{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/00f4beaed39fb77da8cfa435383c35b9909441af.jpg Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch! We hope everyone is getting ready for another Eggcellent Adventure! Be on the lookout for the event details in the next Community Crunch. We've been overwhelmed with the amazing content that's been shared by ARK content creators. We're always on the lookout for community content, so in addition to sharing and tagging your content on Twitter (#ARKArt, #playARK), be sure to check out our Discord where we have dedicated channels for community content. Join the ARK Discord EVO Event {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/be8af67db3c63d05cfa58a77e3ef37a1966f2671.jpg There will be no EVO event this week. Community Corner Clips/Videos Creator: Sypher Sam Sypher Sam is back again but this time with a tutorial on building a Viking-styled house. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZLdWdLLs0aM Creator: Zany Zebra Curious about what it's like to survive 200 days on hardcore? Find out with Zany Zebra! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WG4prhHlBwI Fan Art Between2Dimensions - Noctis {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/804bb4f18822e235f5f38a45240bc38f6d3c1940.jpg elbakan - ARK Owl {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/145792a9c5827a2825702b056cbdf90d15d5b465.jpg @TekArk3 - First Night On ARK {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/c8f372c91bedb2933f9695dc0e19d27682833f4e.jpg

Continue Reading

Last week in ARK, we take a look at the difference between kills made by tamed creatures vs. kills made by wild creatures. The Island and Genesis are where we see the biggest disparities. What's your best guess on the cause of the difference? {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/6cd3841958b035f5fdca80ab6f4f4c109e25b0e4.png EVO Event {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/be8af67db3c63d05cfa58a77e3ef37a1966f2671.jpg Survivors on all platforms will be receiving a special Evolution Event perk! It will be active from Friday the 12th of March to Monday the 15th of March. All Official Servers across each platform will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes: 2x Breeding (mating interval, egg hatch speed, imprint, and maturation) Community Corner Clips/Videos Creator: Mgen Mgen show's us a simple but effective taming trap for the Giga. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znWFvtpiMWI Creator: Kishko Interested in some PvP action? Join Kishko as he shares some of his PvP moments. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upyX-t1QVoc Creator: GutsDestroyYou Looks like a gold mine to us 🔑 https://clips.twitch.tv/HedonisticDelightfulCatEleGiggle-f0kY2Xrc4gfLtdpx?tt_content=player_title&tt_medium=clips_embed/?&tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed Fan Art planty#0315 - Untitled {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/8457ed7ee4ade01a920e3b8471285b102c3948fd.jpg ArtOfGriffinD

Continue Reading

LiveOps Update Corrupted Dino Kiting on Extinction PvE We have clocked a high incidence of enforcement tickets related to players breaking the CoC by kiting corrupted dinos into other player’s bases on our Extinction servers. This is highly disruptive to player’s experience. We’ve implemented some targeted changes in the past to address the issue whilst retaining the overall game design for the Extinction gameplay loop but this compromise between technical fixes and design has allowed some ill-intentioned players to get more imaginative. We’ve come up with a technical solution to address this once and for all: we have disabled corrupted dino damage against all structures on PvE specifically. We’re confident this will come as a relief to affected players (and our enforcement team hehe). Small Tribes Teaming Rules The spirit of Small Tribes has always been to give players the opportunity to experience a tight group dynamic that is void of the scale and diplomacy of Official. We recognize it’s time to implement change in order to preserve the original concept--one we were hyped about along with our community! We’ve long been aware of ongoing issues with teaming along with gaps in our Small Tribes rules that have allowed some players to take advantage. To combat this, we’ve reviewed

Continue Reading

We know that what you want is news on Genesis II, so let's not mince words and get straight to it: We have decided to push our final DLC release date to May 26th, for PC, Xbox, PlayStation, and Stadia. First and foremost, please accept our humble apologies. We're disappointed and have no doubt, everyone, eagerly awaiting Genesis II will feel that along with us. As we have shared before, the Studio transitioned to working remotely near the beginning of last year, presenting some particular constraints. Being entirely virtual is quite challenging for various teams with a shift from an in-office workflow. In addition to the complications of working remotely, one challenge has been figuring out how to close out the ARK saga faithfully. From a narrative, cinematic, and end-game-wise perspective, it's something close to our hearts that we want to honor as the grand finale. This journey we've all taken through ARK: Survival Evolved over the past six years is important to our players and us, and the extra time will make a massive difference to the quality of the Gen II when it lands in your hands. We're passionate about delivering something truly special, and we're confident this extension will allow us to give you the epic finale you deserve. And on that note, we'd like to introduce you to the formidable Voidwyrm, a powerful and

Continue Reading

Behind The LiveOps Curtain Hey Survivors, we thought it might be a good time for a little Live Operations Dev Blog of sorts. We’ve been very busy behind the scenes and sometimes during that hive of activity, we may forget that our players enjoy details outside of “We’re busy with X, more info soon†etc. So let’s give you more of a glimpse behind the LiveOps curtain. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/5dacbe920dc219a31307a3bd5fcb47d4756e5f6b.jpg LiveOps LiveOps has been er...hectic of late. Let’s get straight to it. Transfer Issues: We encountered some serious problems on our networking side that led to some players losing items and/or characters. We initially implemented a quick fix in order to address it as quickly as possible, then pivoted to working on a more long-term upgrade to make our system more robust. We don’t find what occurred acceptable in the slightest and have some of our engineers focused on working alongside our host to upgrade the system and prevent these issues from occurring in the future. These specific problems were something we hadn’t encountered with the system in the past (even though the symptoms may appear similar to some of our players). Anything resulting in data loss for our players is of critical importance to us and we apologise to those affected. Meshing:

Continue Reading

{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/99c6980b56eb5469083aca0f105c041674f285d3.jpg Welcome to the latest edition of the Community Crunch! Love Evolved is live from February 11th - February 18th, and packs new skins, chibis, 3x rates and more! Check out this post for more information. Playstation Update: We have set the event rates live on our Official Playstation network, and, we're eager to get the Love Evolved Event content into our Playstation Community's hands. The build is good and currently going through the publishing process. We hope to be able to set that live for you today. Apologies for the delay in deploying the update. We'll keep you posted! Last Week In ARK This week we take a look at the average level of a player when a wild dino kills them. We've seen a lot of interest in these stats and we'll continue digging up interesting stats for you to see! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/a1cbb108f6ceefda99de261280d9d3035ea55a2e.png Video Evidence for Support Tickets Solving some types of enforcement tickets comes down to having good evidence. For reports regarding certain cheats and exploits, a video goes a long way towards our enforcement team's investigative process. We've updated the Navigation Bar, under Support, in the website to include a helpful guide in recording videos depending on the platform you're playing on. We hope you find

Continue Reading