Monday, October 30, 2023

Ark has Ascended!

Ark Survival Evolved's Future

For the foreseeable future, I have shutdown most of the maps for Ark Survival Evolved.  For nostalgia, I will leave The Island online as it has been running almost non-stop for almost seven years.  There were two wipes over its history.

It seems that since the launch of Ascended, most players have migrated with nobody having logged in for almost three days (as of this post).  Shutting down the other maps should free up server resources to help the game run as smoothly as possible.

If you are feeling a bout of nostalgia yourself, send me a message and I will restart one of the other maps for you.

The Rules

As many of you have asked, the rules remain the same.  I will repost them here:

(1)  Use of Profanity, Racism, Vulgarity or Disparaging Language will earn you a kick.  Regular use will earn you a Ban.
(2)  Passive Kills and full wipes are strongly discouraged.  Leave raid victims with the means to recover, if they choose to do so.

Please contact a Moderator in the Discord if you have questions or concerns.

Sunday, June 26, 2022

Updated Rules / Discord Link / Direct Steam Connections (July 2022)

Please check the Rules page to understand what is expected of you while on this server.

Join our Discord Channel.

Quick Connect Links:

The Island (Classic) - Steam Connect

Aberration (S+) - Steam Connect

Genesis (S+) - Steam Connect

Genesis 2 (S+) - Steam Connect

Valguero (S+) - Steam Connect

Fjordur (S+) - Steam Connect

Extinction (S+) - Steam Connect

Lost Island (S+) - Steam Connect

Ragnarok - Steam Connect


If you're bored and need to get your 10 minutes of reading in for the week over the holiday break, feel free to read the Old Rules page.  It's a real page-turner.  And if nothing else, you can do a deeper dive into the types of behaviors that really aggravate me as an Admin.

Sunday, June 14, 2020

Donations

Historically, I have born the cost of maintaining and hosting the Server over the three years that it has been running.

Recently, several of the Community's members have approached me and requested a way for them to contribute something.  I am humbled that many of you would do so, unsolicited.  After careful consideration and a reflection on the need to overhaul the Server itself, I have decided to accept Donations from those who would like to contribute.

Keep in mind that Everyone has and will continue to be welcome playing on the TMC Ark servers.  A few things that I would ask you to consider.
  • First, do not feel obligated to make a contribution.  If you would like to and can, make sure that you are legally and financially able.
  • Second, carefully consider what is appropriate for you.  Keep in mind that your dollars fund your life.  And that will always be more important than Ark.

Monday, April 6, 2020

Genesis Opens

It is time.  Time to go to Genesis.  Not alone and without your trusted, cold-blooded sidekick.  Or that cute unicorn that you tamed last weekend.  Now, you can bring them with you!

After 45-days of ups and downs following its delayed release, transfer limitations to and from the Genesis server will be lifted starting on April 10th with the server reset.

A few things to keep in mind:
  • Flying on Genesis is and will still be disabled.
  • Gigantosaurs and Managarmrs are having some difficulty in the virtual realm and are performing at only 25% of their normal potency.
  • Four separate, unique, rideable creatures (one from each of the DLC maps) are particularly potent in the Genesis simulation, as their code is not native to the environment.  See if you can discover which these are!
  • Like its DLC counterparts, one particularly troublesome, non-rideable tame from The Island may also be of limited - but potent - benefit to you in the Genesis simulation.
In an effort to keep performance as high as possible for the most players, a few changes have been made.  Tribe tames have been reduced in the following manner:
  • The Island - 200
  • Valguero - 200
  • Aberration - 150
  • Genesis - 150
  • Scorched/Extinction - 50
Learn to use Cryopods, they aren't just convenient and grant passive XP to your tames - they also conserve server resources.

As always, should you have a question or concern, please reach out to me or one of the moderators in the Discord.  In the unlikely event that your concern is regarding to one of the moderators, feel free to bring your concern directly to me.

Be safe!

Friday, March 13, 2020

Server Reorganization - March PvP Madness

As March Madness ensues, I decided it was time for another shake-up of sorts.

Going forward, the Valguero "Free-for-All" map has been fully integrated into the cluster with full transfers allowed on/off.  Additionally, the rotating Extinction/Scorched Earth server will be a PvP "Free-for-All" map.  With great rewards, come great risks.  Max level tames on these servers is 210.

Consequently, it is important to note the following:

Free-for-All PVP means that you should avoid using profanity and inappropriate names (for your player and tribe).  Otherwise, anything goes.

Limited PVP means that the Rules section applies to your conduct while on those servers.

Let me present two hypothetical situations.
  1. You normally play on the Free-for-All map(s) and decide to visit one of the Limited PVP servers.  You carry on with your normal wanton destruction, murdering indiscriminately and wiping bases.  I will ban you and likely delete your tribe from the server.
  2. Someone from the Limited PVP Server comes over and murders you on a Free-for-All map and steals all your cookies.  You can retaliate on the Rules server, but keep in mind that your PVP actions will have to conform to the Rules.  Or, I will ban you and likely delete your tribe from the server.
Now if a situation arises where someone - cleverly - finds a loophole to grief people going between the map variants, I will probably qualify that as "being a dick" and ban you for the health and well-being of the server.  Keep in mind, it's Maestro's server.  You're a guest.

The take-away here is that you should behave appropriate to the server that you are on, regardless of where you make your home.

Decide how you want to play.  If you want carnage and anarchy, make Valguero your home.  If you want less uncertainty (but not total immunity from being raided), the Island and Aberration will welcome you.

Genesis will remain a Rules-governed server because it is new.

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Easy Links for You to Join.

PvP with Rules Servers

PvP Free-for-All Server

Rotating PvP Free-for-All Server

  • The Desert Safari (Scorched Earth) - Connect
  • The Cenozoic Exodus (Extinction) - Connect

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Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Genesis is Online

Mercifully, Wildcard managed to get the update pushed live to Steam.  Somewhat late, but in keeping with typical Wildcard.

Connect using the Link below.

[TMCArk] Neon Genesis Ark (5X/5G/10T)

Wednesday, January 1, 2020

TMC Ark 2020

In anticipation of the forthcoming Genesis expansion and our ongoing efforts to improve the QoL here at TMC, the server cluster is going through a reshuffle and consolidation.

Cluster Changes...

Current

PVP Core Cluster with Rules
The Island Preserve
The Desert Safari (Scorched Earth)
The Lost Ark (Aberration)
The Cenozoic Exodus (Extinction)
Flight of the Valguero

PVP Free-for-All Stand-Alone
Anarchy Island

Future

PVP Core Cluster with Rules
The Island Preserve
The Lost Ark (Aberration)
TBD Genesis Server
Rotating Server (between Scorched Earth and Extinction) on 2-week extinction event cycle

PVP Free-for-All Stand-Alone
TBD Valguero

Looking Forward...

January 10, 2020:
  • The Cenozoic Exodus, The Desert Safari and Anarchy Island will be shifted to an extinction event taking place at the end of January.
January 31, 2020:
  • Rotating Server will come online with boosted dino levels and loot table multipliers.
  • Flight of the Valguero will become the PVP Free-for-All server.
  • All transfers onto Valguero from the regular cluster will be disabled.
  • Full transfers between Anarchy Island and Valguero will be enabled for a two-week period.
February 14, 2020:
  • Anarchy Island will be shut down.
  • One-way transfers off of Valguero back to the regular cluster will be re-enabled.
February 25, 2020:
  • Genesis Server will come online (hopefully).

Please Note...

If you get sick of the Free-for-All PVP server - you can take a one-way trip with your gear, tames and character to the regular cluster with rules.  This trip is not reversible - no exceptions will be made.

The Island and Aberration servers on the cluster will not be wiped going forward.  Depending on the success of Genesis, the map may become part of the Core Cluster.

It is likely that the PVP Free-for-All Server will be subject to a 3 or 4 month extinction event to allow for Ark "Seasons".