PixARK News

BUG Fixes:

Fix the issue where the game server may crash under some certain circumstances.

St. Patrick’s Day is upon us again! We are excited to bring back some of the classic events for our fellow Explorers to enjoy!

The patch is scheduled to go live tonight.

Servers will be down for a few hours to implement the following changes:

• Holiday Ribbon Cracker
  
• Balloon Arch
  
• St. Patrick’s Day Bed/table/chair/shelf/flower pot/painting
  

* Can be exchanged for at St. Patrick’s Day goblin trading center with Shamrocks.



[h3]St. Patrick's Day Goblin Trading Center[/h3]

• Can be obtained by defeating Goblins or Goblin Kings
  
• Can also be obtained through Holiday supply drops
  
• Used to exchange for St. Patrick’s Day event items
  

[h3]St. Patrick’s Day Costumes[/h3]

• Hat: Can be obtained through St. Patrick’s Day Goblin Trading Center using 4-leaf clover
  
• Top: Can be obtained through St. Patrick’s Day Wishing tree and red handkerchief event at a certain rate
  
• Leg, Boot, Gloves: Can be obtained through St. Patrick’s Day Goblin Trading Center using Shamrocks
  

[h3]St. Patrick’s Day Wishing Tree[/h3]
Obtained through St. Patrick’s Day Goblin Trading center. Upon tying Red Handkerchief (which is also obtained through St. Patrick’s Day Goblin Trading Center) to the tree, the following rewards can be obtained:

• St. Patrick’s Day Top avatar
  
• 4-leaf Clover
  
• Cobalt Organic Matter
  
• DarkGreen Creature Coloring
  
• Green Dye
  
• Dark Green Dye
  

[h3]Shamrocks and 4-Leaf Clovers[/h3]

• Shamrock seeds can be obtained by harvesting regular grass using Parasaur/Iguanodon
  
• Planting the seed will either allow you to harvest Shamrocks or 4-leaf clovers
  
• Using greenhouse allows Shamrock seeds to grow much faster
  
• Can be used at St. Patrick’s Day goblin trading center to exchange event items
  

[h3]Supply drops will be Pot of Gold Shaped and contain:[/h3]

• St. Patrick’s Day Goblin Trading Center
  
• Red handkerchief
  

[h3]Water will be turning green during the event![/h3]

• Goblin King rewards can now have items with different qualities.
  
• Lowered the explosion damage dealt by Smallalarms in ARK Defending Challenge.
  
• Lowered the explosion damage dealt by the first Boss in ARK Defending Challenge Master mode.
  
• Increased duration&HP of magical plants in ARK Defending Challenge.
  
• Doubled defending coin in Master mode.
  
• Increased defending coin drop in 5th round of Master mode.
  
• In Master mode, Giganotosaurus, Rex, Rex(Golden Forest), Megarock Dragon, Spinosaurus and wyverns will deal 30% additional damage and receive 30% less damage.
  
• Daeodon will deal 300%, 300%, 390% more damage in Beginner, Expert and Master mode respectively, and receive 95%, 95% and 96.5% less damage respectively.
  
• Nian Beast will deal 130%, 130%, 169% more damage in Beginner, Expert and Master mode respectively, and receive 63%, 63%, 81% less damage respectively.
  
• Increased chance of HP regen buff appearing and increased regen rate.
  
• All Bosses and monsters in Master mode will receive a 30% nerf on HP and damage.
  

• Fixed an issue with first person point of view of female characters.
  

[h2]Pixark 1.176 Patch Notes[/h2]

[h3]Event Adjustments:[/h3]

• Nian beast will no longer spawn
  
• Supply drops will return to normal.
  
• New Year Goblin Trading Center will no longer drop.
  

[h3]Valentine’s Day avatars are BACK![/h3]
Pink slimes will appear at Novice Grassland and Dawn Island with a chance dropping Valentine’s Day avatars.



[h3]Optimizations:[/h3]

• Megalania can no longer be teleported into BOSS and ARK Defending Challenges.
  
• During the ARK Defending challenge, Giganotosaurus’ rage can no longer pass on to another giganotosaurus or attack any friendly targets.
  

[h3]BUG Fixes:[/h3]

• Fixed an issue with Goblin trading center dropped in ARK Defending Challenge.
  

[h2]Steam 1.175 Lunar New Year Patch Notes[/h2]


[h3]New Boss：[/h3]



Great Nian Beast

The Great Nian Beast is a special kind of Nian beast that only appears during the Chinese New Year. It is much larger and stronger than the ordinary Nian beasts, and has the ability to weaken opponents with fear, ignite, slow and exhaust. It will also buff itself with "Inferno"and "Eternal Night" upon taking damage. However, such a powerful creature is only afraid of the traditional Chinese dragon lantern. Explorers can negate most of the debuff by carrying the dragon lantern to challenge it, and you will also deal increased damage and receive decreased damage.

Skills：
1、Swipe： Regular attack
2、Heavy Slam: Slams the ground with its paws, knocking back enemies.
3、Soul of the Nian Beast: Releases Soul of the NIan Beast to attack the enemies in front, dealing “fear” debuff along the way. (Immune to Dragon Lantern and players carrying dragon lantern)
4、Dance of Blessing: A special kind of dance among the Nian Beasts, which will buff itself with “Force of the Nian,” increasing its damage while taking less damage. It will reflect a portion of the melee damage taken to the attacker. Dragon Tail Lantern can eliminate this buff.
5、Flamethrower: Deals damage and applies an ignite DOT. The ignite DOT can spread among enemies during the “Force of the Nian” buff. (Immune to Dragon Tail Lantern and players carrying dragon tail lantern)
6、Outrage: Slams enemy multiple times and roars at the very end. Each slam deals damage, and slows enemy if it has the “Force of the Nian” buff. The roar decreases enemy attack damage, and decreases enemy defense if it has the “Force of the Nian” buff. (Immune to Dragon Lantern and players carrying dragon lantern)

Boss will buff itself with “Inferno” during the second phase, which will increase its damage.
Boss will buff itself with “Eternal Night” during the third phase, which will increase its damage while taking less damage.

• It is not easy to challenge the Great Nian Beast, but it is afraid of Dragon Lanterns. Brave Explorers can take on the challenge by performing the traditional Chinese "Dragon Lantern Dance."
  
• Players can obtain Dragon Lantern Head/Body/Tail by defeating Nian Beasts at Novice Grassland, Grassland, Dawn Island and Woodland.
  
• Players can initiate the Challenge at the Dragon Lantern Stand.
  

Rules:

• Players will need to raise different types of Dragon Lanterns in a “Head-Body-Tail” order to initiate the Challenge.
  
• Only the player holding the Dragon Head Lantern can initiate the challenge.
  
• The first and the final position have to be “Head” and “Tail” respectively. However, there can be up to 5 players holding “Body” in between.
  

Challenge Requirements:

• At least lvl90 to initiate the challenge.
  
• Challenge can be done once per day.
  
• 1 player holding “Head only” will allow a total of 3 players and 7 creatures into the challenge.
  
• 3 players holding “Head-Body-Tail” will allow a total of 5 players and 8 creatures into the challenge.
  
• 5 players holding “Head-Body-Body-Body-Tail” will allow a total of 8 players and 13 creatures into the challenge.
  
• 7 players holding “Head-Body-Body-Body-Body-Body-Tail” will allow a total of 12 players and 19 creatures into the challenge.
  

Loots:

• Lantern Dragon (Single Seat) at 100% chance, and another one at a small chance.
  
• Red Tassel Gold Lance at a small chance
  
• 50-100 Red Packets
  
• Chainmail avatar pieces at a small chance.
  
• Daeodon Food Recipe (can increase the effectiveness of the healing ability, and lower food consumption, doesn't work in boss arena)
  

[h3]New Items:[/h3]
New Avatars
Nian Beast Avatar
Can be exchanged for at New Year Goblin Trading Center with red packets.
Head：300 Red Packets
Top：200 Red Packets
Bottom：150 Red Packets
Gloves：150 Red Packets
Shoes：150 Red Packets



[h3]Old Items ARE BACK![/h3]
New Year Goblin Trading Center
Can be obtained from defeating goblins wearing God of Wealth hat or at event supply drops


New Year Avatar Set - Chainmail
Can be exchanged for at New Year Goblin Trading Center with red packets.

• Hat: 300 Red Packets
  
• Top: 200 Red Packets
  
• Bottom:150 Red Packets
  
• Gloves: 150 Red Packets
  
• Shoes: 150 Red Packets
  

Red Tassel Lance
Copper quality
Can be exchanged at New Year Goblin Trading Center with 200 red packets

Red Tassel Gold Lance
Iron quality
Can be obtained from defeating the Great Nian Beast at a low chance.


Dragon Lantern Stand:
Can be used to start the Great Nian Beast Challenge with:

• Dragon Head Lantern
  
• Dragon Body Lantern
  
• Dragon Tail Lantern
  

Can be exchanged for at New Year Goblin Trading Center with 300 Red Packets..


Dragon Head/Body/Tail Lantern

• Defeating Nian Beast will drop Dragon Lantern parts (Head/Body/Tail) at 20% chance.
  
• Dragon Head Lantern: Players can raise the Dragon Head Lantern to deal damage to the Great Nian Beast. (Expires in 6 hours)
  
• Dragon Body Lantern: Players can raise the Dragon Body Lantern to shield themselves. (Expires in 3 hours)
  
• Dragon Tail Lantern: Players can raise the Dragon Tail lantern to remove all buffs on Great Nian Beast. (Expires in 3 hours)
  

Mount: Lantern Dragon
In China, lanterns are indispensable objects for festivals, and the flying Kong Ming lanterns are a symbol of people's aspiration for a better life. Now for the first time in Pixark, players can build their Lantern Dragon with lanterns and enjoy a ride with friends!

Lantern Dragon can have up to 5 seats as you put more parts in!

• Lantern Dragon（Single seat): can be obtained from defeating the Great Nian Beast at a small chance.
  
• Lantern Dragon（Double seat): can be obtained from combining two Lantern Dragon（Single seat）at tailor’s workbench.
  
• Lantern Dragon（Triple seat): can be obtained from combining two Lantern Dragon（Double seat）at tailor’s workbench.
  
• Lantern Dragon（Quadra seat): can be obtained from combining two Lantern Dragon（Triple seat）at tailor’s workbench.
  
• Lantern Dragon（Penta seat): can be obtained from combining two Lantern Dragon（Quadra seat）at tailor’s workbench.
  

[h3]Old Lunar New Year Events Are Back![/h3]
Boss: Flame Demon
Spawn rate is 50% at the Death Lord Altar in PixARK map and 50% at the Burial Ground Altar in Skyward map.
Rewards: Gargoyle Skin (5% drop rate)


Lunar New Year Supply Drop
Supply Beacon will change its shape to a Chinese Lucky Bag, containing our Lunar New Year gift for explorers.
Rewards: Spring Festival dishes (restores Food and HP), Spring Festival Fireworks, New Year Goblin Trading Center, Red Packets.

Lunar New Year Reunion Party
Placing different Lunar New Year dishes on the table will grant different buffs to the player, along with new year greetings.
God of Wealth Hat
Players can obtain God of Wealth Hat at a small chance by defeating creatures that wearing it (Cosmetic for tamed creatures)
Nian Beasts are Back!
Nian Beasts will be spawning in Novice Grassland, Grassland, Dawn Island and Woodland.
Can only be defeated by the Firecrackers players crafted.
Rewards: Lunar New Year Dishes, Spring Festival Decors and blueprints, Red Packets.

[h3]Double Harvest Rates on Mining!

[h3]Optimization[/h3]

• Giganotosaurus will deal 10% more damage while receiving 50% less damage during the Beginner and Master mode of ARK Defending Challenge.
  
• Chests will spawn closer during the ARK Defending Challenge.
  
• Optimized some collision issues during the ARK Defending Challenge. Creatures will now less likely to be stuck.
  
• Decreased the amount of material needed to craft Christmas structures.
  
• Added Royal Knight Cape in Beginner mode.
  

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Greetings Explorers!

Happy New Year!

We hope everyone’s been enjoying the holiday festivities and the FREE NEW Wonder Under Water Expansion! Build the underwater base of your dreams, if you haven’t downloaded it yet, get it here:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2244940/PixARK__Wonder_in_Water__Expansion_Pack/

We’re excited to see all of your explorations and adventures in the seas!

For those who have been trying their luck with the ARK Defending Challenge, we’ve made some optimizations to make the experience smoother. Two new Christmas Carpets have also been added!

We’ve addressed a few bugs as well.

Check out the details below:



[h3]Optimization：[/h3]

• ARK Defending Challenge beginner mode now can be entered at lv80
  
• You will now have 5 mins to pick up your loot in ARK Defending Challenge instead of 1.5 mins.
  
• Two new Christmas Carpets
  
• Some localization optimization
  

[h3]BUG Fixes：[/h3]

• Fixed an issue with incorrect loots in beginner mode of ARK Defending Challenge
  
• Fixed an issue where creatures are spawned incorrectly in ARK Defending Challenge.
  
• Fixed an issue with Tek generator not showing correct power supply range upon unlocking.
  
• Fixed an issue where snow house structures cannot be placed.
  
• Fixed an issue where players can disconnect upon transmitting items.