[2023] Community Crunch 370: Sponsored Mods, Aberration Creature Submissions, and More!

If there's one thing we know most people love, it's new ARK content. That's why we're excited to announce 2 new sponsored mods that offer more content to enhance your ARK experience. If you're looking for more sneak peaks at upcoming official ARK content, don't worry. We'll have more to share on ASA and ARK 2 in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!

If you are looking to change up the game, why not check out some new mods?

Akka's ARK Decor mods offer a wide selection of stylish interior and exterior furniture and decorations. You will also find separate mods for festive and spooky decor.
Check out Akka's ARK Decor Mods Collection

Finding that unique wild dino with just the right colors and stats feels great. Shiny! Dinos offers additional ways for creatures of the ARKs to be more unique. More than just a fresh splash of paint job, some of these Shiny! Dinos have unique abilities to spice up your base.
Check out Shiny! Dinos

Down we go to Aberration's depths for our next community voting contest. What will be the fan-voted real-world creature that will launch with the map for ARK: Survival Ascended?

Please note that this creature will be released for Aberration, so make sure your real-world submissions are in theme with that map! As previously stated, we’ll add an additional real-world creature for each expansion pack map release on ARK: Survival Ascended.

To participate in the Creature Submission votes, you'll have to have registered an account on our forums at survivetheark.com and be a Regular Member of the board which requires 6 posts. Please ensure to follow the forum guidelines and rules[survivetheark.com] when posting.

Check out the Creature Submission Guidelines[survivetheark.com] for more information on the submission process, and hop over to the Creature Submission Forum[survivetheark.com] to see the current entries. The entry period will end at 1 PM Pacific on July 17th, and the voting for the top 10 upvoted creatures will begin immediately after. We are looking forward to seeing your ideas come to life!

*Note that the proposed features for the creatures from the submission entry are meant to inspire their design, but certain aspects may still be modified.

Season 5 of The Conquest is currently in progress. The recently added maps (Aberration, Fjordur, and Extinction) will be open for full transfers on Saturday at 6 pm Pacific Time!

Survivors on all platforms will be receiving an EVO Event! It will be active until Monday, July 17th.
All Official Servers across each platform will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes:

*Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates.

Official Servers: 2x XP, Harvesting, Taming and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x hexagon
Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, Harvesting, Taming and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x hexagon
ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x hexagon
Conquest: 5x XP, Harvesting, Taming and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 2x hexagon

ARKpocalypse servers have been wiped today!

What are ARKpocalypse and Beginner Servers?

ARKpocalypse are monthly-wipe servers with higher than usual rates.
Beginner servers are wiped periodically to help provide a fresh beginner experience for new players.

Next wipe:

ARKpocalypse: August 11th 2023
Beginner: August 11th 2023

You can join them by searching in the server browser! Happy Surviving!

Fan Art Gallery[survivetheark.com] | Screenshot Gallery[survivetheark.com] | Artist Feedback Form[docs.google.com]

Make sure not to miss out on DEDsafio ARK, as it's anticipated to be one of the biggest competitive events within the ARK community. This event will feature over 70 Hispanic content creators, both new and experienced, who will participate in an exciting series of challenges and tests in ARK.

Stay up to date by following DEDsafio on Twitter and on Twitch[www.twitch.tv].

Creator: Haxeu
Watch Haxeu's unstoppable army in The Survival of The Fittest, featuring fearsome creatures such as Giganto, Carcha, Allos, and more.