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  • Mysterious Mysteries: Introducing ??????? & Community Crunch 110!

    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!

    Mysterious Mysteries: Introducing ???????

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

    Xbox Play Anywhere!

    A small update: the Xbox Play Anywhere patch has officially entered the certification process. In addition to the Aberration update, barring any cert issues that could arise, Xbox will receive the Play Anywhere update on December 12th. This update will allow crossplay between the Windows 10 version of ARK and the Xbox version. Survivors will be able to choose to allow crossplay on their unofficial servers or non-dedicated sessions with a simple checkbox on the host menu. 

    ARK: 2x 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 4th 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!

    Super Resolution!

    Winner!

    BlueDragon - A Dance of Fire

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    Runners-up!

    Ego - Touch and run - Super Resolution

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    Christopher Warburton - The Hunt

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    Joe Lally - Unfortunate

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    Norlinri - Howling at the moon

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    Honourable Mentions!

    BlueDragon - Bullies

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    BlueDragon - Extra Crispy

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    BlueDragon - The ants go marching

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    BlueDragon - The Hunt

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    BlueDragon - Turkey 1, Survivor 0

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    BlueDragon - Turkey Assault

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    BlueDragon - Turkey Life

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    Christopher Warburton - Canyon

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    Christopher Warburton - Earth Vs Fire 1

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    Christopher Warburton - Hidden Temple

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    Christopher Warburton - Target Spotted

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    Christopher Warburton - The Desert Sun

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    Christopher Warburton - Wing Blast

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    Joe Lally - Buzzing

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    Joe Lally - Microraptor

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    Maxib - Highest Peak

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    Norlinri - I command it

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    Norlinri - Power of the artifact

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    Norlinri - Red obelisk

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    Norlinri - Sense of freedom

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    Norlinri - The bear

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    Norlinri - Underwater cave

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    StateofMynd42 - He Sees You

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    StateofMynd42 - Sandy Claws

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    The Pilgrim - Digi giga spiral Tek

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    The Pilgrim - Think Tek

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    Vakarian - Catch the Stone

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    Vakarian - Draconis Mantis

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    Vakarian - Grab the Stone

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    Vakarian - I said NO!

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    Vakarian - The wild hunt

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    Vakarian - Unicorn in the Sunlight

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    Vakarian - Water Jug Bug

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    Vakarian - Way to Home

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    Valoule - Good sleep

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    Wolf Angelus - Angry Bird

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    Wolf Angelus - Magical Haze

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    Wolf Angelus - Yutyrannus in Japan

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    Panoramic 360 Stereoscopic 3D!

    Winner!

    Vakarian - Inseparable

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    Runners-up!

    Wolf Angelus - Lost Eden Bath 2

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    Honourable Mentions!

    BlueDragon - A giga's paradise

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    BlueDragon - After the Feast

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    Vakarian - BOOOOOM!

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    Vakarian - Draconis vipera vs Colossus petram

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    Vakarian - Sunset in the desert

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    Vakarian - Under the Stone

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    Vakarian - Unicorn Ride on the beach

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    Valoule - ARKladdin

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    Wolf Angelus - Lost Eden

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    Wolf Angelus - Lost Eden Bath

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    Wolf Angelus - Lost Eden Center Night

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    Wolf Angelus - Rock Climbers View

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    Freeform!

    Winner!

    Starwolf23 - What's In Your Backyard

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    Runner Up!

    Valoule - GTARK

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    Honourable Mentions!

    Wolf Angelus - PIRATES of the CARRIBEAN SURVIVOR BOB TELLS NO TALES

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    BatmanTDKR - Guardian Of Fire

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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 110 is...

    Dozan the Dodo Man by Dax and Tag vs the World!

    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 110 is…

    Chessboard by Rockz!

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    and...

    The Pilgrim-Tek Skyscraper-ARKitect

    and...

    Pirate Galleon, PvE Base by Sitharias!

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

    A shorter than normal crunch this week, we'll be getting back to the extended ones soon but right now the team is all hands on deck for the upcoming release of Aberration! 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:

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    6 hours ago, Umber0010 said:

    isn't there supposed to be a Q&A, or am I just out of touch

    The Q&A bits are done through our Digests, which we mention in the title if one were to be featured.

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    11 hours ago, BTrickshot said:

    Rockwell has a beard

    Oh that's right. I forgot that in one of his explorer notes it has a self portrait 

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    Is there actualy any way to see how many tames u have without going out and counting them all? And once tame cap hits wat happens like u cant tame any dinos or cant claim a dino?

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    We're going to take the charge from the charge jug bugs, put it into our charge canteens and then DRINK THE CHARGE!!!!!!!!!!

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    2 minutes ago, BTrickshot said:

    We're going to take the charge from the charge jug bugs, put it into our charge canteens and then DRINK THE CHARGE!!!!!!!!!!

    Wonder if we will get mutations from drinking that radioactive charge... ?

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    6 hours ago, invincibleqc said:

    Wonder if we will get mutations from drinking that radioactive charge... ?

    I dont think that would be necessary sence we already have the character customizer.

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    On 02/12/2017 at 1:57 PM, Zorendier said:

    I’m just happy to see new names eneterint and winning. The summer and fall same person winning month after month got old. :)

    we can now see other ideas and talents that make us dream we were so good ourselves!

    I guess im part of the name, i dont desagree with you, on one part im happy to see new builders and creation, but and the others end if we are not choose because we "post too much content" at least they need to make a rules likes one same winner every x contest. Personnaly i take atleast 15 hours to +150hours (like Thousand sunny,..) on every build i make, so thats would be cool.

    Sure when i see the chessboard that have been already make in the past im a bit confused about the contest factors. the builder surely didnt know tough

    Awesome Skyscraper too !

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    Congratulations to everyone participating in the Community Crunch :)

    I do not have as much time as before to submit entries but I'm glad I made it anyway :) Can't wait to see the next CC.

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    Mutant bee? probably not, but when I first saw its face it looked like tek colors. Its legs also look a little...Perfect. Does this thing eat element or something?o.O Its thorax (armpits area) also looks perfect and unnatural. It could be just bioluminescent, but could it be venom glands in its hindquarters?

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    On 12/3/2017 at 6:13 PM, Valoule said:

    I guess im part of the name, i dont desagree with you, on one part im happy to see new builders and creation, but and the others end if we are not choose because we "post too much content" at least they need to make a rules likes one same winner every x contest. Personnaly i take atleast 15 hours to +150hours (like Thousand sunny,..) on every build i make, so thats would be cool.

    Sure when i see the chessboard that have been already make in the past im a bit confused about the contest factors. the builder surely didnt know tough

    Awesome Skyscraper too !

    I enjoy each and every single one of your builds. I always scan through the submissions page on the chance that I miss something I really like. Keep up the great work! 

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    On 12/2/2017 at 1:03 PM, Umber0010 said:

    isn't there supposed to be a Q&A, or am I just out of touch

    Thats the Digest not the Community Crunch

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    16 hours ago, BAGGINS said:

    Mutant bee? probably not, but when I first saw its face it looked like tek colors. Its legs also look a little...Perfect. Does this thing eat element or something?o.O Its thorax (armpits area) also looks perfect and unnatural. It could be just bioluminescent, but could it be venom glands in its hindquarters?

    Meganeura/Jug Bug

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    Is this the glow bug thing? and it would be good if they were tamable for like 24hrs so u dont have to go to them in the wild for charge as much

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    20 hours ago, Zorendier said:

    I enjoy each and every single one of your builds. I always scan through the submissions page on the chance that I miss something I really like. Keep up the great work! 

    Thanks :D Il keep posting every week if i can ^^, thats cheers me up for next week :P

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    10 minutes ago, PhantomBacon725 said:

    When is another ARK Digest gonna be posted?

    I wouldn't expect one before Aberration is released at least, but that is only next week now anyway.

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    Howdy was wondering if Aberration is going to playable on the official no tek no tame servers?

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    Ok so is the December update being released when aberration is as can't find eta and some of the youtubers was announcing a release date of 5th which unfortunately is getting people misinformed and the anger has been directed towards wildcard which I believe is wrong so I come to ask directly and will this update include sponsored mods ?

    I only ask because unfortunately my pc isn't capable of running ark effectively and Xbox is largely lacking content for builders breeders and creative players who want to make a showcase build with friends to show their talents and achievements or to build extremely detailed structures or complexes 

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    Missed content

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    On 12/1/2017 at 11:40 PM, Scrysis said:

    It's the universe's biggest mosquito. . . RUN!

    looks like a dragonfly to me!

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