Jen Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Hey Survivors! Welcome to the latest edition of the Community Crunch! ARK: Evolution Event Weekend! 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 16th 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! 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 week's contest! This week's contest winner is... Kovko! PGTerrainPropertiesString=MapSeed=724;LandscapeRadius=1.0;Water Frequency=5.160967;Mountains Frequency=10.111149;Mountains Slope=1.350023;MountainsHeight=1.147305;Turbulence Power=0.0125;Shore Slope=1.0;WaterLevel=-0.72;GrassDensity=1.0;JungleGrassDensity=0.02;ErosionSteps=4;TreesGroundSlopeAccuracy=0.5;DepositionStrength=0.5;ErosionStrength=0.75;OceanFloorLevel=-1.0;SnowBiomeSize=0.102945;RWBiomeSize=0.218205;MountainBiomeStart=-0.709752;MountainsTreeDensity=0.01;JungleBiomeStart=-0.625387;IslandBorderCurveExp=4.0;MaxSawnPointHeight=0.1;SnowGrassDensity=0.25;MountainGrassDensity=0.05;SnowMountainGrassDensity=0.15;UnderwaterObjectsDensity=0.7;SnowMountainsTreeDensity=0.01;TreeDensity=0.003;JungleTreeDensity=0.66;RedWoodTreeDensity=0.35;SnowTreeDensity=1.0;RedwoodGrassDensity=0.1;ShoreTreeDensity=0.05;SnowShoreTreeDensity=0.025;DeepWaterBiomesDepth=-0.24;InlandWaterObjectsDensity=0.5;ShorelineStartOffset=0.01;ShorelineThickness=0.0015;MountainGeneralTreesPercent=0.1;TerrainScaleMultiplier=(X=1.0f,Y=1.0f,Z=1.0f);SnowBiomeLocation=(X=0.2f,Y=0.2f);RWForestBiomeLocation=(X=0.5f,Y=0.5f);NorthRegion1Start=(X=0.25f,Y=0.0f);NorthRegion1End=(X=0.416f,Y=0.5f);NorthRegion2Start=(X=0.416f,Y=0.0f);NorthRegion2End=(X=0.582f,Y=0.5f);NorthRegion3Start=(X=0.582f,Y=0.0f);NorthRegion3End=(X=0.75f,Y=0.0f);SouthRegion1Start=(X=0.25f,Y=0.5f);SouthRegion1End=(X=0.416f,Y=1.0f);SouthRegion2Start=(X=0.416f,Y=0.5f);SouthRegion2End=(X=0.582f,Y=1.0f);SouthRegion3Start=(X=0.582f,Y=0.5f);SouthRegion3End=(X=0.75f,Y=1.0f);EastRegion1Start=(X=0.75f,Y=0.0f);EastRegion1End=(X=1.0f,Y=0.333f);EastRegion2Start=(X=0.75f,Y=0.333f);EastRegion2End=(X=1.0f,Y=0.666f);EastRegion3Start=(X=0.75f,Y=0.666f);EastRegion3End=(X=1.0f,Y=1.0f);WestRegion1Start=(X=0.0f,Y=0.0f);WestRegion1End=(X=0.25f,Y=0.333f);WestRegion2Start=(X=0.0f,Y=0.333f);WestRegion2End=(X=0.25f,Y=0.666f);WestRegion3Start=(X=0.0f,Y=0.666f);WestRegion3End=(X=0.25f,Y=1.0f) PGLastPreset=0 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! Winner! Wolf Angelus - Tomb Raider Runners Up! Kovko - Mountainscape GamerPerfection - Pre-emptive Troodon Attack Honourable Mentions! KISHKO - An Ancient Temple EXFIB0 - Daydream Wolf Angelus - Hot Pursuit Kovko - Jerboa's Dreams Panoramic 360 Stereoscopic 3D! Winner! Kovko - Brown River Runner Up! EXFIB0 - Bridge - 360 Stereo Honourable Mentions! EXFIB0 - A Beautiful Morning KISHKO - Oasis EXFIB0 - On The Edge Of The World Wolf Angelus - Sapphire Interestion Freeform! Winner! Wolf Angelus - ARKeology Runner Up! GamerPerfection - Theriz Tore Through My Screen 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 79 is... BORED AT SEA by Lame Wolf Productions! 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 79 is… a tie! Wolf's Trip to Venice, Italy by Wolf Angelus! and... ARK GOLF CLUB by Valoule! Well done to everyone who submitted their maps, Ansel photos, builds and videos this week! If you'd like to check out the submissions from the rest of the entrants, you can do so here: Fan Feature! ARK Scorched Earth Ep 17 - Paracer Tank by Monkeypuzzle Bayou Build -The Workshop- Ep14: Gaming Evolved by Arahli Amo Plays Ark: Survival Evolved - S3E1 - Leap Of Faith And Flyby Lootings (Gameplay) by Amo387 The Swamp Observatory | Build Guide | Ark: Survival Evolved by Voxesto NSK Skit Films: Pen Red Raptor Raptor Pen (Pen Pineapple Apple Pen Parody) by NSK Videos Ark Garden House :: Ark Build Guide :: Stuctures Plus House Building Tutorial by UniteTheClans Ark-Cathedral Build!!- Ark Building Montage Monday EP 13 by RYANT1UM ARK: SURVIVAL EVOLVED | RAGNAROK! | NEW MAP! by Morrlex Open World Pokemon ON PC | ARKMON by The Axe Man ?THE ADVENTURE OF RALPHIE THE RAPTOR? - | Iron Mine on Gaming Evolved! EP 4 - ARK SURVIVAL EVOLVED by Myndmelt Gaming Ark: Survival Evolved Pooptopia 16 | All aboard the Loading Bay! by RandomGaming EXCLUSIVE - BARYONYX FIRST LOOK! Ark Survival Evolved (Baryonyx Dino Spotlight) Update 254 by ThickFreedom Dino Avatars by Freeflier181 Source: Compy - Dino Doodle by ViVi Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=836633776 The Shark by The Scarlet Devil Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=836847651 The Kraken by The Scarlet Devil Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=836846974 Beach Bar by Wyerex Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=841394302 ARK de Yoshi by keios Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=838555800 Possible upcoming creature mod part 2 by Kaprodonychus Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=840410685 Ark Diary #1 (German) by vejitas Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=838666709 Introducing the Ragdoll-adon! by Shockal Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=838633967 Specimen Class #002 by jordanisgreat Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=838251875 Jurassic Ark by Shinzilla Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=820789032 Jurassic Ark: Raptor by Shinzilla Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=838431350 The Night Sky (Volcano map) by SirShade 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: https://twitter.com/survivetheark Facebook: www.facebook.com/survivetheark Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/playark Imzy: https://www.imzy.com/ark Much love, Wildcard Jen & the ARK: Survival Evolved Team View full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Savvygamer Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Hey how about you actually do that digest you promised three weeks ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrekasaurus Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Who votes for Ragnarok on Xbox! That's a beautiful map! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHellishCat Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Just have one question. Will you be adding the Extinction mod by the Annunaki guys as an official mod as you guys did for the Primitive Plus? It has become extremely popular and a very big expansion of the ARK world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iDizzy81 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Neat Avatars! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rexanator Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Another week and no questions answered. yay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHappyPP Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Monday the 13th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcard Community lilpanda Posted January 14, 2017 Wildcard Community Share Posted January 14, 2017 28 minutes ago, TheHappyPP said: Monday the 13th? Fixed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormagodon Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Baryonyx looks like it will be pretty cool, although I'm still most excited for the facial hair and growth system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighFlyer15 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 4 hours ago, Savvygamer said: Hey how about you actually do that digest you promised three weeks ago Come on, gathering tons of pictures to make the Crunch every single week is much more important /s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksman00048 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 WE WANT THE DIGEST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksman00048 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Console doesn't stand much chance in these stupid contests. Put up the digest, it's the only reason we are here!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer Moderator GP Posted January 14, 2017 Volunteer Moderator Share Posted January 14, 2017 17 minutes ago, Marksman00048 said: Console doesn't stand much chance in these stupid contests. Put up the digest, it's the only reason we are here!! It may be the only reason you are here, you don't speak for the others but yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewiatan Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 It's quite underwhelming community crunch. Also, where is the digest you promised 2-3 weeks ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marksman00048 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 28 minutes ago, GamerPerfection said: It may be the only reason you are here, you don't speak for the otKhers but yourself. This seems like pretty trivial use of your time. Don't you have anything to like... Moderate? Trust me, i speak for others. Myself, my tribe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambergurler Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 1 hour ago, GamerPerfection said: It may be the only reason you are here, you don't speak for the others but yourself. But every comment is about the digest lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Angelus Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Having recently started using twitter finally and looking at forums a bit more, I am surprised at all the negativity and comments staff like Jen have to deal with who have community oriented duties (and may or may not have a hand in development side). I hope that the content we create is something the staff can really enjoy and find a sense of happiness from it all. They do this for the community but I like to think of this also as giving to them and I personally like to work extra hard with a lot of my content with the hopes for them to be able to sit back, relax, and enjoy which hopefully brings some sort of warm feeling. I don't exactly defend many things that have been said/done, but they are human and it sure can't be good for their health or help make progressive advancements towards the game, quite the opposite actually if you get an unwelcoming aura. From an observer perspective, you can't help but feel bad for them. On a side note... I need a better free video recording program. Was not aware of the stuttering halfway through my video as my screen was running decently smooth which I was impressed with. I don't know much about about video recording software, if the program is the cause or why that would happen but it bothered me a bit to see that happen after all the effort put in. I hope the Wildcard staff has been enjoying my creations lately (which looks to be a yes :3 ) and you find some happiness in our content, I always hope to make your day/week. PS: What happened to Jat? Haven't seen him around lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NebraskARK Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Everyone wants the digest, I'm over here wanting to fly around a charizard! Haven't played pokemon in a long time, but that mod looks cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer Moderator GP Posted January 14, 2017 Volunteer Moderator Share Posted January 14, 2017 8 minutes ago, hambergurler said: But every comment is about the digest lol That is factually incorrect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambergurler Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 7 minutes ago, GamerPerfection said: That is factually incorrect. OK you got me should have said like every other post on here is asking for the digest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambergurler Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 10 minutes ago, GamerPerfection said: That is factually incorrect. Just saying it is obviously something alot of people are asking for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjarke Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Here on the ARK forum if you go into Edit Profile there is only a "Playing on PC" and "Playing on Xbox" option but there is no "Playing on PS4" could you please add that? And could you guys make the alpha sea creatures blue, keep the alpha land carnivors red and make the (confirmed) alpha herbivores green! Just a smart detail Keep up the good work with the game -Bjarke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonniw Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 2 hours ago, hambergurler said: Just saying it is obviously something alot of people are asking for Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zadira Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 I get so much out of these building tutorials. I appreciate all the work that people do to bring those videos to us. My dream is that Wildcard adds Structures Plus to the official game. What an amazing and wonderful mod that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Chris Posted January 14, 2017 Administrator Share Posted January 14, 2017 That Venice Arkitect is INSANE! Great job everyone on this weeks awesome content! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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