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Community Crunch 335: Fear Evolved 6, Community Corner, and More!


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Our annual Halloween event, Fear Evolved, creeps onto the ARK with a ghoulish screech and we have laid out all of the tricks and/or treats for Survivors to indulge in over the coming weeks!

From October 19th to November 2nd, ARK will be teeming with spook-tackular new chibis making their ARK debut, cutting edge fashion, and eerie event creatures all resplendent in moonlit pumpkin patches and Hallow's Eve festivities!

Cloak yourself in event-themed fashion and creepy shoulder companions to embark on a hunt for the elusive DodoRex and DodoWyvern.


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


October 19th to November 2nd


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


  • DodoRex (Untamable Boss)
  • DodoWyvern (Untamable Boss)
  • Zomdodo
  • Zombie Fire Wyvern (claimable & persist after Fear Evolved)
  • Zombie Lightning Wyvern (claimable & persist after Fear Evolved)
  • Zombie Poison Wyvern (claimable & persist after Fear Evolved)
  • Skeletal Giganotosaurus
  • Skeletal Quetzal
  • Skeletal Jerboa
  • Bone Fire Wyvern
  • Skeletal Bronto
  • Skeletal Stego
  • Skeletal Trike
  • Skeletal Raptor
  • Skeletal Rex
  • Skeletal Carnotaurus
  • Ghost Reaper (Surface reapers)
  • Ghost Bulbdog
  • Ghost Rex
  • Ghost Basilisk
  • Ghost Snow Owl
  • Ghost Mantis
  • Ghost Direwolf


(acquired via killing Dodowyvern/Dodorex or Cooking Pot recipe)
  • The Witching Owl
  • Ghost Direwolf
  • Ghost Basilisk
  • Ghost Rex
  • Ghost Mantis
  • Skeletal Giganotosaurus
  • Skeletal Quetzal
  • Skeletal Jerboa
  • Skeletal Bronto
  • Skeletal Stego
  • Skeletal Trike
  • Skeletal Raptor
  • Skeletal Rex
  • Skeletal Carnotaurus
  • Bone Wyvern
  • Zombie Wyvern


(acquired via killing Ghost creatures)
  • Reaper
  • Bulbdog
  • Rex
  • Basilisk
  • Snow Owl
  • Mantis
  • Direwolf


  • Pumpkin
  • Stolen Headstone
  • Scarecrow
  • Dinosaur Bone
  • Dino Candy Corn


(acquired via Cooking Pot recipe)
  • Scare Emote
  • Knock Emote
  • Zombie Emote
  • Dance Emote
  • Panic Emote


(acquired via Cooking Pot recipe)
  • Strawman costume
  • Skeleton costume
  • Skelly Print Shirt
  • Tentacle Print Shirt
  • ZombDodo Print Shirt
  • Zombie Wyvern Print Shirt
  • Reaper Swimsuit Skin
  • Jack-O-Lantern Swimsuit Skin
  • Pumpkin Helmet Skin
  • Headless Costume Skin
  • Hockey Mask Skin
  • Araneo Swimsuit Skins
  • Onyc Swimsuit Skins
  • Vampire Dodo Swimsuit Skins


  • DarkViolet *NEW*
  • DarkBlue *NEW*
  • DragonFire *NEW*
  • Cream *NEW*
  • Vermillion *NEW*
  • BigFoot0 *NEW*
  • BlackSands *NEW*
  • LightAutumn *NEW*
  • Dino Dark Purple
  • NEW*
  • Dino Darker Grey
  • Dino Light Blue
  • Dino Dark Yellow
  • DragonBase1
  • Light Brown
  • Light Grey
  • Dino Light Brown
  • Dino Dark Brown
  • DragonFire
  • Vermillion
  • ActualBlack
  • MidnightBlue
  • MediumAutumn
  • DarkWarmGray
  • Orange
  • DarkLavender
  • Jade



There is no EVO event this week

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pomue#9999
This Story is from 2017. My friends and I (Group of 5) all decided to download ARK and play through the game for the very first time. We decided on hardcore settings, no tames and 1.5x Creature Damage. We decide to go into Island South Cave. We have assault rifles, chitin armor and 2 people with shields and swords. We manage to make it down to the artifact, but decide to head into the cave further as we wanted the chance at getting some blueprints out of drops. (Little did we know this would spell the end for 3 of our 5 members. We also had hardcore mode enabled, so we would lose everything if we were to die.) We decide to cross the little lake in the cave with the plan of jumping in and swimming to shore. We all jump in and 4 of us make it to the other side of the lake and onto shore before we turn to see one of our tribemates say “help me” as he’s bounced back into the water by a group of piranhas, thus we obtained our first causality of the play through. As we grieve over the loss of our tribemate, we agree we must press onward to not let his sacrifice have been in vain, and that’s when disaster struck once more. A pack of scorpions on 1.5x Damage snuck out from inside the wall of the cave and knocked out one of the vanguard in a single hit, then proceeded to take his life in the process. The tribe was powerless as our only means of shielding was gone, but we managed to fight them off with our guns and a little bit of luck. Thus being down two members of the expedition team, our tribe leader suggests that we turn around and leave. Myself and the other remaining member decide that the only way to honor the fallen is to continue onward, and thus we do just that. I take the lead, as I have the most HP, and equip the shield of my fallen comrade. With shield and sword in hand, I fail to account for the biggest danger of all, Megalania. Failing to look upwards, I’m jumped on without any warning. My tribemates unload their guns into the creature in a desperate attempt to salvage what little bit we can, but unfortunately, the damage had been done. Mega rabies had infected my character, and it was taking my life away at a rapid rate. In a panic, I run towards the safety of my tribemates, failing to realize I harmed the very people I was supposed to protect. The leader and other member now had the disease as well, and as we all rushed past the megalania and for the entrance in a hopes of escape, we lost our tribe leader. Myself and one other left that day, and we never went into a cave on that play through again.

I just remembered this story as one of the friends involved in this passed away last month and it was a happy memory to have found again. RIP


Creator: SINZAHH
SINZAHH is back to show you how he transformed his base into a solo fortress!
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Arkemon by @AngelStrangeArt


Welcome Survivor by @WolfTek7


Inktober day 2: Scurry by @NeoVanilluxe


Deformed Titan by @bonten_ARK


Fast sketch of my fav creature by xCone344#4461


[VN] ARKtober 2022 - Day 5 and 6 by Ampraeh




RedGear17#1277


@DreadTamer


Krex101010#5943


See you next week!
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Community Crunch 334: Community Corner and More!


Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!

This week we're checking out some of our favorite community content in the Community Corner and preparing for the upcoming holiday season! One of our favorite community and charity events, ExtraLife, is right around the corner on November 6th!



There will be no EVO event this week.

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Survival Bob
Go check out Survival Bob's latest video if you're looking for the scoop on the latest mod map from Nekatus, the creator of Fjordur.
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On The Surface by AmaryllisDreamer


Blazing Glory by BettleKettle


ARK 2 Rex by Free Radical#6954


Maewing by @Bo3do3


Heather and her big funny terror bird by @menacefjordur


CarChar by @falco_luna


My Take on Argentavis by Nagisa#9062




@Nekatus


Vlãd#0513


@sarrisrainbows


Have a great weekend!
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Community Crunch 333: EVO Event, Community Corner, and More!

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!

Let's get this weekend started with a special 3x EVO Event that lasts until Tuesday! While you're here, check out some of our favorite community content in the Community Corner this week!



There is an ongoing EVO event that will run until 1 PM Pacific on Tuesday, September 27th. 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, Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, and 3x Hexagon Rewards
  • Small Tribe Servers: 5.5x XP, Harvesting, Taming, 5x Breeding (maturation, hatch/gestation), 4x Imprinting, 0.5x Mating Interval, and 4x Hexagon Rewards
  • ARKpocalypse: 6x XP, Harvesting, Taming, Breeding (maturation, hatch/gestation), 4x Imprinting, 0.5x Mating Interval, and 4x Hexagon Rewards
  • Conquest: 6x XP, Harvesting, Taming, Breeding (maturation, hatch/gestation), 4x Imprinting, 0.5x Mating Interval, and 4x Hexagon Rewards


For the duration of this 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 breeding events, however, those tweaks lead to unfavorable circumstances on maps that aren't Genesis Part 2, so during breeding events, we'll be disabling these mission buffs specifically as not to affect the bonuses on other maps.

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Tacosaurus#3251
[Quote]So uhhh... I had never beaten a boss before and the people of the cluster I play on were going for tek cave but needed alpha dragon. So i opted in to do it and... I still to this day havent beaten a boss. The alpha dragon at the very end of the fight decided to aggro onto me, snipe me with a fire ball and killed me.
So yeah, my story of still not beating a boss

RallraxAuri#0412
[Quote]accidentally killed my max level lightning wyvern with the s+ kill gun. I was aiming for a baby and when i was shooting i was wondering why nothing was happening. I look behind me and my best tame is dead. rip



The Outcasts
Are you looking for some epic base locations on Fjordur? Well, look no further! Check out these fantastic underwater cave locations.
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Survivors | Commission by Scutal


Double Exposure Thyla by Boedoe#0489


Reaper Queen | Wallpaper by Fabycinder


Rock Drake by @k3zk_627


[Ark- OC] LAura and Cupcake by MayaPatch


Reset and Revive! by @NeoVanilluxe


Bulbdog with a Knife by HallOfFlameSs#3779




SuperDooM#2527


Cailleach#5832


Vivixx#4697


Have a great weekend!
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Community Crunch 332: Community Corner and More!

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!

This week we'll be taking a look at what's going on in the community by checking out the latest art and ARK content in the community corner!



🎉 ARK is currently up to 67% off!

🦕 Grab a copy during the Snail Games Publisher Sale until Sep 22nd!


https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/21105/ARK_Ultimate_Survivor_Edition/


https://store.steampowered.com/app/346110/ARK_Survival_Evolved/


https://store.steampowered.com/app/1113410/ARK_Genesis_Season_Pass/


https://store.steampowered.com/app/512540/ARK_Scorched_Earth__Expansion_Pack/


https://store.steampowered.com/app/708770/ARK_Aberration__Expansion_Pack/


https://store.steampowered.com/app/887380/ARK_Extinction__Expansion_Pack/



There is no EVO event this week.

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Conner#2566
[Quote]My good friend mhix likes to breed his Dino’s and let me get the babies or eggs from them. He did this with his otters several times. Each and every time I get a batch of his babies they die!!! Today I waited 7hours and 30minutes for them to give birth… I was prepared with tons of fish meat cooked and raw, was so excited too. The 7 hour timer I set went off, I quickly finished my meat run and got distracted. In that time of getting distracted I moved my young kittens to a safer spot in my room. Went to the living room to show my mom one of the kittens, we sat there for about 30 minutes when I realized I needed to get the otters. I freaked out and ran to my room quickly grabbed pods and ran to my friends base. I got there lagging and saw the babies heads. I started imprinting them all and led them away from the adults so I could pod them. They all died at the same time! There goes 7 hours of excitement



Untitled by @SLAPunque


Untimely Descent of the Gas Bag by RoxaneLapa


Golem De Pierre by Pet1tFlan


To the space biome we go! by Boedoe


The Journey Home by Boedoe


Kawaii Desmodus 🦇 by @kinosei_x2


ARK Ichthyosaurus X JWTG Ophthalmosaurus by 드찌/어찌#1582




Banshee Barvado


Raasclark#5770


thecavelassie2022#6129


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Ark: Survival Evolved and a legendary co-op board game are free on Epic next week




Next week will see the perennially popular survival shooter ARK: Survival Evolved go free to keep on the Epic Games store for another week. From September 22nd to September 29th, the dinosaur-riding survival extravaganza will be totally free. You can just have it...
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