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Hello Survivors! Welcome to the Community Crunch 54 and ARK Digest 36! Summer Cup Update! We’re excited to announce the second set of teams (from the June 2016 Survivor League qualifiers) that were able to successfully qualify for the Summer Cup Semi Final Match! The winning teams from the Final Match will be invited to be flown out to the ARK Survival of the Fittest Season One: Summer Cup in Shanghai, China at ChinaJoy 2016 and get the chance to compete for over $40,000! To read more details about the Summer Cup just check out: http://playark.com/summercup/ And without further ado, the teams which have successfully qualified for the Semi Finals are: Tribe: GET OUT THE WAY Members: Vayne, Jason TaTane, Sk0_-, and ReDz Tribe: The Killer Inc is Back! Members: X Hunter, DentilZha, Razorbread, and Tazzpro Tribe: #BeChampions Members: FluffyB, EnemaOfTheStates, Swordfish, and MPG Resi Tribe: VictoriousSecret Members: StalkinU, Rene, IceBox, and Mathrandril Tribe: HailKappa Members: DdayDrasin, Messy, Toast, and Voxsic Tribe: Chinese Storytellers Members: Narco Polo, RealNapalm, AlethaUK, and mistercrime Tribe: e-LEMON-ators Members: DeyLo, Nes, VelociREKTor, and antihero Tribe: Valar Morghulis Members: KavhatAranda, El fideo rubio, Odmetnik and TacoExtreme Tribe: Holy Church of RNGNESS Members: Rockette, Soprano, Sols, and D e l u x e Tribe: Grabuge Members: patpanik84, Chyminliv, Alexette, and dantuan These were the teams who had the collected highest points following June's Survivor League Qualifier Rankings! We’d like to congratulate them on their valiant play and look forward to them participating in the upcoming match on Sunday! The invited teams will be set a special group invite and friends request on Steam from http://steamcommunity.com/id/SoTFLeague/ so make sure you accept the invite from that Steam Good luck to all Survivors out there and let’s see who gets crowned the Season One Summer Cup Champions of ARK: Survival of the Fittest! Don't forget to join July 2-3 at 11AMEST on our Twitch www.twitch.tv/survivetheark to watch the competitions! Survival of the Fittest July Survivors League Championship and Semi Finals Be sure join us this weekend at www.twitch.tv/survivetheark for ARK: Survival of the Fittest fun! The June Survivor League Championship matches will take place on 11 am EST to 2 pm EST on Saturday, July 2nd, with a bounty of more than $65,000 in prizes to the winners! The Semi Final match for the Season One: Summer Cup will take place on Sunday, July the 3rd at 11AM EST. For all the extra details, check out the announcement we made here: ARK Digest Q&A! Here is our question and answer session with Lead Designer, Lead Programmer, Co-Creative Director of ARK: Survival Evolved, and Co-Founder of Studio Wildcard: Jeremy "Drake" Stieglitz! Survivor, Deaner, asks, “With the Allosaurus on the way, two of it's abilities the alpha pack leader and the bleed effect are big things for it. Are we going to see both of those things added with the Allosaurus and possibly see the alpha pack boost for the Dire Wolves and the bleed effect for the Megaleceros at the same time? Survivor, Zadira, asks, “In a previous digest, changes to pillars and other building structures were talked about that would help the problems that we have in pve. Is there an update for the status of those changes?” Survivor, Emanuel1721, asks, “Hey, can you guys make that "Demolish Allowed" structures automatically destroys themselves after 1-2 weeks of not being demolished, because there's a LOT of abandoned bases that demolishing would take hours, and they just stay there causing lag and blocking spawns (especially on the Xbox official servers).” Survivor, N_scheffel, asks, “I currently have to type in "r.bloomquality 0" and "r.lightshafts 0" every time I log in to avoid being blinded by light sources reflecting off most objects in the game (especially metal). Can that option be added to the current persistent graphics settings?” Survivor, Nahz, asks, “Are there any plans to make regular and prime fish meat better taming options for creatures that we already have in the game? Meat taming sea creatures has become a challenge now that megalodons drop prime fish meat instead of prime meat.” Survivor, Assassindude27, asks, “Is the "Industrial Grinder" the same thing as the mod?” (http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=534838287) Survivor, Tomtoyer, asks, “We will see in a future physical differences between females and males creatures?” Survivor, Aztec, asks, “Can you make it so that we can choose to craft items by multiples of ten instead of one at a time or the maximum number we can make, it gets annoying to click 20 times so i can make 20 narcotics or some other item id prefer if you only had to click twice.” Survivor, Ruenan, asks, “Hi I play ark on PC and Xbox one and was wondering if its possible, can we get all the sliders like the Xbox one version has for the server options in the hosting non dedicated and single player for the PC version? Plant growth speed, Spoil Time, all the Intervals etc.” and Survivor, Reubatina11, asks, “Is it possible that other options, such as breeding timers, egg incubation, baby maturation etc will be added as sliders to the Single Player startup screen? I'm playing on a Mac, and I'm struggling to access the INI. In addition, could we get options like cave flyers, Titan feeding etc added as checkboxes?” Survivor, Reubatina11, asks, “Will the Titanosaur ever be breedable? Could this maybe be a server option for unofficial PvE servers?” Survivor, Cleetuss, asks, “What other forms of illnesses do you have in mind? Will dinosaurs be getting them as well? Terrible as it seems, a herbivore with rabies sounds funny.” Survivor, Klaahn, asks, “Is Xbox ever getting the MaxStructurePlatformMultiplier option for servers? It's the one that always for more structures to be built on Platform Saddles and Rafts.” Survivor, RedStorm8616, asks, “Is there any way you could add in an Alpha Direbear? I ask this not for the variation in Alphas (which would be nice) but for the Bear Skin Rug that would be inside it's inventory -- similar to the Rex Trophy inside an Alpha Rex?” Survivor, Silvyss, asks, “Can we get a button for toggling snap points on xbox I know y switches walls and doors but I'd like a button to toggle all available snap points.” Survivor, Kody.Gloval, asks, “One of the biggest issues with building is the clipping. Is it possible to put something in an .ini file to disable clipping for a private server?” Survivor, Drklotus69, asks, “I see the phrase "that will come with tek tier" or some variation of that all the time in the answers portion of this segment. Is there any sort of rough ETA we can get for when tek tier will actually arrive in game?” Community Contests! ARKitect! This is an award given to Survivors to celebrate the amazing structures you build on PC or Xbox. 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 54 is… The Dodia Pyramid by tomb! Check out the full screenshot album: http://imgur.com/a/ONrwY We'd also like to announce three runners up that we were very impressed with! You'll all be awarded runner up prizes! Treehouse by Monkeypuzzle! Hylia Shield by Valoule! Redwood Tree House (Park Overlook) by Gorrir! ARKVideo! This contest is open for 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! The ARKVideo winner for Community Crunch 54 is… IS ARK THE BEST LOOKING SURVIVAL GAME OF 2016? by ThickFreedom We'd also like to announce two runners up, and you'll all be awarded runner up prizes as well! ARK Redwood Forests Are Beautiful! - Cinematic Film - Update 243 by RagingCyanide THE RANGER CHRONICLES #13 - PROMETHEUS RISING by VIRTUAL REALMS That’s it for this week’s entries guys! Thank you to all those who entered and congratulations to all our winners and if you’d like to take a look at what all the survivors submitted, you can do so here: Fan Feature! A primary school in Britain submitted these fantastic drawings to us detailing dinosaurs and creatures that they would like to see be added to ARK. Such creativity! We love that we've been able to inspire these great creations! Check out the drawings in more detail in the gallery below: Ark Breeding Phase 3: Random Mutations by King Sandbox Warrior ✥ Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=714222937 Hibbertopterus Dossier (Fan-Made) by Flishster Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=711680814 Daeodon Dossier by Shadlos Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=714166514 Herrerasaurus Dossier by Shadlos Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=714137046 Pachylemur by THE Putrid Machine Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=710685698 Tyrannotitan Dossier Concept by Parrotmarauder327 Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=713091452 Maiasauraferox by This Little Monster Source: Hatchery - Jurassic Park Alpha1 by fox™ ✮ Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=714991768 Titanosaur Base by Earnest_Coleman Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=713509043 Lambda Class Imperial Shuttle by FataL1ty Source: http://imgur.com/a/KdIcS Tree Base by Dreararc Source: #Eagle #Sunset by WAT Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=712573606 Rexy by Scorn5252 Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=714091572 Obelisks by NakedZombo Source: http://imgur.com/a/5emYh And that brings and end to this week’s post guys! As always if you’ve got anything to share please get in touch and be sure to follow us on Twitter at @survivetheark - Facebook at www.facebook.com/survivetheark and Reddit at www.reddit.com/r/playark Much love, Wildcard Jen and the ARK: Survival Evolved Team!

Hello Survivors! We are very excited to share a titanic amount of news with you! Today at E3 with PC Gamer, we were able to reveal some of the upcoming updates coming to the ARK! First of all, let’s begin with what you’re all curious to hear about, our new gamemode… ARK: Primal Survival! ARK: Primal Survival is an upcoming Total Conversion where survivors will be able to play, live, and breed as any of the ARK’s creatures! Survivors will experience full survival mechanics and lifecycles, including mating, growing, recruiting more creatures to your ‘pack,’ even constructing primitive dens. Playing Primal Survival, which will launch later this year on PC and Xbox One as an Official Total Conversion, will allow survivors to experience; Live life as a Raptor, communicate and coordinate tactical attacks on other species. Spend your nights creepily crawling around the caves as the Araneo, catching your victims with your web spinning ability and spraying them paralyzing venom, while laying eggs to expand your brood! Work together as one to execute strategic attacks alongside your pack to chase and takedown prey! Train and protect your young through the harsh winters so that they are ready to join the hunt by the time they are full grown adults. Cuddle up with your cubs and forget about your worries and your strife whilst you spend the day fishing, wandering and roaming the land with your sleuth! Experience the ARK through the eyes of a Titanomyrma, building a thriving colony centered around ‘ant hills’, and survive against the elements and the dangers that the island brings! Furthermore the new functionality associated with this Primal Survival mode will also enable mod creators to build much more intricate mods involving playing as these various creatures and detailing their lifecycles & survival mechanics, with new capabilities for creating asymmetric gameplay modes. ;)! ? The Redwood Biome and Spotlight: Titanosaur! Releasing June 22 on Steam via the v243 update, and shortly thereafter on Xbox One, The Redwood Biome is an all-new biome filled with lush, giant trees sturdy enough in which to build treehouses and villages. Harvest lumber from these gigantic arbors to create your fortress super high up in the air, providing a safer place to to build a village as well as providing height advantage for a superb tactical defense stance, or tap into the massive redwoods to extract their sap for healthy concoctions. Also making its debut in ARK v243, the extremely rare Titanosaur (Titanosaurus Vagacastrum) is the largest creature found on ARK island, operating for many players as a mobile superfortress capable of ferrying obscene amounts of weight, structures, defenses and creatures upon its back. Essentially a walking mountain, this herbivore often crushes creatures and buildings within its path and takes issue with any creature invading his personal space. Primitive Plus Official Mod Launch! The second official mod, Primitive+, will launch directly within ARK: Survival Evolved on Thursday, July 28 for both PC and Xbox One players! Primitive+ explores the idea of what life may be like with common-day knowledge and resources provided by the land. It incorporates primitive tools and techniques that are still being used by indigenous tribes around the world today! Players are challenged to use primarily wood and stone without the benefit of advanced metals. A whole new set of items and detailed new mechanics focus the player on 'primitive' survival, which fits snugly in the world of ARK. Primitive+ will be playable as a functionality mod on all official ARK maps. The mod will include; - Over 100 primitive-themed structures - 3 ancient building tiers (adobe, lumber, brick & cement) - Diverse resource system - live off the land with 40 different resources - Primitive trapping system (deadfall trap / fishing traps) - Advanced farming - 10 historic crops and resources (Wheat, Barley, Coffee, Tea, etc) - 11 iconic weapons (Flintlock pistol, Musket, Viking Axe, Battleaxe, etc) - 60 types of food recipes to craft - Enhanced role-playing experience (market stalls for trading, meals, etc) With even more update and features to come! We hope you guys are excited for today’s announcements just as much as we are! And don’t worry, we’ve still got loads more exciting developments coming up this year, and we’re excited to continuing to work with you to create ARK: Survival Evolved and its many extended features! All the best, Wildcard Jat & the ARK: Survival Evolved Team

Hey Survivors! What a fun weekend it’s been! For those of you not in the loop, we just had an action-packed double-header end to the week with the best players and best tribes going head to head in multiple competitive Survival of the Fittest matches! We started off on Saturday with our highest-rated players from June’s Survivor League facing off in their championship matches in FFA Mode, 2 Player Tribes, and 4 Player Tribes. The games were as crazy as expected for an SotF game with a ton of dinos, a ton of explosives and a ton of deaths! If you hadn’t caught the games or want a chance to watch it again, you can do so here: https://www.twitch.tv/survivetheark/v/75809475 The winners and those who placed in the events can be found on our updated Survivor League page, listing their placing as well as how much of the prize pool they’ve walked away with! We’d like to wish them a huge congratulations to the winners and thank everyone for participating in the league. We’ll be reaching out to the winners over the coming days to collect the information required to get your prizes sent out to you! Look out for contact made by Jat! And following this event, today [Sunday] we hosted our Semi Final match for the Summer Cup! The teams were invited to compete in today's game through a rigorous two-month process where the highest-scoring survivor league tribes were tallied and brought together to battle it out for the opportunity to fly to Shanghai, China and compete in the Summer Cup and ChinaJoy! The game was very entertaining with a lot of action right from the get go, the Broodmother even made an appearance! Definitely a must watch if you haven’t so far https://www.twitch.tv/survivetheark/v/75999611 And withour further ado, let’s get to the winners and those who have qualified from today’s game; First and foremost a huge congratulations to; For their outstanding performance in today's Semi Final game and clinching the first spot! We’d also like to wish a congratulations to the remaining 7 teams for securing their qualification for the Summer Cup’s Finals in Shanghai; Tribe: KappaPride Members: Vinz, Deki, Ralph, and Rezy Tribe: BELIEBERS Members: lunde, pbot, piespace, and Fmentz Tribe: GET OUT THE WAY Members: Vayne, Jason TaTane, Sk0_-, and ReDz Tribe: e-LEMON-ators Members: DeyLo, Nes, VelociREKTor, and antihero Tribe: PsychoSocial Members: SonnyDreamX3, PSYCHOxnc, Hanseatenpower, and sgibba Tribe: The Rejects Members: Flex, Bobster, Frumm, and TVA04 Tribe: Grabuge Members: patpanik84, Chyminliv, Alexette, and dantuan and if you'd like to check out the full action-report, you can do so here: http://playark.com/4v4-2016.07.03-17.33.34-22658.html We look forward to seeing you guys compete in the finals! May fortune smile upon you, brave Survivors! And may the fittest survivor be victorious! We’ll be reaching out to the qualified tribes over the coming days to collect the information required, so look out for contact made by Jat! We’d also like to give a huge shout-out to typeForced for streaming and casting both events this weekend, you did a fantastic job and put on a great show alongside the players! Stay tuned for more details regarding the Summer Cup Finals and how you can tune in to support your favourite tribes! And just as a reminder! During the Steam summer sale, our sister game ARK: Survival Evolved is 45% off its retail price! Making it the best deal ever on this dinosaur experience. ARK Steam Sale! All the best, Wildcard Jat and the ARK: Survival of the Fittest Team