Community Crunch 421: 'Steampunk Ascent' Cosmo Dossier!

03 Aug 2024Developer post

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This week, we’re excited to give you a closer look at our sweet and fluffy friend, the Cosmo, with the release of the dossier. We are looking forward to seeing you zip through the world of Aberration, proving that the smallest hero can make a big difference. After all, with great power comes great responsibility.
Plus, don’t miss the latest major update to Club ARK, now featuring new mini-games and rewards!

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Common name: Cosmo
Species: Cosmophasis Luxtextor
Time: Neogene
Diet: Carnivore
Temperament: Skittish

I've found just the friend to get you through these low places, but you're going to need to keep an open mind. Though I guess anyone that's made it this far shouldn't be afraid of an itsy bitsy jumping spider. Not to mention that there's more to this shy little charmer than meets the eyes (all eight of 'em)...

With all the horrors crawling around down here, it's easy to see why any spider might be a bit jumpy. And why it might have needed a clever new trick of its own to keep the shadows at bay.

Cosmophasis seems to know when predators can be chased away by its glowing webbing. That same danger-sense tells the spider to turn out the light when something comes seeking it.

It's never easy to win someone over who's had to hide their light away in dark times. But once you do, you'll have a ride or die angle on your shoulder. Gain this spider's trust, and Cosmophasis will help you out of sticky situations and put its life in your hands for the toughest fights ahead. And I mean that literally.

Your fuzzy new friend can gobble up the webbing of larger spiders to recycle as ammunition. Then you can use it as a handheld web-shooter to slow down incoming enemies, snatch up items from the ground, and swing around like a spider-themed superhero!

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This update is packed with four brand-new mini-games that are sure to delight and challenge. Additionally, we've introduced a wardrobe, consumables, a new repair item, and a dino store — with a chance to get a rare color for your dino! Check out Club ARK now to dodge, race, and parkour your way through our latest missions and enjoy many fantastic new features and much more!

To provide more options and accessibility to Survivors, our partners at Nitrado are offering Club ARK specific server hosting options at a reduced rate! More info can be found here!

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Download & play new custom content created by players, including new maps, creatures, items, and game modes, through a dedicated new Mod-browser directly within the game. Enjoy an endless stream of new ARK content as the creativity and talent of the community is fully unleashed for the first time across gaming platforms and stay tuned as we spotlight more Cross-Platform Mods each week!

This video features:

Arkitect’s Paradise by BenzomineraMods
Archelon (TLC) by Garuga123
Insaluna by ArmanGamer777
Medieval Structures & Viking Villages by Deckard
MSVV Towers by Deckard
Thor’s Hammer - Mjolnir Monument by Deckard

On April 8th, we deployed a new type of server across the network (for the various game types) that we refer to as "Expire" (which is what you can search for in the session filter).

These servers will be online until 10 am PST / 1 pm EST on August 3rd. We're preemptively using our allocation for Aberration to host some additional sessions that players can travel onto to farm, tame, and experience The Center Gameplay. The same transfer restrictions apply in that you are only able to download your character, but you can freely take anything off. This is to help reduce load off some of the other servers, or provide players an option for those who just want to jump onto The Center temporarily.

Please note that these servers will no longer exist after 10 am PST / 1 pm EST on August 3rd, so if you intend to use them, remember to transfer your items/creatures/characters off before that date, as nothing will be saved beyond that time period.

To celebrate athletes around the world showcasing their incredible efforts, the Official Network will receive bonus rates every weekend and Summer Games-inspired colors during the whole event from July 26th to August 12th!
Bonus rates will be active until Monday, August 5th, but the colors will stay!

PVP/PVE: 2x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience, and Breeding
Small Tribes: 4.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 4x Breeding
ARKpocalypse: 5x Harvesting, Taming and Experience, and Breeding

Light Yellow
Dino Deep Blue
ActualBlack
Vermillion
Jade
Dino Albino
Red
Blue
DragonBase1
LightWarmGray
Peach

You can enable this event in your own game with the commandline: -OlympicColors

Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form

Creator: Sanyxs
Join Sanyxs as he discovers all the latest in Club ARK!

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Creator: KiahOnFire
The Monarrrrks are back with a new challenge. Who will sink & who will swim away victorious?

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Thank you all for participating in this contest! It was amazing to see the incredible effort put into your screenshots and fan art. As a reminder, the winners will receive codes for the Bob's Tall Tales DLC, featuring voice work by the iconic Karl Urban. Runner-up prizes include our Fantastic Tame: Pyromane.

Winners, please have DM's open so we can reach out. Winners will be contacted from an Official account via their platform of entry i.e.: Discord or Twitter.

Missed this contest? Keep an eye on our Discord or Twitter for future ones!