ARK: Survival of the Fittest All Stars & Naugty and Nice!
The ARK: Survival of the Fittest All Stars plus Naughty & Nice matches will take place from 11 am EST to 3 pm EST tomorrow, Saturday the 17th December 2016!
The final games will be shout-casted by typeForced! We invite all ARK fans to come watch the epic battles at that time on our Twitch channel:
https://www.twitch.tv/survivetheark
To those competing: may fortune smile upon you, brave Survivors!
ARK: Survival of the Fittest Update
ARK: Survival of the Fittest initially started as the original Total Conversion for ARK: Survival Evolved. It’s a game mode which puts places in a battle arena where they fight to the death. Since it’s inception in August 2015, it has undergone a lot of changes.
However, we are officially announce the hiatus of ARK: Survival of the Fittest. This means that there will be a halt in active development for the game mode whilst we consider our options for the game’s long-term direction. This also means that Survivor League will no longer run, for now. Please keep in mind that this may not be permanent, and there is active discussion surrounding the game mode’s future, including the possibility of a console port and development continuing, but for now we wanted to inform you that we would not be working on it plus no longer supporting it through competitive tournaments. The Official servers will remain online for the time being.
We understand that this may come as a disappointment to a number of you, Survival of the Fittest was a project we do love, but unfortunately, for now, it’s just not possible for us to scale up work on the title while also providing the necessary attention to ARK: Survival Evolved. However, we would like to give it a proper send-off: this winter we will be hosting two special matches to celebrate the game mode, as well as all who played it.
On Saturday the 17th of December at 11AM EST we would like to cordially invite the best SotF players to take part in an “All-Stars” 4-player-tribe game. The players will be invited based on their previous placements and accolades in Survivor League. This will be a standard 4-player match with the same settings as the October League, except the match timer will be scaled for 1.5 hours. All participants will be provided with a 20$ Steam Gift card, and the winning tribe will each receive a bonus 100$ Steam Gift card for their success! Following that match, we would like to host a final ~200-player Naughty vs Nice (to take place on The Island SotF Map) where the winning tribe’s players will receive a 50$ Steam Gift card (all hundred of them!).
In January, we will also release the Scorched Earth SotF source to the Survival of the Fittest Development Kit. The map environment itself is complete, however enterprising modders would need to add the dino-spawns, as well as make any other changes that they themselves deem necessary. We will also ensure all Survivors who have won over 200 SotF games in a set competitive game mode receive their Bionic Giga skin in ARK: Survival Evolved v253. Sorry, it took so long - we’re still waiting for our functionality from Valve but have managed to create our own workaround!
We’ll keep you informed should plans on SotF change next year, as we are still sourcing potential ways to give the game a substantial development outlook.
October Survivor League Championship Games!
The ARK: Survival of the Fittest October Survivor League Championship matches will take place from 11 am EST to 2 pm EST on Saturday, 19th of November, with a bounty of more than $65,000 in prizes to the winners!
The Survivors who have qualified for the event are listed here:
Over the coming days you will receive a steam invite to a special group, join the group as that's what we'll be using to communicate with you during the tournament. The invite will be coming from:
http://steamcommunity.com/id/SoTFLeague
The championship games will be shoutcasted by typeForced! We invite all ARK fans, and the newly curious, to come watch the epic battles at that time on our Twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/survivetheark !
During this months qualifiers there were several Survivors that were shown to be teaming in order to gain an unfair advantage over other players. Because of this, the following players have been removed from the leaderboard and will not be permitted to play in the championship games this month:
To those competing: may fortune smile upon you, brave Survivors! And may the fittest survivor be victorious! Hope we have an awesome Championship and get to see some great games!
October Survivor League Begins!
October Survivor League Begins!
Hello again, Survivors!
Today we are announcing that the October Survivor League qualifiers has begun. The scores from previous have been reset due to changes made in the most recent update possibly affecting scores. However we hope this reset will give all players new and old a chance at the top this month.
The qualifying period will run for 28 days and end on the 14th of November. And the end of these 28 days, the top placing competitors will participate in the Championship games.
The October Survivor League Championships will be played and broadcast live on Twitch on Saturday, November the 19th.
In case you missed it, the winners for September were announced in our previous announcement, here:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/407530/announcements/detail/871836532999279494
And if you're new to ARK: Survival of the Fittest and would like more information on our Survivor League:
http://steamcommunity.com/games/407530/announcements/detail/868440796176273740
May the odds be ever in your favor this month, Survivors!
ARK: Scorched Earth 25% Off!
To celebrate the upcoming release of ARK v248 on ARK: Survival Evolved - Scorched Earth is now on sale for 25% off on Steam!
If you haven't purchased this Expansion Pack for Survival Evolved, now is a great time to pick up your copy.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/512540/
Get it while it's hot! ;)
Until next time, Survivors!
Much love,
Wildcard Jen and the ARK: Survival of the Fittest Team!
September Survivor League Championship Winners & Last Man Standing Mod Winners!
September Survivor League Championship!
Last weekend we held our latest Survivor League Championship Matches! The best survivors went head to head in 3 epic matches for a chance at $65,000 and their spot in August Survivor League!
If you missed the games, you can check them out here:
https://www.twitch.tv/survivetheark/v/93716019
Congratulations to the winners, who can be found on our updated Survivor League page, listing their placing as well as how much of the prize pool they’ve walked away with!
Last weekend was also the Last Man Standing Tournament! The tournament was run using a Survival of the Fittest mod created by community member Katti, hosted by Davnell, and had a prize pool sponsored by Studio Wildcard.
Different than the Survivor League, Last Man Standing uses tribes of 5 and will consist of three 1.5 hour matches where points are awarded for tribe survival placement (10 points for 1st, descending by 1 point for each successive position, 0 points for 11th place and below). The highest points accumulated at the end of the three matches was crowned the winner!
You can subscribe to the mod here: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=774369391
If you missed the games, you can check them out here:
Congratulations to the winners, and all of the participants! It was an epic weekend filled with battles and fun. We will strive to continue supporting our mod community in the future so that great creations like this can receive the notoriety and playtime they deserve.
Until next time, Survivors!
Much love,
Wildcard Jen and the ARK: Survival of the Fittest Team!
September Survivor League Championship Games & Last Man Standing Mod 5-Man Tournament!
September Survivor League Championship!
The ARK: Survival of the Fittest September Survivor League Championship matches will take place from 11 am EST to 2 pm EST on Saturday, 8th of October, with a bounty of more than $65,000 in prizes to the winners!
The Survivors who have qualified for the event are listed here:
The championship games will be shout casted by typeForced! We invite all ARK fans, and the newly curious, to come watch the epic battles at that time on our Twitch channel:
https://www.twitch.tv/survivetheark
To those competing: may fortune smile upon you, brave Survivors! And may the fittest survivor be victorious!
Hope we have an awesome Championship and get to see some great games!
Last Man Standing Mod 5-Man Tournament!
Studio Wildcard is also sponsoring a second tournament this weekend. The tournament will be run using a Survival of the Fittest mod created by community member Katti.
The event will be streamed on Twitch on Sunday, October 9th 2016 at 11am EST by Davnell: https://www.twitch.tv/davnell
Different than the Survivor League, Last Man Standing uses tribes of 5 and will consist of three 1.5 hour matches where points are awarded for tribe survival placement (10 points for 1st, descending by 1 point for each successive position, 0 points for 11th place and below). The highest points accumulated points at the end of the three matches wins!
You can subscribe to the mod here: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=774369391
Prize Pool:
1st place: 2500 USD (5x500 USD)
2nd Place: 1250 USD (5x250 USD)
3rd Place: 750 USD (5x150 USD)
4th Place: 500 USD Steam gift cards (5x100 USD cards)
5th Place: Scorched Earth keys (x5)
It's going to be a fun-filled weekend, so be sure to tune in Saturday and Sunday to see these tournaments play out.
Much love,
Wildcard Jen and the ARK: Survival of the Fittest Team!
Naughty or Nice & September Survivor League Championship Games!
Naughty or Nice
The special SotF Gamemode known as Naughty or Nice will be making its official return as a new Total Conversion on Saturday September the 24th at 11AM EST!
We will be hosting a special charity event where survivors will be put to the test in an all out 100 versus 100 battle over the course of 2 and a half hours. The survivors invited to attend the event will feature some of the best SotF players around, winners of previous events, the finalists who competed at ChinaJoy, as well as your favourite streamers, content creators and developers!
Over the coming days, invited players will be contacted and receive a steam invite to a special group, join the group as that's what we'll be using to communicate with you during the showmatch. The invite will be coming from:
http://steamcommunity.com/id/SoTFLeague
So be sure to keep your eyes open on those steam invites!
The winning team will be awarded 100$ Steam Gift Cards and an equal donation will also be made to Charity. It’ll be a truly special elimination battle, so be sure to tune into the live event at www.twitch.tv/survivetheark casted by none other than typeForced! ;)
September Survivor League Championship!
Just wanted to give a little heads up to players that we're planning on hosting this event on the 8th of October at 11AM EST. This would be the second Saturday of the month. This change is due to some time constraints in setup and possibly some players attending TwitchCon.
Looking forward to seeing everyone playing or tuning in this weekend and good luck to those competing in the League!
Until next time,
Wildcard Jat and the ARK: Survival of the Fittest Team!
August Survivor League Championship Winners & Naughty or Nice!
August Survivor League Championship!
The weekend just gone, we held our latest Survivor League Championship Matches! The best survivors went head to head in 3 epic matches for a chance at $65,000 and their spot in August Survivor League!
If you hadn't seen the games, you can check them out here
Congratulations to the winners, who can be found on our updated Survivor League page, listing their placing as well as how much of the prize pool they’ve walked away with!
Be sure to look out for a message from myself to get the prize-process underway ;). And as for the next league finals? The timer has begun, good luck guys!
A little update: Naughty or Nice, will be making its official return as a new Total Conversion on Saturday September the 24th at 11AM EST!
For those not in the know, we will be hosting a special charity event where survivors will be put to the test in an all out 100 versus 100 battle over the course of 2 and a half hours. The survivors invited to attend the event will feature some of the best SotF players around, winners of previous events, the finalists who competed at ChinaJoy, as well as your favourite streamers, content creators and developers! Keep an eye out for those invites!
The winning team will be awarded 100$ Steam Gift Cards and an equal donation will also be made to Charity. It’ll be a truly special elimination battle, so be sure to tune into the live event at www.twitch.tv/survivetheark casted by none other than typeForced! ;)
Until next time,
All the best,
Wildcard Jat and the ARK: Survival of the Fittest Team!
August Survivor League Championship Games!
The ARK: Survival of the Fittest August Survivor League Championship matches will take place from 11 am EST to 2 pm EST on Saturday, September 10th, with a bounty of more than $65,000 in prizes to the winners!
The Survivors who have qualified for the event are listed here:
Over the coming days you will receive a steam invite to a special group, join the group as that's what we'll be using to communicate with you during the tournament. The invite will be coming from:
http://steamcommunity.com/id/SoTFLeague
The championship games will be shoutcasted by typeForced! We invite all ARK fans, and the newly curious, to come watch the epic battles at that time on our Twitch channel: www.twitch.tv/survivetheark !
To those competing: may fortune smile upon you, brave Survivors! And may the fittest survivor be victorious! Hope we have an awesome Championship and get to see some great games!
Naughty or Nice & July Survivor League Championship Games!
Naughty or Nice
The special SotF Gamemode known as Naughty or Nice will be making its official return as a new Total Conversion on Saturday September the 17th at 11AM EST!
We will be hosting a special charity event where survivors will be put to the test in an all out 100 versus 100 battle over the course of 2 and a half hours. The survivors invited to attend the event will feature some of the best SotF players around, winners of previous events, the finalists who competed at ChinaJoy, as well as your favourite streamers, content creators and developers!
The winning team will be awarded 100$ Steam Gift Cards and an equal donation will also be made to Charity. It’ll be a truly special elimination battle, so be sure to tune into the live event at www.twitch.tv/survivetheark casted by none other than typeForced! ;)
July Survivor League Championship!
Last weekend we hosted our latest Survivor League Championship Matches! The stakes were high with over $65,000 up for grabs as the best survivors went head to head in 3 epic matches!
Following the recent updates to SotF, the matches proved to be incredibly entertaining and if you haven't had a chance to check it out - we'd highly recommend you do so!
https://www.twitch.tv/survivetheark/v/82088634
Congratulations to the winners, who can be found on our updated Survivor League page, listing their placing as well as how much of the prize pool they’ve walked away with!
I'll be in touch early next week to start getting prizes underway, as well as for any previous winners who've yet to receive their prize, now that ChinaJoy has been completed we'll be able to tackle this a lot quicker.
We can't wait to see how the August Championship games end up, as well as of course the epic return of Naughty or Nice!
Until next time,
All the best,
Wildcard Jat and the ARK: Survival of the Fittest Team!
