Community Crunch 507: Tunnel, Tear, and Transform!

Next Tuesday, expand your exotic menagerie with the launch of

Fantastic Tames Season 1

! These extraordinary oddities are forged from the ARK’s most mystical anomalies, bringing a wondrous new array of tactical abilities to your tribe.

Bounding onto the scene first is the Burrowbuck, an adorable, clever, and aggressively skittish fluffball that serves as a master of guerrilla warfare. Cunning Survivors can use the Burrowbuck to carve out hidden, bunker-like underground dens, open temporary gateway tunnels for rapid long-distance travel, and kick up blinding dust clouds to leave pursuing enemies in the dirt.

Download in full resolution

With the pack officially launching next week, we are also thrilled to give you your very first look at the next two mythical anomalies joining the lineup later this year:

Cerberax (Coming Q3 2026)

: A monstrous, three-headed frontline terror, each maw carrying its own kind of carnage.

Enigmasaur (Coming Q4 2026)

: A shadow-veiled master of disguise, rarely seen in the same form twice.

As a bonus dropping right alongside the Burrowbuck in next Tuesday's update, a classic creepy resident is also getting an upgrade: the community-voted Araneo TLC officially crawls onto the scene with a completely terrifying new overhaul!

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.

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.

After further evaluation, the following servers have been

removed from the sunset list

: [expand type="showmore,expanded=false"] NA-PVP-Aberration2438 EU-PVP-Aberration2451 NA-PVP-SmallTribes-ScorchedEarth9229 NA-PVE-Aberration5682 NA-PVP-Aberration2443 OC-PVP-Aberration2472 NA-PVP-Aberration2434 NA-PVP-TheCenter2399 NA-PVP-Aberration2447 EU-PVP-ScorchedEarth2267 NA-PVP-Aberration2439 NA-PVP-ScorchedEarth2369 NA-PVE-TheIsland5414 Asia-PVP-SmallTribes-ScorchedEarth9217 EU-PVP-SmallTribes-Aberration9370 OC-PVP-SmallTribes-Aberration9357 EU-PVP-SmallTribes-Aberration9353 EU-PVP-SmallTribes-Aberration9341 OC-PVP-Consoles-TheCenter1154 EU-PVP-Consoles-Aberration1167 OC-PVP-Consoles-Aberration1172 Asia-PVP-Consoles-Extinction1206 NA-PVP-TheCenter2415 OC-PVP-SmallTribes-Aberration9358 EU-PVP-SmallTribes-ScorchedEarth9195 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5566 [/expand]

On

June 19th

, we'll be sunsetting these inactive Island servers, click on Show More to see the updated detailed list.

[expand type="showmore,expanded=false"] Asia-PVE-Aberration5744 Asia-PVE-Aberration5793 Asia-PVE-Aberration5814 Asia-PVE-Aberration5815 Asia-PVE-ScorchedEarth5501 Asia-PVE-ScorchedEarth5502 Asia-PVE-ScorchedEarth5503 Asia-PVE-ScorchedEarth5505 Asia-PVE-ScorchedEarth5506 Asia-PVE-ScorchedEarth5539 Asia-PVE-ScorchedEarth5540 Asia-PVE-ScorchedEarth5542 Asia-PVE-TheIsland5132 Asia-PVP-Aberration2475 Asia-PVP-Consoles-Ragnarok1252 Asia-PVP-Consoles-ScorchedEarth1132 Asia-PVP-Consoles-ScorchedEarth1133 Asia-PVP-Consoles-ScorchedEarth1134 Asia-PVP-Consoles-Valguero1279 Asia-PVP-Consoles-Valguero1280 Asia-PVP-Extinction2556 Asia-PVP-Extinction2558 Asia-PVP-Ragnarok2677 Asia-PVP-Ragnarok2678 Asia-PVP-Ragnarok2681 Asia-PVP-ScorchedEarth2301 Asia-PVP-SmallTribes-Aberration9359 Asia-PVP-SmallTribes-Aberration9362 Asia-PVP-SmallTribes-ScorchedEarth9216 Asia-PVP-SmallTribes-Valguero9583 Asia-PVP-SmallTribes-Valguero9585 Asia-PVP-SmallTribes-Valguero9586 Asia-PVP-Valguero2727 Asia-PVP-Valguero2728 Asia-PVP-Valguero2729 Asia-PVP-Valguero2731 Asia-PVP-Valguero2732 EU-PVE-Aberration5706 EU-PVE-Aberration5707 EU-PVE-Aberration5708 EU-PVE-Aberration5711 EU-PVE-Aberration5714 EU-PVE-Aberration5718 EU-PVE-Aberration5720 EU-PVE-Aberration5722 EU-PVE-Aberration5724 EU-PVE-Aberration5725 EU-PVE-Aberration5763 EU-PVE-Aberration5764 EU-PVE-Aberration5785 EU-PVE-Aberration5806 EU-PVE-Aberration5811 EU-PVE-Aberration5834 EU-PVE-Aberration5836 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5453 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5455 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5458 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5462 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5463 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5464 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5465 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5466 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5474 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5475 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5476 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5477 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5478 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5485 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5487 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5488 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5519 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5520 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5523 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5528 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5529 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5559 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5560 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5563 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5571 EU-PVE-ScorchedEarth5572 EU-PVE-TheCenter5607 EU-PVE-TheCenter5668 EU-PVE-TheIsland5334 EU-PVE-TheIsland5346 EU-PVP-Aberration2448 EU-PVP-Aberration2454 EU-PVP-Aberration2459 EU-PVP-Aberration2462 EU-PVP-Aberration2490 EU-PVP-Consoles-Aberration1168 EU-PVP-Consoles-Aberration1181 EU-PVP-Consoles-Aberration1183 EU-PVP-Consoles-Extinction1192 EU-PVP-Consoles-Ragnarok1244 EU-PVP-Consoles-Ragnarok1246 EU-PVP-Consoles-Ragnarok1258 EU-PVP-Consoles-ScorchedEarth1120 EU-PVP-Consoles-ScorchedEarth1121 EU-PVP-Consoles-ScorchedEarth1122 EU-PVP-Consoles-ScorchedEarth1127 EU-PVP-Consoles-TheIsland1084 EU-PVP-Consoles-Valguero1269 EU-PVP-Consoles-Valguero1272 EU-PVP-Consoles-Valguero1274 EU-PVP-Consoles-Valguero1275 EU-PVP-Extinction2523 EU-PVP-Extinction2524 EU-PVP-Extinction2529 EU-PVP-Extinction2531 EU-PVP-Extinction2534 EU-PVP-Extinction2538 EU-PVP-Extinction2539 EU-PVP-Extinction2542 EU-PVP-Extinction2543 EU-PVP-Ragnarok2651 EU-PVP-Ragnarok2654 EU-PVP-Ragnarok2657 EU-PVP-ScorchedEarth2229 EU-PVP-ScorchedEarth2230 EU-PVP-ScorchedEarth2264 EU-PVP-ScorchedEarth2265 EU-PVP-ScorchedEarth2269 EU-PVP-ScorchedEarth2367 EU-PVP-ScorchedEarth2368 EU-PVP-ScorchedEarth2375 EU-PVP-SmallTribes-Aberration9368 EU-PVP-SmallTribes-Aberration9369 EU-PVP-SmallTribes-Extinction9403 EU-PVP-SmallTribes-ScorchedEarth9183 EU-PVP-SmallTribes-ScorchedEarth9187 EU-PVP-SmallTribes-ScorchedEarth9188 EU-PVP-SmallTribes-ScorchedEarth9193 EU-PVP-TheIsland2049 EU-PVP-Valguero2706 EU-PVP-Valguero2708 EU-PVP-Valguero2717 EU-PVP-Valguero2718 NA-PVE-Aberration5679 NA-PVE-Aberration5688 NA-PVE-Aberration5749 NA-PVE-Aberration5750 NA-PVE-Aberration5769 NA-PVE-Aberration5778 NA-PVE-Aberration5798 NA-PVE-Aberration5799 NA-PVE-Aberration5826 NA-PVE-Aberration5829 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5142 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5143 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5146 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5241 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5243 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5254 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5381 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5382 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5384 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5387 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5391 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5394 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5397 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5398 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5400 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5509 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5512 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5514 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5517 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5547 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5548 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5549 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5551 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5552 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5553 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5554 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5573 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5574 NA-PVE-ScorchedEarth5576 NA-PVE-TheIsland5246 NA-PVE-TheIsland5283 NA-PVE-TheIsland5287 NA-PVE-TheIsland5428 NA-PVP-Aberration2442 NA-PVP-Aberration2444 NA-PVP-Aberration2478 NA-PVP-Consoles-Aberration1159 NA-PVP-Consoles-Aberration1160 NA-PVP-Consoles-Aberration1178 NA-PVP-Consoles-Extinction1186 NA-PVP-Consoles-ScorchedEarth1112 NA-PVP-Consoles-ScorchedEarth1116 NA-PVP-Consoles-TheIsland1047 NA-PVP-Consoles-TheIsland1053 NA-PVP-Consoles-TheIsland1093 NA-PVP-Consoles-Valguero1261 NA-PVP-Consoles-Valguero1264 NA-PVP-Extinction2498 NA-PVP-Extinction2502 NA-PVP-Extinction2503 NA-PVP-Extinction2506 NA-PVP-Extinction2507 NA-PVP-Extinction2509 NA-PVP-Extinction2511 NA-PVP-Extinction2512 NA-PVP-Extinction2514 NA-PVP-Extinction2516 NA-PVP-Extinction2518 NA-PVP-Extinction2520 NA-PVP-Ragnarok2635 NA-PVP-Ragnarok2641 NA-PVP-ScorchedEarth2111 NA-PVP-ScorchedEarth2113 NA-PVP-ScorchedEarth2115 NA-PVP-ScorchedEarth2196 NA-PVP-ScorchedEarth2221 NA-PVP-ScorchedEarth2226 NA-PVP-ScorchedEarth2373 NA-PVP-SmallTribes-Aberration9366 NA-PVP-SmallTribes-Aberration9376 NA-PVP-SmallTribes-ScorchedEarth9153 NA-PVP-SmallTribes-ScorchedEarth9160 NA-PVP-SmallTribes-ScorchedEarth9165 NA-PVP-SmallTribes-ScorchedEarth9169 NA-PVP-SmallTribes-TheIsland9078 NA-PVP-TheIsland2120 NA-PVP-TheIsland2198 NA-PVP-Valguero2691 NA-PVP-Valguero2692 NA-PVP-Valguero2694 NA-PVP-Valguero2695 NA-PVP-Valguero2696 NA-PVP-Valguero2697 NA-PVP-Valguero2700 NA-PVP-Valguero2703 OC-PVE-Aberration5728 OC-PVE-Aberration5730 OC-PVE-Aberration5788 OC-PVE-Aberration5820 OC-PVE-Aberration5822 OC-PVE-ScorchedEarth5490 OC-PVE-ScorchedEarth5532 OC-PVE-ScorchedEarth5535 OC-PVE-TheCenter5639 OC-PVE-TheCenter5643 OC-PVE-TheCenter5644 OC-PVE-TheCenter5645 OC-PVE-TheCenter5646 OC-PVE-TheCenter5647 OC-PVE-TheIsland5213 OC-PVP-Aberration2492 OC-PVP-Consoles-Aberration1171 OC-PVP-Consoles-Ragnarok1251 OC-PVP-Consoles-ScorchedEarth1129 OC-PVP-Consoles-ScorchedEarth1130 OC-PVP-Consoles-TheIsland1028 OC-PVP-Consoles-Valguero1277 OC-PVP-Consoles-Valguero1278 OC-PVP-Extinction2544 OC-PVP-Extinction2547 OC-PVP-Ragnarok2668 OC-PVP-Ragnarok2671 OC-PVP-Ragnarok2672 OC-PVP-Ragnarok2673 OC-PVP-Ragnarok2674 OC-PVP-ScorchedEarth2272 OC-PVP-SmallTribes-ScorchedEarth9199 OC-PVP-SmallTribes-Valguero9582 OC-PVP-TheIsland2284 OC-PVP-TheIsland2286 OC-PVP-Valguero2719 OC-PVP-Valguero2720 OC-PVP-Valguero2721 OC-PVP-Valguero2722 OC-PVP-Valguero2724 OC-PVP-Valguero2725 OC-PVP-Valguero2726 [/expand] 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.

This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until Monday, May 18.

• 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 | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form

We’re constantly blown away by the creativity of the ARK modding community, especially when players create new opportunities for fellow creators. That spirit is behind the independently run ASA Mod Jam 2026: Build the Future.

Organized by Sandi Studios and CurseForge, this eight-week gauntlet kicks off on May 15th. It challenges solo devs and duos to build brand-new mods from scratch using the official ARK DevKit, with prizes on the line.

We love seeing grassroots, player-driven events like this driving the scene forward, and we're always looking for ways to spotlight these kinds of initiatives.

Whether you’re a veteran modder ready to jump in, or you just want to scope out the rules and prize pools, you can catch all the details here.

Creator

: LolsAtLance This Paleo Brontosaurus base has everything you need from a greenhouse to a cozy space for your Argentavis!

Creator

: The AxeMan The AxeMan creates the Ultimasaurus!

Ark Series #1 by SammySock0014

Broodmother Lysrix by thefearwithin

A statue of a survivor with his gear and his loyal griffon. by @Obsydianproduct

Wreckage by @falco_luna

Dreadmare by @FortanelliD

The queen of Lost Colony by @SirDripstein

Alpha Raptor X by 666K

Its brontozilla! by fera1143

Photo Mode by savkyn

Photo Mode by iamnessa

Photo Mode by frozen_soap

Photo Mode by direwolflucas121reis

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard

Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark Discord: discord.com/invite/playark Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark Twitch: twitch.tv/survivetheark Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110 Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark Threads: threads.net/@survivetheark Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg