Community Crunch 404: An Update on The Center, Eggcellent Rates, and More!

Survivors, a massive THANK YOU to everyone battling it out in Scorched Earth and uncovering Bob's Tall Tales! It's been a blast creating these expansions, and we're thrilled you're enjoying them.

But you know us 😉 – there's always more on the horizon. So, what's the next big thing?

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Mark your calendars, because on June 3rd, we're releasing The Center with Shastasaurus! This free expansion is like a whole new ARK world – double the size of The Island, that gorgeous Tolkien-fantasy feel, and tons of new surprises for you to uncover. In the meantime, you'll find us split up, tackling everything to make ARK: Survival Ascended its best. Some of us will be squashing Scorched Earth bugs, others are diving into the world of our upcoming free Aberration expansion, but the main force is powering through to bring you the epicness of The Center on June 3rd.

We can't spoil all the fun just yet, but know that even more exciting developments are cooking for the June 3rd update. Your ARK adventures are about to get a whole lot wilder. 🦖

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Stranded and vulnerable in the unforgiving desert of Scorched Earth Ascended, even veteran ARK survivors face the urgent tasks of finding water, securing food, crafting, and building shelters to survive. Leverage your ARK Island skills to conquer the desert by slaying, taming, and riding its unique creatures, including the formidable Fasolasuchus, adapted to thrive in extreme conditions.

In Bob’s Tall Tales legendary ARK veteran Bob is ready to share his own incredibly true adventures with you for the first time! Experience the thrilling wonder and awesome spectacle of Bob’s epic adventures across The Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, and Extinction! Each Tall Tale delivers unique and helpful creatures and vehicles like the monolithic Oasisaur & Trains on Scorched Earth Ascended -- with more to come in Aberration and Extinction.

Buy the expansion pass now on Steam!

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need to pay for Scorched Earth?

Answer: No, Scorched Earth is included in ARK: Survival Ascended. If you own ARK: Survival Ascended, you automatically have access to the map.

If I do not own Bob's Tall Tales can I still play on Scorched Earth Servers with my friends?

Answer: Yes! You do not need to own Bob's Tall Tales to play on any servers that have Bob's Tall Tales content.

Do I need to do anything special to enable Bob's Tall Tales on my server?

Answer: No, Bob's Tall Tales has been baked into the core game, so no changes are necessary.

What does Bob's Tall Tales include?

Answer: The expansion pass Bob's Tall Tales includes three different expansions: Frontier Showdown for Scorched Earth, Steampunk Ascent for Aberration and Wasteland War for Extinction.

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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-bowser 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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Additions Ascended: Anomalocaris by Garuga123

Dive into the wild world of ARK Survival Ascended for FREE this weekend on Steam! Gather, craft, and conquer in this epic survival adventure on The Island and Scorched Earth!

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What are ARKpocalypse servers?

ARKpocalypse are monthly-wipe servers with higher than usual rates.
Next wipe: April 26th 2024

You can join them by searching in the server browser! Happy Surviving!

This week, the Official Network will be receiving eggcellent rates! It will be active until Monday, April 8th.

PVP/PVE: 3x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience, and Breeding
Small Tribes: 5.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 5x Breeding
ARKpocalypse: 6x Harvesting, Taming and Experience, and Breeding

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Help us discover your talent by tagging your art with #ARKPhotoMode or #ARKFanart on social media!

Welcome to Monarky, where a group of unique Ark content creators come together for incredible adventures and a little bit of tomfoolery. Tasked with an objective every season, the Monarks face trials and tribulations that make what would be an ordinary survival adventure just a little more interesting.

This season, our Monarks don their cowboy hats and spurs and face off with the unforgiving wilds of Scorched Earth to help rebuild a town ravaged by deathworms the likes you've never seen before. Will they succeed, or will they inevitably fall victim to the harsh badlands? Saddle up, survivors, because it's going to be a wild ride.

Watch the Monarks' videos or catch their livestreams:Join the Monarky community on Discord and Twitter!

Creator: Kittykatlapurr
Kittykatlapurr shows you where to find silk on Scorched Earth in Ark Survival Ascended and how to harvest it.
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Creator: ClickTockClock
ClickTockClock covers everything you need to know about Fasolasuchus, including how to tame it, its abilities, and more, in under three minutes!
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Part 4 of drawing every Dino Dossier by cascadingcaramel

Fan Art by shinjitsunokubomichibi

Hermes the Rock Drake by penguinlover583

Mei being unsure of Helena's interests by @laind004

Fan Art by @falco_luna

CHIBI Quetzal by KOKOC

Yutyrannus by PetitFlan

Karkinos Saloon by twwakie

Man, I finish taming the lvl15 green phoenix, only to come across this beauty of a 145 on the next superheat by donnsensei

Some in-game screenshots of the new Fasolasuchus by shadowqauntlet

Photo Mode by vikingjosh

Refresh by @ff14_Crown_A

Enjoy your weekend!
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