{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/59179a29f99021c2f2f10438d294d27c3856d037.png Meet the queen of helicopter parenting! She's the mother hen of the prehistoric world, fiercely protecting her little ones with a love that's larger than life. We can't wait to see the community creature vote winner, Gigantoraptor, roaming the vast expanse of Ragnarok! Speaking of new creatures, there are still a few days left to submit your vote for the next addition to Aberration! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/da768c46b87e74073426c2fac1a22a8982df8c50.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/fe495d02d8d1d440a23159e905d268055c43c045.jpg Download in full resolution {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/082c8b4f099c4ad58b2330d0e0afaf41009fb473.png Species: Gigantoraptor nutritor Time: Late Cretaceous Diet: Omnivore Temperament: Territorial {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/07552ab84bd70edb183936a4f751dfab725ba588.png Unless you’re planning to raid its nest, you shouldn’t let this creature’s imposing size worry you. Gigantoraptor may be fiercely protective of its brood, but it’s much more of a caregiver than a fighter. Don’t get me wrong -- this theropod will use its sharp claws and surprising speed to defend its young when threatened. But Gigantoraptor has a soft heart for young ones -- it’ll even take in the orphaned babies of rival species. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/61ac09b089d4fdf3bb3dcc77983196495135f302.png Now for the bad news: to my knowledge, no one’s been able to figure out how to tame an adult Gigantoraptor – its unique disposition seems resistant to behavioral conditioning. However, Survivors bolder than me were able to sneak into nests to win the trust of their young, and they claim that reward is well worth the risk. Once matured to adulthood, your tamed Gigantoraptor will happily look after any of your tribe’s young creatures, nurturing them and teaching them how to fight. It can even use its call to help you find orphaned baby animals out in the wild. If you bring those orphans home, then your Gigantoraptor will happily add them to its brood. Gigantoraptor forms an inseparable bond with its young charges. Bring them into a fight together and they will defend each other, and your tribe, far more effectively than when apart. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/feed288210f9afe94f4877f2ef6d7071103328f2.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/9f559f4dc2a443db312d5909a2f1c7ccc0bce101.png The competition is reaching its boiling point as we near the end of the Community Creature Vote. Soon, we'll know which entry will emerge victorious! You still have the weekend to vote for which creature will be added to Aberration for ARK: Survival Ascended! The second round of voting ends on July 24th at 4 PM Pacific. The winner* will be announced in the Crunch Friday, July 28th, 2023. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/2ce1611df6aeb7b71543592fe27a246b5ba50210.png Rank the creatures in order of most preferred to least preferred The vote is limited to 1 submission per person (duplicate entries will be discarded) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/bbf408bf01528c79e294c5cee45e6b62984dbecf.png Below are the candidates that have made it into the final 10. Find out more information about the creature by clicking on the hyperlink attached to the name. Shunosaurus Motobite Chimerarachne Yingi Koolasuchus Palaeoctopus Teraterpeton Chasmosaurus Luxoscutum Ornimegalonyx Yi qi Maevia Eureka Overview of all the finalists here. Click here to vote! * Note that once the winner has been determined, we'll be reading through these threads and using them as inspiration for how the creature will be designed; aspects suggested may change. Submit Your Vote {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/7f445cf1c7997ade2e1d5f49297c1ac7f5a2e1b8.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/be8af67db3c63d05cfa58a77e3ef37a1966f2671.jpg Survivors on all platforms will be receiving an EVO Event! It will be active until Monday, July 24th. All Official Servers across each platform will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes: *Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates. Official Servers: 2x XP, Harvesting, Taming and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x hexagon Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, Harvesting, Taming and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x hexagon ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x hexagon Conquest: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x hexagon {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/46adf374404f09a3579844cfd228cd743342004c.png Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/c2e2ad17d6aea7123fb37b724d7bd98d5be07097.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/290428368a3531857c7573dc260887cfb444d30d.jpg Don't miss out on the challenges and laughter of the ongoing DEDsafio ARK. This amazing event showcases more than 70 Hispanic content creators, including both new and experienced ones, who are competing in a series of exciting challenges and tests in ARK. Stay up to date by following DEDsafio on Twitter and on Twitch. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/2c833ab63c3df684cc48d372f8e31a7ea1961b96.png Creator: Crowmeda Take a moment to enjoy this animated video by Crowmeda, which humorously explains ARK in a nutshell. Creator: MrMEOLA Mr.Meola discovers the Bermuda Triangle of Dinosaur Hybrid Monstrosities! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/c571ec53a72bbef501d336182e434683672f2681.png Queen of Heaven by @WolfTek7 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/1f444542ccd4bd46ba8992f894a24d1c249ac686.jpg Precautions against heat stroke by @falco_luna {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/e2ed847a63c7e853a9b564dae6c4d047776e6172.jpg Base Defense by Eugeniy Uqlanov {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/23ed8960b1135d49bb72f2c50d21be16744e9e45.jpg Argentina the Argentavis  by Acodan {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/3c81cb7717251bee05a3ea853a08043ebbef57bd.jpg The Noglin by WhiteWinterTigerWWT {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/c6f762f74996e98a9e8af0fd54069db7e781f6a8.jpg Rock Drake Reference by TiamaDragon {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/2be4aeef7de35b722bf59b307b3dacaa753882c2.jpg Sinomacrops by ShadowHunter3613 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/7099b92cc10b085eb2424a879b5f9a48a8903294.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/93fcb2601b1fee585a26db02bd27a29a886f3a5e.png My sino Willow & I gliding around by vampyricangelx {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/e7a3005d29af60c55298d9d6a9e21a5fc7808115.jpg Shhhh.... you'll wake them by @TheWickedNinjas {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/bfb0c0cd398cb62064e4727bfa510b5c69fe5daf.jpg Tyrannosaurus by @oititukumono {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/98ab7dada883d330ddeb60252e18cb924ca89c15.jpg Enjoy your weekend! 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