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This week, we revealed the first animated teaser for ARK: Lost Colony, the next canonical DLC coming to ARK: Survival Ascended, offering a glimpse at Mei Yin’s journey following the events of Extinction as she arrives at Arat Prime. We also shared a sneak preview of what’s to come in ARK: The Animated Series Part 2, arriving later in 2025. There’s a lot to look forward to! Download in full resolution ARK: Lost Colony is a full-sized canonical expansion pack featuring a new map, creatures, items, structures, and the continuation of the story of ARK. Lost Colony drops you into a massive, occupied city packed with dangers as you become the hunted, and gain access to powerful new kinds of character abilities, unique gear, building systems, and exotic tames. The epic new story of ARK Lost Colony bridges the gap from ARK Extinction to ARK Genesis and into the world of ARK 2. Will Survivors be able to face down the evil lurking in Arat Prime and connect ARK's past and future? ARK: Lost Colony becomes available for pre-order June 2nd 2025, and all purchases will immediately unlock exclusive Lost Colony preview gameplay content. With a full release in November 2025, ARK: Lost Colony will be priced at $29.99, for Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC platforms. Wishlist on Steam or Xbox Prepare to 'respawn' in ARK The Animated Series, with this preview of a new sequence from the upcoming Part 2, featuring Russell Crowe as Kor the Prophet! An animated adaptation of the hit video game featuring Michelle Yeoh, Gerard Butler, and Vin Diesel, ARK: The Animated Series is a sweeping saga spanning eons of human history. When 21st century paleontologist Helena Walker (Madeleine Madden) herself resurrected on a mysterious primeval land after tragedy. There she must learn to survive and find new allies, or die again at the hands of ruthless warlords -- all while trying to uncover the true nature of their strange new world. Stream ARK: The Animated Series Part 1 now, only on Paramount +! Journey through the breathtaking landscapes of Astraeos and capture its mythic beauty! Whether you’re a master of in-game photography, an expert builder, or a talented artist, this is your chance to showcase your skills and win exclusive prizes including the ARK: The Animated Series Cosmetic Pack! Entries Open: Friday, March 14th Entries Close: Wednesday, March 25th Winners Announced: Friday, March 28th Screenshots/Vistas – Capture the stunning scenery of Astraeos (or your own beautiful mug). Builds – Show off your most impressive in-game creations. Art – Create original artwork inspired by Astraeos’ landscapes, ruins, creatures and mythology. Category Winners: Receive a copy of ARK: The Animated Series Cosmetic Pack featuring over 75 exclusive skins, including, Mammoth, Tusoteuthis, Spinosaurus, Equus, along with Jane, Chava, Rebel Mei Yin, and New-Armor Mei Yin. Valued at $14.99 Grand Prize Runner Up: ARK: The Animated Series Cosmetic Pack plus a Fantastic Tame of your choosing. Grand Prize Winner: All of the prizes above plus your artwork featured as the server banner on the ARK Official Discord for one week! Your submission must be Astraeos-themed. You need to have the rights to the image you submit. No copyrighted material or artwork made by others without consent. One submission per user. No multiple submissions or submissions across multiple categories. Content must follow server rules: No NSFW, derogatory, discriminatory, or disrespectful content. PG-13 only. No AI-generated content. Submit your entry in ⁠the dedicated channels on the Official ARK Discord. Include a brief title or description of your submission. Unleash your creativity and let Astraeos inspire you! We can't wait to see your submissions. Next week we’ll provide some updates to aspects of the roadmap, including news on the Unreal Engine 5.5 upgrade. We appreciate your patience and look forward to sharing more then! Expire servers are temporary servers across the network that will eventually be removed, and you can find them by searching for "Expire" in the session filter. These servers will be online until 10 am PST / 1 pm EST on March 24th. We're preemptively using our allocation for future maps to host some additional sessions that players can travel onto to farm, tame, and experience the newest content Gameplay. The same transfer restrictions apply in that you are only able to download your character, but you can freely take anything off. This is to help reduce load off some of the other servers, or provide players an option for those who just want to jump onto a new map temporarily. Please note that these servers will no longer exist after 10 am PST / 1 pm EST on March 24th, so if you intend to use them, remember to transfer your items/creatures/characters off before that date, as nothing will be saved beyond that time period. This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until Monday, March 24. PVP/PVE: 2x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience, and Breeding Small Tribes: 4.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 4x Breeding ARKpocalypse: 5x Harvesting, Taming and Experience, and Breeding Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form Creator: LolsAtLance LolsAtLance created a step-by-step guide to help you build your very own all-in-one Greek base! Creator: ClickTockClock ClickTockClock goes over all you need to know to tame a Skyshroud Drakara. Hellfire by wyvernadas Part 18 of Drawing Every Dino Dossier! by cascadingcaramel The wonderful Yi Ling by Panoptos Manticore by Nilona TEK Stego - Thor by DragonWolf Chibi Griffin by Cayyruzius A survivor protecting a tame by FlawlezFalcon Photo Mode by @ARKLove9 Photo Mode by alexj_21 The King of the Clouds by 7467a My PC almost blew up making this screenshot by frozen_soap The game of shadows by crazylablady Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark Discord: discord.com/invite/playark Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark Twitch: twitch.tv/survivetheark Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110 Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark Threads: threads.net/@survivetheark Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article

We’re having a blast bringing more of Garuga123’s ARK: Additions creatures into the base game. They add new challenges, new ways to play, and let’s be real—some absolute units to tame (or run from). These creatures may see some adjustments along the way, but one thing is certain—they're here to leave their mark on the ARK! The mighty Deinotherium is stomping its way into ARK. Tough, towering, and ready to shake up your world! Better have a game plan. Download in full resolution Towering over even the largest mammoths, Deinotherium will dominate the open plains on March 26th. Agitate one, and you may find yourself on the receiving end of a devastating charge—but the real danger lies in their ability to rally their allies with powerful, morale-boosting calls, making a single confrontation quickly escalate into an all-out stampede. Keep up with the development on ARK: Additions in Garuga's Discord! Journey through the breathtaking landscapes of Astraeos and capture its mythic beauty! Whether you’re a master of in-game photography, an expert builder, or a talented artist, this is your chance to showcase your skills and win exclusive prizes including the ARK: The Animated Series Cosmetic Pack! Entries Open: Friday, March 14th Entries Close: Wednesday, March 25th Winners Announced: Friday, March 28th Screenshots/Vistas – Capture the stunning scenery of Astraeos (or your own beautiful mug). Builds – Show off your most impressive in-game creations. Art – Create original artwork inspired by Astraeos’ landscapes, ruins, creatures and mythology. Category Winners: Receive a copy of ARK: The Animated Series Cosmetic Pack featuring over 75 exclusive skins, including, Mammoth, Tusoteuthis, Spinosaurus, Equus, along with Jane, Chava, Rebel Mei Yin, and New-Armor Mei Yin. Valued at $14.99 Grand Prize Runner Up: ARK: The Animated Series Cosmetic Pack plus a Fantastic Tame of your choosing. Grand Prize Winner: All of the prizes above plus your artwork featured as the server banner on the ARK Official Discord for one week! Your submission must be Astraeos-themed. You need to have the rights to the image you submit. No copyrighted material or artwork made by others without consent. One submission per user. No multiple submissions or submissions across multiple categories. Content must follow server rules: No NSFW, derogatory, discriminatory, or disrespectful content. PG-13 only. No AI-generated content. Submit your entry in ⁠the dedicated channels on the Official ARK Discord. Include a brief title or description of your submission. Unleash your creativity and let Astraeos inspire you! We can't wait to see your submissions. Download & play new custom content created by players, including new maps, creatures, items, and game modes, through a dedicated new Mod-browser directly within the game. Enjoy an endless stream of new ARK content as the creativity and talent of the community is fully unleashed for the first time across gaming platforms and stay tuned as we spotlight more Cross-Platform Mods each week! This video features: Fortified Wood Structure Skin by Riiik THARAT: Ancient Sand by j26arkitecto Shamrock Shores Holiday Event by Trixt3r Quick update on Black Screen reports we’ve had on console. We found that one of the main causes of black screens when connecting to Astraeos servers was related to how much memory was available when playing on the map. The latest updates on the map resolved the existence of an invalid actor, as well as significantly optimised the map to increase available memory by about 40% across all consoles. This should significantly cut down on crashes while playing in-world and help resolve some issues when connecting to Astraeos servers. We're still actively looking into reports that might impact other maps and working with platform partners to resolve these cases. Update on the Official Network: we're still experiencing heavy DDoS attacks and our hosts are aware and are doing everything they can to mitigate them, including working with other external specialists. We have to be delicate about how much information we share, as too much can make us vulnerable to more attacks, or even just provoke the attacker to go further. It's possible that this message alone could cause us to receive a heavier attack. The teams working on this are doing everything they can to mitigate the attacks and keep the servers online and some excellent progress has been made over the last week. We’re unlikely to share much going forward outside of alerts when an attack has disrupted services but rest assured it’ll continue to remain a top priority for the teams and partners involved. Appreciate folks understanding the complexity of this situation. As a token of our gratitude, we are extending the triple rates for the Official Network until Wednesday, March 19. Expire servers are temporary servers across the network that will eventually be removed, and you can find them by searching for "Expire" in the session filter. These servers will be online until 10 am PST / 1 pm EST on March 24th. We're preemptively using our allocation for future maps to host some additional sessions that players can travel onto to farm, tame, and experience the newest content Gameplay. The same transfer restrictions apply in that you are only able to download your character, but you can freely take anything off. This is to help reduce load off some of the other servers, or provide players an option for those who just want to jump onto a new map temporarily. Please note that these servers will no longer exist after 10 am PST / 1 pm EST on March 24th, so if you intend to use them, remember to transfer your items/creatures/characters off before that date, as nothing will be saved beyond that time period. As a token of our gratitude for your patience during the server stability issues, we are extending the triple rates for the Official Network until Wednesday, March 19. PVP/PVE: 3x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience, and Breeding Small Tribes: 5.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 5x Breeding ARKpocalypse: 6x Harvesting, Taming and Experience, and Breeding Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form Creator: Xeridae Xeridae attempts to survive 100 days conquering Scorched Earth with only one life. Creator: Chasun_ Make your very own Hobbit base with the help of Chasun! Bulbdog by @k3zk_627 Spoon by jammacle Neo with his Tek Parasaur and Trinity with her raptor by cheshiregengarart DLC Design by @dudziari ^-^ by KOKOC Dodorex Funko custom by Moocow4life Cyber Parasaur by Mon-ban-Delta Photo Mode by godzilla402 Titan Trophy by @walken_a Photo Mode by nesvog Photo Mode by acq.mp3 War for the Wastes by cosmicman5455 Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark Discord: discord.com/invite/playark Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark Twitch: twitch.tv/survivetheark Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110 Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark Threads: threads.net/@survivetheark Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article

Last week, Megaraptor took the crown in the latest community creature vote and will be stomping its way onto Valguero when the map launches in ARK: Survival Ascended later this year. While you wait, a new animated skin pack is on the horizon, giving you more ways to customize your ARK with a fresh new look. Download in full resolution Get ready to complete your animated collection on March 26th! This massive pack is packed with a vibrant lineup of creatures and characters, ensuring you're well on your way to a full set of skins based on the ARK The Animated Series. Soon, you’ll be able to bring stunning new animated looks to your ARK and create your own adventures—all for $14.99! This pack includes... Jane Chava Rebel Mei Yin New-Armor Mei Yin Creature Skins: Anglerfish Araneo Archaeopteryx Baryonyx Basilosaurus Carbonemys Castoroides Chalicotherium Compy Dimetrodon Dire Bear Dung Beetle Electrophorus Gallimimus Giant Bee Hesperornis Hyaenodon Kaprosuchus Lystrosaurus Megalosaurus Megatherium Mosasaurus Onyc Ovis Pachyrhinosaurus Pegomastax Pelagornis Piranha Procoptodon Purlovia Rhyniognatha Terror Bird Titanoboa Titanosaur Troodon Tusoteuthis Woolly Rhino Achatina Allosaurus Arthropluera Beelzebufo Carcharodontosaurus Carnotaurus Coelacanth Dilo Dimorphodon Diplocaulus Diplodocus Direwolf Dunkleosteus Equus Ichthyornis Ichthyosaurus Iguanodon Kairuku Kentrosaurus Mammoth Manta Megaloceros (Male + Female) Megalodon Microraptor Moschops Oviraptor Pachy Paraceratherium Phiomia Plesiosaur Pulmonoscorpius Sabertooth Salmon Sarco Spino Tapejara Therizinosaur Thylacoleo Vulture Download & play new custom content created by players, including new maps, creatures, items, and game modes, through a dedicated new Mod-browser directly within the game. Enjoy an endless stream of new ARK content as the creativity and talent of the community is fully unleashed for the first time across gaming platforms and stay tuned as we spotlight more Cross-Platform Mods each week! This video features: GigARK Islands by Geleako (premium) FSG Hologram Cosmetic by Kiz3rMomo Spooky Demon by MinyYamori SleepingGiants by Horrgamer Bullet Sc-Fi Essential Furniture & Utility Skins by Bullet_97 Cyrus’ Outfits: Managarmr by CyrusCreates Flutter’s Knight Cosmetic by CyrusCreates Ultimate Muscle Roller Legend by Redgear17 Everywhere by EclipseModding Fantasy Age: Weapons by ScriptosaurusCR Cliffan’s Nautical Turrets by Cliffan ARKpocalypse servers have been wiped today! What is ARKpocalypse? ARKpocalypse are monthly-wipe servers with higher than usual rates and monthly-curated mods. Next wipe: April 4th 2025 For this round, the following mods will be included: ARKOLOGY: OE - Desolatitan by DragonHeart7998 Cyrus' Critters: Magna Gecko by cyrusCreates Myrm's Custom Creations: Dracoteuthis by myrmecoleontidae Awesome Spyglass! by ChrisMods Better Breeding by Silentrizz Potions | Gaia Studios by GaiaStudios Ark Arsenal by W1K1P3D14 You can join them by searching in the server browser! Happy Surviving! This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until Monday, March 10. PVP/PVE: 3x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience, and Breeding Small Tribes: 5.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 5x Breeding ARKpocalypse: 6x Harvesting, Taming and Experience, and Breeding Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form Creator: Second Wave Survivors Second Wave Survivors built a 5.6km long—totally safe—slide in ARK without any mods. Creator: Jimbob Jimbob gets his first carnivore mount on Primal Astraeos—small but mighty! Forest Titan by @falco_luna Ark art of the tamed gotten by Underdash by dinosareneat Ark redesign is the T-Rex by shatteredreaiity Chibi Murder Chicken by ellies-space36 3D printed Riffle with stand by posejdoon "The Trike" Oil on canvas by TELLES Deinonychus art doll handmade by sayvaris This is Big John and Bertha by trench-surfer Photo Mode by frozen_soap Photo mode by izziekathryn Photo mode by evildragon6058 I've been looking for a long time and finally found one... I'm so happy by @Moni8mok Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark Discord: discord.com/invite/playark Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark Twitch: twitch.tv/survivetheark Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110 Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark Threads: threads.net/@survivetheark Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article

Survival takes a sharp turn this week as the community-voted winner sinks its claws into the spotlight! With its lightning speed and razor-sharp instincts, this prehistoric predator is set to shake up the ARK in ways we can’t wait to dive into! Meanwhile, on the LiveOps front, we’ve been kept on our toes. We’ll break it all down, along with the steps we’re taking to keep things running as smoothly as possible. With over 32k votes, Megaraptor will be the new creature added to Valguero for ARK: Survival Ascended. We are looking forward to sharing its concept and dossier in the weeks to come! If you are interested in seeing exactly how the voting went, check it out here. * Note that we'll be reading through these threads and using them as inspiration for how the creature will be designed; aspects suggested may change. Not loading? Click here Powered by RankedVote Our hosting providers are facing a severe, ongoing DDoS attack, which has caused recent outages, including those over the past 48 hours. We're actively working with our partners to mitigate the issue, but as with these types of attacks, we don’t yet have an estimated resolution. While our partners work on it, we've taken steps to protect player progress: Increased the upload timer to 72 hours (and we’ll extend it further if needed). Temporarily disabled decay timers to prevent loss of player progress. Taken certain regions offline to protect player data when necessary. Extending the time on Expire Servers to give everyone a chance to retrieve their characters and items. Once things are more stable, we’ll announce a date—don’t worry, you’ll get plenty of notice. We're closely monitoring mitigation efforts with our partners, but please keep in mind that the situation may continue to evolve. We’ll be holding on running an EVO event this week in light of the instability–we’ll look to do something nice for players in that regard when this is all resolved. Thanks for your patience and support while we work through this! Download & play new custom content created by players, including new maps, creatures, items, and game modes, through a dedicated new Mod-browser directly within the game. Enjoy an endless stream of new ARK content as the creativity and talent of the community is fully unleashed for the first time across gaming platforms and stay tuned as we spotlight more Cross-Platform Mods each week! This video features: Althemia Magic Ground by j26arkitecto Castles Keeps and Forts by ExileAcid Stylized Egypt Structure Skins by r0sered Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form Creator: Etholdir Etholdir guides you a tour of his beautiful gardens on Astraeos! Creator: JoeLaFritt_ *international corner* JoeLaFritt has a helpful guide to help you start right on the mod ARK Descended! JoeLaFritt te guide afin de t'aider à partir du bon pied sur le mod ARK Descended! Amidst the barren earth... by @ewo_zaur Federation airborne by @TekARK_01 Fan Art by ._rosiiee_. Mae-chan by @cat22nyaa My fav yuty by widetyranitar Fan Art by akeunyub They're so silly and I needed to doodle by savvytabby Photo Mode by godzilla402 Omg by tkgoji230 Juagku-style architecture by @oititukumono A Greek Starter House! by lolsatlance Photo Mode by targaryenreignn Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark Discord: discord.com/invite/playark Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark Twitch: twitch.tv/survivetheark Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110 Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark Threads: threads.net/@survivetheark Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article

Survivors, we’re thrilled to see so many of you enjoying Astraeos! While we continue working on fixes to smooth out your adventures, we’ve got a little more love to share—Love Ascended will now run through Monday, giving you extra time to revel in the romance. And speaking of passion, we’ve got some words from Astraeos’ creator, Nekatus, about the journey so far… I want to thank everyone for the support and love for Astraeos. I am very proud to bring another official map to the game and I am very excited to bring more content to Astraeos. Our journey has only just started! We are aware of the technical issues and we are very actively working on resolving them to bring you as bug-free a map as possible. Thank you for your patience, your feedback, and for your reports! I also wanted to give you an idea about what to expect from the next major content update. Here are the details: The conclusion of the Valguero Community Creature Vote is just around the corner, and the competition has been fierce! The submitted creatures have been nothing short of incredible. You still have the weekend to cast your vote and decide which creature will make its mark on Valguero in ARK: Survival Ascended! The second round of voting ends on Friday, February 28th at 1 pm Pacific. The winner* will be announced in the Crunch on the same day. Rank the creatures in order of most preferred to least preferred The vote is limited to 1 submission per person (duplicate entries will be discarded) Below are the candidates that have made it into the final 10. Find out more information about the creature by clicking on the hyperlink attached to the name. Cast your vote here. Giant Stick Bug Megaraptor Xenoceratops Thunderus Tanystropheus Cryodrakon Chione Desmatosuchus Gourmandi Coelophysis Pentaceratops Imperialis Acinonyx Aerotitan Overview of all the finalists here. * Note that once the winner has been determined, we'll be reading through these threads and using them as inspiration for how the creature will be designed; aspects suggested may change. Not loading? Click here Powered by RankedVote Download in full resolution Can you feel the love in the air? Love Ascended is now extended until Monday, February 24, 2025. This love-filled event, celebrating Valentine’s Day brings an array of enchanting new treats and delights! To view all the event details, click here. Download & play new custom content created by players, including new maps, creatures, items, and game modes, through a dedicated new Mod-browser directly within the game. Enjoy an endless stream of new ARK content as the creativity and talent of the community is fully unleashed for the first time across gaming platforms and stay tuned as we spotlight more Cross-Platform Mods each week! This video features: Gigantoraptor Costume Skin by TeamMIROKU Cliffan’s Outifts: The Precursor TEK Suit by Cliffan_ Custom Cosmetic: Waggan by NiranV Paleo ARK Evolution | Apex Predators by Team Paleo ARK Scrapped Assets: Hiveopod Update by Armangamer777 Ultimate Sign Collection by SnowyTrain (premium) Claystone Structure Skins by SnowyTrain (premium) Paleo ARK Evolution | Dangerous Depths by Team Paleo ARK Isle of Myths: Skyshroud Drakara by BlueSucho Random Configs by Hazearil MSVV Skjaldastordr by Deckard Periodically we perform maintenance on our Official Server Network. During this time the servers will not be running therefore time will not progress. Here are the dates for the upcoming maintenance: February 25th at 8:00AM PT / 11:00AM ET February 26th at 7:30AM PT / 10:30AM ET February 27th at 7:30AM PT / 10:30AM ET To see if your server will be affected follow this page. Expire servers are temporary servers across the network that will eventually be removed, and you can find them by searching for "Expire" in the session filter. These servers will be online until 10 am PST / 1 pm EST on February 28th. We're preemptively using our allocation for future maps to host some additional sessions that players can travel onto to farm, tame, and experience the newest content Gameplay. The same transfer restrictions apply in that you are only able to download your character, but you can freely take anything off. This is to help reduce load off some of the other servers, or provide players an option for those who just want to jump onto a new map temporarily. Please note that these servers will no longer exist after 10 am PST / 1 pm EST on February 28th, so if you intend to use them, remember to transfer your items/creatures/characters off before that date, as nothing will be saved beyond that time period. Please note that some locations will be made non-buildable with the patch coming mid-next week. Inside the caves as well as the areas around the cave entrance will be affected. If you built in this area, make sure you move location before then. Lat 12 / Lon 45 Lat 46 / Long 11 This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until Monday, February 24. PVP/PVE: 2x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience, and Breeding Small Tribes: 4.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 4x Breeding ARKpocalypse: 5x Harvesting, Taming and Experience, and Breeding Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form Creator: Savkyn Build your very own Greek estate on a secluded island of Astraeos with this tutorial and tour! Creator: BEYPlaysGames BEYPlaysGames takes a dive into what are the best and most useful creatures to tame for beating Astraeos. Metchup the Lystro by chepedukduks Titan Trio by nezuyu Maewing by @kinosei_x2 Maeguana by @SS38529630 Happy Valentine's Day by @falco_luna Quetzalcoatlus by Snotty Ark: The Animated Series, Wakíya Natá Ú by Tostín This is where you came from lil guy! by lhannan I Built a Giant Car by antoniopepperonio Desolablue by acq.mp3 This thing's pretty neat by cosmicman5455 Photo Mode by frozen_soap Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark Discord: discord.com/invite/playark Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark Twitch: twitch.tv/survivetheark Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110 Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark Threads: threads.net/@survivetheark Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article

Happy Valentine’s Day, Survivors! Whether you're spending the day with loved ones in the real world or braving the wilds together on the ARKs, we hope your adventures are filled with friendship, laughter, and a little extra love. Here's a nostalgic gem for you–one of our favorite pieces of Valentine's event Community Art from way back in 2015! Image credit by CamelKing86 The wait is over—Astraeos, the breathtaking map crafted by Nekatus and sponsored by Nitrado, has officially arrived as an Official Partner DLC! Spanning ~264km², this vast, ever-expanding landscape seamlessly connects to the main clusters with official servers. But this is just the beginning—like the legends that inspired it, Astraeos will continue to grow, with new realms, challenges, and updates shaping the world over time. Step into the realm of gods, uncover its secrets, and begin your legendary journey today! Alongside this map, you will encounter a new creature, the Maeguana. Its motherly nature will help nurture your babies, and its skin membrane will guide you to safety. This striking variant of the Maewing fuses the agility of its counterpart with a robust, reptilian appearance worthy of the gods of the pantheon. Download all images in full resolution Download in full resolution Can you feel the love in the air? Love Ascended is now live on all platforms and is now extended until Friday, February 21, 2025. This love-filled event, celebrating Valentine’s Day brings an array of enchanting new treats and delights! To view all the event details, click here. The next winner of our Community Creature Vote will be featured on Valguero. Get your endlessly creative submissions ready, and you might see your creature making its debut with the release of the Valguero map in ARK: Survival Ascended! Please note that this creature will be released for Valguero, so ensure your real-world submissions align with that map's theme! As mentioned earlier, we will introduce an additional real-world creature for each expansion pack map release in ARK: Survival Ascended. Check out the Creature Submission Guidelines for more information on the submission process, and hop over to the Creature Submission Forum to see the current entries. We are looking forward to seeing your ideas come to life! The entry period will end at 1pm Pacific on February 20th. The voting will begin at 1pm PST on February 21st and end on February 28th at 1pm Pacific. The winner will be announced in the Crunch of February 28th. Make sure to check our Twitter on February 21st for the RankedVote link! *Note that the proposed features for the creatures from the submission entry are meant to inspire their design, but certain aspects may still be modified. This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until Friday, February 21. PVP/PVE: 2x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience, and Breeding Small Tribes: 4.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 4x Breeding ARKpocalypse: 5x Harvesting, Taming and Experience, and Breeding Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form Creator: Mystic on Ark This Maeguana trap will make taming this variant of the Maewing easy! Creator: GoofyHero GoofyHero gives a quick tour of what to expect of Astraeos. Adorable Otter by prettylilfreak_ Part 16 of Drawing Every Dino Dossier. by cascadingcaramel Earning Trust by nezuyu A beacon of hope by @TekARK_01 Reaper King by Azuresauru Last Stand by @WolfTek7 Snow owl by @k3zk627 Absolutely Beautiful by tkgoji230 Astraeos Base build Project by tikkytoktok Mug by frozen_soap Photo Mode by princecursed Antro family by alexj_21 Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark Discord: discord.com/invite/playark Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark Twitch: twitch.tv/survivetheark Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110 Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark Threads: threads.net/@survivetheark Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article