1. ARK: Survival Ascended
  2. News
  3. Community Crunch 494: Shell Yeah!

Community Crunch 494: Shell Yeah!


The ocean doesn’t belong to the fastest. It belongs to the last one standing.

With the Astraeos expansion arriving [color]February 25th[/color], the [color]Grand Tortugar[/color] emerges as a mobile stronghold built for endurance. Beneath its massive armored shell lies something more than protection. Open its carapace and it becomes a living command post, allowing multiple riders to shelter within while defending from behind natural plating. Close it, and the Tortugar transforms into a near-impenetrable bastion with your crew breathing freely inside.

It moves with steady purpose across both land and seabed, capable of walking the ocean floor and harvesting valuable resources. And when the waters crackle with danger, the Tortugar remains… shockingly unimpressed.

Whether you’re exploring the scorching sands of Pyranthos or staging an amphibious assault, the Tortugar is ready to carry your crew and hold the line. 

Download in full resolution




Moving day is near!  

Official Lost Colony transfers will fully open on [color]February 20th[/color], 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 [color]"Expire"[/color] in the session filter.

These servers will be online until 10 am PST / 1 pm EST on March 2nd. 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 [color]these servers will no longer exist after 10 am PST / 1 pm EST on March 2nd[/color], 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.



[previewyoutube]MODSPOLIGHTLINK[/previewyoutube]
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!

This video features: