ARK: Survival Ascended Community Crunch 506 Notes

We’ve teased the legends and shared the data, but today we’re finally pulling the Burrowbuck out of the hat.

Once you’ve earned its trust, and finished wiping the dirt out of your eyes, the map becomes your playground. Need a quick exit? Dig in. Being trailed by something bigger, meaner, and very committed to the chase? Lead it toward a false entrance and let the terrain do the heavy lifting while you pop up somewhere far safer.

This floofy little guy avoids the brute force approach, choosing instead to dictate the terms of a fight. With the right setup, you’ll have the tools to vanish before trouble catches up, leaving your pursuers staring at a suspiciously unhelpful hole in the ground.

Small, clever, and aggressively uninterested in becoming anyone’s lunch, it is ready to bring a little folklore-flavored chaos to the ARK. The Burrowbuck drops May 19 as the first release in our upcoming Fantastic Tames Season 1 pack ($9.99). At launch, we’ll also reveal the designs for the two remaining creatures, which will roll out to season 1 pack owners as they’re completed throughout 2026.

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Download & play new custom content created by players, including new maps, creatures, items, and game modes, through a dedicated new Mod-browser directly within the game. Enjoy an endless stream of new ARK content as the creativity and talent of the community are fully unleashed for the first time across gaming platforms, and stay tuned as we spotlight more Cross-Platform Mods each week!

This video features:

Taxidermy Catalogue - Museum Style Cosmetics by Dani_FM, Fernandess
Cyberpunk Clothing by ElementalLegion
Player Shirt Cosmetics Combined by RobbieJay58
CincoDeMayo by DaEvilMinions
Fera’s Vanilla Edits: Enhydriodon by Fera_Spielt

Hey Survivors, after careful assessment, we've opted to begin the process of sunsetting a selection of our inactive official servers. Our goal is to ensure that we're always delivering the best experience possible, and official servers exist as a way for the community to play together without having to host their own. When we launch fresh content, typically, we put up more servers than we need in the long term to match the peak in user capacity; over time, these servers become ghost towns as players have dropped off and are waiting for the next major content release.

As part of this process, the servers will be renamed with the “SUNSET” prefix, following the same approach we’ve used in the past. Please note that once renamed, these servers will be removed from the in-game Favorites list, so you’ll need to search for them manually to reconnect.

After further evaluation, the following servers have been removed from the sunset list:

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On June 19th, we'll be sunsetting these inactive servers:

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We still intend to provide capacity at launches as much as possible to meet the higher need during those periods.

We’re working with our partner at Nitrado to offer these saves after the scheduled sunset through Nitrado’s interface. Please stay tuned for more details.

This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until Monday, May 11.