The next PixARK update is scheduled to go live at 2:00 am PDT on October 11. Official Servers will be offline for a few hours.
New Items
Added Alien Research Platform, unlockable at level 90. Place tamed Smallpatrol along with Cobalt battery inside to activate the research platform and choose either Alien Equipment Cube or Alien Building Cube as your output. The max output per day is 800 cubes.
Optimized the laser shot coming from tamed Cobaltstar Golem, Cobaltstar Master, Cobaltstar Giantwing, and Cobaltstar Pterosaur to ensure it is more accurately hitting the aimed target.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where the structure count limit was not effective in a certain area where an Auto Turret was placed inside.
Fixed an issue where Megalania did not have sound effects.
Fixed an issue where Auto Turret might shoot through structures.
Fixed an issue where when the character died, his or her equipment and hotbar items might be picked up by other characters
Note: Clarification of the changes to the Obelisk Chamber/Cobalt UFO dungeon introduced in 1.69. All Dungeon challenges, Obelisk Chamber and Cobalt Airship, had their cooldown timer changed to 24 hours in 1.69. On each individual player, four cooldown timer exists independently, meaning while the player is on cooldown for easy Obelisk chamber dungeon, he or she is able to activate the other two Obelisk Chamber dungeon or the Cobalt UFO dungeon.
To celebrate the Month of Magic, PixARK is kicking off our first contest: The PixARK MS Paint Art 🎨 Contest! Simply tweet or tag us on Instagram with a simple, SPOOKY, digital PixARK drawing by October 8th! It can be as simple as a stick-figure Sauropod, or as intricate as a Monalisa Megalodon for a chance to win a copy of PixARK!
Here are the accounts you can tag! Don't worry, if you don't use social media, we'll have some other events for just Steam users later this month!
It's starting to get spooky 💀! PixARK will be holding a new contest every week starting in October to celebrate with the ✨Month of Magic✨, ending with a charity stream marathon on Halloween by several awesome Variety Streamers!
Be sure to follow us on all our social media channels to participate in them all! Facebook Twitter Instagram
The next PixARK update is scheduled to go live at 2:00 am PDT on September 29. Official Servers will be offline for a few hours or less.
New Items
Added Obelisk Chamber Portal (aka ARK Lab Portal), which will randomly spawn in all Skyward biomes at noon server time every day. The Portals will last for 12 hours before they despawn and they will respawn at another random location at noon the next day. The requirement for accessing the ARK Lab Portal to start the dungeon challenge is the same as initiating it via the three Obelisk terminals.
Balancing and Changes
Servers no longer share a unanimous cooldown on Obelisk Chamber dungeon challenge and Cobaltstar UFO dungeon Challenge. Instead, the cooldown will be labeled in each individual player, meaning as long as the player enters the dungeon/challenge, the cooldown will be effective upon that player, and the player won’t be able to enter the dungeon/challenge again until the cooldown is over.
Resource stored in Tek Storage Box can now be recognized by workbenches when players want to craft items in them.
The amount of available slots in the Tek Feeding Trough is increased to 150.
Increased the damage Rocket Propelled Grenade, Fire-type Rocket Launcher Grenade, Ice-type Rocket Launcher Grenade, and Poison-type Rocket Launcher Grenade do on Tek Forcefield.
Increased the damage Tek Grenade does on Auto Turret.
Tek Grenade could no longer be automatically intercepted by the Auto Turret
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue wherein some cases wearing Tek Chestpiece would grant players the ability to utilize Tek Chestpiece’s flying mode without consuming Tek Energy Cube.
Fixed an issue wherein some cases wearing the Tek Gloves would allow the players to get stuck in the flying mode and never land.
Fixed an issue wherein some cases holding the Tek Shield once would allow the players to no longer receive damage from attackers’ ranged weapon without the need to constantly holding the Tek Shield.
Fixed an issue where some tames could not use the Tek Feeding Trough to get feed.
Fixed an issue where Pixblocked bone dinos did not show up in the Pixblock Container.
Fixed an issue where the Central Control Unit that is powered by a Tek Generator would not function as designed.
We're glad to announce our first DLC Structure pack for PixARK! Yes, it's 100% free and includes the StarrySky, Sky City, and Alien City sets! Players can download and start enjoying the perks of this structure pack today at the Steam Store.
Be sure to share screenshots of all your new creations!
Below is an example of some structures and furniture available with this pack. Be sure to build an Exquisite Architectural Hut to access your new building options!
The next PixARK update is scheduled to go live at 2:00 am PDT on September 5. Official Servers will be offline for a few hours or less.
Balancing and Changes
Added the number of slots in the Tek Replicator to 150.
Allowed Tek equipment to be repaired by the Plier.
Reduced the cost of Tek Energy Cube on using the special skills with Tek Chestpiece, Tek Gloves and Tek Legging.
Added Cobalt Organics to the Cobalt enemy’s drop table.
Added the Transfer Gate that will teleport challengers out of the Cobaltstar UFO Challenge.
Allowed Automatic Miner to mine Cobalt Ore.
Added the amount of Tek Energy Cube looted from Obelisk Chamber boss kill and Cobaltstar UFO boss kill.
Bug Fixes
Fixed an issue where the Tek Light could not be picked up.
Fixed an issue where the Tek Ceiling engram could not be learned.
Fixed an issue where demolishing Tek structures would not return the material.
Fixed an issue where some items could not be transferred across servers.
Cobaltstar UFO Challenge Information
• It has come to our attention that some players are ready to face the Cobaltstar UFO challenge, and here is some useful information for the daring challengers. • To access the UFO, explorers will need to obtain the Alien Challenge Transfer Gate Blueprint, which can be looted from Obelisk Chamber challenge, difficult. • Ultimate Boss: Cobaltstar Subject, a gigantic war machine with overarching power that can destroy everything. It takes explorers joint effort to defeat it. • Serial Boss Challenge: explorers need to defeat four bosses in subsequent order.
Cooldown: 16 hours
Challenge Time: 100 minutes
Max tames allowed: 15
Lowest required character level: 90
Max player allowed in the same tribe: 15
How to activate: craft and place a UFO Portal, and place 30 Tek Energy Cube plus 100 Cobalt Ingot in it.
Boss 1: Cobaltenergy Golem Fist, which drops Tek Helmet Blueprint, Tek Light Blueprint, Tek Generator Blueprint, 80 Tek Energy Cube (100% drop rate)
Boss 2: Cobaltenergy Golem Fire, which drops Tek Rifle Blueprint, Tek Megalodon Saddle
Blueprint, Giant Tek Beast Gate Blueprint, 100 Tek Energy Cube (100% drop rate)
Boss 3: Cobaltenergy Golem Hammer, which drops Tek Sleeping Pod Blueprint, Tek Cloning Chamber, Tek Tapejara Saddle Blueprint, Tek Megarock Dragon Saddle Blueprint, and 100 Tek Energy Cube (100% drop rate)
Boss 4: Cobaltstar Subject, which drops Tek Portal Blueprint, Tek Turret Blueprint, Tek Forcefield Blueprint, Tek T-Rex Saddle Blueprint, 120 Tek Energy Cube (100% drop rate)