Community Crunch 314: EVO Event, Community Corner and More!
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! ๐ 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.
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
Seems I've escaped this galaxy's Belsavis only to end up on its Taris.
The teleporter looks to be a one-way affair. Supplies made it through, but everything powered by ""element"" was de-energized. It makes the surface almost uninhabitable. What's left of the locals is concentrated either in the ruins topside, or down here in what they call the Underforest.
They seem friendly so far. Finding the settlement was easy, lit up as it was in the dark. I was expecting less than a warm welcome given what I'd learned in orbit but was pleasantly surprised by their curious reaction.
The only rules seem to be basic decency, which I can do, and no meat. Even the carnivores here, somehow, don't eat meat. The leader, Magdeline, prepares some kinda special ""kibble"" and it seems to work VERY well.
I wonder how it tastes. The eggs are working well enough though, and these people can do a lot with berries. I don't think I'll have to go that route.
Besides, it's not like I have better options at present. No one here does."
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
Community Crunch 314: Fjordhawk Teaser, New Sponsored Mods, and More!
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.
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!
Community Crunch 313: Desmodus Creature Spotlight and More!
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)!
Ark 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?
Community Crunch 312: Desmodus Reveal, Official ARK Wiki, and More!
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 ARKโs 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 ARKโs content, from the base experience through the expansions, is no easy task. Internally, weโve even used it as a resource ๐.
The ARK wiki has had a happy home on Fandom and weโre grateful to have been partners as they supported the growth of the ARK wiki. Weโre 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! Wikiโs are most successful when many community members contribute content and validate information.
Wikiโs 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
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Emotional_Pain#4695
I 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
Community Crunch 311: Andrewsarchus Creature Spotlight and More!
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! [previewyoutube="ztEInhhUhVc;full"]
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!
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Dodo#6097
this 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
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Creator: GG Fizz GG Fizz shows off an epic medieval-styled castle in his latest video! [previewyoutube="vWUOL_GqZOE;full"]
Creator: Negan XII Check out this amazing base tour of an ARK Official PvP mega tribe! [previewyoutube="KgvexweWnpw;full"]
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 chib'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
Community Crunch 210: Andrewsarchus Reveal, EVO Event, and More!
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 colorful 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!
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Noow33#3702
I 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
So one time while breeding theris I had a ton of extra ones that I didnโt 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! [previewyoutube="yjCk8MBXpv4;full"]
Creator: Clamen Follow Clamen as he strives to become the biggest tribe their cluster has ever seen! [previewyoutube="lbzByH5z7gg;full"]
My derpy rex <3 by Hotaruโฅ
ARK Megalania by ๋์ฐ/์ด์ฐ
My ARK Survivor by @SoupEvolved
My Fire Wyvern Alkhiara by Gerald.#4819
You can always tell a former Aberration player by Tacimur
Community Crunch 209: Eggcellent Adventure 7, EVO Event, and More!
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 chib'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
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
My 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! [previewyoutube="Rkl5TKgYwyA;full"]
Creator: Cantex Who will survive this epic run? Cantex puts ARK creatures to the test in their latest video! [previewyoutube="tc-vkxhg4S4;full"]
Community Crunch 208: Introducing Mjolnir, Community Corner, and More!
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)
I 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 part
Creator: Sypher Sam Sypher Sam takes on the challenge of rebuilding the snow castle on Lost island without mods! [previewyoutube="hKPCV3C22yw;full"]
Creator: pterafier Everyone makes mistakes, but hopefully, pterafier can help you avoid a few you haven't made yet ๐ [previewyoutube="b-f8iSznXMc;full"]
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!
One 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! [previewyoutube="HX6JK9mzTls;full"]
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! [previewyoutube="lw-8WPGrC20;full"][previewyoutube="HX6JK9mzTls;full"][/previewyoutube]
War of Humans and Dinosaurs by Saprom
Sino Drawing by YeetinYuty189#5689
Ferox by @falco_luna
Painting made by a friend of mine by RyanOT02๐ฆ#9246
