Ark is Here! CurseForge November update
Welcome to the CurseForge Newsletter for November 2023!
As we dive into the heart of autumn, we realize it has been a while since our last update — we skipped October, but for good reason. We have been brewing some exciting developments and improvements that we cannot wait to share with you. This month is particularly special as we spotlight our latest venture with “ARK: Survival Ascended” and extend a warm welcome to the ARK authors joining our community. Plus, we have implemented some major platform enhancements that we believe will significantly elevate your CurseForge experience. So, let us get right into all the exciting news we have in store for you this November!
Our main topics this month:
- ARK: Survival Ascended
- Welcome ARK Authors!
- Major Improvements
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ARK: Survival Ascended
We’re thrilled to support the launch of ARK: Survival Ascended and the ground-breaking User-Generated Content (UGC) integration which was announced at Microsoft’s peekaboo event!
For the first time ever, ARK mods developed on PC will seamlessly operate on consoles, significantly extending the reach of modders and elevating the gaming experience for players across different platforms.
This monumental move features content from both amateur creators and major game studios, like Blue Isle Studios and Skymap Games, signifying a paradigm shift in how game developers approach UGC.
Read more about this announcement here.
Welcome ARK Authors!
We are so happy to have with us the ARK authors community!
Since you joined us in late October we have already:
- Created special documentation and moderation guidelines for you to follow the unique project creation process in ARK: SA
- Hosted a dedicated Town Hall where we introduced ourselves, presented our vision for the game and our tools, and answered questions (for the video, please visit our CF Developers Discord)
- Heard a lot of your feedback and made many improvements, including but not limited to increasing the size limit for uploads, removing the character limit from descriptions, and solving many errors you encountered at the early stages. Give us more feedback in our Ideas Portal and Discord server!
- Learned to know and love your amazing creations already uploaded to our platform!
We also have several things planned that we would like to share with you:
- Game launch on PlayStation — following the recent Xbox launch, Wildcard Studios will launch ARK: SA for PlayStation in early December, which means your mods can now be cross-platform!
- ARKathon — The ARKathon will feature $350,000 in rewards and 2 unique tracks for modders and game studios. Submissions start on December 5 so ready your devkits! Learn more here.
- More fixes, upgrades, and additions to our process, following our roadmap and your feedback.
So dive deep into creating more amazing mods. We are very excited to see what you come up with next!
Major Improvements
We have always been on a mission to make CurseForge even better for you! Following our own objectives while also relying on your suggestions, here is what we have accomplished this month:
- Simplified App Navigation: Searching and browsing within the app is now smoother and more straightforward. Finding what you need is easier than ever!
- Minecraft Shaders: Now supported within the app! Dive into a more visually stunning Minecraft.
- Project Dependencies at a Glance: In the Project Relations tab on our website, you can now quickly view all dependencies for your project.
- Website Profile Page: We now have the new profile page on the new website!
- Linux Support: The sought-after Linux version of the client is now up and supports Minecraft! Get it here.
- And There’s More! From minor adjustments to big changes, we have rolled out several updates to enhance your CurseForge experience.
Your feedback is always welcome and plays a part in our updates. Feel free to share your thoughts in our Ideas Portal!
🏆 Quest Complete
- Version 0.238 — We have added a list view to the browsing of mods, made mod categories and modloaders more visible and clear, and more! Check the full notes here.
- Version 0.237 — We have added real-time search results, shader support, Minecraft key-binds, and more! Check the full notes here.
- Version 0.235 — We have made many quality-of-life improvements to all major games. Check the full notes here.
- Version 0.234 — Multi-game version filtering, specific version search, and more. Check the full notes here.
🔍 On the Hunt
- Better Website Search — An ongoing project, we are constantly at work to improve the quality of the website search.
- App Search Upgrades — We are working to add autocomplete and tags to the search function in the CurseForge client.
- Author’s Console — We are still focusing heavily on adding the ability to create and edit pages through the console and are planning to launch beta testing for a selected group of authors!
❤️ Support Main
- Get ready for holiday events for both gamers and authors, coming up to our communities soon! Hurry up and join:
- CurseForge Discord
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