Jen Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 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 (Xbox One/PS4)! This is a reminder for our console Survivors that in the next console update, the volcano will be receiving an active remodelling which will delete everything in the vicinity outlined in the screenshot above. You are highly recommended to move out of the area immediately if you have not already done so. 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. Workshop Wednesday: Issue #2 A few days ago Cedric posted another blog-style article based on the ARK Workshop, featuring information about making maps! The article features a brief interview with Damien, Environment Director, Navin, a Senior Producer, and the map makers from the Sponsored Mod Program. Check it out! 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 15th 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... Kovko! PGTerrainPropertiesString=MapSeed=705;LandscapeRadius=1.0;Water Frequency=4.770391;Mountains Frequency=14.015442;Mountains Slope=1.903598;MountainsHeight=1.090155;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=0.100809;RWBiomeSize=0.037082;MountainBiomeStart=-0.427505;MountainsTreeDensity=0.01;JungleBiomeStart=-0.579475;IslandBorderCurveExp=4.0;MaxSawnPointHeight=0.1;SnowGrassDensity=0.25;MountainGrassDensity=0.05;SnowMountainGrassDensity=0.15;UnderwaterObjectsDensity=2.0;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! Pollti - Theiving bears caught by bees Runners Up! BlueDragon - Impaled Wolf Angelus - Monsoon Season F1r3fly - Raíña Queen of the Grove BlueDragon - Teleport FataL1ty - Strange Land Honourable Mentions! Mr Thunder - Rushing into the brave knight TiMoAgE - TMC-Class ARK Destroyer Outside FataL1ty - Ruby Forest BlueDragon - TEK Sphere Kovko - Pillars BlueDragon - Another World Roguewolf91 - Rise above Wolf Angelus - Plantation Shoreline TiMoAgE - TMC-Class ARK Control Terminal BlueDragon - A new home FataL1ty - I believe I can fly! Kovko - Connected FataL1ty - Imminent Cleansing Kovko - Utopia BlueDragon - The Gate FataL1ty - Pahoehoe Island AsH - Ascension Mystery Mr Thunder - Bad Blood Roguewolf91 - Late Night Snack Mantikoa - Sunlight Views Wolf Angelus - Plantation House F1r3fly - All Hail Queen Raíña GG Fizz - A Bugs Life BlueDragon - Entrance Mantikoa - Sunlight Views Mr Thunder - Best Buddies Norlinri - Ruins GG Fizz - The Megatherium Attack Kovko - Broken Bridge Wolf Angelus - Plantation AsH - Road to Ascension StateofMynd42 - Impending Doom Kovko - Two Worlds Panoramic 360 Stereoscopic 3D! Winner! Wolf Angelus - Plantation Center Runners Up! Kovko - Stream BlueDragon - Top of the world Honourable Mentions! EXFIB0 - TEK Cave! FataL1ty - Bone Hungry Wolf Angelus - Plantation Day View Roguewolf91 - Gone Spelunking BlueDragon - Crystal Ice Cave Wolf Angelus - Farm Day FataL1ty - Don't Look Back Wolf Angelus - Farm Night EXFIB0 - Bubbles Wolf Angelus - Plantation Night Kovko - Vacation FataL1ty - Endor EXFIB0 - Lavafall BlueDragon - Terminal EXFIB0 - Volcano FataL1ty - Subtle Greens! BlueDragon - Into the depths Freeform! Winners! F1r3fly - Troo Colours Cheb - Out from the depths Runner Ups! Valoule - Mario kARK Kana - Charlie the Unicorn Starwolf23 - Magical Liopleurodon! Honourable Mentions! Wolf Angelus - ARK Rangers - Dino Thunder Mantikoa - Acceptable EXFIB0 - Neon 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 92 is... Ark Survival Evolved Cartoon - Tek Tier by Green Man Cartoons! We would also like to announce a runner up this week... HAPPY CAMPERS! - ARK Cinematic Skits 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 ARKitects for Community Crunch 92 are… Mario KARK (Delfino square) by Valoule! ... and Spongebob 3D Sculpture & Base by Wolf Angelus! We would also like to announce two runners up this week as well! ARK PYRAMID BUILD! EGYPTIAN THEMED TOWN! by TagBackTV! ...and Empire State Building by Kogadins! If you'd like to check out the submissions from the rest of the entrants, you can do so here: Fan Feature! WOODEN HANGING BRIDGE MOD - ARK: Survival Evolved by VIRTUAL REALMS Hope Ark Evolved Map - The Journey Part 1 by vwcamper ARK How to Build a Gazebo :: Building Guide :: Gazebo Building on ARK Survival Evolved by SWChris Ark Dragonsreach! (Skyrim)- Ark Building Montage Monday EP 7 by RYANT1UM Ground Zero [IronMine Ragnarok] [1] by MonkeyMan EQUUS RACE TRACK BUILD? | ARK Survival Evolved [S3 EP29] by The AxeMan NEW SORNA REX, GIANT VIPER KILLS TITANO WITH POISON & DINO HAIR ( Gameplay ) by Anthomnia Polynesian Fishing Hut Ark Tutorial :: Building Guide :: House on Pillars by SWChris Serious Farming [Madagascar Evolved Survival Plus] [17] by MonkeyMan ARK: Vanilla KILLING THE HARD BROODMOTHER, UNLOCKING TEK ENGRAMS, AND SLAYING THE CHITEN CAVE by Myndmelt ARK DON’T BRING A QUETZAL WHEN TAMING GIANT BEES! w/THE AXEMAN! HOW TO TAME GIANT BEES AND GET HONEY by Myndmelt Ark Survival Evolved - The bribe (PART 56) by GeeKy gAMer no.1 Ark Survival Evolved - Big fish ( PART 57) by GeeKy gAMer no.1 Ark Survival Evolved Equus Taming Xbox One + PS4 by SteadyTeddy Ark Leedsichthys Raft Defence??? by SteadyTeddy Ark How To Solo Tame Quetzal Xbox One + PS4 After Flyer Nerf by SteadyTeddy ARK:Survival Evolved Building w/ Fizz :: Swamp Base Build (No Mods) by GG Fizz COLONIAL STYLE HOUSING!!- Ark Building Montage Monday EP 29 by RYANT1UM Ark Survival Evolved Top 5 Quetzal Replacements (Flyer Nerf) by Jade Plays Games HOW TO BUILD A TEK TIER UNDERWATER BASE - FIRST LOOK by Jade Plays Games TOP 5 BEGINNER TAMES | ARK SURVIVAL EVOLVED by The AxeMan Ark Power Leveling 1 - 70 in 15 Minuets Xbox One + PS4 by SteadyTeddy Ark: How To Rek The Alpha Tribe ? ? by C8sun ARK Quetz Docking Platform and Air Base! :: ARK Building Evolved :: ARK Creative Building by SWChris ARK Dev Kit Sneak Peek | First look at Megatherium (Giant Sloth) by GG Fizz ARK How To Use And Spawn TEK TIER TELEPORTER by Jade Plays Games Unicorn of Scotland by ℓα∂уVoltz† [мвм]http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=916934551 Liquid Freeze by ℓα∂уVoltz† [мвм]http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=915216254 Kaprosuchus vs compy by Akhorishttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=923047501 I find a egg! A big egg! by Akhorishttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=918078964 Yutyrannus Knight! by FollyVentureshttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=917815106 Valkyrie by Violethttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=921658544 swamp creature (3) by iguana12345678http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=923721671 terror bird by iguana12345678http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=918495122 Grey Bird by Chilly Wolf (Varn)http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=916862177 Desert Camo Moschops by Sharkcathttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=919109693 Snow Camo Moschops by Sharkcathttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=919107611 Forest Camo Moschops by Sharkcathttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=919107053 Sap Moschops by Sharkcathttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=916709789 Rare Mushroom Moschops by Sharkcathttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=916709071 Rare Flower Moschops by Sharkcathttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=916708422 Prime Meat Moschops by Sharkcathttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=916707580 Tapejara Warpaint by Dejvikhttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=918759708 Sarco got a new painjob too by Dejvikhttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=918760031T-Rexes Warpaint by Dejvikhttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=918568242 Scorched Earth - New Update! custom ressource map by Exhumedhttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=924296583 Mama Naco's floating home Glow-Worm Dossier! by Scarecrowhttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=922016409 Cricetinae Dossier (FAN-MADE) by Marc Munyeesahttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=921990270 Indominus Rex Dossier (My Version) by KeyKeyhttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=921194963 Elasmosaurus Dossier by KeyKeyhttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=920905277 Titan Cockroach Dossier by Megahttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=920434818 Utyrannus Dossier (Fantasy Dino) by KeyKeyhttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=920409224 Eotriceratops Dossier by Megahttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=919474539 Ouranosaurus Dossier by Megahttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=917577980 That's it for this post guys! 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Administrator Chris Posted May 14, 2017 Administrator Share Posted May 14, 2017 Some incredible stuff again in this crunch, great work guys and girls! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiotChumry Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 GOGO guyz, please make a dense pvp game mod with pre-builded base and dyno as in game reward, more ammo more guns and more modZ You're strong guy, keep on rails and make us fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rixsta Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Nice stuffs, well done guys!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xmrmeow Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 lots of cool stuff here, but what ever happened to ARK Digest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Angelus Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Yay, wasn't sure if character sculptures would have a chance, got lots more ideas in mind then! I wanted to toss in Gary the snail, but I didn't start till Friday morning and didn't finish till the afternoon, didn't want to miss the deadline (Hint: Hoping to do characters/pieces from a certain game that is one of the most played in the world atm - many WC play it based on tweets - assuming I can get the shaping down). I wonder if turning them into a "base" helps, or if I should skip that component? If there was an option for .ini to bypass the 75 height to be 150 or unlimited, that would be cool. Valoule told me a few mods to help with that though. I wanted to build Spongebob taller, but had to keep reshaping him to get the proportions decent. PS: @Jat - go watch Spongebob! At least 2 episodes, one of the best/funny cartoons from childhood Going to do different style of freeforms after next week I think, since the tv/movie parodies haven't been working out. Can the image be multiple small, segmented panels, or is that ruining the idea/purpose of the freeform image? Really like the Mario Kart build, somehow knew it would win, have to wonder how many hours that took. Need to start on MK8 Switch, that really got me in the mood, huge fan or anything from Nintendo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleZero Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 lol that power lvling video, " A bellzeeebuffalo" good laugh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kogadins Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 Oh yeahh my Empire State Building is in <3 Sooo happy Also great to see the videos and I really really like the mutations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobRoss Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 just wow, so many cool submissions. the empire state building and delphino square look absolutely insane! amazing job! the videos are incredibly cool too! i wish i had the time to do do things like this! but it warms my heart to see that there are so many creative people playing this game. it makes me look forward to the crunches every time! thank you creative community!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timmyboyhd Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 So is there not going to be a virtual wall put up around the volcano, my base is on the opisite side of the picture shown and looks like it may be on the boarder. or at least another photo of the other side that will be affected would be nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordVargar Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 13 hours ago, Casanova said: Some incredible stuff again in this crunch, great work guys and girls! I agree 100% as far as Creativity we have the most amazing community of any game. I personally love Wolfangus submission of "Plantation" it embodies what i think ark is. Make the best of a island of blood thirsty critters. The unique thing about Ark is until Jer shares the Actual Cannon Facts ARK is what ever we make it to be. and with upcoming mods and new content we have a varible sandbox of things to do. I enjoy Xbox and making my own server with Villages where i have seen others Build a fudel system. I seen one ark where only Herbavores can be tamed. Ark is truely a Game where people can meet and Bring their culture out in a creative way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nefasto Posted May 16, 2017 Share Posted May 16, 2017 Overall graphic quality is increasing, beautiful pictures! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gOOglyOwl Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 made it into the fan feature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SageOf6Paths Posted May 17, 2017 Share Posted May 17, 2017 looks like KeyKey doesn't know that ark's plesiosaur is an Elasmosaurus :P. good crunch as always, I always love to see them!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lime Inc. Posted May 18, 2017 Share Posted May 18, 2017 On 2017-5-14 at 5:26 PM, LordVargar said: I agree 100% as far as Creativity we have the most amazing community of any game. I personally love Wolfangus submission of "Plantation" it embodies what i think ark is. Make the best of a island of blood thirsty critters. The unique thing about Ark is until Jer shares the Actual Cannon Facts ARK is what ever we make it to be. and with upcoming mods and new content we have a varible sandbox of things to do. I enjoy Xbox and making my own server with Villages where i have seen others Build a fudel system. I seen one ark where only Herbavores can be tamed. Ark is truely a Game where people can meet and Bring their culture out in a creative way. yup, it is what I keep missing in other games I play. yes ARK has Dino's but these do not seem to be the main thing about this game. You can PVE/PVP/RPG/FPS in a MMO environment. The mounts are amazing, breeding is awesome, but as a builder myself I can just get lost in building amazing bases and environments that I love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaolin Posted May 21, 2017 Share Posted May 21, 2017 TEK TIER!!! made me lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrustCS Posted May 22, 2017 Share Posted May 22, 2017 awesome well done~~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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