Community Crunch 420: Club ARK Update, Mod Spotlight, and more!

This week we’re going to dive into a fun update for Club ARK, the final chapter of ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition on the Switch, a special mini-event to celebrate the Olympics and more!

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Mark your calendars for July 31st as we roll out our latest update, packed with brand-new mini-games that are sure to delight and challenge. We’re also happy to share that we’ve addressed a pain point for players by adding Artifacts to Club ARK that will be available via the spinning wheel!

Additionally, we’re introducing a wardrobe, consumables, and a dino store—with a chance to get a rare color for your dino! Also, a new item will be added to the weapon and armor stores: a limited use consumable Repair Kit, which can repair items on the go—one repair kit for weapons and one for each armor piece.

Join Club ARK on July 31st to dodge, race, and parkour your way through our latest missions and enjoy these fantastic new features, and more!

Our partners at Grove Street Games are putting the final touches on Genesis Part 2 to make it absolutely perfect for you. The new release date is July 31st, with the launch in Japan following on August 5th. Alongside this exciting release, get ready to encounter the incredible Rhyniognatha, which will be spawning around The Island. And mark your calendars for the trailer premiere on July 31st, right before launch!

With this release, ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition has been completely delivered on the Nintendo Switch!

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:

Deimos Cosmetics: Armor Extension set by SurviveDeimos

LitLasers by Raaawb

Summer Props II by Raaawb

Tek Station Skin Set – Cosmetic by Sandi_00

Appalachia by KalugaStudios (premium)

Drawbridges by Mobevents

Appalachian Denizens by KalugaStudios

Nekatus, the prolific creator of Fjordur and Svartalfheim, has a new mythological map offering in the works: Astraeos!

Immerse yourself in a world of majestic mountain ridges and marble-like cliffs, where white beaches meet a paradise of cherry blossoms in a full sakura biome. Prepare to face mythological enemies lurking in the shadows, including a fearsome miniboss, or venture into mysterious caves to encounter new, amazing adversaries.

Plus, gear up with new official custom cosmetic armor skins and get ready to embark on an epic journey through Astraeos and uncover its legendary secrets!

The premium version of this vast world will be available later in the year, with a free test version slated for the coming months!

Transfers on The Center Official servers are now open! Players can now move items, creatures, and characters onto the map without restriction!

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, July 29th, 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: MrMEOLA

MrMEOLA attempts to build an army to take down the Wardens of Annunaki Genesis Ascended on The Center!

Creator: かしわ

*international corner*
Kashiwa goes through the creative process that went into creating this beautiful and functional home on the Center.
かしわさんは、センターのこの美しく機能的な拠点を作り上げるための制作プロセスを案内します。

Ceratosaurus – Green Bean by kanapka

Deinonychus from ARK by @SS38529630

Big gator by @Isopod22

A nice day on Ark by MayaPatch

Fantasy map of the Center by lapis_lazuli_

This took absolutely FOREVER. by floopaquatic

Mei and Helena vs the Broodmother from Ark The Animated Series by gman2006

Photo Mode by tkgoji230

Photo Mode by dinokiller120

Photo Mode by dragonheart7998

72 hours of build time with a 36 hour build session in there! by soapgoddess

Photo Mode by stinkerrr_

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard

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