Ark: Survival Evolved is embracing its fan modding community by bringing user-created content to the official game
Studio Wildcard bills itself as “the studio that never sleeps,” and we have to admit that they do keep the updates and new content coming pretty regularly. After a recent update that saw tons of new creatures added to the game, they announced today an official mod program for ARK: Survival Evolved that will see the best community mods and maps considered to become official content and added to the main game on Xbox One and PC. Check out the trailer which gives an idea of what it will all be about:
Next month will apparently see the first new map, The Center, arrive in-game, which Studio Wildcard promises will more than double the content within the dinosaur survival adventure. The popular Primitive Plus mod was also chosen for inclusion later this summer. While ARK players on Steam may already have played these popular community mods, this is a first for Xbox One gamers. And now, with the developers openly embracing fan-made content, there will now be more incentive than ever for modders to make new and exciting add-ons for the game.
Designed by community member Ben Burkart, The Center adds a fantasy-themed map that doubles the size of the current game and is more varied than the original Ark: Survival Evolved map, with tons of new biomes, dungeons, floating islands, end-of-the-world waterfalls, and massive ancient ruins. Drawn completely by hand without any auto-generated content, The Center is free to both PC and Xbox One players.
In the case of Primitive Plus, players are challenged to use only wood and stone without the benefit of advanced metals to create weapons such as guns. A new set of items and detailed new mechanics focus the player on ‘primitive’ survival, which the developers feel fits snugly into the world of Ark: Survival Evolved. Primitive Plus will apparently be playable as a functionality mod on all official game maps.
Ark: Survival Evolved is a massively-multiplayer open world survival game featuring dinosaurs prominently in its primitive and deadly landscape. It has just passed the 1 million sold mark on Xbox One, and 4 million on PC. Check out more on the game’s sales success here.
SOURCE: Press Release