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New server for cluster

This week I purchased a new and faster server, which also provides enough reserves for the future (the current one would currently be completely sufficient as well). I plan to completely migrate our cluster by mid-August. All game saves will be transferred 1:1, and there will likely be a disruption for about half a day in early August.

ARK Event-Colors on BUKANIER.org, now!

On our BUKANIER.org cluster, the popular colors from the ARK events are now regularly available. On the regular PVP maps, these colors are activated for 2 weeks during the corresponding holidays. On the daily rotating maps (Rotation Maps), there is a 30% chance that an event will be activated for 24 hours.

ARK: The Animated Series

Helena Walker, an Australian paleontologist in the 21st century, becomes a grieving widow after the death of her wife, Victoria. One night, after drowning her sorrow in pills and wine, she suddenly wakes up in the middle of a vast ocean. After fleeing from a large, attacking shark, she is soon washed up on a strange beach. There, she befriends a wild dodo, only to discover that he was being hunted by a human tribal hunter named Bob. After realizing that both of them arrived in this world in the same way, Bob teaches Helena the art of survival.

Svartalfheim - Additonal Rotation Map

On the untouched, icy shores of Svartalfheim, a new map created by Nekatus for ARK: Survival Evolved, players can expect an adventure that delves into the depths of Norse myths and legends. Surrounded by rugged landscapes, mysterious caves, and the eternal twilight of the North, this land calls out to fearless explorers. Players have the opportunity to lose themselves in a world shaped by ancient gods and inhabited by powerful creatures immortalized in old stories.

Valentinstags-EVO-Event

The ARK Valentine's EVO Event has been activated on our cluster on the respective rotation maps (DLC maps). The newly available colors include:

Oasisaur - An Oasis for Frontier Owners

In Community Crunch 393 on January 20, 2024, Studio Wildcard announced an addition for the upcoming map 'Scorched Earth': the dinosaur 'Oasisaur'. This new dinosaur will be part of the paid 'Frontier Adventure Packs' and will provide a safe living space on the back of a giant moving oasis.

ASA: Update and Outlook for the New Year (2024)

News at the end of the year from Wildcard with the surprise that the first DLC map "The Center" for ARK Survival Ascended will already be released in February, and additionally the "Gigantoraptor" as the first new creature (originally planned for Ragnarok) will be integrated. Furthermore, server transfer will be unlocked in January.