ARK: Survival Evolved News

Community Crunch 275: Summer Bash is Live, Community Corner, and More!

Summer Bash is live on all platforms! Join in on the fun from June 30th to July 14th for boosted rates, new skins, new chibis, and more!

Less than a week after announcing the creature submission vote for the upcoming free map Lost Islands and 3 new real-world creatures, we already have over a thousand submissions!

You have until July 23rd to get all of your ideas in! After July 23rd, we'll round up the most liked 10 creatures and complete a vote. Click here to check out the guidelines and learn how to participate!

An ARK: EVOLUTION EVENT is active on all platforms as part of the Summer Bash event!

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

Still looking to get your hands on the elusive Genesis 2 plushie. Don't worry. The ARKitects are hosting a Summer Bash event where they will be giving away plushies. Plenty of known ARK community members will be joining and participating. Be sure to join the live stream and follow the ARKitects Twitter account for more information!

Creator: pterafier
Check out these useful beginner tips for beginning ARK players. If you're already past the beginner stage, check out his other videos for more advanced tips!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yUpGEM2Zdwk

Creator: The AxeMan
The AxeMan shares his top 10 official maps. Take a look and see if you agree!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyeFLe4KuDY

MiniVulpix - Boden, My Argentavis

影茨 - Ferox

Toaster21648 - Amargasaurus

axoNNNessj - April and Alana Vilkas

GodzillaXL#3486 - Riding Astro

antloverguy#1145 - Bulbdog named "Chunky"

KCrownee (Render)

@SyntacYT

@Noah_Caprihorn

@RaeVan87

See you next week!
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Ark: Survival Evolved now has inflatable dinosaur costumes

Ark: Survival Evolved's third annual Summer Bash has arrived with a bang, and thanks to the event's new in-game items you won't only have to think about taming and caring for the best dinosaurs you can find now - you'll get to be the best dino you can be, too. Well, kind of.

That's because the rundown of new items coming to Ark with its annual summer-themed blowout includes an inflatable T-Rex costume that is every bit as hilarious as those ones you'll have no doubt seen pop up in all kinds of memes and clips online. Developer Studio Wildcard has shown off the puffy, plasticky new dino skins with a screen (above) that has an army of them armed with assault rifles and it's - well, it is something. There's also a slightly unnerving clip of an Ark survivor cackling mischievously in a Summer Bash trailer, which you can see below.

The event also sees harvesting, taming, and breeding rates dialled up for its duration by up to five times across the survival game's Official, Small Tribe, Arkpocalypse, and Conquest servers.

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Summer Bash 2021 is live!

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Summer has officially started with the Summer Bash event! Soak in some sun and have some fun with a community-favorite ARK event. From June 30th to July 14th the annual Summer Bash event is now underway. Relax by the beach with your tribemates or go on the hunt for newly released chibi pets! However you choose to spend your summer in ARK, Summer Bash is bound to cook up a lot of entertainment.

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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

Summer Swirl Taffy

Hula Dance Emote *NEW*
Flip In Place Emote *NEW*
Air Guitar Emote
Air Drums Emote
Mosh Pit Emote
Archer Flex Emote
Bicep Smooch Emote

Inflatable T-Rex costume *NEW*
3 Hawaiian Shirt patterns *NEW*
3 Swimsuit patterns *NEW*
Retro Sunglasses Skin *NEW*
Floppy Straw Summer Hat Skin *NEW*
Angler Hat Skin *NEW*
Alpha Raptor Swim Bottom Skin
Alpha Raptor Swim Top Skin
Crab Fest Swim Bottom Skin
Crab Fest Swim Top Skin
Fish Bite Swim Bottom Skin
Fish Bite Swim Top Skin
Floral Swim Bottom Skin
Floral Swim Top Skin
Giga Poop Swim Bottom Skin
Giga Poop Swim Top Skin
Ichthy Isles Swim Bottom Skin
Ichthy Isles Swim Top Skin
T-Rex Swim Bottom Skin
T-Rex Swim Top Skin
Bulbdog-Print Shirt Skin
Gasbags-Print Shirt Skin
Ice Pop-Print Shirt Skin
Sea Life-Print Shirt Skin
Sunglasses Skin
Uncle Sam Hat Skin
Dino Uncle Sam Hat Skin
Grilling Spatula Skin
Water Soaker Skin
Flying Disc Skin
Fireworks Flaregun Skin
Fireworks Rocket Launcher Skin
Torch Sparkler Skin

Maewing *NEW*
Spacedolphin *NEW*
Voidwyrm *NEW*
Deal With It Dodo *NEW*
Straw Hat Otter *NEW*
Manta
Ammonite
Cnidaria
Plesiosaur
Astrocetus

Dino Dark Blue
Red
White
Dino Light Blue
Dark Red
Blue
Light Grey
Cream
Cammo
Orange
MediumTeal
DarkBlue
LemonLime
Peach
Coral

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Community Crunch 274: Introducing Lost Island, Amargasaurus, and More

Explore new heights and hidden depths in this expansive 150 sq. kilometer map where Survivors will encounter new biomes, challenges, and mysterious ruins! Whether it's exploring the valley of waterfalls, setting up your treehouse home in the Redwood Forests, getting down and dirty in the vast swamps, diving deep underwater, climbing snowy mountains, or caving, there's something for every Survivor out there! Arriving with the map will be 3 brand new real-world creatures, including the Amargasaurus and one chosen explicitly by the ARK community!

Lost Island and its creatures will be a free DLC coming to Steam, Epic, Xbox, PlayStation later this year!

Of all the creatures in the sauropod family, Amargasaurus titanicus is likely the most unique looking. It sports two parallel rows of dorsal spines down the length of its neck, back, and tail--though the neck spines are significantly longer than the back or tail spines. These spines are a remarkable adaptation, giving Amargasaurus unmatched control of its body temperature. Made even more incredible by their time on ARKs, these spines store both extreme heat AND extreme cold, effectively allowing Amargasaurus to live comfortably in any environment. Its sails also make it an abnormally capable swimmer, for a sauropod.

Unlike most sauropods, Amargasaurus is very prone to violence, attacking most predators (and humans!) on sight. I suspect this behavior developed alongside the dangerous spines it uses as weapons.

Once finally tamed, it's no surprise that Amargasaurus' spines are its best feature. If removed early, their thermal storage becomes erratic, which is perfect for catalyzing sap development in many trees.

Some tribes, of course, adapted this thermal quirk for combat. By having Amargasaurus eject a spine before it sheds naturally, the freezing/warming waves that emanate from the spike play havoc with armor in the area. Interestingly, simple armor is barely affected, while more complex armor is more heavily affected.

Do you have your own idea for what prehistoric creature should be added to Lost Island? We're looking for your input! Check out this thread for guidelines!

We're excited to share more information with you before Lost Island releases later this year.

An update has been made to the Code of Conduct:

Before:

Blocking access to important resources (ie. charge nodes, Extinction City Terminals, Orbital supply crates on Extinction, or Mission Terminals and etc)

After:

Blocking access to important resources (ie. charge nodes, Extinction City Terminals, Orbital supply crates on Extinction, Teleporters, Dispatchers, or Mission Terminals and etc)

Keep up to date with the Code of Conduct: here.

If you know of an exploit on Official Servers, be sure to check out our Bounty Thread. We provide bounties for anyone who can report hacks or exploits of any kind (which are NOT aimbots/esp/speed hacks) that can have a serious impact on gameplay or server stability on our official, online servers. We've rewarded players with over 50k!

An ARK: EVOLUTION EVENT is active on all platforms from now through June 28th, with the following EVO perks:

2X Breeding (egg hatch speed, imprint, and maturation)
2X Taming
2X Harvesting
2X XP

veluko - Voidwyrm

Papryczka03 - Rockwell Portrait

Ocelotka - Jerboa

axoNNNessj - Megapithecus

Tri#0001 - Helena

Xenix#7589 - Shadowmane

Freasaloz

@EgoSilentium

FoxFox

@NaturalCauzes

Community Crunch 273: Summer Bash, EVO Event, and More!

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Summer can officially begin with the start of the upcoming Summer Bash event! Get ready to soak in some sun and have some fun with a community-favorite ARK event. From June 30th to July 14th the annual Summer Bash event will be underway. Relax by the beach with your tribemates or go on the hunt for newly released chibi pets! However you choose to spend your summer in ARK, Summer Bash is bound to cook up a lot of entertainment.

-activeevent=Summer

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

Summer Swirl Taffy

Hula Dance Emote *NEW*
Flip In Place Emote *NEW*
Air Guitar Emote
Air Drums Emote
Mosh Pit Emote
Archer Flex Emote
Bicep Smooch Emote

Inflatable T-Rex costume *NEW*
3 Hawaiian Shirt patterns *NEW*
3 Swimsuit patterns *NEW*
Retro Sunglasses Skin *NEW*
Floppy Straw Summer Hat Skin *NEW*
Angler Hat Skin *NEW*
Alpha Raptor Swim Bottom Skin
Alpha Raptor Swim Top Skin
Crab Fest Swim Bottom Skin
Crab Fest Swim Top Skin
Fish Bite Swim Bottom Skin
Fish Bite Swim Top Skin
Floral Swim Bottom Skin
Floral Swim Top Skin
Giga Poop Swim Bottom Skin
Giga Poop Swim Top Skin
Ichthy Isles Swim Bottom Skin
Ichthy Isles Swim Top Skin
T-Rex Swim Bottom Skin
T-Rex Swim Top Skin
Bulbdog-Print Shirt Skin
Gasbags-Print Shirt Skin
Ice Pop-Print Shirt Skin
Sea Life-Print Shirt Skin
Sunglasses Skin
Uncle Sam Hat Skin
Dino Uncle Sam Hat Skin
Grilling Spatula Skin
Water Soaker Skin
Flying Disc Skin
Fireworks Flaregun Skin
Fireworks Rocket Launcher Skin
Torch Sparkler Skin

Maewing *NEW*
Spacedolphin *NEW*
Voidwyrm *NEW*
Deal With It Dodo *NEW*
Straw Hat Otter *NEW*
Manta
Ammonite
Cnidaria
Plesiosaur
Astrocetus

Dino Dark Blue
Red
White
Dino Light Blue
Dark Red
Blue
Light Grey
Cream
Cammo
Orange
MediumTeal
DarkBlue
LemonLime
Peach
Coral

An ARK: EVOLUTION EVENT is active on all platforms from now through June 21st, with the following EVO perks:

2X Breeding (egg hatch speed, imprint, and maturation)
2X Taming
2X Harvesting
2X XP

@N_Life93 - Managarmr

@kawarayane - ARK Genesis Part 2

Rockwellium#0952 - Shadowmane

O Abel joga - ARK Art

AnaLoup90 - Scottish Kilt in Ark?

Fubukii - Space Creatures

@ARKLove9

@FPumpkin0214

@woahitsbandit

murph_661

@SelinaDaol