# ARK: Survival Ascended Community Crunch 497: Boar to be Wild

- Product: ARK: Survival Ascended (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ark-survival-ascended)
- Vendor: Studio Wildcard
- Date: 2026-03-07
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2399830/view/493844621349094796
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ark-survival-ascended/releases/2026-03-07-community-crunch-497-boar-to-be-wild

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- **added** — Boaratos, a new creature arriving this summer that is nearly twice the size of a Daeodon with massive tusks and the ability to set its fur and tusks ablaze to unleash explosive attacks
- **added** — Mod-browser within the game to download and play custom content created by players including new maps, creatures, items, and game modes across gaming platforms
- **added** — Temporary Expire servers available for farming, taming, and experiencing newest content with character download and item transfer freedom until March 9
- **changed** — ARKpocalypse servers have been wiped with next wipe scheduled for April 3rd, 2026

The wilds of Astraeos keep getting wilder.

Arriving **this summer**, **Boaratos** is not your typical forest brute. Towering at nearly twice the size of a Daeodon, this fiery juggernaut’s massive tusks carve through trees with surprising results, while its temper can quite literally ignite—setting its fur and tusks ablaze to unleash explosive attacks that leave enemies burning in its wake.

This fearsome creature is based on a concept by DragonHeart, creator of the Arkology: Overseer’s Experiments mod, and it’s bringing a whole new kind of heat to Astraeos.

[Download in full resolution](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/17jxrv5kVtyqizPtBrSRKPBJ0uOu_sN6h?usp=drive_link)

Expire servers are temporary servers across the network that will eventually be removed, and you can find them by searching for "**Expire**" in the session filter.

These servers will be online until 10 am PST / 1 pm EST on March 9. We're preemptively using our allocation for future maps to host some additional sessions that players can travel onto to farm, tame, and experience the newest content 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 a new map temporarily.

Please note that **these servers will no longer exist after 10 am PST / 1 pm EST on March 9**, 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.

MODSPOLIGHTLINK
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:

-  [Sign Collection II](https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/sign-collection-ii) by SnowyTrain

-  [Good In Pink! - Bubblegum’s Cosmetics](https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/good-in-pink-bubblegums-cosmetics) by BubbleGumXD

-  [Rex Skeleton Decoration Skin](https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/rex-skeleton-decoration-skin) by Jmxxark10

-  [Ambient Aquatics: Cricosaurus](https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/ambient-aquatics-cricosaurus) by ZCI5250

-  [Medieval Structures & Decor](https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/medieval-structures-decor/gallery) by Kviden

-  [Ossidon Visual Stat Configuration](https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/ossidon-visual-stat-configuration) by WC_Zarthan

-  [[T.A.C.] Bastion Beetle](https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/t-a-c-bastion-beetle) by Tristans_Modding

**ARKpocalypse servers have been wiped today!**

**What is ARKpocalypse?**

-  ARKpocalypse are monthly-wipe servers with higher than usual rates.

-  Next wipe: **April 3rd, 2026**

You can join them by typing "Arkpocalypse" in the server browser! Happy Surviving!

This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until **Monday, March 9**.

-  **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

[Fan Art Gallery](https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/gallery/album/3617-featured-fan-art/) | [Screenshot Gallery](https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/gallery/album/3623-featured-screenshots/) | [Artist Feedback Form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftQUqoYHb2QhG-rqeRMmL2r4-GVtW56tCdclH5sD-YQ_5HKw/viewform)

**Creator**: **MrMEOLA**
MrMEOLA fights Celestial Gods on the ARK Primal Nemesis mod!
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