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October 4, 2025
Community Crunch 478: Lost Colony Cinematic Teaser, Extra Life Update and
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This week, the team is focused on bringing Valguero Ascended across the finish line and into your hands. In the meantime, enjoy a glimpse at the epic Lost Colony story cinematic, brought to life by MAPPA, the renowned studio behind some of anime’s most striking worlds!

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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!

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  1. ⚌ Giganotosaurus
  2. ⬆ Araneo
  3. 🡇 Megalosaurus
  4. ⚌ Quetzalcoatlus
  5. ⚌ Thylacoleo
  6. ⚌ Brontosaurus
  7. ⚌ Carnotaurus
  8. ⬆ Allosaurus
  9. 🡇 Plesiosaur
  10. ⬆ Pachycephalosaurus


Donate now to any team member listed here to ensure your vote counts!

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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.

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  • 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)

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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

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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

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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

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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 will open on October 10th. We’re excited to see how your creature adapts to the challenges of the simulation.

  • 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!  

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  • Must be a real-world extinct/prehistoric creature (dinosaurs, mammals, reptiles, etc)
  • Supplemental information (wiki links, images, art) is preferred.

*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.

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Transfers for The Volcano and Lost City modded servers will be opening next week! For simplicity, we’ll be rolling them out alongside the Valguero Ascended launch on October 7th.

Get your gear packed—new adventures await!

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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.

 

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Transfers for The Volcano and Lost City modded servers will be opening next week! For simplicity, we’ll be rolling them out alongside the Valguero Ascended launch on October 7th.

Get your gear packed—new adventures await!

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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.

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