Community Crunch 429: Mods Spotlight, LiveOps Update, and more!

05 Oct 2024Developer post

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Spooky season has arrived, and we’re fueled by pumpkin spice lattes as we're heads down on Fear Ascended event content, alongside development for Extinction, bug fixes, and performance enhancements! Given the hustle behind the scenes, this week's Crunch is fairly light, but keep your eyes peeled for upcoming news and reveals this month, along with the imminent debut of ARK's greatest sushi chef—he's ready to roll with the best of 'em!

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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:

Powdered Wigs from the 18th Century by MinyYamori
F.P.Custom Cosmetics by Sakamakidaido
No Untameables: Tameable Seekers Update by Myrmecoleontidae
ARK Wilds: Cockatrice by Wildwaghorn
Retrosauria Assemblage: Laelaps by EishKrooked553
Xiro Additions by Elle087i
Custom Cosmetic: Novabeast by NiranV

The official AMD driver update, which addresses the crash issue, has now been publicly released. Players no longer need the beta drivers.

Hey Survivors, we’ve got an update on the official server sunset process. After listening to your feedback and incorporating additional metrics, we expanded our analysis and took a closer look at server activity. As a result of this review, we’ve decided to keep several of the previously mentioned servers online.
The following servers will remain available:

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As a reminder, last week we announced the start of sunsetting some of our inactive official servers after a careful assessment. Our goal is to ensure that we're always delivering the best experience possible, and official servers exist as a way for the community to play together without having to host their own. When we launch fresh content, typically, we put up more servers than we need in the long term to match the peak in user capacity; over time, these servers become ghost towns as players have dropped off and are waiting for the next major content release.

On October 15th, we'll be sunsetting these inactive Island servers:

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Asia

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Europe

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North America

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Oceania

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We still intend to provide capacity at launches as much as possible to meet the higher need during those periods.

We’re working with our partner at Nitrado to offer these saves after the scheduled sunset through Nitrado’s interface. Please stay tuned for more details.

This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until Monday, October 7.

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

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Creator: DarkEdgeTV SURVIVAL
DarkEdgeTV explores EishKrooked's new series "Retrosauria Assemblage," with the first addition being the legendary Laelaps, a retro-style tyrannosaur

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Creator: BlockBeam101
BlockBeam101 made a reimagined Ark Survival Ascended version of Not Afraid Of The Dark by NerdOut!

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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.

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!