{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/fbaee4e2bf044a6e46021d2886be59de0f1de813.jpg Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch! We've enjoyed seeing the creativity on display with the latest round of creature submissions and were pleased to see some fan favorites from prior contests return for battle! Now that submissions for creatures have closed, the second round of voting will begin. Voting is open now and ends on February 6th at 4 PM Pacific. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/1a2d61249e4b4b5e668d9665d171061eaa90f4dc.png Razana Acinonyx Panthera Atrox Hatzegopteryx Rhyniognatha Myotragus Giant Bison Nothosaurus Gorgonopsid Antarctotrechus Balli Round up your tribes and cast your vote for the next creature to be added to ARK! *Multiple votes are automatically deleted/disqualified. Only one vote will be registered CAST YOUR VOTE {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/7f445cf1c7997ade2e1d5f49297c1ac7f5a2e1b8.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/be8af67db3c63d05cfa58a77e3ef37a1966f2671.jpg There will be no EVO Event this week. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/46adf374404f09a3579844cfd228cd743342004c.png Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/2c833ab63c3df684cc48d372f8e31a7ea1961b96.png Creator: Syntac Is Carchar the new apex predator in ARK? Find out in Syntac's latest ARK episode! Creator: Cjthecheesed There's often

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{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/7155e8218372c9313841dd99afd10877cf3e110d.jpg Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch! Since the announcement of ARK 2, we've watched the community's excitement and anticipation rise as we continued to work diligently in the background to define the new survival experience. Despite anticipating our next showing of ARK 2 to be a gameplay showcase, we see the hunger and eagerness for more ARK 2 information, and we get it. We’ve decided to give you a peek behind the curtain and begin showcasing more ARK 2 tidbits regularly as we lead up to the first gameplay trailer. We hope you enjoy these appetizers, and we can’t wait for you to get your hands on the main course 😉! As always, we love seeing the passion of the ARK community on display, and we look forward to getting more information in your hands beginning this week! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/5f2a3f072254356f771562c03645b0b5f24f7acc.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/ddb925a8776c1d1024cbc05e1a1f92ca279fde02.jpg Introducing Stegosaurus: A noble guardian from a foregone epoch. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/53eea1aa9f32144f2b63ffd4f5ea4357914bd495.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/7a783bcf3723f1ff8e0efa8ff114768b9f211106.png Introducing Brachiosaurus: An aloof behemoth. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/16909bcdf8c6ec7821ba65d996b18b45160cfe01.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/fbaee4e2bf044a6e46021d2886be59de0f1de813.jpg

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Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/16909bcdf8c6ec7821ba65d996b18b45160cfe01.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/fbaee4e2bf044a6e46021d2886be59de0f1de813.jpg We're excited to announce that we're rerunning a popular community contest, where players can submit their own dinosaur ideas to be added to ARK. We've seen some incredible fan-made designs and creature submissions in pasts contests so we can't wait to see what you come up with this time. Whether you're a seasoned player or new to the community, we encourage you to dust off those notebooks and let your creativity run wild. Feel free to create a dossier, design a creature, and tell us how you see it fitting into the current ARK meta. While we may not adopt all of the gameplay ideas, we will be looking at and considering everything submitted. Use Wikipedia links and references to help with your pitch, show us what abilities this creature might have, and what it may look like. Check out the Creature Submission Guidelines for more information on the submission process and hop over to the Creature Submission Forum to see the current entries. The entry period will end at 1PM Pacific on January 23rd, so don't wait - get your ideas in. We are looking forward to seeing your ideas come to life! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/7f445cf1c7997ade2e1d5f49297c1ac7f5a2e1b8.png

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{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/efd65fd1ee16b94e4d72e8303c8df3639f2d44d9.jpg It's been a joy to watch the community participate in TSOTF matches this past week! We've seen several nail-biting matches and clever uses of the new mechanics that TSOTF provides. It is a memorable experience for us to watch these high-intensity matches play out on a grand scale. Who’d imagine we’d see little dilos, monkeys, and small creatures being mind-controlled at end-game!? We'd also like to give a nod to the ARK content creation community for keeping our screens full of nonstop entertainment. Since the original launch on Friday, Dec 23rd, balance changes have been made to several creatures including Thylacoleo, Rhino, Triceratops, Carcharodontosaurus, and Dragon. Changes have also been made to C4, fire/flame weapons, and bosses in the game. Several quality-of-life improvements have been added such as keybinds, total match time remaining on the HUD, and a confirmation prompt for converting to tokens. A parachute has been added as a lootable item and some optimizations have been made to the mini map, compass, on-screen text, and in-world POI UI/HUDs. The patch notes thread contains the latest changes and updates for TSOTF. https://store.steampowered.com/app/407530/ARK_The_Survival_Of_The_Fittest/ {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/7f445cf1c7997ade2e1d5f49297c1ac7f5a2e1b8.png

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{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/ea7609d8b569db63b131855841fdfa6064698837.png We are excited to announce that ARK: The Survival of the Fittest prototype is now available on Steam! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/e1d2c559da0efce6eae2a747e071f92a4af182dc.jpg ‘ARK: The Survival of the Fittest’ is a prototype spin-off of ARK: Survival Evolved, pitting up to 60 combatants against each other in a fast-paced, action-packed struggle for survival, where players are ultimately pushed into an epic final showdown leading their Dinosaur Armies into battle. ARK TSOTF is the only Battle Royale that focuses on large-scale creature-army confrontations, combined with a unique Real Time Strategy overlay. By using tactics and strategy to assemble a fighting-force of history’s most powerful primeval creatures, only one tribe will survive! Form your tribe and fight in the ultimate battle of Dino Survival! Designed for intense competition and fast-paced dino action, survivors begin their match in a TEK-imbued sky lobby to tribe up. When the battle begins, they’ll fly towards an island aboard a giant Quetzal before ejecting and gliding towards their chosen starting area. Do competitors dash for drops and fight it out? Do they run into the jungle and hide, search for creatures to tame, and rapidly build their Dino Army, or do they die to a pack of curious

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{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/9f24e3118674e743cd5da5f60c60f134c3666ab1.png {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/e1d2c559da0efce6eae2a747e071f92a4af182dc.jpg Survival of the Fittest is making a triumphant return!  Initially launched in 2016 as an intro into the competitive gaming space, Survival of the Fittest pits combatants in an action-packed struggle for survival where players assemble their Dino armies towards an epic final showdown in which one tribe makes it out alive.  SotF, even in its infancy stage, received tremendous support from the community with several valiant attempts by the modding community to revive the game mode.  We are excited to reintroduce The Survival of the Fittest - a Multiplayer Online Survival Arena in the ARK universe! While the core goal of SotF remains the same, we’ve gone back to the drawing board to streamline the gameplay mechanics and provide a fast-paced, engaging, and compelling experience.  The Survival of the Fittest will make its PC (Steam) debut on December 23rd, with news on the cross-play console releases early in the upcoming year. As always, we’re looking forward to seeing your community-created content, collecting your feedback, and participating in the action as well!  With fast-paced gameplay and intense combat focused on large-scale creature battles, The Survival of the Fittest is the

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