As the shadows grow longer this spooky season, we’re excited to reveal another Lost Colony creature lurking in the wilds. The team is hard at work, polishing every detail of Lost Colony to deliver the adventure you’ve been waiting for, and next week we’ll be unearthing Fear Ascended news that’s sure to send shivers down your spine!
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Something colossal stirs in the frozen wastes of Arat Prime, a brutal echo of nature reshaped by Red Element.
Behold the Ossidon, a monstrous primate that has turned frozen alchemy into power and adapted to survive where even Titans falter, where even the Reseed Protocol can not reach. Once dismissed as a mutation gone wrong, this towering beast has become a living symbol of raw endurance and elemental might. Its dense fur shifts with the cold, its crest of bone and ice marking it as a creature forged in the harshest crucible imaginable.
The Ossidon is a force of frost and fury, ruled not by cunning but by an overwhelming will to dominate. Yet amid the chaos, a strange bond can form between beast and rider, a surge of shared affinity that turns survival into symbiosis. Some even whisper that the Ossidon’s form can shift with its attributes, its power informing the twisted frame which contains it.
The Ossidon arrives November 18th and will temporarily spawn within cold biomes on Ragnarok, Valguero, and The Center until Lost Colony’s final drop in December. It is already included in the purchase of the Lost Colony Expansion Pass, allowing all pass holders to confront this elemental juggernaut from day one of its release.
Steel your nerves. This is no ordinary primate!
Hey Survivors, after careful assessment, we’ve opted to begin the process of sunsetting a selection of our inactive official servers. Our goal is to ensure that we’re always delivering the best experience possible, and official servers exist as a way for the community to play together without having to host their own. When we launch fresh content, typically, we put up more servers than we need in the long term to match the peak in user capacity; over time, these servers become ghost towns as players have dropped off and are waiting for the next major content release.
At the conclusion of the Bonus Rate Event on Monday, October 20th (around 1 PM Pacific), we’ll be opening transfers out of Isolated servers to the main network for items, characters, and creatures, as well as character transfers into Isolated for those who wish to move.
As part of this process, the servers will be renamed with the “SUNSET” prefix, following the same approach we’ve used in the past. Please note that once renamed, these servers will be removed from the in-game Favorites list, so you’ll need to search for them manually to reconnect.
On December 8th, we’ll be sunsetting these inactive servers:
Non-Isolated servers:
Isolated servers:
We still intend to provide capacity at launches as much as possible to meet the higher need during those periods.
We’re working with our partner at Nitrado to offer these saves after the scheduled sunset through Nitrado’s interface. Please stay tuned for more details.
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 December 8th. 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 December 8th, 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.
We’ve added a new Lost Character Form to support Survivors who’ve lost their characters on Official Servers.
This process covers recent character losses on Official Servers. For Unofficial servers, please reach out to your server admin directly.
If you’ve lost a character, we recommend not transferring or altering items, as this increases the chances of a successful recovery. Characters will be restored on a case-by-case basis, depending on technical viability. If recovery is possible, your character will be returned to your Cross-ARK cloud data. Check your Download Survivor screen periodically for updates.
If you’re transferring or ascending to another server with an Armadoggo or Veilwyn in Companion Mode, be sure to exit Companion Mode first. Leaving it active may cause issues during the transfer.
Engineers are continuing to work on the fix with high priority, and we hope to set it live soon.
Our partners at Grove Street Games are excited to share that ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition is getting a major update! This patch brings full backward compatibility and enhanced performance on Nintendo Switch 2, ensuring the ultimate portable ARK experience.
Haven’t yet experienced ARK? Head to the Nintendo eShop now to pick up ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition, where everything ARK on Switch is 60% off until November 5th.
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 are fully unleashed for the first time across gaming platforms, and stay tuned as we spotlight more Cross-Platform Mods each week!
This video features:
Lava Lair Structure Skins by R0sered (premium)
Factory Hangar: Premium Structure Set by J26arkitecto (premium)
Quantum: Astral by Sandi_00 (premium)
Vegetation Skins by Monark37 (premium)
Kaluga’s Fences & Gates by Kaluga (premium)
Crowns and more custom cosmetics by DarthGingy
Flags and more custom cosmetics by DarthGingy
Shoko Sweat by Shokomaki
Mirror Sword by MinyYamori
Modern_Structure_Skin by 1050695222
Convict Outfits by RobbieJay58
Papis Pink Pajamas by RobbieJay58
Starlit’s Spooktacular by Ribbet
More Hyaenodons by Izurichan93
More Thylas by Izurichan93
NET Snacks by Quellcrest
While we won’t be able to host our usual 24-hour Extra Life livestream this year, we’re still going all-in on what matters most: uniting as a community to raise money for the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals and unlocking something special for the future of ARK: Survival Ascended.
For every $30,000 raised through the Studio Wildcard Extra Life charity campaign, the community will unlock a Dino TLC pass to be released throughout 2026, breathing new life into a classic creature of the ARK with updated gameplay and style. Up to four TLCs can be unlocked at the $120,000 milestone!
⚌ Giganotosaurus
⚌ Araneo
⚌ Quetzalcoatlus
⚌ Megalosaurus
⚌ Thylacoleo
⚌ Brontosaurus
↑ Allosaurus
↓ Carnotaurus
↓ Plesiosaur
⚌ Pachycephalosaurus
Donate now to any team member listed here to ensure your vote counts!
When donating to anyone on the Studio Wildcard Extra Life Team, not just Studio Wildcard directly, include a message with your chosen creature’s full first name preceded by a hashtag, like this (we’ll do our best to identify typos, but try to spell them correctly!):
#Giganotosaurus
Hello #Giganotosaurus
Please give #Giganotosaurus a TLC!
If no hashtag vote is included in the donation message, the donation will still count towards the TLC total, but it won’t advance any particular dino’s voting tally.
Every $1 donated = 1 vote
A $50 donation with #Giganotosaurus = 50 votes for Giganotosaurus
Five $10 donations with #Giganotosaurus = 50 votes for Giganotosaurus (10 x 5)
To keep the vote balanced and consistent, eligible creatures must meet the following criteria:
Must be a creature from The Island
Must be tameable
Must be rideable or a shoulder pet
Must not have previously received a TLC pass
The following creatures have already had a TLC pass and are not eligible:
Argentavis
Dire Bear
Direwolf
Gigantopithecus
Mammoth
Parasaur
Procoptodon
Raptor
Tyrannosaurus Rex
Sabertooth
Sarcosuchus
Spinosaurus
Stegosaurus
Triceratops
To accommodate the new launch date of Valguero Ascended, we have adjusted the reveal dates.
November 14 – First Winner
November 21– Second Winner
November 28 – Third Winner
December 4 – Final Winner
Starting October 31st thru November 10th, we’ll be rolling out a selection of the community’s favorite dino colors on the official network, along with a sweet twist in place of the traditional boosted donation rates. For the event, you’ll be able to dig into Cake Slices that grant hefty bonuses to:
Taming
Breeding
Imprinting
EXP
Harvesting
Our next Community Creature submission will take place in the simulated biomes of Genesis Part 1! From the crushing depths of the ocean trenches and volcanic hellscapes to the desolate lunar surfaces and treacherous bogs, this unique map offers an unparalleled variety of habitats for your real-world prehistoric creature to call home.
Start brainstorming your creature concepts and prepping those designs now, as submissions are open. We’re excited to see how your creature adapts to the challenges of the simulation.
Check out the Creature Submission Guidelines below for more information on the submission process, and hop over to the Creature Submission Forum to submit your entry. We are looking forward to seeing your ideas come to life!
The entry period will end at 1 PM Pacific on October 24th.
The voting will begin immediately after and end on November 4th at 1 PM Pacific.
The winner will be announced in the Crunch of November 7th.
Please note that this creature will be released for Genesis Part 1, so make sure your real-world submissions are thematically suited to the map’s diverse environments. We’re always blown away by the creativity and passion the community brings to creature submissions, and we can’t wait to see what wild things you’ll unleash this time around!
We’re inviting the community to submit their own creature designs, including their abilities, appearance, and how they fit in the game. We’ll be considering all submissions, so don’t hesitate to use references and Wikipedia links to support your proposal. It’s time to let your imagination run wild and bring your favorite creatures to life in ARK!
One thread per creature
If someone has already made a thread with your creature suggestion, feel free to upvote the thread and post your own ideas and thoughts into that existing thread.
Must be a real-world extinct/prehistoric creature (dinosaurs, mammals, reptiles, etc)
Developers are disqualified from posting their own ideas
Supplemental information (wiki links, images, art) is preferred.
To participate in the Creature Submission votes, you’ll have to have registered an account on our forums at survivetheark.com and be a Regular Member of the board, which requires 6 posts.
Submitters are only eligible to win the creature vote once. Non-winning finalist submitters are still eligible to win the creature vote.
Posts will no longer merge with similar submissions.
The top 10 creatures will be selected from the ten most upvoted creatures for a second round of voting using RankedVote.
*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.
ARKpocalypse servers have been wiped today!
What is ARKpocalypse?
ARKpocalypse are monthly-wipe servers with higher than usual rates and monthly curated mods.
Next wipe: November 14th, 2025
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, October 20.
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
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Spicy Food For Extra Life Charity Event
Come hang out with Phlinger, Phoo and the Phoo Phighters on Sunday, October 19th at 1 PM PST as they try to complete the Zoologist achievement on the Newly Released Valguero Map. You will Laugh, you might cry, Phlinger most likely WILL from the intense heat of Da Bomb and Thor’s Hammer sauces!
Every donation adds to the Scovilles ingested!
You can catch Phlinger on Twitch and YouTube.
The party starts at 10 AM PST, November 8th, for Extra Life Gameday!
Come donate to help the kids for your chance to get your hands on some awesome, one of a kind, items including a fully custom build and painted Dino army from the incredible Boylei Hobby Time YouTube channel.
For more info, join HillBillyWilly’s Discord.
You can catch HillBillyWilly on Twitch and YouTube.
Creator: ClickTockClock
Everything you need to know about the Elderclaw.
Creator: Jonna-X
Jonna-X helps you find the best Deinonychus egg locations on Valguero Ascended!
TEK Tyrannosaurus by @sushii_okomeko
Fan Art by berriechu
Valguero by santiagoosorio54
Halloween Mouse by @falco_luna
Night Terror by BumpySlays22
Rock Drake by @cheshiregengarart
Fire Wyvern by GraceH-09
Predators… by tkgoji230
Moon on a lake by 7467a
Photo Mode by @savkyn
Home by lupar
Photo Mode by i_got_spaghetti
Enjoy your weekend!
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