Jan 18, 2016

ARK: Survival Evolved - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Matt Wales)

One of the most productive things you can do early on in ARK: Survival Evolved is familiarise yourself with your surroundings. By learning the lay of the land, you ll dramatically reduce your chances of getting lost (which can be one of the most frustrating occurrences early on in the game) and be far less likely to stumble unprepared into one of the island s distinct biomes, each of which has its own weather quirks, environmental features, resources and wildlife.

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Jan 18, 2016

Ark Survival Evolved Base Building Guide

ARK: Survival Evolved - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Matt Wales)

Once you ve made it through your first few minutes on the island without dying (congrats!), you ll want to consider building a base. A well-designed base will protect you from the elements, keep your gathered resources and supplies secure, provide a place to keep your crafting, cooking and farming equipment, and – most importantly – protect you and your creatures from the island s hostile forces.

Whenever you log out of ARK: Survival Evolved s servers, your body remains exactly where you left it, susceptible to attack from predators and, if you re on a PvP server, other players. As such, a secure base is an absolute must if you don t want to log back on to discover that you ve become a glum-faced corpse, stripped of your hard-earned spoils.

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Jan 18, 2016

Ark Survival Evolved Resources, Cooking & Crafting Guide

ARK: Survival Evolved - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Matt Wales)

If you plan to make a go of it on ARK: Survival Evolved s island, and hope to stay alive for more than a few minutes at a time, you ll need to get your hands dirty. Specifically, you ll want to delve into ARK s crafting and cooking systems, gathering resources and combining them to assemble essential tools, weapons, clothing, shelter and, of course, delicious, nourishing food. There s a lot to take on board when it comes to cooking and crafting, however, so here are the basics to get you moving in the right direction.

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Jan 14, 2016

ARK: Worldwide Mod Contest & Spotlight: Dimetrodon & Dung Beetle!

ARK: Survival Evolved - Jat

Survivors!

We’re thrilled to announce the first challenge of the new year! Following the success of the previous Mod Contest and the fantastic entries we saw, we wanted to do it again - but this time, bigger, louder, and uncut :)

We’re’ putting ARK content creators’ abilities to the test with a new ‘ARK: Survival Evolved Worldwide Mod Contest’! Whether you’re designing a new diverse ARK, nifty new items, your very own creatures, or spectacularly fresh gameplay mode - we want to see it all!

Unlike the previous contest, contestants anywhere in the world will be able to submit their workshop items to one of three distinct categories: ‘Mods’, ‘Maps’, and ‘Total Conversions’ - with a total of over $60,000 in cash up for grabs! Full details are here.

We welcome modders of new and old to get involved in the contest and show us that you’ve got what it takes to create the most impressive mod of 2016! To start developing your ARK mod, use the ARK Dev Kit, a streamlined version of the UE4 Editor, to simplify the creation and sharing process of ARK: Survival Evolved which is available to download now for free via the Epic Games Launcher at http://www.unrealengine.com.

All entries must be submitted here before March 15, 2016, and the winners in each category will be announced on April 15, 2016 after finalist voting, spotlight, and judging rounds.

Mod Contest Prizing

Fifteen (15) prizes will be awarded. 1st through 5th places for each category (Best Mod, Best Map, and Best Total Conversion):

1st Place: $10,000 in each category
2nd Place: $5,000 in each category
3rd Place: $3,000 in each category
4th Place: $2,000 in each category
5th Place: $1,000 in each category

So good luck to all Survivors who enter, we simply cannot wait to see what you cook up! (Existing Mods/Maps/TC’s and previous Contest winners are, of course, welcome to enter!)

Spotlight: Dimetrodon & Dung Beetle

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Say hello to the adaptable carnivore! The Dimetrodon offers players shade during excessive heat and shelter from extreme cold by way of the massive insulating sail running down its back. It’s regarded as one of the friendly creatures to survivors and can be found roaming the swamplands that are plentiful with small prey.

The Dung Beetle is a wondrous organic biofactory that eats excrement and other useless waste to then metabolize and produce burnable oil that can power generators and fertilize crops! Regarded as the perfect tame for cleaning up around the tribe’s dino-pen.

Version 232 also introduces craftable Beer Kegs for making tasty brews, with various status enhancing effects, however the subsequent ‘hangover’ effects are not so pleasant!

Jan 14, 2016

ARK: Worldwide Mod Contest & Spotlight: Dimetrodon & Dung Beetle!

ARK: Survival Evolved - Jat

Mod Contest Prizing

Fifteen (15) prizes will be awarded. 1st through 5th places for each category (Best Mod, Best Map, and Best Total Conversion):

1st Place: $10,000 in each category
2nd Place: $5,000 in each category
3rd Place: $3,000 in each category
4th Place: $2,000 in each category
5th Place: $1,000 in each category

So good luck to all Survivors who enter, we simply cannot wait to see what you cook up! (Existing Mods/Maps/TC’s and previous Contest winners are, of course, welcome to enter!)

Spotlight: Dimetrodon & Dung Beetle

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBYOPCMPZxo

Jan 4, 2016

Ark: Survival Evolved Gets A Giant Ridable Kangaroo

ARK: Survival Evolved - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Graham Smith)

Wikipedia tells me that the procoptodon was a “genus of giant short-faced kangaroo,” the largest of which stood around two metres tall. That makes it tall enough to ride in the world of Ark: Survival Evolved [official site], and the animals have now been added to the game for that purpose – with the twist that it can be ridden by two players simultaneously, and one rests inside the kangaroo’s pouch.

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