[img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/8729288/59179a29f99021c2f2f10438d294d27c3856d037.png[/img] Hey Survivors, Today, ClubARK: Wasteland War drops, bringing a whole new post apocalyptic look along with the brand-new Mad Mark mission! This major version update also delivers a massive wave of fixes and improvements, tackling many of the issues players helped us identify. Plus, there are big XP boosts, quality-of-life upgrades, and even a new rare reward—the Scrap Golem variant! [previewyoutube=Y-liMeyYI5s;full][/previewyoutube] [url=https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AsyXsgoGXWxWQQFu1uTrvDUGI4Cf5yCw/view?usp=drive_link]Download in full resolution[/url] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44719856/0b25cda896bf03188a5dddfe80fe3a6f99d24b9f.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44719856/11db07b4ac33448b88c5d5a62a859c971c76af43.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44719856/f99bb4cab26ef5a47c3e7c474943f05ae5267054.jpg[/img] The next winner of our Community Creature Vote will be featured on [b]Valguero[/b]. Get your endlessly creative submissions ready, and you might see your creature making its debut with the release of the Valguero map in ARK: Survival Ascended! Please note that this creature will be released for [b]Valguero[/b], so ensure your real-world submissions align with that map's theme! Check out the [url=https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/forums/topic/675974-creature-submission-guidelines/]Creature Submission Guidelines[/url] for more information on the submission process, and hop over to the [url=https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/forums/forum/23030-creature-submissions/]Creature Submission Forum[/url] to see the current entries. We are looking forward to seeing your ideas come to life! [list] [*] The entry period will end at 1pm Pacific on February 20th. [*] The voting will begin at 1pm PST on February 21st and end on February 28th at 1pm Pacific. [*] The winner will be announced in the Crunch of February 28th. [/list] Make sure to check our [b][url=http://twitter.com/survivetheark]Twitter[/url][/b] on February 21st for the RankedVote link! [i]*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.[/i] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44719856/0b25cda896bf03188a5dddfe80fe3a6f99d24b9f.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44719856/d3144361b4eac5d55598d742f7d4b6cb85c3596d.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44719856/27a6ab68f6bfe2875e3e97abad3fa4ee723cca35.png[/img] We're shifting the transfer date for Official Extinction servers to give you more time to enjoy full freedom before the upcoming launch of Astraeos.[list][*] Extinction Transfers Open: [b]February 7th [/b](Allowing you to transfer your characters, items, and creatures to and from Extinction servers) [*] Extinction Expired Servers Offline: [b]February 28th[/b], so take this time to wrap up your adventures, make final moves, and prepare for what’s next.[/list]See you in the Wasteland! [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44719856/971fd20fe57047423a34676b86e6e49ef940e95b.png[/img] This update brings a Wasteland makeover to ClubARK, a new Bob’s Tall Tales mission (Mad Mark), and the Scrap Golem variant as a rare reward. Gameplay improvements include XP boosts for Enraged creatures, QoL updates for Armadoggo & BattleRig, and various balancing tweaks. Also a massive wave of bug fixes addresses taming, UI, multiplayer desync, environment bugs and more. [b]ClubARK: Wasteland War is live! v154[/b] [list] [*] ClubARK has received a Wasteland makeover! [*] Added a new Bob’s Tall Tales mission “Mad Mark” [*] Added Scrap Golem (Rock Elemental variant) as a rare reward for completing Mad Mark on Alpha difficulty [*] All Bob’s Tall Tales missions now award equipment traits on completion [*] All ClubARK rewards have been updated to include Extinction & Wasteland content [*] The Wardrobe has been updated to include Extinction & Wasteland content [/list] [b]Gameplay Changes[/b] [list] [*] Enraged Rex and Enraged Trike now award 3x more XP [*] Enraged Rex and Enraged Trike now give Alpha XP type to allow chibi leveling [*] Refactored SIR-5rM8’s sorting ability to be more reliable [*] SIR-5rM8 can now collect sap from Sap Tap without needing a player to open the Sap Tap’s inventory first [*] Meat Carrier trait now includes Spoiled Meat [*] Moschops can now gather Sap from Sap trees in Scorched Earth [*] Tamed Basilisks are now immune to radiation on Aberration [*] Allowed Pegomastax deployment on Aberration for Gacha crystals [*] Experience removed from creatures when respeccing them via the Makeshift Megalab reduced to 10% of current XP [*] OSDs & Element veins will now highlight the last remaining 5 dinos of the wave [*] Cooldown for cryopodding a damaged creature has been reduced to 30 seconds (down from 60 seconds). [*] Reduced the damage transferred from structures placed on a platform-saddled dino from 100% to 10% [*] Adjusted Tuso’s melee attack to hit closer to its head to prevent it from getting stuck on small creatures that it cannot hit [*] Titanoboa no longer gains points in Oxygen [*] Tek Giganotosaurus can now be cloned [*] Added the current “Quick Ability” icon to Armadoggo’s whistle and colored the icon to show if the skill is on cooldown, active, or activatable. [*] Added a health indicator to Armadoggo’s icon in Companion mode, showing current/max health on top of the buff icon when the extended HUD is enabled. [*] Added Element-Imbued Gasoline engram to BattleRig Garage’s inventory, and Garage no longer requires Element-Imbued Gasoline to craft [*] Added analog values for BattleRig’s gamepad controls for throttle/brake [*] BattleRig carries over the percentage HP it previously had when changing equipment [*] Prevented Water Reservoirs from being placed on platform saddles [*] Prevented Gene Scanner from tracking corrupted creatures [*] Extinction OSD and Element Vein audio stingers are now tied to the Music slider [*] Tek Binocular UI will now display mutation count without needing to access the Ancestry page of the dino [*] Items now display their item rating in the inventory UI which is the relevant value when using the Tinkering Desk [*] DLSS defaulted to enabled for compatible cards [/list] [b]Gameplay Fixes[/b] [list] [*] Fixed a server restart issue where creatures in the middle of taming would lose their taming effectiveness and become untamable [*] Fixed Heavy Turret requiring an Auto-Turret for repair [*] Fixed SIR-5rM8 inability to repair Heavy Turret without Auto-Turret in inventory [*] Fixed SIR-5rM8 accessing the inventory of structures picked up by Rhynio [*] Fixed SIR-5rM8’s item input not copying to other turrets when using copy settings to all nearby turrets [*] Fixed SIR-5rM8 accessing sealed Barrels [*] Fixed SIR-5rM8 bypassing certain container restrictions [*] Fixed a multiplayer desync issue with SIR-5rM8 that could occur when changing modes [*] SIR-5rM8 should no longer slot cap or overweight himself when sorting and rerendered by a player [*] Fixed cases where SIR-5rM8 would get stuck when navigating around certain structures [*] Removed Dreadmare requiring Alpha Raptor and Carno on Extinction and replaced AlphaRex trophy entry to Enraged Rex [*] Fixed Tek Binocular UI not updating baby progress correctly [*] Fixed Goo Gun blueprints having a number of limited crafts [*] Fixed issues with painting Basilisk’s saddle [*] Fixed railings not correctly snapping to the top & bottom of triangle roofs [*] Fixed Corrupted creatures pushing through Tek Forcefield and causing damage inside it [*] Fixed Bio-Grinder inability to grind tall creatures like Giga/Carcha [*] Fixed an issue that caused crafting Unstable Element Shards via the Makeshift Megalab resulting in a loss of materials [*] Improved the visuals of the Homo Deus skin [*] Fixed Homo Deus Skin jittering when moving the camera [*] Fixed the Train engine interfering with in-game sound [*] Fixed session list UI elements appearing offset on ultrawide monitors [*] Fixed frame stuttering related to frame generation when toggling UI elements [*] Fixed a client crash related to harvesting resources with Extended HUD enabled [*] Fixed a client crash related to starting split-screen [*] Fixed an issue that prevented equipping items from inventory after viewing the crafting or cosmetic tab [*] Fixed an issue that would cause structures to float above the Battlerig Garage [*] Fixed a level discrepancy with dropped Mek blueprints [*] Fixed Enforcer and Mek stats displaying incorrectly in some languages [*] Fixed a camera issue when jumping while riding a Thylacoleo [*] Reduced Deinosuchus gravity to match Sarco [*] Fixed Yutyrannus, Direwolf and Armadoggo LOD issues at medium and low graphic settings [*] Fixed Bucket Face Helmet Skin LOD issues at medium and low graphic settings [*] Fixed inability to access R wheel while mounted on a Reaper King [*] Fixed Snow Owl using foot attack while walking, causing it to slide [*] Fixed Snow Owl's ability to ice crash in the air when stamina is depleted [*] Fixed multiple cases of Enforcer accidentally teleporting under the map [*] Fixed Managarmr jumping forward immediately after being uncryopodded [*] Fixed Ice Titan breath killing mounted players [*] Fixed Dreadnoughtus EMP roar killing enemy riders [*] Speculative fix for Dreadnoughtus legs sometimes appearing messed up [*] Fixed player rotating back and forth rapidly when standing on the saddle of a Dreadnoughtus as a passenger [*] Fixed Dreadnoughtus legs stuttering when rotating [*] Adjusted Dreadnoughtus’s EMP breath attack to be more accurate at hitting larger enemies [*] Fixed Armadoggo eyes turning black during sniffing animation [*] Speculative fix for Armadoggo’s chance of disappearing during player respawn or disconnect [*] Fixed a case where using Armadoggo’s whistle would break some interactions with creatures, structures or items [*] Fixed spawning several skeleton pieces by spamming Armadoggo’s dig emote [*] Fixed Armadoggo scaring off tamed creatures with “Who’s there?” [*] Fixed Armadoggo getting stuck trying to unbury while in swimming state [*] Adjusted Armadoggo’s taming affinity to improve taming effectiveness [*] Fixed Baby Rock Drakes sometimes falling through the mesh when hatched from a Gigantoraptor saddle by adjusting their gravity scale [*] Fixed BattleRig getting stuck in a rubberbanding state after hitting an object [*] Adjusted BattleRig’s damage VFX to improve FPS [*] Fixed BattleRigs disappearing in stasis [*] Fixed BattleRigs falling through the mesh when upside down and no driver [*] Fixed inability to look around in first-person view in a BattleRig when using a gamepad [*] Removed BattleRig Garage duplicate options for "open car inventory" and “tribe rank” options [*] Fixed some Text overlapping in BattleRig Garage UI [*] Fixed inability to move while driving on Ice with BattleRig [*] Adjusted gamepad controls in BattleRig when a weapon is equipped [*] Fixed newly built BattleRigs spawning with ramshackle and apprentice parts [*] Fixed BattleRig sometimes rubber banding after hitting some collisions such as foliage/rocks [*] Fixed BattleRig colliding and flipping too easily when running over trees and rocks [*] Fixed a case where a Mek could spawn in the mesh when crafted from a Tek Replicator [*] Fixed the inability to hide the BattleRig Garage roof after removing structures that were blocking it [*] Adjusted the player's seated position when accessing the BattleRig Garage with the roof hidden so they are no longer floating [*] Fixed projectile weapons not firing accurately when seated in a passenger seat [*] Fixed a case where Desert Titan saddle would be missing collision [*] Fixed broken Winter Wonderland icons [*] Fixed camera getting messed up when grappling another player that is mounted and in photo mode [*] Creatures that have consumed Mushroom Brew can now be cryopodded in the radiation zone on Aberration [*] Fixed the Forest Titan AI to prevent it from attempting to navigate outside its arena [*] Shirt skins are now unequipped when applying the Glider to prevent the Glider from appearing invisible [*] Fixed a case where Tribe Tower was applying buffs to characters that were not in the tribe [*] Fixed cases where creatures would deal more damage with no rider [*] Prevented item skins on cart saddles [*] Fixed an issue with Explosive Spear/Primitive Spear which would sometimes prevent it from being thrown [*] Fixed several typos [*] Fixed several exploits [/list] [b]Environment Fixes[/b] [list] [*] Fixed various mesh holes, rat holes, and floating objects across all maps [*] Fixed several false positive anti-mesh spots on The Island, including areas around the Volcano [*] Removed the erroneous Tribe Tower floating in the middle of the sky on The Island [*] Fixed multiple cases of supply drops falling through the ground on Aberration [*] Fixed cave supply crate spawning in the mesh on Aberration [*] Fixed lava not dealing damage to large creatures on Scorched Earth [*] Fixed Snow Ramp rendering gray in color on Extinction [*] Fixed a case where the Tamed Forest Titan would slide when turning [*] Fixed Meteors not damaging tamed creatures on Extinction [*] Fixed a buildable area in Scorched Earth’s boss arena [*] Fixed heat visuals displaying erroneously in the southwest surface entrance on Aberration [*] Fixed some locations where Red Gems were spawning in the green zone on Aberration [*] Fixed a waterfall missing audio on Aberration [*] Fixed Aberration’s Green Obelisk having two beams [/list] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44719856/0b25cda896bf03188a5dddfe80fe3a6f99d24b9f.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44719856/ef2d9bcd979d13d595b1f8a89ca87239e25d48ae.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44719856/e660d3598db0e6e8a087c09b3fa3c6e6330f4abf.jpg[/img] This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until [b]Monday, February 3[/b]. [list] [*] [b]PVP/PVE: [/b]2x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience, and Breeding [*] [b]Small Tribes: [/b]4.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 4x Breeding [*] [b]ARKpocalypse:[/b] 5x Harvesting, Taming and Experience, and Breeding [/list] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44719856/0b25cda896bf03188a5dddfe80fe3a6f99d24b9f.png[/img] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44719856/9306bc0940ef7c46a363697b2bcdb19cc0d2ff35.png[/img] [url=https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/gallery/album/3617-featured-fan-art/]Fan Art Gallery[/url] | [url=https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/gallery/album/3623-featured-screenshots/]Screenshot Gallery[/url] | [url=https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSftQUqoYHb2QhG-rqeRMmL2r4-GVtW56tCdclH5sD-YQ_5HKw/viewform]Artist Feedback Form[/url] [img]{STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/44719856/c4bbe1cb56f904b0aa9aa30842136f6d80227db4.png[/img] [b]Creator: [url=https://www.youtube.com/@DarkEdgeTVSurvival]DarkEdgeTVSurvival[/url][/b] DarkEdge reviews the Muttaburrasaurus, from its taming method to its special abilities! [previewyoutube=di2G5V0uIyA;full]YOUTUBE URL[/previewyoutube] [b]Creator: [url=https://www.youtube.com/@Crabbytron]Crabbytron[/url][/b] In this video, Crabbytron shows you everything you need to know about  taxidermy in ARK! 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