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Community Crunch 265: Minigun, Noglin, Small Tribes Update and More!

Fresh off the Federation Crop Plot, Shadowmane, and the Loadout Mannequin images, we're following up this week with more images of upcoming Genesis II content.

Canoe
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Have a joy ride with the tribe or go for a relaxing fishing session.

Convenience is key with a canoe that can be picked up and placed down in any body of water and is great for storing your consumables and freshly caught fish!
Noglin
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Don't be fooled by Noglin's adorable looks. Behind that cute face is a mind-bending surprise - the ability to take control of enemy creatures, tames, or even other humans!
Minigun
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Who needs to be accurate when you're firing a massive barrage of bullets to keep your enemies under pressure. When you're not wielding it, place it in stationary mode to improve its accuracy and clear targets around corners!
[h2]Other Genesis II Wallpapers[/h2]


Small Tribes Update

As previously announced, the Small Tribes Rules have been updated and made more stringent to address some of the pain points you’ve experienced. Along with this comes the need for those sharing defenses to move those defenses or for some tribes to relocate altogether, depending on the location. 

The full rules can be found here if you’d like to go over them

We’ve noticed there hasn’t been much progression in this area and we’re past the end date of April 23rd!  

Because of this, we’ve decided to give players two more weeks as we’d much prefer not to have tribes wiped by enforcement. Let’s address a few questions that have come up from the community to make sure the cave/shared defenses rule is crystal clear. We’d like to take this time to clear up any misconceptions players may have gotten from the last post. 
  • Sharing Center Ice Cave is against the spirit of the rules, irrespective of the fact small and large sides can theoretically be regarded as different defenses, they are quite directly benefiting from the presence of each other in that location If a tribe hasn’t relocated (or forcefully taken both sides) by the end of the two-week extension, enforcement will opt to wipe the base on the small side. 
  • Valguero Underground entrances cannot be blocked. Images showing limits for defenses near chokes are shared below. Multiple tribes can live inside but they must not share defenses in any way. For example, a tribe in tree and a tribe on large plateau with their own unique defenses is fine. A tribe at the bottom of the tree and a tribe at the top equates to shared defenses: the defenses at the bottom must be breached to reach the tribe at the top. In this example, the tribe at the bottom would be wiped by enforcement. 

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Enforcement will begin to take action on these and other similar cases after the 15th of May. 

These changes may just be the start, but they’ve set the stage for possible fine tuning in the months ahead. 

EVO Event


Survivors on all platforms will be receiving a special Evolution Event perk! It will be active from Friday the 30th of April to Monday the 3rd of May. All Official Servers across each platform will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes:
  • 2x Breeding (mating interval, egg hatch speed, imprint, and maturation)
  • 2x Hexagon Rewards
  • 2x Harvest
  • 2x Taming
  • 2x XP


Community Corner
Un gran Gracias a los organizadores de #ARKADIA y a toda nuestra comunidad Hispana por darnos un sin fin de horas de entretenimiento!

"A big thank you to the #ARKADIA organizers and our Hispanic community for giving us endless hours of entertainment/Videos"
[h2]Clips/Videos[/h2]
Creator: MrPilgrimz
Mr Pilgrimz is back with an epic build that resembles a modern house!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a3jtPmm5PEU


Creator: Neebs Gaming
Leave it up to Neebs crew to pull off an entertaining and exciting event.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-iZkFXex_c

Fan Art


SharkOwO#2662 - Wyvern


@TekARK3 - The Fate Of The Cosmos


JaxoJ#8855 / @JaxoJ - Randomly Mutated Achatinas


not Eren Yeager - Dodo

Here's the Fiat 500 version of Ark: Survival Evolved's Rock Drake

We all know the noble rock drake in Ark: Survival Evolved - it's that massive camouflaged terror that seemingly appears out of nowhere to jack up your day when you make the mistake of poking around its nesting areas. Once tamed, they're the scaly Land Rovers of the sky - gracefully gliding through the air and skillfully clambering up sheer rock faces. As a mount, though, they can be a bit unwieldy - so here's a mod that reduces the size and makes them way more manoeuvrable.


The aptly named Small Drake mod is just like Rock Drake, but 50% smaller. What it loses in size, it gains in swimming speed, climbing speed, gliding speed, and turn radius. Sure, you're losing some health and damage output, but you're gaining stamina - and you can still ride these little Fiat 500 Drakes straight up cliffs when the situation calls for it.


A custom saddle (without a passenger seat) becomes available at level 70, and a custom Tek saddle is available at level 85 (also without a passenger seat). Just like the larger versions, you can't actually tame the Small Drakes - you have to steal an egg, and then feed the baby using venom you've obtained from knocking out one of the wild female Small Drakes.


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RELATED LINKS:

Ark: Survival Evolved's new Conquest season launches this week

Ark: Survival Evolved tool Dododex now lets you compare dino capabilities

This Ark: Survival Evolved mod adds more than 500 items for a decadent home base

Ark: Survival Evolved's new Conquest season launches this week

Update - April 26, 2021: The new Conquest season times have been confirmed


If you're a fan of Ark: Survival Evolved's PvP gameplay, there's some exciting news you might want to make a note of - next week, the action-adventure game's current Classic PvP season will be drawing to a close, and on the same day a new Conquest season will be going live.


That's according to an announcement post from Studio Wildcard on the dino-filled survival game's forums, in which the devs reveal that the end of the current Classic PvP season - and the launch of the new Conquest Season 3 - will both be happening on April 27 at 6pm BST / 1pm ET / 10am PT.


As ever, Conquest - the mode that builds on the multiplayer game's Small Tribe offering and makes large-tribe PvP gameplay an option for PC players - brings increased rates for things like gain, taming, gathering, breeding, hatching, and raising. The next season will also see 100-player maximum caps again, with tribes allowed to be made of no more than 25 players in total.


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RELATED LINKS:

Here's the Fiat 500 version of Ark: Survival Evolved's Rock Drake

Ark: Survival Evolved tool Dododex now lets you compare dino capabilities

This Ark: Survival Evolved mod adds more than 500 items for a decadent home base

Community Crunch 264: Federation Crop Plot, Shadowmane, and More!

Last week we began sharing new images of Maewing, Exo-mek, and the Egg Incubation Device.  We're continuing the trend this week by sharing more images of upcoming Genesis II content.  

Federation Crop Plot
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Test your green thumb and expand your gardening possibilities with the Federation Crop Plot that allows you to raise harvestable plants just about anywhere!

Shadowmane
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Never mind its lightning-fast chain-teleport strike… By the time you're aware of the Shadowmane's presence, it's probably too late!

Loadout Mannequin
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Make every second count by storing your equipment on Loadout Mannequins.  Quickly visualize your gear, hotbar items,  and complete a full equipment swap!

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Exo-mek Egg Incubator Maewing

EVO Event

There will be no EVO event this weekend.

Community Corner


[h2]Clips/Videos[/h2]
Creator: Yutay
Here's a take on a traditional-styled home with a dino pen - complete with a how-to guide!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APAU8YWbk4g

Creator: Vindactur
Vindactur continues on his quest to become one of the bigger tribes on the cluster. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6i2FsigsMY

[h2]Fan Art[/h2]
OZ Cun' - Biologist Passtime


Locke.ARK#6239 / @TekARK3


@sis_6193 - Easter Rock Drake


EmilyStepp - Tactical Troodon Backpack Commission


대양마 - Drawing ARK-Reaper Queen


@NAMCOOo - ヒスイワークス


[h2]In-Game Screenshots[/h2]
@Mgen_Gaming


@PicturesofArk


KingWillrus#2876


NaturalCauzes#0230


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Inside the cold war raging between Ark: Survival Evolved's mega tribes

Some people use Ark: Survival Evolved as a place to roleplay and relax - a bit bizarre given there are ferocious beasts stomping around, but it's possible. Others view it as a kind of online gladiator arena where they can prove themselves against an increasingly difficult set of obstacles.


Ever since Ark first released in Early Access, though, the official PvP servers have been home to a third group of players: the mega tribes. These enormous alpha tribes are vying for dominance over one another across multiple servers and locations. For these individuals, Ark isn't just a survival game, it's an all-out war. Every day there are battles being won and lost with strategy, skill, and subterfuge.


To find out more about these conflicts and life inside these mega tribes, I reached out to their members, a task that proved more difficult than expected due to the collective secrecy surrounding them. Many of those I spoke to wanted to remain quiet to avoid exposing tribe secrets or angering anyone higher up in the chain of command.


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RELATED LINKS:

Ark: Survival Evolved's new Conquest season launches next week

Ark: Survival Evolved tool Dododex now lets you compare dino capabilities

This Ark: Survival Evolved mod adds more than 500 items for a decadent home base