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Community Crunch 341: Turkey Trial 6, EVO Event, and More!

November 19, 2022

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!

Turkey Trial 6 is right around the corner! Hope below for the event details and a look at some stellar ARK community content in the Community Corner!

On September 29, Google Stadia announced that the Stadia service will be shut down on January 18, 2023. As such, ARK on Stadia will no longer receive support from December onwards.

For more information on the Google Stadia announcement, click here.

From Tuesday, November 22nd through Wednesday, December 7th jump into a large-scale scavenger to hunt and carve up rare “Super-Turkeys” that have been unleashed across the ARK for Turkey Trial 6!

By harvesting Super Turkey Wishbones from these ruthless, genetically-modified creatures, you can craft their very own fashionable Turkey Costume, Ugly Sweater skins, or choose to summon the devastating DodoRex creature to do your bidding for a limited period of time.

This event can be manually activated with the server arg parameter: -ActiveEvent=TurkeyTrial

Dates
November 22nd to December 7th

Rates
*Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates.

Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, and 1.5x Hexagon Rewards
Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, 4x Breeding (maturation, hatch/gestation), 4x Imprinting, 0.5x Mating Interval, and 1.5x Hexagon Rewards
ARKpocalypse: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, Breeding (maturation, hatch/gestation), 5x Imprinting, 0.5x Mating Interval, and 1.5x Hexagon Rewards
Conquest: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, Breeding (maturation, hatch/gestation), 5x Imprinting, 0.5x Mating Interval, and 1.5x Hexagon Rewards

Super Turkeys (Untamable creature)
DodoRex (Craftable Temporary Tame)

Turkey Costume
3 Ugly Sweater Skins
Bonnet Hat Skin
Chieftan Hat Skin
Dodo Pie Swim Bottom Skin
Dodo Pie Swim Top Skin
Dodorex Swim Bottom Skin
Dodorex Swim Top Skin
Dodorex-Print Shirt Skin
Meat Swim Bottom Skin
Meat Swim Top Skin
Murder Turkey Swim Bottom Skin
Murder Turkey Swim Top Skin
Murder-Turkey-Print Shirt Skin
Pilgrim Hat Skin
Pitchfork Skin
Turkey Hat Skin
Turkey Leg Skin
Turkey Swim Bottom Skin
Turkey Swim Top Skin
Ugly Cornucopia Sweater Skin
Ugly Trike Sweater Skin

(acquired via killing Super Turkey's for Wishbones)

Lymantria *NEW*
Mosasaurus *NEW*
Fjordhawk *NEW*
Tek Stryder *NEW*
Stuffed Glowtail *NEW*

Wishbones (acquired from killing Super Turkey's)
Thanksgiving Dino Candy

Light Yellow *NEW*
DarkTurquoise *NEW*
LemonLime *NEW*
Teal *NEW*
Cyan *NEW*
Light Red *NEW*
Yellow *NEW*
Orange *NEW*
Dark Blue *NEW*
Black Sands
Midnight Blue
Vermillion
Dark Violet
Dark Magenta
Medium Autumn
Light Autumn
Burnt Sienna
Dino Darker Grey
Black
Red
Near Black
Dino Albino
Dino Dark Red
Dark Red
Brown

There is an ongoing EVO Event that is currently running and will run right into Turkey Trial 6!

*Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates.

Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, and 1.5x Hexagon Rewards
Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, 4x Breeding (maturation, hatch/gestation), 4x Imprinting, 0.5x Mating Interval, and 1.5x Hexagon Rewards
ARKpocalypse: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, Breeding (maturation, hatch/gestation), 5x Imprinting, 0.5x Mating Interval, and 1.5x Hexagon Rewards
Conquest: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, Breeding (maturation, hatch/gestation), 5x Imprinting, 0.5x Mating Interval, and 1.5x Hexagon Rewards

Creator: Syntac
How effective is Carcharidontosaurus when used for Orbital Supply drops? Syntac demonstrates in his latest video!

Snow pillow | Commission by Scutal

Tamed Raptor by EdnaTomasdottir

Chibi Rex by Alkonavi

[Commission] Simply and Ferrous VS the Leed by MayaPatch

Modded Ark Rex by Sans

Ankylosaurus Armor Commission by @TekARK3

Just an idea by RoboticHat#7835

DodoPuncher by AngilDerT

AsH#8918

Vivixx#4697

Queenie_lisie#6578

Have a happy Thanksgiving!
Studio Wildcard

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Community Crunch 340: New Sponsored Mods, Community Corner, and More!

November 12, 2022

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!

The infamous Dodorex is making a triumphant return for our annual Turkey Trial event. Turkey Trial 6 begins on November 22nd this year and runs until December 7th! Keep your eyes peeled for the event details in the next Community Crunch!

If you are looking to change up the game why not check out some new mods? The ARK Sponsored mod program is currently in its winter break period, applications will open again on January 1st, 2023.

ARK Additions!

Garuga123 has been hard at work and ARK additions has expanded a lot. Explore the ARK with new creatures and fresh mechanics! This mod has a lot to look forward to as well as there are many more creatures planned for development!

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1522327484

There will be no EVO event this week.

Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form

Creator: The AxeMan
Are you looking for a guide on taming the newly released Carcharodontosaurus? Check out this new video by The AxeMan!

Dodowyvern by @NeoVanilluxe

Poisonous Nightmare (Alt) by Scutal

Untitled by RoboticHat#7835

Shadowmane by ShadowW0lf7

Draconis Obscurum, the Rock Drake by TheShadowStone

Giganotosaurus by Xapi Wave

Don't leave me like this! by @VELUKO1

Ari The Adventurer#1243

Vivixx#4697

Have a great weekend!
Studio Wildcard

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ExtraLife 2022 Recap

November 8, 2022

We're wrapping up another excellent ExtraLife event with the ARK community. On November 5th, we went live on Twitch from our Seattle Office for 24 hours to support ExtraLife, a program of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. With your help, we were able to raise over $130K in support of kids' health! We were able to shatter our individual and team donation goals, setting up this year's event to be another unforgettable one! Throughout the Game Day event, we maintained the #2 team in total donations and in the top 5 for individual donations!

The ARK community has helped us raise well over 500K for children in need with the completion of our 8th ExtraLife event! These achievements wouldn't be possible without the support of the ARK community and sponsors! We are grateful for our generous, supportive players, partners & sponsors, & the opportunity to help facilitate this endeavor. Here's a recap of everything you may have missed during the 24-hour event!

2X NVIDIA RTX 3090
5X Game Vice Flex by GameVice
100+ Noglin Hat
100+ Noglin Plush
100+ Dodo Plush
5X ARK Collector's Edition boxes

Corsair

HS55 Wireless Headset
HS80 Wireless Headset
Void RGB Elite Headset
K70 Pro TKL Keyboard
K70 Mini Wireless Keyboard
K70 RGB Pro Keyboard
M65 Ultra Wireless Mouse
Katar Elite Wireless Mouse
MM700 Mousepad
MM800 Mousepad
MM700 3XL Mousepad

Microsoft

2X ID@Xbox 2020 skate decks
2X ID@Xbox Pillow
3X ID@Xbox Charging Controller Stands
2X ID@Xbox Picnic Blankets

Logitech

2X Litra Glow light
2X Litra Beam light
1X Yeti X microphone

If you've won one of these amazing giveaways, please be patient! We'll be in touch over the coming days!

Syntac
HillbillyWilly
Royale With Cheese
Ark Community Charity Giveaway
Raasclark & Aaron Longstaff
Phlinger Phoo
NeddyTheNoodle
LoadedCrysis
Mo Nut
NaturalCauzes

View Full Team Roster

Get your first look at the Charcarodontosaurus, the latest creature added to ARK with a brand new Creature Spotlight trailer! Carcharodontosaurus makes a triumphant entry to ARK with a noteworthy set of abilities that puts it in competition with ARK's most feared carnivores!

We are introducing new story cutscenes to conclude each ARK map, featuring actors Maddy Madden (The Wheel of Time) and David Tennant (Doctor Who) reprising their respective roles as Helena Walker and Sir Edmund Rockwell Here's a little teaser of what's to come!

Dino discovery is a fact-filled ARK adventure that allows children to explore the Island without violence and learn about the fascinating prehistoric creatures that inspired the game. ARK: Dinosaur Discovery will launch on November 9 as an exclusive on Switch and is free to download with the purchase of ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition.

Re-evolved from the ground up with redesigned mechanics! The Survival of the Fittest Crossplay Prototype launches on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC in December 2022 on later arrives on Switch in 2023.

We reviewed the current year in ARK and took a look at some of our favorite community art. Check out our Halls of History album which contains community art that was featured in the Community Crunch throughout the year!

We've put together some of the key moments from the stream if you weren't able to tune into the entire event.

Find out about how donation funds are utilized at a local level!
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396832?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed

Catch the creature spotlight trailer of the latest creature added to ARK, Carcharodontosaurus!
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396841?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed

The return of Survival of the Fittest is right around the corner. Find out more about the upcoming release with Jeremy and Jat!
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396842?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed

Find out about how donation funds are utilized at the local level in this hospital interview!
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396821?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed

Find out more about Dino Discovery mode on Nintendo Switch in this interview with Jordan from Grove Street Games.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396836?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed

Watch along as Twitch chat helps Clayton design a new creature!
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396823?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed

Curious about creature design? Check out this interview with the designers of Carcharodontosaurus.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396825?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed

Watch along as Twitch chat helps Clayton design a new creature!
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396824?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed

Check out this year's office mini games!
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396839?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed

Tag along as we check out some of the mods in the Sponsored Mod Program!
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396837?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed

Dave and Jackson hop into the chat and answer some of their questions about level design.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396840?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed

Tag along as we check out some of the mods in the Sponsored Mod Program!
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396822?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed

Jackson hops into the chat and answers some of their questions about level design.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396835?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed

In this segment, Cedric reviews the current year of content in the Community Corner.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396831?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed

Studio Wildcard would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our wonderful community, including the awesome content creators who came in hot with their dedication and efforts. We just facilitate this; it's all of you who bolster us and make this an impactful event that directly helps those in need via the wonderful gaming community!

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Community Crunch 339: ExtraLife 2022!

November 4, 2022

It's that time of the year again! We are excited to be going live from our Seattle office tomorrow at 10AM Pacific for 24 hours of entertainment, amazing giveaways, Collector’s Edition boxes, plushies, and much more!

If you are interested in donating or joining the team to raise donations, click on the button below! All donations go to the Extra Life organization and contribute to raising the Official Network rates for 24 hours!

2X NVIDIA RTX 3090
5X Game Vice Flex by GameVice
100+ Noglin Hat
100+ Noglin Plush
100+ Dodo Plush
5X ARK Collector's Edition boxes

Corsair

HS55 Wireless Headset
HS80 Wireless Headset
Void RGB Elite Headset
K70 Pro TKL Keyboard
K70 Mini Wireless Keyboard
K70 RGB Pro Keyboard
M65 Ultra Wireless Mouse
Katar Elite Wireless Mouse
MM700 Mousepad
MM800 Mousepad
MM700 3XL Mousepad

Microsoft

2X ID@Xbox 2020 skate decks
2X ID@Xbox Pillow
3X ID@Xbox Charging Controller Stands
2X ID@Xbox Picnic Blankets

Logitech

2X Litra Glow light
2X Litra Beam light
1X Yeti X microphone

As we reach various donation goals, we will increase the Official Server Network rates across all platforms (including Nintendo Switch). If you're an ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile survivor, you're in luck! Our friends over at Grove Street Games having a special event with 8x rates for 24 hours on Monday, November 7th.

As we reach the specified donation goals marked below, rates will be updated on all Official ARK servers. Please note: The rates may take up to 15 minutes to be reflected on your server.

Be sure to keep an eye on our ExtraLife 2022 page to see current donation totals and Official Server rates!

Feel free to hop into our Discord or Twitch channel during the stream to hang out! We're looking forward to putting on an epic charitable cause tomorrow!

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Community Crunch 338: Community Corner and More!

October 28, 2022

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!

You only have a few more days to make the most of Fear Evolved 6! The event ends on Wednesday, November 2nd! Next week we'll have more information on our ExtraLife event, goals, rates, and giveaways!

There is an ongoing EVO Event that is included with Fear Evolved 6. You can find the rates below:

Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
Conquest: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
For the duration of this EVO Event, 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 events have had on the rates by tweaking the bonuses that we use during breeding events, however, those tweaks lead to unfavorable circumstances on maps that aren't Genesis Part 2, so during breeding events, we'll be disabling these mission buffs specifically as not to affect the bonuses on other maps.

Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form

Creator: Cantex
Cantex is back with another exciting video! Watch the infamous Dodorex tackle all the dinosaurs in ARK!

UNLUCKY by Sai

DodoRex by @Mio301130

ZOMKIBBY by @NeoVanilluxe

🎃Trick or Treat!! by @rianeko_mabi

[Commission] fear Evolved: Dodorex and Dodowyvern by MayaPatch

Dangerous Land by @demonorph (Art) Ortiz (Character)

Wuzhui by Toucanfishh

Reaper King (Oil Painting) by Lilly

SirDrip#9735

Stevie#4778

Community Crunch 337: Fear Evolved 6 is Live, ExtraLife 2022, and More!

October 22, 2022

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!

Fear Evolved 6 is live on all platforms until Wednesday, November 2nd! Gather your tribes for boosted rates, event-themed skins, and spook-tackular adventures. Find out more about Fear Evolved 6 here

Preparations for our annual 24-hour ExtraLife charity stream on November 5th are underway! We'll be live on twitch.tv/suvivetheark with boosted rates, games, giveaways, and laughs for 24 hours while raising money for the ExtraLife organization. To read more about ExtraLife and Game Day, click here.

[Quote]
By supporting Extra Life, you are helping CMN Hospitals address the urgent needs brought on by the pandemic. Pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations have risen to record levels as omicron races across the globe; the recent surge in childhood admissions is just the latest challenge that our hospitals face. Your support allows us to continue providing the highest level of care to these patients.

With your help, we've raised over 429k for hospitals and children in need. If you are interested in joining to collect donations for the Studio Wildcard team or wish to donate directly towards our goal, click here.

We'll be sharing more information on our sponsors and milestones in a future post!

There is an ongoing EVO Event that is included with Fear Evolved 6. You can find the rates below:

Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
Conquest: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
For the duration of this EVO Event, 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 events have had on the rates by tweaking the bonuses that we use during breeding events, however, those tweaks lead to unfavorable circumstances on maps that aren't Genesis Part 2, so during breeding events, we'll be disabling these mission buffs specifically as not to affect the bonuses on other maps.

Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form

pomue#9999
[Quote]We’re back with another ARK tale from the past. In today’s story, we relive the tale of our first bout with the Island Dragon Boss.

It’s a rainy day on the ARK as our tribe is gathered around the obelisk. There’s a nip in the air and an ominous feeling surrounds the tribe as we line our Rex army up on the obelisk. Tribe Admin A says the situation looks bleak and isn’t hopeful for a successful outcome. Tribe morale isn’t very high so the tribe leader gives us a war speech before placing the remaining artifacts needed to start the fight in the terminal. As the bubble starts to surround our creatures the feeling of hope begins to flood over the tribe as we are all confident after our leaders wonderful speech, but little did we know, things weren’t going to be so easy. As we enter the arena and see the beast flying overhead, we mount our rexes and our tribe leader takes her position on the yuty. The creature flies around for a short while before finally landing and engaging with our creatures. We tear into the Dragon with tooth and claw as our Rexes are full of energy thanks to the Yuty. Little did we know at the time being the ignorant people we are that the dragon had a fire breath attack that dealt percentage based HP. As it flees to the skies once more, we realize our Rexes are already below half health, while the dragon itself is only about 20% down on HP. As we are planning for this unthought circumstance, disaster strikes. Swarms of Dimorphs and Pteras rain from the sky, claiming the lives of 2 of our tribe members in the process. We manage to defend from them as the Dragon lands down upon us and unleashes it’s Fire breath once more. Our rexes begin to fall one by one as we continue to try and salvage our futile attempt at beating this beast. He claims the lives of all but one Rex with which I am mounted on, and the yuty our tribe leader is controlling. Stunned, we resort to working together to try and handle the next swarm of minions the guardian has summoned on us. As we take them down he lands once more, striking a critical final blow in our forces as he wiped the remainder of us off the ARK.. alas, we were utterly defeated, with our creatures gone and little hope that we could be the beast, things didn’t look very hopeful. But we will have our revenge. The tribes will is stronger than anything the ARK can throw at us.

Creator: Woobly
Woobly does the unthinkable and installs every dino mod from the Steam Workshop. What are the possibilities of him surviving 100 days?

Corruption Wyvern by @heizigui

Witching Owl by @sarekoube1

Halloween Shinehorn by @sarekoube1

Owl by ♥ Monster Zera ♀#0521

Witch Otter 💚 by Prissiie#6186

[Commission] Simply and his Deinonychus by MayaPatch

The Dodowyvern Returns by Nezuyu#8610

Krex101010#5943

Raasclark#5770

l Skills l#7339

Community Crunch 336: Limited Download Servers, Community Corner, and More!

October 15, 2022

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!

It's no trick, Fear Evolved begins next week on Wednesday, October 19th! Dress up in your event-themed skins and prepare your tribemates for spook-tackular adventures amongst the eerie event creatures. Find out more about Fear Evolved 6 here

Are you looking for a fresh ARK experience? You might want to check out the new series of "Limited Download" servers that just launched. Similar to how new maps are released with transfer restrictions, LDL servers will have this configuration set indefinitely. LDL servers are available to join on all platforms today!

Servers will have a LDL in the server name
16 Small Tribe and 16 Regular network servers (split between NA & EU)
Maps Available: The Island, Fjordur, Ragnarok, and Lost Island

Character Upload/Download is enabled
Item/Dino Upload is enabled
Item/Dino Download is disabled

An EVO Event begins next week on Wednesday, October 19th as part of Fear Evolved 6. You can find the rates below:

Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
Conquest: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus

For the duration of this EVO Event, 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 events have had on the rates by tweaking the bonuses that we use during breeding events, however, those tweaks lead to unfavorable circumstances on maps that aren't Genesis Part 2, so during breeding events, we'll be disabling these mission buffs specifically as not to affect the bonuses on other maps.

Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form

Supa Koopa#8624

[Quote]so when i was playing with a friend on fjordur (after it came out like 2 weeks ago) we were looking for andrewsarcus and after awhile we found one. we tamed 3 of them (one for my other friend) and we got back to base and un cryod them. we forgot to put food in there inventory and guess what happed? you already know xd

Xmaz1ng#3692

[Quote](This was when i was more new to my server)
My friend and i were getting lots of small tames that day. After we tamed a trike we were like,"" I wonder if trikes can break wood?"" So we tested it out on a nearby wood shack. The trike charged right through the wood shack. We had joy for a good minute. Little did we know that there was someone in there and they were a bob of a pretty good tribe.

A little bit later after we tried to run away in the nearby forest, someone used a managarmer to execute the trike.

it was a learning experience.

Halloween Shoulder Pets by @Prissiiedraws

Deformed Bone REX by @falco_luna

Doodles by @VELUKO1

Shmane by Maxolotl#7089

ARK Knight. Wide by FoxArtt

Duel by Asimos

chiiQ Chibi Collection by chiiQ

Krex101010#5943

wngplay#2015

Community Crunch 335: Fear Evolved 6, Community Corner, and More!

October 8, 2022

👻 🦇 💀

Our annual Halloween event, Fear Evolved, creeps onto the ARK with a ghoulish screech and we have laid out all of the tricks and/or treats for Survivors to indulge in over the coming weeks!

From October 19th to November 2nd, ARK will be teeming with spook-tackular new chibis making their ARK debut, cutting edge fashion, and eerie event creatures all resplendent in moonlit pumpkin patches and Hallow's Eve festivities!

Cloak yourself in event-themed fashion and creepy shoulder companions to embark on a hunt for the elusive DodoRex and DodoWyvern.

This event can be manually activated with the server arg parameter: -ActiveEvent=FearEvolved

October 19th to November 2nd

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

DodoRex (Untamable Boss)
DodoWyvern (Untamable Boss)
Zomdodo
Zombie Fire Wyvern (claimable & persist after Fear Evolved)
Zombie Lightning Wyvern (claimable & persist after Fear Evolved)
Zombie Poison Wyvern (claimable & persist after Fear Evolved)
Skeletal Giganotosaurus
Skeletal Quetzal
Skeletal Jerboa
Bone Fire Wyvern
Skeletal Bronto
Skeletal Stego
Skeletal Trike
Skeletal Raptor
Skeletal Rex
Skeletal Carnotaurus
Ghost Reaper (Surface reapers)
Ghost Bulbdog
Ghost Rex
Ghost Basilisk
Ghost Snow Owl
Ghost Mantis
Ghost Direwolf

(acquired via killing Dodowyvern/Dodorex or Cooking Pot recipe)

Desmodus
NEW*
Vulture
NEW*
Anglerfish
NEW*
Araneo
NEW*
Spooky Bulbdog
NEW*

(acquired via killing Ghost creatures)

Reaper
Bulbdog
Rex
Basilisk
Snow Owl
Mantis
Direwolf

Pumpkin
Stolen Headstone
Scarecrow
Dinosaur Bone
Dino Candy Corn

(acquired via Cooking Pot recipe)

Scare Emote
Knock Emote
Zombie Emote
Dance Emote
Panic Emote

(acquired via Cooking Pot recipe)

Strawman costume
Skeleton costume
Skelly Print Shirt
Tentacle Print Shirt
ZombDodo Print Shirt
Zombie Wyvern Print Shirt
Reaper Swimsuit Skin
Jack-O-Lantern Swimsuit Skin
Pumpkin Helmet Skin
Headless Costume Skin
Hockey Mask Skin
Araneo Swimsuit Skins
Onyc Swimsuit Skins
Vampire Dodo Swimsuit Skins

DarkViolet *NEW*
DarkBlue *NEW*
DragonFire *NEW*
Cream *NEW*
Vermillion *NEW*
BigFoot0 *NEW*
BlackSands *NEW*
LightAutumn *NEW*
Dino Dark Purple *NEW*
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Dino Dark Yellow
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Light Brown
Light Grey
Dino Light Brown
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There is no EVO event this week

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pomue#9999

This Story is from 2017. My friends and I (Group of 5) all decided to download ARK and play through the game for the very first time. We decided on hardcore settings, no tames and 1.5x Creature Damage. We decide to go into Island South Cave. We have assault rifles, chitin armor and 2 people with shields and swords. We manage to make it down to the artifact, but decide to head into the cave further as we wanted the chance at getting some blueprints out of drops. (Little did we know this would spell the end for 3 of our 5 members. We also had hardcore mode enabled, so we would lose everything if we were to die.) We decide to cross the little lake in the cave with the plan of jumping in and swimming to shore. We all jump in and 4 of us make it to the other side of the lake and onto shore before we turn to see one of our tribemates say “help me” as he’s bounced back into the water by a group of piranhas, thus we obtained our first causality of the play through. As we grieve over the loss of our tribemate, we agree we must press onward to not let his sacrifice have been in vain, and that’s when disaster struck once more. A pack of scorpions on 1.5x Damage snuck out from inside the wall of the cave and knocked out one of the vanguard in a single hit, then proceeded to take his life in the process. The tribe was powerless as our only means of shielding was gone, but we managed to fight them off with our guns and a little bit of luck. Thus being down two members of the expedition team, our tribe leader suggests that we turn around and leave. Myself and the other remaining member decide that the only way to honor the fallen is to continue onward, and thus we do just that. I take the lead, as I have the most HP, and equip the shield of my fallen comrade. With shield and sword in hand, I fail to account for the biggest danger of all, Megalania. Failing to look upwards, I’m jumped on without any warning. My tribemates unload their guns into the creature in a desperate attempt to salvage what little bit we can, but unfortunately, the damage had been done. Mega rabies had infected my character, and it was taking my life away at a rapid rate. In a panic, I run towards the safety of my tribemates, failing to realize I harmed the very people I was supposed to protect. The leader and other member now had the disease as well, and as we all rushed past the megalania and for the entrance in a hopes of escape, we lost our tribe leader. Myself and one other left that day, and we never went into a cave on that play through again.

I just remembered this story as one of the friends involved in this passed away last month and it was a happy memory to have found again. RIP

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SINZAHH is back to show you how he transformed his base into a solo fortress!

Arkemon by @AngelStrangeArt

Welcome Survivor by @WolfTek7

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Deformed Titan by @bonten_ARK

Fast sketch of my fav creature by xCone344#4461

[VN] ARKtober 2022 - Day 5 and 6 by Ampraeh

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Community Crunch 334: Community Corner and More!

October 1, 2022

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!

This week we're checking out some of our favorite community content in the Community Corner and preparing for the upcoming holiday season! One of our favorite community and charity events, ExtraLife, is right around the corner on November 6th!

There will be no EVO event this week.

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Survival Bob
Go check out Survival Bob's latest video if you're looking for the scoop on the latest mod map from Nekatus, the creator of Fjordur.

On The Surface by AmaryllisDreamer

Blazing Glory by BettleKettle

ARK 2 Rex by Free Radical#6954

Maewing by @Bo3do3

Heather and her big funny terror bird by @menacefjordur

CarChar by @falco_luna

My Take on Argentavis by Nagisa#9062

@Nekatus

Vlãd#0513

@sarrisrainbows

Community Crunch 333: EVO Event, Community Corner, and More!

September 24, 2022

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!

Let's get this weekend started with a special 3x EVO Event that lasts until Tuesday! While you're here, check out some of our favorite community content in the Community Corner this week!

There is an ongoing EVO event that will run until 1 PM Pacific on Tuesday, September 27th. 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, Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, and 3x Hexagon Rewards
Small Tribe Servers: 5.5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, 5x Breeding (maturation, hatch/gestation), 4x Imprinting, 0.5x Mating Interval, and 4x Hexagon Rewards
ARKpocalypse: 6x XP, Harvesting, Taming, Breeding (maturation, hatch/gestation), 4x Imprinting, 0.5x Mating Interval, and 4x Hexagon Rewards
Conquest: 6x XP, Harvesting, Taming, Breeding (maturation, hatch/gestation), 4x Imprinting, 0.5x Mating Interval, and 4x Hexagon Rewards

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Tacosaurus#3251
[Quote]So uhhh... I had never beaten a boss before and the people of the cluster I play on were going for tek cave but needed alpha dragon. So i opted in to do it and... I still to this day havent beaten a boss. The alpha dragon at the very end of the fight decided to aggro onto me, snipe me with a fire ball and killed me.
So yeah, my story of still not beating a boss

RallraxAuri#0412
[Quote]accidentally killed my max level lightning wyvern with the s+ kill gun. I was aiming for a baby and when i was shooting i was wondering why nothing was happening. I look behind me and my best tame is dead. rip

The Outcasts
Are you looking for some epic base locations on Fjordur? Well, look no further! Check out these fantastic underwater cave locations.

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