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Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!
Have a long week? Well kick back and jump-start your relaxation with an EVO Event this weekend! We're nearing the Fjordur launch in June and we have yet to debut one of its native inhabitants - Fjordhawk!
Looking to dive right into the action, Fjordhawk can forge close bonds with humans as wholeheartedly as any canine or primate. A tamed Fjordhawk is a surprisingly playful companion that is very capable of fetching targets that you point out. A well-trained fjordhawk can locate injured prey and communicate its find to you.
Check out this post for more information on the new creatures that will arrive with Fjordur in June 2022!!
It's time to announce the second set of new sponsored mods for the new year! Looking to add some spice to your ARK life? Check out some new mods!
The ARK Sponsored Mod program is currently accepting applications until June 5th. Please submit your projects here.
Titan is an ambitious project that would see the player exploring new worlds, taming new creatures, playing new minigames, trading and experiencing a whole custom story.
Some planned features include human NPCs and a spaceship marketplace where you can find various traders of items and creatures.
Kanga mods are focused on creating a primitive gameplay experience. Cultivate your profession and work together with your tribe to overcome challenges. The mods are separated into different categories so that players can pick and choose what elements they want to play with.
Check out The Kanga Mods Collection
Two years ago during the annual Extra Life Fundraiser, we unveiled a new creature that would be added to the game along with Genesis 2: the Noglin. Within a matter of minutes, a Redditor combined the Noglin with the popular "Poggers" meme to create "The Poglin". Since then, the Poglin has taken on many forms, including a 3D Art version made by the very talented artist ImEnFuego. We got in on the fun added the Poglin Mask Skin into the game and history was made!
We greatly appreciate community-led efforts such as the Poglin. As such, we've decided to hold a Discord competition to see who can make the best Poglin Heart Emoji. The winning emoji will be added to the Discord for all to use.
Hop into our Discord to see the details of the contest!
There is an ongoing EVO Event until Monday, May 9th. You can find the rates below:
*Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates.
- Official Servers: 2x XP, Harvesting, Taming
- Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, Harvesting, Taming
- ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming
- Classic: 6x XP, Harvesting, Taming
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penguinfat#3639
QuoteMy friend and I were at the volcano, he took my argy, picked me up, then dropped me in the lava
Dumb horse#5415
QuoteMe and my friend put couple thousand speed on a fetherlight and we where dying with laughter for 15 minutes
Creator: Bemo Guinness
Follow Bemo Guiness as he tries to take on Valguero bosses using Shadowmane's!
Creator: Python
Are you looking for a new 'Let's Play' series to start? Looks like Python just started a new series on The Island!
Untitled by Riggy#6314
Argentavis Auram by Molly69929
Thylacoleo by VampireSessh
Rock Drake by @ebiflyyyy4
Untitled by Gerald.#4819
Argen Watercolor Brush by @bonten_ARK
See you on the flip side!
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Greetings Survivors!
Last week we announced the transition of the Official ARK wiki! We've been reading your feedback and decided to create a thread so you have a place to share your thoughts. Stop by and give the ARK wiki team your feedback!
In this Community Crunch, we're excited to share with the community another Creature Spotlight trailer for Fjordur! Many have been waiting for Desmodus to take flight since it won the second Community Creature Vote! This week we get one step closer to the inevitable debut of Desmodus on Fjordur! Here's your first look at the monstrous Desmodus, the next creature included with the free DLC map Fjordur!
Soar through the skies, instilling fear in your enemies with Desmodus as your deadly companion, and gain an undeniable advantage of stealth with the ability to cloak yourself amongst your surroundings.
Desmodus makes its appearance when Fjordur releases in June 2022!! Will it be love at first bite!?
Are you looking for Official ARK media? We've created an ARK Media Kit that includes all of our official media that has been released throughout the years.
Within the folder, you will find years of media content from in-game events, Story Expansions, and Map DLC's. Can't find something you're looking for? Reach out to our community team and let us know! Going forward, the content that's released in the Community Crunch will be available in the ARK Media Kit shortly after the Community Crunch goes live (like the recently released Desmodus trailer)!
There will be no EVO event this week.
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Phoenix Flaming Star#4365
QuoteArk terrified me tonight. I was playing on Ragnarock, attempting my first Wyvern Egg steal. I was on my Pteranodon, Wasp, just kinda peeking in the trench and testing that Wasp could out fly the Wyverns. I was very nervous as I haven't really done this before. Then the weather kicked up. Rain and super loud thunder made my fear even worse. Upon hearing a second loud thunder clap, I had to stop. It was overwhelming. My goal is to eventually get all (er- most, not the void wyrm) wyvern types. I already have all the Crystal types. Now I'm on the last 4 types (poison, fire, lightning, and ice). I'm not giving up on this goal. I want to achieve this
Creator: Complete Games
What are the best ways to heal your favorite companions in ARK? Complete Games takes a look at various methods of healing your tames.
Creator: Veno
Veno is taking a shot at ranking every tameable creature in ARK. Do you agree with Veno's assessments?
Adventure in Aberration by Sunima
Me and my Bro as Bobs by Wallpaper#5740
Bulbdog by @ebiflyyyy4
New Piece to my Collection by BaseballxHero#4775
ARK-Boxelder the Rex by KattailsDesigns
Relaxing Break (о´ ∀ `о) by @sis_6193
Have an eggcellent weekend!
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As an ARK survivor, it's likely you've been in a bind and inevitably found yourself looking for information on one of ARK’s various game systems. Since 2016, the ARK wiki has served as an invaluable resource for millions of players making their first steps onto The Island. Cataloging and detailing ARK’s content, from the base experience through the expansions, is no easy task. Internally, we’ve even used it as a resource.
The ARK wiki has had a happy home on Fandom and we’re grateful to have been partners as they supported the growth of the ARK wiki. We’re pleased to announce that we have a new home and partner, wiki.gg, for the Official ARK Wiki!
The ARK wiki is undergoing an evolution!
From this point forward, you can find the Official ARK Wiki at ark.wiki.gg!
Our intent in moving the ARK wiki is to provide a more stable and streamlined experience for the ARK community to build its future wiki roots on. The team at Wiki.gg are not new to starting community wikis and have a long history of successful community-led projects in their portfolio. Our shared vision for the ARK wiki is one that prioritizes gamers and the browsing experience over profits.
The Fandom ARK Wiki and the history of the contributors aren't going to disappear! The wiki team at Fandom has expressed interest in keeping the ARK wiki operational and functional as a second unofficial ARK wiki.
- The Browsing Experience: Nobody likes slow-loading web pages! The ark.wiki.gg layout allows for a more streamlined and less obtrusive browsing experience.
- Creative Control: In the past, there has been no creative control over things that affect the overall presentation and user experience (ads, banners, UI, etc.).
- Marketing (Ads): Ads displayed on the ARK wiki are from internal partners from the Wiki.gg network.
- The Wiki History: All the current content of the ARK wiki has been migrated to its new home.
- Community Control: The ARK wiki community will still dictate how the content is managed, created, and edited.
- The Rules: All content moderation rules remain the same and prior ARK wiki admins have transitioned to the new official wiki.
- Become an Editor: Help improve the wiki! Wiki’s are most successful when many community members contribute content and validate information.
- Wiki’s are Worldwide: ARK players come from all around the world! We encourage non-English speakers to help make the ARK Wiki an even more valuable resource by contributing to the specific language wikis!
- Share Your Feedback: As always, we want to hear your thoughts on the Wiki transition. Anything you want to see the wiki add in the future?
- Update Your Links: Remember to help those who forget the new Official ARK Wiki home.
With this transition, The ARK wiki has evolved into a long-term platform for ARK information to thrive! Please leave any feedback you have for the wiki team in the thread below!
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Greetings Survivors!
Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch! You only have a few more days to gather those Bunny Eggs and hop into an Eggcellent Adventure! No eggscuses! This week, the Fjordur hype train takes a stop to look at a monstrous creature that's very familiar to the community - Desmodus!
Announced as the third creature to land on Fjordur, Desmodus was the second winner of the Community Creature Vote! The original creature submission garnered a lot of attention and the rest is ARK community history! Desmodus won (39,781 votes) vs. Carcharodontosaurus (24,419 votes) in the 9th and final round!
As you might imagine, Desmodus prefers to hang out in dark places, waiting for its unsuspecting prey! If you're lucky enough to tame one, you can send Desmodus to snatch up small prey or saddle up and vanish into the darkness.
Check out this post for more information on the new creatures that will arrive with Fjordur in June 2022!!
As an ARK survivor, it's likely you've been in a bind and inevitably found yourself looking for information on one of ARK’s various game systems. Since 2016, the ARK wiki has served as an invaluable resource for millions of players making their first steps onto The Island. Cataloging and detailing ARK’s content, from the base experience through the expansions, is no easy task. Internally, we’ve even used it as a resource 😉.
The ARK wiki has had a happy home on Fandom and we’re grateful to have been partners as they supported the growth of the ARK wiki. We’re pleased to announce that we have a new home and partner, wiki.gg, for the Official ARK Wiki!
The ARK wiki is undergoing an evolution!
From this point forward, you can find the Official ARK Wiki at ark.wiki.gg!
Our intent in moving the ARK wiki is to provide a more stable and streamlined experience for the ARK community to build its future wiki roots on. The team at Wiki.gg are not new to starting community wikis and have a long history of successful community-led projects in their portfolio. Our shared vision for the ARK wiki is one that prioritizes gamers and the browsing experience over profits.
The Fandom ARK Wiki and the history of the contributors aren't going to disappear! The wiki team at Fandom has expressed interest in keeping the ARK wiki operational and functional as a second unofficial ARK wiki.
- The Browsing Experience: Nobody likes slow-loading web pages! The ark.wiki.gg layout allows for a more streamlined and less obtrusive browsing experience.
- Creative Control: In the past, there has been no creative control over things that affect the overall presentation and user experience (ads, banners, UI, etc.).
- Marketing (Ads): Ads displayed on the ARK wiki are from internal partners from the Wiki.gg network.
- The Wiki History: All the current content of the ARK wiki has been migrated to its new home.
- Community Control: The ARK wiki community will still dictate how the content is managed, created, and edited.
- The Rules: All content moderation rules remain the same and prior ARK wiki admins have transitioned to the new official wiki.
- Become an Editor: Help improve the wiki! Wiki’s are most successful when many community members contribute content and validate information.
- Wiki’s are Worldwide: ARK players come from all around the world! We encourage non-English speakers to help make the ARK Wiki an even more valuable resource by contributing to the specific language wikis!
- Share Your Feedback: As always, we want to hear your thoughts on the Wiki transition. Anything you want to see the wiki add in the future?
- Update Your Links: Remember to help those who forget the new Official ARK Wiki home.
With this transition, The ARK wiki has evolved into a long-term platform for ARK information to thrive! The community team looks forward to hearing your thoughts on the ARK wiki transition!
There is an ongoing EVO Event included with Eggcellent Adventure. You can find the rates below:
*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
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Emotional_Pain#4695
QuoteI remember when I was playing with my friend in a server on mobile, since I don't have ARK on my PC. My friend had run off with a bunch of random tames to find a base location for us, while I was just building at the shore of spawn. I only had a parasaur and two dilos tamed, and my friend had a parasaur, dilo, baryonyx, and had recently got a free rex egg from someone. So what happened was I had recently finished building a thatch base because I didn't have enough engrams for wood or stone, neither did my friend, and I was AFK for some time in my small thatch base. When I was got back, I was about to leave my temporary base, but once I opened the door, I had seen a therizinosaurus right outside my base. I then closed the door, not wanting it to aggro me, and went to the back of my base. I was talking with my friend, who was working on their base somewhere, and then I eventually turned around to see part of my base destroyed by the therizinosaurus. I had no idea that dinosaur had seen me, yet I stayed in the back of my base and started shooting it with my bow. I somehow killed it about 5 minutes later, and I'm still impressed that I had done that since I was about level 17, I think. But that was also when I decided that I would head out to my friends base that they were working on, so I hopped onto my parasaur and started my journey. When I got somewhat closer to my friends base, I had spotted another therizinosaurus. Not only did it see me, but it also killed my parasaur and both of my dilos. It was a sad day, but I had eventually tamed a raptor, which made me a bit happier. It wasn't a high level, but I mainly used it for traveling faster. One I had tamed it and put a saddle on it, I continued my journey to my friends base. Shortly after, I came across a spino, and thankfully it didn't see me when I ran past it. Soon after that, a therizinosaurus came out of nowhere and killed my raptor. I ran for my life, and shortly left the server since I was completely lost.
Creator: The Pilgrimz Project
Check out this amazing and unique build by The Pilgrimz project! Enhance your raft build with this tour and build guide!
Creator: Nexxuz World
ARKADIA 2 has begun and our Spanish and Portuguese-speaking audience has already begun creating amazing memories. Check out Nexxuz latest video if you're looking to learn more. (Tip: You can use auto-translate subtitles on YouTube if you don't speak Spanish). Content may be NSFW
Quick ARK Raptor Painting by @ItsCryptillian
Stole the Dragon Egg by @TZULIN_
Progress on Shadowmane by Nachara#7563
Parasaur TEK by Pet1tFlan
Island Guardians by Gerald.#4819
Ice Wyvern! by Acodan
See you on the flip side!
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Greetings Survivors!
Today we're excited to welcome you to a special Creature Spotlight edition of the Community Crunch! Jump in for your first look at Andrewsarchus, in action. This opportunistic whippomorph is an upcoming creature included with the free DLC map Fjordur!
Mount a minigun and cause havoc with the upcoming Andrewsarchus saddle! Though Andrewsarchus may not be able to absorb as much damage as some of ARK's larger creatures, it's sure to cause a of mayhem while protecting its rider in an airtight enclosure.
Check out this post for more information on the new creatures that will arrive with Fjordur in June 2022!!
Eggcellent Adventure 7 is live! Follow the trails of wild Bunny Dodo's and Bunny Oviraptor's to gather Bunny Eggs for special event loot. Place down Bunny Eggs to paint on them, or use them in a Crafting Pot to craft special holiday-themed cosmetics including 5 new chibi's and a full-body bunny suit costume!
- 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
See the full event details here!
There is an ongoing EVO Event included with Eggcellent Adventure.
*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
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Dodo#6097
Quotethis was back in the early days a couple weeks after gigas were added and back when it was a big deal to have them. We traded the alpha tribe on our server 50 metal foundations for a giga egg (yeah they weren't too bright giving away their giga lines for some metal foundations lol) We were on official pvp and back then dinos grew up much much slower. Cryopods were not a thing back then so we agreed to take turns with the night shift to feed it. Eventually we all got off for the day except the tribemate that had the first night shift. Next morning we got on to find that the tribemate who was on the night shift had fallen asleep at his computer and the giga had starved to death
Creator: GG Fizz
GG Fizz shows off an epic medieval-styled castle in his latest video!
Creator: Negan XII
Check out this amazing base tour of an ARK Official PvP megatribe!
Reaper Empress by UmbraDaiwrf0l
Maewing From ARK by kitt0hokage
Parasaur by Aurakin-Arts
Main Survivor Speedrun by @NeoVanilluxe
ARK 2 by @dibujosdevan
Hootie Hoo :: Ark by MissLovely
Messy Painting by Sunthoon#0432
Have an eggcellent weekend!
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Greetings Survivors!
Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch! The return of Eggcellent Adventure begins on Monday! Grab your tribe and hop to all corners of ARK scrambling for colourful Bunny Eggs and eggcellent event loot.
Andrewsarchus makes its way to Fjordur packing an arsenal of utility! Andrewsarchus may seem sluggish while foraging for a meal, but they can move unexpectedly fast when provoked. Once tamed, its saddle will allow you to mount a minigun to the back of it!
Check out this post for more information on the new creatures that will arrive with Fjordur in June 2022!!
Eggcellent Adventure 7 begins on Monday! From Monday, April 11th through Monday, April 25th, follow the trails of wild Bunny Dodo's and Bunny Oviraptor's to gather Bunny Eggs for special event loot. Place down Bunny Eggs to paint on them, or use them in a Crafting Pot to craft special holiday-themed cosmetics including 5 new chibi's and a full-body bunny suit costume!
See the full event details here!
There is an ongoing EVO Event. The event will remain live until Eggcellent Adventure rates are active! You can find the rates below:
*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, 1.5x
- Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval
- ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval
- Classic: 6x XP, 2x Harvesting, 6x Taming, and 6x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval
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Noow33#3702
QuoteI just went chopping wood for the industrial grinder, and when i came back to my base i got a few death notifications of my tribe's dinos. I had left the gate open and a level 100 raptor killed 3 good dinos. My tribemates won't be happy.
Moral of the story: leave at least a few dinos on neutral.PotatoChip#8458
QuoteSo one time while breeding theris I had a ton of extra ones that I didn’t need (ugly colors, bad muts, etc) so I wanted to get rid of them. I had been farming a lot of apex drops, knowing that once I was done breeding I would fight bosses. I had enough drops to run the broodmother a few times, so I took the theris into the gamma fight. Once it began it went really well, and I ended up winning. A few days later I decided to try my hand at the beta broodmother. After I started the fight it was only minutes until all of my dinos were dead, and I was running for my life. I did not survive
Creator: The Pilgrimz Project
The Pilgrimz Project is back with another epic build! This time, it's a gothic-styled castle built on Lost Island!
Creator: Clamen
Follow Clamen as he strives to become the biggest tribe their cluster has ever seen!
My derpy rex <3 by Hotaru♥
ARK Megalania by 드찌/어찌
My ARK Survivor by @SoupEvolved
My Fire Wyvern Alkhiara by Gerald.#4819
You can always tell a former Aberration player by Tacimur
It's almost Easter by @FeelsR3KTman
Have an eggcellent weekend!
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From Monday, April 11th through Monday, April 25th, Eggcellent Adventure returns for the 7th year! Follow the trails of wild Bunny Dodo's and Bunny Oviraptor's to gather Bunny Eggs for special event loot. Place down Bunny Eggs to paint on them, or use them in a Crafting Pot to craft special holiday-themed cosmetics including 5 new chibi's and a full-body bunny suit costume!
- This event can be manually activated with the server arg parameter: -ActiveEvent=Easter
- 4/11 - 4/25
- Bunny Dodos
- Bunny Oviraptors
- 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
- Full-Body Easter Bunny Costume *NEW*
- Bunny Tail
- Procoptodon Bunny Costume
- Bunny Ears Skin
- Dino Bunny Ears Skin
- Easter Chick Hat Skin
- Dino Easter Chick Hat Skin
- Easter Egg Hat Skin
- Dino Easter Egg Hat Skin
- Marshmallow Hat Skin
- Dino Marshmallow Hat Skin
- E4 Remote Eggsplosives Skin
- Easter Egghead Skin
- Chocolate Rabbit Club Skin
- Sweet Spear Carrot Skin
- Bunny Egg
- Festive Dino Candy
- Tail Wiggle Emote
- Bunny Hop Dance Emote
- Dilophosaur *NEW*
- Purlovia *NEW*
- Queen Bee *NEW*
- Microraptor *NEW*
- Spring Shinehorn *NEW*
- Magenta
- Light Green
- Light Yellow
- Light Orange
- Light Red
- Dino Light Brown
- Dino Dark Brown
- Yellow
- Cyan
- Green
- Dino Medium Blue
- Turquoise
- LightPink
- DeepPink
- Peach
- Mint
- Teal
- PowderBlue
- Cream
An ARK: EVO Event will be active on all platforms from April 1st to April 4th, with the following EVO perks:
*Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates.
- Official Servers: 2x XP, Harvesting, and Taming
- Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, and 4.5x Taming
- ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, and 5x Taming
- Classic: 6x XP, 6x Harvesting, and 6x Taming
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Mr. Mirror#3786
QuoteMy friend and I were flying around on an argy (me riding and him in the talons). Needing to regain stamina we stopped on someone's base on a cliff. Below the cliff was a swampy area with a spino but we figured we'd be safe since we were on a cliff above it. Wanting to taunt the spino my friend shot at it. Moments before we witnessed hell I joked at him and said "watch it climb the cliff lol". As you might have guessed it climbed the cliff somehow and my friend made a break for it down the cliff in the opposite direction. By some miracle I hopped on the argy and picked him up literally milliseconds before the spino ran up behind him and attacked. Needless to say we didn't push our luck like that ever again, but it was really hilarious and epic that we clutched out of that situation
Creator: Complete Games
Are you looking to breed your first creature in ARK? Check out this helpful guide on hatching eggs!
Creator: Cantex
Who will survive this epic run? Cantex puts ARK creatures to the test in their latest video!
@co3na3 - Aki-chan with Mukinishan!
Maria.#6438 - Otter
@bonten_ARK - WRYYYYY!!!!!!
@HallOfFlameSs1 - Portrait Art of my Ark OC
Youssef356#8262 - ARK Wallpaper
Youssef356#8262 - Managarmr's Rider
Have an eggcellent weekend!!
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Greetings Survivors!
Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch! We know you have been anxious for more information on the upcoming Fjordur launch and this week we're happy to share an upcoming weapon skin!
Acting as a functional weapon skin for the TEK sword, Mjolnir packs its own special powers and empowers Survivors with supernatural might. Devastate your foes with shocking ease as you exercise control over the element of lightning. However, not every survivor will pass the test and be considered worthy to obtain the mighty Mjolnir. Will you be up to the challenge?
Coming to Fjordur in June 2022!
There will be no EVO event this week.
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Rickzz#3486 (Part 2)
QuoteI continued my walk because I thought I had torches in my inventory. It got darker and darker and when I couldn't see anything I opened the inventory but I didn't have any torch... It was very dark I couldn't see where I had the necessary resources to make a torch, so I decided to stay where I was. and wait for the dawn. When morning came and there was enough sunlight for me to be able to see the path and the dangers around it, I keep walking south towards my house but something tragic happened.
I was attacked by two Emperor Crocodiles, I was fine but my Beelzebufo (Frog) died and my Triceratops was very hurt, I kept going south and managed to return home with a new dinosaur but I lost one I had. this is the part 2 / final partCreator: Sypher Sam
Sypher Sam takes on the challenge of rebuilding the snow castle on Lost island without mods!
Creator: pterafier
Everyone makes mistakes, but hopefully, pterafier can help you avoid a few you haven't made yet 😉
Arkadia 1 Key Moment by @unluckyNisis
The Little Griffin by layer
Commission: Crystal Wyvern by capsartwork
Prime Smilodon VS Griffin by UmbraDaiwrf0l
Santiago Da Costa - ARK 2 by J-ManTheAngel
Megachelon by RexMyPet
Aberration Fan Art by @ScutalTheLizard
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Greetings Survivors!
Lost Island transfers are opening next week on Friday! Once enabled, players will be able to download items and creatures onto the map without restriction. On Wednesday we're also releasing a patch for console that includes over 70 fixes across all maps. Map/level changes tend to be quite big and we're expecting this patch to be a significant download so consider this a heads up in advance!
If you're a modder for ARK, our Sponsored Mods program is still accepting applicants. Check out the latest entries in the sponsored mod program here:
We are anxious to share more on the upcoming Fjordur release, but in the meantime, we're leaving you with a look at some great community content!
There will be no EVO event this week.
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Rickzz#3486 (Part 1)
QuoteOne day, to be more exact at five fifty-five in the morning, the sun was already rising and I decided to venture into some region of the map that I didn't know, I prepared my equipment and headed north, through the forest that I tamed my mesopithecus, going straight I arrive at the swamp and I remember my epic battle against the Emperor Crocodile (Sarco) and many Titanoboas (Big Snakes) but I didn't know what existed after the swamp, so that's what I decided to find out . Continuing to the north I find a biome of big trees and its trunk is reddish brown, I researched it and found out that the name was Redwood forests, it's a dangerous forest so much so that right at the beginning of it I was attacked by a Terror Bird that scared me a little. Getting closer to the trees a Marsupial Lion (Thylacoleo) jumped on me and attacked me fiercely and I was afraid of this biome because it was just the beginning or also the entrance to the forest, but as I am an explorer I entered the forest and went collect resources to make a fire because my food was running out and I had some raw meats in my inventory I was surprised by a huge Carnotaurus that soon started to attack me, but I managed to survive because my dinosaurs took care of him, I set up my fire and I began to roast the meats to satisfy my hunger. I started to get dehydrated and then I looked for the nearest river to drink some water and I ended up finding an Alpha Raptor and for some events I know it's good to stay away from him when you're alone and without any dinosaur to help you, I hydrate myself and returned to my fire. Arriving there I look to the south and I see a Diplodocus, I was impressed by its size and decided to tame it because I just put berries in the last slot and also because I would use it to carry some resources. After taming it I decided that I had already discovered great things and I started to walk south where my house is, but it was already getting dark and the sun was going down.
Creator: Aaron Longstaff
Do you need some inspiration for your next build? Check out this creative Japanese-influenced build by Aaron Longstaff!
Creator: Lucky Shot
Are you new to ARK? With ARK now a part of the Playstation Plus subscription, these tips may come in handy for those new survivors!
War of Humans and Dinosaurs by Saprom
Sino Drawing by YeetinYuty189#5689
Ferox by @falco_luna
Painting made by a friend of mine by RyanOT02🦕#9246
Glorp by naeriie#2439
Wyverns From ARK Survival Evolved by Daeodude
Fletch#9534 (Created by Cpt Spanky)
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It's time to announce the first set of new sponsored mods for the new year! If you are looking to spice up ARK with some new mods, well look no further! If you're a creating mods for ARK, check below for an update on sponsored mod applications.
Lady's Food & Farming
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If you've ever wanted for an expanded farming system in ARK, look no further. Lady's Food & Farming ands a batch of new crops that can be grown, fruit-producing trees, and many new cooking recipes. After you finish setting up your fields, deck out your new kitchen from a selection of new decor items!
Check out Lady's Food & Farming
The Eärrion
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The Eärrion is set in an archipelago, with lots of shallow waters and even underwater domes! This map could be home to many interesting and unique builds, and the author has more planned for the future!
The ARK Sponsored mod program is currently accepting applications until April 6th. Please submit your projects at https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/modding/apply-for-sponsorship/.
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Greetings Survivors!
We hope you don't have weekend plans yet because we're kicking the weekend off with an EVO event! See below for the event details!
Lost Island Transfers
On March 18th, we will be enabling full server transfers into Lost Island on our Official Servers across all platforms. Once enabled, players will be able to download items and creatures onto the map without restriction!
Event Cosmetics
We know you folks enjoy your event cosmetics so as we enter into our last year of events on ARK 1, we will be adding the associated cosmetics to the Hexagon Exchange once each event ends. Speaking of - we've added the Love Evolved cosmetics to Hexagon Exchange this week!
All of the event content will be added to the PC game at the end of the year's cycle of events so they can be opted into for our PC unofficial server owners and players. Our console players will be able to grab all event cosmetics from the Hex store!An ARK: EVO Event is active on all platforms from now through March 7th, with the following EVO perks:
*Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates.
- Official Servers: 2x XP, Harvesting, and Taming
- Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, and 4.5x Taming
- ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, and 5x Taming
- Classic: 6x XP, 6x Harvesting, and 6x Taming
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Corrupted Empress Jasmine#7275
QuoteLet's speak of a time, a time long since passed Scorching Deserts, Caverns and Cities nothing more than distant dreams a time when Rexes were the true Kings of the Ark, a time when a turkey could end all life on the Ark if it so chose.
My name is Jasmine (Jaz for short) and I bought Ark on the very day of its release into early access, I downloaded the game eagerly awaiting whatever came and eventually loaded into spawning on a picturesque beach on the northern half of The Island I stayed on that beach as if it were my lifeline, I hunted dodos and ate berries gathering a few megre levels unlocking the most powerful weapon I'd ever known the sling.
I gathered stone, hours and hours passing amassing hundreds of lil pieces of lifeline, I grew more confident going into the trees to gather material crafting backup slings and gathering more material until I heard footsteps, I ran as fast as I could back to my beach thinking I was safe until it burst from the trees... a level 12 rex.
Most people, sane people would have run but not me, I started firing rocks as fast as I could dodging and weaving as the titanic beast attempted to strike me down, time past slowly the adrenaline keeping me hyper focused, I took a hit my health bar tanking, I panicked but continued firing...
Something changed, the rex began to flee, I chased it toward a river where upon crossing the threshold it slammed to the ground I gathered meat from any source I could and fed the thing, protecting my once enemy as if my life depended on it I gathered narcoberries and tended to the rex for as long as it took before it arose now under my command.
I had become Queen by subjugating the King, My will was now his command, his name was Sven...
And that's how my first tame in Ark: Survival Evolved was a Rex called Sven.
Creator: SINZAHH
Check out the amazing storytelling and strategy behind setting up a heist on a hard and popular unofficial ARK server.
Stealing Wyvern Eggs (Render) by Veno#5000
Penllyn by @ottermeal
Ferox by @falco_luna
Aberration-Themed Journal by TheUnskilledKwill#3155
Liopleurodon by Khimera
Welcome to the Island by scartitan
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Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch! This week we've made some changes to the Community Corner. In the coming week's we'll be turning up the heat with more information and exciting reveals of the upcoming creatures debuting with Fjordur!
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Lost Island Transfers
On March 18th, we will be enabling full server transfers into Lost Island on our Official Servers across all platforms. Once enabled, players will be able to download items and creatures onto the map without restriction!
- We'll be releasing a patch for PC on March 3rd that will include over 70 fixes across all maps. Map/level changes tend to be quite big and we're expecting this patch to be a significant download so consider this a heads up in advance! We'll endeavor to give size estimations as we near closer to deployment.
There will be no EVO event this week.
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We've made some small upgrades to the Community Corner!
We've seen our fair share of great art posted within the community and throughout the years, we've been honored to share that art using the Community Crunch as a platform. Going forward, we're applying a frame to the art we post in the crunch that includes the edition and date.
Additionally, we'll be uploading these to a public community album to show the years of support the community has provided in one easy place. Every image in the album will contain the artist's name and source. If you're creating content for ARK, we want you to know we respect your art and appreciate your contributions to the community! We've created a form for artists to use when they feel their art is misrepresented or posted without credit.
We're also adding a new section to the Community Corner - Community Stories! Recently, we held a competition in our Discord community for reaching 150K members. Members of the community shared their ARK stories for a chance at a prize. Considering we read so many heartfelt and funny stories, we made it a permanent section in the Discord and the Community Corner. So jump over to our Discord to share your own stories!
krickiex89#8924
QuoteI downloaded Ark out of boredom, not knowing what I was downloading, I bought all the DLCs and the season pass for Gen. I named my character girl, because it was a test character, so I thought. I have been girl for 2 years now. When Crystal Isles came out I was a solo player. I met an awesome chick and her friend and we started hanging out and helping each other out. They were friends with the charge battery bandits whose tribe leader was Guardian. The server was very active and everyone would cut up with each other. We had a neighbor tribe who built a small town and it had an arena in it where he hosted tribe fights and gave out prizes. It was hilarious. Once servers opened everything calmed down and people started to disappear. My two friends weren't playing anymore. I started hanging out with Guardian. We started a new tribe on Extinction and acquired some awesome tribe mates and we became the Insiders. We became a family. Eventually our family to split up and everyone stopped playing for about 6 weeks. During those 6 weeks I played a lot of Apex Legends. Guardian would play with me. We decided, during our break from Ark, to meet up and go hiking. Then we went hiking again the next day, and the next. This trend continued for a while. He took me to the top of a mountain, up a scary back road to the most beautiful overlook and we watched the sun set. I was so happy, but I was also sad. I found the love of my life, but my Ark family was falling apart. We got back into Ark and made amends with our friends. We did eventually lose the one, but it was for the best. We found new members along the way and now have a thriving Ark family and RL family. It's been a roller coaster of emotions to get here but I wouldn't change it. I have moved to the top of the mountain with Guardian and I am starting a new position in the career of my dreams and have the best support team everyday as we build up on Lost Island waiting on whatever adventure Ark will throw me next.
🌺My Snow Dragon🌺#5911
QuoteMy best memories are from early legacy PVP, before transfers were open. I was in a tribe on a server that had a "frienemy" relationship with the other 2 large tribes on the server. One tribe had a member that used to come and troll me, just me, whenever I would leave base to do meat or metal runs and it was always hilarious. His favorite thing to do was tranq me off my tame, tea bag till his legs were tired then steal my pants. Then run off with them laughing hysterically in global chat. It got to the point where I stopped wearing pants lol. Then he started tranq'ing me to PUT PANTS BACK ON ME. Those were the days I miss lol. We became friends and are still friends to this day, some 5+ years later
Creator: Sypher Sam
Take a look at Sypher Sam's latest build - a castle port on Lost Island!
Creator: Cantex
How long can a level 1000 Alpha Rex last? Cantex tests the limits with this challenging deathrun!
MEK by Razo4arovanie
Allosaurus Design by @Ares33909104
Managarmr by DINODOG#8923
Crime. He Stole Her Crown by NeoVanilluxe#0900
ARK: Survival Evolved Armored Basilisk Fan Concept by @Emily_Art
Wurm-Rider by zombeecakes
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Lost Island Transfers
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Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!
This week we'll take a look at some community highlights, including the introduction to #ARKADIA2 from the Spanish-speaking ARK community!
In the coming weeks, we'll be sharing more visuals and information about Andrewsarchus, Fjordhawk, and Desmodus leading up to the Fjordur rollout!
There will be no EVO event this week.
Creator: Nexxuz World
It's the return of one of the most-watched ARK series, ARKADIA! Some of the biggest Spanish-speaking ARK creators join together with a custom ARK experience to create an amazing series for the ARK community!
The Gigantopithecus Village by MayaPatch
Raptor by DeadlyKittyy
Untitled by GIOLEGENDS#4940
Freedom by JackyTheMoo
Managarmr by WhiteSkally
Winter Wyvern by syyylvia#5541
Hunted by the Queen by Muku
FurNatic#5778
@EgoSilentium
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The third annual Love Evolved event is live until Wednesday, February 16th! While ARK is under Cupid's spell, go fishing for love and gain a chance at new skins, items, and five new chibi pets to collect! See below for the full event details:
There is an ongoing EVO Event that is a part of Love Evolved. You can find the rates below:
*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
Creator: Aaron Longstaff
A well-known community builder, Aaron Longstaff, is back with a new stables build!
Creator: captain fatdog
It's a simple question. Can an Amarga be tamed with a Giga? Let's find out!
ARK - CazadorR
ARK Griffin Fanart - Saprom
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Hybrid of ARK Creatures - MudgyGaming#6313
Encounter - Asimos
10 Sc before disaster - Umbra_Daiwrfol
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#QueremosArkadia2 - @J0vando
📷 Golden Drop (shared by @NeddyTheNoodle)
📷 @Virtual_Optix
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Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!
This week we are excited to share the concept and dossier for Desmodus, the winner of the second Community Creature Vote! We introduced RCV (Ranked Choice Voting) in the most recent round of community voting and saw Desmodus win (39,781 votes) vs. Carcharodontosaurus (24,419 votes) in the 9th and final round!
In other ARK news, we're starting the weekend off with an EVO event and Love Evolved starts next week. Check out the Love Evolved event details here!
Common Name: Desmodus
Species: Desmodus draculae
Time: Pleistocene
Diet: Sanguivore
Temperament: Aggressive
Even with all the other monstrosities around here, this fugitive from a Creature Double Feature deserves top billing. I mean, Dracula's right there in its species name! And Desmodus has a shriek that'll scare just about anything out of its way. It's also shrewd enough to limit itself to victims that it can carry off into the night.Although I'm not superstitious enough to advise stocking up on garlic and stakes before you decide to track down Desmodus for yourself, I'd still advise you to hunt these horrors out in the light and away from their caves – they seem uniquely adept at flying and hiding in those dark, narrow spaces.
Taming one of these beasties lets you add its eerie abilities to your arsenal. Use their unsettling scream to scatter your enemies. Command Desmodus to snatch up small prey for you. Let its uncanny power to vanish into darkness become your personal stealth mode.
Desmodus has blood thinner in its saliva, which drains prey of more blood than this vampire could ever digest. If you can stomach the excess blood and drained meat your vampire pet leaves behind, you might be open-minded enough to appreciate another of its unholy gifts: a 'sanguine elixir' that helps enthrall the most stubborn beasts.
Desmodus will land on ARK with the upcoming free DLC map, Fjordur!
There is an ARK: EVO Event active on all platforms from now through February 7th, with the following EVO perks:
*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
- Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval
- ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval
- Classic: 6x XP, 6x Harvesting, 6x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval
Creator: spoonkid
There's nothing more special than seeing someone's first ARK experience. Watch spoonkid take on The Island!
Creator: Xavii
Xavii just started a new PvP series on Genesis and ends up in a solo raid on Day 1!
Ao Yue - Toucanfishh
ARK Aberration drawing - Saprom
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Untitled - CrowMother#0491
alpha fire wyvern - arcticthefoxwing
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Megalosaurus - @NeoVanilluxe
My Dunkleosteus David - Gerald.#4819
lordLKkamikaze (Render/Remodel)
KS9#4211
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From Wednesday, February 9th through Wednesday, February 16th, love will fill the air as we celebrate Valentine's Day with Love Evolved 3. While ARK is under Cupid's spell, go fishing for love and gain a chance at new skins, items, and five new chibi pets to collect!
Show yourself some love with the new self-hug emote, or try to reel in one of the new swimsuit skins!
- This event can be manually activated with the server arg parameter: -ActiveEvent=vday
- For the duration of Love Evolved, we will be disabling the world buffs from Baby Boon & Maewing Poach on Genesis Part 2 on the Official Network. In the past, we've adjusted for the impact event have had on the rates by tweaking the bonuses that we use during the holidays, however, those tweaks lead to unfavorable circumstances on maps that aren't Genesis Part 2, so going forward during breeding events, we'll be disabling these mission buffs specifically as not to affect the bonuses on other maps.
- 2/09/22 - 2/16/22
- Valentines Coelacanth can be caught for chibis, chocolates, candies
- Mating can randomly drop chocolates and candies!
*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
- "Bear Hug" swimsuit skin *NEW*
- "Odd Couple" swimsuit skin *NEW*
- "Sauropod Heart" swimsuit skin *NEW*
- Heart-shaped Shield Skin
- Heart-shaped Sunglasses Skin
- "Cupid Couture Bottom" (Pants Skin)
- "Cupid Couture Top" (Shirt Skin)
- "Halo Headband" (Hat Skin)
- "Teddy Bear Grenades" (Grenade Skin)
- "Bow & Eros" (Bow skin)
- "Love Shackles" (Handcuffs Skin)
- Box o' Chocolates
- Valentines Dino Candy
- Self Hug *NEW*
- Flirty Emote
- Heart Emote
- Pelagornis *NEW*
- Archaeopteryx *NEW*
- Gallimimus *NEW*
- Kairuku *NEW*
- The Lovebird *NEW*
- Lavender
- Cream
- MediumLavender
- Peach
- DeepPink
- LightPink
- Dark Red
- Red
- Magenta
- Light Red
- White
There will be no EVO event this week. The next upcoming EVO event will be a part of the Love Evolved event on February 9th. You can find the rates below:
*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
Creator: Vitality
Can Vitality hold off his attackers by himself in one of ARKS notable caves? Click play and find out!
Creator: CHipZz - Ark Builds
Check out this giant cryopod structure by Chipzz!
Yuty go hunt - sangwiss16
Stormclouds - Archipelagornis
Gaius Nerva - Ted Beer
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Gasbag ARK fanart - Radioactive_penguin
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Shadowmane - ⚡Robinson Vronti⚡#4113
Lil house on the Prairie + Ark abb - Prissiie#6186
📷 sebrexi#2167
📷 FaTaL#9867
📷 @ImEnFuego (Render)
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Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!
While we prepare to share the details for the annual Love Evolved event and the dossier for Desmodus Draculae, we'll leave you with some awesome highlights from the community!
There will be no EVO event this week.
Creator: NaturalCauzes
With 100 days to beat the infamous Primal Fear mod, can NaturalCauzes complete the challenge? Tune in and find out!
Creator: Teachers Game Too
Check out this handy sniper counter by Teachers Game Too!
Ragnar by NicoleBArt
Managarmr by arcticthefoxwing
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Managarmr Sketch by sangwiss16
My Fav Argy by ElectricSheep01#0451
King by $IH#7193
Yutyrannus Patrol by @WolfTek7
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Meeting by @VELUKO1
@Riinartist
SuperDooM#2527
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Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!
This week we'll take a look at what's going on in the community corner as we focus our efforts on performance-related issues on Lost Island and upcoming content. If you missed the Fjordur Creature Vote winner, you can find out more here.
We've reached out to all the winners of the #ARKXMasLoot giveaway🎁! Thank you for participating and sharing your Winter Wonderland experiences!
There will be no EVO event this week.
Creator: Raasclark
Are you still trying to find your bearings on Lost Island? Check out Raasclark's survivor's guide to Lost Island!
Creator: Captain Fatdog
Back with another video in the popular 'How to Build a Trap' series, captain fatdog takes on the iconic T-Rex!
Fear The Reaper by Robinson Vronti
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Cynder Drake by arcticthefoxwing
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Mr Hops by CoalTrevelyan
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Untitled by ЯРЫК#6700
Moschops vs Rex Airbrush by Garron24(tulpa)#9620
Accidental Territory Breach by @FossilFracas
Chogono
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Happy New Year!
We hope you enjoyed your Winter Wonderland and had some time to spend with your tribes (in and out of game 🤓). Although we are continuing to focus some development efforts on Lost Island, we want don't want you to lose sight of new content that's to come in 2022!
In addition to 3 new creatures launching in June with Fjordur, we'll also be releasing Carcharodontosaurus as a separate, free update later in 2022!
Let's take a look at the dossiers of 2 new creatures coming to Fjordur and announce the winner of the second Community Creature Vote.
Common Name: Andrewsarchus
Species: Andrewsarchus mongoliensis
Time: Middle Eocene
Diet: Omnivore
Temperament: Opportunistic
Andrewsarchuses are full of surprises. These ungainly creatures seem sluggish while foraging for a meal, but they can move unexpectedly fast when provoked. Like some other whippomorphs, an Andrewsarchus will aggressively defend its territory against interlopers its size or smaller on sight.With some distance between you, it might be possible to dodge a charging Andrewsarchus, since they don’t exactly turn on a dime. Just don’t expect a river or lake to protect you from one. If its feet can touch bottom, Andrewsarchus will barely be slowed by deep water.
These scavengers will tear into just about anything if hungry, but they do seem to have a sweet tooth. I've seen Andrewsarchuses pacified by honey and sweet fruit.
Once tamed, Andrewsarchus is a reliably fast beast of burden, as long as you don’t need it to take any corners at full speed. Its density in water also makes it ideal for searching the ocean floors for pearls.Andrewsarchus is probably most useful for light reconnaissance, once you mount a minigun to the back of its saddle. It can't absorb as much damage as some of the ARKs' larger creatures, but it's great for harassing them.
Some say a gun-saddled Andrewsarchus reminds them of a puma, a walrus, or even a warthog, but I don't see it.
Common Name: Fjordhawk
Species: Parabuteo veðrfölnir
Time: Mid-late Anthropocene
Diet: Omnivore
Temperament: Calculating
Most of the creatures I’ve encountered here have endured thanks to their great size, strength, or ferocity. But the fjordhawk gets by on its wits and by scavenging. The bird also seems to have an almost preternatural ability to predict and avoid danger. Fjordhawks follow predators (and survivors) from on high, watching for their moment to swoop in and snatch up an easy meal.
Tamed fjordhawks are surprisingly playful, and their favorite game is fetch. Indulge your bird with this play and a bit of patience, and you’ll reap the rewards. Just point out a target, and your fjordhawk will fly off to retrieve it for you. A well-trained fjordhawk can locate injured prey and communicate its find to you.These clever birds will bond with humans as wholeheartedly as any canine or primate, in a way uniquely suited to this time and place. If you should meet with some grave misfortune, your fjordhawk will immediately fly off with as many of your belongings as it can carry. As soon as you’re respawned by the ARK, your friend will track you down and return your equipment to you!
With over 60K votes, Desmodus Draculae wins the second Community Creature Vote! We're looking forward to sharing a concept and dossier in the coming weeks!
if you're interested in seeing exactly how the voting went, check out the link below to see the results.
Fjordur Community Creature Vote Results
Thank you for participating in the #ARKXmasLoot giveaway! We'll be giving away over 300 prizes!! The ARK community never ceases to amaze us with your creativity!
We'll be reaching out early next week with a way to redeem your prize.
- If you participated on Twitter, we'll contact you on the Twitter account with the submission. Make sure you can receive DM's on your Twitter account.
- If you participated on SurviveTheArk.com, we'll PM/DM you on your forum account.
- If you donated via ExtraLife, we'll reach out via the email associated with your donation. Be sure to check your spam folder!
There will be no EVO event this week.
Creator: Shockist
Follow Shockist as he kicks off his latest Lost Island series!
Creator: Aaron Longstaff
Aaron Longstaff shows us how to create a simple but elegant firepit.
Gas bag lift by @illust_Junk
Helena by IcyHoroku
ARK Traditional Painting by Firefly
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Chowder the Christmas Yuty! by Sparky16#6587
The herd by Ampraeh
2021 summary of my journal project for my Ark OC Jamie by @Ares33909104
2021 summary by @NeoVanilluxe
Shadowmane by Nachara#7563
Silke#5949
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As we wrap up what has been an exciting and busy year for ARK and a challenging year for all of us, we'd like to take a moment to thank you all for your ongoing support and express gratitude for our team and our players.
We hope that you felt optimistic more often than not this year. That you found joy in unexpected places. That 2021 gave you opportunities to rest and take a break from the challenges present in the world over the past couple of years.
A special thanks goes to the varied communities that bring diversity and inclusion to the playerbase: our non-english speaking players - nod to the Arkadia crew and the spanish speaking community - Hololive and the ever-joyful Japanese community, our large German and French communities and their wonderful content creators, the amazing LGBTQ communities and creators, creativity within the community as seen in the wonderful ARKitect events or the #danceoffs on social media. Congratulations to Syntac on his 1mil subs and Youtube Gold Play Button and Nexxuz who was nominated for the ESLAND Awards in the category of best series of the year! It has also been a joy to see newer creators establish their own communities and it is, as ever, humbling to be able to facilitate that in some way through our game. We can't mention everyone but rest assured we see you and what you bring and it means the world!
ARK wouldn't be where it is without our players and our talented team and we wouldn't be looking forward to ARK 2 and ARK: The Animated Series without your passion and support.
May the Holiday Season bring you joy, time to relax and a moment to reflect.
We wish you the most amazing Holidays and a Happy New Year!
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Common Name: Fjordhawk
Species: Parabuteo veðrfölnir
Time: Mid-late Anthropocene
Diet: Omnivore
Temperament: Calculating
Most of the creatures I’ve encountered here have endured thanks to their great size, strength, or ferocity. But the fjordhawk gets by on its wits and by scavenging. The bird also seems to have an almost preternatural ability to predict and avoid danger. Fjordhawks follow predators (and survivors) from on high, watching for their moment to swoop in and snatch up an easy meal.
Tamed fjordhawks are surprisingly playful, and their favorite game is fetch. Indulge your bird with this play and a bit of patience, and you’ll reap the rewards. Just point out a target, and your fjordhawk will fly off to retrieve it for you. A well-trained fjordhawk can locate injured prey and communicate its find to you.These clever birds will bond with humans as wholeheartedly as any canine or primate, in a way uniquely suited to this time and place. If you should meet with some grave misfortune, your fjordhawk will immediately fly off with as many of your belongings as it can carry. As soon as you’re respawned by the ARK, your friend will track you down and return your equipment to you!
Fjordhawk will land on ARK with the upcoming free DLC map, Fjordur!
Voting is now open and the time has come for you to cast your vote for the creature you want to see in the upcoming free DLC map: Fjordur. The Top 10 creatures were selected from the top 10 upvoted creatures during the creature submission process.
Follow the link to see the finalists and cast your vote!
We've made some changes to the creature voting process and we've invited Craig to give a summary:
Hey there, Survivors! CraigBrownCraigBrown here to chat about the upcoming community vote for Fjordur’s third new Creature. I’m very excited about this, because I have *very* strong feelings on the way the previous vote went (some good, some bad).
First of all, I’m so happy that so much of the community came out and made your voices heard. Yall cast thousands of votes, and it came down to the last few minutes of the vote. My creature of choice may have lost (hard), but I’m always happy to see the community get this involved.I’m a big fan of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). I think it’s a better system than the traditional “whoever gets the most votes wins”... especially when the results are available in real-time. The inevitable result of a traditional vote is always the same:
- Two candidates pull ahead of the pack, becoming the frontrunners
- Anyone who hasn’t voted yet sees the two frontrunners as the only options, lest they “throw away their vote”
- Instead of voting for the candidate they like most, they vote for the frontrunner they dislike the least
And the result is usually someone that only a minority are actually happy with.
On top of all that, live-results further exacerbate the problem. If someone likes the Penguin, but sees that it’s in 5th place (out of 10), they’re going to think that voting for the Penguin is throwing their vote away… even though that’s what they actually want to vote for.
This is where RCV comes in. With RCV, you rank all of the options from “want the most” (rank 1) to “want the least” (rank 10). Then we do the calculating…- We add up the highest-ranked candidate from all the ballots. If any candidate has >50% of the vote, they win!
- If no candidate won, we remove the bottom candidate from the race. Then, we cross that name off of every ballot
- Now that all the ballots are updated, go back to Step 1
(Technically, there are a bunch of versions of RCV… but instant run-off is the easiest to implement, easiest to understand, and gives very good results)
The best thing about RCV is that it’s always best to vote for the candidates you actually want! Even if they don’t win, your vote isn’t wasted. Your second, or possibly third or fourth or fifth votes will still get counted.
Community feedback from the Lost Island vote made it clear that while the community appreciated having their voices heard, we think it’s important to improve the process to let more of you be heard. In the spirit of open communication, once the vote closes and we announce the winner, we will make the final data available publicly (anonymously, of course). We are confident that RCV is the best way forward, and look forward to seeing you cast your votes.
CraigBrownCraigBrown
Lead Designer, ARK2
Our first big release of the year, ARK: Genesis Part 2., was the final chapter of the ARK: Survival Evolved story is by far the most intricate and ambitious expansion we’ve yet created. ARK: Genesis Part 2 completes the eons-spanning story of ARK: Survival Evolved! Everything that your tribe has built, tamed, and fought for has led to this final challenge. We truly hope you felt it was a fitting story conclusion to the journey you’ve taken with us in ARK over the past 6 years!
This year we held our first-ever community creature vote for Lost Island. ARK community members submitted hundreds of entries filled with creative concept art and gameplay ideas. During the submission process, the community continually voted on their favorite ideas. Dinopithecus emerged victorious after rounding up the top 10 submissions!
Voting is underway for the next community-voted creature! Go check out the Top 10 creature submissions and vote on your favorite concept for the upcoming free DLC map Fjordur!
In 2021 we launched ARK on Stadia™ with cross-play, enabling you to team up with thousands of PC players online or enjoy a solo Jurassic experience if you prefer to rough it out alone.
From Love Evolved to Winter Wonderland, 2021 saw no shortage of in-game ARK events and unique skins. The T-Rex inflatable costume went "ARK viral" as it spread in pictures and videos throughout social media.
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ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition launched in the latter part of 2021 including everything the ARK franchise has to offer. ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition includes ARK: Survival Evolved, along with: Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, and Genesis Parts 1 & 2. All updated and optimized with every improvement made since the launch of the base game, adding up to thousands of hours of gameplay! As an additional bonus, this compilation also includes original soundtracks containing the music of ARK as composed by Gareth Coker.
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This seventh year of participating in GameDay with ExtraLife puts us well over $450K raised and we couldn't have done it without the ARK community! We are grateful for our generous, supportive players, partners & sponsors, & the opportunity to help facilitate this endeavor.
Lost Island is the most recent Official Map that comes from the ARK modding community. Lost Island boasts 150 sq km of exploration and is the first map to include a community-voted creature. It's a pleasure to close out the year and holiday season by getting Lost Island and 3 new creatures into the hands of more ARK survivors!
At midnight EST on Dec 31st and midday EST Jan 1st, our Official Networks will be bombarded with raining gifts in a hail of fireworks to mark the end of 2021. These gifts will contain a collection of your favourite skins from past events that are currently unavailable and a chibi bonanza! And by bonanza, we mean, the drop rate of Rare, Very Rare and Legendary chibis will be dialled to over 9000!
'Happy New Year!' event is now enabled on Official Servers. The event is set to go off at approximately Midnight EST and Noon EST on the 1st of January 2022. Servers running the event will be bombarded with raining gifts in a hail of fireworks to mark the end of 2021. These gifts will contain a collection of your favourite skins from past events that are currently unavailable and a chibi bonanza! And by bonanza, we mean, the drop rate of Rare, Very Rare and Legendary chibis will be dialled to over 9000!
Unofficial Servers can enable the event with the following commandline param: -NewYearEvent
To modify the times, the following commandline parameters can also be used:- ?NewYear1UTC=1640995200
- ?NewYear2UTC=1641038400
You can use https://www.epochconverter.com/ to get your appropriate timestamp. Please keep in mind that this event cannot be run before Midnight EST on the 1st of January 2021, so if you wish to change your time it would have to be set after that.
Some additional notes:
This event can only be run ONCE on a savefile (with 2 triggers).
If a server is set to run the event at a time already passed, then on load the server will immediately trigger the gifts.
If a custom time isn't set, then the event will run default at Midnight EST on the 1st and again at Noon.
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Lost Island and Winter Wonderland are live on PC, XBOX, and Playstation!
If you're on PC and trying to convince a friend to hop into the ARK universe, this weekend is a perfect time. Play ARK: Survival Evolved for FREE on Steam until Monday 12/20 at 10AM PST. You can also pick up ARK: Survival Evolved on Steam at 67% off the regular price!
Creature submissions for the upcoming Fjordur DLC will be closed on Monday 6PM EST. Following Monday the forum will remain locked. Stay tuned for upcoming announcements on the voting process
We're in the giving spirit and we've stashed away some ARK loot for the holiday season! If you missed out on an opportunity to score a Dodo plushie, Noglin plushie, or Noglin hat, this holiday season will provide ample opportunity.
There are various ways to enter the draw for some sweet (and cute) loot:-
Contribute a donation of 5$ or greater to ExtraLife children's charity to go in the draw
- Donations must be made at the Studio Wildcard ExtraLife donation page
- A picture submission on Twitter using the hashtag #ARKXmasLoot
- A picture submission in this Community Crunch thread
We want to see pictures of your Lost Island tames, your event-colored dino's, your fan art, your ARK holiday decorations, or videos of your ARK holiday experience! get creative! The rules are simple, make it ARK and make it epic! Each winner will receive 1 Dodo plushie, 1 Noglin plushie, and 1 Noglin hat.
Survivors on all platforms will be receiving a special Evolution Event as part of Winter Wonderland! It will be active from Thursday the 14th of Dec until Thursday the 6th 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
ARK | Fire !! (Static) - Speedpaint by Nalak-Bel
Firefly's Light by Firefly
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Yuti and Sino Sketches by DiscountWendigo#5827
Syntacrops by TheUnskilledKwill#3155
Chogono
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Contribute a donation of 5$ or greater to ExtraLife children's charity to go in the draw
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Explore the soaring heights and hidden depths of ARK's newest official community map, featuring three new creatures for you to tame! Lost Island boasts 150 square kilometers of new biomes, new challenges, and mysterious ruins.
Discover jungle valleys fed by giant waterfalls, build a treehouse high in the forest canopies, get down and dirty in vast mangrove swamps, dive deep underwater, brave treacherous snowy peaks, or spelunk uncharted cave systems in search of treasure… There's something here for everyone!
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Lost Island is the first community map released with three new creatures, and the first to include a creature chosen by the ARK community. Unleash thermal hell from atop your Amargasaurus, glide into battle with Sinomacrops at your back, or treat your enemies to a shower of Tek-disabling Dinopithecus dung!
- A 150 sq km map with a wide variety of unique biomes to explore
- Cascade Rift, a rainforest chasm carved by a flowing river and strung with thick vines
- Mangrove Mire, a forbidding region of flooded swamplands
- Castellate Peaks, a snow-capped alpine ridge that comes pre-fortified with stone fortresses
This aggressive sauropod from the Cretaceous period is a force to be feared across Lost Island. Amargasaurus’ formidable thermal spines will burn or freeze anyone unfortunate enough to stray into their range. Closer still, these titans can thrash enemies to shreds with their spiked tails
This perky, protective little Jurassic pterosaur can become a living glider for their master. From its perch on your shoulders, Sinomacrops will break your fall and let you soar away from trouble
Voted onto the island by the community at large, this baboon bruiser defends its master with remarkable ferocity. Dinopithecus will sweep you up with its tail and carry you up sheer walls on its back. Tame a troop of them, to unleash a hail of droppings packing a parasitic payload capable of shutting down enemy Tek
Check out our Lost Island Launch Details post for useful information on the Lost Island rollout!
Today marks the start of the Winter Wonderland event! Survivors can stay warm in their festively decorated homes with Holiday Lights, Decorative Christmas Tree's, Wreaths, Wall-Stockings, Snowmen, and more!
Fill your stocking with presents from past Winter Wonderland events, or treat yourself to a brand new Animated TV Show Parasaur Skin!
The full Winter Wonderland event details can be found here.
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Deck the halls with boughs of holly! Winter Wonderland will be making a triumphant return with new presents and goodies for ARK survivors. The epic winter-themed holiday event begins on December 14th and will last until Thursday, January 6th. All maps will receive Winter Wonderland and all its content.
RaptorClaus will be sailing across the star-filled night sky in his sleigh, dropping off presents filled with high-end loot as well as Mistletoe, and Coal for those naughty Survivors. You'll be able to catch RaptorClaus flying across the skies at midnight (game time) on all maps.
GachaClaus is also making a triumphant return to help RaptorClaus spread the holiday cheer! GachaClaus will be roaming all maps looking for eager recipients while sporting holiday-themed colors. He will be accepting your coal and in exchange will gift you holiday-themed items, or you can trade-in your mistletoe and coal for a chance at an animated TV Show Parasaur skin, a full-body Santa costume, new skins, weapons, armor, or 5 new Chibis!
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This event can be manually activated with the server arg parameter: -ActiveEvent=WinterWonderland
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December 14th to January 6th
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*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
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- GachaClaus
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- Santa Laugh Emote *NEW*
- Caroling Emote
- Happy Clap Emote
- Nutcracker Dance Emote
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- Full-body Santa Costume *NEW*
- Animated TV Show Parasaur Skin *NEW*
- 3 New Male & Female Christmas-themed Sweater Skins *NEW*
- 4 New Christmas-themed Beanie Skins *NEW*
- Rex Sweater Skin
- Carolers Sweater Skin
- Bulbdog Sweater Skin
- Blue Winter Beanie
- Purple Winter Beanie
- Green Winter Beanie
- Male and Female Noglin Swimsuit Skin
- Male and Female Yeti Swimsuit Skin
- Candy Cane Club Skin
- Christmas Bola Skin
- Nutcracker Slingshot Skin
- Dino Ornament Swim Bottom Skin
- Dino Ornament Swim Top Skin
- Jerboa Wreath Swim Bottom Skin
- Jerboa Wreath Swim Top Skin
- Ugly Bronto Sweater Skin
- Ugly Carno Sweater Skin
- Ugly Chibi Sweater Skin
- Gray Winter Beanie Skin
- Purple Winter Beanie Skin
- Red Winter Beanie Skin
- Felt Reindeer Antlers Skin
- Santa Hat Skin
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- Animated TV Show Raptor Chibi *NEW*
- Sinomacrops Chibi *NEW*
- Dinopithecus Chibi *NEW*
- Amargasaurus Chibi *NEW*
- Festive Noglin Chibi *NEW*
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- Festive Dino Candy
- Holiday Lights
- Holiday Stocking
- Holiday Tree
- Gift Box
- Snowman
- Wreath
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- Yellow *NEW*
- Jade
- PineGreen
- SpruceGreen
- DarkMagenta
- Glacial
- PowderBlue
- Teal
- DarkViolet
- Red
- Green
- Light Grey
- Light Red
- Dark Red
- Dino Light Red
- Dino Light Green
- Dino Medium Green
- Dino Albino
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The Lost Island rollout begins with PC first then consoles later in the day on Tuesday, December 14th!
Explore the soaring heights and hidden depths of ARK's newest official community map, featuring three new creatures for you to tame! Lost Island boasts 150 square kilometers of new biomes, new challenges, and mysterious ruins. Discover jungle valleys fed by giant waterfalls, build a treehouse high in the forest canopies, get down and dirty in vast mangrove swamps, dive deep underwater, brave treacherous snowy peaks, or spelunk uncharted cave systems in search of treasure… There's something here for everyone!
Lost Island is the first community map released with three new creatures, and the first to include a creature chosen by the ARK community. Unleash thermal hell from atop your Amargasaurus, glide into battle with Sinomacrops at your back, or treat your enemies to a shower of Tek-disabling Dinopithecus dung!
Stay tuned to our official accounts for more details on the launch timing!
We're in the giving spirit and we've stashed away some ARK loot for the holiday season! If you missed out on an opportunity to score a Dodo plushie, Noglin plushie, or Noglin hat, this holiday season will provide ample opportunity.
There are various ways to enter the draw for some sweet (and cute) loot:-
Contribute a donation of 5$ or greater to ExtraLife children's charity to go in the draw
- Donations must be made at the Studio Wildcard ExtraLife donation page
- Only new donations are eligible (donations made from the current date forward)
- A picture submission on Twitter using the hashtag #ARKHolidayLoot
- A picture submission in this Community Crunch thread
We want to see pictures of your Lost Island tames, your event-colored dino's, your fan art, your ARK holiday decorations, or videos of your ARK holiday experience! get creative! The rules are simple, make it ARK and make it epic! Each winner will receive 1 Dodo plushie, 1 Noglin plushie, and 1 Noglin hat.
You have until the end of the Winter Wonderland event (Thursday, 1/6) to get your submissions in or make donations to the Studio Wildcard ExtraLife page!
Survivors on all platforms will be receiving a special Evolution Event as part of Winter Wonderland! It will be active from Tuesday the 14th of Dec until Thursday the 6th 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: Aaron Longstaff
Looking for some new build ideas for the new year? Check out Aaron Longstaff's latest video!
Rockwell by KingKillianNight
It finally snowed by @VELUKO1
Untitled by The Collector⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐#7703
Bulbdog and Element by naeriie#2439
TEK-Goat by ✞M1mple✞ʳᶤᵖ
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Fur and fang cryo attacks by Umbradaiwrfol
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Wishing everyone safe and happy holidays!
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In 2019, the launch of the Snail Games Initiative, Classic PvP, created an exciting and competitive playing experience for PC players. Throughout the course of the seasons, the meta was watched closely and changes were made to shake things up and create an experience tailored for PvP gameplay. Continue on the quest for the ultimate PvP experience with the introduction of Classic PvP Season 5!
Classic PvP Season 5 launches on the 14th of December with Lost Island!
- Experience gain, taming, gathering have been quintupled compared to our standard Official Servers (5x)
- Breeding, hatching, and raising rates have been quadrupled compared to our standard Official Servers (4x)
- Tribes are set to 25 players max
- Tribe alliances are disabled, though informal alliances are allowed
- Servers have a maximum player count of 100
- These maps will be available: The Island, Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Lost Island, Valguero, and The Center
- Tek dinos (Tek Parasaur, Tek Quetzal, Tek Rex, Tek Raptor, Tek Stego), Paracer, Tapejara, and the Titanosaur are not available for taming on Classic PvP
- All Aberration and Extinction content is unavailable on Classic PvP
- Scaling of weapon damage has been reduced
- No TEK Engrams
- No cave building
- Cryopods enabled
- Tamed Stegosaurus Resistance reduced by 35%
- Tamed Quetzal Resistance reduced by 20%
- Tamed Wyvern Resistance reduced by 20%
- Tamed Wyvern Damage reduced by 20%
- Reaper Queen added to the Valguero Aberration Zone
There is an ongoing EVO event as part of Turkey Trial 5 that lasts until December 7th.
Rates
*Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates.
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Official Servers
- 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
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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
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ARKPocalypse
- 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
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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: Syntac
We've seen many community members take on the challenge, but can Syntac survive 100 days in Hardcore? Let's find out!
Creator: Aaron Longstaff
Just starting out in ARK? Check out this perfect wooden starter house by Aaron Longstaff!
Bulbdog Fan Concept Commission by EmilyStepp
Raptor Painting by Firefly
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Genetically Altered Therizino by Ares#2032
"You woke up the monster... didn't you?" by @VELUKO1
Turkey by @Snudoo1
Blue T-Rex on Fire by M1mple
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@NaturalCauzes / NaturalCauzes#0230
Chogono
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Have a happy Thanksgiving!
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Community Crunch 315: EVO Event, Community Corner and More!
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Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!
Love is in the air! We know how much you love EVO events, so we're kicking the weekend off with a special EVO event with breeding!
Are you looking fjorward to the Fjordhawk Creature Spotlight? Keep your eyes peeled! 👀 We're rounding out this week with a look at some amazing community content from various ARK content creators.
There is an ongoing EVO Event until Monday, May 16th. You can find the rates below:
*Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates.
Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form
Brian™#6436
Creator: Rampy
If you had 100 days to beat ARK do you think you could? Rampy sets out to answer the question in his latest video.
Creator: Viperr
Who says you can't raid a base solo? Viperr shows us the way in the latest video of his solo raid series.
Don't forget to feed your pets by @ScutalTheLizard
Commission | sewshichan by Nalak-Bel
Snow Owl by @DNA_3000
Snow Owl by AvoidableIncidents
Line Art of Jamie by Ares#2032
ARK Titans by @kawarayane
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Starlight#0985
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See you next week!
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