Studio Wildcard has launched the ARK Dev Kit, a streamlined version of the Unreal Engine 4 editor which allows players to create their own content for the developer’s dinosaur-heavy sandbox game, ARK: Survival Evolved.
To celebrate the release of the game’s mod tools, Wildcard has also kicked off the ARK: Survival Evolved Modding Contest. You can win some Alienware gear by creating the best maps, modes, structures and items. Full rules are here.
Finally, players can also dive into ARK’s ‘Survival of the Fittest’ tournament battle mode, which was also added today. This is actually a mod created by Studio Wildcard in order to demonstrate what you can do with the new tools, and it’s a kind of Hunger Games/ Battle Royale free-for-all set in a giant bio-dome.
”As the contestants enter this arena,” the developer explains, ”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.”
Currently in Early Access on Steam, you can grab ARK: Survival Evolved for 20% off until August 20.
