These are the changes of ARK: Survival Evolved’s Patch 178.0, grouped into categories for clarity. If not otherwise indicated, they’re quoted from the relevant Steam Thread. Official Servers Official PvP servers one-time Clearance of all old unequipped items (with the exception of blueprints, eatables, notes, and quest items), to ensure fairness after Item Duplication bug… Continue reading ARK: Survival Evolved Patch 178.0 – Patchnotes
ARK’s Official Servers and Duping Exploits
During the last 48 hours there has been a lot of agitation regarding duping, which lead to an offical announcement today. As it transpired, the game contained a duping bug that could be exploited by any group of people. No special clients or other tools were neccessary. Using the correct method, which will not be… Continue reading ARK’s Official Servers and Duping Exploits
Upcoming Patchnotes for this weekend (Probably 178)
Update: The final patchnotes for 178.0 have been announced, see here. This patch is not live, yet. It’s announced to be released this weekend. – New Structures: Stone Walls/Fence Foundations (the first of a potential stone tier) – Fix for Engrams not appearing on characters in some cass – Notes can now be written at… Continue reading Upcoming Patchnotes for this weekend (Probably 178)
ARK: Survival Evolved Patch 177.2 – Patchnotes
– Audio settings now load properly – Subscribed Steam Workshop Mods now refresh/update/download automatically in the Host Session UI – Fixed a potential server-side crash with dragging ragdolls – In PvE, knocked-out dinos are now damageable by the team that knocked them out (requires server update)
Taming Calculator
Did you ever find an animal you wanted really bad, but you weren’t sure if you have the required amount of time, food and narcotics? Now you can use our taming calculator to find out – before you tame it! Try it out! Link
Dino Dossier: Castoroides – Beaver
This charming fellow is the most recent animal in ARK: Survival Evolved. Community Manager Jat introduced the creature <a href=”http://steamcommunity.com/app/346110/discussions/0/594820656474114722/”>on Steam</a> earlier today. And yes, it’s a huge beaver! Knowing that it’s quite unsurprising that the creature will dwell near the water. Though the dossier mentions dams, the presence of beaver-built dams in the game… Continue reading Dino Dossier: Castoroides – Beaver
Dino-Taming-Times Cheatsheet
Thanks to the work of reddit’s /u/Syreniac, we can now make statements about the precise times for perfect taming! See our cheatsheet (click to enlarge!). Please note that this assumes perfect taming, in practice you’ll need more time in order to hunt the animal, knock it out, …. Discuss this on reddit. Linking etiquette… Continue reading Dino-Taming-Times Cheatsheet
ARK: Survival Evolved Patch 177.1 – Patchnotes
These are the changes of ARK: Survival Evolved’s Patch 177.1, grouped into categories for clarity. If not otherwise indicated, they’re quoted from the relevant Steam Thread. Fixed the (likely) performance draining issue with dedicated server! (Original Announcement on Steam) Here are the patchnotes of the previous patch (177.0)
Dino Taming Cheatsheet
Update: There is a taming-time cheatsheet available here. Here’s a Dino Taming Cheatsheet. It is also available in bigger resolutions (huge and really huge). You might also be interested in our tech-trees.
Linux Server Tutorial
ARK has released its linux dedicated server. This is a short tutorial on “how do i install ark dedicated server on a linux machine”. You need console access for this tutorial. So fire up your server and enter a shell of your choice. First you’ll have to download SteamCMD from Valve (Download and Installation Tutorial).… Continue reading Linux Server Tutorial