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Hello Survivors, Welcome to your latest edition of the Community Crunch! ARK: Evolution Event! We’re running another! And it’s live, here are all the juicy details; Through the weekend the Official ARK Network will be affected by an Evolution Event! Survivors playing this weekend will get to experience the following bonuses: 2x Harvesting Rate 2x Taming Rate 2x EXP Rate So be sure to log in and enjoy the increased rates whilst you can! And not only that but all Official Server networks have received a permanent increase in difficulty to 5.0 - this means that the maps will get tougher but the rewards will be better! ARK: Scorched Earth 25% Off! To celebrate the upcoming release of ARK v248 - Scorched Earth is now on sale for 25% off on Steam! http://store.steampowered.com/app/512540/ Get it while it's hot! September Survivor League Championship Winners! Last weekend we held our latest Survivor League Championship Matches! The best survivors went head to head in 3 epic matches for a chance at $65,000 and their spot in August Survivor League! If you missed the games, you can check them out here: https://www.twitch.tv/survivetheark/v/93716019 Congratulations to the winners, who 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! https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/survivor-league/ We are also announcing that the October Survivor League qualifiers has begun. The scores from previous have been reset due to changes made in the most recent update possibly affecting scores. However we hope this reset will give all players new and old a chance at the top this month. The qualifying period will run for 28 days and end on the 14th of November. And the end of these 28 days, the top placing competitors will participate in the Championship games. The October Survivor League Championships will be played and broadcast live on Twitch on Saturday, November the 19th. In case you missed it, the winners for September were announced in our previous announcement, here: http://steamcommunity.com/games/407530/announcements/detail/871836532999279494 And if you're new to ARK: Survival of the Fittest and would like more information on our Survivor League: http://steamcommunity.com/games/407530/announcements/detail/868440796176273740 May the odds be ever in your favor this month, Survivors! Last Man Standing Mod 5-Man Tournament Winners! Last weekend was also the Last Man Standing Tournament! The tournament was run using a Survival of the Fittest mod created by community member Katti, hosted by Davnell, and had a prize pool sponsored by Studio Wildcard. Different than the Survivor League, Last Man Standing uses tribes of 5 and will consist of three 1.5 hour matches where points are awarded for tribe survival placement (10 points for 1st, descending by 1 point for each successive position, 0 points for 11th place and below). The highest points accumulated at the end of the three matches was crowned the winner! You can subscribe to the mod here: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=774369391 If you missed the games, you can check them out here: https://www.twitch.tv/davnell/v/93930349 Prize Pool: 1st place: 2500 USD (5x500 USD) 2nd Place: 1250 USD (5x250 USD) 3rd Place: 750 USD (5x150 USD) 4th Place: 500 USD Steam gift cards (5x100 USD cards) 5th Place: Scorched Earth keys (x5) Congratulations to the winners, and all of the participants! It was an epic weekend filled with battles and fun. We will strive to continue supporting our mod community in the future so that great creations like this can receive the notoriety and playtime they deserve. 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 a 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 in 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! You’ll want to click on the image title to be able to download the maximum size image, we’ve resized them for display purposes Super Resolution! Winners! EXFIB0 - On Top Of The World GG Fizz - The Jerboa Kingdom Soulyouth - Bug v Bug GamerPerfection - When ARK Became A Scorched Earth Soulyouth - Get down here! Naked Zombo - Paradise Honourable Mentions! Soulyouth - Skelly Biffo Soulyouth - Soar Soulyouth - Shooting Range Panoramic 360 Stereoscopic 3D! Winners! EXFIB0 - Unleash the Beast KISHKO - The Broodmother's Lair Naked Zombo - 360 Paradise City GG Fizz - The Jerboa Kingdom Market GG Fizz - The Jerboa KingdomThrone Room Honourable Mention! EXFIB0 - Obelisk Freeform! Winner! Soulyouth - HEADSHOT Honourable Mentions! Naked Zombo - Jason KISHKO - Red Obelisk Another great set of brilliant entries, thank you everyone! Remember, we’ll be running this contest again next week so if you missed out this week, don’t sweat and give it another go next! Community Contests! 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! And without further ado, the ARKitect for Community Crunch 67 is… a tie! Between... Fizz with their Jerboa Kingdom! ...and SD Medieval Underworld by StoneyDragon & Chaos! Amazing large-scale builds, Survivors! 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! And without further ado, the ARKVideo for Community Crunch 67 is… GHOST OF SCORCHED EARTH! FEAR EVOLVED BEGINS by ThickFreedom! (A warning to our younger Survivors, this video contains explicit language.) Thanks to everyone who entered again, awesome submissions as always. You can check out the rest of the entries here: Fan Feature! ARK: Scorched Earth Song | Set Fire To The Sky by NerdOut! The Magic Sliding Rock by Lame Wolf Productions Alien Abduction by ThickFreedom Top 10 PvP Base Building Tips by ThickFreedom Fishing Hut Build by yocimir Which Wyvern is the Best? by yocimir 1x1 Base Design by KISHKO 2x2 Base Design by EXFIB0 3x3 PvP Base Design by EXFIB0 Ark Illustrated (Series 1) by JoeStansbury Rule#1 by Autu Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=780299899 The Dodorex Cometh by Mullins the Great Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=780780517 Desert Camo Lightning Wyvern by Sharkcat Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=780769470 Electric Sign Lightning Wyvern by Sharkcat Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=779166754 Boat by Valoule Dragon Fortress by Maexch3n! Balaur Dossier by Shadlos Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=780676835 Snakehead Dossier by Shadlos Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=780675714 Pelecanimimus Dossier by Mega Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=779899722 Ibis & Tick dossier by Mega Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=779715655 White Horn Dossier by Shadlos Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=780934671 Mod Spotlight... Annunaki Genesis! Ced: Hey Ark Survivors, I'm here with the creators of one of the most talked about mods in the workshop now: Annunaki Genesis! We'll start with a brief introduction of the team. Who's all involved and what are the roles of the team members? Ced: Annunaki is a huge undertaking. I remember first loading up the mod and being overwhelmed with the amount of content in it. What was the inspiration for the mod? Ced: The variety of creatures in Annunaki always intrigued me. I'm also curious of the name, because there is some lore behind the word Annunaki. Was there any intent for it to make reference to some of the history behind the word? Ced: That adds a lot more depth into this mod. I kind of guessed it was related to the history behind the name. So this mod has been out there a while. What is it like maintaining such a high profile mod for the amount of time it's been out? Ced: I know all too well! There's a lot that goes into making and maintaining a mod - while keeping a happy and active community. All you can do is learn and apply that knowledge to things you do in the future. So, how would you explain Annunaki to a newcomer to ARK? I have to admit when I installed the mod, I didn't quite know what to expect. Do you see as more of a dinosaur mod or something more comprehensive and overarching like a Total Conversion? Ced: That's how I always viewed it. It seemed to contain a lot of balance changes and things that would not be very familiar to normal ARK players. In essence, it changes the way you play the game like a Total Conversion would. So what's in the future for Annunaki? Are there plans to keep adding more variants to the creatures or more gameplay - or are you mostly at a stable point in the mod? Ced: Wow, that sounds like a lot of work but it also sounds like you are dedicated to the community you've built around the mod. In terms of development, is this your first time jumping into game design? Ced: Well I'm looking forward to checking this mod out in depth and the reboot as well. Thanks for taking the time out! Is there anything you'd like to say to the community or your fans before we part? That's it for this week's Crunch, thanks for tuning in guys! As always if you’ve got anything to share please get in touch and be sure to follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/survivetheark Facebook: www.facebook.com/survivetheark Reddit: www.reddit.com/r/playark Imzy: https://www.imzy.com/ark Until next time... Wildcard Jen and the ARK: Survival Evolved Team! View full article

Thanks for sharing my illustrations in the crunch!

Congratulations to Annunaki for getting in this!! It's a great mod, with a great upcoming reboot, with a dedicated team behind it! They deserve the recognition!

Whoa! GG Fizz FTW!!!! His Jerboa Kingdom looks hella amazing, I doubt anyone else could have done that. Especially since he didn't use any mods or anything. I loooove his creativity. I'm just really impressed by his works. Thanks ark devs for noticing senpai

Some very interesting and unique submissions this week yet again! More and more people are getting in the Ansel category which is good. GG Fizz put a lot of work into this build and it turned out pretty good. Valoule and Maexch3n did some awesome builds aswell. Overall another very good crunch! Keep them coming.

Wow that Jerboa Kingdom is crazy!

Holy poop!t GG Fizz! that The Jerboa Kingdom city is amazing! Thanks for the contest WC, Playing round with the Ansel stuff seeing how good the game looks pumped all the way up is so fun edit: wow just noticed it was 3 winning entries this week DILO thank you so much for liking my stuff. I your game.

I don't know if they will be, they weren't last year.