Jen Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 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. Mysterious Mysteries: Introducing ??????? What an intriguing discovery survivors, can you guess what creature it is? Xbox Rentable Servers Info! As per our announcement post last week, Xbox rentable servers will be available on Xbox from October 25th, supplied by Nitrado. Nitrado has since posted some important additional information about these rentable servers on their website. Quote Many of you have been wondering why private Xbox One servers were delayed in comparison to PlayStation 4. Rentable servers are relatively new terrain for Xbox One, which means that much work had to be done behind the scenes, both on an organizational and on a technical level. On top of everything Microsoft and Studio Wildcard had to sort out, we also had a part to play: By Microsoft's requirements, all services related to Xbox One games must be obtained through the Microsoft store, to provide a unified experience for all games and players. In simple terms: We are not allowed to rent out servers for Xbox One games through our website. That means: Please do not charge your Nitrado account in anticipation of Xbox One servers! You will not be able to purchase Xbox One servers with your Nitrado account credit. To be able to offer Xbox One servers for ARK, Nitrado has created our very own app for the Microsoft store. When you order a server for ARK on Xbox One, it will still appear on our website, and it can still be managed through our smartphone apps. It‘s just that all purchases (new orders, extensions, up-/downgrades) will have to go through our Microsoft store app. Having our own Xbox One app has its advantages: You‘ll be able to change your server settings right from inside the app! For now, this will simply redirect you to our web interface (in an already logged-in state), but for the future we want to fully integrate various features, to make managing servers even more convenient for Xbox One players. Survivors who are interested in purchasing their own rentable server(s) are strongly encouraged to read the entire article on the Nitrado website for further information on pricing and pre-orders: https://server.nitrado.net/eng/news2/view/ark-survival-evolved-servers-xbox-one 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 9th 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 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 - Phoenix on Ragnarok Runners up! Yourowner's Untitled Submission Wolf Angelus - Sonic Boom Soundwaves Valoule - NiagarARK fall StateofMynd42 - Swoops Honourable Mentions! Yourowner's Untitled Submission Yourowner's Untitled Submission Yourowner's Untitled Submission Wolf Angelus - Parasaur Travels Wolf Angelus - Cuteness Wolf Angelus - Alluring Aroma StateofMynd42 - Surrender StateofMynd42 - One Of These Things StateofMynd42 - No Candy Is Safe roguewolf91 - Devil On Your Back Pollti - poison wyvern Pollti - poison attack Pollti - alpha wyvern FataLty - Shore FataL1ty - When Gods Collide FataL1ty - War Party FataL1ty - Victory FataL1ty - Leaping to another world FataL1ty - Faceoff FataL1ty - Brace FataL1ty - A Dance With Dragons Ego - It's safari time! Panoramic 360 Stereoscopic 3D! Winner! StateofMynd42 - He's Coming Honourable Mentions! Wolf Angelus - Head of the Possessed Dining Table Wolf Angelus - Eerie Possessed Dining Room Wolf Angelus - Center of the Creepy Conjuring Circle Wolf Angelus - Belly of the Skeletal Beast FataL1ty - Ice Mount Vakarian - ScorchedEarth Panorama roguewolf91 - A World Divided FataL1ty - Ice Blast FataL1ty - A Song of Ice and Death Freeform! Winner! Wolf Angelus - Hidden Objects ARK Dino Edition Honourable Mentions! Ego - Sudden flashbacks F1r3fly - Community Crunch - Behind the Scenes F1r3fly - Into the Woods Jamie Weaver - Arriving in the new world! Starwolf23 - Find New Castle 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 106 is... "UNSTOPPABLE" - An ARK PvP Montage by KishK0! 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 106 is… The Old, Possessed Mansion on Horror Hill by Wolf Angelus! and... Rebuild of the Brontopia by Valoule! If you'd like to check out the submissions from the rest of the entrants, you can do so here: Fan Feature! Hope Ark Evolved Map V3.2 by vwcamper Eco's Terrariums Mod | Official Cinematic Showcase by Jukari Tek Community Center build on Floating Tree platform by Travis138 5 Pillar Wyvern Trap | Ark Survival Evolved Ragnarok Tips by Firespark81 Tag and Dax vs Ark Survival Evolved: SCORCHED EARTH DINO HELP DESK The True Manticore Battle - ARK: Survival Evolved Shenanigans by ShadowSword Acting up (PART 66) by GeeKy gAMer no.1 & gOOgly Owl The Bases of Nerd Parade's Ragnarok PvP by blitzfire911 Skyrider City version 22 by MissyPrime Griffin by XxCrazyNyanCatxXhttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1152773865 Can't Fly Yet by Violethttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1156380622 Fire Wyvern by Shintharohttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1154215685 Dodo! by TNT_2http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1159736917 Raptor by Mr.Overkillhttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1156885240 Ark' Art by LastGon Tek-Treehouse by Vakarian V-REX by milokamilohttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1154423004 Milo-Tylo by milokamilohttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1158789839 Shastasaurus by milokamilohttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1157516039 ARK by fruithttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1153805186 My Dino painting by fruithttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1156837539 IT: Neilbolt House by Mr. Jurassic IT: Pennywise! by Mr. Jurassichttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1156592613 Dossier: Torosaurus by Scanova the Carnotaurushttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1151809085 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 All the best, Studio Wildcard View full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DangerPlayz Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Is that a deer? Also cool! Also first! Also release date please? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEM187 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 ... why... no... release... date... Whyyyyy!?!?!? ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugdapegos Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 I'm with the other guy. I don't want to sound like an entitled prick but out of respect for people such as myself who bought the season pass with little to no info on aberration could we please at least be given a closer estimate for when it is coming out than a thirty one day window? I'm on holidays right now and really want to play it before they end by the end of next week so it would at least be nice to know if I'll be able to do that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efraindragonred Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Something tells me this thing may have mutated from an otter, in terms of utility i'm thinking it may be helpful to alerting you about certain weather events like the jerboa, afterall how else could we figure out when a gas leak or earthquake is about to happen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GhostCreep Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 again... its a mf Jackalope... What up Thickfreedom! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer Moderator ciabattaroll Posted October 7, 2017 Volunteer Moderator Share Posted October 7, 2017 Looks like the Jerboa and Otter have a rival in the cuteness department! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer Moderator 1david25 Posted October 7, 2017 Volunteer Moderator Share Posted October 7, 2017 The screenshots this week were really awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZRISTWI10 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Digest? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHellishCat Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 I think it's pointless that they put out a release date since the comments will be only about how wrong it'll be. I'd wait until it's about to be put into certification to put out an ETA. Just how I would do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skuIlman Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 no 2x on breeding. rip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spoop Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Skimped on the digest again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldblade936 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 (edited) WHY NO RELEASE DATE!!!!! AT LEAST GIVE US AN ETA Edited October 7, 2017 by Goldblade936 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleaver Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 (edited) Gotta say, even on the legacy we are pretty excited for the new content and how it will interact with our home servers! Edited October 7, 2017 by Cleaver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iRiCk Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 It's a mutated Bambi, tell me Thickfreedom... So cute isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolf Angelus Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 If anyone wants to play the "Hidden Objects" game from the Freeform, here is the original, full-sized image https://we.tl/sgTbRfTVs9 :3 You need the original for sizing/zoom to work, as the clickable isn't the 8x quality required for it to work. Link is good for 7 days of this posting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danlillis Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 the goat is rlly adorable can't wait to see what its uses are i bet they will be amazing similar to the sheep. @w@ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domnicioz Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Everyone thats worried about Aberrations release date. Its wild card. October 31st. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guntotingatheist Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 2 hours ago, DangerPlayz said: Is that a deer? Also cool! Also first! Also release date please? The leaked date is the 31st. Pretty sad they narrow it down to a month and we have to rely on leaks for any of our info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILLOTRONJEDI Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Do you guys think you could make the aloe vera plants spawn in more places on ragnarok? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLiNNeMaNS Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 that pennywise house.. anyone know what mod is used for the vines on the front of the house? pretty sure it isn't ecotrees, garden or wonderland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLiNNeMaNS Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 1 hour ago, KILLOTRONJEDI said: Do you guys think you could make the aloe vera plants spawn in more places on ragnarok? Thanks suggestions for ragnarok can be directly submitted to the devs(mappers) on their very own discord channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpecTimsauru5 Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 the animal in doubt is the mutation of a sheep, no doubt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer Moderator GP Posted October 7, 2017 Volunteer Moderator Share Posted October 7, 2017 Awesome creations everyone! Looking forward to seeing what the Mystery creature is. Looks like Bambi. Roll on the release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KimoBitz Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 No digest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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