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Hey Explorers!

Lunar New Year is just around the corner! The Lunar New Year Patch is dropping tonight, 02/03 at 12:00 AM PT. It’s the Year of the Ox, and the Bull Demon King has long awaited for this moment to make his appearance in the world of PixARK. It is only around this time that daring Explorers may summon the Bull Demon King and battle him in a test of skill and bravery! Great rewards and great fortune await those powerful enough to defeat him!

The Lantern Dragon has made its way here for the Lunar New Year festivities as well! Players can obtain one by defeating the Bull Demon King, or build their very own by collecting pieces of the Dragon Lantern! Lantern Dragons come in many sizes - see if you and your friends can build a 5-seat Lantern Dragon for the ultimate ride! As a symbol of people’s aspirations for a better life in the new year, the Lantern Dragon and its pieces are also valuable against the nefarious Bull Demon King!

What’s a celebration without glitz and glamor? A new Chainmail Set, Lance weapon, 8 additional structure colors are now available for all your Lunar New Year cosmetic needs! Returning are also some of last year’s Lunar New Year events! Don’t miss out on the Lunar New Year dishes - eat up for a full stomach and a variety of buffs!

Don’t forget to cash in on your Red Packets at the New Year Goblin Trading Center!

[h3]Community Features[/h3]
The past year has been full of fun and festive Holiday events, and we're looking forward to more in 2021! We would be happy to see how players are celebrating and partaking in the fun - please upload or send us screenshots or videos of the Lunar New Year event to the Steam Community Hub or on on Twitter (be sure to tag @OfficialPixARK and/or use #playpixark) for a chance to be featured on our Official Twitter account here: https://twitter.com/OfficialPixARK

Happy Lunar Year from the PixARK Team!

Full Patch Notes and details on the Lunar New Year festivities are below:


[h2]New Challenge: Bull Demon King[/h2]
In mythology, the Bull Demon King is so powerful that he is said to be able to travel between heaven and hell, move mountains, and calm storming seas. Even the Adepti cannot do anything about him. In the Pixark world, he is the King of Minotaurs, with strength exceeding far more than its kind. The Bull Demon King’s only weakness seems to be special creatures such as the resilient Dragon Lanterns. Damage dealt by the Bull Demon King to the Dragon Lantern’s Head/Body/Tail, and players carrying a Dragon Lantern Head/Body/Tail is significantly reduced.

• The Bull Demon King is powerful, 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 Bull Demon Challenge at the Dragon Lantern Stand.
  

[h3]Rules:[/h3]

• 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.
  

[h3]Challenge Requirements:[/h3]

• At least lv90 to initiate the challenge.
  
• Challenge can be done once per day.
  
• 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.
  

[h3]Rewards:[/h3]

• 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.
  

[h3]Boss Skills:[/h3]

• Max Strike: An axe strike from above, lowers the speed of enemies. (Dragon Lantern Head/Body/Tail and players carrying a Dragon Lantern Head/Body/Tail will not be affected by the speed debuff)
  
• Pierce: Pierces enemies with the end of the axe, causes a bleeding effect. (Dragon Lantern Head/Body/Tail and players carrying a Dragon Lantern Head/Body/Tail will not be affected by the bleed debuff)
  
• Whirlwind: Spinning attack that hits enemies within range, inflicts an armor reduction effect. (Dragon Lantern Head/Body/Tail and players carrying a Dragon Lantern Head/Body/Tail will not be affected by the armor reduction debuff)
  
• War Stomp: Stomping initiates a shockwave that lowers the melee attack of all enemies nearby. (Dragon Lantern Head/Body/Tail and players carrying a Dragon Lantern Head/Body/Tail will not be affected by the debuff)
  
• Boshosen: Blows enemies and knocks them back. Also increases the debuff effects of Whirlwind and War Stomp
  
• War Cry: Raises its attack damage, defense and attack speed. Applies additional effects on other skills:
  
  • lowers Max Strike and Pierce cooldown
    
  • Raises Whirlwind attack damage.
    
  • Raises attack damage and range of the War Stomp
    
  • Raises the range of Bashosen
    

[h2]New Year Goblin Trading Center [/h2]
Can be obtained from defeating goblins wearing God of Wealth hat or at event supply drops


[h2]New Year Avatar Set - Chainmail[/h2]
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
  

[h2]New Weapons[/h2]
[h3]Red Tassel Lance[/h3]

• Copper quality
  
• Can be exchanged at New Year Goblin Trading Center with red packets
  

[h3]Red Tassel Gold Lance[/h3]

• Iron quality
  
• Can be obtained from defeating the Bull Demon King at a low chance.
  

[h2]New Structure Dyes[/h2]
Adding 8 more color structure dyes


[h2]Dragon Lantern Stand[/h2]

• Can be used to start the Bull Demon King 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.
  

[h2]Dragon Head/Body/Tail Lantern [/h2]

• 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 Bull Demon King. (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 Bull Demon King. (Expires in 3 hours)
  

[h2]New Mount: Lantern Dragon[/h2]
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 Bull Demon King 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.
  

[h2]Boss: Flame Demon[/h2]

• 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)
  

[h2]Lunar New Year Supply Drop[/h2]

• 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.
  

[h2]Lunar New Year Reunion Party[/h2]
Placing different Lunar New Year dishes on the table will grant different buffs to the player, along with new year greetings.


[h2]God of Wealth Hat[/h2]
Players can obtain God of Wealth Hat at a small chance by defeating creatures that wearing it (Cosmetic for tamed creatures)


[h2]Nian Beasts are Back![/h2]

• 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.
  

[h2]Double Harvest Rates on Mining![/h2]


[h2]Bug Fix:[/h2]

• Fixed a bug where Tek teleporters can be placed into bases of other players.
  

[h2]New Servers:[/h2]
[h3]PVE:[/h3]

• Asia-Pioneering-skyward11
  
• NA-Pioneering-skyward11
  
• EU-Pioneering-skyward11
  

[h3]PVP:[/h3]

• Asia-Chaos-skyward9
  
• EU-Chaos-skyward9
  
• NA-Chaos-skyward9
  

Happy new year!

We hope everyone enjoyed the festive Holiday event and that you are all off to a wonderful start to the New Year! We would like to thank you for your continuing support and love from last year and are looking forward to more fun in 2021!

The patch will go live tonight at 12 am Pacific Time (Jan. 8th). Servers will be taken down to adjust the changes.

[h2]Event Changes：[/h2]
- Closing all Christmas Events

** Players will still be able to exchange Christmas Token at their Christmas Goblin Trading Center.
** Players will still be able to challenge Snow Devil if they have “Snow Devil Dolls,” however, the boss will no longer drop Christmas Tokens.

[h2]Server Transfer Changes[/h2]
-Enabling the server transfer of following servers:

Asia-Pioneering-skyward9
Asia-Pioneering-skyward10

NA-Pioneering-skyward9
NA-Pioneering-skyward10

EU-Pioneering-skyward9
EU-Pioneering-skyward10

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Dear Explorers!

We hope you had a wonderful Christmas and while the presents are all done, we have something new and exciting in store for the New Year!

The patch will go live tonight at 12 am (PST). The servers will be taken down for a couple of hours during the maintenance.

[h2]New Year, New Event![/h2]
Invite your friends and celebrate 2021 with our new Jumbotron in the sky! On New Year’s Day at 12am (server time), there will be a firework showcase when the big clock reaches zero near the Jumbotron. Come and share an unique experience with friends!~



Happy Holidays and may the new year bring laughter, joy, and more exciting adventures to come!

-The PixARK Team

Dear Explorers!

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas! The end of the year is upon us, let’s take a look at what we have for the Holidays this year!

The patch is scheduled to go live tonight, 12/18 at 12 am Pacific Time. The servers will be taken down for a couple of hours during the maintenance.


[h2]Snow Devil[/h2]
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.

[h3]Skills:[/h3]

• 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.
  

[h3]Special Abilities[/h3]

• Player’s cold resistance is reduced and heat resistance is increased within 50 meters of Snow Devil. The closer 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&cold resistance to enemies who touch it.
  

[h2]Snow Devil Challenge[/h2]

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

[h3]Challenge Prerequisites[/h3]

• Character level ≥90
  
• A maximum of 10 creatures
  
• A maximum of 5 players
  
• Note: Each character can challenge Snow Devil only once per day.
  

[h3]Boss Loot[/h3]

• Small chance of obtaining following skins:
  
  • Christmas Dodo Skin
    
  • Christmas Pteranodon Skin
    
  • Christmas Iguanodon Skin
    
  • Christmas Gryphon Skin
    
  • Christmas Megarock Dragon Skin
    
• A small chance of obtaining following items:
  
  • Christmas Cape (Limited)
    
  • Christmas Cape (Permanent)
    
  • Christmas Reindeer Sleigh
    
  • 300-600 Christmas Tokens
    

[h2]Christmas Fireplace[/h2]

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

[h2]Snow Devil Doll[/h2]

• 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
  

[h2]New Creature Skins[/h2]
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)
  

[h2]Christmas Cape[/h2]

• Christmas Cape (Limited) can by 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.
  

[h2]Christmas Blessing Tree[/h2]
Decorating Christmas Tree with various decor will grant you a Christmas Blessing buff. The Christmas Tree can be exchanged with Christmas Token at the Christmas Goblin Trade Center. Decorating the tree with Christmas Dolls in five unique colors, will gift players with 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 Christmas Supply Drop.
  
• Christmas Token can be harvested from Snow Cubes in Christmas Blizzard
  

[h2]Snowman Fight[/h2]
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
  

[h2]Red Hat Creatures[/h2]
Christmas Red Hats have a small chance of dropping from any creature wearing them. Creatures wearing Christmas Red Hats may also drop Christmas Tokens!


[h2]Christmas Supply Drop[/h2]
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 (small chance)
  

[h2]Christmas Snowy Biomes[/h2]
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.

[h2]Rate Boosts:[/h2]

• Double Harvest Rates on ores
  
• Higher Exp from defeating Snowmen.
  

[h2]Christmas Goblin Trade Center[/h2]
Can be obtained by defeating Goblins wearing Red Hat or from Supply Drops.


[h2]Christmas Reindeer Costume[/h2]
Can be purchased from Christmas Goblin Trade Center with 500 Christmas Tokens.


[h2]Christmas Treant Costume[/h2]
Can be purchased from Christmas Goblin Trade Center with 500 Christmas Tokens.


[h2]Christmas Reindeer Sleigh Saddle[/h2]
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.


[h2]Christmas Hat[/h2]
Players can get in the Christmas Spirit with these Christmas Hats! They can be purchased from 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.
  

Happy Holidays!

-The PixARK Team

Happy Holidays, explorers! We hope you all had a great Thanksgiving and a fun time participating in the Thanksgiving patch! We will be performing a scheduled maintenance tonight, DEC 11th at 12 am (PST).

Changes/Fixes:

• Ending Thanksgiving Event
  
• Enabling the transfer of the following servers:
  
  • Asia-Pioneering-skyward2
    
  • Asia-Chaos-skyward2
    
  • NA-Pioneering-skyward2
    
  • NA- Chaos –skyward2
    
  • EU-Pioneering-skyward2
    
  • EU- Chaos –skyward2