Jen Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 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. Upcoming Volcano Changes! If you have not already done so, please read this important updating regarding the upcoming changes to the Island volcano: Your ARK Story! We're looking to collect some player experiences with ARK and we're reaching out to all of you! We want to know: how do you play ARK? Do you think you have a unique experience with the game? Please check out the post below and share your experiences with us. Primitive Plus Beta! If you're a PC Primitive Plus player, Cedric currently has a beta server running with the latest content and fixes that he has been working on. If you are interested in helping the progression of Prim+, hop on the beta server and report any issues you find so that they can be fixed for release. Keep up with Ced on Twitter for the latest Prim+ info:https://twitter.com/ComplexMinded Download the Prim+ BETA version here:http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=906325878 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 1st 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 weeks contest! This week's contest winner is... Wolf Angelus! PGMapName=ProceduralARK20170425053254 PGTerrainPropertiesString=MapSeed=549;LandscapeRadius=1.0;Water Frequency=10;Mountains Frequency=6;Mountains Slope=2.50;MountainsHeight=.9;Turbulence Power=0.0125;Shore Slope=1.0;WaterLevel=-0.72;GrassDensity=1.0;JungleGrassDensity=0.05;ErosionSteps=8;TreesGroundSlopeAccuracy=0.5;DepositionStrength=0.05;ErosionStrength=0.75;OceanFloorLevel=-1.0;SnowBiomeSize=0.12;RWBiomeSize=0.09;MountainBiomeStart=-0.35;MountainsTreeDensity=0.06;JungleBiomeStart=-0.65;IslandBorderCurveExp=4.0;MaxSawnPointHeight=0.2;SnowGrassDensity=0.25;MountainGrassDensity=0.007;SnowMountainGrassDensity=0.15;UnderwaterObjectsDensity=0.5;SnowMountainsTreeDensity=0.03;TreeDensity=0.005;JungleTreeDensity=0.55;RedWoodTreeDensity=0.030;SnowTreeDensity=1.2;RedwoodGrassDensity=0.07;ShoreTreeDensity=0.32;SnowShoreTreeDensity=0.04;DeepWaterBiomesDepth=-0.24;InlandWaterObjectsDensity=0.5;ShorelineStartOffset=0.023;ShorelineThickness=0.035;MountainGeneralTreesPercent=0.15;TerrainScaleMultiplier=(X=1.0f,Y=1.0f,Z=1.0f);SnowBiomeLocation=(X=0.6f,Y=0.6f);RWForestBiomeLocation=(X=0.4f,Y=0.4f);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) 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! StateofMynd42 - The Last Unicorn Morgengrau - Khalasar 2 Runners Up! RBG - Blue Dragon Breaking Point - Blue Dragon Wolf Angelus - Playful Pup FataL1ty - Resplendent Honourable Mentions! Poison Jungle - Blue Dragon Wolf Angelus - Life of a Beaver Wolf Angelus - Doedicurus at the Beach When I grow up.. - Blue Dragon Venom bite - Blue Dragon StateofMynd42 - Dragon Shores StateofMynd42 - The Alpha roguewolf91 - Spino in the Mist Morgengrau - Khalasar 3 FataL1ty - Settlement FataL1ty - Scenic Route FataL1ty - Raider Landing FataL1ty - Lone Wolf FataL1ty - Dream FataL1ty - Cliffside Battle FataL1ty - Deatheater FataL1ty - Away FataL1ty - Chase EXFIB0 - The Beautiful Island Cabin in the Woods - Blue Dragon Batman - SuperRes 3 Batman - SuperRes 4 Batman - SuperRes 1 Batman - SuperRes 2 Panoramic 360 Stereoscopic 3D! Winner! Batman - 360 Runner Up! EXFIB0 - Crystals Honourable Mentions! Wolf Angelus - Racetrack View 2 StateofMynd42 - Riddles in the Dark Wolf Angelus - Racetrack View 1 FataL1ty - Vista FataL1ty - Bony FataL1ty - Clearing EXFIB0 - The Island EXFIB0 - Blue Paradise EXFIB0 - Beautiful Lands Freeform! Winner! Kana - Happy family Runner Up! F1r3fly - Oh Poop! - Freeform Honourable Mentions! Wolf Angelus - The Incredible Survivor (Hulk Parody) EXFIB0 - Sunset 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 91 is... THE LONE RIDER - ARK Skits by Lamewolf 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 91 is… The Colonial Isles by The Lime Inc.! We'd also like to share a runner up: ArkiTEKt: Futuristic base - The Hope Consortium by F1r3fly! For their great Tek Tier base! If you'd like to check out the submissions from the rest of the entrants, you can do so here: Fan Feature! Ark Survival Evolved Cartoon - Tek Tier Cool ARK Base Design :: Exploring ARK Ragnarok Sponsored Mod :: Awesome ARK Base Locations! by SWChris ARK Survival: Baba Yaga's Base (Architectural, ARKitect) by Wolf Angelus Ark Survival Evolved - Pirate life (PART 55) ARK Airships w/the Flying Rafts MOD : Ep12 : Geeks Patreon Server Pink Panda Palace Flora Part 2 | S3E27 Pooptopia Annunaki Island by MeewMaw The Geeky Granny BUSTING FLYER NERF 2.0 MYTHS ARK Survival Evolved Diner Building Guide :: Bar & Grill :: Restaurant Tutorial Direwolf by Akhoris Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=911178690 MBM Ark logo by ℓα∂уVoltz† Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=912321491 Bootiful Dodo costume by Bootiful Wils Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=912751961 Catch! by Cupcake Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=912289699 Gull by Cupcake Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=912264108 "Ouuw Hello, it's a me, Baby Raptor!" by Wyerex Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=912669911 Always wild by ??? Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=910857720 Terror bird by iguana12345678 Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=914972294 Dilophosaur by Fletjek Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=914085544 DODOREX by paulosantos567767 Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=913924148 Fail by waternebula Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=912829886 The Island - custom map by Exhumed (27th April 2017) Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=914779851 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 Much love, Wildcard Jen & the ARK: Survival Evolved Team View full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimlock153 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Lol, just downloaded the map one. Need it! But great crunch by the way. Any ETA on the next digest? Aaron L. Sandoval Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voltzahl Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Thank you for putting my artwork in here I appreciate it a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Angelus Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Was hoping the creative idea of the building and freeform image specifically would pull me through this week, all the migraine/headache attacks made it a rough week to get anything done. Hoping it's over now so I can focus clear next week and spend less time stuck in bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lime Inc. Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Thnx for the win, glad you liked my design as much as me Gratz to all other winners, so many amazing entries again this week. I need that I am dodo image printed in my bedroom above my bed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeeMaw Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Grats all, the screenshots always blow me away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BatmanTDKR Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Glad to see my screenshots in here! Thank you SWC! ~Batman~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bast Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Really Nice stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohannesTD Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 I have a story about a tribe who would like to tease some who were weaker than us so the story starts with me and my friend flying to this tribe while my girlfriend stays home and does things.Me and my friend went there and shot missiles at this house and ran in to tease them, but it's my self-excuse me and they say I'll never come out again, so give my friend the good idea To go home and pick up his rex but when he arrived he did not think he could be bumped by the rex so he ended up in the same place as me where we were drug slaves and just lay and looked, but of course my boyfriend would help us, So she writes that she does not want to help us in the public chat but she got on her pteradon and slammed the hole in the top of the house and flown down, which is enough to distract them so I could come out and make a club and knock All of them out.This was a story about jerks never giving up and always getting away no matter what (This story was translated into Google translate from Danish to English) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirayli Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 I love Community Crunch Keep it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UranoMetria Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Lol I seriously called my drawing "Fail" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatansPegasus Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Why no prim + console beta's after all just because the pc probs might get fixed we all know from past experiences that console probs may still exist. Just look at the issues when prim + was released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wils Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Thank you for featuring my bootiful dodo with all these beautiful drawings of everyone else Keep it up ark, Bootiful Wils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tridentnova Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 PLEASE add a feature to disable certain dinos from spawning for private servers. That would be the ultimate feature for ark. Server hosts could make so many different kinds of servers! The possibilities are endless! It would be the best feature ever. Mammals only server! Or none at all. No dinos? no gigas, omg the possibilities! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oreochema Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 "Dragon Shores".... Love that Spyro reference. ;P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oreochema Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 3 hours ago, Tridentnova said: PLEASE add a feature to disable certain dinos from spawning for private servers. That would be the ultimate feature for ark. Server hosts could make so many different kinds of servers! The possibilities are endless! It would be the best feature ever. Mammals only server! Or none at all. No dinos? no gigas, omg the possibilities! I would love a feature like this. I don't mind gigas, as I don't live out that way, but I would love to not have to worry about Titanos stomping my base in SP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADroppedFrame Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Thanks for the updates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jans Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 where the heck primal survival Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer Moderator GP Posted May 2, 2017 Volunteer Moderator Share Posted May 2, 2017 Please don't post your stories and experiences in this thread. Please follow the request made in the OP if you wish to submit stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADroppedFrame Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Good stuff, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukkitta Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Those are all really awesome pieces of work, i admire everyone's talent <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobRoss Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 awesome submissions again, especially the unicorn photo is amazing! also really cool that prim+ is getting some more love always found it a very interesting concept but never really tried it for a long time due too the problems it had. will look forward to what happens after the beta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADroppedFrame Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Great stuff! Thanks for sharing it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LimboLogic Posted May 9, 2017 Share Posted May 9, 2017 Where is primal survival?? and how close is it to BEEing done? (lol bee pun) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustiest-Ninja Posted June 15, 2017 Share Posted June 15, 2017 That Dodo picture though! It's awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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