You can now modify Ark: Survival using Unreal Engine 4 tools.
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Ark: Survival Evolved hits 1M downloads and announces Unreal Engine 4 modding

Mods, or the ability for players to modify a game world as they see fit, are coming to Ark: Survival Evolved, the dinosaur-survival game that debuted just 30 days ago on Steam’s Early Access platform. Studio Wildcard, the developer of the title, announced the availability of mods today, and it also said the game has already been downloaded more than 1 million times.

The first modding for Ark: Survival is part of an enlightened attempt to embrace an enthusiastic player community and turn it into a broader ecosystem that will make the game more popular, diverse, and enjoyable for wider groups of people.

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