Mar 31, 2021

ARK: Survival Evolved - complexminded

From Wednesday, March 31st through Wednesday, April 14th, be on the lookout for wild Bunny Dodo's and Bunny Oviraptor's to gather Bunny Eggs for some eggcellent loot. Place down Bunny Eggs to paint on them, or use them in a Crafting Pot to craft special holiday-themed cosmetics including a new bunny tail skin, a new tail wiggle emote, and 5 new chibi's!

Event Details
This event can be manually activated with the server arg parameter: -ActiveEvent=Easter

Dates
3/31 - 4/14

Creatures

Bunny Dodos
Bunny Oviraptors

Rates

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
Classic: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
Classic 2: 7x XP, 7x Harvesting, 7x Taming, and 6x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus

Skins

Bunny Tail *NEW*
Procoptodon Bunny Costume
Bunny Ears Skin
Dino Bunny Ears Skin
Easter Chick Hat Skin
Dino Easter Chick Hat Skin
Easter Egg Hat Skin
Dino Easter Egg Hat Skin
Marshmallow Hat Skin
Dino Marshmallow Hat Skin
E4 Remote Eggsplosives Skin
Easter Egghead Skin
Chocolate Rabbit Club Skin
Sweet Spear Carrot Skin

Items

Bunny Egg
Festive Dino Candy

Emotes

Tail Wiggle Emote *NEW*
Bunny Hop Dance Emote

Chibi's

Easter Jerboa *NEW*
Easter Chick *NEW*
Thorny Dragon *NEW*
Achatina *NEW*
X-Sabertooth *NEW*

Wild Event Creature Colors

Magenta
Light Green
Light Yellow
Light Orange
Light Red
Dino Light Brown
Dino Dark Brown
Yellow
Cyan
Green
Dino Medium Blue
Turquoise
LightPink
DeepPink
Peach
Mint
Teal
PowderBlue
Cream

Mar 26, 2021

Community Crunch 260: Eggcellent Adventure 6 and More!

ARK: Survival Evolved - complexminded

Eggcellent Adventure 6

From Wednesday, March 31st through Wednesday, April 14th, be on the lookout for wild Bunny Dodo's and Bunny Oviraptor's to gather Bunny Eggs for some eggcellent loot. Place down Bunny Eggs to paint on them, or use them in a Crafting Pot to craft special holiday-themed cosmetics including a new bunny tail skin, a new tail wiggle emote, and 5 new chibi's!

Event Details
This event can be manually activated with the server arg parameter: -ActiveEvent=Easter

Dates

3/31 - 4/14

Creatures

Bunny Dodos
Bunny Oviraptors

Rates

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
Classic: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
Classic 2: 7x XP, 7x Harvesting, 7x Taming, and 6x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus

Skins

Bunny Tail *NEW*
Procoptodon Bunny Costume
Bunny Ears Skin
Dino Bunny Ears Skin
Easter Chick Hat Skin
Dino Easter Chick Hat Skin
Easter Egg Hat Skin
Dino Easter Egg Hat Skin
Marshmallow Hat Skin
Dino Marshmallow Hat Skin
E4 Remote Eggsplosives Skin
Easter Egghead Skin
Chocolate Rabbit Club Skin
Sweet Spear Carrot Skin

Items

Bunny Egg
Festive Dino Candy

Emotes

Tail Wiggle Emote *NEW*
Bunny Hop Dance Emote

Chibi's

Easter Jerboa *NEW*
Easter Chick *NEW*
Thorny Dragon *NEW*
Achatina *NEW*
X-Sabertooth *NEW*

Wild Event Creature Colors

Magenta
Light Green
Light Yellow
Light Orange
Light Red
Dino Light Brown
Dino Dark Brown
Yellow
Cyan
Green
Dino Medium Blue
Turquoise
LightPink
DeepPink
Peach
Mint
Teal
PowderBlue
Cream

Small Tribes Rules Update

A couple of weeks back, we announced that we would be honing the ruleset for Small Tribes servers along with implementing some teaming report requirements in order to make our Enforcement Team’s investigative process more efficient:

The spirit of Small Tribes has always been to give players the opportunity to experience a tight group dynamic that is void of the scale and diplomacy of Official. We recognize it’s time to implement change in order to preserve the original concept--one we were hyped about along with our community!

Community Crunch 257: LiveOps Update, New Sponsored Mods, and more!

We consulted with our enforcement team and had some much-appreciated talks with a large number of players from the Small Tribes community in order to hone our approach to improving quality of life and enforcement on these servers. So, without further ado, let’s get to it!

Rules Overview

One of the most impactful changes will be considering tribes benefitting from another tribe’s defenses as teaming. We are giving 4 weeks notice (9th April 2021) before the enforcement team will act on these specific rules in order to provide tribes time to relocate or otherwise adjust defenses.

We’re also clarifying that open-world PvP is okay. The rules will get into the nitty gritty, but essentially, if it’s out in the open and away from a base and doesn’t include a FOB or a bunch of dinos that can be considered raiding meta dinos eg: box build racers etc, it’s fair game to PvP freely and grab those kits. We want players to be able to have spontaneous fun in the open world without keeping tabs on who may randomly show up to join in.

Another impactful clarification is: Bases in different locations are open to being attacked by different tribes simultaneously. In essence, don’t build whatcha can't defend.

Teaming ticket guidelines

It’s impossible for the enforcement team to always join a server and investigate teaming reports live. Sometimes it happens and it’s great but we’d like to improve on the efficiency of investigations, especially retroactive enforcement action after the fact if the team is unable to check it out live and in the moment.

Unfortunately, the vast majority of teaming reports only include a screenshot of tribelogs and this is very rarely sufficient evidence for the enforcement team to take action.

We’ve put together a guide on what will assist you and the enforcement team in a more thorough investigation and swift enforcement action.

Video should include
short overview of action going on
- Indicate the relative position of associated bases/FOBs
- Please show who owns them (use spyglass)
- If possible, try to show where the action is taking place (players/dinos)
spyglass of people names
- should show shortly before or after they teamed
for longer videos
- include timestamps where stuff can be seen
- Tribe names and player names must be included in the videos
- Videos should be submitted via a Youtube link (see help article) here
Screenshots/videos of tribe logs is not sufficient evidence for action in the vast majority of cases.

More Severe Enforcement Action:

Another change of note that works in harmony with more thorough submissions of evidence is the severity of enforcement action for certain cases. Enforcement will be looking at more frequently wiping “main” bases of offenders rather than focusing the FOB and player bans (those things will continue to happen too though!) Please be aware and take this as a heads up ;)

The full updated rules can be found here
Teaming ticket guide can be found here

This round of changes may require further iteration but we consider some ongoing tweaking and potential growing pains worth it in order to provide a better experience for Smalls players in the long term. Looking forward to your feedback as we gauge how this plays out!

Fan Content Guidelines

ARK content creators are a large part of the core of the ARK community. Whether you share screenshots you take in-game, create videos of your experiences, stream, or make fan art, you are the force helping to create connections and communities along with driving millions of views and viewing hours of ARK content across social media platforms and streaming sites. Sometimes knowing what is fair to use and in what context it can be used may be a little confusing.

Recently, we’ve been approached in regards to what type of content you can create and share without concerns that you’re infringing on the IP. So, to make this simple we've created a page for ARK fans to help bridge the gap and understand what’s fair game.

Fan Content Guidelines

We are grateful for your unending enthusiasm and engaging content contributions showcasing ARK over the last 5 years. Here’s to the years ahead surviving, and thriving, in game!

EVO Event

There will be no EVO event this week or while Eggcellent Adventure is live

Community Corner

Clips/Videos

Creator: Tiia
Ever wanted to get into breeding but didn't know where to start? You're just in luck! Tiia takes you on a beginner-friendly tour.

Creator: Jukari
Check out the main them for ARK: The Lost Stories, an upcoming episodic series in the form of 3 standalone stories.

Fan Art

PikA - Ferox ARK :Survival Evolved

EmilyStepp- Catapult Karkinos Concept

DjayMasi- ARK Stories Preview

Rexyzilla- Chibi Megachelon

Slither06#0006- Snow Owl

In-Game Screenshots

RoyaleWithCheese (@FunWithCheese)

Fet's Luck (puppa w/ dat ice)#8539

BackedbroomGaming#7846

catw3b

See you next week!
Studio Wildcard

Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark
Discord: discord.com/invite/playark
Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark
Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark
Twitch: twitch.tv/survivetheark
Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110
Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark
Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark

Mar 12, 2021

Community Crunch 258: EVO Event, Community Corner, and More!

ARK: Survival Evolved - complexminded

Last week in ARK, we take a look at the difference between kills made by tamed creatures vs. kills made by wild creatures. The Island and Genesis are where we see the biggest disparities. What's your best guess on the cause of the difference?

EVO Event

Survivors on all platforms will be receiving a special Evolution Event perk! It will be active from Friday the 12th of March to Monday the 15th of March. All Official Servers across each platform will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes:

2x Breeding (mating interval, egg hatch speed, imprint, and maturation)

Community Corner

Clips/Videos

Creator: Mgen
Mgen show's us a simple but effective taming trap for the Giga.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znWFvtpiMWI

Creator: Kishko
Interested in some PvP action? Join Kishko as he shares some of his PvP moments.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upyX-t1QVoc

Creator: GutsDestroyYou
Looks like a gold mine to us 🔑
https://clips.twitch.tv/HedonisticDelightfulCatEleGiggle-f0kY2Xrc4gfLtdpx?tt_content=player_title&tt_medium=clips_embed/?&tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed

Fan Art

planty#0315 - Untitled

ArtOfGriffinD - Desert Parasaurolophus

Subber#2991- Untitled

드찌/어찌#1582 - ARK Rodan VS Origin Wyvern(Primal Fear Mod)

KingCrownee - Wyvernslight000000

Mister Purple Tentacles [Tri] Tri#0005 - Rockwell

In-Game Screenshots

@sarrisrainbows

@PicturesofArk

@Raven_Captures

@XxStevieLad87x

Catch you next week!
Studio Wildcard

Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark
Discord: discord.com/invite/playark
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Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark
Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark

Mar 5, 2021

Community Crunch 257: LiveOps Update, New Sponsored Mods, and more!

ARK: Survival Evolved - complexminded

LiveOps Update

Corrupted Dino Kiting on Extinction PvE

We have clocked a high incidence of enforcement tickets related to players breaking the CoC by kiting corrupted dinos into other player’s bases on our Extinction servers.

This is highly disruptive to player’s experience. We’ve implemented some targeted changes in the past to address the issue whilst retaining the overall game design for the Extinction gameplay loop but this compromise between technical fixes and design has allowed some ill-intentioned players to get more imaginative. We’ve come up with a technical solution to address this once and for all: we have disabled corrupted dino damage against all structures on PvE specifically.

We’re confident this will come as a relief to affected players (and our enforcement team hehe).

Small Tribes Teaming Rules

The spirit of Small Tribes has always been to give players the opportunity to experience a tight group dynamic that is void of the scale and diplomacy of Official. We recognize it’s time to implement change in order to preserve the original concept--one we were hyped about along with our community!

We’ve long been aware of ongoing issues with teaming along with gaps in our Small Tribes rules that have allowed some players to take advantage. To combat this, we’ve reviewed and begun updating and expanding those rules with a goal to improve the experience and, hopefully, crack down on teaming.

The unique environment of Small Tribes has proved taxing on our Enforcement Team so, along with adding a new stricter ruleset, we’ll be looking at ways to make the investigative process more efficient. This will include more comprehensive guidelines on the types of evidence players should include in their tickets in order to expedite investigations.

All of these changes may require further iteration after they go live. We consider a few potential risks worth it in order to provide a better experience for our players in the long term.

We welcome player feedback as we refine the rules and we’ll approach this as a work-in-progress that may require some tweaks as we gauge community sentiment.

New Sponsored Mods

It's that time where we introduce new projects in the sponsored mod program! Our first set of picks for the year is ready for you to enjoy.

The ARK Sponsored Mod Program is also now accepting applications for the next selection, you will be able to apply until April 5th. Don't forget to submit your projects at https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/modding/apply-for-sponsorship/.

Fjördur

Fjördur is a beautiful map inspired by Norse culture and myth. Featuring 3 primary landmasses, a solid but carefully chosen range of biomes, and unique map structures. The authors have more planned for this map, so give it a try!

Check out Fjördur
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1838617463

MarniiMods: Hairstyles

If you have ever just wanted more hair options on your ARK, Marnii has you covered. Not only will you find a couple dozen new hairstyles in this mod as well as new facial hair options, but also tools that make it even easier to give yourself some style!

Check out MarniiMods: Hairstyles
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2357644511

Glacius

Glacius is a challenging map focused on surviving the harsh elements of a frigid landscape. On Glacius you'll facing challenging weather such as snowstorms and blizzards. It even comes with it's own set of snow structures for players to build with!

Check out Glacius
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2293626073

Prehistoric Beasts

Mods that expand the array of wildlife are always a joy to see. Prehistoric beasts adds a pretty significant set of new creatures in their own unique visual styles for players to enjoy, if you have been wanting to see some new faces around the island, you should give this mod a look!

Check out Prehistoric Beasts
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2003934830

EVO Event

There will be no EVO event this weekend.

Community Corner

Clips/Videos

🎥 Creator: RoyaleWithCheese
Looking for the ultimate mutation guide? Look no further! Cheese covers the basics in one of his latest videos.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egTxp45ZJmU

🎥 Creator: The Axeman
In one of the latest episodes in the series of Taming Every Creature In Ark, The Axeman takes on the Diplodocus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRJ0BnweBDk

🎥 Creator: 4rawrr
A 360 no scope!? 🤯
https://clips.twitch.tv/BoldGiantBatMikeHogu-k6dGGm4ZfHKA_iSc?tt_content=player_title&tt_medium=clips_embed/?&tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed

🎥 Creator: Duncstar
That's what friends are for? 🤔
https://clips.twitch.tv/BraveGentleQuailRaccAttack-jYpcBkETNiUKs5T_?tt_content=player_title&tt_medium=clips_embed/?&tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed

Fan Art

🎨 Vahilor - Tara

🎨 Blue_kea - Gallimimus

🎨 Sonne-Spiritwind- ARK: Armaedron

🎨 RRRAVEN- MeiYin and Wuzhui

🎨 Ares#2032- Jamie's Utah Raptors

🎨 Professor Spex#1090- ARK vs Carno

In-Game Screenshots

📷 Jazrek#2590

📷 auztyle#7907

📷 @Mgen_Gaming

📷 @TiiaAurora

Enjoy your weekend!
Studio Wildcard

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Feb 26, 2021

Community crunch 256: Introducing Voidwyrm & Update on Genesis II

ARK: Survival Evolved - complexminded

We know that what you want is news on Genesis II, so let's not mince words and get straight to it: We have decided to push our final DLC release date to May 26th, for PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Stadia.

First and foremost, please accept our humble apologies. We're disappointed and have no doubt, everyone, eagerly awaiting Genesis II will feel that along with us.

As we have shared before, the Studio transitioned to working remotely near the beginning of last year, presenting some particular constraints. Being entirely virtual is quite challenging for various teams with a shift from an in-office workflow.

In addition to the complications of working remotely, one challenge has been figuring out how to close out the ARK saga faithfully. From a narrative, cinematic, and end-game-wise perspective, it's something close to our hearts that we want to honor as the grand finale.

This journey we've all taken through ARK: Survival Evolved over the past six years is important to our players and us, and the extra time will make a massive difference to the quality of the Gen II when it lands in your hands. We're passionate about delivering something truly special, and we're confident this extension will allow us to give you the epic finale you deserve.

And on that note, we'd like to introduce you to the formidable Voidwyrm, a powerful and challenging new tame that will soar above the ARK with the launch of Genesis II!

Download in high resolution

Internally, we think of Genesis Part II as having two significant philosophical changes in comparison to Genesis Part I. These changes are a direct result of player feedback:

The entire map is open and livable, with minimal no-build zones that avoid disrupting the over-world and an esthetically pleasing environment.
Structures, items, and creatures have been designed to assist and improve gameplay and QoL for all of our players and designed to expand the meta in meaningful ways.

Download in high resolution

On behalf of the Wildcard team, we want to thank you for your ongoing support and passion. We're looking forward to sharing ARK: Survival Evolved’s final climactic chapter with you!

Studio Wildcard

EVO Event

Survivors on all platforms will be receiving a special Evolution Event perk! It will be active until Friday the 26th of February to Monday the 1st of March. All Official Servers across each platform will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes:

2X Harvesting

Community Corner

Clips/Videos

Creator: Gamology
Anthropologist and Survival expert, Kinga Philipps, reacts to ARK.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcQGIIZtzFQ

Creator: Raasclark
Want to get your hands on the latest Federation Gloves? Raasclark shows you how in a recent video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecxWnAwXLJU

Creator: Sven P
Check out an epic castle build deep in the Redwoods biome with Sven P. We've also included a screenshot of the completed build in the screenshots section.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usamez8j-es

Creator: Mr Dolphin
Say goodbye to that TEK Skiff.
https://clips.twitch.tv/TalentedDignifiedBaboonTwitchRaid-KJMEepDr94FkWbFe?tt_content=player_title&tt_medium=clips_embed/?&tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed

Creator: Rockapolis Gaming
Here's a quick 3x3 base that has all the essentials you need to get started!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LejKuFkchjghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LejKuFkchjg

Fan Art

KingCrownee - Zombie Fire Wyvern & Zombie Lightning Wyvern

NeoVanilluxe - ARK Thorny Dragon

Kohaku-senpai - Wyvern

Vahilor - Santiago Mek Pilot

HeatherPeoples - Griffin

In-Game Screenshots

sefiroultima#7980

Medusa Greek

KingWillrus#2876

Keylleen

Feb 19, 2021

Community Crunch 255: Behind the LiveOps Curtain and More!

ARK: Survival Evolved - complexminded

Behind The LiveOps Curtain

Hey Survivors, we thought it might be a good time for a little Live Operations Dev Blog of sorts. We’ve been very busy behind the scenes and sometimes during that hive of activity, we may forget that our players enjoy details outside of “We’re busy with X, more info soon” etc. So let’s give you more of a glimpse behind the LiveOps curtain.

LiveOps

LiveOps has been er...hectic of late. Let’s get straight to it.

Transfer Issues: We encountered some serious problems on our networking side that led to some players losing items and/or characters. We initially implemented a quick fix in order to address it as quickly as possible, then pivoted to working on a more long-term upgrade to make our system more robust.

We don’t find what occurred acceptable in the slightest and have some of our engineers focused on working alongside our host to upgrade the system and prevent these issues from occurring in the future. These specific problems were something we hadn’t encountered with the system in the past (even though the symptoms may appear similar to some of our players).

Anything resulting in data loss for our players is of critical importance to us and we apologise to those affected.

Meshing: Meshing is still a focus for the team - we’re constantly working on patching out methods and holes as we learn of them. We saw an uptick in meshing incidents on Playstation recently. In general, we’ve made significant strides in reducing meshing and, overall, incidents are way down in comparison to a year ago. That said, in a sandbox game, people always find new methods.

Some of our solutions to further counter meshing include:

Zipline patch. Players can no longer jump on a zipline to get through a small hole.
Implemented an automated system that will now try to detect projectiles, so when players are firing rockets, ziplines etc inside the mesh they will get destroyed before they’re able to make an impact. Unfortunately this system can’t hit every location but we’re happy to have made some impact in this regard.
World Borders: Soon, we will be updating world barriers on all maps so that anything outside of a world border will be destroyed. Boom. This is live on The Island on PC and there were some edge-case issues with it being oversensitive but that’s now been fixed and we’ll be rolling out to other platforms soon.

We consider our continued approach to meshing to be three pronged:

Better detection to prevent it in the first place
Destroying what has slipped through the cracks
Identifying specific areas that can be exploited and patching them.

We’ll share more on the world border changes when that goes live.

Enforcement

Some of you don’t feel your reports lead to action so we want to share more info about the action taken against players who cheat or otherwise break our Code Of Conduct. We are working on some solutions for better visibility for those affected by cheaters into punishments and actions taken against players that are consistently ruining the game via third party software etc. We hope to roll those out in the near future.

Performance and Stability

Client and server performance was a focus through 2020.

That said, over the years, we’ve learned to stop counting dodos before they hatch in regards to how noticeable performance improvements are. But now that we can see the combined impact of a year's changes, we can confirm some tangible improvements when comparing performance at the start of 2020 to performance today.

Servers

Transfer system:

We completely moved to an in-network solution
Now have more control over what can go in and out of the system on a network level
This system is faster, more reliable, and more cost effective
(though it still needs some work to get it where it needs to be! ;))

DDoS protection:

We added additional hardware and software solutions to our already existent DDoS solution through Nitrado
Incoming traffic can be more finely tuned on the packet level rather than at a higher more general level than prior

Performance in-game

Structure placing and demolition performance update.

The most significant boost to performance in-game that we implemented on our Official Network last November is the structure placing/demo update.

Eliminated server calculation in relation to placing structures:
Previously the server had to do some massive calculations involving checking all snapped structures to the structure being replaced to verify structural integrity. That calculation has now been eliminated as it is a replacement rather than the placement of a new structure in a new area. This is most noticeable on busy servers with large save files.

Optimised server calculation for demolishing structures:
The demolish change was a reduction on how much is actually being calculated. It’s less complex in the way in which the server checks these things now so demolishing things will be less intensive aka “cheaper”on the server’s performance thereby reducing lag, stalls and/or server frame drops when demolishing.

We're not taking these gains as cause to stop iterating, though. There's still room to improve, so we’ll keep pushing those out throughout 2021 too.

Community feedback/connection

In some ways, when we update the game, we’re really updating something that’s no longer ours. It’s yours; it’s a creature, mechanic or DLC that millions of players may have grown to love, and we want to make sure we do good by you all first and foremost.

This is a reason why we released an Official Discord, so we can get more feedback from players on the direction we’re headed. Thanks to a breadth of functionality, lots of our players have embraced the ARK Discord as a semi-public community platform. We find observing our player's thoughts and chatter, along with sometimes interacting with you in a “live” medium useful and enjoyable. This along with the more traditional forums and various feedback channels helps us to stay connected to the community.

If you’ve made it this far, thank you for sticking your head behind the curtain with us. Do let us know if you find write ups like this interesting.

Studio Wildcard

EVO Event

Survivors on all platforms will be receiving a special Evolution Event perk! It will be active until Thursday the 25th of February. All Official Servers across each platform will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes:

2X XP

Community Corner

Clips/Videos

🎥Creator: sotfleague
This week was the first monthly tournament for the player-run SoTF league with a prize pool. Icebox came through with first place in the duos. This early game bow fight leads to a priceless reaction from the announcer.

https://clips.twitch.tv/BumblingGracefulPistachioOptimizePrime-zjn1Mx3UXpX9B0sm?tt_content=player_title&tt_medium=clips_embed/?&tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed

🎥Creator: Syntac
Check out the latest Love Evolved update with Syntac!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c5LdnZ1Hql0

🎥Creator: Alexby11
You have to answer when nature calls 💩 #ARKADIA

https://clips.twitch.tv/SteamyRelievedFungusHeyGuys-o-zaU1xtHzz4N4kn?tt_content=player_title&tt_medium=clips_embed/?&tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed

🎥Creator: AaronLongstaff1
Take a look at Aaron's stream of a Japanese-styled temple. He's building on Crystal isles, a perfect backdrop for this awesome build!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaq-RNBG7_g

🎥Creator: Feederi XD
Throwback Clip: Fifi and tek jump pads go brrrrt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPxmANUP-V4

Fan Art

🎨 Sonne-Spiritwind - ARK: Coelophysis

🎨 SlappyShotte - Com|Aberration

🎨sis_6193 - Let's go home early

🎨TekARK3 - Locke Terranova

🎨 Slither06#9236 - Otter (Discord)

In-Game Screenshots

📸 @mocco1218ga

📸 Sandi#9998

📸 Tinner The Big Red Dovah#2333

📸 Vattghornn#9974

Feb 12, 2021

Community Crunch 254: Last Week In ARK, Community Corner, and More!

ARK: Survival Evolved - complexminded

Welcome to the latest edition of the Community Crunch!

Love Evolved is live from February 11th - February 18th, and packs new skins, chibis, 3x rates and more! Check out this post for more information.

Playstation Update:
We have set the event rates live on our Official Playstation network, and, we're eager to get the Love Evolved Event content into our Playstation Community's hands. The build is good and currently going through the publishing process. We hope to be able to set that live for you today. Apologies for the delay in deploying the update. We'll keep you posted!

Last Week In ARK

This week we take a look at the average level of a player when a wild dino kills them. We've seen a lot of interest in these stats and we'll continue digging up interesting stats for you to see!

Video Evidence for Support Tickets

Solving some types of enforcement tickets comes down to having good evidence. For reports regarding certain cheats and exploits, a video goes a long way towards our enforcement team's investigative process. We've updated the Navigation Bar, under Support, in the website to include a helpful guide in recording videos depending on the platform you're playing on.

We hope you find this helpful when creating your support tickets!

Steam Lunar Sale

🏮 Happy Lunar New Year! We're kicking off the Lunar New year with an ARK sale. Get it now while it's up to 80% off! 🏮
ARK | Steam Lunar Sale

EVO Event

There is an ongoing EVO Event from February 11th - February 18th as part of the Love Evolved event

3X Breeding (mating interval, egg hatch speed, and maturation)
3X XP
3X Harvesting
3X Taming

Community Corner

Clips/Videos

🎥 Creator: Rubius Z
#ARKADIA, an ARK event by a group of content creators, launched this week with much excitement. Join Rubius Z as he starts his ARK adventure! Check this out to find out more about the content creators that are involved and be sure to give the event Twitter account a follow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgaVvqcj-VY

🎥 Creator: sam_stimo
Check out this Viking town build, complete with a port, docks, houses, a blacksmith, and more!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1WivKxA6S6w

🎥 Creator: nohistoryheregaming
Never know when a friendly raptor is looking to welcome you to the neighborhood 🤗.
https://clips.twitch.tv/NeighborlyManlyBaconMikeHogu-_9zfXbRK47vik1WO?tt_content=player_title&tt_medium=clips_embed/?&tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed

🎥 Creator: Sheplaysit
You really can't rush a good ale 🍻.
https://clips.twitch.tv/SuccessfulMoistHorseradishFreakinStinkin?tt_content=player_title&tt_medium=clips_embed/?&tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed

🎥 Creator: UpFromTheDepths
In this documentary-style video series, UpFromTheDepths explores ARK in an entirely new way. This episode, Snowbound, focuses on the harsh winter season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8thB1EWkeO8

🎥 Creator: NoHistoryHereGaming
You never know when that friendly raptor wants to welcome you to the neighborhood 🤗.
https://clips.twitch.tv/NeighborlyManlyBaconMikeHogu-_9zfXbRK47vik1WO?tt_content=player_title&tt_medium=clips_embed/?&tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed

🎥 Creator: IamMacMan
Join I Am MacMan as they take us on a tour of their Owl Trade Base in this build showcase video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsz0Vah5j04

Fan Art

🎨 EmilyStepp - ARK Armored Reaper Concept

🎨 NeoVanilluxe - ARK Dodorex

🎨 Natahi-4 - Spinosaurus Aquareliga

🎨 RRRaven#0666 (Discord)

In-Game Screenshots

📷 GirlKingThatOddThing#2542

📷 KingWillrus#2876

📷 Sandi#9998

📷 auztyle#7907

Feb 5, 2021

Community Crunch 253: Love Evolved 2, Last Week In Ark, and More!

ARK: Survival Evolved - complexminded

Love Evolved 2

Love is in the air! From Thursday, February 11th through Thursday, February 18th ARK will be under Cupid's spell for Love Evolved 2. For the duration of the event, Valentines Coelacanth will be fishing for some love. Reel in these amorous fish and be showered in candies, chocolates and even chibi pets!

Event Details
This event can be manually activated with the server arg parameter: -ActiveEvent=vday

Dates

2/11 - 2/18

Activities

Valentines Coelacanth can be caught for chibis, chocolates, candies
Mating can randomly drop chocolates and candies!

Rates

Increased breeding rates to 3x (mating interval, egg hatch speed, and maturation)
Increased taming rates to 3x
Increased player XP rates to 3x
Increased harvesting rates to 3x

Skins

Valentines inspired shield skin *NEW*
Valentines inspired sunglasses skin *NEW*
"Cupid Couture Bottom" (Pants Skin)
"Cupid Couture Top" (Shirt Skin)
"Halo Headband" (Hat Skin)
"Teddy Bear Grenades" (Grenade Skin)
"Bow & Eros" (Bow skin)
"Love Shackles" (Handcuffs Skin)

Items

Box o' Chocolates
Valentines Dino Candy

Emotes

Flirty Emote

Chibi's

Crystal Wyvern *NEW*
Mesopithecus *NEW*
Otter *NEW*
Enforcer *NEW*
Velonasaur *NEW*

Wild Event Creature Colors

Lavender *NEW*
Cream *NEW*
MediumLavender *NEW*
Peach *NEW*
DeepPink *NEW*
LightPink *NEW*
Dark Red *NEW*
Red
Magenta
Light Red
White

Last Week In ARK

In this week's update, we take a look at bans and average deaths per server (PvE and PvP) over the past seven days.

There were a total of 732 bans this week between the enforcement team and BattleEye. The Enforcement team bans are done manually after investigation for various infractions of our Code of Conduct and BattlEye's bans are implemented for detection of third party software/cheats.

We are curious as to why our Xbox players have so many PvE deaths. Haha!