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ARK: Survival Ascended is on Sale!


Don't miss your chance to experience the ultimate dino adventure! Click the link below and start your ARK: Survival Ascended journey today!

But hurry, this dino-mite deal goes extinct soon! ⏳

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2399830/ARK_Survival_Ascended/

Community Crunch 389: Turkey Trial is Live!


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As the aroma of Thanksgiving feasts leaves the air, we're excited to bring it back in the form of murderous turkeys! Our Turkey Trial event is now live until Monday, December 18th!

  • From the Main Menu, select the mod tab.
  • Search for Turkey Trial in the ARK Mod list and Install it.
  • After it's installed, go back to your game setup screen and select 'Mod Settings'
  • You will see Turkey Trial and any other mods you've downloaded in 'Available Mods'
  • Select Turkey Trial and activate it.


  • If you would like to enable Turkey Trial on your private servers, please add -mods=927083 to your server command-line launch arguments. No other changes should be necessary to activate the event

  • PVP/PVE: 1.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 1.5x Breeding
  • Small Tribes: 4x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 3.5x Breeding
  • ARKpocalypse: 4.5x Harvesting, Taming and Experience + 4.5x Breeding


*Event-specific recipes are now on the Smithy instead of the Cooking Pot
  • Bonnet Hat Skin
  • Dodo Pie Swim Bottom Skin
  • Dodo Pie Swim Top Skin
  • Dodorex Swim Bottom Skin
  • Dodorex Swim Top Skin
  • Dodorex-Print Shirt Skin
  • Meat Swim Bottom Skin 
  • Meat Swim Top Skin
  • Murder Turkey Swim Bottom Skin
  • Murder Turkey Swim Top Skin
  • Murder-Turkey-Print Shirt Skin
  • Pilgrim Hat Skin
  • Pitchfork Skin
  • Turkey Hat Skin
  • Turkey Leg Skin
  • Turkey Swim Bottom Skin
  • Turkey Swim Top Skin
  • Ugly Cornucopia Sweater Skin
  • Ugly Trike Sweater Skin
  • Turkey Costume Skin
  • Pumpkin Pie Hat *new*
  • Full-head Cooked Turkey Hat *new*
  • Wreath-like Forest Crown Hat *new*
  • Cornucopia-inspired Feeding Trough *new*
  • Turkey Deep Fryer Cooking Pot *new*
  • Belly Rub Emote
  • Food Coma Emote
  • Hungry Emote
  • Touchdown *new*
  • Friends Gesture *new*
  • Super Turkey *new*
  • Orange
  • Medium Autumn
  • Light Autumn
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Brown
  • Light Brown
  • Dark Magenta
  • Dark Violet
  • Vermillion
  • Red
  • Dark Red
  • Dino Dark Red
  • Midnight Blue
  • Black Sands
  • Dark Blue
  • Near Black
  • Black
  • Dino Darker Grey
  • Dino Albino



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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!

This video features:
Arkitect Structures Remastered by Gimilkhad
https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/arkitect-structures-remastered

"Axeman Chibi" by DevAlpha
https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/axeman-chibi-mod

"Cliffans Backpacks" by Cliffan
https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/cliffan-backpacks

"RR-star farm animals" by Naneya
https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/rr-starfarmanimals

"RR-star seahorse" by Naneya
https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/rr-starseahorse

"RR-Medieval Roleplay Deco Beta" by Naneya
https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/rr-medievalroleplaydeco

"Tameable Bosses" by RyanLucas007
https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/tameable-bosses

"Klinger Additional Rustic Buildings" by Klinger
https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/klinger-additional-rustic-building/

"Shiny! Dinos Ascended" by Nevcairiel
https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/shiny-ascended

"Prehistoric Beasts" by Queen_Crysta
https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/prehistoric-beasts]






We're excited to announce a special public PC beta branch featuring the next patch that will include the first look at Survival of the Fittest and the upcoming Cryopod update 😊! We’re eager to gather feedback for the upcoming patch, so If you're interested in participating, and on PC, we’d love for you to check it out soon!

You can use the instructions below to opt-in once we've sent out the beta branch name and server information via Discord!


You will need the Steam version of Ark Survival Ascended as you will be activating a beta branch of the game.
  • Open your steam Library and right click on Ark Survival Ascended, then click "Properties"
  • Navigate to the "Betas" tab on the menu that will have appeared.
  • Select the proper beta branch from the Beta participation drop-down.


Doing this will cause your game to download an update, which will patch and update your game. You would also need to follow these steps if you choose to leave the beta program.



We have a few servers that have been renamed due to having duplicate names on the Official Network.
  • EU-PVE-TheIsland5096 Renamed to EU-PVE-TheIsland5334
  • EU-PVE-TheIsland5102 Renamed to EU-PVE-TheIsland5336
  • NA-PVP-SmallTribes-TheIsland9091 Renamed to NA-PVP-SmallTribes-TheIsland9154




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CurseForge is calling all ARK modders and game studios!

ARKathon is a massive ARK: Survival Ascended modding contest. Create and publish your best ARK: Survival Ascended mods for a chance to win big with $350,000 in rewards across two uniques tracks:

Modders Track:
  • Unleash your creativity to create new maps, skins, dinos, weapons and more.
  • Publish your mods cross-platform instantly
  • $50,000 worth of prizes
Studios Track:
  • It's time to dream big and aim high.
  • Curseforge is calling all studios to bring  their own content and IP to ARK in the form of DLC-level premium mods
  • 3 studios will win a $100,000 development grant each
Submissions have now begun!

For more info, visit this page!


We are overwhelmed with gratitude for your unwavering support during our 8th annual ExtraLife charity fundraiser. Your collective generosity has once again surpassed our expectations, allowing us to raise an astounding $118,138 in just 24 hours of streaming.

To see the full recap, click here.

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Creator: Syntac
Syntac attempts to create an automated farm that produces organic polymer using Kairuku and Pelagornis.
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Creator: Captain Fatdog
Captain Fatdog shows how to build a Rhyniognatha trap in ARK: Survival Ascended!
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Wyvern and Sino by HungryDragonArts


Defense Unit / Isolation by Nalak-Bel


Woe, Survivor (and Anise the Therizinosaurus) be upon ye by charliebug3


Some quickie ark doodles by kkfenrir


Looks like a bucket of bolts has arrived! by scutalthelizard


We aren't meant to live forever by naeriie


Day 27 and 28 by Ampraeh




Here's the Extra Life Castle by @GGFizz41


Been really enjoying the new building system and pieces by @AlvarenMyras


Been playing around in photo mode by @Kiah0nFire


The backbreaker! by @Kaiser_Omen


It's not completed yet, but it looks like we have a base by @Oyumi_maruOgame


Enjoy your weekend!
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Extra Life 2023 Recap





We are overwhelmed with gratitude for your unwavering support during our 8th annual ExtraLife charity fundraiser. Your collective generosity has once again surpassed our expectations, allowing us to raise an astounding $118,138 in just 24 hours of streaming.

We are deeply touched by the hundreds of viewers who tuned in to our streams, cheered us on, and donated to our cause. Your presence made our 24-hour marathon all the more exciting and meaningful.

We extend our heartfelt thanks to our amazing partners who generously provided gift donations for our giveaways. Your contributions played a significant role in enhancing our fundraiser and adding an extra layer of excitement for our viewers.

Finally, we salute our dedicated team of streamers who committed themselves to raising money for this worthy cause. Your passion, dedication, and endless hours of streaming were instrumental in achieving our remarkable fundraising goal.

Thank you, our amazing gaming community, for making our 8th annual ExtraLife fundraiser a resounding success. Your generosity will have a profound impact on the lives of countless individuals in need. We are truly humbled by your unwavering support.

  • Nvidia
  • Alienware
  • Intel
  • Overwolf
  • Nitrado
  • Syntac - $40,783
  • HillbillyWilly - $12,812
  • Raasclark & Aaron Longstaff - $11,947
  • Royale With Cheese - $5,696
  • Phlinger Phoo - $3,071
  • Shockist - $2,170
  • [Ned] NeddyTheNoodle - $1,840
  • No No No -Exoleras - $1,815
  • ARK Official PVE Community - $1,427
  • Panda - $1,133

If you didn't get a chance to check out our 24-hour Extra Life stream, don't worry! We have all the reveals and clips of all the memorable moments!


New to Scorched Earth: Frontier Adventure Pack! What’s a cowpoke without their trusty boots and hat? Strut Scorched Earth in style as you embark on a new journey with the Frontier Adventure Pack! Scorched Earth's launch date has been moved to March 2024.


Check out this new 3D render of Fasolasuchus. Hear the Deathworms tremble as they no longer dominate the sands of Scorched Earth when Fasolasuchus makes its grand entrance on ARK: Survival Ascended!


Krampus will descend on Winter Wonderland to punish naughty tribemates for pretending to be AFK when it’s time to farm!


Check out the updated content roadmap for ARK: Survival Ascended!


We revealed some more music from ARK The Animated Series -- part of the series' nearly 7-hour live-orchestrated original score by Gareth Coker , a magnum opus!
Click here to listen to it on Soundcloud!


Survival of the Fittest makes its cross-play return to ARK: Survival Ascended on December 20th for PC, Xbox, and PlayStation! Be on the lookout for more information in an upcoming Community Crunch!


Check out all the memorable segments from our Extra Life 2023 stream!


We sit down with Jessica from UF Shands to discuss the Extra Life initiative and fundraising!
Watch it now!


We sit down with Chief Marketing Officer from Overwolf, Shahar, to discuss the upcoming ARKathon modding contest and upcoming modding initiatives.
Watch it now!


We sit down with Jeremy and Jesse to discuss Scorched Earth, the Frontier Adventure Pack, and much more!
Watch it now!


We sit down with Drew Walker, from Streetlight Gaming, to discuss how ExtraLife and the impact it has on programs like Streetlight Gaming.
More On Streetlight Gaming Watch it now!


GG Fizz shows off a breathtaking build for ExtraLife and talks about building in ARK: Survival Ascended.
Watch it now!


Our talented concept artist, Clayton, sits down to draw a creature based on the chat's recommendations.Our talented concept artist, Clayton, sits down to draw a creature based on the chat's recommendations.
Watch it now!


Get your first look at SOTF in ARK: Survival Ascended. Craig and Evza play a round of SOTF.
Watch it now!


Ready for some ARK Trivia? Check out Dave, Jackson, Svala, and Michael take on ARK trivia while Cedric hosts.
Watch it now!


Round 2 of SOTF with Craig Brown and Yue.
Watch it now!


Svala takes on the challenge of beating the Broodmother in 3 hours! Can she do it?
Watch it now!


Check out our regional snack review with snacks from: Eastern Europe, Canada, Turkey, and Guatemala.
Watch it now!


We sit down with popular modder, Nekatus, to see what's on his plate.
Watch it now!


Round 3 of SOTF with Zane and Craig.
Watch it now!


We take a look at some of our favorite entries in the Community Crunch and take a look at an ARK: Survival Evolved since launch. Here's the link to all the entries in the Halls of History!
Watch it now!

And that's a wrap on Extralife 2023!
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Community Crunch 388: Mods Spotlight, Extra Life and Turkey Trial news and more!


It's been a busy week, but a lot is coming up! Find out more about our annual ExtraLife event, CurseForge's ARKathon: Modding Contest that starts on December 5th, and a quick tease for ARK: Survival Ascended's bite-sized Turkey Trial!



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Introducing the first set of ARK: Survival Ascended Cross-Platform Mods!

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 ever across gaming platforms and stay tuned as we release more Cross-Platform Mods each week!


Exciting news! We're thrilled to share that we've given the green light to over 120 fantastic new mods for cross-platform play — what a leap from the ten approved just a couple of days ago! And guess what? There's more to come in the next few days!

Here is the current list of approved cross-platform mods:
  • Additions Ascended: Archelon
  • Additions Ascended: Brachiosaurus
  • Additions Ascended: Ceratosaurus
  • Additions Ascended: Deinosuchus
  • Additions Ascended: Deinotherium
  • Additions Ascended: Helicoprion
  • Additions Ascended: Xiphactinus
  • Alfa Oceanic Plataforms
  • Any Colour Sets
  • AP: Death Recovery
  • Ark Primal Chaos
  • Arkitect Structures Remastered
  • ArkNav
  • ArkWarfare Community Mod
  • Ascended Server Tracker
  • AutoDoors
  • Automated Ark
  • Autorunner
  • Bangin Tranqs
  • basilisks
  • Better Chat
  • Better Elevators
  • Better Feeding Troughs
  • Better Forges
  • Better Oviraptor
  • Better Refrigerator
  • Chaos Creator
  • Cheat Death (Homing Pigeon reloaded)
  • Classic Glider Ascended
  • Cliffans Vanilla Weapon Skins
  • CliffPlatforms
  • Configurable Stack Mod
  • CrunkQoL
  • Death Inventory Keeper
  • Death Recovery Item Tool
  • Dino Auto Attack
  • Dino Kill Potion
  • Dino+ (Nanny, Hatchey)
  • DinoCloud (a Dino Storage Solution)
  • DKA Mod
  • Draconic Chronicles (ALPHA) (Wyverns and more)
  • Dwarven Builders Mod
  • Easy Pumps
  • Eclectic-Ascended
  • Element Harvesting
  • Empire Gaming Community Mod
  • EnglarkMod
  • Ez Engram Unlocker
  • Ez Grapple Crossbow
  • Ez Guns on Dinos
  • Ez Resource Vouchers
  • EZ Stacks
  • Flyer Seatbelts (Cross Platform)
  • Gaia: Elixirs
  • Gaia: No Fall Damage
  • Gaia: Spawn Shield
  • Gaia: Starter Pack
  • Glyph Transformations
  • Gnome's Early Tek Binoculars
  • Gnome's Enhanced Fridge
  • GoA_Mod
  • griffins
  • Gryphons
  • Improved Industrial Cooker
  • Industrial Dehydrator
  • Infused ARK Community Mod
  • Irradiator
  • Itens Alfa
  • Just Be Reasonable! (rhynio craving change)
  • KJ's Ark
  • Klinger Additional Boats
  • Klinger Additional Structures
  • Legacy Meat Spoiler
  • LoyaltyARK Community Mod
  • maewings
  • Managarmrs
  • Marvelous Spyglass
  • More Rideables
  • MuchStuffPack
  • Mystic Isles Community Mod
  • Nanite Owls Structures
  • Nanoh's Reusables
  • No Untameables
  • Pelayori's Cryo Storage
  • PhoenixARK Mod
  • Pirate Chests
  • Project Zodiac
  • Radical Storage
  • Rockwell's Smithy
  • RR-FantasyGliderWings
  • RR-Homedeco and more! Beta
  • RR-Potions
  • S-dino Variants
  • ScrappedAssets
  • Silent Structures
  • Simple Flat Map
  • Sinomacrops
  • Sodium Den Community Mod
  • Solo Farm Mod
  • Super Spyglass Plus
  • Super Spyglass/Super Binoculars
  • Surprise Machines
  • Survival Ambience
  • Svartalfheim
  • Svartalfheim Armory
  • TC's Odin
  • TC's Storage Box
  • tekbows
  • TG Stacking Mod
  • TG Stacking Mod 1000-50
  • TG Stacking Mod 1000-90
  • The Working Class
  • TPC Pike
  • Ultimate Tranqs
  • Unknown's test 3
  • Upgrade Station
  • Utilities Plus

To browse all the mods, visit this page!




We eliminated 95% of join errors for the official network on PC this week. If you historically encountered an error with 'unet' in the title and a slew of server information, rest assured that’s now solved!

The client-server list is currently not always updating server population. What does this mean for you? You may be attempting to join a full server that displays at, say, 64/70, to no avail. We're working on addressing it as soon as possible.

Some players have misunderstood the new Auto Join feature as a Queue system. To clarify, it is not a queue but rather a tool that allows you to automatically attempt reconnection to a server, particularly useful when the server you're on is full. It operates similarly to manually joining but aims to streamline the process and save you clicks. However, you can still opt to join manually if you prefer.

As far as requests for more Official servers go, we plan to roll out some more new servers on our Official Network as we assess stability, capacity, and demand. And, of course, we will add more fresh console servers with boosted rates to help players catch up when PlayStation drops!

We’ll continue to iterate on performance, crashes, bugs, exploits, etc, as we navigate early post-launch LiveOps and stay informed about our ongoing progress via patch notes.

Happy Thanksgiving from the holiday skeleton team!




We are excited to be going live from our Seattle office Saturday December 2nd at 10AM Pacific for 24 hours of entertainment, amazing giveaways, plushies, and much more!

If you are interested in donating or joining the team to raise donations, click on the button below! All donations go to the Extra Life organization and contribute to raising the Official Network rates for 24 hours!

DONATE

We will announce the giveaways and sponsors, along with all the final details in the Crunch next week. Stop by and hang out out in our Twitch stream or Discord for an opportunity to win a cool giveaway from one of our amazing sponsors!

More about Extra Life Gameday

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As the aroma of Thanksgiving feasts fills the air, we're excited to share an update to our Event plans; Turkey Trial will be making a 2023 resurgence in abbreviated form!

Although we won’t be celebrating in true Turkey Trial fashion, we’re cooking up something planned to begin after Thanksgiving. As we want to be fully prepared, Turkey Trial will now commence on Friday, December 1st.

  • Bonnet Hat Skin
  • Dodo Pie Swim Bottom Skin
  • Dodo Pie Swim Top Skin
  • Dodorex Swim Bottom Skin
  • Dodorex Swim Top Skin
  • Dodorex-Print Shirt Skin
  • Meat Swim Bottom Skin 
  • Meat Swim Top Skin
  • Murder Turkey Swim Bottom Skin
  • Murder Turkey Swim Top Skin
  • Murder-Turkey-Print Shirt Skin
  • Pilgrim Hat Skin
  • Pitchfork Skin
  • Turkey Hat Skin
  • Turkey Leg Skin
  • Turkey Swim Bottom Skin
  • Turkey Swim Top Skin
  • Ugly Cornucopia Sweater Skin
  • Ugly Trike Sweater Skin
  • Turkey Costume Skin
  • Pumpkin Pie Hat *new*
  • Full-head Cooked Turkey Hat *new*
  • Wreath-like Forest Crown Hat *new*
  • Cornucopia-inspired Feeding Trough *new*
  • Turkey Deep Fryer Cooking Pot *new*
  • Belly Rub Emote
  • Food Coma Emote
  • Hungry Emote
  • Touchdown *new*
  • Friends Gesture *new*
  • Orange
  • Medium Autumn
  • Light Autumn
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Brown
  • Light Brown
  • Dark Magenta
  • Dark Violet
  • Vermillion
  • Red
  • Dark Red
  • Dino Dark Red
  • Midnight Blue
  • Black Sands
  • Dark Blue
  • Near Black
  • Black
  • Dino Darker Grey
  • Dino Albino




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CurseForge is calling all ARK modders and game studios!

ARKathon is a massive ARK: Survival Ascended modding contest. Create and publish your best ARK: Survival Ascended mods for a chance to win big with $350,000 in rewards across two uniques tracks:

Modders Track:
  • Unleash your creativity to create new maps, skins, dinos, weapons and more.
  • Publish your mods cross-platform instantly
  • $50,000 worth of prizes
Studios Track:
  • It's time to dream big and aim high.
  • Curseforge is calling all studios to bring  their own content and IP to ARK in the form of DLC-level premium mods
  • 3 studios will win a $100,000 development grant each
Submissions start on December 5!

For more info, visit this page!





ARKpocalypse servers have been wiped today!

What are ARKpocalypse?
  • ARKpocalypse are monthly-wipe servers with higher than usual rates.

Next wipe:December 22nd 2023
  • Additional servers will be added at the same time.
  • Going forward they will all wipe at the same time every four weeks.

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


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Creator: Raasclark
Raasclark builds a water pen and attempts to speedrun two artifacts caves!
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Creator: Etholdir
Etholdir rebuilds from The Island's ruins. Join him as he revisits his previous renovations and creates new expansions.
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I want to meet the island's reliable Argen as soon as possible by @maMe_buDo


Kahuere's lunch by FrancoisL-Artblog


Sparkle by LeoMitchell


ARK comic - page 3 by BonnieFoxxx


ARK Fanart: Protoceratops, Sitting by Sonne-Spiritwind


River Queen by XantheDoodles


Ark Fire Wyvern by GraceH-09




Welcome to the ARK Xbox players! by @bluedragonark


Dude the photo mode is just too good by @VenoEdit


#LandscapeMonday by @NovA1990


PhotoMode by @thommoretti


It asks for a hug by @EgoSilentium


Enjoy your weekend!
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Community Crunch 387: Introducing Dreadnoughtus


The highly anticipated Dreadnoughtus dossier has finally arrived, and we're all eager to witness the epic clashes between this colossal creature and the titans of Extinction. Additionally, we're thrilled to announce an upcoming event test drive featuring a condensed version of our traditional Turkey Trial! Lastly, don't forget to save the date for the CurseForge ARK modding Town Hall on November 20th!

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Species: Dreadnoughtus recalcitrans Time: Late Cretaceous
Diet: Herbivore
Temperament: Territorial


Dreadnoughtus was a newly-described fossil genus in my day, named for the idea that it was so large it must’ve had nothing to fear in its own time. The current species does its namesake proud, and may even be able to defy the Titans ruling our post-apocalyptic world.

A big believer in picking on creatures its own size, Dreadnoughtus will ignore anything smaller than a Spinosaur to focus on larger threats. It absorbs the fury of incoming attacks to charge up its uncanny, Element-disrupting bellow. Even then, this bruiser shows extraordinary patience, waiting until the last possible moment to come roaring back.


Once tamed, Dreadnoughtus will gladly shoulder your heaviest artillery and carry it -- and you -- into battle, on a platform big enough to earn that ‘dreadnought’ name. Your walking war-machine will swallow boulders (or cannonballs!) to spit back up as acid-coated ammo.

If you’re going to war with Titans, it just makes sense to recruit a titanic creature with a grudge against them. Your Dreadnoughtus ally may go down fighting, but not before softening up the adversary for a killing blow. Best of luck, and give ‘em Hell for me!






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As the aroma of Thanksgiving feasts fills the air, we're excited to share an update to our Event plans; Turkey Trial will be making a 2023 resurgence in abbreviated form!

Although we won’t be celebrating in true Turkey Trial fashion, we’re cooking up something planned to begin after Thanksgiving on Tuesday, November 28th.

While we weren't planning to unleash the Murder-Turkeys on ARK: Survival Ascended this year, we’ve pivoted in order to do an event “test run”. Our intention is to use the CurseForge Mod Delivery System for this event, which we haven't done before on a wide scale on our Official Network. The benefits of using this system allow us to make sure that Seasonal Event Mods are always accessible, even after an event has ended so players who want to run them on their servers or in single-player can do so year-round and avoid us having to update clients, but just patch the mod itself.

Turkey Trial will still feature the same thrilling scavenger hunt, genetically-modified Murder-Turkeys, and the chance to craft your very own Turkey Costume or Ugly Sweater skin - in addition to some new Turkey Trial goodies!

We'll have more details to share in the next Community Crunch, so, stay posted for Much Ado About Stuffing (sorry)!


Hey everyone, CurseForge is excited to welcome our modding community into their ranks.
They would like to invite you all to their ARK Town Hall on Monday, November 20, 2023 8:00 PM UTC +2.

  • What is Overwolf
  • Their Vision for ARK
  • Tools Overview
  • What’s Next?
  • Q&A

There will be an open Q&A at the end so get your notebooks ready!
Meeting invite will be shared closer to the event - See you soon!





This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until Monday, November 20th.
  • PVP/PVE: 1.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 1.5x Breeding
  • Small Tribes: 4x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 3.5x Breeding
  • ARKpocalypse: 4.5x Harvesting, Taming and Experience + 4.5x Breeding


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Creator: Aaron Longstaff
Aaron Longstaff's detailed tutorial shows how to build a house for a beginner on Ark Survival Ascended.
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Creator: Game_Changer
Watch as Ragnarok's Blue Obelisk comes to life in this magnificent diorama by Game Changer!
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Jamie's Glowtail trio: Peach, Tara, and Patch. by @Ares33909104


Community Voted Creature Winner by @StudiosGoji


Kahua - DTYS Ampreh by franzvanderlinde


Proto-ARK / Creature by Nalak-Bel


Companion by Shirumin


Tek Rex by HungryDragonArts


Underwater depths of the ARK by UNGERTI




Into the Redwoods by @Danurous


Simple little house tutorial by @CHipZz_Gaming


A nightly hunt... by @Dom1n8torG


PhotoMode by @TamilPCGamer


Beautiful Scene by @SwordswiperYt


Enjoy your weekend!
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