Studio Wildcard has launched an official dev kit for ARK: Survival Evolved

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The ARK Dev Kit is a "streamlined version of the Unreal Engine 4 editor", which allows simple creation and sharing of ARK: Survival Evolved mods. It's available to download for free via the Epic Games Launcher.To celebrate the launch, Studio Wildcard is running a modding contest , with the best and most creative mods winning prizes.First place gets $15,000, an Alienware Area-51 Desktop, and a Nvidia GeForce GTX 980 Ti Graphics Card.Second place gets $5,000, an Alienware X51 Desktop, and an Nvidia GeForce GTX 960 Graphics Card.Third place gets $2,500 and an 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. It's a mode where you have to eliminate all other survivors before they eliminate you on a modified version of the ARK island. Every 30 minutes there are randomized Evolution Events, such as freak weather or dinosaurs dropping from the sky, which will have a major impact on gameplay.Since launching on Early Access, ARK: Survival Evolved has sold over 1 million copies

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