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Community Crunch 471: LiveOps, Mods Spotlight and more!


This week’s Crunch is on the lighter side, but only because the seas and skies are about to come alive!

The Helicoprion will make waves on August 20, bringing fresh thrills to Ark: Survival Ascended's oceans. And where flowers bloom, danger follows, with the Elder Claw set to arrive on Valguero Ascended, September 30.

Big adventures are on the horizon, and we have been hard at work behind the scenes to make sure they are worth the wait!


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Download & play new custom content created by players, including new maps, creatures, items, and game modes, through a dedicated new Mod-browser directly within the game. Enjoy an endless stream of new ARK content as the creativity and talent of the community is fully unleashed for the first time across gaming platforms and stay tuned as we spotlight more Cross-Platform Mods each week!

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If you’re transferring or ascending to another server with an Armadoggo or Veilwyn in Companion Mode, be sure to exit Companion Mode first. Leaving it active may cause issues during the transfer.

Engineers are continuing to work on the fix with high priority and we hope to set it live soon.



Official Ragnarok transfers are now fully open, allowing players to move items, creatures, and characters onto the map without restriction! Please pack your dodos in bubble wrap!



Expire servers are temporary servers across the network that will eventually be removed, and you can find them by searching for "Expire" in the session filter.

These servers will be online until 10 am PST / 1 pm EST on September 1st. We're preemptively using our allocation for future maps to host some additional sessions that players can travel onto to farm, tame, and experience the newest content Gameplay. The same transfer restrictions apply in that you are only able to download your character, but you can freely take anything off. This is to help reduce load off some of the other servers, or provide players an option for those who just want to jump onto a new map temporarily.

Please note that these servers will no longer exist after 10 am PST / 1 pm EST on September 1st, so if you intend to use them, remember to transfer your items/creatures/characters off before that date, as nothing will be saved beyond that time period.

This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until Monday, August 18.

  • PVP/PVE: 2x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience, and Breeding
  • Small Tribes: 4.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 4x Breeding
  • ARKpocalypse: 5x Harvesting, Taming and Experience, and Breeding
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Cover art "A Noble Giant" by @WolfTek7



Creator: Veno feat. Raasclark
In episode 4 of Dingle Cup Season 5, Veno and Raasclark choose their tames based solely on knowing the time period they lived in!
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Creator: DarkEdgeTV SURVIVAL
Big Al introduces the grandiose WAK Spinosaurus, a collaborative effort with Xako!
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Raptors are not good babysitters, but are quite enthusiastic. by @coffeedragonart


The Power of Friendship by dovethecat


X-Rex by darkspark789


Ice Wyvern flying in Ragnarok by GalacticSheep


Shadowmane by ShadowHunter


Tangerine lady by @ackusia


Camping by @falco_luna





Photo Mode by anhagath


Biggest boi by mr_chkn76


Photo Mode by TheDustyBroom


Cozy place by Emily


Nice sunset by tomboynerdy


Enjoy your weekend!
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