrain for Xbox One, which means that much work had to be done behind the scenes, both on an organizational and on a technical level. On top of everything Microsoft and Studio Wildcard had to sort out, we also had a part to play:

    By Microsoft's requirements, all services related to Xbox One games must be obtained through the Microsoft store, to provide a unified experience for all games and players. In simple terms: We are not allowed to rent out servers for Xbox One games through our website.

    That means: Please do not charge your Nitrado account in anticipation of Xbox One servers! You will not be able to purchase Xbox One servers with your Nitrado account credit.

    To be able to offer Xbox One servers for ARK, Nitrado has created our very own app for the Microsoft store. When you order a server for ARK on Xbox One, it will still appear on our website, and it can still be managed through our smartphone apps. It‘s just that all purchases (new orders, extensions, up-/downgrades) will have to go through our Microsoft store app.

    Having our own Xbox One app has its advantages: You‘ll be able to change your server settings right from inside the app! For now, this will simply redirect you to our web interface (in an already logged-in state), but for the future we want to fully integrate various features, to make managing servers even more convenient for Xbox One players.

    Survivors who are interested in purchasing their own rentable server(s) are strongly encouraged to read the entire article on the Nitrado website for further information on pricing and pre-orders:

    https://server.nitrado.net/eng/news2/view/ark-survival-evolved-servers-xbox-one

    ARK: Evolution Event Weekend!

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    Survivors across ALL Platforms will be receiving a special Evolution Event perk this weekend! It's already live now and will remain active until Monday the 9th at 12 PM EST. All Official Servers will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes:

    2x Harvesting Rate
    2x Taming Rate
    2x EXP Rate

    Community Contests!

    NVidia Ansel Photography Contest

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    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!

    Winner!

    Pollti - Phoenix on Ragnarok

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    Runners up!

    Yourowner's Untitled Submission

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    Wolf Angelus - Sonic Boom Soundwaves

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    Valoule - NiagarARK fall

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    StateofMynd42 - Swoops

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    Honourable Mentions!

    Yourowner's Untitled Submission

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    Yourowner's Untitled Submission

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    Yourowner's Untitled Submission

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    Wolf Angelus - Parasaur Travels

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    Wolf Angelus - Cuteness

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    Wolf Angelus - Alluring Aroma

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    StateofMynd42 - Surrender

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    StateofMynd42 - One Of These Things

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    StateofMynd42 - No Candy Is Safe

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    roguewolf91 - Devil On Your Back

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    Pollti - poison wyvern

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    Pollti - poison attack

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    Pollti - alpha wyvern

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    FataLty - Shore

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    FataL1ty - When Gods Collide

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    FataL1ty - War Party

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    FataL1ty - Victory

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    FataL1ty - Leaping to another world

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    FataL1ty - Faceoff

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    FataL1ty - Brace

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    FataL1ty - A Dance With Dragons

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    Ego - It's safari time!

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    Panoramic 360 Stereoscopic 3D!

    Winner!

    StateofMynd42 - He's Coming

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    Honourable Mentions!

    Wolf Angelus - Head of the Possessed Dining Table

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    Wolf Angelus - Eerie Possessed Dining Room

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    Wolf Angelus - Center of the Creepy Conjuring Circle

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    Wolf Angelus - Belly of the Skeletal Beast

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    FataL1ty - Ice Mount

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    Vakarian - ScorchedEarth Panorama

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    roguewolf91 - A World Divided

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    FataL1ty - Ice Blast

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    FataL1ty - A Song of Ice and Death

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    Freeform!

    Winner!

    Wolf Angelus - Hidden Objects ARK Dino Edition

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    Honourable Mentions!

    Ego - Sudden flashbacks

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    F1r3fly - Community Crunch - Behind the Scenes

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    F1r3fly - Into the Woods

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    Jamie Weaver - Arriving in the new world!

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    Starwolf23 - Find New Castle

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    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 106 is...

    "UNSTOPPABLE" - An ARK PvP Montage by KishK0!

    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 106 is… 

    The Old, Possessed Mansion on Horror Hill by Wolf Angelus!

    and...

    Rebuild of the Brontopia by Valoule!

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    If you'd like to check out the submissions from the rest of the entrants, you can do so here:

    Fan Feature!

    Hope Ark Evolved Map V3.2 by vwcamper

    Eco's Terrariums Mod | Official Cinematic Showcase by Jukari

    Tek Community Center build on Floating Tree platform by Travis138

    5 Pillar Wyvern Trap | Ark Survival Evolved Ragnarok Tips by Firespark81

    Tag and Dax vs Ark Survival Evolved: SCORCHED EARTH DINO HELP DESK

    The True Manticore Battle - ARK: Survival Evolved Shenanigans by ShadowSword

    Acting up (PART 66) by GeeKy gAMer no.1 & gOOgly Owl

    The Bases of Nerd Parade's Ragnarok PvP by blitzfire911

    Skyrider City version 22 by MissyPrime

    Griffin by XxCrazyNyanCatxX
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    Can't Fly Yet by Violet
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    Fire Wyvern by Shintharo
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    Dodo! by TNT_2
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    Raptor by Mr.Overkill
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    Ark' Art by LastGon
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    Tek-Treehouse by Vakarian
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    V-REX by milokamilo
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    Milo-Tylo by milokamilo
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    Shastasaurus by milokamilo
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    ARK by fruit
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    My Dino painting xD by fruit
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    IT: Neilbolt House by Mr. Jurassic

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    IT: Pennywise! by Mr. Jurassic
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    Dossier: Torosaurus by Scanova the Carnotaurus
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    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:

    Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark
    Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark
    Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark
    Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark

    All the best,
    Studio Wildcard

    :Jerblove:

    Edited by Jen


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    Nitrado only Server Rental for Xbox??

    Not going to pay for that **** Company Server.

    Time to return to my Pc Ark.

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    Maybe I,m wrong, but these creature strongly resembles jacalope - mythological "horned bunny".

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    Sorry about the lack of Digest folks, that was my bad, I ended up passing out. We will have one for ya soon tho :)

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    17 minutes ago, Jatheish said:

    Sorry about the lack of Digest folks, that was my bad, I ended up passing out. We will have one for ya soon tho :)

    "soon"

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    Sorry about the lack of Digest folks, that was my bad, I ended up passing out. We will have one for ya soon tho [emoji4]
    Nice thanks jat u the man!

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    So just a little concern with the rentable servers. I know they are so much a month but I was wondering if for some reason u couldn't pay on time if all your game data would be gone or if it would just be put on hold and not exsessable until you pay for another month. I get paid on a specific day of the week and I'm afraid if my renew date comes up on a different day that I will lose everything and have to start over.

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    10 hours ago, Wolf Angelus said:

    If anyone wants to play the "Hidden Objects" game from the Freeform, here is the original, full-sized image https://we.tl/sgTbRfTVs9  :3 

    You need the original for sizing/zoom to work, as the clickable isn't the 8x quality required for it to work. Link is good for 7 days of this posting.

    Thank you for posting the link.

    Actually it is possible to play without the bigger version but you can not be totally sure about wheather you found something. I would suggest to start with the smal picture and take this bigger version to check your suggestions.

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    1 hour ago, Jatheish said:

    Sorry about the lack of Digest folks, that was my bad, I ended up passing out. We will have one for ya soon tho :)

    I hope you will have the information everyone wants about Aberration. Thanks Jat, and don't be passing out again, you might want to have that checked.

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    2 hours ago, Jatheish said:

    Sorry about the lack of Digest folks, that was my bad, I ended up passing out. We will have one for ya soon tho :)

    awsome can't wait to read on the next digest love the goat btw and its cute blueish had and horns i think its a mystical goat. @w@

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    Hey! @Jatheish @Jen I am curious on how you guys contact the winners for the Community Crunch contests? I been meaning to ask since I had it noted and won the ARKVideo portion from 104, I haven't gotten anything email wise or any of that sort these past two weeks. Though I was told you all had a messaging system here on the website, but I don't seem to have that or see it anywhere, also never knew that the website did. Let me know what you two need information wise to send out the reward. All good if things have been more busier than usual, just wondering since it was the first time I entered the contest and won from it. Thanks! :)

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    Looks really cute, I hope that it looks really cute like that and then you see the whole thing and it's got like spider body and legs lol..

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    I'm ready to take new challenges.

    It will be exciting.

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    2 hours ago, Jukari said:

    Hey! @Jatheish @Jen I am curious on how you guys contact the winners for the Community Crunch contests? I been meaning to ask since I had it noted and won the ARKVideo portion from 104, I haven't gotten anything email wise or any of that sort these past two weeks. Though I was told you all had a messaging system here on the website, but I don't seem to have that or see it anywhere, also never knew that the website did. Let me know what you two need information wise to send out the reward. All good if things have been more busier than usual, just wondering since it was the first time I entered the contest and won from it. Thanks! :)

    Just keep an eye out for your emails, the crunches for 104 - 106 haven't been sent out yet, but I'll be in touch this weekend/Monday to get that underway. We typically handle our prizes in batches. You'll be contacted via the email you used to register an account on the forum :)

     

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    16 hours ago, Goldblade936 said:

     WHY NO RELEASE DATE!!!!! AT LEAST GIVE US AN ETA 

     

    Because they were never right before and they have finally learned to wait until there sure. Just think every day that goes by it's gonna be at least a week from that day. Plus who cares I hope they delay it until the game is working better instead of piling crap even higher when it's released.

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    1 hour ago, Jatheish said:

    Just keep an eye out for your emails, the crunches for 104 - 106 haven't been sent out yet, but I'll be in touch this weekend/Monday to get that underway. We typically handle our prizes in batches. You'll be contacted via the email you used to register an account on the forum :)

     

    Ah ok, sounds good! Will definitely keep an eye out for it then! Much appreciated.

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    Rentable servers are relatively new terrain for Xbox One

    @Jen

     

    This is wrong, though. The reason they've been stalling it is because you're using a 3rd party server manager/host, rather than your own serverpark. They used to be hesitant when it comes to 3rd party mods/addons for games as well, but luckily the deal they struck with Bethesda worked out and paved the way for future games and 3rd party mods/addons.

     

    EA and DICE have had rental servers on Xbox and PS since Battlefield 3 came out on Xbox 360 and PS3, so it is definitely not a new terrain for Microsoft or Xbox One. Just a different method of renting servers for Xbox One owners. EA/DICE have an in-game rental option.

     

    The big question is though, why not do as Bethesda with their mods for Fallout 4 and Skyrim Special Edition for Xbox One/PS4, so console owners can get to enjoy the awesome mods we see in the videos and such on the CC?

     

    Host the mods on your own server, specifically for consoles, and provide an in-game method of downloading and installing them through the main menu.

     

    Go play Fallout 4 and Skyrim Special edition, and you'll know what i'm talking about. Please, pass it on to the team. :Jerbcry:

     

    As for S+, it really should be integrated into the core game. No wonder you barely see any Xbox One or PS4 submissions for the crunch. Building with the default toolset is horrible and limited without S+ (IMHO!).

     

    As for the creative folks here: Great job everyone. :D

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    15 minutes ago, ExcessEvil said:

    @Jen

     

    This is wrong, though. The reason they've been stalling it is because you're using a 3rd party server manager/host, rather than your own serverpark. They used to be hesitant when it comes to 3rd party mods/addons for games as well, but luckily the deal they struck with Bethesda worked out and paved the way for future games and 3rd party mods/addons.

     

    EA and DICE have had rental servers on Xbox and PS since Battlefield 3 came out on Xbox 360 and PS3, so it is definitely not a new terrain for Microsoft or Xbox One. Just a different method of renting servers for Xbox One owners. EA/DICE have an in-game rental option.

     

    The big question is though, why not do as Bethesda with their mods for Fallout 4 and Skyrim Special Edition for Xbox One/PS4, so console owners can get to enjoy the awesome mods we see in the videos and such on the CC?

     

    Host the mods on your own server, specifically for consoles, and provide an in-game method of downloading and installing them through the main menu.

     

    Go play Fallout 4 and Skyrim Special edition, and you'll know what i'm talking about. Please, pass it on to the team. :Jerbcry:

     

    As for S+, it really should be integrated into the core game. No wonder you barely see any Xbox One or PS4 submissions for the crunch. Building with the default toolset is horrible and limited without S+ (IMHO!).

     

    As for the creative folks here: Great job everyone. :D

    As flattering as this is, just exactly how big and tenured in the game industry do you think Wildcard is that you're comparing them to super established billion dollar video game companies like EA and Bethesda?

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