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[Otterun]

💥🌌 Threat Level Midnight - Challenge w/o Grind!🌌💥

Ark Ascended - PVE - Boosted Rates - QoL Mods - Casual/Challenge Maps - Active Community

💥 Looking for a fresh challenge with boosted rates and a tight-knit community? Join Threat Level Midnight for the ultimate challenge to look at the Ark maps in a brand new way. 

💥 Maps:

• The Island
• Scorched Earth
• Aberration
• Extinction
• Valguero
• And room for plenty more! Vote on what comes next!

💥  QoL & Mods:

• In-game Shop and Economy 

• Starter Packs

• Awesome Spyglass

• Cybers Pull / Omni Tool

• Dino Level Equalizer

• Crafting Skill Potion

• Dino Color Tokens

• Custom Threat Level Midnight Mod

💥  Rates:

• 210 Level Wild Dinos

• 2.5x Dino Speed Levels

• 4x Taming / 4x Food Drain

• 5x Hatching & Maturation

• 3x XP

• 3x Harvesting

• All rates double on weekends/holiday events!

💥  Ways to Find Us:

• Website: TLMArk.net

• Discord: discord.gg/qUsQQk8DKt

• Search “TLM” on the server list 

Come for the boosted rates, stay for the otterly good times and friendly, welcoming community. 🦦

 

 

Edited November 8, 2025 by Otterun

[Otterun]

🕛 Quality of Life Changes: Imprinting, Auto-Engrams, and Prime Fish Meat 🌌

• ❗We experienced an unexpected outage as a result of something happening with Steam. Fortunately, the server had just saved, so you will find your character and dinos where you left them.
• 🧪 The TLM Mod is now active!
• Player movement speed can no longer be leveled, but dino speed leveling remains unchanged as intended.
• The mod also includes the Euthanasia Gun, allowing you to remove unwanted tames quickly and (fairly) humanely. You can craft this for the price of 1 thatch.
• 🍼 Imprinting should now be correctly applied. Most dinos can be fully imprinted in 1–2 interactions during weekends and Ark holiday/events.
• If you're still noticing issues, please report them in ⁠bugs.
• We've been seeing lag spikes when survivors level up—possibly due to the flood of auto-unlocked engrams.
• As a temporary fix, auto-engram unlocking has been turned off while we investigate further.
• 🐟 Prime Fish Meat now stacks in 10s, just like Prime Meat, Mutton, and Honey.
• We hope these changes improve your experience! As always, share issues in ⁠bugs or ideas in ⁠suggestions. 🔧

[Otterun]

[Otterun]

Our brand new Ragnarok map is now live!

[Otterun]

New QoL Mods added to make life a little less grindy! 

• In-game Shop and Economy 

• Starter Packs

• Awesome Spyglass

• Cybers Pull / Omni Tool

• Dino Level Equalizer

• Crafting Skill Potion

• Dino Color Tokens

• Custom Threat Level Midnight Mod

[Otterun]

Thank You Supporters!

• Thank you to everyone who’s charged in and supported the server! We see you rocking your colorful names and icons and we appreciate you!
  • @BarryXR , @Somewut Damaged, @Niblacraft, @Joz [Schrute Farms], @Shorty,
  ,
• The Ko-fi page now features a little progress bar so you can see how close we are to covering this month’s costs.,
• If we hit our goal, we’ll kick off September with a full week of 3x rates as a thank-you to the whole community!
  • You can see the status bar here: https://ko-fi.com/tlmgaming,
  ,

No More Zeppelins After thoughtful discussion and player feedback, we’ve decided that Zeppelins conflict with our no-flyer challenge.

• A big part of the challenge is engaging threats directly or making quick ground-based escapes, not hovering safely above them.,
• Zeppelins are now no longer craftable.,
• We’re asking all players to remove existing Zeppelins by Monday, 8/11.,
• After that, staff will begin removing them on sight.,

Thanks for understanding and helping keep the spirit of the challenge alive. Stack Update! Coming with the next restart:

• Nameless Venom, Bison Milk, and Wyvern Milk will now stack in increments of 5.,
• This should make feeding babies (or drinking your protein shakes for buffs) a little less tedious.,

Small Shop Update The “Sell” tab in the F1 shop now works!

• You can now sell tribute items you don’t need.,
• Currently accepted:
  • Allo Brains,
  • Argent Talons,
  • Basi Blubber,
  • Giga Hearts,
  • Megalania Toxin,
  ,
• More sellable items will be added soon!,

Weekend Rates Update

• One final update: Weekend rates now automatically activate cluster-wide after the Friday 4AM PST restart and will turn off after the Monday 4AM PST restart.,
• You’ll also have a chance to find special colored dinos on weekends!
  • For August, look out for bright green dinos inspired by the Peridot, August’s birthstone.,
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• Enjoy the rest of your weekend with boosted rates and colorful surprises!,

Happy surviving, everyone!

[Otterun]

Weekend Rates Are Live! It’s the weekend, which means boosted rates are in effect from
Friday 4AM PST → Monday 4AM PST. Weekend Settings

• Cuddle Interval: 0.01,
• Imprint Multiplier: 10,
• Maturation & Hatching: 10,
• Crop Growth: 4,
• Harvesting: 6,
• Mating Cooldown: 0.1,
• Mating Speed: 20,
• Taming Speed: 8,
• XP: 5
  Weekend rates will end in in 2 days, Monday, August 11, 2025 4:00 AM,

Special Event
There’s a 10% chance of spotting bright green dinos this weekend—keep your eyes peeled! Update
Imprinting is currently slightly more boosted than intended. This will be corrected after the next restart, but enjoy the bonus while it lasts! Happy taming and harvesting!

[Otterun]

Achievements & Thanks
Congratulations to @Tenacious Pickle for completing The Island on Gamma difficulty!
Congratulations to @ah for completing Scorched Earth on Alpha difficulty!
Congratulations to @thedankwank for completing Scorched Earth on Alpha difficulty!
They're now on Scorched Earth and Aberration, respectively, and have earned a place in our Hall of Fame.
Server Support
A big thank you to @acentrix84 for helping keep the lights on and reducing out-of-pocket costs. Your support means a lot to the community!
Shop Update
Stay tuned—more cosmetic items will soon be available for sale in the shop!
Weekend rates will end in 14 hours, Monday, August 11, 2025 4:00 AM

[Otterun]

__**:loudspeaker: Server News & Updates**__
🎉 Thank you, @mokachiino , for being our **newest server supporter!**  
- As a reminder, those with Nitro can donate a server **"boost."** Boosts earn the same rewards as the Journeyman thank you present. Learn more here: #roles-and-donors  

🏆 Congrats to @digfootsbick for **defeating the Manticore on Alpha difficulty!**  
- He’s now heading to Aberration with his new chat icon and his name on our hall of fame: https://tlmark.net/#hall-of-fame  

📚 We’ve launched a new channel for **FAQs or Frequently Asked Questions.**  
- It covers server-specific settings and common Ark issues, including recent high ping and disconnect discussions in Ark Chat. Check it out here: #frequently-asked-questions  

🔧 Our **plugin issue has been resolved!**  
- The shop, the Discord bot (and the #link-ark ability), and cross-cluster chat will be back online after the 4AM PST restart in a few hours.

[Otterun]

Come join us soon! Our weekend rates are coming up as well as our weekend event colored dinos!

[Otterun]

# __**📢 BIG Server Changes!**__
*Please bare with us and read carefully, but first, the usual weekend news: *

**🎉 Weekend Rates Are Live!** 
Boosted rates are active from **Friday 4AM PST → Monday 4AM PST**.  
- Cuddle Interval: `0.01`
- Imprint Multiplier: `10`
- Maturation & Hatching: `10`
- Crop Growth: `4`
- Harvesting: `6`
- Mating Cooldown: `0.1`
- Mating Speed: `20`
- Taming Speed: `8`
- XP: `5`
10% chance of spotting `bright green` dinos to tame, so keep your eyes peeled!  
⏳ **Ends in:** <t:1755514800:F> (<t:1755514800:R>)  
*(Monday, August 18, 2025 @ 4:00 AM PST)*  

*A quick fix update: *

**🛍️ Shop Fix**
All plugins, including the in-game shop, are working again! Buy, sell, and collect kits to your heart's content!

*More of our regular weekly news: *

**🏆 Ascending Players**  
- <@381296893554196480> – Completed *Scorched Earth* on **Alpha** difficulty!  
- <@880160432978010122>  – Defeated *The Island* on **Gamma** difficulty!  
- <@883718337622835210>  – Defeated *The Island* on **Gamma** difficulty!  
- <@220353465891684356>  – Defeated *Aberration* on **Beta** difficulty!  

*Now here's where the interesting news begins...*

# **⚔️ Cluster Balance & Progression Changes**
This cluster was never meant to be a speed run.  
The purpose of **no flyers** & **progressive maps** is to encourage players to:  
- Explore each map fully  
- Tame diverse dinos  
- Take on bosses in new, creative ways  
We feel that no item caps, easy cluster boss requirements, and certain dino advantages (like Deinosuchus) have reduced the challenge. To bring back the intended experience, changes are coming **after the next restart**:  

##  🔧 TLM Difficulty Changes  
- **Item Cap Implemented** → Encourages more exploration and prevents invincibility from mediocre blueprints.  
   - **__You will keep all of your current items and BPs, __but they will be automatically adjusted to meet the new cap.**
   - More info: https://ark.wiki.gg/wiki/Blueprints#Maximum_Armor_and_Damage  
- **Deinosuchus** (and eventually Deinonychus) will **not be allowed** in boss or ascension arenas.  

##  🌍 TLM Progression Changes  
**The Island** will soon become a hub map, meaning you can freely bring items and dinos in and out of it (though only native dinos will be allowed to be released from cryopods). 
- Any future community-voted maps (like Valguero, Fjordur, Crystal Isles, or any modded map) will also be hub maps with open transfers. 

To progress through the cluster:  
- **Scorched Earth** → Defeat **Gamma Brood/Mega/Dragon/Overseer**  
- **Aberration** → Defeat **Beta Brood/Mega/Dragon/Overseer** + **Alpha Manticore**  
- **Extinction** → Defeat **Alpha Brood/Mega/Dragon/Overseer** + **Alpha Manticore** + **Alpha Rockwell**  
- **Genesis 1** → Defeat **Alpha King Titan**  
- **Genesis 2** → Defeat **Alpha Master Controller**  

✨ **Our Intent**  
We hope these progression changes create **new challenges** while our **boosted rates continue to remove the grind**.  

This is **not** meant to undermine anyone’s accomplishments; what you’ve done so far matters! Instead, these adjustments are here to ensure the cluster is **not beatable in just three weeks** with minimal effort and a couple of meta dinos.  

➡️ **Note for progressed players**:  
All players who have already moved past *The Island* can find details on how we’ll proceed in <#1390121253418831982> (accessible only to you).

[Otterun]

 Moving Forward
As promised, a Legacy Hall of Fame has been set up for our players who defeated maps before the new challenges were added:
 https://tlmark.net/#page-7
 Small Fixes

• The #rates channel has been updated to include global decay settings, fuel settings, stack settings, and more.,
• Each weekend, there’s a 10% chance of colorful dinos spawning. 
  • These colors change monthly,
  • A record of past and present color sets is available here: https://tlmark.net/#rates,
  ,

 Shop Updates
Players can now sell boss and trophy items for coins in the shop:

• Allosaurus Brain • Argentavis Talon,
• Basilosaurus Blubber • Giganotosaurus Heart,
• Megalania Toxin • Megalodon Tooth,
• Sarcosuchus Skin • Sauropod Vertebra,
• Spinosaurus Sail • Therizino Claws,
• Thylacoleo Hook-Claw • Titanoboa Venom,
• Tusoteuthis Tentacle • Tyrannosaurus Arm,
• Yutyrannus Lungs • More to come!,

 

[Otterun]

 Moving Forward
As promised, a Legacy Hall of Fame has been set up for our players who defeated maps before the new challenges were added:
 https://tlmark.net/#page-8

 Small Discord & Site Fixes

• The ⁠rates-links-info s channel has been updated to include global decay settings, fuel settings, stack settings, and more.,
• Each weekend, there’s a 10% chance of colorful dinos spawning. 
  • These colors change monthly,
  • A record of past and present color sets is available here: https://tlmark.net/#rates,
  ,

 Shop Updates
Players can now sell boss and trophy items for coins in the shop:

• Allosaurus Brain • Argentavis Talon,
• Basilosaurus Blubber • Giganotosaurus Heart,
• Megalania Toxin • Megalodon Tooth,
• Sarcosuchus Skin • Sauropod Vertebra,
• Spinosaurus Sail • Therizino Claws,
• Thylacoleo Hook-Claw • Titanoboa Venom,
• Tusoteuthis Tentacle • Tyrannosaurus Arm,
• Yutyrannus Lungs • More to come!,

Player Ascension Congratulations to @Vysion and @Somewut Damaged for being the first duo to defeat the Island on Alpha difficulty under the new progression requirements! You can find yourselves listed first on the leaderboard!

[Otterun]

1. Rates & Cluster Settings

   • Max Wild Dino Levels are 210 (266 Drakes),
   • Newbie Packs, Economy, and In-Game Shop Available,
   • 2.5x Speed Leveling for Land and Sea Creatures,
   • No Flyers--Time to be creative when traveling!,
   • Base/Dino Decay Timers Based on Roles, Not Materials,
   • Fall Damage Reduced by Half,
   • Progressively Difficult Maps & Progressively Better Loot,
   • Global Decay (Items & Death Caches): 2.5x,
   • Fuel Lasts 2.5x Longer,
   • Stack Sizes are 2.5x
     • Honey/Prime/Mutton Stacks to 10,
     • Bison Milk/Wyvern Milk/Nameless Venom Stacks 5,
     ,

   Weekday Rates

   • Taming: 4x - Food Drain: 4x,
   • Incubation & Maturation: 5x,
   • Cuddle Effectiveness: 5x,
   • Breeding Interval: 0.25x,
   • Experience Gain: 2.5x,
   • Harvesting: 3x,
   • Fishing: 1.5x,

   Weekend Rates

   • Taming: 8x - Food Drain: 4x,
   • Incubation & Maturation: 10x,
   • Cuddle Effectiveness: 10x,
   • Breeding Interval: 0.1x,
   • Experience Gain: 5x,
   • Harvesting: 6x,
   • Fishing: 3x,
   • Babies Consume Less Food,
   • 10% Chance to Find Colorful Dinos

[Otterun]

Our weekend rates are now live!

[Otterun]

🎉 Weekend Rates Are Live! 🎉

Boosted rates are active from Friday 4AM PST → Monday 4AM PST.

• Cuddle Interval: 0.01

• Imprint Multiplier: 10

• Maturation & Hatching: 10

• Crop Growth: 4

• Harvesting: 6

• Mating Cooldown: 0.1

• Mating Speed: 20

• Taming Speed: 8

• XP: 5

There's also a 10% chance of spotting [bright green dinos] to tame—keep your eyes peeled!

⏳ Ends in: Monday, August 25, 2025 4:00 AM (in 2 days)

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🏆 Ascended Players
Congratulations to @Bascule for defeating Alpha Manticore again, following the new progression changes! 🎉

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Have a great weekend, survivors!

Edited August 23, 2025 by Otterun

[Otterun]

🏆 Hall of Fame Update & Server News

🎉 Huge congratulations to Somewut Damaged and Vysion for being the second to defeat Alpha Manticore under the updated difficulty settings! Now they’re back where they belong in Aberration, preparing for their showdown with Rockwell.

• Their names have been added to the Hall of Fame, along with Bascule’s!

• Each of them will now sport a glowing green implant next to their name in chat.

🔥 What’s Coming Next Week

We have some exciting changes on the horizon:

• TLM Mod updates (crafted by @firesolved)

• New in-game shop options

• Fresh perks for our non-default tiers: Ramshackle, Apprentice, Journeyman, Mastercraft, and Ascended

We can’t wait to share the details with you!

⏳ Weekend Rates

Weekend rates will end 14 Hours! Time to make the most of our boosted rates, so get out there taming, breeding, harvesting, and hunting down those bright green dinos! 🦖💚

[Otterun]

New changes coming to the shop including more opportunities to get chibis, saddles for bosses, and kibble! 

[Otterun]

Starting after the next server restart 2 days ago
⏲ Decay Timer Changes
Decay timers are now based on your Discord/Game role, not building material.
This helps remove unattached items (pillars, beds, stray foundations) while protecting active players.
No more month-long timers on abandoned starter huts!

⏳ Decay Timers by Role
Ascended: 63 days
Mastercraft: 43 days
Journeyman: 28 days
Apprentice: 21 days
Ramshackle: 14 days
Default (no Discord link): 7 days

👉 Temporary Adjustment: Default is set to 15 days to give everyone time to log in and sync roles.

🛠️ Additional Decay Rules
You must log in at least once (per map) so your timers update to match your role.
Isolated structures (beds on single foundations, 1x1 huts, bags, etc.) 20+ foundations from a base decay in 2 days.
Tribe members don’t need to be nearby—just log into the map to refresh.
Oil & Gas Pumps are immune to the isolated rule (but must remain unlocked).
If your timer looks wrong, log out & back in to refresh.
Still wrong? Open a ticket in ⁠support-tickets.

🤖 Meet T.O.B.Y.
T.O.B.Y. = Termination of Old Bases & Yards
Handles abandoned base removal and timer checks.
Look at any structure and type /time in chat. T.O.B.Y. will tell you how long it has left.

🌴 Vacation Mode (Donor Perk)
Donors can set 365-day timers through the Vacation Mode channel under Finer Things Club.
Just press the button, log in once, and you’re covered.
When you return, click the button again to disable.
See ⁠vacation-mode  for full details.
These changes keep maps cleaner and fairer while still protecting active tribes.  Log in soon to refresh your timers! 🕛

[Otterun]

⚡ TL;DR

• The Island is now a hub map (import items/dinos, but cryos restricted).

• Tree Sap Taps protected from rapid decay.

• Resource structures unlocked by default; must remain public.

• Labor Day double rates extended through Monday, end Tuesday 4:00 AM.

• New month packs: Starter, Ramshackle, Donor gifts reset.

• Featured tames: Pegomastax, Sabertooth, Procoptodon.

• Ramshackle Pack now has an Awesome Spyglass.

• Auto announcements for weekend rates now in Ark chat + Discord pings.

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🌍 The Island Hub Map
The Island is now officially a hub map!
Survivors can bring back items and dinos from other maps in the cluster to the Island.
Non-native dinos cannot be released from cryopods here, but they may be stored safely until other hub maps (perhaps Valguero? We'll vote!) open.

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🌲 Decay Timer Update
Tree Sap Taps are now protected from rapid decay.
See details here: Decay Timer Update

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🛠️ TLM Mod Change
Tree Sap Taps, Oil Pumps, and Gas Collectors are now unlocked by default.
Claimed resource nodes do not count toward a tribe's two allowed bases, as long as:

• Only a reasonable amount are claimed (one is fine, leave some for others).

• They remain unlocked and accessible to other players.

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🎉 Labor Day Weekend Rates
Weekend rates are extended through Monday in honor of Labor Day, a national American holiday.
Survivors can continue to enjoy double rates all day Monday.
Keep an eye out for orange, yellow, and brown dinos in the wild during the event!
Weekend rates will come to an end in 18 hours at Tuesday, September 2, 2025 4:00 AM.

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🎁 New Month, New Packs!
The Sabre Store packs have been reset for all survivors.

• Everyone gets new Starter packs.

• Those who have linked their Ark character to Discord (see link-ark) get new Ramshackle packs.

• Donors receive new monthly thank you gifts (see roles-and-donors).

New featured tames:

• Shoulder Pet: Pegomastax

• Utility Tame: Sabertooth

• Travel Mount: Procoptodon

The Ramshackle Pack now comes with an Awesome Spyglass instead of a wooden club.

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📢 Announcements & Pings
There was a suggestion asking for the in-game Message of the Day to announce the weekend rates, but unfortunately, the message box is too small to list them all.
@0tter Bot will now post automatically in Ark chat every Friday when rates begin and every Monday (except holidays) when rates end.
Players can now also sign up for announcements to receive pings about certain server and Discord events.
Sign up for roles here: notifications

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Happy surviving and enjoy your extended weekend rates and new dino colors! 🦖

[Otterun]

🏆 Hall of Fame Update
- Congratulations to Brosquito and Brorilla for completing both The Island and Scorched Earth on Alpha difficulty!
- They’re now ready to take on Rockwell for an Aberrant showdown!
- Their names are now immortalized on the Hall of Fame[tlmark.net].

[Otterun]

Extinction just opened!

[Otterun]

🎉 Weekend Rates Are Live! 🎉

Boosted rates are active from Friday 4AM PST → Monday 4AM PST.
 

• Cuddle Interval: 0.01
• Imprint Multiplier: 10
• Maturation & Hatching: 10
• Crop Growth: 4
• Harvesting: 6
• Mating Cooldown: 0.1
• Mating Speed: 20
• Taming Speed: 8
• XP: 5

There's also a 10% chance of spotting orange and yellow dinos to tame—keep your eyes peeled!
 

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🏆 Ascended Players
Congratulations to Brosquito & Brorilla for defeating Alpha Rockwell!!! They are on their way to Extinction! 🎉
 

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Have a great weekend, survivors!

[BarryOnyx]

Always love progression, no flyers sounds like a cool spin :O

[Thareaver74]

Interesting concept!!!