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Community Crunch 317: Fjordur Release Date, Breeding EVO Event, and More!

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!

Our next free expansion map, Fjordur, is right around the corner. On Sunday, June 12th, prepare to dive into Nordic-inspired adventure with 4 new creatures (Andrewsarchus, Fjordhawk, Desmodus, Fenrir) that are native to Fjordur!

Traverse a fantastical multi-layered wonderland with a frosty Nordic theme. Four unique islands, Vardiland, Vannaland, Bolbjord and Balheimr, and the mystical realms; Jotunheim, Vanaheim, and Asgard, offer elaborate cave systems resplendent with Scandinavian ruins and vast monolithic entrances.

Fjordur is the second community map released with completely new creatures, and the second to include another creature chosen by the ARK community. As we near closer to the launch date on June 12th, we'll be sharing more information regarding the timing of the rollout and servers!

For more information on the creatures arriving with Fjordur, check out this Community Crunch post.

There will be an ongoing EVO Event from Friday, May 27th until Tuesday, May 31st. You can find the rates below:

*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
Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (Imprint, Maturation, hatch/Gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval
ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (Imprint, Maturation, hatch/Gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval
Classic: 6x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (Imprint, Maturation, hatch/Gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval

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DragonHeart#6424

On December 1st 2021 just 13 days before Lost Island released, my Dad passed away and it hit me hard. I wanted to honor him in ARK somehow so once Lost Island came out and i got on a community server, I built a memorial for my Dad on a little cliff just outside the castle in the Redwoods castle and placed the dermis of a Direwolf on top as he had a picture of a wolf on his computer that he took when me and him went to Yellowstone. Today would have been his birthday. Miss you Dad ❤️

Creator: GG Fizz
Check out this video GG Fizz released last month where he walks through the creation of a massive Medieval castle! GG Fizz is a ARK community builder that often helps with the builds in our trailers!
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Creator: Apex
Check out this video GG Fizz released last month where he walks through the creation of a massive Medieval castle! GG Fizz is a ARK community builder that often helps with the builds in our trailers!
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Incursion by @WolfTek7

Ravager by Natahi-4

The Stampede by 天启皇帝

R-Giganotosaurus by @sarekoube1

Pheonix by redpandaking#1929

Managarmr by 颓废猫

Heart of Fire by Scutal

Maewing Doll by sayvaris

BlueSucho#4999

HoRiZoN#9407

@sarrisrainbows

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Community Crunch 315: Fjordhawk Creature Spotlight, EVO Event, and More!

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!

Fjordhawk makes its Creature Spotlight debut in the Community Crunch this week!

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Fjordhawk can be a useful companion if you're able to forge a bond with one by taming it. This playful species has made a game of tasks you might find daunting. If you need to fetch something, Fjordhawk can fly to nearby targets and retrieve them for you!

Fjordhawk makes its appearance when Fjordur releases in June 2022!!

The free DLC map, Fjordjur, is right around the corner! Here's a quick summary if you're looking for the dossiers of the new creatures. Will Andrfewsarchus, Desmodus, or Fjordhawk be your first tame on Fjordur?

Serving as the first winner of the Community Creature Vote, Andrewsarchus makes its way to Fjordur packing an arsenal of utility! Andrewsarchus may seem sluggish while foraging for a meal, but they can move unexpectedly fast when provoked. Once tamed, its saddle will allow you to mount a minigun to the back of it!

Announced as the third creature to land on Fjordur, Desmodus was the second winner of the Community Creature Vote! The original creature submission garnered a lot of attention and the rest is ARK community history! Desmodus won (39,781 votes) vs. Carcharodontosaurus (24,419 votes) in the 9th and final round!

As you might imagine, Desmodus prefers to hang out in dark places, waiting for its unsuspecting prey! If you're lucky enough to tame one, you can send Desmodus to snatch up small prey or saddle up and vanish into the darkness.

Looking to dive right into the action, Fjordhawk can forge close bonds with humans as wholeheartedly as any canine or primate. A tamed Fjordhawk is a surprisingly playful companion that is very capable of fetching targets that you point out. A well-trained Fjordhawk can locate injured prey and communicate its find to you.

There will be an ongoing EVO Event from Friday, May 20th until Monday, May 23rd. You can find the rates below:

*Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates.

Official Servers: 2x XP, Harvesting, Taming
Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, Harvesting, Taming
ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming
Classic: 6x XP, Harvesting, Taming

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Chocoo#2155

"Happened a couple hours ago, was taming forest titan.

I begin putting all the tributes into the terminal, throwing out my mek, and activating the teleporter. Fast forwards 5 minutes, all is going well, minimal damage taken from both him to me and me to him. i take the final shot i had left in my cannon module.. direct hit! his arm falls down to the poisonous ground below. He looks at the damage i've caused, and roars. Swinging and swatting left to right at the forest wyverns like mosquitoes on a hot summers night. He takes a swing at me, shooting a large vine of roots and leaves.. my game freezes. I sit there praying i haven't crashed, fast forwards 30 seconds, all is good. I begin the shooting process until his 2nd arm snaps and falls. All that is left is one target. I begin shooting once again and he stops in his tracks, and raises his two hands, (as though he was surrendering) and stands their, allowing me to take down that final node, freezing him from the prison that was forcing him to do cruel and unspeakable things to others. He cried out in pain and freedom as he falls to the ground, unconscious. I look at my own two hands realising that i have finally taken down the forest titan. Solo. I give him a tap on the head, and he awakens, THE FOREST TITAN HAS BEEN TAMED beams onto my screen. Victory. I look at the forest titan, realising it was an alpha tame!

Next time:

The icy king yeti thingmebobwhateveridkwhattocallit becomes my personal stead into battle against the king of shadows. But will i succeed?"

Creator: Syntac

I bet you were wondering if it's possible to solo tame the Extinction Titans weren't you. Syntac did our homework for us in his latest video!
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Creator: NeddyTheNoodle
Maybe you've seen various takes on the '100 Days' series, but what about 20 real life days? Tag along as NeddyTheNoodle takes us on an adventure!
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#playARK x #Avatar2 by @FeelsR3KTman

Titacabane by UmbraDaiwrf0l

Untitled by V1SERION#2775

Dont you dare by ilizzdragoness

Calla Quickstep and Dash-n-Slash by Steeltalon

Lagoon, my PaleoArk Baryonyx Oc by ShamroknRoll#1993

MicroRaptor by Lekjih#0997

@Freeza33

@trinshutup

SuperDooM#2527

@Eferhilda (map by @Lucky_Fes)

Community Crunch 314: EVO Event, Community Corner and More!

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!

Love is in the air! We know how much you love EVO events, so we're kicking the weekend off with a special EVO event with breeding!

Are you looking fjorward to the Fjordhawk Creature Spotlight? Keep your eyes peeled! 👀 We're rounding out this week with a look at some amazing community content from various ARK content creators.

There is an ongoing EVO Event until Monday, May 16th. You can find the rates below:

*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
Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval
ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval
Classic: 6x XP, 6x Harvesting, 6x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval

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Rickzz#3486 (Part 1)

"Day 4, planetside

Seems I've escaped this galaxy's Belsavis only to end up on its Taris.

The teleporter looks to be a one-way affair. Supplies made it through, but everything powered by ""element"" was de-energized. It makes the surface almost uninhabitable. What's left of the locals is concentrated either in the ruins topside, or down here in what they call the Underforest.

They seem friendly so far. Finding the settlement was easy, lit up as it was in the dark. I was expecting less than a warm welcome given what I'd learned in orbit but was pleasantly surprised by their curious reaction.

The only rules seem to be basic decency, which I can do, and no meat. Even the carnivores here, somehow, don't eat meat. The leader, Magdeline, prepares some kinda special ""kibble"" and it seems to work VERY well.

I wonder how it tastes. The eggs are working well enough though, and these people can do a lot with berries. I don't think I'll have to go that route.

Besides, it's not like I have better options at present. No one here does."

Creator: Rampy
If you had 100 days to beat ARK do you think you could? Rampy sets out to answer the question in his latest video.
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Creator: Viperr
Who says you can't raid a base solo? Viperr shows us the way in the latest video of his solo raid series.
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Don't forget to feed your pets by @ScutalTheLizard

Commission | sewshichan by Nalak-Bel

Snow Owl by @DNA_3000

Snow Owl by AvoidableIncidents

Line Art of Jamie by Ares#2032

ARK Titans by @kawarayane

! Fried#3812

Starlight#0985

@harry12983476

See you next week!
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Community Crunch 314: Fjordhawk Teaser, New Sponsored Mods, and More!

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!

Have a long week? Well kick back and jump-start your relaxation with an EVO Event this weekend! We're nearing the Fjordur launch in June and we have yet to debut one of its native inhabitants - Fjordhawk!

It's time to announce the second set of new sponsored mods for the new year! Looking to add some spice to your ARK life? Check out some new mods!

The ARK Sponsored Mod program is currently accepting applications until June 5th. Please submit your projects here.

Titan is an ambitious project that would see the player exploring new worlds, taming new creatures, playing new minigames, trading and experiencing a whole custom story.
Some planned features include human NPCs and a spaceship marketplace where you can find various traders of items and creatures.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2600192246

Kanga mods are focused on creating a primitive gameplay experience. Cultivate your profession and work together with your tribe to overcome challenges. The mods are separated into different categories so that players can pick and choose what elements they want to play with.

https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=2449975772

Two years ago during the annual Extra Life Fundraiser, we unveiled a new creature that would be added to the game along with Genesis 2: the Noglin. Within a matter of minutes, a Redditor combined the Noglin with the popular "Poggers" meme to create "The Poglin". Since then, the Poglin has taken on many forms, including a 3D Art version made by the very talented artist ImEnFuego. We got in on the fun added the Poglin Mask Skin into the game and history was made!

We greatly appreciate community-led efforts such as the Poglin. As such, we've decided to hold a Discord competition to see who can make the best Poglin Heart Emoji. The winning emoji will be added to the Discord for all to use.

Hop into our Discord to see the details of the contest!

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There is an ongoing EVO Event until Monday, May 9th. You can find the rates below:

*Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates.

Official Servers: 2x XP, Harvesting, Taming
Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, Harvesting, Taming
ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming
Classic: 6x XP, Harvesting, Taming

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penguinfat#3639

My friend and I were at the volcano, he took my argy, picked me up, then dropped me in the lava

Dumb horse#5415

Me and my friend put couple thousand speed on a fetherlight and we where dying with laughter for 15 minutes

Creator: Bemo Guinness
Follow Bemo Guiness as he tries to take on Valguero bosses using Shadowmane's!
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Creator: Python
Are you looking for a new 'Let's Play' series to start? Looks like Python just started a new series on The Island!
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Untitled by Riggy#6314

Argentavis Auram by Molly69929

Thylacoleo by VampireSessh

Rock Drake by @ebiflyyyy4

Untitled by Gerald.#4819

Argen Watercolor Brush by @bonten_ARK

@Muckey_59318

FunkyMunkeyGaming#8936

@DreadTamer

See you on the flip side!
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Community Crunch 313: Desmodus Creature Spotlight and More!

Greetings Survivors!

Last week we announced the transition of the Official ARK wiki! We've been reading your feedback and decided to create a thread so you have a place to share your thoughts. Stop by and give the ARK wiki team your feedback!

In this Community Crunch, we're excited to share with the community another Creature Spotlight trailer for Fjordur! Many have been waiting for Desmodus to take flight since it won the second Community Creature Vote! This week we get one step closer to the inevitable debut of Desmodus on Fjordur! Here's your first look at the monstrous Desmodus, the next creature included with the free DLC map Fjordur!

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Soar through the skies, instilling fear in your enemies with Desmodus as your deadly companion, and gain an undeniable advantage of stealth with the ability to cloak yourself amongst your surroundings.

Desmodus makes its appearance when Fjordur releases in June 2022!! Will it be love at first bite!?

Are you looking for Official ARK media? We've created an ARK Media Kit that includes all of our official media that has been released throughout the years.

Within the folder, you will find years of media content from in-game events, Story Expansions, and Map DLC's. Can't find something you're looking for? Reach out to our community team and let us know! Going forward, the content that's released in the Community Crunch will be available in the ARK Media Kit shortly after the Community Crunch goes live (like the recently released Desmodus trailer)!

Visit the ARK Media Kit

There will be no EVO event this week.

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Phoenix Flaming Star#4365

Ark terrified me tonight. I was playing on Ragnarock, attempting my first Wyvern Egg steal. I was on my Pteranodon, Wasp, just kinda peeking in the trench and testing that Wasp could out fly the Wyverns. I was very nervous as I haven't really done this before. Then the weather kicked up. Rain and super loud thunder made my fear even worse. Upon hearing a second loud thunder clap, I had to stop. It was overwhelming. My goal is to eventually get all (er- most, not the void wyrm) wyvern types. I already have all the Crystal types. Now I'm on the last 4 types (poison, fire, lightning, and ice). I'm not giving up on this goal. I want to achieve this

Creator: Complete Games
What are the best ways to heal your favorite companions in ARK? Complete Games takes a look at various methods of healing your tames.
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Creator: Veno
Veno is taking a shot at ranking every tameable creature in ARK. Do you agree with Veno's assessments?
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Adventure in Aberration by Sunima

Me and my Bro as Bobs by Wallpaper#5740

Bulbdog by @ebiflyyyy4

New Piece to my Collection by BaseballxHero#4775

ARK-Boxelder the Rex by KattailsDesigns

Relaxing Break (о´ ∀ `о) by @sis_6193

@sam_stimo

Bercas#3045

@JuhuLetsplay