A new Dino Dossier has been revealed, this one is everyone’s favorite bioluminescent deep-ocean dweller, the Angler!


Hey Survivors!

Welcome to the first Special Edition of the ARK Digest! We’ve got TONS of content released this week and the team is very hard at work to get that out to you! Due to the sheer amount of what needs to come out, we’re going to be releasing it in batches. We’ve mentioned some of what you can expect to see in various places across the board, but we’ve decided to give you a little bit of a teaser so you can know more of what to expect ;)! We’ll also be delaying this week’s regular Digest as the team will be working through to get the content out, but don’t worry - we’ll make sure we hit you guys with a double-header for the next - however you can still send in your questions here!

ARK Patch Notes!


The first of several Major Updates to come out this week will be version 214! This will include a ton of new content, bug fixes, technical fixes and more! Some of the cool things you can look forward to playing around with are;

New Structures: Powered Elevator Structures



New Structure: Controllable Primitive Harpoon Ballista



New Item: Plesiosaurus Platform Saddle!




We have an important (Good!) announcement for the mod community coming tomorrow, so stay tuned for it!


The second core-patch will include the introduction of a new friend on the ARK, a cool special ability added to one of our current friends and much more!

New Creature: Paraceratherium & accompanying Platform Saddle!



New Special Ability: Carryable and Hawk-style Throwable Dimorphodon


This one is going to be fun! ;)

Survival of the Fittest: The Last Stand!



Yup, that’s right! Another major tournament and awesome new changes to the game mode including some new friends, new extinction events and game balance! More details to come later this week ;)


..Now this one is a big one, hold onto your butts everyone!

Swamp and Snow Biomes







The above map represents where the new biomes will exist on this ARK. If there are any structures which have been created in a way that they do not conform to the terrain, the game will automatically demolish them on Friday, so you guys will have a week to move bases. We’re still trying to avoid any wipes as much as possible and will continue to do so up until release. Sorry about any inconvenience guys, this is all part of the early access program and as the game continues in it’s development cycle and the ARK continues to… evolve... things like this are always a possibility.

New Creature: Beelzebufo



New Creature: Megaloceros



New Creature: Direwolf

We don’t actually have him ready to reveal just yet, but you’ll be able to see it in all it’s glory on Friday!

Fur Gear Set



This was a further along concept from the one we showcased earlier, it’s had some changes for when we finalized it!

And there’s even more misc bits of content including new Structures, new items, and lots more bug fixes and usability improvements on the way! So get ready for a ton of new additions to your game, everyone, over this busy week!

That’s it for the Special Edition of the ARK Digest! Thanks for tuning in and for your continued support everyone! Hope you’re just as excited as we are for the new content :D!

All the best,

Wildcard Jat & The ARK Survival Evolved Team!

A new Dino Dossier has been revealed, this one is everyone’s favorite bioluminescent deep-ocean dweller, the Angler!


Hey Survivors!

Welcome to the first Special Edition of the ARK Digest! We’ve got TONS of content released this week and the team is very hard at work to get that out to you! Due to the sheer amount of what needs to come out, we’re going to be releasing it in batches. We’ve mentioned some of what you can expect to see in various places across the board, but we’ve decided to give you a little bit of a teaser so you can know more of what to expect ;)! We’ll also be delaying this week’s regular Digest as the team will be working through to get the content out, but don’t worry - we’ll make sure we hit you guys with a double-header for the next - however you can still send in your questions here!

ARK Patch Notes!


The first of several Major Updates to come out this week will be version 214! This will include a ton of new content, bug fixes, technical fixes and more! Some of the cool things you can look forward to playing around with are;

New Structures: Powered Elevator Structures



New Structure: Controllable Primitive Harpoon Ballista



New Item: Plesiosaurus Platform Saddle!




We have an important (Good!) announcement for the mod community coming tomorrow, so stay tuned for it!


The second core-patch will include the introduction of a new friend on the ARK, a cool special ability added to one of our current friends and much more!

New Creature: Paraceratherium & accompanying Platform Saddle!



New Special Ability: Carryable and Hawk-style Throwable Dimorphodon


This one is going to be fun! ;)

Survival of the Fittest: The Last Stand!



Yup, that’s right! Another major tournament and awesome new changes to the game mode including some new friends, new extinction events and game balance! More details to come later this week ;)


..Now this one is a big one, hold onto your butts everyone!

Swamp and Snow Biomes







The above map represents where the new biomes will exist on this ARK. If there are any structures which have been created in a way that they do not conform to the terrain, the game will automatically demolish them on Friday, so you guys will have a week to move bases. We’re still trying to avoid any wipes as much as possible and will continue to do so up until release. Sorry about any inconvenience guys, this is all part of the early access program and as the game continues in it’s development cycle and the ARK continues to… evolve... things like this are always a possibility.

New Creature: Beelzebufo



New Creature: Megaloceros



New Creature: Direwolf

We don’t actually have him ready to reveal just yet, but you’ll be able to see it in all it’s glory on Friday!

Fur Gear Set



This was a further along concept from the one we showcased earlier, it’s had some changes for when we finalized it!

And there’s even more misc bits of content including new Structures, new items, and lots more bug fixes and usability improvements on the way! So get ready for a ton of new additions to your game, everyone, over this busy week!

That’s it for the Special Edition of the ARK Digest! Thanks for tuning in and for your continued support everyone! Hope you’re just as excited as we are for the new content :D!

All the best,

Wildcard Jat & The ARK Survival Evolved Team!

A new Dino Dossier has been revealed, this one is everyone’s favorite lonesome scavenger, the Pegomastax!

A new Dino Dossier has been revealed, this one is everyone’s favorite lonesome scavenger, the Pegomastax!

A new Dino Dossier has been revealed, this one is everyone’s favorite sharp-tailed combative aquatic carnivore, the Manta!


Hey Survivors!

Welcome to the sixteenth issue of the ARK Digest! For those who missed the previous issues, check out the Announcement forum section on the Steam Community Hub and be sure to catch up with what you’ve missed as there is tons for you to catch up on!


Earlier this week we created a mega thread in the general discussion section of the boards. This will be used as a focal-point to inform you of on-going situations with ARK, generally unrelated to its development but more so other aspects of the game. This is a thread you guys will want to look out for as it may mention key issues such as server downtime, server relocations, the introduction of new regions, as well as anything else we want to bring to your attention - we’ll be updating it frequently. It’ll also help keep our boards a little cleaner.

State of the Game


We’re excited to be introducing Nubsly as our Head Game Moderator! He’s been an active part of the team thus far in monitoring the servers, the forums, bringing concerns to our attention and funneling reports to the right places. From today, he’s going to be leading the efforts across ARKs looking out for cheaters, and publicly banishing them from the game and dealing with the oversight of servers.

We’re coming for you cheaters!




Patch 207 introduced many first-pass features into the game, such as Warpaint for both Dinos and Survivors, Mobile-Bronto bases and Rafts! A lot of this is still being worked on daily to be improved based on the feedback we receive and the bugs you report (love you guys!), so it’ll get a lot better!

However we’re also excited to see the new-level of gameplay this introduces to our creative-friends! The Community Crunch runs two weekly contests, #ARKitect and #ARKArt! The former being related to the structures you guys build and the latter regarding what you paint!

With the new additions to the game, we have opened up entries for warpaint images, human and dino tattoos/bodyart for the #ARKArt award as well as bases both on your Brontos and Rafts for #ARKitect!

We can’t wait to see the platform bases, the ships and tattoos/bodyart! So if you haven’t submitted something but want to show off what you’ve made, you can do so here!

Community Crunch Contests

Remember that these run every week and the winners are going to be posted in Thursday’s Community Crunch! So if you want a shot at the cash prize, be sure to enter! :)

Good luck!


This will just be a regular sized Q&A for now guys, a lot of time is being spent on working on the reports you’ve made regarding the current build, as well as prepping for the next one - however when we have some more time available we will go through the threads again to pick up on the questions we missed!

You can check out the Full Digest here.

A new Dino Dossier has been revealed, this one is everyone’s favorite sharp-tailed combative aquatic carnivore, the Manta!


Hey Survivors!

Welcome to the sixteenth issue of the ARK Digest! For those who missed the previous issues, check out the Announcement forum section on the Steam Community Hub and be sure to catch up with what you’ve missed as there is tons for you to catch up on!


Earlier this week we created a mega thread in the general discussion section of the boards. This will be used as a focal-point to inform you of on-going situations with ARK, generally unrelated to its development but more so other aspects of the game. This is a thread you guys will want to look out for as it may mention key issues such as server downtime, server relocations, the introduction of new regions, as well as anything else we want to bring to your attention - we’ll be updating it frequently. It’ll also help keep our boards a little cleaner.

State of the Game


We’re excited to be introducing Nubsly as our Head Game Moderator! He’s been an active part of the team thus far in monitoring the servers, the forums, bringing concerns to our attention and funneling reports to the right places. From today, he’s going to be leading the efforts across ARKs looking out for cheaters, and publicly banishing them from the game and dealing with the oversight of servers.

We’re coming for you cheaters!




Patch 207 introduced many first-pass features into the game, such as Warpaint for both Dinos and Survivors, Mobile-Bronto bases and Rafts! A lot of this is still being worked on daily to be improved based on the feedback we receive and the bugs you report (love you guys!), so it’ll get a lot better!

However we’re also excited to see the new-level of gameplay this introduces to our creative-friends! The Community Crunch runs two weekly contests, #ARKitect and #ARKArt! The former being related to the structures you guys build and the latter regarding what you paint!

With the new additions to the game, we have opened up entries for warpaint images, human and dino tattoos/bodyart for the #ARKArt award as well as bases both on your Brontos and Rafts for #ARKitect!

We can’t wait to see the platform bases, the ships and tattoos/bodyart! So if you haven’t submitted something but want to show off what you’ve made, you can do so here!

Community Crunch Contests

Remember that these run every week and the winners are going to be posted in Thursday’s Community Crunch! So if you want a shot at the cash prize, be sure to enter! :)

Good luck!


This will just be a regular sized Q&A for now guys, a lot of time is being spent on working on the reports you’ve made regarding the current build, as well as prepping for the next one - however when we have some more time available we will go through the threads again to pick up on the questions we missed!

You can check out the Full Digest here.

A new Dino Dossier has been revealed, this one is everyone’s favorite cute and friendly penguin, the Kairuku!

A new Dino Dossier has been revealed, this one is everyone’s favorite cute and friendly penguin, the Kairuku!

A new Dino Dossier has been revealed, this one is everyone’s aggressive acidic blood-spitting arthropod, the Arthropluera!

A new Dino Dossier has been revealed, this one is everyone’s aggressive acidic blood-spitting arthropod, the Arthropluera!