Community Crunch 497: Boar to be Wild

The wilds of Astraeos keep getting wilder.

Arriving

this summer

,

Boaratos

is not your typical forest brute. Towering at nearly twice the size of a Daeodon, this fiery juggernaut’s massive tusks carve through trees with surprising results, while its temper can quite literally ignite—setting its fur and tusks ablaze to unleash explosive attacks that leave enemies burning in its wake.

This fearsome creature is based on a concept by DragonHeart, creator of the Arkology: Overseer’s Experiments mod, and it’s bringing a whole new kind of heat to Astraeos.

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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 March 9. 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 March 9

, 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.

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 is fully unleashed for the first time across gaming platforms and stay tuned as we spotlight more Cross-Platform Mods each week!

This video features:

• Sign Collection II by SnowyTrain

• CosmeticGood In Pink!/Bubblegum’s Cosmetics by BubbleGumXD

• Rex Skeleton Decoration Skin by Jmxxark10

• Ambient Aquatics: Cricosaurus by ZCI5250

• Medieval Structures & Decor by Kviden

• Ossidon Visual Stat Configuration by WC_Zarthan

• [T.A.C.] Bastion Beetle by Tristans_Modding

ARKpocalypse servers have been wiped today!

What is ARKpocalypse?

• ARKpocalypse are monthly-wipe servers with higher than usual rates.

• Next wipe: April 3rd, 2026

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, March 9.

• 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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Creator

: MrMEOLA MrMEOLA fights Celestial Gods on the ARK Primal Nemesis mod!

Creator

: BEYPlaysGames BEYPlaysGames lists his top 10 Creature Mods that work on Astraeos in ARK: Survival Ascended!

Solwyn × Malwyn by @falco_luna

I love this awful man more than anyone should by bayushijackal

Me: Reading the Community Crunch by amitaya82

⊹₊🔥⋆｡°✩ by @WolfTek7

Carcha model I painted based with Ark’s Carcha patterns by cascadingcaramel

Ark bloodstalkers in Rain World by ShatteredReaIity

Veilwyn by @aceofintuition

Photo Mode by eeylops

Hatz appreciation pic by anhagath

Photo Mode by cosmicman5455

Photo Mode by tkgoji230

Photo Mode by prehistoric_spot

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard

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