ashgcy Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Woah! We haven't seen you since last year! Cheesy jokes aside though, it's time for another edition of the Sunken Scoop! Since we last saw you, after we shook off the holiday laziness, we've been working hard on the big ASA release! While we don't have a release date (for fear of summoning the curse that haunts all ARK releases) expect to see the creature mod very soon! In addition to the update on our porting status, we've also got some new pieces of concept art for you! The lovely Liaoningosaurus has gotten a redesign, but that's not the only thing that's gotten a facelift! It's a well known fact that many aquatic vanilla creatures are in dire need of TLCs... and Sunken Plesiosaur and Pelagornis' new concept art will give them the love they deserve! If this is your first time diving into the deep end, we are a dedicated team of individuals who are looking to spruce up the ocean biome in the same way that Scorched Earth offered a unique, biome specific challenge to survival. New creatures, resources, structures, items and more, all set on a huge custom map, we're looking to give ARK's oceans the TLC they deserve! The main goal is to bridge that huge gap between early and late game ocean exploration, and make it much more viable and more fun to live a life beneath the waves! This is unofficial content and is only related to our mod. It is in no way related with the official game and its content releases. Let's dive into the scoop! WHAT'S THE PROGRESS ON ASA? We've gotten a lot of questions recently about when we'll be coming to ASA. So we thought we should report that progress is going good! Currently we're in the process of upscaling all our old models from the ASE branch to the same resolution as ASA, alongside porting over the code for our creatures. This upscaling is only needed for our previous models though, we've been making everything else with ASA in mind, so once all the older creatures have been polished up, it'll be smooth sailing! While our team is quite large, Snappin is the backbone of getting things in game, as he's our the one in charge of all the creature work in the ARK Dev Kit. He's the only coder on the team, which means the brunt of the workload has been on him. We're definitely looking for more coders to help spread out the work though, so if you know anyone who's experienced in the ADK, send them over to the applications section in our discord (links at the bottom of the scoop)! Our release plan is still the same, creatures/resources/items first, map later. In terms of progress on the map, we're currently doing tons of research on the real world counterparts to our biomes to provide a strong foundation for some massive science-fantasy worldbuilding! The Sunken World in ASA is going to be amazing! As mentioned above, expect to see TSW Additions on the mods list in the very near future! LIAONINGOSAURUS REDESIGN We took "New Year, new me" quite literally for Liaoning! We felt that the pint-sized ankylosaur needed a few tweaks to its design to really sell its semi aquatic nature! This loveable little turtle lookalike makes for the perfect bulletproof backpack, carry it around to deflect any ranged damage from behind! Despite their small size, they're incredibly feisty, so having one on your back will ward off any small thieving pests too! NISIS, the newest member of our team, is the one behind this adorable visual TLC. SUNKEN PELAGORNIS CONCEPT What would TSW be without some feathery fishing companions? The Sunken Pelagornis is the best bird to bring on your next oceanic adventure, and it's a lot less scared to get its feathers wet compared to its vanilla counterpart! You heard that right, S. Pelagornis can not only paddle on the surface, but divebomb and give chase to any piscine snacks below the waves! And any excess fish that you catch can be put on its bill, literally! A pelican-like throat pouch, alongside some very large baskets on its saddle, can store up to 4 fish at a time for easy transportation across the map! While you fish right off the back of your buoyant bird, save the prized fish for your ornamental ponds! Your troughs will be overflowing with enough fish meat to feed a whole army of picky piscivores! The feature piece above and the bonus sketches below are thanks to ZCI5250! SUNKEN PLESIOSAURUS CONCEPT Gone are the days of the plesiosaur having a face only a mother could love! In the move to ASA, we'll be giving Sunken Plesiosaurus' model a much needed visual TLC and will be improving its mechanics to make it a much less overshadowed tame! In ASE we already gave S. Plesiosaurs a much kinder temperament, only attacking players if attacked first, but we felt these aquatic giants needed a bit more love! Expect your S. Plesiosaur to be much more manoeuvrable than their vanilla counterparts, with an added dash attack and the ability to quickly turn and bite in the direction your camera is facing! Aquatic combat can get incredibly floaty at times, and giant creatures with a low turning radius make it a lot less fun to try to hit moving targets. The S. Plesiosaur will still be able to utilise a platform as well, however the added weight will prevent you from using the dash attack. Hopefully the changes we make will allow it to become a much more viable tame! Artwork thanks to ZCI5250. COMMUNITY CORNER The Corner is open! Here's some fan submissions from all you wonderful supporters of the mod! Feel free to submit something yourself! Screenshots, artwork, videos and so on are all fair game, and we'd love to feature your work in the next scoop! There's a submissions channel in our discord, or you can tag us @ARKSunken with #sunkenscoop on Twitter! Artwork Tylosaurus Fan-Art by Fug1 A lovely fan rendition of Tylosaurus' old design with some ice armour to match! That's all for this issue of the Sunken Scoop, thanks for tuning in! Big things coming in 2024 for TSW! We can't wait to share the excitement with you all! Have a wonderful timezone! If this is your first time seeing TSW, check out the links below to find out more! Please note that if you want to play our mod, you need both the map and creature mod active.Discord: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArkSunkenMap Mod: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2182740759 Creature Mod:https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2182770728 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fugi Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Loving it especially that tylo 🤩🤩 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aR0y2810 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 “Wake up babe new Sunken Scoop just dropped” — as a random twitter user once said 🤣 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximussergio22 Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Good poop Ash, you on that grind #blessed 🙏 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skiddlez Posted January 10 Share Posted January 10 Wow, all of that art is stunning! Very exciting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhantomOtter Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 You’ve made me a happy plesiosaur fan that’s for sure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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