Hi Survivors,

Along with the server wipe that went ahead last night, we were able to implement some fixes and upgrades as well as apply a very important mod (information below).

The server wipe went as expected with absolutely no issues. We had about 5 people on last night so there are a few bases scattered around already. We are looking at increasing the resource gathering speed for the weekend to allow people to get themselves in a better position.

The fixes that have been applied were for stability and for issues with placement of items.

While I personally haven't encountered any issues with placements, this fix will allow for any future problems to be adhered to with ease.

Stability is always a concern when playing an early access game and I have seen some players be affected by game crashes and lag spikes. I myself crashed so bad that another player had to not only kill me, but also destroy my body to allow me to log back in. These updates will hopefully support the game to reduce these problems. It's obviously not going to remove all of the issues as it's still a game in development, but we hope it helps.

The most exciting part (for me anyway) of the wipe was that we have been able to implement an awesome mod to the server. This mod is basically a tool to enforce PvE. You can read more about this mod by clicking HERE. Whilst this is a PvP server (and I intend on PvPing) the server wipe has set everyone back some distance, and rather than have everyone's bases raided and destroyed before they can get their feet off the ground, we have set it so the only days (at the moment) that you can raid are from 00:00 Saturday mornings through to 23:59 on Sunday nights.

The developers of ARK have released a developer kit. This tool will allow us to (hopefully(easily)) create mods and custom content for the server. An example of these mods would be custom spawn points, or megalodons with frikken lasers attached to their heads.

Our powerful and fearless leader Serious, has created an announcement topic about what mods you would like to see. If you have any suggestions, please comment on that announcement or contact him directly. We will endeavor to make it happen or tell you why your idea is bad and that you should feel bad for even thinking it up (or simply why it cant happen).

As a small foot note, please check these announcements regularly. Any updates or changes will be placed here as we use this page as a noticeboard. If you don't read these announcements, you wont know about stuff that's happening on the server!

Good Luck Survivors.

-Swifty