Community Crunch 279: New Creature Submission, Community Corner, and More!
Behind the scenes, we've been busy with the upcoming Lost Island map, new creatures, stability patches, and much more. With the live-game, we've identified an issue that results in a crash when releasing tames from cryopods on Player Dedicated and clients on Win10. We are working on a resolution and hope to have more news early next week!
The recent voting process for the Lost Island creature submission was not only fun and engaging for the community, we engaged and had fun with it internally as well. With that said, we'd love to do it again!
If you missed your chance to participate in the creature submission process you haven't lost your opportunity! We'll be opening up the entire process (submission of ideas, upvoting of ideas, narrowing to a top 10, and commencing a final vote) later this year for a creature that will be added to the game!
We're excited to see the art and ideas from another creature submission process! 🎨📝
There will be no EVO event this weekend.
Creator: Syntac Tag along with Syntac on a brand new adventure. He's kicking tings off with a community made map by Nekatus named Fjordur (or is it Fjördur?) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7_k8zYASiU
Creator: Raasclark Raasclark brings you another Top 10 list to debate about! What are the top 10 creatures worth breeding mutations for? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4TimHTbv3I
[Commission gift] Nemi and Voidwyrm by MayaPatch
Therizinosaurus Time by Epossum
Tyrannosaurus is Bathing by suzuki.ulya
The Red Obelisk (Discord Submission) by JaxoJ#8855
Community Crunch 278: Introducing Dinopithecus, Beginner Server Wipe, and More!
Final voting for the second creature to be added to Lost Island has concluded. A few weeks ago, we created a forum where you could submit your ideas for creatures that will be added to Lost Island. From there, we narrowed it down to the top 10 up-voted submissions. Over 15,000 votes were submitted for the next Lost Island creature and only 1% difference separating the Dinopithecus and the Carcharodontosaurus! Talk about a close finish 😅
With one unannounced creature coming to Lost Island, what do you think it could be?
I believe Dinopithecus has been changed by ARK life. This species is definitely larger than any I remember from the fossil record. And these oversized baboons show a more pack-oriented behavior than I would've expected in their kind. Whole troops will organize around an alpha, and fall apart if that alpha is slain.
Though they seem to prefer a diet of fruit supplemented with the occasional bit of meat, Dinopitheci are opportunistic and will eat just about anything. They’re also excellent climbers -- I’ve seen them scramble up sheer cliff faces and leap between trees to scavenge food for their troop.
Dinopitheci will bare sharp teeth and toss well-aimed handfuls of their own excrement when provoked. Their feces is what really sets this species apart -- they’ve managed to weaponize a parasite in it that disables TEK! I feel like that parasite deserves its own dossier.
If you can manage to tame enough Dinopitheci , you’ll soon find yourself with a small troop at your disposal. Your mini-troop will organize around the strongest of your tames, their new alpha that can then direct them at a target with a shrieked battle-cry.
No need to saddle your tamed Dinopithecus to ride it -- it will make one for you using its own tail. Just hold on tight, and it will take you straight up walls and across ziplines.
In battle, your Dinopithecus will fling fecal projectiles, grenades, or a combination that I like to call EBM, for Explosive Bowel Movement.
Amargasaurus is also making its grand appearance on Lost Island!
Beginner servers will be wiped clean on all platforms on Aug 6th 1PM Pacific.
Beginner servers are wiped periodically to help provide a fresh beginner experience for new players. Join by searching "Beginner" in the server browser!
ARK is on sale up to 75% off on Steam! A perfect time to start your quest for ultimate survival! ARK on Steam
An ARK: EVOLUTION EVENT is active on all platforms from now through August 2nd, with the following EVO perks on all Official Servers:
2X Breeding (mating interval, egg hatch speed, imprint, and maturation)
2X Taming
2X Harvesting
2X XP
Creator: Captain Fatdog You can make your life a lot easier with this simple fish basket build by Captain Fatdog. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvlC8XaOOww
Creator: Zany Zebra Here is another take on '100 days in ARK' but this time in Abberration. Does Zany Zebra have what it takes? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqF34RpLg0A
Community Crunch 277: Top 10 Lost Island Creatures, Giveaways, and More!
We've rounded up the top 10 upvoted creatures from the community for the upcoming free DLC map, Lost Island. You'll have until July 30th, 00:00 UTC to cast your vote for the creature you want to see in Lost Island. Follow the link below to participate:
A huge thanks to the ARK community for all the Summer Bash content that was shared over social media. We had a blast sharing all your images and videos around internally. Below are the winners from the Summer Bash Twitter giveaway.
@RikerPlays
@wilderbeast74
@Lalicore
@N_Life93
@NaturalCauzes
@LocalSquirrel28
@rencontabero
@poison666666
@Ryan69586742
@YoutubeGingie
@WilliamColvin2
@XxStevieLad87xX
@EgoSilentium
Congratulations to all the winners! We will reach out via Twitter with information on redemption.
In an effort to consolidate all the useful information from the community, we've made some changes to our bug reports section. Console and PC players will now use the same bug reporting process. Instead of relying on multiple sources to identify bugs, the QA team can focus their efforts on one consolidated, well-maintained source.
When reporting a bug it's very helpful to our QA team to include a repro (the steps required to reproduce the bug). With a detailed step-by-step instruction the person investigating will understand how to reproduce the issue. Listed steps should be as detailed as needed but also as simple as possible. Ideally, your bug should be reproducible. It's great if your steps are robust enough to reproduce the bug without any ambiguity. If it's not reproducible every time you can still file a bug mentioning the periodic nature of the bug.
Additionally supporting information like video evidence, is often needed to take action on your request. Take a look at our guide on submitting video evidence when creating a support ticket.
Creator: everynightxRIOT Take a look at an unreleased Godzilla mod with everynightxRIOT. Does it stand a chance against ARK kaiju's? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFBm8KO-ZsM
Creator: NeddyTheNoodle Check out an excellent visual of John Dahkeya's story, based on explorer notes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47zRGaF-veQ
Community Crunch 276: Creature Submission Voting, Enforcement Update, and More!
The Summer Bash event is winding down! Be sure to capitalize on all the fun in the sun before the event ends on July 21st!
You have until July 23rd to get all of your ideas in! After July 23rd, we'll round up the most liked 10 creatures and set up a poll for voting on the forums. Click here to check out the guidelines and learn how to participate!
If you're looking for an opportunity to cash out on ARK Summer Bash loot, look no further. Next week we'll be drawing winners for our giveaway tweet! Reply on the tweet with your favorite Summer Bash picture or video for a chance to win. Keep your eyes peeled on Twitter and Discord for more opportunities for some sweet Summer Bash loot.
With our Genesis II map going live only recently, along with bug fixes and balance passes, we are also heavily iterating on level design as players help us find locations that were unintended as build zones that may give players building in them an unfair advantage. We have recently fixed many of these locations (including some on other maps) and more will be addressed in future updates. When building, please refer to the CoC. A good general rule of thumb is: If you need to use a pelagornis, a zipline etc to enter a location, if you can see odd textures -- basically through the mesh, you shouldn't build there and the location should be reported so we can get it fixed. Ditto for building on world barriers as outlined in the CoC. If in doubt, please submit a ticket to enforcement for clarification on a specific spot if you feel it's borderline and you aren't sure. In the past, we would announce when servers were coming down for enforcement investigation in relation to potential tribe wipes. This was primarily intended as advance notice of servers being temporarily offline but we realize that some of the community found value in seeing our enforcement team take action on entire tribes for severe cases of breaking the Code of Conduct. Due to some technical improvements, we no longer need to take servers down so that enforcement can wipe tribes but we understand that this type of transparency is desirable to the community so we will be sharing a spreadsheet of enforcement action resulting in tribe wipes that will be updated at regular intervals.
If you are interested in seeing which naughty tribes were bopped by enforcement, you may want to bookmark this 😉
An ARK: EVOLUTION EVENT is active on all platforms until 7/21 as part of the Summer Bash event!
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
Creator:Ark Tested ARK Tested really tests the limits of tiny-house living in this example of building with a compact footprint in mind. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-VJr37eOH0
Creator: NaturalCauzes You think you know everything about the TEK suit, but do you? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlXDyW4Ykig
Community Crunch 275: Summer Bash is Live, Community Corner, and More!
Summer Bash is live on all platforms! Join in on the fun from June 30th to July 14th for boosted rates, new skins, new chibis, and more!
Less than a week after announcing the creature submission vote for the upcoming free map Lost Islands and 3 new real-world creatures, we already have over a thousand submissions!
Still looking to get your hands on the elusive Genesis 2 plushie. Don't worry. The ARKitects are hosting a Summer Bash event where they will be giving away plushies. Plenty of known ARK community members will be joining and participating. Be sure to join the live stream and follow the ARKitects Twitter account for more information!
Creator: pterafier Check out these useful beginner tips for beginning ARK players. If you're already past the beginner stage, check out his other videos for more advanced tips! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUpGEM2Zdwk
Creator: The AxeMan The AxeMan shares his top 10 official maps. Take a look and see if you agree! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyeFLe4KuDY
[previewyoutube="SbHQqgOQ35g;full"] Summer has officially started with the Summer Bash event! Soak in some sun and have some fun with a community-favorite ARK event. From June 30th to July 14th the annual Summer Bash event is now underway. Relax by the beach with your tribemates or go on the hunt for newly released chibi pets! However you choose to spend your summer in ARK, Summer Bash is bound to cook up a lot of entertainment.
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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
Community Crunch 274: Introducing Lost Island, Amargasaurus, and More
Explore new heights and hidden depths in this expansive 150 sq. kilometer map where Survivors will encounter new biomes, challenges, and mysterious ruins! Whether it's exploring the valley of waterfalls, setting up your treehouse home in the Redwood Forests, getting down and dirty in the vast swamps, diving deep underwater, climbing snowy mountains, or caving, there's something for every Survivor out there! Arriving with the map will be 3 brand new real-world creatures, including the Amargasaurus and one chosen explicitly by the ARK community!
Lost Island and its creatures will be a free DLC coming to Steam, Epic, Xbox, PlayStation later this year!
Of all the creatures in the sauropod family, Amargasaurus titanicus is likely the most unique looking. It sports two parallel rows of dorsal spines down the length of its neck, back, and tail--though the neck spines are significantly longer than the back or tail spines. These spines are a remarkable adaptation, giving Amargasaurus unmatched control of its body temperature. Made even more incredible by their time on ARKs, these spines store both extreme heat AND extreme cold, effectively allowing Amargasaurus to live comfortably in any environment. Its sails also make it an abnormally capable swimmer, for a sauropod.
Unlike most sauropods, Amargasaurus is very prone to violence, attacking most predators (and humans!) on sight. I suspect this behavior developed alongside the dangerous spines it uses as weapons.
Once finally tamed, it's no surprise that Amargasaurus' spines are its best feature. If removed early, their thermal storage becomes erratic, which is perfect for catalyzing sap development in many trees.
Some tribes, of course, adapted this thermal quirk for combat. By having Amargasaurus eject a spine before it sheds naturally, the freezing/warming waves that emanate from the spike play havoc with armor in the area. Interestingly, simple armor is barely affected, while more complex armor is more heavily affected.
Do you have your own idea for what prehistoric creature should be added to Lost Island? We're looking for your input! Check out this thread for guidelines!
We're excited to share more information with you before Lost Island releases later this year.
An update has been made to the Code of Conduct:
Before:
Blocking access to important resources (ie. charge nodes, Extinction City Terminals, Orbital supply crates on Extinction, or Mission Terminals and etc)
After:
Blocking access to important resources (ie. charge nodes, Extinction City Terminals, Orbital supply crates on Extinction, Teleporters, Dispatchers, or Mission Terminals and etc)
If you know of an exploit on Official Servers, be sure to check out our Bounty Thread. We provide bounties for anyone who can report hacks or exploits of any kind (which are NOT aimbots/esp/speed hacks) that can have a serious impact on gameplay or server stability on our official, online servers. We've rewarded players with over 50k!
An ARK: EVOLUTION EVENT is active on all platforms from now through June 28th, with the following EVO perks:
2X Breeding (egg hatch speed, imprint, and maturation)
Community Crunch 273: Summer Bash, EVO Event, and More!
[previewyoutube="SbHQqgOQ35g;full"] Summer can officially begin with the start of the upcoming Summer Bash event! Get ready to soak in some sun and have some fun with a community-favorite ARK event. From June 30th to July 14th the annual Summer Bash event will be underway. Relax by the beach with your tribemates or go on the hunt for newly released chibi pets! However you choose to spend your summer in ARK, Summer Bash is bound to cook up a lot of entertainment.
-activeevent=Summer
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
Community Crunch 272: Plushie Giveaway Winners, EVO Event, and More!
The entire team has been having a blast and enjoying all the Genesis 2 content you've been sharing. Thank you for sharing your experiences with us! As the team continues to iterate on some bugs from the latest launch, we wanted to take this time and talk about something we've seen across the minds of the survivor community:
Though Genesis 2 marks the end of the journey and the end of paid content for ARK 1, in terms of new content and new experiences: there is much more in the works! ARK's thriving community is full of talent and we'll be tapping into that talent for another community map to bring into the official fold later in the year. In addition to new maps, we're continuing to support the live-game with quality-of-life additions, TLC patches, updates, and fixes to pesky bugs. New experiences will continue to roll in with community events and in-game holiday events. Summer Bash anyone 😉?
Even though Genesis 2 concludes an epic journey we all embarked on, we are looking forward to the next one!
If you haven't gotten a Genesis 2 Nogin or Dodo plushie, keep an eye out on Twitter and the #Ark2GenPlush hashtag for a chance to receive a limited-edition plushie. The winners for our tweet giveaway are:
@theclclcclcl
@OscarHS_
@alexmavsfan
@RRapture19
@SeegzyGaming
@JosueDV9
@drachenlily
@AllenOLantern
@CtrlChris
@rexzilla411
We'll be contacting you on Twitter with a code for your requested plushie!
An ARK: EVOLUTION EVENT is active on all platforms from now through June 14th, with the following EVO perks:
2X Breeding (mating interval, egg hatch speed, imprint, and maturation)
2X Taming
2X Harvesting
2X XP
Creator: captain fatdog Last week we showed you how to tame a Maewing, but it might help to learn how to trap one. The trap master, captain fatdog, is back at it! [previewyoutube="KkS4g7Vt9yw;full"]
Creator: CHipZz - Ark Builds After you've trapped and tamed Maewing, what's next? Building a perfect hatchery! [previewyoutube="qBr9I1eocKQ;full"]
Creator: Evolution Curios What a ride it's been! Take a look at a journey through ARK! [previewyoutube="CHb9P46N4Yw;full"]
Community Crunch 271: Genesis 2 Launch, Plushie Giveaways, and More!
The Studio Wildcard team is thrilled to finally complete the ARK saga with the release of ARK: Genesis Part 2. We've been watching, sharing, and enjoying the content you've been posting across social media platforms. We're already working through several tweaks and bug fixes based on player reports and feedback. We’ll keep you updated with the progress through our normal social channels.
Thanks to Ark’s passionate community and a love for new content that fits its mold, what were once straightforward plans have become so much more. Through in-game events, free DLC maps, and continued game updates, we’re also polishing, addressing player feedback and fixing issues to make it a better game for everyone.
So, what’s next? Not TEK, that's for sure 😏. As we look forward to a primarily primitive-themed ARK 2, we'll continue to provide meaningful updates and experiences to our ARK 1 survivors.
We’re forever grateful for our community which helps us grow, shape, and push the Ark franchise to new heights!
If you're on Twitter, make sure you're keeping an eye on #ARKGen2Plush hashtag. Some of our amazing community content creators will be handing out codes to redeem a free plushie!
ARK is on Sale!!
If you haven't had a chance to experience everything the ARK franchise has to offer, check out the ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition. ARK: The Ultimate Survivor Edition includes ARK: Survival Evolved, along with these expansion packs: Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, and Genesis Parts 1 & 2.
Creator: nooblets.com Looking for a quick guide for taming the loveable Maewing? We have you covered! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qTdS_MZ2p0
Creator: Sven P & Séfiro If you'd rather scout for potential base locations on Youtube, Sven P & Séfiro check out some of the prime real estate locations in Genesis 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZU52amQjec
Creator: FistofTheWalrus Uh, we don't think that's a regular puppy 😯 https://clips.twitch.tv/SneakyAnnoyingWrenPoooound-NTsJuTf-mAUbocaa?tt_content=player_title&tt_medium=clips_embed/?&tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed
Creator: Venalis And we certainly don't think that's an average dog 😂 https://clips.twitch.tv/AliveNimblePandaPMSTwin-Wn5gi_mp-AYQh-yo?tt_content=player_title&tt_medium=clips_embed/?&tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed
Darken_Si - DodoRex
TzuLin- slip (Managarmr)
shockalocker - Maewing
Fires-storm - Helena Walker Study
CasiriaDraws - Coming Out (Pride Month)
Doragon Kraaken#3395 - Rockwell wyvern?
@NaturalCauzes
dacx
@NeoVanilluxe
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Keep sharing your Genesis 2 moments with us! Catch you next week! Studio Wildcard