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Community Crunch Contests: ARKitect, ARKVideo & NVIDIA ANSEL,


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Hello, Survivors!

Each week we run community contests for all players (all platforms included where possible) where you can win lots of cash prizes! Below is the different type of contests that take place. Try your hand and share some of your creations with us today!type of contests that take place. Try your hand and share some of your creations with us today!

ARK NVIDIA Ansel Photography Contest!

This weekly screenshot competition asks players to take in-game photographs from either ARK: Survival Evolved or our new desert themed expansion pack ARK: Scorched Earth using NVIDIA Ansel, and meet the category requirements listed below.

Winners will be announced during ARK’s regular “Community Crunch” blog post. Each winner (3) will receive $100 each and each runner up will receive $50. Want to enter? ARK-Ansel screenshot entries should be e-mailed to anselcontest@studiowildcard.com

If you need a place to upload a file for the contest, make use of Wetransfer which will allow up to 2gb for free!

Please note: Ansel submissions are limited to a total of 15 per person!

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. Check out your 360 Stereo results on your HMD or on your Android Phone with NVIDIA VR Viewer 
  • Freeform: Any settings, whacky and creative use of Ansel filters are encouraged. Adding humorous titles/captions in Photoshop is also acceptable for this category!

When entering the contest please name your entries and make sure that they include:

  • Name
  • Image Title
  • Category

An example would be:

Wildcard Jat - Evolution Event - Super Resolution

Ansel is a revolutionary new way to capture in-game shots.  Compose a shot 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 in the Ansel Technology page and the NVIDIA blog.

How to run NVIDIA Ansel

First of all, you'll want to make sure you're running the latest Nvidia Geforce Drivers - so head over to http://www.geforce.com/ and get downloading!

Once setup and ready to go, right click ARK: Survival Evolved in your steam library and you'll see the option to Launch ARK with NVIDIA Ansel

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Select this and head into a single player game, regardless of the map or the mod. Once you're in game, you can immediately press ALT + F2 to get into Ansel Photography mode and start taking snaps.

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or you can type in the following command in the console:

cheat enablespectator

Once that is enabled, hit your DELETE key and it'll open the Depth of Field Options menu where you can play around with the games DOF.

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Then hit ALT+F2 and take some awesome Ansel photography!

Here's a little tip from Jesse:

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You can also type "enablespectator true" in the console to fly around before you take your shot, and hit the "Home" key to level your camera if you want to keep people from feeling sick on a 360 stereo VR screenshot. 

ARKitect!

This is an award ($200 prize for first and $100 for any runners up) given to Survivors to celebrate the amazing structures you build. These bases are judge 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! At the end of each week, the winners and runner-ups will be featured in our #ARKitect section of the Community Crunch and will be awarded cash prizes! 

Note: We've had a lot of requests regarding the use of mods - go for it! We'd love to see how mods have influenced your bases

Please note: Video submissions are preferred to be 5 minutes in length, if they exceed this, please provide a relevant timestamp in the video. Note that any entries which are longer, may not be entirely watched and we, therefore, recommend you fit into our recommendation, or provide photos as an alternative!

ARKVideo!

This contest is open to all types of video be they funny, epic, scenic, stories, whatever inspires you. Winning this content will net you a $200 prize for first and $100 for any runners up. Just a general reminder that they should remain safe for work, think of the children! Send us in your videos and we cannot wait to watch them! We're really interested in seeing the latest video creations you guys have put together - so show us something fresh!

Please note: Video submissions are preferred to be 15 minutes in length, if they exceed this, please provide a relevant timestamp in the video. Note that any entries which are longer, may not be entirely watched and we, therefore, recommend you fit our recommendation!

Uploading the images

Please upload the images to the gallery section of our New Community Hub - you can create your own album and directly link us to that or attach it to your post! Please remember to post your entry to this thread specifically! If you're not able to upload directly to the gallery, don't sweat as imgur will work fine too!

http://survivetheark.com/index.php?/gallery/

Looking forward to seeing the entries!

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Hey guys!

We had a little chat about the video length requirement we mentioned in the last Crunch and it's clear with the amount of detail and work you put into the entries, it's very difficult to fit into that timeline. Now we're only including it as a recommended guideline, but not necessary to follow. Just please keep in mind if it's overly long, we may not be able to view all of it, and including timestamps and pictures (for the ARKitect entries!) are a great tool

Thanks :)

 

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My last entry was a partial build of what I call Skyrider City, it wasn't finished due to a server crash/wipe but still managed to be a runner up, thanks everyone.
I was determined to finish this build so this was built on my solo world, this time I used prim+ for the added level of detail available & I also used the no clipping enabled. I made this build in 6 days (& on the 7th day I rested).
I put the video on my channel before the time limits were introduced, sorry

 

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ARKitect!

Hello! I built the Neilbolt House from the new movie ''IT''(2017) , I hope you enjoy it!

''Come join the clowns Ed's!

You'll float down here, We all float down here! YES WE DO!!!''

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October means 31 days of Halloween, so here is the first terrifying design. A mansion that is hell itself.

The goal was to create the most evil and nightmarish design/atmosphere possible, so kind of old, retro, and creepy to mimic several of the classic horror designs. Some rooms are simply candles, and some very basic furniture to mimic some of those creepy scenes from movies, and some a bit more elaborate, but always keeping the old and nightmarish feel.

Because of the lights flickering effect, it made it hard to do good images.

 

ARKitect Submission:

The Old, Possessed Mansion on Horror Hill

 

Images: *Note the light flickers make it harder to get the image timing right.

 

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On 10/3/2017 at 4:11 PM, ARKATRON556 said:

ARKitect!

Hello! I built the Neilbolt House from the new movie ''IT''(2017) , I hope you enjoy it!

''Come join the clowns Ed's!

You'll float down here, We all float down here! YES WE DO!!!''

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Love this so much :)

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Hello ! There my work for this week ARKitect contest : 

For them who love RP build, this is : 

Rebuild of the Brontopia
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https://imgur.com/a/i8wDs

 

I wanted to give the impression that the castle was being rebuilt, So the castle from Ragnarok (Viking bay) Was perfect.

You can check the full album (55 Photos) and if you love this kind of build, Let me know ! :)

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