ARK: Survival Evolved News

Welcome to another edition of the Community Crunch!

It's no trick, Fear Evolved begins next week on Wednesday, October 19th! Dress up in your event-themed skins and prepare your tribemates for spook-tackular adventures amongst the eerie event creatures. Find out more about Fear Evolved 6 here



Are you looking for a fresh ARK experience? You might want to check out the new series of "Limited Download" servers that just launched. Similar to how new maps are released with transfer restrictions, LDL servers will have this configuration set indefinitely. LDL servers are available to join on all platforms today!

• Servers will have a LDL in the server name
  
• 16 Small Tribe and 16 Regular network servers (split between NA & EU)
  
• Maps Available: The Island, Fjordur, Ragnarok, and Lost Island
  

• Character Upload/Download is enabled
• Item/Dino Upload is enabled
• Item/Dino Download is disabled

An EVO Event begins next week on Wednesday, October 19th as part of Fear Evolved 6. You can find the rates below:

• Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  
• Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  
• ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  
• Conquest: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  

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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Supa Koopa#8624

[Quote]so when i was playing with a friend on fjordur (after it came out like 2 weeks ago) we were looking for andrewsarcus and after awhile we found one. we tamed 3 of them (one for my other friend) and we got back to base and un cryod them. we forgot to put food in there inventory and guess what happed? you already know xd

Xmaz1ng#3692

[Quote](This was when i was more new to my server)
My friend and i were getting lots of small tames that day. After we tamed a trike we were like,"" I wonder if trikes can break wood?"" So we tested it out on a nearby wood shack. The trike charged right through the wood shack. We had joy for a good minute. Little did we know that there was someone in there and they were a bob of a pretty good tribe.

A little bit later after we tried to run away in the nearby forest, someone used a managarmer to execute the trike.

it was a learning experience.



Halloween Shoulder Pets by @Prissiiedraws


Halloween Shoulder Pets by @Prissiiedraws


Deformed Bone REX by @falco_luna


Doodles by @VELUKO1


Shmane by Maxolotl#7089


ARK Knight. Wide by FoxArtt


Duel by Asimos


chiiQ Chibi Collection by chiiQ




Krex101010#5943


wngplay#2015


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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)

• Desmodus
• NEW*
  
• Vulture
• NEW*
  
• Anglerfish
• NEW*
  
• Araneo
• NEW*
  
• Spooky Bulbdog
• NEW*
  

(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
  
• 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!
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]



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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👻 🦇 💀

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!
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]



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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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.
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]



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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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.
[previewyoutube][/previewyoutube]



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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