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Hey Survivors! Welcome to the latest edition of the Community Crunch! The Community Crunch is where we share important things going on with ARK, as well as host contests and showcase creations made by the community! Let's get started with some news. ARK: Evolution Event Weekend! Survivors across ALL Platforms will be receiving a special Evolution Event perk this weekend! It's already live now and will remain active until Monday the 20th at 12PM EST. All Official Servers will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes: 1.5x Harvesting Rate 1.5x Taming Rate 1.5x EXP Rate Reminder: this 1.5x bonus is on top of the 2x rates that are now standard on our official servers! Mod Spotlight Update #1! Ark Steampunk Mod http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=679529026 A whole tier of items inspired by Steampunk, iSpezz has been busy working on Steampunk crop plots, teleporters, and more! Can’t wait to see what else he has planned!! Madagascar Evolved http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=656967911 Look forward to some new content including bug fixes and a new cave! In the meantime, check out this short video and pictures. Eco (Various Mods) http://steamcommunity.com/id/ecoLEFTZ/myworkshopfiles/ Eco’s lovely work can be seen in various mods in the workshop. The new content, Terrariums and Garden Decor mods, are going to be a hit! NPC Bush People http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=663332507 A popular mod for people playing offline will be getting a pretty considerable upgrade soon: NPC base building. That’s right, those NPC’s will be constructing their own huts soon! Don't believe me, check out this video! Roraima http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=547828060 I’m loving the additional polish that’s being applied to Roraima. Look forward to some of these visual changes and tuning to the NPC spawns. ShigoIslands https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=661564024 There’s lots of mystery for the upcoming update to ShigoIslands. Some of these mysterious buildings will find their way to ShigoIslands very soon. Also, look forward to a new cave and a mysterious Dodo explorer note! Survival Plus https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=829467257 If there wasn’t enough content in Survival Plus before this upcoming update, you’ll find yourself with plenty to do soon. What’s coming up you ask? Oh just a trading system, a custom building system, a pottery wheel, alchemy, and upgraded visuals! And a little further out, player-hitched carts! Ragnarok http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=776464863 It’s hard to keep up with the progress being made on Ragnarok. These guys are definitely packing in some content. Look forward to several visual upgrades and some new areas to explore! https://i.gyazo.com/f690bd73f28b2104337c496ab4185d0d.mp4 Community Contests! Player Procedurally Generated Maps! The Procedurally Generated Map system allows players to make their own ARK maps by determining a myriad of landscape options from the heights of mountains, depths of valleys, and the number of lakes, rivers or oceans, to the kinds of each biome they want, and more! Let's check out the entries for this weeks contest! This week's contest winner is... EXFIB0! PGMapName=ProceduralARK20170317193016 PGTerrainPropertiesString=MapSeed=915;LandscapeRadius=1.0;Water Frequency=3.129577;Mountains Frequency=8.203497;Mountains Slope=2.223136;MountainsHeight=1.234846;Turbulence Power=0.0125;Shore Slope=1.0;WaterLevel=-0.72;GrassDensity=1.0;JungleGrassDensity=0.02;ErosionSteps=4;TreesGroundSlopeAccuracy=0.5;DepositionStrength=0.5;ErosionStrength=0.75;OceanFloorLevel=-1.0;SnowBiomeSize=0.455251;RWBiomeSize=0.16379;MountainBiomeStart=-0.628402;MountainsTreeDensity=0.01;JungleBiomeStart=-0.747003;IslandBorderCurveExp=4.0;MaxSawnPointHeight=0.1;SnowGrassDensity=0.25;MountainGrassDensity=0.05;SnowMountainGrassDensity=0.15;UnderwaterObjectsDensity=0.5;SnowMountainsTreeDensity=0.01;TreeDensity=0.003;JungleTreeDensity=0.66;RedWoodTreeDensity=0.35;SnowTreeDensity=1.0;RedwoodGrassDensity=0.1;ShoreTreeDensity=0.05;SnowShoreTreeDensity=0.025;DeepWaterBiomesDepth=-0.24;InlandWaterObjectsDensity=0.5;ShorelineStartOffset=0.01;ShorelineThickness=0.0015;MountainGeneralTreesPercent=0.1;TerrainScaleMultiplier=(X=1.0f,Y=1.0f,Z=1.0f);SnowBiomeLocation=(X=0.2f,Y=0.2f);RWForestBiomeLocation=(X=0.5f,Y=0.5f);NorthRegion1Start=(X=0.25f,Y=0.0f);NorthRegion1End=(X=0.416f,Y=0.5f);NorthRegion2Start=(X=0.416f,Y=0.0f);NorthRegion2End=(X=0.582f,Y=0.5f);NorthRegion3Start=(X=0.582f,Y=0.0f);NorthRegion3End=(X=0.75f,Y=0.0f);SouthRegion1Start=(X=0.25f,Y=0.5f);SouthRegion1End=(X=0.416f,Y=1.0f);SouthRegion2Start=(X=0.416f,Y=0.5f);SouthRegion2End=(X=0.582f,Y=1.0f);SouthRegion3Start=(X=0.582f,Y=0.5f);SouthRegion3End=(X=0.75f,Y=1.0f);EastRegion1Start=(X=0.75f,Y=0.0f);EastRegion1End=(X=1.0f,Y=0.333f);EastRegion2Start=(X=0.75f,Y=0.333f);EastRegion2End=(X=1.0f,Y=0.666f);EastRegion3Start=(X=0.75f,Y=0.666f);EastRegion3End=(X=1.0f,Y=1.0f);WestRegion1Start=(X=0.0f,Y=0.0f);WestRegion1End=(X=0.25f,Y=0.333f);WestRegion2Start=(X=0.0f,Y=0.333f);WestRegion2End=(X=0.25f,Y=0.666f);WestRegion3Start=(X=0.0f,Y=0.666f);WestRegion3End=(X=0.25f,Y=1.0f) PGLastPreset=0 If you'd like to learn more about PGMs, please check out our quick start guide: NVidia Ansel Photography Contest Super Resolution Version: http://images.nvidia.com/ansel/SuperResolution/ARK-SuperResolution1/ARK__Survival_Evolved_HighRes_2016_09_01_-_14_38_36_55.html ARK: Survival Evolved and the Scorched Earth Expansion Pack now include support for NVIDIA Ansel -- a revolutionary new way to capture in-game shots. Compose shots from any position, adjust with post-process filters, capture HDR images in high-fidelity formats, and share the screenshots in 360 via a smartphone, PC or VR headset. Learn more about these features from the NVIDIA blog. Now let’s get to the contest! There were 3 potential categories for survivors to enter their shots into and they were the following: Three Categories Super Resolution: These should be taken at 8x Super Resolution. Players can optionally use Depth of Field effects accessible in Spectator mode by pressing the [Delete] key. Panoramic 360 Stereoscopic 3D: These should be taken at 4x Super Resolution, in 360 Stereoscopic 3D mode. We will crop them to 2D for web display, while also providing the 3D version for viewing within VR display. Freeform: Any settings, whacky and creative use of Ansel filters are encouraged. Adding humorous titles/captions in Photoshop is also acceptable for this category! And now without further ado, here are your entries! There are lots this week since it's a double feature! Super Resolution! Winners! Watching The Sun Rise - GravesAJ EXFIB0 - Come Back AsH - Tek Eater Runners Up! Pollti - Hunting Thylacoleos Jamie Weaver - Rulers of the redwood Honourable Mentions! FataL1ty - Complexity Couldn't Escape - GravesAJ Wolf Angelus - Exiles Morella-Top of the Morning to ya! - GravesAJ Wolf Angelus - Savannah Kovko - Blessing Wolf Angelus - Wildlands Hard Rock - GravesAJ FataL1ty - Tear TEK Armor inside Underwatercaves - Pollti Wolf Angelus - Aquatico FataL1ty - Plesiosaur in a Bubble FataL1ty - Atrophically Pristine Another One Bites the Dust - GravesAJ FataL1ty - Of Nightmares FataL1ty - Irenic Kovko - Wyvern's Den FataL1ty - Tunnel FataL1ty - Distant Lands FataL1ty - History FataL1ty - Dangerous Passage AsH - Tek Base FataL1ty - The Road Not Taken FataL1ty - Hell's Fires christopher warburton - superres FataL1ty - Battlements Chiropractor Wanted - GravesAJ AsH - Fluffy Leo Panoramic 360 Stereoscopic 3D! Winner! FataL1ty - Spino's Maw Runner's Up! Kovko - Afternoon Wolf Angelus - Tranquility FataL1ty - The ARK Honourable Mentions! FataL1ty - Brontos like water EXFIB0 - Beautiful River FataL1ty - Devil's Eyes FataL1ty - Smoke and Bubbles FataL1ty - Floating Friends FataL1ty - Bubbles Kovko - Morning Wolf Angelus - The Cove FataL1ty - Nest FataL1ty - Going in For the Kill FataL1ty - Bubbles Freeform! Winner! Kong Skull Island - GamerPerfection Honourable Mentions! olf Angelus - Regrettable Life Choices EXFIB0 - Lakeside Paradise FataL1ty - Hot Shower christopher warburton - Dragon FataL1ty - Upside-Down Dave Egan - Ark Tribe Pic christopher warburton - Deathworm FataL1ty - Stuck ARKVideo! This contest is open to all types of video be they funny, epic, scenic, stories, whatever inspires you. Just a general reminder that they should remain safe for work, think of the children! And without further ado, the ARKVideo for Community Crunch 86 is... a tie! TRAPPED IN A FORCEFIELD - ARK Skits by Lame Wolf Productions! and... HIOMIA JOUSTING YOUTUBER CONTEST ON POOPTOPIA! by Myndmelt Gaming! ARKitect! This is an award given to Survivors to celebrate the amazing structures you build. These bases are judged based upon a number of different factors such as their creativity, uniqueness, how fun of a base it is, the difficulty of building it, the functionality it provides and much more! The ARKitect for Community Crunch 86 is… a tie! Spring is coming : Picnic table by Valoule! and... Ark Survival: Bathhouse & Hotsprings (ARKitect) by Wolf Angelus If you'd like to check out the submissions from the rest of the entrants, you can do so here: Fan Feature! THE ARK COLOSSEUM!!- Ark Building Montage Monday EP 22 by RYANT1UM PILLARS PLUS MOD - ARK EVOLUTION by VIRTUAL REALMS Arcadia Boss Battles [Modded Ark Gameplay] by MonkeyMan ARK Glider Beta Test Footage by GravesGaming Survival Of The Fittest | w/KISHKO | Full Game | ARK Survival Of The Fittest by EXFIB0 Ark Survivor Cosplay by teamsajabau Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=883813015 Ark survival evolved: Dodo by teamsajabau Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=883814479 Hyeanodons by Akhoris Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=883975570 Poison wyvern by Akhoris Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=883974999 Hatzeopteryx by mateaperic51 Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=878775421 Flyer used for taming by mateaperic51 Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=883649796 Wyverns by Echo likes games Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=881100735 Good Girls by KeyKey Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=880080016 Halo - Obelisk by cfowler7 Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=882855972 Flandre, the Dragon by ?Dead? Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=879714410 Jurassic Ark: Indominus Attack! by Shinzilla #ThePixel Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=878065276 WIP by ФFallenSpartanФ Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=883221192 Alangasaurus vs pachyceratops by jordanisgreat Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=876776555 Mythos Evolved: Drake size by Shadlos Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=882582574 Quetzel Cabin by Mithyk Alangasaurus dossier by seeRgii_29 Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=878438819 Dossier: Skunk by ߧ | uriel34 Source: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=883697831 That's it for this post guys! 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