{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/877ac633bf7aafa11b152660ebd02ec8f9850130.png Summer has officially started with the Summer Bash event! Soak in some sun and have some fun with a community-favorite ARK event. From June 30th to July 14th the annual Summer Bash event is now underway. Relax by the beach with your tribemates or go on the hunt for newly released chibi pets! However you choose to spend your summer in ARK, Summer Bash is bound to cook up a lot of entertainment. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/3d103afd5a3b66a1f5b4caeea2216153a7c158bb.png -activeevent=Summer {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/51b770ce3743588fb250100ffd6173bade0c6274.png Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates. Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus Conquest: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/021d9d4c329f21ce147653901f7a21584e172bbc.png

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{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/03c27896054237e81dbcb6366171ce7899d415f2.jpg As 2020 winds up--a year that has been eventful and challenging for all of us--we wanted to take pause and extend our heartfelt gratitude to the ARK community for the tremendous support you've shown us throughout the years. ARK is a community-driven game and you continue to put your dedication and passion on display daily. We pour our hearts and souls into everything we create. We embrace that passion so that we can continue creating epic entertainment for our players. Irrespective of who you are or where you’re located—if you’re a part of our evolving and vibrant community, you're a part of what makes the ARK Franchise what it is today. Gaming brings people together across the globe. We're humbled that we can bring some joy and fun into player's lives, especially during a challenging year when connection and camaraderie can help us all. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/acbb8e6d2ca169fbdadb27633ab08638a2da1c15.jpg The 'Poglin' skin is a prime example of something born of community love, humour, and passion. The 'Poglin' mask became a reality after the ARK community began to create memes inspired by the debut of the Noglin with the Genesis II teasers. Although the addition of the skin is minor, we wanted

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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1113410/ARK_Genesis_Season_Pass/ ARK: Genesis Part 2 introduces a vast contiguous world filled with strange new biomes, story missions, and exotic creatures! The final confrontation between the spritely HLN-A and the villainous Sir Edmund Rockwell occurs on a gigantic colony ship traveling through deep space. Players will need to draw on all their ARK experience to succeed. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/e6627ea6d8c5626fec02e999834d7e8b6b63fb0d.jpg ARK's largest Expansion Pack yet has game-changing additions for every kind of Survivor: whether it's taking possession of enemies via brain-controlling "Noglin" creatures, zooming around doing radical tricks on the skateboard-like Hoversail, or managing and viewing your base remotely with security cameras, among tons of other new items and creatures! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/e3f9cdf6da85faaa556544706bbc9d9aca034419.jpg {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/dd3a152dbcd422b14d5883ba6fdfe4f4f1015dd2.jpg This expansion pack also introduces new voiceover talent to the ARK universe with David Tennant (Doctor Who, Good Omens) playing the villainous Sir Edmund Rockwell, and Madeleine Madden (The Wheel of Time, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Dora and the Lost City of Gold) taking on the in-game robotic AI companion HLN-A/Helena Walker. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/cd6e0554a8705b7dbf13df0371836131d8e78dfc.jpg

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Greetings Survivors, Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch! This week we'll be taking a sneak peek at something small and cute, discuss the opening of transfers on PC Crystal Isles/new servers, and sharing awesome community fan art and content! Check out last week's Community Crunch for more information on Genesis Part 2 and other events planned for this year! Crystal Isle and New (*) PC Official Server Transfers {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/38dc71aeb0fc8cfda5a60c313678534ac56e7a3e.jpg We will be enabling full server transfers into Crystal Isles and our freshly launched Official PC Servers on Tuesday, August 25th. This means from that date, players will be able to download items and creatures onto the map without restriction. Beginner Server Wipe Schedule {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/890a76061f86722cb777d690451a3e0f9c650189.jpg Just a friendly reminder that we're close to the next reset date on Beginner servers, which will take place on September the 8th, 2020. For those not familiar, Beginner Official Servers are an experience for new ARK players to test the waters without the threat of thoroughly developed tribes. Unlike our regular servers, these have undergone some changes. First of all, there have been some limitations on how much a player or dino can progress. Player levels hit their cap at 44 and the highest encounter

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{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/45084a7ebbc6e325958f235b543c1cf17f626db4.jpg Celebrate the return of an ARK community classic, updated with a new real-world dinosaur for you to tame, and now added to ARK’s Official Server networks! Crystal Isles is 150 square kilometers of colorful scenery and awe-inspiring biomes teeming with life. This map's supernatural beauty has won the hearts of the ARK community since its debut as a mod in 2016, and we've polished it to bring out its shine. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1270830/Crystal_Isles__ARK_Expansion_Map/ Whether you think you know Crystal Isles or plan to explore this map for the first time, you should be prepared for new discoveries. Build your bases high in rainforest canopy and mysterious floating islands, then dive deep into undersea caverns in search of resources. Tame and saddle up your own Tropeognathus—ARK’s newest pterosaur—for a dizzying jet-fuel-powered ride into aerial combat, complete with powerful mounted flak cannon! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/5d2347a6bb8362909069efa40ccfe17d1a8c3106.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/4382de84465d64537c2a056c6e4d50f1ec4442e3.jpg Crystal Isles includes: A 150 sq km map with a wide variety of unique biomes to explore The Great Valley, a rainforest with bogs and towering tree limbs that lend new options for base-building

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Greetings Survivors! June 2020 will mark the 5th anniversary of ARK: Survival Evolved, and what an amazing five years it’s been! We have some special treats planned to commemorate the occasion with our fantastic community! We’ll be celebrating this momentous milestone with multi-week long revelries which will include a special birthday in-game event, the arrival of a new dinosaur, and the initial rollout of the one-of-a-kind experience of the expansive Official “ISO: Crystal Isles†map! Mysterious Mysteries: Introducing ??????? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/fd3fde65993fa66d2333acae415f1a5e07f07fa7.png Here’s a little teaser of our new real-world dinosaur primed to make its dizzying mark upon the skies on June the 4th across all platforms! Can you guess what it is? Crystal Isles {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/eb0fd5b0d029728ffc910c4ebd43d9cf67f96763.jpg Crystal Isles is a stunning, other-worldly map filled with a vibrant display of teeming life scattered amidst its varied landscapes, awe-inspiring floating islands, and breathtaking biomes. Ever since Crystal Isles launched as a mod in 2016, its fantasy appeal has secured its place as one of the most popular maps within the ARK community and we’re thrilled to bring it to players as a fully supported free DLC. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/bc7d41119241d8b0bc808e7fe37f759dbbb6cd2f.jpg

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