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The ARK roadmap is just around the corner, and we’re itching to give you a sneak peek into the future of the ARK universe. Stay tuned for more updates! Modders, remember to sign up for ARK's Sponsored Mod Program starting now until April 5th. Don't forget to check out our fantastic community content and all the incredible things they've been up to. The ARK Sponsored Mod Program is accepting applications. You will be able to apply until April 5th. Don't forget to submit your projects! There will be no EVO event this week. Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form Creator: MrMEOLA Watch the grand finale of MrMeola's journey through his Mega Modded Survival Server as he risks everything to defeat the endboss, Wukong the Destroyer. Creator: MissVadams Thanks to the Monarks, Miss Vadams was able to live out her dream of taking on The Island's Dragon Boss with an army of Carbonemys! Take a peak at how it went down! Scorched Tribute by @Riinartist It was a Carnotaurus Sastrei by @ChicheXDD Griffin Steam Art by ToxinFly Managarm by @maMe_buDo Dark Matter by Keuran The Wyvern King by @AquarielleArt Albino Dodorex by Curlyyy26 Rock Golem by @XxStevieLad87xX Well, hello there! by Safy90 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 Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article

This week, we're revealing our latest concept for the ARK 2 Weapon Modding System. That's right, say goodbye to boring, one-size-fits-all weapons, and hello to a whole new level of customization! Unleash your inner artisan and forge your arsenal with an array of diverse modules that allow you to fine-tune both form and function, unlocking tons of possible combinations to create bespoke equipment that is truly one-of-a-kind. The choice of materials you select will imbue your creations with a distinct appearance and character, with unique resources waiting to be discovered in far-flung corners of the world. The first major content update for ARK: Dinosaur Discovery is out now and it includes a bunch of new content, all for FREE! New Map Teleport Ability Whistle Ability Dino Movement Improvements Additional Language Support Numerous Bug Fixes The infamous rival of the Giganotosaurus is coming to Switch later this month. Stay tuned for its arrival on your ARK! Survivors on all platforms will be receiving an EVO Event! It will be active until Monday, the 6th of March. All Official Servers across each platform will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes: *Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates. Official Servers: 2x XP, 2x Harvesting, 2x Taming, and 2x Hexagon Bonus Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 2x Hexagon Bonus ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 2x Hexagon Bonus Classic: 6x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, and 6x Taming Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form Congratulations to the winners of The Survival of the Fittest Winter Cup 2023. We recommend you watch the final match of the tournament. It was a great match of epic proportions! Click below if you would like to watch the entire finals! To check out @TeamSOTF's next events, you can join their Discord! Creator: Controller Freak Inspired by "As seen on TV," Controller Freak becomes the Ark's worst Salesperson who tries to sell his Calien Soup in one of the worst Infomercials ever! (This is all in good faith, this video made us laugh a lot!) Creator: CyclonicDuck yt Listen to this rendition of Rockwell Prime Theme expertly played on the piano by CyclonicDuck! Is there something wrong... mate? by @VELUKO1 Confound em all by @SrFritzofTARDIS A growing Dodorex by MayaPatch Carnivorous crescent by @falco_luna I like scenes where humans and big creatures communicate with each other by @k3zk_627 The lord Reaper by @WolfTek7 Giganotosaurus TEK L-I Saddle by @TekARK3 Carcharodontosaurus by @ARKLove9 TEK Ready by Igor 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 Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article

This week we're excited to welcome two new updates! The much-anticipated launch of "Survival of the Fittest" for PlayStation and Xbox is here, bringing a thrilling new competitive experience to the community. Also, the Scorched Earth DLC for Nintendo Switch is now officially available in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Korea. Check out all the details below, along with some awesome community content! We are happy to announce that The Survival of the Fittest for Xbox, PlayStation 4 Pro and PlayStation 5 is currently live! We are actively working on resolving a critical crash impacting the PlayStation 4 TSOTF build, and we'll keep you informed as we make progress! In partnership with Grove Street Games, ARK: Survival Evolved as well as Scorched Earth DLC are now officially available in Japan, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea! We are thrilled to welcome new and old survivors alike! Happy Surviving! There will be no EVO event this week. Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form Over on Twitter, @TeamSOTF is hosting their Winter Cup 2023. The main event will be held tomorrow February 25, 2023 11:00 AM Pacific Time. It will be hosted on Twitch and YouTube by Icebox, Omnikevfka and Raasclark. For more information, you can join their Discord! Creator: The AxeMan Helm's Deep Castle has been taken over. What has happened? The only way to know is to enter. Follow The AxeMan as he undertakes this epic server event! Creator: Kittykatlapurr Join Kittykatlapurr as she begins her journey on Aberration with the Pugnacia mod. Will it go according to plan? Of course not! But that's where the fun is! ARK II Carnotaurus by @StudiosGoji Dodo Revolution by Aoilii Pearl diving by terrortantrum King Titan is Coming - ARK: Extinction by J-ManTheAngel Trinity and her Rock Drake Saphira by @alkonavi Ark, the very beginning by @seyrinn Beginning of ARK by @RISHICA123 Back on Gen 2 by @Songbird_Gamer Stegosaurus by ulle Long Live the Wyvern King! by @OfficialMonarky 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 Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch! This week we're dropping a sneak peek at our favorite ARK2 tiny-armed, horned stomper in the form of the Carnotaurus! Granted, it's technically the only creature with all of those characteristics combined but the point is - we love our fresh iteration of the Carno and hope you do too! We carno tell you how excited we are to drop ARK2 morsels (sorry!) Introducing Carnotaurus: The Horned Terror We're submitting an update for Xbox to resolve performance issues, especially on old-gen hardware (PC too!). Unfortunately, this delays the PlayStation launch until next week as we'll need to incorporate these fixes. We'll keep you updated on the progress! Our Love Evolved EVO event is still live until February 20th! Unlike traditional ARK holiday events, only rates and wild dino colors will be active for holiday EVO Events. Survivors on Nintendo Switch can experience a traditional Love Evolved experience until Feb 20th! 2/10/23 - 2/20/23 *Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates. Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus Classic: 6x XP, 6x Harvesting, 6x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval Dark Lavender Dark Magenta Magenta Dino Dark Purple Dino Light Red Deep Pink Dark Red Lemon Lime Red Actual Black We are deeply saddened by the passing of Tony “Thick44” Schnur. His positive impact on the ARK community cannot be overstated. His kindness and passion for games left a lasting impact on those who knew him and fostered a beautifully supportive community. There was something very charming about the dynamic between Tony and his four Neebs Gaming comrades that led to their content being cherished by ARK players and gamers in general. We would like to extend our deepest condolences to his family, his friends and his community during this time of mourning. Although you have ascended, your legacy will never be forgotten. Long live the Wyvern King! We'll cook up a steak in your honor, Soldier. Thank you ❤️ - - - We would like to share with you Neebs Gaming’s very first ARK: Survival Evolved video, where Thick sits down with Neebs and Appsro to see if he can get them interested in playing the game. This video was the start of legendary tales told through more than 300 episodes. We have a plan to add something to our Valguero shrine for Those Who Have Ascended for both Tony along with other community members who have passed. Whilst the shrine is dedicated to all, we'd like to more personally honor people individually. We have had the intention of adding a wall where names can be added for some time but we'd like this to be implemented in a dynamic way on the technical side so this will take a little time. Over on Twitter, @TeamSOTF is hosting their Winter Cup 2023. The main event will be held on the final Saturday of the month, February 25, 2023 11:00 AM Pacific Time. It will be hosted on Twitch and YouTube by Icebox, Omnikevfka and Raasclark. For more information, you can join their Discord! Creator: Bemo Guinness Follow Bemo Guiness as he goes to tame a second Carcharodontosaurus to start breeding and working towards getting an army. Creator: Kaaaay Watch German Twitch broadcaster Kaaaay expertly fight his way to the top in ARK: Survival of the Fittest. (Audio in German, but a skilled gameplay is universally understood!) A little maewing by @Hanna_Otter ARK parasaur by deathfeigning Ark Survival Evolved Illustration by Julia Viita Valguero in the morning by @SLAPunque Rhyniognatha by @bonten_ARK Microraptor by @k3zk_627 Little Wolf by @pepepesho_setu Perhaps one of the best Monarky adventures yet... by @OfficialMonarky Dawn by Izi Catch you next week! 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 Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch! We're excited to announce that we'll reveal a development roadmap across all iterations of the ARK Franchise next month. With 65,870 votes, this Community Vote has been a popular one! Ideas from the past and new entries battled it out in RankedVote to determine the next creature. One of the entries returns to claim a victory and reminds us that bugs are mite-y cool creatures 😎. Credit: Prehistoric Bugs and Insects Rhyniognatha is an extinct genus of arthropod of disputed placement and is considered by many as the oldest insect known. It lived 35 million years before the first amphibians. We are excited to get this to the creature design team and start working on Rhyniognatha! Look for Rhyniognatha to make a grand appearance in ARK: Survival Evolved later this year! Voting Results We're expecting The Survival of the Fittest console to launch next week between Wednesday and Friday! Stay tuned for more information! Our Love Evolved EVO event is live until February 17th! Unlike traditional ARK holiday events, only rates and wild dino colors will be active for holiday EVO Events. Survivors on Nintendo Switch can experience a traditional Love Evolved experience until Feb 16th! 2/10/23 - 2/17/23 *Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates. Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus Classic: 6x XP, 6x Harvesting, 6x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval Dark Lavender Dark Magenta Magenta Dino Dark Purple Dino Light Red Deep Pink Dark Red Lemon Lime Red Actual Black Survivors on all platforms will be receiving an Valentine's EVO Event! It will be active until Friday, the 17th of Feb. All Official Servers across each platform will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes: *Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates. Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus Classic: 6x XP, 6x Harvesting, 6x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form Creator: Mr Smart Guy Mr Smart Guy Split 100 ark players into 4 civilizations to see what would happen if they were left alone in each of their different biomes. Would they make war or peace? Creator: Sypher Sam Looking for ideas on your next viking house build? Sypher Sam will give you some inspiration in his recent video. Untitled by @VELUKO1 The Fight is Not Over by @WolfTek7 Lystrosaurus by @MazdaTiger [Commission] Defeating Fjordur! by MayaPatch Explaining TEK technology by @Ampraeh Fishy Time! by Scutal SuperDooM#2527 Necross#6852 ༒LaSopadeRockwell༒#6863 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 Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch! We're making significant process on The Survival of The Fittest console launch and are expecting for it to launch next week. Stay tuned for more news! Don't miss your chance to participate in the Community Creature Vote. Voting is open now and ends on February 6th at 4 PM Pacific. Razana Acinonyx Panthera Atrox Hatzegopteryx Rhyniognatha Myotragus Giant Bison Nothosaurus Gorgonopsid Antarctotrechus Balli CAST YOUR VOTE Although traditional events, like Love Evolved, ended last year we still plan to do themed EVO events that are timed around the same time we would do the traditional ARK events. In this case, we're kicking off a Valentine's EVO Event in place of Love Evolved. The skins and cosmetics from past events are available in the HLNA Shop. Survivors on Nintendo Switch will experience a traditional Love Evolved experience from Feb 9th - 16th! 2/10/23 - 2/17/23 *Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates. Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus Classic: 6x XP, 6x Harvesting, 6x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval Dark Lavender Dark Magenta Magenta Dino Dark Purple Dino Light Red Deep Pink Dark Red Lemon Lime Red Actual Black Ragnarok, a popular community ARK Expansion Map, makes its way to Nintendo Switch on February 7th. Ragnarok is a free update for anyone that owns a copy of ARK on Nintendo Switch. Multiplayer servers for Ragnarok go live at 10am EST February 7th. Click here to check out the patch notes for Nintendo Switch and here to follow the Grove Street Games Twitter account. Survivors on all platforms will be receiving an EVO Event! It will be active until Monday, the 6th of Feb. All Official Servers across each platform will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes: *Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates. Official Servers: 2x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x Hexagon Bonus Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x Hexagon Bonus ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x Hexagon Bonus Classic: 6x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 6x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form Creator: Uhmaayyze You can catch Uhmaayyze on his Twitch channel where he occasionally plays ARK while casually rapping about his ARK experiences! Creator: captain fatdog In this episode, the limits of gravity on ARK will be tested. Hop on over to captain fatdog's channel for more episodes in the Monarky series! A New World to Discover by @WolfTek7 ARK: Survival Evolved - Parasaurs by Vulpakula Fate of the Cosmos by @TekARK3 March Towards Ruin and Despair by @Snudoo1 Battle in the air! Giant of the Desert! by @falco_luna Carcharodontosaurus Doll. Handmade by sayvaris @sam_stimo u/Gamer_Chase @ARKLove9 Have a great 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 Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch! We've enjoyed seeing the creativity on display with the latest round of creature submissions and we were pleased when we saw some fan and studio favorites from prior contests return for battle! Now that submissions for creatures have closed, the second round of voting will begin. Voting is open now and ends on February 6th at 4 PM Pacific. Razana Acinonyx Panthera Atrox Hatzegopteryx Rhyniognatha Myotragus Giant Bison Nothosaurus Gorgonopsid Antarctotrechus Balli Round up your tribes and cast your vote for the next creature to be added to ARK! *Multiple votes are automatically deleted/disqualified. Only one vote will be registered CAST YOUR VOTE Ragnarok, a popular community ARK Expansion Map, makes its way to Nintendo Switch on February 7th. Ragnarok features new biomes, environmental traps, and impressive ruins, combined with a beautiful world to explore! Click here to check out the patch notes for Nintendo Switch and here to follow the Grove Street Games Twitter account. There will be no EVO Event this week. Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form Creator: Syntac Is Carchar the new apex predator in ARK? Find out in Syntac's latest ARK episode! Creator: Cjthecheesed There's often debate on the most essential creatures to tame in ARK? Do you agree with this list from Cjthecheesed The black wyvern by @k3zk_627 X-Woolly Rhino by Amberghini Untitled by Iyumi#6526 ARK Snow Owl by Saprom ARK 2 Brachiosaurus by @StudiosGoji ARK 2 Allosaurus Fan Concept by Allosaurus16 u/curious_illithid u/swatch8431 Catch you next week! 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 Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch! Since the announcement of ARK 2, we've watched the community's excitement and anticipation rise as we continued to work diligently in the background to define the new survival experience. Despite anticipating our next showing of ARK 2 to be a gameplay showcase, we see the hunger and eagerness for more ARK 2 information, and we get it. We’ve decided to give you a peek behind the curtain and begin showcasing more ARK 2 tidbits regularly as we lead up to the first gameplay trailer. We hope you enjoy these appetizers, and we can’t wait for you to get your hands on the main course ! As always, we love seeing the passion of the ARK community on display, and we look forward to getting more information in your hands beginning this week! Introducing Stegosaurus: A noble guardian from a foregone epoch. Introducing Brachiosaurus: An aloof behemoth. Creature submissions are still live until 1 PM Pacific on January 23rd! Once the forum is closed for entries, we will round up the top 10 upvoted submissions and enter them into a second round of voting using RankedVote, similar to the last creature submission process. We'll announce the timing in the next Community Crunch! 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. Ragnarok, a popular community ARK Expansion Map, makes its way to Nintendo Switch in early February. Ragnarok features new biomes, environmental traps, and unique ruins, combined with a beautiful world to explore! In other ARK Nintendo Switch news, locally hosted non-dedicated sessions are now available. Click here to check out the patch notes. Survivors on all platforms will be receiving an EVO Event! It will be active until Monday, the 23rd of Jan. All Official Servers across each platform will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes: *Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates. Official Servers: 2x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x Hexagon Bonus Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x Hexagon Bonus ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x Hexagon Bonus Classic: 6x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 6x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval Creator: captain fatdog One of ARK's most popular trap builders is testing a new trap to tame a Mosa. The Rider by @WolfTek7 Shadowmane by @maMe_buDo Fate of the Cosmos Chapter 3 by @TekARK3 Doedicurus by 3710P#0941 It's a delivery by @bonten_ARK Collection of Years Worth of Black Breedable Creatures by Cat Queen and Araneus Deum @Frenkichu Catch you next week! 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 Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch! We're excited to announce that we're rerunning a popular community contest again, where players can submit their own dinosaur ideas to be added to ARK. We've seen some incredible fan-made designs and creature submissions in pasts contests so we can't wait to see what you come up with this time. Whether you're a seasoned player or new to the community, we encourage you to dust off those notebooks and let your creativity run wild. Feel free to create a dossier, design a creature, and tell us how you see it fitting into the current ARK meta. While we may not adopt all of the gameplay ideas, we will be looking at and considering everything submitted while using upvotes as a way to determine entries for a second round of voting. Use Wikipedia links and references to help with your pitch, show us what abilities this creature might have, and what it may look like. 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. The entry period will end at 1PM Pacific on January 23rd, so don't wait - get your ideas in. We are looking forward to seeing your ideas come to life! Survivors on all platforms will be receiving an EVO Event! It will be active until Monday, the 16th of Jan. All Official Servers across each platform will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes: *Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates. Official Servers: 2x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x Hexagon Bonus Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x Hexagon Bonus ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x Hexagon Bonus Classic: 6x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 6x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval Creator: SINZAHH SINZAHH is back with another great PvP video! Find out some tips to transform a solo base into a formidable fortress! Rockwell - Edmundium Experiment by @VELUKO1 Help is on the way by @WolfTek7 Cute ARK Doodles by DoodlePalace#1035 Untitled by CrisPing#0826 Valley of Ragnarok by @k3zk_627 RAPTOR | ARK Survival Evolved by sayomphu082 Untitled by Akineza#1916 Pencil Sketch by angryrevenant#9313 LoganTheWyrmLord#6938 SuperDooM#2527 Mule#4289 Have a great 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 Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article

It's been a joy to watch the community participate in TSOTF matches this past week! We've seen several nail-biting matches and clever uses of the new mechanics that TSOTF provides. It is a memorable experience for us to watch these high-intensity matches play out on a grand scale. Who’d imagine we’d see little dilos, monkeys, and small creatures being mind-controlled at end-game!? We'd also like to give a nod to the ARK content creation community for keeping our screens full of nonstop entertainment. Since the original launch on Friday, Dec 23rd, balance changes have been made to several creatures including Thylacoleo, Rhino, Triceratops, Carcharodontosaurus, and Dragon. Changes have also been made to C4, fire/flame weapons, and bosses in the game. Several quality-of-life improvements have been added such as keybinds, total match time remaining on the HUD, and a confirmation prompt for converting to tokens. A parachute has been added as a lootable item and some optimizations have been made to the mini map, compass, on-screen text, and in-world POI UI/HUDs. The patch notes thread contains the latest changes and updates for TSOTF. Click here to download TSOTF on Steam! Survivors on all platforms will be receiving a special extension to the Winter Wonderland Evo Event! It will be active until Monday, the 9th of Jan. All Official Servers across each platform will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes: *Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates. Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus Conquest: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus Creator: Raasclark Catch Raasckark and a popular cast of ARK community members battling to be the ultimate survivor in TSOTF. Creator: Syntac Follow Syntac as he fights his way to tame the dragon in TSOTF! Untitled by ShamroknRoll#1993 More ARKphibia by @laind004 Corrupted manticore by SoupEvolved#5709 Fate of the cosmos chapter 1 by @TekARK3 Untitled by houndteeth湮#0666 Untitled by @falco_luna Untitled by CrisPing#0826 Pink Carcharodontosaurus by Natahi4 Saprom Maxolotl#7089 Happy New Year! 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 Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article

The Season 1 trailer has dropped! Featuring an unparalled voice cast with the talents of Michelle Yeoh, Gerard Butler, Russell Crowe, and Executive Produced by Vin Diesel, ARK: The Animated Series is an adaptation of the hit video game. In a sweeping story that spans eons of human & world history, 21st century paleontologist Helena Walker finds 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. ARK: The Animated Series will release on a to-be-announced platform in 2023. Join us then for an ageless adventure beyond life & death itself! (in alphabetical order) ● Dee Bradley Baker vocalizes many of the ARK's furry and scaly creature friends. ● Monica Bellucci plays Cassia Virila, a strong-willed Roman noblewoman during the Augustan Empire. ● Gerard Butler plays General Gaius Marcellus Nerva, a brutal ancient Roman despot. ● Devery Jacobs plays Alasie, a peppy 17th century Inuit teenager, now finding her place on the ARK. ● Cissy Jones plays The Gladiatrix, a formidable commander in Nerva's army. ● Madeleine Madden plays 21st century Australian paleontologist Helena Walker, newly awoken on the ARK. ● Deborah Mailman plays Deborah Walker, a 21st century Aboriginal Australian activist, and mother to Helena Walker. ● Zahn McClarnon plays Thunder Comes Charging, a 19th century Lakota warrior who leads a thriving community on the ARK. ● Malcolm McDowell plays Senator Lucius Cassius Virilis, a manipulative aristocrat during the reign of Caesar Augustus. ● Juliet Mills plays Chava, a wise healer and village councilmember. ● Elliot Page plays Victoria Walker, an idealistic humanitarian aid worker, and wife of Helena Walker. ● Ragga Ragnars plays Queen Sigrid, a bellicose 10th century Viking warlord. ● David Tennant plays Sir Edmund Rockwell, an egocentric 19th century scientist harboring dark ambitions. ● Alan Tudyk plays The Captain, a crusty buccaneer who profitably sails the dangerous waters around the ARK. ● Karl Urban plays Bob, a recent square-jawed ARK arrival. ● Jeffrey Wright plays Henry Townsend, an 18th century American watchmaker and Patriot spy. ● Michelle Yeoh plays Meiyin Li, a 3rd century Chinese rebel leader, known on the ARK by her reputation as the formidable “Beast Queen.” ● Ron Yuan plays Han Li, a 3rd century Chinese rebel leader and brother to Meiyin. ● With Russell Crowe playing Kor the Prophet, an eccentric ‘dino-whisperer’ hailing from a time before recorded history. ● And Vin Diesel playing 24th century ‘Mek’-pilot, gearhead, & freedom-fighter Santiago. Series written by Marguerite Bennett and Kendall Deacon Davis, with fully-orchestrated music by Gareth Coker. We are so thrilled to share this trailer with our community today! In honor of the venerable Bob and his loyal Cult Of Bob followers, we offer a still of their handsome Supreme Leader. Praise Bob! Mei-Yin Li and her beloved raptor, Wuzhui, face down Nerva! Check out our media kit for a high-resolution photo of the characters and other released artwork! We are excited to announce that ARK: The Survival of the Fittest prototype is now available on Steam! Click here to download it! ‘ARK: The Survival of the Fittest’ is a prototype spin-off of ARK: Survival Evolved, pitting up to 60 combatants against each other in a fast-paced, action-packed struggle for survival, where players are ultimately pushed into an epic final showdown leading their Dinosaur Armies into battle. ARK TSOTF is the only Battle Royale that focuses on large-scale creature-army confrontations, combined with a unique Real Time Strategy overlay. By using tactics and strategy to assemble a fighting-force of history’s most powerful primeval creatures, only one tribe will survive! Form your tribe and fight in the ultimate battle of Dino Survival! Designed for intense competition and fast-paced dino action, survivors begin their match in a TEK-imbued sky lobby to tribe up. When the battle begins, they’ll fly towards an island aboard a giant Quetzal before ejecting and gliding towards their chosen starting area. Do competitors dash for drops and fight it out? Do they run into the jungle and hide, search for creatures to tame, and rapidly build their Dino Army, or do they die to a pack of curious Compys? Make use of the birds-eye-view mode, which allows you more effectively Command-&-Control your army of dinosaurs, directly possess individual upgradeable creatures, and issue commands to your team as the ultimate strategist. This unique RTS-style experience is available in-life and also after-death! Avoid the continually shrinking and dynamic “ring of death” that forces contestants ever closer together over time and become the last tribe standing. The hunt is on! Please note: this version is currently only a prototype to test out the new gameplay and features – it is not yet a fully-featured competitive game. Nevertheless, we encourage all survivors to play and provide us feedback to help further develop and grow TSOTF! While the core goal of The Survival of the Fittest remains the same, we’ve gone back to the drawing board and introduced a significant number of technical/quality of life/balance changes to the game mode that differs from ARK: Survival Evolved and the original version of Survival of the Fittest. These changes aim to make the experience more streamlined and accessible, eliminating the complex aspects of crafting & the steep learning curve, and empowering players to quickly form their Dino Armies and get to the creature-action faster. ARK re-designed from the ground up, focusing on fast-paced gameplay and intense combat around large-scale creature battles A whopping 88 dinosaurs and creatures at launch! A simplified version of The Island from ARK: Survival Evolved Solo and Tribe based game modes Overhaul UI/UX Experience to communicate only what is essential and gamepad friendly. Inventory Management has been completely removed for a simpler and quicker gameplay experience. Looting-focused design - Harvesting has been removed and replaced with tier-based supply crates where items are rewarded to all members of your tribe or killing dinos for your own additional resources. Weapons and armor have been modified and rebalanced for the ultimate fast pace experience and uncomplicated player progression. New timing system: kill creatures for tokens and then spend those tokens on taming new wilds or stealing downed tames from your enemies! Commander Mode. A birds-eye-view mode that can be entered at any time of the game, allowing you to control your army of dinosaurs (RTS style) more effectively, directly possess individual creatures within your arsenal, and issue commands to your team as the ultimate strategist (including an ally-driven fog of war). Thus after a player has died, they can still participate in the match as a commander and continue to control and possess the team’s Dinosaur – they can continue to play and benefit their team! A team is only fully defeated once they have had all their Players AND their Dinosaurs destroyed. Dino Tier System - Dinos are rewarded for their kills with EXP to advance them to a new tier providing them with fixed statistical benefits and eliminating dino-level RNG. Dynamic “ring of death” unique to each round enabling emergent gameplay and unpredictable advantages An intelligent Pinging System to help communicate within teams Custom-Painted “War Banners” enable Tribes to show off their team spirit on Flags across their army of Dinosaurs! Summon bosses of the ARK to strengthen your arsenal in this ultimate Dino Army experience A custom live-orchestrated soundtrack was written by award-winning composer Gareth Coker of Ori and the Blind Forest and ARK: The Animated Series. As always, we’re looking forward to seeing your community-created content, collecting your feedback, and participating in the action as well! With fast-paced gameplay and intense combat focused on large-scale creature battles, The Survival of the Fittest is the ultimate test of skill and strategy! We’ll see you out there on its primal battlefield! ARK: The Survival of the Fittest on Steam 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 Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article

⚔️ ⚔️ Survival of the Fittest is making a triumphant return! Initially launched in 2016 as an intro into the competitive gaming space, Survival of the Fittest pits combatants in an action-packed struggle for survival where players assemble their Dino armies towards an epic final showdown in which one tribe makes it out alive. SotF, even in its infancy stage, received tremendous support from the community with several valiant attempts by the modding community to revive the game mode. We are excited to reintroduce The Survival of the Fittest - a Multiplayer Online Survival Arena in the ARK universe! While the core goal of SotF remains the same, we’ve gone back to the drawing board to streamline the gameplay mechanics and provide a fast-paced, engaging, and compelling experience. The Survival of the Fittest will make its PC (Steam) debut on December 23rd, with news on the cross-play console releases early in the upcoming year. As always, we’re looking forward to seeing your community-created content, collecting your feedback, and participating in the action as well! With fast-paced gameplay and intense combat focused on large-scale creature battles, The Survival of the Fittest is the ultimate test of skill and strategy! We’ll see you out there on its primal battlefield! 📖 📖 The ARK: Expanded Story Content free update is available on PC, XBOX, and Playstation now! The ARK: Expanded Story Content Update introduces brand new narrative story content - featuring actors Madeleine Madden (The Wheel of Time) and David Tennant (Doctor Who) reprising their respective roles as Helena Walker, a paleontologist from Australia, and Sir Edmund Rockwell as a 19th-century London chemist. The actors voiced all of Helena’s and Rockwell’s Dossiers and Explorer Notes, including the epic confrontation versus Rockwell on ARK Aberration. The highly requested Scorched Earth ascension also makes its debut! 🎮 🎮 The ARK: Aberration Expansion Pack releases for Nintendo Switch on December 26! Prepare to test the limits of survival on Dec. 26th with an elaborate underground biome system. Survivors will face exotic new challenges unlike anything before: extreme radioactive sunlight and environmental hazards, ziplines, wingsuits, climbing gear, cave dwellings, charge-batteries, and far more, along with a stable of extraordinary new creatures that await within the mysterious depths. Survivors on all platforms will be receiving a special Evolution Event as part of Winter Wonderland! It will be active from Wednesday the 14th of Dec until Wednesday the 5th of Jan. All Official Servers across each platform will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes: *Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates. Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus Conquest: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus Creator: Cantex Tune in for ARK 1's final race held by the popular dino battler, Cantex! Creator: ClutchOutlaw Check out an epic build tour of CluthOutlaw's best ARK base! Eerie Spino Remake (Blender) by N4STYR4BBiT Ark - Kaprosuchus Race by BeanieCapPrints Untitled by DoodlePalace#1035 Santa Ferox and Reindeer Shinehorn by @sarekoube1 Giganotosaurus by TheVintageBookWolf First Drawing of the Carcha by ivan govnov#6676 ARK: Tropical Wyvern by MayDrXe Vivixx#0001 MayDrXe Krex101010#5943 Wishing everyone safe and happy holidays! 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 Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg View full article