Greetings Survivors! In this edition of the Community Crunch, we’ll cover the details of opening Genesis Transfers on our Official Networks, the Dupe Protection System, Meshing detection, Third-party software, hardware upgrades for our servers, player dedicated servers for console, Mac, Linux, and we’ll touch on what we’ve been working on recently along with an overview of our focuses over the coming weeks. Before we dive into that, we’ll take a brief pause to acknowledge these unprecedented times for all of us - our team, our players, our families, and yours - things are tough right now and we could all use some support and camaraderie. Now, more than ever, activities like gaming allow us to stay connected and engaged with our community, particularly for those of us practicing social distancing, often in isolation. As a small gesture of appreciation for our extended ARK family, we will be continuing to run 2x rates for the foreseeable future. As we continue navigating our way through these extraordinary and challenging times together, our heartfelt thoughts are with all of you. Stay safe Survivors! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/7f24e3275f076cd5b0297eff47e8069874d48a26.png Genesis & New Official Servers Transfers We’ll be opening full transfer of items and dinos into Genesis on May 15th, 2020 with

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https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/787505367163565737/26B6CBDC6E82CC2C69F5108576DFD13BE143C5B7/ https://youtu.be/587ZD-y4LQE Continue your quest for ultimate survival and unlock a whole new chapter in the saga of ARK: Survival Evolved with the ARK: Genesis Part I! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1113410/ARK_Genesis_Season_Pass/ https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/787505367163684215/A04566065FD0D51E5D1E15EDD273D5F29FE51D4F/ Waking up within a virtual simulation, the ultimate task of survival lies ahead with challenges that have yet to be seen! ARK: Genesis represents a new, story-oriented beginning in ARK’s epic saga of survival. https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/787505367163636471/CC94D7620EEA2D1EFB3A2C5D7A114A95CF08790F/ With HLN-A, an in-game robotic companion, you must overcome the simulation’s rigorous tests. Uncovering the secrets of this ominous landscape will be no easy task. To pass the simulations test you will need to explore, build, tame and fight but also you must adapt just as the environment around you does. https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/787505367163666577/E805348156FA160489AB7EB70E59FA8D6A6033C0/ EXPLORE LETHAL LANDSCAPES https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/787505367163649762/052087E23A371D2932BA671338E607E29F3DD8EA/ ARK: Genesis presents a unique challenge

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https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/437236976011834833/243502C4DAB02A5BD40EDE7276FF876DD1347A93/ Code of Conduct Updates! Earlier in April, our Enforcement Team announced some changes made to the Official ARK Code of Conduct, as well as how players can make reports on PC. Thanks to your reports, we have been able to take action consistently against rule breakers and cheaters on our Official Servers. Today we would like to announce some changes to the ruleset, we'll be listing the specific changes beneath but it's recommended you check out the entire code here. Hacking and Exploiting Revision Exploiting - examples are not limited to but can include attacking and living in unintended game-zones (under the mesh or above the map), duplication of tames, items and characters, unintended building mechanics (such as floating structures, using the world barrier as a snap point), building a box around your quetzal (or other platform creatures) to completely prevent it from taking damage, modifying your game files to remove key graphical components (water, fog, etc), attacking or blocking players through the terrain with dinosaurs, and intentionally crashing users or servers (through DDoS or otherwise). PvE Specific Griefing Additional rule Intentionally using wild creatures to destroy a player's assets when not in a tribe war. Player,

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https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/398925305480982413/5D60317FFF984FCD8D8A7BEE9C51F8E0729F7E8F/ Survivors! Today we bring you another minor version update to the game that fixes a number of issues and updates Primitive+ to the latest base game version. Bug Fixes! - Fix for Dinos starving when they have access to food - Bag size limit increased to 600 slots - Forced One-time mindwipe due to recent balance changes  Primitive Plus! https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1392356093 Primitive+ has received a major update with a number of fixes, incorporation of major base game patches, as well as full Total Conversion functionality, including engrams, on Aberration and Scorched Earth. The update includes the creatures from TLC 1 and 2: the Rex, Procoptodon, Gigantopithecus, Direwolf, Direbear, Argentavis, Parasaur, Raptor, Sarcosuchus, Spinosaur, and Triceratops. Dino TLC - The Procoptodon! https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/937182425470553615/E9E9718515D8A00B8806D7BAAFA3D36DC55C9F56/ - Receives a model update, animation update, sound pass, and some new abilities: - Will take reduced fall damage - Carry weight will be noticeably increased - Can carry small creatures and baby dinos in its pouch - A knockback kick which can affect significantly larger dinos - Added an aimed jump which can be used by

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https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/927058346494320722/A075A3A765A39131D2F2EEB5A6B881C10FCD109F/ Community Livestream #2! This Thursday, May 25th, the community team will be doing our second biweekly livestream. During these livestreams Zen Rowe, Chris, and Jen will be bringing you ARK news, celebrating modding, and the community as a whole every other week. We'll be playing ARK, showing off mods, and showing off your community creations for all to see. Survivors are invited to join us in the chat (and sometimes even in-game) to play and talk with the community team and other developers. This week we will be reviewing ARK mod Saddle Emporium and ARK map Crystal Isles! https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1208371689 https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=804312798 We are accepting any type of ARK related fanart to be featured in the showcase section of the stream and entries are always open. This can be drawings, videos, builds, ANSEL screenshots, handmade crafts, anything ARK related! https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1391754339 You can submit your ARKwork to our streaming email address: arkfans@studiowildcard.com Be sure to follow us on our Twitch page so you don't miss a stream! twitch.tv/survivetheark Upcoming Mindwipe! PC player will receive a free forced mindwipe

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https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/848221720756124508/5D9C3BD17E2C477D8394233D37935B0D193C11F4/ Patches Survivors! After the release of TLC2, the development team had turned our focus more directly on to bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements for the core game. Since then, we’ve consolidated our PC patching process and have been regularly releasing weekly PC updates. Here are some of the major changes that have made their way to the ARK: Balance Pass https://steamuserimages-a.akamaihd.net/ugc/839207011926153531/5C8CD820436E6D0FD078441441EE7FCEF27E6BC3/ - Increased Green House Structures HP and Decay Timer. The HP increase is not retroactive, and will only affect new structures. - Increased Vault Storage slots from 150 to 350 - Added Pin code setting to Refrigerator - Reduced the amount of durability damage taken from projectiles when a Glider suit is equipped by approximately 60% - Reduced cloning cost of Griffin - Changed TEK Saddles so that they can no longer be shot during lightning storms - Changed the weight of Cloth, Hide, Chitin, Flak, Fur, Desert, Hazard, and Ghillie armour - Cliff platforms can no longer be built on top of Obelisk terminals or world barriers - Karkinos can no longer be grabbed by Quetzal - Reduced the resource cost of Fabricated Sniper recipe scale by 25% - Reduced Pachyrhino head armour

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