ashgcy Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 (edited) Welcome back sunken survivors! Another two weeks has passed, which means it's Sunken Scoop time! With all the work we've been doing to get the ASA release out, alongside work for brand new creatures, January has really flown by! While we've been working, we've received quite a few recurring questions about ASA, so we'll answer the most common ones and share off how work is going too! In addition, we've also got a brand new model (WIP) to share off. Read on to see the model reveal of the amazingly loveable Liaoningosaurus! 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! PREPPING FOR ASA SoonTM. No seriously, we mean it! In the past week we've been hard at work identifying all the current bugs with the test branch, and are now in the process of getting everything fixed up for the public release! You best believe we're going to squash every single one... buuuut knowing ARK you may run into some when we do release (and if you do, please report them)! As the public release is getting closer and closer, we've been asked quite a few common questions, so we thought we should confirm our plans through the scoop so everyone is on the same page! Will TSW be free to play? Very early on, we decided we'd always be free to play. The premium mod program seems very promising, however we aren't about to go and make our mod, which we've offered free of charge since the beginning, suddenly locked behind a paywall. If we do end up making paid content it will never impact the main mods, and will most likely be side content or completely unrelated to TSW. No plans for that currently though! Will TSW be cross-platform? Yes! We want everyone to be able to play our mod, however file size may end up being an issue later down the line. Currently in ASE we only have two mods, the map and an all encompassing additions mod that contains all the resources, creatures, etc. However, cross-platform mods have an upper size limit for each mod, as consoles don't have the same storage space as PCs. We may have to subdivide the mod further on for ASA depending on those constraints. What kinds of biomes will be on the map? We went in depth on some of the biomes you can expect to see in Sunken Scoop 8, but to summarise; you can expect to see almost everything from real world and science fantasy ocean habitats! From natural areas like coral reefs, hydrothermal vents and seagrass meadows, to more fictional biomes inspired by other media like the Seagrass Island and the Shroom Glades, the ocean is going to be a lot more interesting to explore! You may also encounter the remnants of an ancient civilisation that used to dwell on the ARK... What creatures are coming next after Ambulo/Anomalo/Henodus? As mentioned in previous scoops, we're currently in the process of upgrading and upscaling the models of creatures previously in the ASE branch. This is in addition to the new models we're making for yet-to-be-revealed creatures! Our current plans for creatures after the three releasing in the first wave of the public branch are on a "release them as they're ready" basis. We may do "pack" releases like how we did back in ASE, or you may just see a slow trickle as we complete their coding, animations and so on. However, snappin is our only ADK coder, so we are heavily bottlenecked in that regard. If you know anyone experienced in the ARK Dev Kit, let them know TSW is looking for em! LIAONINGOSAURUS MODEL TEASER Is... is this what love feels like? NISIS has truly gone above and beyond for this little ankylosaur turtle, and we can't wait to see it in game! These adorable little dinosaurs will function as a protective shoulder pet! Just give them a little harness and Liaoningosaurus can piggyback on your survivor, protecting you from thieving creatures and ranged damage to your backside! (Side note, if you know of any amazing animators please send them our way, we really want to make sure this guy feels alive when it comes to ASA) COMMUNITY CORNER In a surprising turn of events... nah just kidding still empty over here! Please feel free to submit something yourself (we're so desperate please submit something for us to share)! 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 or with the hashtag #sunkenscoop on Twitter! That's all for this issue of the Sunken Scoop, thanks for tuning in! Liaoningosaurus is adorable. That's all this end text needs to say. Come to our discord to talk about your obligatory new favourite TSW creature, or just to hang out! 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: https://discord.gg/BAkvgc7Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArkSunkenMap Mod (ASE): https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2182740759Creature Mod (ASE): https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2182770728 Edited March 6 by ashgcy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IskOsc Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 that's a weird ass looking dog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noricha Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Sounds like it will be a fun shoulder pet. Look forward to seeing the little Dino in different colours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RexxMain Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 that's a weird ass looking dog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danlillis Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 Lia is adorables gonna be looking forward to tameing a bunch of them excited for when the mods will come still even if im lacking the storrage space for them currently XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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