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Community Crunch 409: Introducing Xiphactinus from ARK: Additions!


Remember when we announced that Ceratosaurus from ARK: Additions is being integrated into the core game in the last Community Crunch? Well, get ready, because the fearsome Xiphactinus is next! Even though we may make a few changes to the design of the creatures from ARK: Additions, these beasts are going to shake up the game in mid-May!
Which of Garuga's creatures are you hoping to see get integrated?


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Be wary of the open ocean, for there lurk shoals of Xiphactinus, relentlessly aggressive fish with appetites bigger than their bodies. These voracious predators will blindly attack anything in sight, so you'll need to act fast or become their next meal! They tend to become even more ferocious in packs, so stay on your toes!


We're always eager to hear which creatures you're most excited to see from the ARK: Additions mod. You can stay directly connected to the latest updates and engage with the development process by joining Garuga's Discord server.


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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-bowser 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!

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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 June 1st. We're preemptively using our allocation for The Center to host some additional sessions that players can travel onto to farm, tame, and experience the Scorched Earth 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 Scorched Earth temporarily.

Please note that these servers will no longer exist after 10 am PST / 1 pm EST on June 1st, 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.

For the full list of the Expire servers, click here.

This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until Monday, May 13.

  • 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: Sossage Party
The Sossage Party played ARK Prop Hunt to find out who is the Dino Hide & Seek Champion!
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Creator: Phlinger Phoo
In this episode, Phlinger adds a greenhouse and a floating wyvern landing pad to his Scorched Earth Ascended base.
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Lethal by @WolfTek7


Fan Art by @Regure33


Scout, Wasp and Spinach! by @Draconiart


Sliding in by @falco_luna


Raising Rexes is Hard Work by @artofnezuyu


Part 7 of Drawing Every Dino Dossier by cascadingcaramel


The Heat is on! (Fire Wyvern) by yourmom-12




Tapejara by ohnooo0oo0


Photo Mode by strides993


Howl by bootman


Fire Wyvern by lunajiiva


The morning sun is also insanely beautiful! by @hamubarg


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Community Crunch 408: Introducing Ceratosaurus from ARK: Additions


We're thrilled to announce that we'll be bringing a taste of the popular Garuga123 mod ARK: Additions directly into the base game. These creatures may see some tweaks along the way for balance and design, but one thing's for sure: they are coming, and they are ready to shake things up!

Get ready to encounter new formidable creatures from Garuga, starting with the vicious Ceratosaurus. Prepare to have your skills put to the test, because these beasts won't go down without a fight!

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Lurking in the untamed jungles and sprawling grasslands, the Ceratosaurus is an aggressive predator adorned with venom-laced spines. Their attacks cause victims to erupt in bursts of blood, a sight for sore eyes (or a tactical advantage for a clever Survivor!). If you can harness this power, tamed Ceratosaurus will unleash healing bursts that revitalize themselves and your fellow carnivores. These swift creatures make for some of the fastest mounts you'll find.

Keep up with the development on ARK:Additions in Garuga's Discord!



This is just the first of Garuga's fearsome creatures from ARK: Additions that we plan to introduce to ARK: Survival Ascended. We expect to launch this new creature by mid-May so get ready, sharpen those spears, and prepare to conquer this fantastic beast! Next week, we will be revealing the second creature that will be released simultaneously with Ceratosaurus!


As we draw closer to the release of Premium Mods on console (currently going through cert), we have some updates based on feedback we’ve received from the community regarding how Unofficial Servers that used Premium Mods felt like they were too restrictive. This was definitely not the intention of the system and with our partners, Overwolf, we aim to resolve this as soon as we can. So here’s the plan:

This summer we’re going to give UGC Creators the capability to remove the server-join restrictions on their Premium Mods. Essentially, we’re giving them the ability to create an “Unrestricted Premium Mod”.

What this means is that, they’ll be able to create a new type of paid mod, which can be hosted on a server that does not prevent you from joining it if you do not own the mod. Instead, Creators can determine how they want to control access to the content of the mod. For example, if there’s an Unrestricted Premium Mod that adds a new set of weapons, the creator can prevent people from specifically crafting or using the weapons, or other gameplay aspects  rather than preventing people from joining servers hosting it, as it currently does.

Additionally, this system will also allow Creators to make some aspects of their mod disregard ownership so even if you do not own the mod, you can still get some of the gameplay changes.

We believe this flexibility will allow both Creators to balance out the features in the mod, as well as ensure that they can be hosted on Unofficial Servers without preventing restriction. A huge thank you to the ARK community, your feedback is invaluable as we shape the future landscape for modding!



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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-bowser 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:




This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until Monday, May 6.

  • 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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Help us discover your talent by tagging your art with #ARKPhotoMode or #ARKFanart on social media!




Creator: The Handyman builds
Learn how to construct The Handyman's hatchery that is both efficient and stylish!
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Creator: Crazy of the game *international corner* This French film takes place over the entire history of Scorched Earth with the characters, Helena, Rockwell, Raia and John. (with English subtitles!)
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Part 6 of Drawing Every Dino Dossier by cascadingcaramel


Unka bob by gman2006


Fire Wyvern by strandedandstoopid


Really proud of these last couple drawings of Scorched Earth! by @CharliSpirit


Locke and his family thriving in the years after the story by @TekARK_01


Mei, Xiao, and Shi running through the Luminous Marshlands! by @ewo_zaur


Deathworm by SirDrip




Photo Mode by toastaleenix


Ridin' off into the sunset by donnsensei


Photo Mode by lordarkanum


Scorched Acro by dragonheart7998


ARK Foosball by @GPxGP


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Community Crunch 407: Premium Mods, LiveOps Update, and more!


As we approach the June release of The Center, as well as the ongoing remaster of Aberration and the future of Bob's Tall Tales, our team remains dedicated to continually improving the live game experience. While we are excited about our upcoming projects, we are also diligently working to enhance current gameplay features and content.


We have a major version patch in certification (this means a build has been submitted to Microsoft and Sony for testing) which will enable Premium Mods on console. Along with Premium Mods, we're looking forward to a load of fixes and some balance tweaks we've added in this patch. These include an oft requested buff to black pearls and Death Worms, a nerf to the overly excited Scorched Earth weather events, a fix for Bees, a fix for Thyla jump, Fire Wyvern breath tweaks along with general game fixes and dozens more. Hang tight, the patch should drop next week if it passes cert and get ready to dive into Premium Mods!

In the meantime, check out all our Premium Mods coming to consoles:


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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-bowser 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!

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Ark Omega Ascended is a mod like no other, providing procedural edits to creatures, players, items, and more. Well over 1000 versions of every creature exist in this mod, with abilities that range from being able to create black holes that pull in enemies to being able to create a protective bubble that redirects all incoming damage done to allies directly to the spell caster / tank.


GG SkyIslands Premium Mod offers floating island to use as base of operations. The SkyIslands are themed for different environments and scenic to add an immersive and natural feeling to it's existence. SkyIslands come in various sizes up to Epic variety and with multiple biomes. With each new DLC release multiple new SkyIslands or will be added inspired from the new DLC map.



New premium modded servers have been added for Ark Omega Ascended and are now online:
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  • NA-PVP-Modded-ArkOmega121
  • EU-PVE-Modded-ArkOmega122
  • EU-PVP-Modded-ArkOmega123






What are ARKpocalypse servers?
  • ARKpocalypse are monthly-wipe servers with higher than usual rates.
  • Next wipe: May 24th 2024
You can join them by searching in the server browser! Happy Surviving!

This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until Monday, April 29th.

  • 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: Etholdir
Etholdir teaches you how to build your own incredible Pyramid on Scorched Earth Ascended!
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Creator: TiiaAurora
Curious about TiiaAurora's favorite tames on Scorched Earth Ascended? In this video, she will tell you all about them!
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Scary the parasaur by gman2006


Fan Art by b1ue7eaper


Ark Giga doodle by @j_stocky


Rudolph the sand ship Diamantinasaurus, along with Aura and UNT the giga chickens by fenthe


Fun little lightning wyvern drawing by callmecarm3n


Fan Art by darknesbrutal


Just a heat wave by @WolfTek7




Photo Mode by onfire944


Photo Mode by tacticianlyra


The Empire comes to the west by dinorex1678


In need of some wagon Ideas on ARK? by @LolsAtLance


Something tells me that from now on, I will finish the servers by building a train by @10_Zeeko


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Community Crunch 406: ARK: The Animated Series International Release!


In celebration of today’s International release of ARK: THE ANIMATED SERIES, the "Dear Jane" event has received an extra-special update: Now, when survivors equip the Animated Series “Bob” costume, you'll hear Bob's voice (Karl Urban) reacting to gameplay actions and delivering witty quips when using emotes!

Watch now on Paramount+!






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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-bowser 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:



This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until Monday, April 22th.

  • PVP/PVE: 3x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience, and Breeding
  • Small Tribes: 5.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 5x Breeding
  • ARKpocalypse: 6x Harvesting, Taming and Experience, and Breeding


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Creator: Freyn
To celebrate the end of the Dear Jane journey, Freyn created a comprehensive guide on how to find all the notes and unlock all the skins.
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Creator: Skwirrelle
Was the Morellatops merely a product of imagination, or could it have been a real-life creature waiting to be unearthed? Tune in to Skwirrelle's "Was It Real?" series and let's uncover the truth together.
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The gladiatrix from the animated series! by laind003


ark snow owl by polarmolecule.art


OMG SPINACH HI!!!! by @naeriie


Two animals and one man surviving in the desert by @RISHICA123


Desert by hiimcat


My yutyrannus doodle by mimiksaur


Part 5 of drawing every Dino Dossier by cascadingcaramel




Photo Mode by toastaleenix


Got his back... well back. by donnsensei


Photo Mode by joltss1


Photo Mode by strides993


Photo Mode by cosmicman5455


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Community Crunch 405: An Update on Premium Mods, Eggcellent Rates, and More!


Console players, get ready to level up your modding game. Premium mods are finally landing on Xbox and PlayStation at the end of April! Modding has always been a huge part of what makes ARK so awesome, and that community creativity has kept the game fresh for years. Between new worlds like Svartalfheim Premium and new creatures like Additions Ascended: Anomalocaris, there is plenty of amazing content to dive into. Keep your eyes peeled for more details on the rollout!


Although the Dear Jane event for ARK: The Animated Series just wrapped up on Official Servers, the international release for ARK: The Animated Series is just around the corner on April the 19th! Follow 21st century paleontologist Helena Walker as she finds herself resurrected on a mysterious primeval island populated by prehistoric beasts.
Watch on Paramount+!


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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-bowser 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:





This week, the Official Network will be receiving eggcellent rates! It will be active until Monday, April 15th.

  • PVP/PVE: 3x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience, and Breeding
  • Small Tribes: 5.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 5x Breeding
  • ARKpocalypse: 6x Harvesting, Taming and Experience, and Breeding


Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form

Help us discover your talent by tagging your art with #ARKPhotoMode or #ARKFanart on social media!




Creator: NeebsGaming
The adventure begins as the Neebs Crew experiences their first day in ARK: Survival Ascended!
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Creator: Crabbytron
Crabbytron demonstrates the Direwolf's ability to sniff out Rock Gollums and Purlovia's that are hidden on the map.
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Deiononychus dossier by hobohoneydew


Ferox sketches by suspicious.synapsid


Ichty by Umbra-Daiwrfol


Gladiatrix was my favorite by gman2006


Reaper by cyber_cat45


Ark by Kattona


Ark Mosasaurus by GrayshadowArt




Fisherman's friend by m130


Photo Mode by swolfix


Wetwood Town now has it's very own Train Station Yeehaw!! by @AaronLongstaff1


Photo Mode by fresgh


Matching hat by @ff14_Crown_A


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