ARK’s tenth anniversary is just around the corner, and while it’s not quite time to light the candles just yet, we'll be preparing a special party with some surprise anniversary cakes!

For more details on everything else coming on June 2nd, check out our previous post here[survivetheark.com].


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• This event can be manually activated with the dedicated server arg parameter: -ActiveEvent=Birthday or via a drop-down menu in Host/Single Player mode.

• Start: Monday, June 2nd, 2025
  
• End: Thursday, June 12th, 2025

• 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

• Party Dodo *new*

• Armor: Birthday Suit Shirt Skin (Chestpiece) *new*
  
• Armor: Birthday Suit Pants Skin (Leggings) *new*
  
• Armor: Party Hat Skin (Headgear) *new*
  
• Creature Hat: Dino Party Hat Skin *new*
  
• Weapon: Torch Sparkler Skin (Torch)

• ARK Anniversary Surprise Cake *new*
  
• Cake Slice (Resource) *new*
  
• Cakes (Consumable & Event Items) *new*
  • Taming Cake Slice *new*
    
  • Breeding Cake Slice *new*
    
  • Imprint Cake Slice *new*
    
  • EXP Cake Slice *new*
    
  • Harvesting Cake Slice *new*
• Anniversary Festive Dino Candy

• DJ Party *new*
  
• Rave Dance *new*

• Party Dodo *new*
  
• Party Rex *new*
  
• Party Saber *new*
  
• Party Pego *new*
  
• Party Ankylo *new*

• DinoAlbino 
  
• DarkViolet 
  
• MediumLavender
  
• Actual Black
  
• Cyan
  
• LemonLime
  
• Vermillion
  
• PowderBlue
  
• Mint
  
• WyvernPurple1
  
• Turquoise
  
• DeepPink
  
• WyvernPurple0
  
• Red
  
• Blue
  
• Dino Dark Purple
  
• LightYellow
  
• WyvernBlue

Heads up, Survivors!

We’re making a key adjustment to OSD’s on Astraeos to address a bug. Starting July 15th, when an OSD lands, it will now destroy any nearby player-built structures within its impact radius. This will be the same radius used for OSDs on Extinction.

If you’ve built near potential OSD drop zones, we strongly recommend relocating your base before the patch goes live.
This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until Monday, May 26.

• 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[survivetheark.com] | Screenshot Gallery[survivetheark.com] | Artist Feedback Form[docs.google.com]

Creator: Brini
Visit the incredible Castlecraft town by brini, a massive project that took over three months to bring to life!
Creator: Songbird Gaming
Protecting early-game dinosaurs from hostile wild creatures can be overwhelming. But worry not, Songbird has a simple method to set them up so they can protect each other.
Tribe banner[discord.com] made by ivydrax
Ravager climbing on the liana[www.tumblr.com] by kirran906
The innocent antics of these children are on the rise[x.com] by @ARKonlyac
Feeding[x.com] by @falco_luna
Part 20 of Drawing Every Dino Dossier[discord.com] by cascadingcaramel
Do NOT pet that dawg[discord.com] by explosivefishh
My two ARK dinos, I have an unhealthy attachment to[www.tumblr.com] by exoplex
Photo Mode[discord.com] by dinokiller120
Photo Mode[discord.com] by flamekeeper2224
Photo Mode[discord.com] by tomboynerdy
Chillin with the Gryphons…[discord.com] by fadednightout
The new Big G[discord.com] by turbospino._78380
Enjoy your weekend!
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This week, we’re giving you a closer look at the thundering titan of Ragnarok’s wilds: the Bison! Don’t let the fluff fool you—this burly heavyweight is all muscle, attitude, and herd-first loyalty. Whether you're looking to trample threats or milk a little extra value from your meals, the Bison brings both brawn and utility to your ranks

The Bison will stomp into ARK: Survival Ascended for free with the launch of Ragnarok Ascended on June 18th!

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Common name: Bison
Species: Bison matrislac
Time: Early Pleistocene
Diet: Herbivore
Temperament: Territorial

After dealing with the endless parade of strange creatures on the ARKs, it might feel like a pleasant surprise to run across some ordinary-looking buffalo! Just make sure to enjoy the local bison at a distance, if you’ve brought along anything as big as an allosaur -- they become aggressively territorial around larger predators.

Once provoked, you can expect these stubborn slabs of meat to fight until the bitter end. An agitated bison will throw that massive weight around to defend its herd even when overmatched. I watched one knock a T. Rex senseless before tossing the dazed king of the dinosaurs off a cliff!

Breaking one of these overstuffed bovines is tougher than you might think... All that extra bulk makes bison especially difficult to knock out. These loveable meatballs are worth taming, because they’ll fight for you as fiercely as their own herd. Your bison may not end fights quickly, but it will take a beating and tussle with just about any threat.

A tame mama bison will prove to be a useful dairy animal for your tribe, as long as she’s nursing. That milk is extremely nutritious and actually pairs well with some of the more interesting recipes Survivors have concocted. Any nearby baby creature will want some, once they smell it… Heck, even baby wyverns treat it like their own mother’s milk!
Hey Survivors, after careful assessment of our data, we've opted to commence 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 to give the community a shared space to play without the need for private hosting. 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.

On the 20th of May, we will be sunsetting these inactive servers:

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We still intend to provide larger capacity at launches as much as possible to meet the higher need during those periods.

We’re working with our partners at Nitrado to offer these saves after the scheduled sunset through Nitrado’s interface. Please stay tuned for more details.
This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until Monday, May 19.

• 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[survivetheark.com] | Screenshot Gallery[survivetheark.com] | Artist Feedback Form[docs.google.com]

Creator: TiiaAurora
Tiia shares her top 10 must-have creatures to tame in ASA!
Creator: Vitality
Follow Vitality on his first day of his brand new solo adventure on the ARKpocalypse cluster!
Basilosaurus[x.com] by @SS38529630
Rock Drake[x.com] by @kiba_tsume0220
What a small creature…[www.tumblr.com] by prismatixxkhaos
ARK Adventures: Chase in the Swamp[www.deviantart.com] by MaderivRose
Manamana Neckpillow[bsky.app] by @artoni.bsky.social
New recruits[x.com] by @TekARK_01
A noble giant[x.com] by @WolfTek7
Photo Mode[discord.com] by trenchsurfer
Photo Mode[discord.com] by iamnessa
The village is almost done[discord.com] by dreadthesurvivor
What a lovely friendship I hope nothing bad happens.[discord.com] by zanite_
Photo Mode[discord.com] by chichuzilla
Enjoy your weekend!
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