Jen Posted December 22, 2017 Share Posted December 22, 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! Happy Holidays! Happy Holidays, Survivors! As this year draws to a close, we're going to end off 2017 with a little holiday-themed event! Though smaller than our previous Winter events, we hope Survivors enjoy their holiday time on the ARK. Survivors will experience Santa's Elves inhabiting the ARKs, spreading joy to all those who tame them. This holiday-themed event brings the following changes to the ARKs (available on the holidayevent branch for dedicated servers): - One-time Wild Dino respawn - 5% chance of new wild creatures being Xmas coloured - 50% chance of white-coloured Dire Bears - All hat-wearing wild dinos are wearing Santa hats and Megaloceros have been replaced with Reindeer - 12 AM through to 5 AM provides a temporary buff to live connected players which boosts loot crate quality by 40% (over base values, 15% over LioMagic values), drops more loot, and adds more cosmetics to loot crate drops. Be sure to send us all your holiday-themed screenshots, videos, and artwork as we'd love to see them! The event will begin at 12 PM ET on Saturday the 23rd of December and runs until 12 PM ET on Sunday the 1st of January. ARK Winter Sale! Happy Holidays Everyone! For those who've yet to experience the joys of ARK, nows your chance to get in as we have a huge host of discounts across various platforms and regions with the Winter Sale! The discounts and sale length may vary so please continue reading for further sales information! ARK will be participating in this year's Steam Winter Sale! It runs from now through the holiday until the 4th of January! ARK: Survival Evolved ARK: Survival Evolved Explorer's Edition ARK: Season Pass ARK: Scorched Earth ARK will be participating in this year's PlayStation 4 Winter Sale! Discounts may vary based on region, so please double check to ensure you can get it in time! ARK: Survival Evolved ARK: Explorer’s Edition ARK: Season pass ARK: Scorched Earth 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 Tuesday the 26th of December 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! Super Resolution! Winner! Christopher Warburton - A world on fire Runners-up! Ego - Soaring flight Joe Lally - Mystery EXFIB0 - Life Honourable Mentions! Pollti – Sunken Obelisk BlueDragon - Faceoff BlueDragon - Fight or Flight BlueDragon - In the darkness there is light BlueDragon - Light it up BlueDragon - Lost BlueDragon - The edge of death BlueDragon - When titans collide Christopher Warburton - Peaceful Luminocity Christopher Warburton - Screech Ego - Encounter Ego - Flow of spirits Ego - Friends Ego - Light under the earth Ego - My little aberrant wizard EXFIB0 - Rock Drake GamerPerfection - A Survivors Best Friend Lights Up Your Life GamerPerfection - Ready To Explore Aberration Joe Lally - Aberrant Dung Beetle Joe Lally - Glowing PatrickPlays122 - Burning Memories PatrickPlays122 - Evolution PatrickPlays122 - When Worlds Collide Pollti – Aberrant Iguanodon Pollti – Alpha Basilisk & Lystro Pollti – Bulbdog Pollti – Rock Drake Pollti – Shinehorn Pollti – The Fallen Nexus Pollti – The Portal roguewolf91 - Flight of the Glowbug StateofMynd42 - Glowtail StateofMynd42 - Mushroom Hill StateofMynd42 - Uh Oh Vakarian - Attack! Vakarian - Flight in a sandstorm Vakarian - Hold on!!! Vakarian - The early dragon catches the wrum Valoule - Abberation Forrest Valoule - BARKman Training Wolf Angelus - Cavern Forests Wolf Angelus - Eternal Sonata Panoramic 360 Stereoscopic 3D! Winner! BlueDragon - Illuminating Runners-up! Vakarian - My first Flight EXFIB0 - Leaves Honourable Mentions! BlueDragon - Poison grin BlueDragon - Glowing springs EXFIB0 - Pink Paradise roguewolf91 - Subterranean Serenity StateofMynd42 - The Hunted Vakarian - Dragons on Center Vakarian - Ups Vakarian - Welcome on Aberration Valoule - Flower Wolf Angelus - Aberrant Waters Wolf Angelus - Divine Judgement Wolf Angelus - Land of New Beginnings Wolf Angelus - Mystical Biomes Wolf Angelus - Netherworld Wolf Angelus - Tides of Time Freeform! Winner! Wolf Angelus - Happy Aberrant Holidays! Runners-up! Valoule - SnARKpchat Honorable Mentions! Milkshake - Hidden Gems Milkshake - Beautiful Blue Morgengrau - Show me the way Morgengrau - Unknown Paths TiiaAurora - Just a normal day on Aberration Valoule - SnARKpchat 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 113 is... THIS IS ABERRATION | ARK: Survival Evolved | Epic Cinematic by MAVE! and we'd also like to announce a runner-up... HOMES IN HELL! BEST SPOTS ON ABERRATION! - ARK Cinematic Skits by Lame Wolf! 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 113 is… ARK Survival: ARK Advent Calendar - 2017 Holiday Special by Wolf Angelus! and we'd also like to announce two runners-up... Fly's Base Tours: The Spire on Stegoland by Flydive! Scorched Colosseum, PvE (ARK) by Sitharias 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 Holiday Tour of Homes by Zadira CHRISTMAS IS HERE ⛄️ GINGER BREAD HOUSE, SANTA GIFTS, SNOW EVERYWHERE!! | ARK SURVIVAL EVOLVED by AxeMan Crazy Dino Mike's Used Dino Lot: Turkey Day by Tageon Ark Survival Evolved Christmas tree build on Ragnarok by Tlc138! DragonFalls by Dragonarcwar! The Pagoda - ARK Build Showcase by AwflGaming LEVEL 2 BILLION UNKILLABLE BEAST - ARK Skits by Lame Wolf! THE GREAT FALLS RESIDENCE!!- Ark Building Montage Monday EP 54 by RYANT1UMOfficial! THE CLIFFTOP ESTATE WINERY!!- Ark Building Montage Monday EP 55 by RYANT1UMOfficial! Ark Skit - Dimetrodon by Lusaka6 Ark survival evolved - Aberration by GeeKy gAMer no1 & gOOgly Owl Trilobite Taming by MonkeyManTV ARK ABERRATION: Roll Rat Taming EASY and FAST (GUIDE/TUTORIAL) by TiiaAurora UKARKSERVER | PVE ARK: SURVIVAL EVOLVED XBOX SERVER by RaMarcus Doghouse ! For the Reaper queen by Valoule The Redwoods Ole'Village Market by Milkshake Watercolor Yuty by Milkshake Christmas raptor on it's way to steal your presents by mateaperic51http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1239889265 "Abberation Roll Rat Miner" by FollyVentureshttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1235379644 Bulbdog Derp Color by Ivymairehttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1237533041 http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1238168308 Spotted Prey by Nikouthttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1238083364 Santa Ravager by Sharkcathttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1239604088 Santa Bulbdog by Sharkcathttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1239534272 Suprannotitan by milokamilohttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1236558279 Update for upcoming mod; Brachiosaurus and lore! by Kaprodonychushttp://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1239029975 That's it for this post guys! We hope you all have a wonderful holiday and we'll be back at the beginning of the New Year! 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...
Volunteer Moderator GP Posted December 23, 2017 Volunteer Moderator Share Posted December 23, 2017 Happy Holidays Survivors! Lots of stunning Aberration pics this week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rororoxor Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 where's that raptor claus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exilog Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Sounds fun but still miss the first X-Mas event Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimBH Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Can we launch this on PC\XBOX dedicated servers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MzGbabe Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Is it on legacy too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zederia Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 why the hell is this a server-side update with ONLY a beta branch? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry13zoo Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Why is there no breeding events for the holiday events? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zadira Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 If you miss the Ark Christmas music, you can listen to it on my little video of the Ragnarok Holiday Tour of Homes. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year one and all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milkshake Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Yay made the crunch. Merry christmas all : ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoJoe Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Holidayevent branch of our dedicated servers? I searched, nothing is there to enable it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrCrackMan Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Is this something we can enable through Nitrado hoster servers as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer Moderator GP Posted December 23, 2017 Volunteer Moderator Share Posted December 23, 2017 25 minutes ago, MrCrackMan said: Is this something we can enable through Nitrado hoster servers as well? You'll need to ask Nitrado that question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powerstuck Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 The further it goes...the less you guys give us. Well...represents the whole WC thing I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curlz Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 (edited) as far as I understand: with patch 276.13 an optional setting for dedicated server will be available. Maybe like the Valentine event this year... there was an option box to activate this event. I do not know, if this is for Nitrado Server too. No answers to this questions at Nitrado board yet. Edited December 23, 2017 by Curlz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmeliaRose Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Need more information of how to actually use on dedicated/private servers - esp for those who are new or unaware of how it works. Just saying to use the holidaybranch has me scratching my head wondering what this actually means.. and I am not alone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zahlea Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 15 minutes ago, AmeliaRose said: Need more information of how to actually use on dedicated/private servers - esp for those who are new or unaware of how it works. Just saying to use the holidaybranch has me scratching my head wondering what this actually means.. and I am not alone! I second this! The halloween event was the same - very insufficient instructions and with the short time span I never managed to activate it. On Steam I can open the properties for a game and go to the beta tab to chose a beta. Would expect it to be in that drop down list, but I only have "NONE - Opt out of all beta programs" and "oldbuild"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lusaka6 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Thanks for fan feature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freezevortex Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Why isn't there a sale for Xbox? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scornofhell Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Gotta love the server Only events Oh wait thats right. Plenty of us play single player and this event is useless. I would have loved if we simply got the old event Normally I'm not one to complain i know WC works hard for our content. But with the lack of fear evolved I was hoping for at least the winter wonderland. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highspeed63b Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 I would think for Christmas the "Ark Evolution Event" would have been a lot better than this... just 2x and nothing to do with maturation/breeding.... so sad but oh well... Merry Christmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nivea Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Why can single players not get events anymore? We always got them in the past just fine. ): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valoule Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Great crunch im sad im not even a runners up for the arkitect tough , guess im gonna make chessboard and other like that if i want too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bernieundert Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 (edited) no one cares about ur poopty christmas event. must be too hard to start the same event as last year. but at least ur working on extinction. THANKS...not Edited December 24, 2017 by bernieundert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThinIcee Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 New to ARK. What are the bubbles surrounded by green background? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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