# ARK: Survival Evolved changelog > Stranded on the shores of a mysterious island, you must learn to survive. - Vendor: Studio Wildcard - Category: Games - Official site: http://www.playark.com - Tracked by: What's New (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ark-survival-evolved) - Harvested from: Steam (app 346110) - Entries below: 10 (newest first) What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. ## Releases ### ARK: Lost Colony is now live! - Date: 2025-12-19 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/346110/view/532118242491106443 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ark-survival-evolved/releases/steam-532118242491106443 Plunge through the icy heart of darkness as you reunite with old legends, while rekindling hope for the next generation. ARK: Lost Colony bridges the gap between Extinction and ARK 2 with the most ambitious narrative experience in the franchise's history. Your journey returns you to the beginning: Arat Prime, the site of humanity’s final stand. You awaken in the Necrocene - a brutal, post-Cataclysmic era where the Earth’s southern pole has been plunged into eternal night. Buried within the deep snow, the metropolis of the Lost Colony clings to existence beneath energy shields, powered by the radioactive warmth of Red Element. Survival here is an act of defiance against nature itself. This unnatural heat source keeps the Colony alive... only by repelling the Reseed Protocol, ensuring the Earth remains broken so that the Lost King may rule his corrupt kingdom. Caught between the tyrannical order of the Lost King and the creeping, violet corruption of an old enemy, you must navigate a world of gothic horror and advanced science. From the jagged craters of the Tundra to the bioluminescent canopy of the Twilight Forest, and into the depths of the Lost City itself, every inch of the map tells a story of survival at any cost. Available now for **ARK Survival Ascended** on **(https://store.steampowered.com/app/3720100/ARK_Lost_Colony_Expansion_Pass/)** and prepare for the Lost Colony. Will you cling to your humanity, or will you undergo the Turning to become the monster this place demands you to be? ### ARK: The Animated Series released with Free In-Game Cosmetics - Date: 2024-03-24 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/346110/view/4146199229176437882 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ark-survival-evolved/releases/steam-4146199229176437882 ARK: The Animated Series has arrived on Paramount+! When 21st century paleontologist Helena Walker (Madeleine Madden) finds herself resurrected on a mysterious primeval island populated by prehistoric beasts, she must learn to survive with new allies from throughout time, while trying to uncover the true nature of their strange new world. Featuring a star-studded cast including Michelle Yeoh, Gerard Butler, Russell Crowe, David Tennant and Vin Diesel, ARK: The Animated Series is now streaming in the US and Canada. Coming to other countries with Paramount+ starting April 19th. Aligning with the release of ARK: The Animated Series, we've now added two new free animated cosmetics to ARK: Survival Evolved! Server owners may need to optionally update to version **358.24** to enable the additional cosmetics. Survivors may also need to respawn or 'Reset Default Survivor Items' in the options menu to grant the skins. Login now to get your Animated T-Rex costume or Animated Dodo costume for your creatures! ### ARK: Survival Ascended is available now! - Date: 2023-10-26 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/346110/view/3707084314082897816 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ark-survival-evolved/releases/steam-3707084314082897816 Respawn into a new dinosaur survival experience beyond your wildest dreams… as ARK is reimagined from the ground-up into the next-generation of videogame technology with Unreal Engine 5! You awake on a mysterious island, your senses overwhelmed by the blinding sunlight and brilliant colors bouncing off every surface around you, the azure waters of a verdant Island lapping at your bare feet. A deep roar echoes from the misty jungle, jolting you into action, and you stand up – not afraid, but intrigued. Are you ready to form a tribe, tame and breed hundreds of species of dinosaurs and other primeval creatures, explore, craft, build, and fight your way to the top of the food-chain? Your new world awaits… step through the looking-glass and join it! - ARK: Survival Ascended has completely recreated and redesigned the artwork and worlds of ARK to take advantage of the latest in videogame technology, Unreal Engine 5, using high-end graphics features such as fully dynamic Global Illumination (“Lumen”), so that light bounces realistically of off surfaces and provides realistic reflections, and advanced mesh streaming (“Nanite”) of hundreds of millions of triangles for extreme detail. - Advanced new physics systems such as dynamic water so that every creature creates waves, ripples, splashes, and bubbles as they move through fluids, and fully interactive physical foliage where every blade of grass, bush, and tree reacts to characters, explosions, projectiles, and physics objects. Knock down a tree, and see it crash into other trees and disturb all the foliage on its way down to smacking into the grass below! Detect an enemy moving sneakily through the grass as it shifts and sways in response to their presence. Demolish a building and watch the pieces break apart realistically, interacting with the grass and water as they fall. - ARK: Survival Ascended includes access to all of ARK’s worlds, including Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, ARK Genesis Part 1, ARK Genesis Part 2, and more. The Island is released now, with the subsequent expansion worlds to be added at no additional cost on a regular basis. - The definitive survival experience returns better than ever: design your Survivor, form a tribe, and tame, train, breed & ride dinosaurs within a living ecosystem. Watch your food, water, temperature, and weather patterns. Slowly expand outwards as you harvest, build structures, farm crops, customize your visual designs, and proceed to explore to uncover the true nature of The Island and the worlds beyond. - Thorough Quality of Life revamps in every area: redesigned User Interfaces, dynamic navigation for intelligent creature pathfinding, Wild Babies, Photo Mode, new Camera systems, new Map system, Tracking System, new Structures and Items, new Creatures, and much more. - Cross-Platform Modding: 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 ever across gaming platforms! - Cross-Platform Multiplayer: form your online tribe across different gaming platforms as you work together to survive and thrive on the ARK! - Supports public online multiplayer for up to 70 players, private-session multiplayer for up to 8 players, and local split-screen for 4 players (Steam PC). ARK: Survival Ascended is Available now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2399830/ARK_Survival_Ascended/ ### Community Crunch 384: Dreadnoughtus Concept Art! - Date: 2023-10-21 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/346110/view/3707084314068328906 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ark-survival-evolved/releases/steam-3707084314068328906 You will feel the earth quake as titanic Dreadnoughtus makes its way to Extinction. This behemoth is sure to shake up some strategies and make your enemies tremble in fear. As we gear up for the release of ARK: Survival Ascended, our friends at the Official ARK Wiki are also working on some exciting updates and brand-new skins for the website! We're looking forward to the week ahead, it's gonna be a fun one! 😉 [Download in full resolution](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/17jxrv5kVtyqizPtBrSRKPBJ0uOu_sN6h) ​Being an ARK survivor, it's probable that you've faced challenging situations, leading you to seek information about ARK's diverse game mechanics. Since 2016, the ARK wiki has functioned as an essential reference for countless players as they embark on their initial adventures on ARK. The extensive documentation, starting from the core gameplay to the expansions, presents a considerable undertaking. Even within our team, we've turned to it for guidance! The ARK wiki is preparing to ascend as well! **SKINS**: ARK wiki has four new skins for survivors to peruse the wiki in style! - **The Island:** a dark green theme - **Genesis Part 1:** Blue theme - **Genesis Part 2:** Purple theme - **Extinction: **a light theme - **More skins **are also in the works which will be inspired by the other DLCs. - **Become an Editor:** Help improve the wiki! Wiki’s are most successful when many community members contribute content and validate information. - **Wiki’s are Worldwide: **ARK players come from all around the world! We encourage non-English speakers to help make the ARK Wiki an even more valuable resource by contributing to the specific language wikis! - **Share Your Feedback: **As always, we want to hear your thoughts. Anything you want to see the wiki add in the future? Let us know in the **[Official ARK wiki feedback thread](https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/forums/topic/657902-official-ark-wiki-feedback/)**. [**ark.wiki.gg**](ark.wiki.gg) [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: [Phlinger Phoo](https://www.youtube.com/@Phlinger)** Phlinger goes on an epic search for poop, a medium crop plot, and dung beetles. **Creator: (https://www.youtube.com/@CHipZz)** CHipZz attempts to beat Lost Island in 100 days without dying. Will he make it all the way to the Dinopithecus King? Managarmr by BumpySlays22 Amazon and Kapro by Sai Dimetrodon by Monster Encyclophedia Ark Utah Raptor by Shadow81 Rock Drake doodle by Lumiixi Untitled by Sumi Parasaurolophus by PetitFlan Screenshot by Yaldi In search of adventures by coqui Screenshot by ωσℓƒι ѕнιкαѕα Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark Discord: discord.com/invite/playark Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark Twitch: twitch.tv/survivetheark Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110 Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark Threads: threads.net/@survivetheark Official Wiki: [ark.wiki.gg](https://ark.wiki.gg/wiki/ARK_Survival_Evolved_Wiki) ### Smile! ASA certification builds have been submitted :) - Date: 2023-10-16 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/346110/view/7281815976046644479 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ark-survival-evolved/releases/steam-7281815976046644479 [Download in full resolution](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1YSaVoLiFZKagOK6MPWW3QZngDMz4txqY) **Hang in there! We can't wait for you guys to get your hands on ARK: Survival Ascended!** ### Community Crunch 383: Community-Voted Creature Recap and Community Corner! - Date: 2023-10-14 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/346110/view/7281815976031742270 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ark-survival-evolved/releases/steam-7281815976031742270 The wait for the Dreadnoughtus reveal is almost over! Be on the lookout for the concept in the Community Crunch next week. We're bursting with excitement for the arrival of all the community-voted creatures in ARK: Survival Ascended. Your involvement and participation are shaping the world, and we can't wait to see them in action. Here's a recap of the community-voted creatures you can expect to see on ARK: Survival Ascended: **Fasolasuchus **is a dangerous denizen of Scorched Earth. Their ambushes and sand-whirlpool attacks make them a formidable threat. Taming these creatures is a challenging task due to their resistance to narcotics, but those who succeed gain a powerful companion for traversing the scorching sands. [Click to view the dossier for Fasolasuchus](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Bc1au2_tH-vDdjXa53JyoVP3F24hwRo_/view) **Gigantoraptor**, despite its intimidating size, is a nurturing creature, fiercely protective of its young. While taming adults seems impossible, taming their young can be rewarding, as they grow up to care for your tribe's creatures, teach them to fight, and help locate orphaned animals. [Click to view the dossier for Gigantoraptor](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1y1ghxUjMg24jgoa1yRWH5ZKLxL7d37Fo/view) **Yi Ling** demonstrates remarkable agility, clinging to walls, gliding short distances, and evading attacks. It preys on smaller creatures, launching barbed feathers at them and rapidly regenerating its protective plumage. Tamed Yi Ling serves various purposes, from scouting caravans to harassing foes, with its unique diet potentially influencing its combat abilities! [Click to view the dossier for Yi Ling](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iaVz7LFuL3MdT86pjs8Vrl6FjPpGKdp4/view) **Shastasaurus**, akin to the Ichthyosaur, exhibits a profound fascination with humans. Taming this majestic sea creature proved to be a remarkable experience. Some tribes have even equipped Shastasaurus with periscopes, torpedo bays, and cargo holds, turning them into fantastical aquatic vehicles reminiscent of a bygone children's cartoon. [Click to view the dossier for Shastasaurus](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1yALZgVwL5PaJUluPYf7gKIqVJACgj9Ri/view) To recap previous announcements, we have taken save games from the Official Network and have provided the files to you so that you can host your own server and continue the progress you’ve made on the Official Network. - Browse August and September save games (https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/server-backups/) We be provided access to your PC saves and you are now also able to directly rent a server from Nitrado who can host your PC or console saves. Nitrado servers using the Official Save games are now available (https://server.nitrado.net/en-GB/products/gameserver?short=arkseosg). You’ll be able to: - Access to all official save games for all platforms – PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. - Easily import the save game with one click using the web interface. - Have access to a comprehensive guide and FAQs telling you everything you need to know about hosting servers. - For more information, please visit [this page](https://server.nitrado.net/en-GB/products/gameserver?short=arkseosg). [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: [Songbird Gaming](https://www.youtube.com/@SongbirdGaming)** Songbird sings a parody of "Over the Rainbow," which we can't help but love. **Creator: (https://www.youtube.com/@KingDaddyDmac)** KingDaddyDmac and his friends hunt down an alpha wyvern to assert their dominance on Monarky's The Hunted. ARK Liopleurodon by @DW_ARK Evolve by @WolfTek7 Dapper Royal Griffin by southern-sarcasm Star Festival by laind004 An unconventional steed, ind _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/346110/view/7281815976031742270]_ ### Community Crunch 382: Official Server Saves and Community Corner - Date: 2023-10-07 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/346110/view/3726223344814316907 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ark-survival-evolved/releases/steam-3726223344814316907 We're still recuperating after completing the Shastasaurus' saddle and dossier last week, but we are hard at work on the concept and dossier for the mighty Dreadnoughtus. Be on the lookout for the concept and dossier in the coming weeks! We are thrilled about the arrival of all the community-voted creatures in ARK: Survival Ascended and can't wait to see how they integrate with the diverse wildlife on the existing maps! To recap previous announcements, we have taken save games from the Official Network and have provided the files to you so that you can host your own server and continue the progress you’ve made on the Official Network. - Browse August and September save games (https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/server-backups/) Since yesterday, Thursday October 5th, we be provided access to your PC saves and you are now also able to directly rent a server from Nitrado who can host your PC or console saves. Nitrado servers using the Official Save games are now available (https://server.nitrado.net/en-GB/products/gameserver?short=arkseosg). Order your server today and save an additional 10% discount using promo code: **LEGACY** You’ll be able to: - Access to all official save games for all platforms – PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. - Easily import the save game with one click using the web interface. - Have access to a comprehensive guide and FAQs telling you everything you need to know about hosting servers. - For more information, please visit [this page](https://server.nitrado.net/en-GB/products/gameserver?short=arkseosg). - Promo code is not available for XBOX version. [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: (https://www.youtube.com/@Kenflyer)** EpicARK's emotional goodbye to ARK: Survival Evolved over the magnificent music of Gareth Coker. Who's cutting onions?! **Creator: PSEUDO** Watch Vicious Tech and his friends celebrate their last moments on ARK: Survival Evolved's Official Server. Meiana chilling by @ewo_zaur Sinomacrops is baby by ark-erika A selection of berries by @SoupAscended Its her bug! by ArrowArtz Thank you for everything, ARK by @DemonistraR Memories by @WolfTek7 Hе-heh, knives.. by @ScutalTheLizard Screenshot by AlphaExotic The final goodbye by AKMIA Screenshot by nikarel Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark Discord: discord.com/invite/playark Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark Twitch: twitch.tv/survivetheark Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110 Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark Threads: threads.net/@survivetheark Official Wiki: [ark.wiki.gg](https://ark.wiki.gg/wiki/ARK_Survival_Evolved_Wiki) ### Community Crunch 381: Sunsets on ASE, New Horizons on ASA and FAQ - Date: 2023-09-30 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/346110/view/3707081777773332602 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ark-survival-evolved/releases/steam-3707081777773332602 As we stand on the horizon between the ending of an era and the dawn of the next, we'll take a moment to reflect on the extraordinary journey we've shared. Your exuberance, sense of community, and the vivid tapestry of experiences you've woven in the world of ARK: Survival Evolved have truly brought our creation to life. You’re the beating heart of our “little” dinosaur game. Some might consider the upcoming transition a bittersweet occasion punctuated by a sense of loss and sadness. We feel otherwise. Unofficial ASE is in great hands. Yours. But, as one chapter concludes, another unfolds – and again our stories will mix with yours to create something greater than the sum of two parts. Remember, it's not farewell, it’s “see you real soon” with more ASA news, reveals, gameplay and, ultimately, the launch of ARK: Survival Ascended near the end of October! So, Survivors, thank you for eight incredible years and here’s to many more. With heartfelt gratitude and dino-sized enthusiasm, The Studio Wildcard Team [Download in full resolution](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/10eDgKXiqSbzhCXY-s1nG8lmC-3cxmIZl) **Species:** _Shastasaurus carmentellum_ **Time:** Late Triassic **Diet: **Carnivore **Temperament: **Curious This odd variant of Shastasaurus seems as curious about humans as its distant relative Ichthyosaur. It sure got my attention when one of these sea monsters swam up to have a look at me! Luckily, its bulk turns out to be worse than its bite. Shastasaurus has weaponized the ultrasonic chirps it uses for echolocation. It can focus those sounds into a tight cone that disorients prey, or widen the effect to blast apart a school of fish in a concussive wave. Taming a Shastasaurus was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I brought along some Ichthyosaur pals to entertain their larger cousin while I scraped some of its itchy barnacles off with a sickle. From then on, I had a gigantic escort in deep water. Some tribes manage to kit out their finny friend with a periscope, torpedo bays, and even a cargo hold… Those Shastasaurs end up looking like something from the old kids’ cartoon with cavemen who turned dinos into cars and submarines! ​ Hey Survivors! We’re going to recap some of the information we’ve shared regarding ARK: Survival Ascended in this crunch, along with touching on some topics that haven’t been covered and expanding on some that have! If you’ve been following along for the last few months, you might already know some of this information, but we’ve seen a lot of questions lately, so let’s start with the basics before diving into some of the more frequently asked questions from the community. **IF YOU ALREADY KNOW ABOUT ASA, FEEL FREE TO SKIP THIS BIT :-)...** **What is ASA?** ARK: Survival Ascended (ASA) is a next-generation remake of our beloved ARK: Survival Evolved, harnessing the power of Unreal Engine 5. **When is it launching?** The launch is just around the corner! We’ll reveal the launch trailer screenshots and set the game live near the end of October. **Where can you play it?** You’ll be able to play ARK: Survival Ascended on Xbox Series S/X, PlayStation 5, and PC (Windows/Steam). **Why are you doing it?** There are various reasons we’ve decided to take this approach. One is to refine the development team’s skills on UE5 and how far it can be pushed for next-generation titles (ARK 2).. Another factor is for business reasons. Developing a next-generation sequel while no longer releasing paid expansion packs has proven difficult for our Studio’s long-term survival, so we need to continue generating revenue while we develop ARK 2. And finally, the ultimate reason: whereas ARK2 is being designed as a Souls-like adventure, we want to provide the community with an evergreen classic-ARK experience, one that can continue to grow over time on a cleaned-up code base, leveraging new technological advancements not only in the industry but also what we’ve been working on with the A _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/346110/view/3707081777773332602]_ ### Community Crunch 380: Community Creature Winner, LiveOps Update, and More! - Date: 2023-09-23 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/346110/view/3707081777756490312 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ark-survival-evolved/releases/steam-3707081777756490312 The desolate earth of Extinction will welcome a new titan when it releases for ARK: Survival Ascended. We are looking forward to sharing Shastasaurus' dossier as well as the concept for Extinction's winner in the coming weeks. With over 30k votes, **Dreadnoughtus** will be the new creature added to **Extinction** for ARK: Survival Ascended. We are looking forward to sharing its concept and dossier in the weeks to come! If you are interested in seeing exactly how the voting went, check it out **(https://app.rankedvote.co/rv/asa-extinction-creature/results)**. Official Servers will be permanently shut down on Saturday, September 30th at midnight UTC. It's been a wonderful journey none of us could have expected way back in 2015 ​​​​​​​and we'll see you just around the corner in ARK: Survival Ascended! We’ll be taking one last save snapshot from the Official Network and providing the files to you so that you can host your own server and continue the progress you’ve made on the Official Network. - The final save snapshot from the Official Network will happen on **Saturday, September 30th (9/30**) for both PC and Consoles, this process can take up to 12 hours and will start at midnight UTC. [Click here to see the date/time in your timezone](https://www.inyourowntime.zone/2023-09-30_00.00_UTC) - You will need to ensure your character is on its respective server, prior to the save taking place so we recommend making sure your character is there well before midnight UTC. - **Your items, dinos, and characters that have been uploaded to the ARK cloud will not be included in the save!** So, please make sure to download anything that you wish to keep from the cloud prior to the save on 9/30. This final save snapshot will be provided on **Thursday, October 5th (10/5)**. Survivors on all platforms will be receiving an EVO Event! It will be active until the sunsetting of the servers. 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 [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) (https://twitter.com/OfficialMonarky)'s newest season is a massive collaboration of over 30 content creators, challenging them to work together or struggle alone as they battle through one of ARK's most challenging mod, [The Hunted](https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2112724006)! Welcoming seasoned and newer creators and, this weekend, the public community, Monarky's The Hunted is set to last until ARK: Survival Ascended's release at the end of October! Their goal is to celebrate eight wonderful years of ARK by creating a community network all in support of ARK content and pushing everyone's in-game survival knowledge to the very limits! Peruse the list of all the content creators (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LjVVBZ6QdysZsgK8Yf2rLvf5eN_Ct3_h29DeHWSfWDc/edit#gid=0). You can also join Monarky's (https://discord.com/invite/u262yFE9Sk) to stay up-to-date with the event! **Creator: [Second Wave Survivors](https://www.youtube.com/@second.wave.survivors)** This video tells the story of the first survivors _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/346110/view/3707081777756490312]_ ### Community Crunch 379: ASA Cross-Platform Mod Preview - Date: 2023-09-16 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/346110/view/6739129688055158274 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ark-survival-evolved/releases/steam-6739129688055158274 Check out the very first preview of user-generated content from ARK: Survival Ascended's Mod Program! Garuga123's magnificent creations will be accessible across all platforms, including consoles, for launch at the end of October 2023. Modded ARK content has always been popular with the ARK community and we're excited for our extremely talented modding community to get involved in the ASA Mod Program so that they can provide their amazing content to a much larger ARK community! [Download in full resolution](https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1Z2YaCH3LArMdQkvykZnNOJQDD2jFChPx) The conclusion of the Extinction Community Creature Vote is imminent, and the level of competition has been nothing short of thrilling. The creatures that have been submitted truly stand out! You still have the weekend to vote for which creature will make a new home on Extinction for ARK: Survival Ascended! - The second round of voting ends on **Monday, September 18th at 4 PM Pacific**. - The winner* will be announced in the Crunch of **Friday, September 22nd, 2023.** - Rank the creatures in order of most preferred to least preferred - The vote is limited to 1 submission per person (duplicate entries will be discarded) Below are the candidates that have made it into the final 10. Find out more information about the creature by clicking on the hyperlink attached to the name. Cast your vote (https://app.rankedvote.co/rv/asa-extinction-creature/vote). - (https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/forums/topic/700034-updated-on-9923-gorgonops-the-feral-tracker-and-taming-assist/) - [Hatzegopteryx Kukulkan](https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/forums/topic/700064-dossier-and-new-sketches-hatzegopteryx-kukulkan-lord-of-the-skies/) - (https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/forums/topic/700379-sauroposeidon-the-melodic-earthshaker/) - [Darwinopterus Acuticornus](https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/forums/topic/700088-darwinopterus-acuticornus-the-corruptions-chaotic-vessel/) - (https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/forums/topic/700031-new-art-introducing-dreadnoughtus-the-terrestrial-battleship/) - (https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/forums/topic/700394-ozimek-the-anti-flyer/) - [Maevia Eureka](https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/forums/topic/700025-final-submission-maevia-eureka-the-fluffy-jumping-survivor-guardian/) - [Edmontonia Ignitus](https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/forums/topic/701276-edmontonia-ignitus-the-powder-keg-tanky-anky-taming-updated/) - [Thylacosmilus Atrox](https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/forums/topic/700076-thylacosmilus-atrox-the-strategist/) - (https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/forums/topic/700073-aerosteon-the-forbidden-zone-phantom/) Overview of all the finalists (https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/forums/forum/23033-creature-submission-finalist-discussion/). _* Note that once the winner has been determined, we'll be reading through these threads and using them as inspiration for how the creature will be designed; aspects suggested may change._ Survivors on all platforms will be receiving an EVO Event! It will be active until the sunsetting of the servers. 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 [Fan Art Gallery](https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/gallery/album/3617-featured-fan-art/) | [Screenshot Gallery](https://survivethea _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/346110/view/6739129688055158274]_