Welcome to a spooky edition of the Community Crunch and Happy Halloween! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/c81c55058d4b73c74ebc3b2ac47511259387aeae.jpg What better time to introduce you to a creepily cute new creature preparing to make its debut on the ARK for Genesis 2. Would that adorable face mean you any harm? Of course not! Stay posted for more exciting Genesis 2 reveals and teasers during our Extra Life stream! ...speaking of... We are gearing up for another year of Extra Life. The Extra Life charity stream is a 24-hour stream where all proceeds directly benefit children in need. This year's Extra Life event kicks off on November 7th at 10 AM PST! Expect prizes and giveaways like Collector's Edition's, boosted Official Network rates, and sneak peeks at upcoming content. We also have some very special guests lined up to make an appearance and it's something we don't think you'll want to miss! The rates for the Extra Life event are listed below. Can we hit a billion? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/5aa67ab5349377c6b1229b0ccc30390c084db240.png You can sign up to the Studio Wildcard Extra Life team here And you can read all about Extra Life here {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/1ad18f6ec1e8d8f9c92e96a7f7a33dccf145e0b3.jpg November 7th also marks the date of the much-awaited Tender Loving Care 3 patch. We can't wait to get the turbo-boosted Wolly

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Our Tender Loving Care 3 update approaches on November 7th and, aside from the dedicated reworks of the Stego and Mammoth, we’ve added a bunch of Quality of Life changes to make your time on the ARK more enjoyable. We’re particularly excited about introducing insect and wyvern breeding to the game and look forward to players getting their new breedlines goin!. We’re aware these creatures may need some balance once breedlines get underway and we’ll monitor and adjust as necessary. New Breedable Creatures {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/09160c4768ff1c35865b5d140345dceddfaca6b2.jpg The insects and creatures that can now be bred are: Spider, Onyc, Moth, Scorpion, Arthropluera, Mantis and the mighty Wyverns! The new (Wyvern are unchanged) hatching/gestation and maturation times are as follows: Spider Egg Hatch Time: 1 hour and 25 minutes (Matches Pachy) Total Maturation Time: 1 day, 1 hour, and 1 minute (Matches Dimorph) Bat Total Gestation Time: 3 hours and 58 minutes (Matches Procoptodon) Total Maturation Time: 1day, 4 hours, and 3 minutes (Matches Kairuku) Moth Egg Hatch Time: 1 hour and 30 minutes (Matches Kairuku) Total Maturation Time: 1 day, 6 hours, and 51 minutes (Matches Pegomastax) Scorpion Egg Hatch Time: 1 hour and 59 minutes (Matches Raptor) Total Maturation Time: 1 day, 13 hours, and 12 minutes (Matches

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The Extra Life charity event and TLC 3, the community has been asking "when" and we're here to deliver. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/8d8a0694f7eaafb65f520f1f728e88cc34678a10.png Download in high resolution Check out your new ride! Twin ceramic rotor drives on each wheel! And these look like computer controlled anti-lock brakes! Wow, 200 horses at 12,000 RPM! Looks a bit...fishy...to us. Tune into our Extra Life event for some epic Genesis 2 reveals. Tender Loving Care 3 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/dc08439df4fd914dbfcfe428536bfbf8793f9636.jpg TLC 3 is getting close, Saturday, 7th November at 10 AM PST to be exact! We have much in store for our players: The Mammoth and Stego revamp including visual and functional upgrades, some creepy crawly evolutions, and various QoL additions. Stay posted for more details on what will be included in TLC 3 in next week's Community Crunch! ...Plus a quick spooky update on Fear Evolved 4! We'll be adjusting our boosted rates for the event! From the 22nd of October through to November the 6th, the Official ARK network will be receiving a spectral treat with: 2X Breeding (mating interval, egg hatch speed, and maturation) 2X XP 2X Harvesting 2X Taming {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/aefedbb954bb2ddb63e4c13c97013b85cd04ecf5.jpg ExtraLife Charity Event {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/7587b27bceded8dbea81dccacd37c5af38666c58.jpg

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Fear Evolved 4 {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/f59d40333d2fd801772dc65fd8cd7ddfe5548345.jpg It's time to Trick or Treat whilst howling under the blood moon! The Dodorex and Dodowyvern will be striking fear into the hearts of Survivors with their fearsome return to the ARK! Hunt for new diabolical chibis, spectral creature skins, event themed threads, and new holiday emotes. Fear Evolved is one of our favorite events and we can't wait for you to experience what we've conjured up this year! Event Details This event can be manually activated with the server arg parameter: -ActiveEvent=FearEvolved Dates October 22nd to November 6th Rates 2X Breeding (mating interval, egg hatch speed, and maturation) 2X Player XP Creatures In addition to some of the past favorites from Fear Evolved, survivors will find themselves on the hunt for 11 new spooky themed chibi's to add to their growing collection and 7 new ghostly dinosaur skins. Spooky Encounters DodoRex (Untamable Boss) DodoWyvern (Untamable Boss) Zomdodo Zombie Fire Wyvern (claimable & persist after Fear Evolved) Zombie Lightning Wyvern (claimable & persist after Fear Evolved) Zombie Poison Wyvern (claimable & persist after Fear Evolved) Skeletal Giganotosaurus Skeletal Quetzal Skeletal Jerboa Bone Fire Wyvern Skeletal Bronto Skeletal Stego Skeletal Trike Skeletal Raptor Skeletal Rex Skeletal

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{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/87ad41cfad10c37ba78dd9801c82e56b82523835.jpg Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch! While we continue polishing TLC 3 and addressing any live-game issues that arise, this week we will take a look at some awesome community fan art and community content. EVO Event {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/f90265bda571d276453d5fc94e60165325de06eb.jpg There will be no EVO Event this week. Official ARK Discord {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/c8f593871b71cc0ccdc5fabfb6e9c22b870d8a06.jpg The Official ARK Discord is thriving with 30k users within two weeks of launch. We've recently added LFG channels at popular request. Get into our new hub for info, updates, and news (sometimes you can talk to us there too!) https://discord.gg/playark Fan Art Mana by @Mauve (Discord) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/be9a834c38f54e507e208aeaa3bbc598303de533.jpg Water Mill and Mansion by @ThePilgrimz {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/95b3e051aa24bebe314e45965cdeab4a4da1cc25.jpg Early Morning by @KO3LNHA {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/805d9260e8a5ea7c13b5cd3d9996f86a9306cefe.jpg Reaper by @Karl (Discord) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/65013d9207f51a2d98ae98d5da376e91eb9427b2.jpg Latest Work by @ImEnFuego {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/b43fcf4c26dc0ea2d2febee37dddea2aaf4fcdb4.jpg Broodmother VS Dragon by @Goyounghee (Discord) {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/f2d07fa2712f444763c0cf4ee0f5832860078868.jpg

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In this edition of the Community Crunch, we’ll be giving you more details on the upcoming TLC 3 patch and taking a look at some amazing community art. TLC 3 Update Excitement is ramping up and we're anxious to share more details on the creature improvements we've been working on. In addition to the creature upgrades we'll been sharing, there's more polish, balance, and quality of life updates in store for the upcoming TLC patch. Woolly Mammoth {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/dc08439df4fd914dbfcfe428536bfbf8793f9636.jpg Recently we gave you a peek at the visual upgrades of the Woolly Mammoth but it’s abilities have also seen an upgrade. The Mammoth comes marching in with new attacks and a buff that’s enabled by war drums. We have a feeling you will like the sound of that! New Abilities War Drum Saddle and Buff 1 additional passenger seat on a saddle that comes equipped with a war drum that must be played to maintain an AoE buff that improves stamina regen and makes them immune to fear. New Attacks Tusk Sweep Sweeps tusks left or right to gather and harvest thatch Trunk Trumpet Emits a trunk roar that does an AOE debuff to all enemies within range Foot Stomp Mammoth rears up and then puts all of its weight into a forward “slam†with its front legs to directionally knock back enemies and gather wood Trunk

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