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Winter Wonderland 7, Narrative Content, and More!

Greetings Survivors!!

Next week, the community-favorite event, Winter Wonderland begins! Be sure to gather your tribes for the most festive ARK event!


The Winter Wonderland patch on December 14th will introduce brand new narrative content - featuring actors Maddy Madden (The Wheel of Time) and David Tennant (Doctor Who) reprising their respective roles as Helena Walker and Sir Edmund Rockwell. All of Helena’s and Rockwell’s Dossiers and Explorer Notes will also be voiced by the actors, as will survivors’ epic confrontation versus Rockwell on ARK Aberration. The highly requested Scorched Earth ascension will also make its debut!

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Deck the halls with boughs of holly! Winter Wonderland will be making a triumphant return with new presents and goodies for ARK survivors. The epic winter-themed holiday event begins on December 14th and will last until Thursday, January 5th.

RaptorClaus will be sailing across the star-filled night sky in his sleigh, dropping off presents filled with high-end loot as well as Mistletoe, and Coal for those naughty Survivors. You'll be able to catch RaptorClaus flying across the skies at midnight (game time) on all maps.

GachaClaus is also making a triumphant return to help RaptorClaus spread the holiday cheer! GachaClaus will be roaming all maps looking for eager recipients while sporting holiday-themed colors. He will be accepting your coal and in exchange will gift you holiday-themed items, or you can trade-in your mistletoe and coal for skins, costumes, weapons, armor, or 12 new Chibis!

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This event can be manually activated with the server arg parameter: -ActiveEvent=WinterWonderland

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December 14th to January 5th

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*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
  • Conquest: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus


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  • RaptorClaus
  • GachaClaus


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  • Santa Laugh Emote *NEW*
  • Caroling Emote
  • Happy Clap Emote
  • Nutcracker Dance Emote


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  • Full-body Santa Costume
  • Animated TV Show Parasaur Skin
  • 3 New Male & Female Christmas-themed Sweater Skins
  • 4 New Christmas-themed Beanie Skins
  • Rex Sweater Skin
  • Carolers Sweater Skin
  • Bulbdog Sweater Skin
  • Blue Winter Beanie
  • Purple Winter Beanie
  • Green Winter Beanie
  • Male and Female Noglin Swimsuit Skin
  • Male and Female Yeti Swimsuit Skin
  • Candy Cane Club Skin
  • Christmas Bola Skin
  • Nutcracker Slingshot Skin
  • Dino Ornament Swim Bottom Skin
  • Dino Ornament Swim Top Skin
  • Jerboa Wreath Swim Bottom Skin
  • Jerboa Wreath Swim Top Skin
  • Ugly Bronto Sweater Skin
  • Ugly Carno Sweater Skin
  • Ugly Chibi Sweater Skin
  • Gray Winter Beanie Skin
  • Purple Winter Beanie Skin
  • Red Winter Beanie Skin
  • Felt Reindeer Antlers Skin
  • Santa Hat Skin


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  • Andrewsarchus *NEW*
  • Pachy *NEW*
  • Fenrir *NEW*
  • Diplodocus *NEW*
  • Festival Lights (Red & green variants of the 4 light pets in costume) *NEW*


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  • Festive Dino Candy
  • Holiday Lights
  • Holiday Stocking
  • Holiday Tree
  • Gift Box
  • Snowman
  • Wreath


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  • Lavender *NEW*
  • Dino Light Purple *NEW*
  • Dino Light Blue *NEW*
  • DragonGreen0 *NEW*
  • Jade
  • PineGreen
  • SpruceGreen
  • DarkMagenta
  • Glacial
  • PowderBlue
  • Teal
  • DarkViolet
  • Red
  • Green
  • Light Grey
  • Light Red
  • Yellow
  • Dark Red
  • Dino Light Red
  • Dino Light Green
  • Dino Medium Green
  • Dino Albino
  • NearWhite




Classic PvP Season 6 launches on Thursday, December 15th! Find more information about Classic PvP Season 6 in the official Discord!

  • Experience gain, taming, and gathering have been quintupled compared to our standard Official Servers (5x)
  • Breeding, hatching, and raising rates have been quadrupled compared to our standard Official Servers (4x)
  • Tribes are set to 25 players max
  • Tribe alliances are disabled, though informal alliances are allowed
  • Servers have a maximum player count of 100
  • These maps will be available: The Island, Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Lost Island, Valguero, and The Center
  • Tek dinos (Tek Parasaur, Tek Quetzal, Tek Rex, Tek Raptor, Tek Stego), Paracer, Tapejara, and the Titanosaur are not available for taming on Classic PvP
  • All Aberration, Extinction, Genesis Part 1, and Genesis Part 2 content is unavailable on Classic PvP
  • Scaling of weapon damage has been reduced
  • No TEK Engrams
  • No cave building
  • Cryopods enabled
  • Tamed Stegosaurus Resistance reduced by 35%
  • Tamed Quetzal Resistance reduced by 20%
  • Tamed Wyvern Resistance reduced by 20%
  • Tamed Wyvern Damage reduced by 20%
  • Reaper Queen added to the Valguero Aberration Zone




Survivors on all platforms will be receiving a special Evolution Event as part of Winter Wonderland! It will be active from Tuesday the 14th of Dec until Thursday the 6th of Jan. 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
  • Conquest: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus




In the past few weeks, we've seen a surge in viewership across Twitch for ARK streams. We were pleased to find out VAULTROOM x Crazy Raccoon held a PvP ARK event from 11/25 - 12/5 on Lost Island. The series reached incredible viewership on twitch, reaching the top ranks with popular Twitch games


To find out more about the series and its participants click here.

Creator: NaturalCauzes
Surely 100 players can siege a castle, right?  Check out this amazing video by NaturalCauzes that includes a ton of well-known ARK creators.
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]

Creator: NeddyTheNoodle
Need a refresher on your ARK lore?  NeedyTheNoodle puts together an awesome intro to the ARK universe!
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]



Serious Lady by ScutalTheLizard


A friend of mine running from a Giganotosaurus by Adryastic


Megamek by BaldisBasics201#4735


Updated Portrait of my ARK OC by @HallOfFlameSs1


Spinosaur [ Commission ] by Kanapkozaur


ARK Art Discord Server by LockeARK#3544


Run... by Umbra-Daiwrfol




tilou#0001


RedGear17#1277


Wishing everyone safe and happy holidays!
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Community Crunch 341: Turkey Trial 6, EVO Event, and More!

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!

Turkey Trial 6 is right around the corner! Hope below for the event details and a look at some stellar ARK community content in the Community Corner!


On September 29, Google Stadia announced that the Stadia service will be shut down on January 18, 2023. As such, ARK on Stadia will no longer receive support from December onwards.

For more information on the Google Stadia announcement, click here.




From Tuesday, November 22nd through Wednesday, December 7th jump into a large-scale scavenger to hunt and carve up rare “Super-Turkeys” that have been unleashed across the ARK for Turkey Trial 6!

By harvesting Super Turkey Wishbones from these ruthless, genetically-modified creatures, you can craft their very own fashionable Turkey Costume, Ugly Sweater skins, or choose to summon the devastating DodoRex creature to do your bidding for a limited period of time.


This event can be manually activated with the server arg parameter: -ActiveEvent=TurkeyTrial

Dates
November 22nd to December 7th

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


  • Super Turkeys (Untamable creature)
  • DodoRex (Craftable Temporary Tame)
  • Turkey Costume
  • 3 Ugly Sweater Skins
  • Bonnet Hat Skin
  • Chieftan 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
(acquired via killing Super Turkey's for Wishbones)
  • Lymantria *NEW*
  • Mosasaurus *NEW*
  • Fjordhawk *NEW*
  • Tek Stryder *NEW*
  • Stuffed Glowtail *NEW*
  • Wishbones (acquired from killing Super Turkey's)
  • Thanksgiving Dino Candy
  • Light Yellow *NEW*
  • DarkTurquoise *NEW*
  • LemonLime *NEW*
  • Teal *NEW*
  • Cyan *NEW*
  • Light Red *NEW*
  • Yellow *NEW*
  • Orange *NEW*
  • Dark Blue *NEW*
  • Black Sands
  • Midnight Blue
  • Vermillion
  • Dark Violet
  • Dark Magenta
  • Medium Autumn
  • Light Autumn
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Dino Darker Grey
  • Black
  • Red
  • Near Black
  • Dino Albino
  • Dino Dark Red
  • Dark Red
  • Brown




There is an ongoing EVO Event that is currently running and will run right into Turkey Trial 6!

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




Creator: Syntac
How effective is Carcharidontosaurus when used for Orbital Supply drops? Syntac demonstrates in his latest video!
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]



Snow pillow | Commission by Scutal


Tamed Raptor by EdnaTomasdottir


Chibi Rex by Alkonavi


[Commission] Simply and Ferrous VS the Leed by MayaPatch


Modded Ark Rex by Sans


Ankylosaurus Armor Commission by @TekARK3


Just an idea by RoboticHat#7835


DodoPuncher by AngilDerT




AsH#8918


Vivixx#4697



Queenie_lisie#6578


Have a happy Thanksgiving!
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Community Crunch 340: New Sponsored Mods, Community Corner, and More!


Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!

The infamous Dodorex is making a triumphant return for our annual Turkey Trial event. Turkey Trial 6 begins on November 22nd this year and runs until December 7th! Keep your eyes peeled for the event details in the next Community Crunch!


If you are looking to change up the game why not check out some new mods? The ARK Sponsored mod program is currently in its winter break period, applications will open again on January 1st, 2023.

ARK Additions!
Garuga123 has been hard at work and ARK additions has expanded a lot. Explore the ARK with new creatures and fresh mechanics! This mod has a lot to look forward to as well as there are many more creatures planned for development!

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1522327484



There will be no EVO event this week.

Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form



Creator: The AxeMan
Are you looking for a guide on taming the newly released Carcharodontosaurus? Check out this new video by The AxeMan!
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]



Dodowyvern by @NeoVanilluxe


Poisonous Nightmare (Alt) by Scutal


Untitled by RoboticHat#7835


Shadowmane by ShadowW0lf7


Draconis Obscurum, the Rock Drake by TheShadowStone


Giganotosaurus by Xapi Wave


Don't leave me like this! by @VELUKO1




Ari The Adventurer#1243


Vivixx#4697


Have a great weekend!
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ExtraLife 2022 Recap


We're wrapping up another excellent ExtraLife event with the ARK community. On November 5th, we went live on Twitch from our Seattle Office for 24 hours to support ExtraLife, a program of Children's Miracle Network Hospitals. With your help, we were able to raise over $130K in support of kids' health! We were able to shatter our individual and team donation goals, setting up this year's event to be another unforgettable one! Throughout the Game Day event, we maintained the #2 team in total donations and in the top 5 for individual donations!

The ARK community has helped us raise well over 500K for children in need with the completion of our 8th ExtraLife event! These achievements wouldn't be possible without the support of the ARK community and sponsors! We are grateful for our generous, supportive players, partners & sponsors, & the opportunity to help facilitate this endeavor. Here's a recap of everything you may have missed during the 24-hour event!

  • 2X NVIDIA RTX 3090
  • 5X Game Vice Flex by GameVice
  • 100+ Noglin Hat
  • 100+ Noglin Plush
  • 100+ Dodo Plush
  • 5X ARK Collector's Edition boxes
Corsair
  • HS55 Wireless Headset
  • HS80 Wireless Headset
  • Void RGB Elite Headset
  • K70 Pro TKL Keyboard
  • K70 Mini Wireless Keyboard
  • K70 RGB Pro Keyboard
  • M65 Ultra Wireless Mouse
  • Katar Elite Wireless Mouse
  • MM700 Mousepad
  • MM800 Mousepad
  • MM700 3XL Mousepad
Microsoft
  • 2X ID@Xbox 2020 skate decks
  • 2X ID@Xbox Pillow
  • 3X ID@Xbox Charging Controller Stands
  • 2X ID@Xbox Picnic Blankets
Logitech
  • 2X Litra Glow light
  • 2X Litra Beam light
  • 1X Yeti X microphone


If you've won one of these amazing giveaways, please be patient! We'll be in touch over the coming days!

  • Syntac
  • HillbillyWilly
  • Royale With Cheese
  • Ark Community Charity Giveaway
  • Raasclark & Aaron Longstaff
  • Phlinger Phoo
  • NeddyTheNoodle
  • LoadedCrysis
  • Mo Nut
  • NaturalCauzes
View Full Team Roster


Get your first look at the Charcarodontosaurus, the latest creature added to ARK with a brand new Creature Spotlight trailer! Carcharodontosaurus makes a triumphant entry to ARK with a noteworthy set of abilities that puts it in competition with ARK's most feared carnivores!
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]


We are introducing new story cutscenes to conclude each ARK map, featuring actors Maddy Madden (The Wheel of Time) and David Tennant (Doctor Who) reprising their respective roles as Helena Walker and Sir Edmund Rockwell Here's a little teaser of what's to come!
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]


Dino discovery is a fact-filled ARK adventure that allows children to explore the Island without violence and learn about the fascinating prehistoric creatures that inspired the game. ARK: Dinosaur Discovery will launch on November 9 as an exclusive on Switch and is free to download with the purchase of ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition.
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]


Re-evolved from the ground up with redesigned mechanics! The Survival of the Fittest Crossplay Prototype launches on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC in December 2022 on later arrives on Switch in 2023.
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]


We reviewed the current year in ARK and took a look at some of our favorite community art. Check out our Halls of History album which contains community art that was featured in the Community Crunch throughout the year!



We've put together some of the key moments from the stream if you weren't able to tune into the entire event.


Find out about how donation funds are utilized at a local level!
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396832?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed


Catch the creature spotlight trailer of the latest creature added to ARK, Carcharodontosaurus!
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396841?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed


The return of Survival of the Fittest is right around the corner. Find out more about the upcoming release with Jeremy and Jat!
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396842?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed


Find out about how donation funds are utilized at the local level in this hospital interview!
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396821?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed


Find out more about Dino Discovery mode on Nintendo Switch in this interview with Jordan from Grove Street Games.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396836?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed


Watch along as Twitch chat helps Clayton design a new creature!
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396823?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed


Curious about creature design? Check out this interview with the designers of Carcharodontosaurus.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396825?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed


Watch along as Twitch chat helps Clayton design a new creature!
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396824?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed


Check out this year's office mini games!
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396839?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed


Tag along as we check out some of the mods in the Sponsored Mod Program!
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396837?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed


Dave and Jackson hop into the chat and answer some of their questions about level design.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396840?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed


Tag along as we check out some of the mods in the Sponsored Mod Program!
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396822?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed


Jackson hops into the chat and answers some of their questions about level design.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396835?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed


In this segment, Cedric reviews the current year of content in the Community Corner.
https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1646396831?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed

Studio Wildcard would like to extend our heartfelt gratitude to our wonderful community, including the awesome content creators who came in hot with their dedication and efforts. We just facilitate this; it's all of you who bolster us and make this an impactful event that directly helps those in need via the wonderful gaming community!

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Ark: Survival Evolved's next story update will feature everyone's favourite doctor, David Tennant


The second part of Ark: Survival Evolved's Genesis expansion is dropping soon, and with it comes the voice talents of Doctor Who himself David Tennant.


The new story content will also feature Madeleine Madden, best known for The Wheel of Time. Details are pretty slim on what this second part will actually entail, other than that there will be "new story cutscenes to introduce and conclude each Ark map." A short, slightly trippy trailer was shown off, which certainly does set up some dramatic events at the very least.


The trailer also shows off… well, some kind of giant, human-eseuqe, octopus creature, presumably as some kind of boss you can face off against, so prepare for some nightmares if you come across it.

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