ARK: Survival Evolved News

Greetings Survivors!

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch! This week we have a reminder about Conquest Season 4 and the addition of 3 more maps this Sunday.

We are also announcing new additions to the Sponsored Mod program, and wrapping up with some of our favourite stories, videos, fan art, and screenshots from the ARK community in Community Corner.

Don't forget to slap on a hat, slop on some sunscreen, and wrap yourself in some sweet summer shades, because we have an ongoing Summer EVO Event live right now!




On Sunday at 10am Pacific, Conquest will introduce new maps to its currently active season.

Map Rollout Plan:

• 6/26/22 - The Island, Scorched Earth, The Center *COMPLETED*
• 7/10/22 - Ragnarok, Aberration, Valguero *THIS SUNDAY*
• 7/24/22 - Lost Island, Crystal Isles
  

Find more information about Conquest Season 4 here, and be sure to stop by the Conquest Discord to directly contact the Conquest enforcement team.




If you are looking to change up the game why not check out some new mods.

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





Gimilkhad is back with more for everyone that loves to build. This collection includes additional types of structure pieces that match vanilla style and others to allow for entirely new constructions. You also find QoL changes for snap points and building tools, including efforts to improve snapping between different mods!

Check out the Arkitect Builder Collection



Looking for some more structures variation for your RP server? You will find new types of crops, structures, light sources, tools, and even an economic system built right into R.P. EDDitions. With a revamped tame storage system, new revival system, and plenty of plans for the future you should find some refreshing gameplay with this mod.

Check out R.P. EDDitions




There is an ongoing Summer EVO Event until 1pm Pacific, on July 15th. You can find the rates below:

*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, Harvesting, Taming, 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  
• ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  
• Conquest: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  

Find more information about the Summer EVO Event here.


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Khal Alastor -Dusk-#8673

I remember joining a friend's server for the first time, they had dragon mods and a cool map to look at so they invited me to check it out. I spawned in and immediately got harassed by a pegomastix as I was trying to gather resources... I punched this pego in the face and it had tamed instantly! I stood there shocked at what had just happened while my friends were laughing so hard about it all... To this day we all laugh about it still! Funny thing is... Not long after.. I did it again! Who knew punching in the face would give you a friend or two

StylishGoldFish#5205

so im level 50 right, so I was exploring around my base with my ptera and found a male 145 rex terrorizing the local herbivores around 300-500 meters away from my base, so i was worried that if it continues it would stumble its way to my base so I took 2 cross bows and 130 tranq arrows and set out to tame the mf before it shits on me and my base or at least lead it farther away

well I was prepared to die, but uhhhh turns out the rex fell unconsious and Im taming it up rn

now wth am I supposed to do with this thing, I cant even ride it till level 72 😭😭

Creator: Kiddas
Kiddas tells us about Ark: Survival Evolved, as well as a quick beginners guide for anyone who is new to this jurassic world.
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Creator: Chaotic Gaming
Chaotic Gaming has put together this in-depth guide full of everything you need to know about breeding and then some!
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Creator: JonahBirch
https://clips.twitch.tv/SquareDeafHamTooSpicy-BN0YHyz4HsB8zl0k?tt_content=channel_name&tt_medium=embed



Gacha by @bonten_ARK

Recent Work for @SyntacYT (Render) by @imagni_

These two meet again by @VELUKO1

Dinosaur Skin by @ebiflyyyy4

Fjordhawk by @falco_luna

Reaper by @falco_luna

Dodo Hug by @HallOfFlameSs1

Rock drake by WhiteSkally

Shadow Titan by redpandarepublic#1929

Managarmr Emote by Slither06#0066

Argentavis by Rasvim1313#2269



@byragnart

Silke#5949

@DmC_Mario

jim_bo#0395

DragonHeart#6424


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Greetings Survivors!

With the Studio’s focus on the development of ARK 2 and the recent launch of Fjordur, the team has been very focused on making that as awesome as we possibly can. Unfortunately, that means we haven’t been able to do a traditional Summer Bash event. We really appreciate all the support you’ve shown us over the years, and the heights that have been reached with our new arrivals so let’s celebrate summer with a special Summer Evo Event!

Including all of your loved past Summer Bash colors plus 7 hand-picked new ones with a tropical vibe. Throw in special 3x rates on everything including breeding and the ability to get your hands on past Summer Bash items and we think we have a fun little celebration!

We know you folks enjoy your event cosmetics so as has been our trend during this last year of events on ARK 1, we will continue to keep the associated cosmetics in the Hexagon Exchange once each event ends.

So break out your shades and catch some rays in the 2022 Summer EVO event! Running from July 1st 1PM Pacific to July 15th 1PM Pacific - and while you are at it, check out this new piece from ARK: The Animated Series completed by Gareth Coker.
https://soundcloud.com/jeremy-wildcard/ark-the-animated-series-helena-victoria-themes

Find out more about the upcoming series here.




The Summer EVO event will run from July 1st 1PM Pacific to July 15th 1PM Pacific.


Note that single-player and non-dedicated servers will need to manually enable the event in Advanced settings:

• Active Event: summer
  

For unofficial servers the required launch parameter is:

• -activeevent=summer
  

For the duration of The Summer Evo Event, we will be disabling the world buffs from Baby Boon & Maewing Poach on Genesis Part 2 on the Official Network. In the past, we've adjusted for the impact events have had on the rates by tweaking the bonuses that we use during the holidays, however, those tweaks lead to unfavorable circumstances on maps that aren't Genesis Part 2, so going forward during breeding events, we'll be disabling these mission buffs specifically as not to affect the bonuses on other maps

*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, Harvesting, Taming, 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  
• ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  
• Conquest: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  

• Emotes, skins, and chibis from previous Summer Bash events are available to craft in the Cooking Pot!
  

• Dino Light Red *NEW*
• Yellow *NEW*
• Dino Albino *NEW*
• PowderBlue *NEW*
• Turquoise *NEW*
• Lavender *NEW*
• Light Green *NEW*
• 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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Woof 2.0#4952
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My first tame was a dilo, I got a pack of 8 of them and then I thought "wow this army is so strong, it kills all raptors and enemies at the beach"... So I approached the Therizinosaurus and basically said "alright get him boys" and uh, let's just say after I had no more dilos AND I died afterwards. From that moment, I noticed that thing is no joke in the early game.

Poi#6351
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I wanted to get my first artifact ever, So I went searching for a thyla (I’m on the island), I couldn’t find s***. So I went looking for a baryonyx, I found a level 115 and tamed that guy right up. I got some meat for him, and cryppoded him. I decided to go to the southern cave, so I did and I was confident as hell going in there. So I went in there, I thought that there would be way less creepy crawlers in the my bary was half health, then it was 1/4 health, then it had 200 hp, then it died. I ran into the artifact room. I tried to exit but an arthropela came up and I had 15 hp. I set up some sleeping bags In the artifact room, and ran out of the cave, and someway somehow, I made it out with the artifact, but no baryonyx.
Lesson learned: bring med brews, level up your caving Dino before going caving, and tame a thyla.



Creator: Ninjakiller
A brief but very informative breakdown of Fjordur rune locations, plus tips to help track them all down.
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Creator: pterafier
pterafier's 10 tips for beginners! ARK can be hard, don't feel bad about being confused or dying a lot. It happens to the best of us!
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Over 800 followers by @bonten_ARK


Allenolantern's Pride Art Collaboration by Various Artists


Coffeebean by naeriie#2439


My best friend and his Spinosaurus by DEYNO • デイノ#0999


Snow Owl and Argentavis by Wrath#9612


Untitled by @k3zk_627


Fjord walk fun by @k3zk_627


Argentavis and Survivor by @k3zk_627


Ice Wyvern by @ScutalTheLizard


Glowtail and Fjordhawk by @rianeko_mabi


Shinehorn and Basilisk by @rianeko_mabi


Dracula by @falco_luna


Shadowmane doing a leap by @FishE2122


"Beast trainer" by @WolfTek7


#ARK2 Raptor by @StudiosGoji


Watcher of Snowy Land by artlimit7


Thyla plushie by @RaeVan87




ClutchOutlaw#9595


[T.R] Quantum#2914


@BemoGuinness


@LaSopaRockwell


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Greetings Survivors, and welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!



We'd like to take a brief moment and thank the ARK community, old and new survivors, for helping us reach a monumental milestone. This past weekend we reached a record-breaking 248K CCU (concurrent players) on Steam! You continue to blow us away with your never-ending passion and support. We are extremely humbled, gracious, and energized as we embark on creating the ultimate primal survival experience.

In addition to an EVO event and a look at some amazing community content, here are a few reminders to keep on your radar:


On Sunday at 10am Pacific, Conquest will introduce new maps to its currently active season.

Map Rollout Plan

• 6/26/22 - The Island, Scorched Earth, The Center
  
• 7/10/22 - Ragnarok, Aberration, Valguerro
  
• 7/24/22 - Lost Island, Crystal Isles
  

Find out more information about conquest here, and be sure to stop by the Conquest Discord to get into direct contact with the Enforcement team for Conquest.


In April this year we moved the Official ARK wiki to its new home and partner, ark.wiki.gg!

Moving the ARK wiki has provided a more stable and streamlined experience for the ARK community to build its future wiki roots on. Since the move to wiki.gg the wiki team has been working hard to improve the way information can be displayed and accessed, and one of these projects is the improved interactive resource, exploration, and spawn maps!

• Update Your Links: Remember to help those who forget the new Official ARK Wiki home.
  
• Become an Editor: Help improve the wiki! Wiki’s are most successful when many community members contribute content and validate information.
  
• Wikis are Worldwide: ARK players come from all around the world! We encourage non-English speakers to help make the ARK Wiki an even more valuable resource by contributing to the specific language wikis!
  
• Share Your Feedback: As always, we want to hear your thoughts on the Wiki transition. Anything you want to see the wiki add in the future?
  

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There is an ongoing EVO Event until Monday, June 27th. 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, 2x Hexagon Bonus
  
• Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, Harvesting, and Taming, 4x Breeding (Imprint, Maturation, Hatch/Gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x Hexagon Bonus
  
• ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (Imprint, Maturation, Hatch/Gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x Hexagon Bonus
  
• Classic: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (Imprint, Maturation, Hatch/Gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x Hexagon Bonus
  

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A-10 Thunderbolt II “Warthog”#6542

2017. Bought the game for the first time. Heard good things about it. It looked like a pretty cool game. I spawn in, and I see what looks like a piece of driftwood. I walk over, and realize its a creature. I approach it thinking “maybe it’s friendly?” Nope. It was a sarco. It chases me and kills me. That was my first death in ark.

Superiority Complex#9163

Okay, what you are about to read is disturbing and may cause an extreme fear of Therizinosaurus.

I'm playing a fjordur, day 100 or so. I'm level 68 and tired of seeing everyone walk around with their rex and cool creatures. Like any other person I decide to step up my game so I can be a respected tribe. Night comes around I have the bright idea to collect narcoberries on my level 100 or so para named Cherry. It's almost pitch black. Out of nowhere I hear the battle music kick in. Pulling out my torch I see a f****** Therizinosaurus.

Now I had 2 options- run to base or fight

I run because there is no way my Para is gonna f*** with a Therizinosaurus and survive.

I get within eyesight of my base when Cherry dies. It was devastating but I run without looking back, maybe Cherry's corspe can distract the Therizinosaurus just long enough for me to make it to my base. My base is made of wood. It is built on the side of a cliff with the edge of the house sticking off slightly. The opposite side, not facing off the cliff is guarded by 5 wooden gates.

Anyway I run and barely shut the gate door before the Therizinosaurus reaches me.

It starts to break the gate. Panicking I run up to the top of my base where I keep Bloodfire, my pterodactyl. Before I can get on, the Therizinosaurus hits me, sending me off the cliff to my death. I wait abit and respawn at my base. The Therizinosaurus is gone. I walk down the cliff and get my stuff then make my way back up and find Cherry's remains. I take the narcoberiies and saddle. Once returning to my base I examine the damage. One gate destroyed. Not to bad. Some time has passed now, I am in my base crafting tranqs and gates when I hear the sound. the Therizinosaurus attacking my base again, this time my living complex. Frantically try to dash upstairs to my ride, blood fire, goes crazy and fly away. My base is pretty much destroyed and I am brutally slashed to death. My bed is on cool down and I can do nothing.

Creator: Ark Solo
Watch this adorable little Bulbdog embark on a perilous adventure, journeying across Aberration to find his way home.
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Creator: Raasclark
Raasclark guides players through everything there is to know about Fjordur: Map Base Locations, Creatures, Resources, Artifact Boss Requirements, Locations & Rewards. It's all here in one place!
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]



Magmasaur by Jitser#9861


Ark Yuty go brr by 𝔗𝔬𝔎𝔲𝔫𝔤𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔖𝔥𝔦𝔫𝔬𝔟𝔦#0476


Deinonychus by @ebiflyyyy4


Our Sarcosuchus by @Fururuuun


Fan art of ARK Survival Evolved by @tanituki


Fenrir by KrioStaz


Megalosaurus Cuddle Pile by Foxitrox


Fjord Djrip (Render) by RedGear17#1277




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If you want to get your hands on the wyvern eggs in Ark: Survival Evolved Fjordur, you've come to the right place. The free DLC arrived earlier this month and has introduced new realms to explore, complete with ruins and fortresses, the Mjolnir sword skin, and plenty of new species of dinosaurs to either fall in love with—or avoid altogether...
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s part of the new Ark: Survival Evolved DLC, Fjordur, you'll be able to get your mitts on the Mjolnir sword skin. Getting Mjolnir is quite a lengthy quest, as you'd expect from the hammer of the gods. Of course, you could just use console commands to get the resources you need, but you're not gonna take the easy way out, right? Let's take a look at what you need to collect and, more importantly, who you'll need to defeat to get Mjolnir...
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