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《Wonder In Water》Patch Notes



Dear Explorers,

In this patch, we bring you a brand new building experience as well as a new challenge defending ARK against Cobalt aliens.


[h3]New Underwater Structures[/h3]
By learning Cobalt technology, you will master the art of building underwater. Take a look at the new structures and build your favorite underwater base!

Vacuum Compartment
Vacuum compartment is a cubical frame with a side length of 6 meters. It needs to be placed underwater and powered with a TEK generator preferably. It is a sealed compartment that drains the space while filling it with air, allowing the player to breathe and place structures in it. You can expand the frame by removing the sides to attach another structure. Note that if the removed surface is exposed to water, the water will fill the entire compartment. Each surface can also be locked by holding E. Once locked, the surface cannot be removed until unlocking it, preventing the player from accidentally removing a surface that is in contact with water.

Vacuum Compartment Moonpool
It functions exactly like a normal Vacuum compartment but has a hatch on its downside for entrance.

Both blueprints can be obtained from the ARK Defend Challenge



[h3]ARK Defend Challenge[/h3]

Players can now participate in ARK Defend through an ARK Defending Portal.

Life has become calm and peaceful on Skyward, but it seems it won’t be for long! A newly hatched dino broke out of its shell, causing a purple light to tear through the night sky, opening up a rift. Countless cosmic rays pour through the rift and brutally tear the ARK shields apart. The energy of the ARK is scattered and collected by the Cobalt Aliens on their spaceship as it glows brighter! The planet survived under the blessing of the ARK, however, the Cobalt Aliens are starting to manipulate creatures to attack the ARK once again. Darkness has fallen and hope has faded. However, in the depths of despair, we’ve found the heart to grow stronger. Get ready and defend against the Cobalt Alien attacks once more, for the dawn will eventually come.

The Ark will reward players for their courage and victory. Collecting all the energy in the following places will reward you different set of equipment:
-Magic Island : Royal Knight Set
-Ice and Fire Island: Royal Set
-Cobalt Star Battlefield: War God Set

Additional rewards include chance of:
- Goblin Wonder Cabin exchange coupons
- Tek energy cubes
- Vacuum compartment blueprint
- Vacuum compartment moonpool blueprint
- Exclusive saddle
- Giganotosaurus skin
- Equipment Modification Core
- Equipment Elemental crystal

Collecting all the energy has a chance to drop new structures and a permanent summoning scroll of a rare creature. The Goblin Wonder Cabin will allow you to try your luck using their exchange coupons. The Werewolf Sculpture will add a nice touch to your buildings! The Cobalt Star Turret will provide the best protection for your base!

Clear the Cobalt Star Battlefield to truly shatter the Cobalt Aliens' malevolence. You will be rewarded with a chance to win a permanent summoning scroll for the rare BOSS creature Cobalt Energy Golem Hammer!


There will be a total of three difficulties:
- Beginner: Magic Island
- Expert: Ice and Fire Island
- Master: Cobalt Star Battlefield



How to Participate:
You can start the challenge by placing items at the ARK Defending Portal if you meet all the requirements. A corresponding portal will open after the countdown, which will teleport all players and their creatures from the same tribe into the challenge. Players will have 90 mins to clear.

Rules:

1. ARK Defending Portal may be crafted at Exquisite Architectural Hut.
2. ARK Defending Portal may be placed at any spot on the map.
3. ARK Defending Portal requires resources to activate the challenge.



4. The 90 mins countdown begins once every player has teleported.
5. Manipulated creatures will attack the ARK in the challenge. Defeating them will automatically collect energy, which will be displayed as a score.
6. There will be a total of 50 waves of creatures, with each wave 90 seconds apart.
- Upon defeating an entire wave, the next wave will spawn in 10 seconds.




7. There will be buffs and debuffs spawning across the map. Both you and your enemy can benefit from these.
8. Defeating elites and Bosses will have a chance to obtain Defending Coin, which can be used to exchange magical plants/potions at the ARK to assist your battle.



- Magical Plant can slow the attacks from the opponent. The higher its level, the longer it persists. More Defending Coins are required for higher levels.

- Magic Potion can increase HP, attack, defense, and stamina once consumed. The higher its level, the more powerful it will be. More Defending Coins are required for higher levels.



Challenge Termination/Failure:
1. You can terminate the challenge anytime at the ARK. You will have 10 minutes to pick up any loot.
2. Your challenge will fail if the ARK HP reaches 0, and you will have 10 minutes to pick up any loot,
3. If all players are defeated in the challenge, they will be teleported out and can gather their rewards at the ARK Defending Portal.


You will be able to clear the challenge and collect your loot if you:
1. Clear all waves in 90 mins.
2. Defeat all creatures in every wave,
3. The ARK HP is above 0.
You will have 10 mins to pick up all your rewards any loot at the end.

Challenge Requirements:
1. Beginner - Magic Island:
Minimum level:80
Maximum Player:3
Maximum Creature:5(No Giganotosaurus)
2. Expert- Ice and Fire Island:
Minimum level:90
Maximum Player:5
Maximum Creature:10(Up to 5 Giganotosaurus)
3. Master - Cobalt Alien Battlefield
Minimum level:90
Maximum Player:8
Maximum Creature:15

Each difficulty can be entered once per 24 hours per character.


Rewards:
Beginner - Magic Island possible rewards:
- Goblin Wonder Cabin
- Goblin King Wonder Cabin
- Goblin Summon Scroll
- Goblin King Summon Scroll
- Vacuum compartment blueprint
- Vacuum compartment moonpool blueprint
- Exclusive Saddles with additional stats for Giganotosaurus, Megarock dragon, Ghost dragon, Spinosaurus, Gryphon, Ice bear, Quetzalcoatlus, Armadillo, and Hippocampus
- Royal Knight Set
- Goblin Wonder Cabin Exchange Coupon

Expert: Ice and Fire Island possible rewards:

- Goblin King Wonder Cabin
- Goblin King Summon Scroll
- Werewolf light tower
- Werewolf Summon Scroll
- Exclusive Saddles with additional stats for Giganotosaurus, Megarock dragon, Ghost dragon, Spinosaurus, Gryphon, Ice bear, Quetzalcoatlus, Armadillo, and Hippocampus
- Royal Set
- Equipment Modification Core
- Equipment Elmental Crystal
- Goblin Wonder Cabin Exchange Coupon


Master - Cobalt Alien Battlefield possible rewards:

- Werewolf light tower
- Werewolf Summon Scroll
- Cobalt Turret
- Exclusive Saddles with additional stats for Giganotosaurus, Megarock dragon, Ghost dragon, Spinosaurus, Gryphon, Ice bear, Quetzalcoatlus, Armadillo, and Hippocampus
- War God Set
- Equipment Modification Core
- Equipment Elmental Crystal
- Goblin Wonder Cabin Exchange Coupon
- Cobaltenergy Golem Hammer Summon Scroll




[h3] Equipment Modification[/h3]

1、Equipment Modification Station
Firearm Worktable is now renamed to Equipment Modification Station



2、Equipment Modification
- Equipment Modification Core obtained from the ARK Defend Challenge can be used to modify certain equipment at the Equipment Modification Station. It will grant extra stats and change the appearance of the equipment.
- Three types of equipment can be modified: Magic set, Primal Bone set, and Tek set, which will require 2, 5, and 8 Equipment Modification Core respectively.
- Modification will boost the stats of the equipment randomly, and can be overridden by additional modifications.
- The following stats are boosted randomly by the modification: Armor, Durability, Thermal Insulation, and Radiation Resistance.



How to modify:
1、 Open Equipment Modification Station
2、 Input your selected Armor and Equipment Modification Cores
3、 Put Armor you wish to modify into the slot.
4、 Under the “Modify” tab, click the button at the bottom right corner.


3、 Equipment Enchantment
The Equipment Elemental Crystal (Wind/Fire/Light/Earth/Water) obtained from the ARK Defend Challenge can be used to enchant equipment for additional stat boosts at the Equipment Modification Station
Three types of equipment can be enchanted: Magic set, Primal Bone set, and
Tek set, which will cost 5 elemental crystals of the same kind.


Element Stat Boost
Water HP
Fire Damage
Light Stamina
Wind Movement Speed
Earth Resistance

When a player equips 5 pieces of enchanted Armor with the same element, it will activate an additional boost.
Element Set Stat Boost
Water HP
Fire Damage
Light Stamina
Wind Movement Speed
Earth Damage Reduction
How to enchant:
1、 Open Equipment Modification Station
2、 Input the Armor and Equipment Elemental Crystals
3、 Put the armor you wish to modify into the slot.
4、 Under the “Enchant” tab, click the enchant button.







Pixark Christmas Patch Notes


[h3]Snow Devil is Back![/h3]
The legend has it that the horrifying Snow Devil was born in the land of sheer cold. The perpetual blizzard grants it endless power, allowing it to cast many powerful spells.

Skills: Snowball:
Activating blizzard energy and firing a gigantic snowball from its chest to attack the enemy from a long distance, dealing damage, and lowering enemy speed and cold resistance.
Blizzard:
Rotating its body and releasing a snow tornado to attack enemies, dealing damage, and lowering enemy speed and cold resistance.
Snow Pillar:
Summoning a snow pillar to attack enemies on the ground.
One-Punch Devil:
Gathering energy to its right fist and punching enemies afront, dealing damage, and lowering enemy speed and cold resistance.

Special Abilities:
Player’s cold resistance is reduced and heat resistance is increased within 50 meters of Snow Devil. The closer the player gets to the Snow Devil, the stronger the effect.
Snow Devil generates an aura of cold air beneath its foot when its HP is under 50%, dealing damage and lowering speed and cold resistance to enemies who touch it.



Players can start the Snow Devil challenge by placing “Snow Devil Doll” at the Christmas Fireplace. A Christmas fireplace can be obtained at the Christmas Goblin Trade Center with 200 Christmas tokens. The Snow Devil Doll has a chance of dropping from Christmas gift boxes.

Challenge Prerequisites
  • Character level ≥90
  • A maximum of 10 creatures
  • A maximum of 5 players
  • Note: Each character can challenge Snow Devil only once per day.
Boss Loot Small chance of obtaining following skins:
  • Christmas Dodo Skin
  • Christmas Pteranodon Skin
  • Christmas Iguanodon Skin
  • Christmas Gryphon Skin
  • Christmas Megarock Dragon Skin
and a small chance of obtaining following items:
  • Christmas Cape (Limited)
  • Christmas Cape (Permanent)
  • Christmas Reindeer Sleigh
  • 300-600 Christmas Tokens
  • Tek Storage Box Blueprint



[h2]Old Events are BACK!
[/h2][h3]Christmas Blessing Tree[/h3]

Decorating a Christmas Tree with various decorations will grant you a Christmas Blessing buff. The Christmas Tree can be acquired with Christmas Tokens at the Christmas Goblin Trade Center. Decorating the tree with Christmas Dolls in five unique colors, will gift players the Christmas Blessing and a Christmas Gift Box.

Christmas Gift Box may contain one or more of the following items:
  • Rocking Reindeer
  • Christmas Painting
  • Christmas Curtain
  • Snow Devil Doll


Notes:
  • Christmas Dolls may be obtained by looting Snowman.
  • Christmas Goblin Trade Center can be obtained by looting Goblins wearing a Christmas Hat or from the Christmas Supply Drop.
  • Christmas Tokens can be harvested from Snow Cubes in Christmas Blizzard




Snowman Fight
Snowmen will spawn in Noviceland, Grassland, Dawn island, and Woodland. Players will need to craft Snowballs to attack the Snowmen, which will drop one or more following items:
  • Christmas Candy
  • Christmas Dolls (50% drop rate)
  • Snowman Figure
  • Snowman Costumes
  • Christmas Token




Red Hat Creatures

Christmas Red Hats have a small chance of dropping from any creature wearing them. Creatures wearing Christmas Red Hats may also drop Christmas Tokens!



Christmas Supply Drop
Santa will be riding his Reindeer Sleigh to give away some gifts! Christmas Supply Drop may contain following items:
  • Christmas Paintings (small chance)
  • Christmas Candy
  • Christmas Fireworks
  • Christmas Cape (Limited) (small chance)




Christmas Snowy Biomes

A majority of the biomes will be enjoying snowy views. During snowy seasons, some biomes might experience a “Christmas Blizzard”. Explorers digging blizzard snow cubes in Christmas Snowy biomes will have a chance of obtaining Christmas Tokens, Christmas Blizzard Snow Cube and Christmas Candy.

Rate Boosts:
Double Harvest Rates on ores
Higher Exp from defeating Snowmen.

[h3]New Items:[/h3]
Snowman Costume
  • can be exchanged at Christmas Goblin Trading Center at 150 Christmas Tokens each.





[h2]Missed Old Christmas Items? They are BACK![/h2]
Christmas Goblin Trade Center
  • Can be obtained by defeating Snowman or from Supply Drops.




Christmas Reindeer Costume
  • Can be purchased from Christmas Goblin Trade Center with 500 Christmas Tokens.




Christmas Treant Costume
  • Can be purchased from Christmas Goblin Trade Center with 500 Christmas Tokens.




Christmas Reindeer Sleigh Saddle
Equipping it on a Reindeer allows one player to ride on it and fly across the map. With the Reindeer Christmas Platform Saddle, players can place up to 50 structures behind it. It can be purchased from Christmas Goblin Trade Center with 2000 Christmas Tokens.



Christmas Hat
Players can get in the Christmas Spirit with these Christmas Hats! They can be purchased from the Christmas Goblin Trade Center with 200 Christmas Tokens.



Rocking Reindeer - Drop rate of 10% from Christmas Tree Gift Boxes.
Christmas Paintings - Drop rate of 40% from Christmas Tree Gift Boxes.
Christmas Curtain - Drop rate of 30% from Christmas Tree Gift Boxes and Supply Drops.



Christmas Fireplace
  • Obtained from the Christmas Goblin Trade Center with 200 Christmas Tokens
  • Placing a “Snow Devil Doll” at the Christmas Fireplace will start the Snow Devil Challenge




Snow Devil Doll
  • Used at Christmas Fireplace to start the Snow Devil Challenge
  • Can also be used as a Holiday Decor
  • Can be obtained from Christmas Gift Box


Creature Christmas Skins
All of the following skins have a chance of dropping upon defeating the Snow Devil Challenge, They can be purchased from Christmas Goblin Trade Center with Christmas Tokens:
  • Christmas Dodo Skin (100 tokens)
  • Christmas Pteranodon Skin (200 tokens)
  • Christmas Iguanodon Skin (200 tokens)
  • Christmas Gryphon Skin (400 tokens)
  • Christmas Megarock Dragon Skin (400 tokens)


Christmas Cape
Christmas Cape (Limited) can be obtained either from defeating the Snow Devil or from Christmas supply drops at a small chance.
Christmas Cape (Permanent) can be obtained by defeating the Snow Devil at a small chance.



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Pixark 1.172 Thanksgiving Patch

[h2]Steam Pixark 1.172 Thanksgiving Patch Notes[/h2]



[h3]Thanksgiving Gameplay [/h3]

Thanksgiving Banquet
Place six different Thanksgiving dishes on the Thanksgiving Dining Table, and then press E to enjoy the treat and be rewarded with the Thanksgiving Buff. Placing Roasted Turkey right at the center of the Thanksgiving Dining Table will bring something special to Explorers.

Pardoned Turkey Event
In the Noviceland biome, Explorers may find wild Turkeys locked in cages. Players will need to break the cage to free the Turkeys. Once they are freed, Turkeys will drop Turkey eggs that provide rewards.
While freeing the caged Turkeys, explorers have a 30% chance of running into special Pardoned Turkey. Killing the Pardoned Turkey will drop the event item “Turkey Feather,” which can be used to summon Dodorex.

Turkey Challenge - Summoning Dodorex
  • Upon collecting a certain amount of Turkey Feathers, explorers can use them to summon either a Dodorex (20 mins at 90% chance) or a Dodorex (Permanent at 10% chance) at a cooking pot.




Dodorex
In the world of Pixark, even the weakest and humblest beings have dreams of becoming something stronger. And the Dodo, who is bullied by everyone, may become an existence to be feared by everyone. Legend has it that some dodos with exceptional talent were blessed by the ancestors of the dodo family and evolved into the most powerful Dodorex. Of course the legend is just a legend, in fact, people believe that Dodorex may be the descendants of Tyrannosaurus rex genetically modified by aliens. The biggest basis for this idea is that people have not yet found evidence of the existence of wild Dodorex.
  • Tamed Dodorex can bite (LMB) and shoot flames (RMB)

[h3]Thanksgiving Items:[/h3]
Thanksgiving Decor:
May drop from the Supply Drop and the Turkey Egg rewards from Pardoned Turkey Event:
  • Thanksgiving Dining Table
  • Thanksgiving Chair
  • Thanksgiving Recliner
  • Thanksgiving Curtain
  • Thanksgiving Decor Balloon
  • Thanksgiving Wall Decor


Thanksgiving Dishes
May drop from the Supply Drop and the Turkey Egg rewards from Pardoned Turkey Event.
  • Roasted Turkey
  • Pumpkin Pie
  • Beef Wellington
  • Salad
  • Brownie
  • Sweet Potato


Thanksgiving Equipment Skin Turkey Hat
May drop from the Supply Drop and the Turkey Egg rewards from Pardoned Turkey Event.


Drum-Stick
May drop from the Supply Drop and the Turkey Egg rewards from Pardoned Turkey Event.

Farmer’s Fork
May drop from the Supply Drop and the Turkey Egg rewards from Pardoned Turkey Event.
Dodo Chief Hat
Can be crafted using 30 Turkey Feathers at Tailor’s Workbench.
Can only be equipped on Dodorexes.


[h3]Others [/h3]
End Halloween Events.

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Steam 1.171 Halloween Patch Notes

Dear Explorers!
We are bringing you our Halloween Patch! Happy Halloween!


[h3]A Fantastic Beast and Where to Find It[/h3]
Skeleton Horse

It is a skeleton war horse burning with the flames of hell. Legend has it that the skeleton horse is the mount of the knight of hell, and is the most reliable partner of the knight. It can fly to the sky and dive into the sea like walking on the ground, and the energy from hell also gives it the power of eternal life.

Left click - Normal attack

Right click- Sacrifice: unleashes the flames of hell to inflict continuous damage to enemies within a certain range (damage value correlates to the HP of the enemy, while damage upper limit correlates to the percentage of melee damage of the skeleton horse)

'C' button - path of flame, activates its own hell energy, increases its own movement speed by 50% and melee damage by 30%. Moving will leave a hell flame in place, enemies near the hell flame will take continuous damage (1-50 dmg/0.5 sec)

Fire creatures are immune to the above skills

Magical Crystal Berry: The food favored by skeleton horses that replenish their hell energy. It can be crafted at magic workbench with a dark Magic Stone and a magic berry.

Where to find it?
  • Skeleton Horse (permanent) can be summoned at “Conjuring Cooking Pot” at 70% chance with:
    • 1x Breath Of the Dead
    • 1x Pegasus DNA
    • 2x Felhunter DNAs
    • 5x Scent of the Pumpkin Soul Reaper
  • Upon failing, you will get a tamed Pegasus or a Felhunter.
  • Defeating following monsters/BOSS will drop the corresponding items:
    • Pegasus: Pegasus DNA at 20% chance,
    • Pumpkin Soul Reaper: Scent of the Pumpkin Soul Reaper at 20% chance
    • Felhunter: Felhunter DNA at 20% chance
    • Death Lord (Boss)/ Bone Wyvern King (Boss): Breath of the Dead at 100% chance.
Note:
  1. “Conjuring Cooking Pot” can be crafted at magic workbench.
  2. Breath of the Dead can be exchanged with 40 Scents of the Pumpkin Soul Reaper at the Conjuring Cooking Pot.


Skeleton horse is endowed with strong vitality. Like any other bone creatures, it can resurrect as well. It can be resurrected at the Conjuring Cooking Pot with 50 Magic Stone of any of the following types: Dark, Fire, Water, Thunder, Light, Earth, and Wind

Skeleton Horse Saddle:

Can be exchanged at tailor’s workbench with pumpkins.


[h3]THEY ARE BACK!![/h3]
Upon the arrival of Halloween, so do all those naughty Pumpkin Soul Reapers out there trick or treating. Hurry up and fight them off!

During the event, Pumpkin Soul Reaper can be found in:
Pixark: Novice Grassland, Grassland
Skyward: Dawn Island, Woodland, and Void

Defeating it will drop:
Scent of the Pumpkin Pumpkin Seed Magic Broom (7 days)
Flying Firework (7 days)
Clown Costume



[h3]Gameplay: The Great Pumpkin Battle![/h3]

With Halloween fast approaching, we need plenty of pumpkins not only to decorate our homes but also to use them to exchange gifts! Hurry up and call your buddies to plant pumpkins together!

Pumpkin seeds:
Defeating Pumpkin Soul Reapers will drop pumpkin seeds, which can be used to plant pumpkins.

Pumpkins can be exchanged for various Halloween gifts at the Tailor’s Workbench

[h3]Costumes! [/h3]

New skeleton costume set can be exchanged at the Tailor’s Workbench with:
Hat:400 pumpkins
Top:200 pumpkins
Hand:100 pumpkins
Bottom:200 pumpkins
Foot:100 pumpkins
Skeleton Horse Saddle:1000 pumpkins

Knight costume set can be exchanged at the Tailor’s Workbench with:
Hat:350 pumpkins
Top:350 pumpkins
Hand:150 pumpkins
Bottom:250 pumpkins
Foot:150 pumpkins
Sword:700 pumpkins
Shield:700 pumpkins

Remember the Scarecrow costume from before? They can be exchanged at 50% discount!





[h3]Old Events ARE BACK![/h3]
  1. Clown Supply Drops - Normal supply drops will turn into Clown Supply Drops. Explorers can obtain Halloween Decors and Halloween Candy Grenades at a chance from these drops.

  2. Pumpkin Hat: Some creatures will be wearing Pumpkin Hats. There is a chance of them dropping the Hats that you can equip them on your tamed creatures.

  3. Double Harvest rates on Ores and Exp rates
    Higher Exp from defeating Pumpkin Soul Reapers

[h3]Old Items ARE BACK! [/h3]
  1. Flying Firework (7 days)
    Can be obtained at a chance from defeating Pumpkin Soul Reapers. Expires in 7 days.

  2. Flying Firework (permanent)
    Can be obtained at a small chance from defeating: Ancient Wyvern King, Aurora Butterfly King and Beach Bully.


  3. Halloween Trees, Halloween Gravestones, Pumpkin Candle and Pumpkin Wall Decors can be obtained from Clown Supply Drops.
  4. Clown Costume
    Can be obtained from defeating Pumpkin Soul Reapers at a low rate.

  5. Halloween Candy Grenade
    Throw various Halloween Candy Grenade at other Explorers to transform them into characters wearing various Halloween Masks! The effect lasts for ten minutes. They can be obtained from the Clown Supply Drop.


Happy Halloween!

PixARK Patch 1.170

Greetings Explorers! We hope that you've all enjoyed the Mid-Autumn Festivities and had fun befriending and flying around on the bunny/bear hybrid Lepursa!!

There will be a small patch to close out the Mid-Autumn Event.

[h2]Closing all Mid-Autumn Festival related events[/h2]
  • Osmanthus trees will no longer spawn.
  • Defeating Pegasus, Icebear and Big-Ear Bunny will no longer drop their DNAs.
  • Supply Drop will return to normal.
  • Shining moon will return to normal.
  • Wild creatures will no longer wear Mid-Autumn Bunny Ears.
  • Closing double harvest rate on mining ores.