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Community Crunch 350: Community Corner and More!


This week we'll take a look at some amazing community content in the Community Corner!



There will be no EVO event this week.


Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form


Over on Twitter, @TeamSOTF is hosting their Winter Cup 2023.
The main event will be held tomorrow February 25, 2023 11:00 AM Pacific Time.
It will be hosted on Twitch and YouTube by Icebox, Omnikevfka and Raasclark.
For more information, you can join their Discord!



Creator: The AxeMan
Helm's Deep Castle has been taken over. What has happened? The only way to know is to enter. Follow The AxeMan as he undertakes this epic server event!
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Creator: Kittykatlapurr
Join Kittykatlapurr as she begins her journey on Aberration with the Pugnacia mod. Will it go according to plan? Of course not! But that's where the fun is!
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]



ARK II Carnotaurus by @StudiosGoji


Dodo Revolution by Aoilii


Pearl diving by terrortantrum


King Titan is Coming - ARK: Extinction by J-ManTheAngel


Trinity and her Rock Drake Saphira by @alkonavi


Ark, the very beginning by @seyrinn


Beginning of ARK by @RISHICA123




Back on Gen 2 by @Songbird_Gamer


Stegosaurus by ulle


Long Live the Wyvern King! by @OfficialMonarky


Enjoy your weekend!
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Community Crunch 349: ARK 2 Carnotaurus Concept, EVO Extension, and More!

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!

This week we're dropping a sneak peek at our favorite ARK2 tiny-armed, horned stomper in the form of the Carnotaurus! Granted, it's technically the only creature with all of those characteristics combined but the point is - we love our fresh iteration of the Carno and hope you do too! We carno tell you how excited we are to drop ARK2 morsels (sorry!)


Carnotaurus: The Horned Terror



Our Love Evolved EVO event is still live until February 20th! Unlike traditional ARK holiday events, only rates and wild dino colors will be active for holiday EVO Events.


2/10/23 - 2/20/23


*Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates.
  • Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  • Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  • ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  • Classic: 6x XP, 6x Harvesting, 6x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval


  • Dark Lavender
  • Dark Magenta
  • Magenta
  • Dino Dark Purple
  • Dino Light Red
  • Deep Pink
  • Dark Red
  • Lemon Lime
  • Red
  • Actual Black




We are deeply saddened by the passing of Tony “Thick44” Schnur.
His positive impact on the ARK community cannot be overstated. His kindness and passion
for games left a lasting impact on those who knew him and fostered a beautifully supportive community. There was something very charming about the dynamic between Tony and his four Neebs Gaming comrades that led to their content being cherished by ARK players and gamers in general. We would like to extend our deepest condolences
to his family, his friends and his community during this time of mourning.
Although you have ascended, your legacy will never be forgotten.
Long live the Wyvern King!

We'll cook up a steak in your honor, Soldier. Thank you ❤️

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We would like to share with you Neebs Gaming’s very first ARK: Survival Evolved video,
where Thick sits down with Neebs and Appsro to see if he can get them interested in playing the game.
This video was the start of legendary tales told through more than 300 episodes.

[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

We have a plan to add something to our Valguero shrine for Those Who Have Ascended for both Tony along with other community members who have passed. Whilst the shrine is dedicated to all, we'd like to more personally honor people individually. We have had the intention of adding a wall where names can be added for some time but we'd like this to be implemented in a dynamic way on the technical side so this will take a little time.


Over on Twitter, @TeamSOTF is hosting their Winter Cup 2023.
The main event will be held on the final Saturday of the month, February 25, 2023 11:00 AM Pacific Time.
It will be hosted on Twitch and YouTube by Icebox, Omnikevfka and Raasclark.
For more information, you can join their Discord!




Creator: Bemo Guinness
Follow Bemo Guiness as he goes to tame a second Carcharodontosaurus to start breeding and working towards getting an army.
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Creator: Kaaaay
Watch German Twitch broadcaster Kaaaay expertly fight his way to the top in ARK: Survival of the Fittest.
(Audio in German, but a skilled gameplay is universally understood!)
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]



A little maewing by @Hanna_Otter


ARK parasaur by deathfeigning


Ark Survival Evolved Illustration by Julia Viita


Valguero in the morning by @SLAPunque


Rhyniognatha by @bonten_ARK


Microraptor by @k3zk_627




Little Wolf by @pepepesho_setu


Perhaps one of the best Monarky adventures yet... by @OfficialMonarky


Dawn by Izi


Catch you next week!
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Community Crunch 348: Valentine's EVO Event, Creature Vote Winner, and More!


Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!



We're excited to announce that we'll reveal a development roadmap across all iterations of the ARK Franchise next month.


With 65,870 votes, this Community Vote has been a popular one! Ideas from the past and new entries battled it out in RankedVote to determine the next creature. One of the entries returns to claim a victory and reminds us that bugs are mite-y cool creatures 😎.

Credit: Prehistoric Bugs and Insects

Rhyniognatha is an extinct genus of arthropod of disputed placement and is considered by many as the oldest insect known. It lived 35 million years before the first amphibians.

We are excited to get this to the creature design team and start working on Rhyniognatha! Look for Rhyniognatha to make a grand appearance in ARK: Survival Evolved later this year!

Voting Results


We're expecting The Survival of the Fittest console to launch next week between Wednesday and Friday! Stay tuned for more information!



Our Love Evolved EVO event is live until February 17th! Unlike traditional ARK holiday events, only rates and wild dino colors will be active for holiday EVO Events.

2/10/23 - 2/17/23



*Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates.
  • Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  • Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  • ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  • Classic: 6x XP, 6x Harvesting, 6x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval


  • Dark Lavender
  • Dark Magenta
  • Magenta
  • Dino Dark Purple
  • Dino Light Red
  • Deep Pink
  • Dark Red
  • Lemon Lime
  • Red
  • Actual Black



Survivors on all platforms will be receiving a Valentine's EVO Event! It will be active until Friday, the 17th of Feb. All Official Servers across each platform will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes:

*Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates.
  • Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  • Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  • ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  • Classic: 6x XP, 6x Harvesting, 6x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval




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Creator: Mr Smart Guy
Mr Smart Guy Split 100 ark players into 4 civilizations to see what would happen if they were left alone in each of their different biomes. Would they make war or peace?
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Creator: Sypher Sam
Looking for ideas on your next viking house build? Sypher Sam will give you some inspiration in his recent video.
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]



Untitled by @VELUKO1


The Fight is Not Over by @WolfTek7


Lystrosaurus by @MazdaTiger


[Commission] Defeating Fjordur! by MayaPatch


Explaining TEK technology by @Ampraeh


Fishy Time! by Scutal




SuperDooM#2527


Necross#6852


༒LaSopadeRockwell༒#6863


Enjoy your weekend!
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Community Crunch 347: Black History Month, Valentines EVO Event, and More!







Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!


We're making significant process on The Survival of The Fittest console launch and are expecting for it to launch next week. Stay tuned for more news!


Don't miss your chance to participate in the Community Creature Vote. Voting is open now and ends on February 6th at 4 PM Pacific. CAST YOUR VOTE



Although traditional events, like Love Evolved, ended last year we still plan to do themed EVO events that are timed around the same time we would do the traditional ARK events. In this case, we're kicking off a Valentine's EVO event in place of Love Evolved. The skins and cosmetics from past events are available in the HLNA Shop.

2/10/23 - 2/17/23



*Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates.
  • Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  • Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  • ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  • Classic: 6x XP, 6x Harvesting, 6x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval


  • Dark Lavender
  • Dark Magenta
  • Magenta
  • Dino Dark Purple
  • Dino Light Red
  • Deep Pink
  • Dark Red
  • Lemon Lime
  • Red
  • Actual Black




Survivors on all platforms will be receiving an EVO Event! It will be active until Monday, the 6th of Feb. All Official Servers across each platform will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes:

*Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates.
  • Official Servers: 2x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x Hexagon Bonus
  • Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x Hexagon Bonus
  • ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x Hexagon Bonus
  • Classic: 6x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 6x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval




Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form



Creator: Uhmaayyze
You can catch Uhmaayyze on his Twitch channel where he occasionally plays ARK while casually rapping about his ARK experiences!
https://twitter.com/uhmaayyze/status/1594401655277092864

Creator: captain fatdog
In this episode, the limits of gravity on ARK will be tested. Hop on over to captain fatdog's channel for more episodes in the Monarky series!
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]



A New World to Discover by @WolfTek7


ARK: Survival Evolved - Parasaurs by Vulpakula


Fate of the Cosmos by @TekARK3


March Towards Ruin and Despair by @Snudoo1


Battle in the air! Giant of the Desert! by @falco_luna


Carcharodontosaurus Doll. Handmade by sayvaris




@sam_stimo


u/Gamer_Chase


@ARKLove9


Have a great weekend!
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