ARK: Aberration Expansion, the rather big expansion to ARK: Survival Evolved [Steam] now has a release date and it's soon.
It will officially release on December 12th. If you forgot all about it, here's the trailer again:
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The expansion actually sounds like a far more interesting game than the standard ARK that's for sure. It adds in an entirely new map that looks quite amazing set on a broken ARK, tons of new items, new creatures, new environmental challanges and plenty more.
I won't personally purchase it until I see them make good on fixing up the Linux version. The biggest reason, is that their current Linux port really doesn't look anything close to how good it looks in the Windows version, which for me is a problem. I want to enjoy it, but side by side it's quite poor. This is why I was really glad to see them actually post about it too, with the developer saying they will get to the Linux issues and they are still looking at Vulkan in future. It's not perfect, but it's certainly not the worst Linux port out there.
Our game server for ARK is still running, with no current plans to remove it. See the details on our Server Page.
It's also on sale for 50% off on Steam right now.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
Nov 27, 2017
Quoting: AnxiousInfusionThe requirements to keep animals alive in that game makes it feel more like a part time job than a computer game. I had to tweak the hunger speed on our server just so we didn't have to log in every IRL day to feed virtual dinosaurs. Even with that, everyone got tired of it and left. Wildcard need to ask themselves as game designers if they want to cater to the average buyer or to NEETs who can sit there all day without interruption and tame/feed ARK animals.I have no real problems with the ark configuration on the GoL server.
If I stay away for a week, first thing I do is gather fish and feed them. Next thing is berries.
It looks like all animals go in a kind of suspended mode when you are offline.
On a side note: I play 50/50 on the GoL server and on my own computer.
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