In order to join the contest, you must have the Dev Kit which you can download for free from the Epic Games Store. Mod entries have until October 6th to finish the mod, snap a screenshot and have it uploaded to ARK: Survival Evolved’s Steam Workshop. The contest for the modding submissions is quite straightforward, requiring contest entrants to either make a new functional feature in the game, including a game mode, or a new map.
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ARK Modding Contest Kicks Off with Alienware for a Celebration of Mod Creativity with $25,000 in Prizes! VG 24/7 is reporting that there’s a contest being hosted by Alienware where the grand prize victor will be awarded $15,000 and some top of the line gaming gear from from the high-end computer manufacturer. Second place gets: $5,000 United States dollars, Alienware X51 Desktop, and a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 Graphics Card, third place gets: $2,500 USD and a NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 Graphics Card.
Survival of the Fittest is a total conversion mod created by the Studio Wildcard team to showcase the dev kit. As the contestants enter this arena, not only do they need to look out for the dangers from the creatures and the other survivors, but also randomized “Evolution Events.’ These events take place every 30 minutes and have major impact on the gameplay, from freak weather occurrences, to dinosaurs dropping from the sky, extra supply drops, day-to-night shifts, player location reveals, and more”. The aim is to see just how creative the modding community can be when it comes to the Dinosaur based survival game. Will you be trying out the new modding tools?
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