ARK: Survival Of The Fittest — patch notes and updates
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| Update | Date | Excerpt / source |
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| TSOTF - A Recap of Changes Since Launch | 2023-01-07 | It's been a joy to watch the community participate in TSOTF matches this past week! We've seen several nail-biting matches and clever uses of the new mechanics that TSOTF provides. It is a memorable experience for us to watch these high-intensity matches play out on a grand scale. Who’d imagine we’d see little dilos, monkeys, and small creatures being mind-controlled at end-game!? We'd also like to give a nod to the ARK content creation community for keeping our screens full of nonstop entertainment. Since the original launch on Friday, Dec 23rd, balance changes have been made to several creatures including Thylacoleo, Rhino, Triceratops, Car |
| Introducing: ARK: The Survival of the Fittest! | 2022-12-23 | We are excited to announce that ARK: The Survival of the Fittest prototype is now available on Steam! ‘ARK: The Survival of the Fittest’ is a prototype spin-off of ARK: Survival Evolved, pitting up to 60 combatants against each other in a fast-paced, action-packed struggle for survival, where players are ultimately pushed into an epic final showdown leading their Dinosaur Armies into battle. ARK TSOTF is the only Battle Royale that focuses on large-scale creature-army confrontations, combined with a unique Real Time Strategy overlay. By using tactics and strategy to assemble a fighting-force of history’s most powerful primeval creatures, only |
| ARK: Survival of the Fittest All Stars & Naugty and Nice! | 2016-12-17 | http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/455236206129343287/45FC18CD445ED87E21FF6F67EE601172C1E785D9/ The ARK: Survival of the Fittest All Stars plus Naughty & Nice matches will take place from 11 am EST to 3 pm EST tomorrow, Saturday the 17th December 2016! The final games will be shout-casted by typeForced! We invite all ARK fans to come watch the epic battles at that time on our Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/survivetheark To those competing: may fortune smile upon you, brave Survivors! |
| ARK: Survival of the Fittest All Stars & Naugty and Nice! | 2016-12-17 | http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/455236206129343287/45FC18CD445ED87E21FF6F67EE601172C1E785D9/ The ARK: Survival of the Fittest All Stars plus Naughty & Nice matches will take place from 11 am EST to 3 pm EST tomorrow, Saturday the 17th December 2016! The final games will be shout-casted by typeForced! We invite all ARK fans to come watch the epic battles at that time on our Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/survivetheark To those competing: may fortune smile upon you, brave Survivors! |
| ARK: Survival of the Fittest Update | 2016-12-17 | http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/455236206129343287/45FC18CD445ED87E21FF6F67EE601172C1E785D9/ ARK: Survival of the Fittest initially started as the original Total Conversion for ARK: Survival Evolved. It’s a game mode which puts places in a battle arena where they fight to the death. Since it’s inception in August 2015, it has undergone a lot of changes. However, we are officially announce the hiatus of ARK: Survival of the Fittest. This means that there will be a halt in active development for the game mode whilst we consider our options for the game’s long-term direction. This also means that Survivor League will no longer run, |
| ARK: Survival of the Fittest Update | 2016-12-17 | http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/455236206129343287/45FC18CD445ED87E21FF6F67EE601172C1E785D9/ ARK: Survival of the Fittest initially started as the original Total Conversion for ARK: Survival Evolved. It’s a game mode which puts places in a battle arena where they fight to the death. Since it’s inception in August 2015, it has undergone a lot of changes. However, we are officially announce the hiatus of ARK: Survival of the Fittest. This means that there will be a halt in active development for the game mode whilst we consider our options for the game’s long-term direction. This also means that Survivor League will no longer run, |
| October Survivor League Championship Games! | 2016-11-16 | The ARK: Survival of the Fittest October Survivor League Championship matches will take place from 11 am EST to 2 pm EST on Saturday, 19th of November, with a bounty of more than $65,000 in prizes to the winners! The Survivors who have qualified for the event are listed here: https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/survivor-league/ Over the coming days you will receive a steam invite to a special group, join the group as that's what we'll be using to communicate with you during the tournament. The invite will be coming from: http://steamcommunity.com/id/SoTFLeague The championship games will be shoutcasted by typeForced! We invite all ARK fans, |
| October Survivor League Championship Games! | 2016-11-16 | The ARK: Survival of the Fittest October Survivor League Championship matches will take place from 11 am EST to 2 pm EST on Saturday, 19th of November, with a bounty of more than $65,000 in prizes to the winners! The Survivors who have qualified for the event are listed here: https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/survivor-league/ Over the coming days you will receive a steam invite to a special group, join the group as that's what we'll be using to communicate with you during the tournament. The invite will be coming from: http://steamcommunity.com/id/SoTFLeague The championship games will be shoutcasted by typeForced! We invite all ARK fans, |
| October Survivor League Begins! | 2016-10-17 | October Survivor League Begins! Hello again, Survivors! Today we are announcing that the October Survivor League qualifiers has begun. The scores from previous have been reset due to changes made in the most recent update possibly affecting scores. However we hope this reset will give all players new and old a chance at the top this month. The qualifying period will run for 28 days and end on the 14th of November. And the end of these 28 days, the top placing competitors will participate in the Championship games. The October Survivor League Championships will be played and broadcast live on Twitch on Saturday, November the 19th. In case you |
| October Survivor League Begins! | 2016-10-17 | October Survivor League Begins! Hello again, Survivors! Today we are announcing that the October Survivor League qualifiers has begun. The scores from previous have been reset due to changes made in the most recent update possibly affecting scores. However we hope this reset will give all players new and old a chance at the top this month. The qualifying period will run for 28 days and end on the 14th of November. And the end of these 28 days, the top placing competitors will participate in the Championship games. The October Survivor League Championships will be played and broadcast live on Twitch on Saturday, November the 19th. In case you |
| September Survivor League Championship Winners & Last Man Standing Mod Winners! | 2016-10-15 | September Survivor League Championship! Last weekend we held our latest Survivor League Championship Matches! The best survivors went head to head in 3 epic matches for a chance at $65,000 and their spot in August Survivor League! If you missed the games, you can check them out here: https://www.twitch.tv/survivetheark/v/93716019 Congratulations to the winners, who can be found on our updated Survivor League page, listing their placing as well as how much of the prize pool they’ve walked away with! http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/437236342924064933/FDF88A9BA8EF0BF39DDC2F509C68006F76155F4E/ https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/su |
| September Survivor League Championship Winners & Last Man Standing Mod Winners! | 2016-10-15 | September Survivor League Championship! Last weekend we held our latest Survivor League Championship Matches! The best survivors went head to head in 3 epic matches for a chance at $65,000 and their spot in August Survivor League! If you missed the games, you can check them out here: https://www.twitch.tv/survivetheark/v/93716019 Congratulations to the winners, who can be found on our updated Survivor League page, listing their placing as well as how much of the prize pool they’ve walked away with! http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/437236342924064933/FDF88A9BA8EF0BF39DDC2F509C68006F76155F4E/ https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/su |
| September Survivor League Championship Games & Last Man Standing Mod 5-Man Tournament! | 2016-10-06 | http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/456361430270625980/143CD5950C4B69C31B139472013A2C1D338E9583/ September Survivor League Championship! The ARK: Survival of the Fittest September Survivor League Championship matches will take place from 11 am EST to 2 pm EST on Saturday, 8th of October, with a bounty of more than $65,000 in prizes to the winners! The Survivors who have qualified for the event are listed here: https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/survivor-league/ The championship games will be shout casted by typeForced! We invite all ARK fans, and the newly curious, to come watch the epic battles at that time on our Twitch channel: |
| September Survivor League Championship Games & Last Man Standing Mod 5-Man Tournament! | 2016-10-06 | http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/456361430270625980/143CD5950C4B69C31B139472013A2C1D338E9583/ September Survivor League Championship! The ARK: Survival of the Fittest September Survivor League Championship matches will take place from 11 am EST to 2 pm EST on Saturday, 8th of October, with a bounty of more than $65,000 in prizes to the winners! The Survivors who have qualified for the event are listed here: https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/survivor-league/ The championship games will be shout casted by typeForced! We invite all ARK fans, and the newly curious, to come watch the epic battles at that time on our Twitch channel: |
| Naughty or Nice & September Survivor League Championship Games! | 2016-09-22 | http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/576820758893231143/3C36D3CD64AD2384D32DECEE6BA826E02A3D801F/ Naughty or Nice The special SotF Gamemode known as Naughty or Nice will be making its official return as a new Total Conversion on Saturday September the 24th at 11AM EST! We will be hosting a special charity event where survivors will be put to the test in an all out 100 versus 100 battle over the course of 2 and a half hours. The survivors invited to attend the event will feature some of the best SotF players around, winners of previous events, the finalists who competed at ChinaJoy, as well as your favourite streamers, content creator |
| Naughty or Nice & September Survivor League Championship Games! | 2016-09-22 | http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/576820758893231143/3C36D3CD64AD2384D32DECEE6BA826E02A3D801F/ Naughty or Nice The special SotF Gamemode known as Naughty or Nice will be making its official return as a new Total Conversion on Saturday September the 24th at 11AM EST! We will be hosting a special charity event where survivors will be put to the test in an all out 100 versus 100 battle over the course of 2 and a half hours. The survivors invited to attend the event will feature some of the best SotF players around, winners of previous events, the finalists who competed at ChinaJoy, as well as your favourite streamers, content creator |
| August Survivor League Championship Winners & Naughty or Nice! | 2016-09-14 | August Survivor League Championship! The weekend just gone, we held our latest Survivor League Championship Matches! The best survivors went head to head in 3 epic matches for a chance at $65,000 and their spot in August Survivor League! If you hadn't seen the games, you can check them out here https://www.twitch.tv/survivetheark/v/88608022 https://www.twitch.tv/survivetheark/v/88618188 Congratulations to the winners, who can be found on our updated Survivor League page, listing their placing as well as how much of the prize pool they’ve walked away with! http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/437236342924064933/FDF88A9BA8EF0BF39DDC2F5 |
| August Survivor League Championship Winners & Naughty or Nice! | 2016-09-14 | August Survivor League Championship! The weekend just gone, we held our latest Survivor League Championship Matches! The best survivors went head to head in 3 epic matches for a chance at $65,000 and their spot in August Survivor League! If you hadn't seen the games, you can check them out here https://www.twitch.tv/survivetheark/v/88608022 https://www.twitch.tv/survivetheark/v/88618188 Congratulations to the winners, who can be found on our updated Survivor League page, listing their placing as well as how much of the prize pool they’ve walked away with! http://images.akamai.steamusercontent.com/ugc/437236342924064933/FDF88A9BA8EF0BF39DDC2F5 |
| August Survivor League Championship Games! | 2016-09-07 | The ARK: Survival of the Fittest August Survivor League Championship matches will take place from 11 am EST to 2 pm EST on Saturday, September 10th, with a bounty of more than $65,000 in prizes to the winners! The Survivors who have qualified for the event are listed here: https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/survivor-league/ Over the coming days you will receive a steam invite to a special group, join the group as that's what we'll be using to communicate with you during the tournament. The invite will be coming from: http://steamcommunity.com/id/SoTFLeague The championship games will be shoutcasted by typeForced! We invite all ARK fans, and |
| August Survivor League Championship Games! | 2016-09-07 | The ARK: Survival of the Fittest August Survivor League Championship matches will take place from 11 am EST to 2 pm EST on Saturday, September 10th, with a bounty of more than $65,000 in prizes to the winners! The Survivors who have qualified for the event are listed here: https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/survivor-league/ Over the coming days you will receive a steam invite to a special group, join the group as that's what we'll be using to communicate with you during the tournament. The invite will be coming from: http://steamcommunity.com/id/SoTFLeague The championship games will be shoutcasted by typeForced! We invite all ARK fans, and |