Can You Survive the Night?

We have some exciting news to share about a project we have been working on amidst the shadows. Today we launch Survive the Night, a premium mod for ARK: Survival Ascended in collaboration with our friends at CurseForge and Studio Wildcard. Survive The Night transforms the ARK gameplay you know and love into a thrilling and terrifying zombie horde survival experience. We hope all you ARK players enjoy the game and uncover the exciting new challenges waiting for you.

Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v17dfW_yL60

About the Mod…

Welcome to the Obsidian Isle; a dark and hostile world where survivors are thrust into a relentless battle for survival against hordes of horrific, zombie dinosaurs. Whether joining forces with others or braving the challenges alone, players must scavenge for resources, build fortifications and craft an arsenal of weapons and supplies to withstand the zombie threat.

Every fifth night the tension escalates with the arrival of a Blood Moon, summoning a relentless dinosaur horde. Adaptability and cooperation are paramount as players must work together to defend themselves. 

In this deadly environment, survival becomes the only objective. Only those with the skill, cunning and determination to endure can hope to conquer the challenges ahead. 

Do you have what it takes to survive the night?

Key Features

Obsidian Isle: Explore a picturesque tropical island. Start out on the black sand beaches and head inland, if you dare. The Obsidian Isles are a dark and treacherous landscape dotted with the abandoned remains of a scientific research project… gone horribly wrong. 

Zombie Dinosaurs: Something strange has happened to the dinosaurs that roam within. ARK dinosaurs have been replaced with horrifying, blood thirsty variants with all-new behaviors. During the day, the zombies are docile. Be weary when night falls; their eyes glow red and they become aggressive, blood thirsty hunters.

Blood Moon Horde: Every fifth night, the sky turns red and the Blood Moon begins. This is an ultimate test of survival and skills. Brace yourself for a relentless zombie onslaught that doesn’t end until the sun comes up. 

The Stalker: A deadly new creature, ‘The Stalker’ has taken up residence on the island. The Stalker appears rarely, and usually from afar. It has been known to ensnare its victims when close. Stay vigilant out there.  

Loot Boxes & Airdrops: While harvesting and crafting are viable paths to survival, you will want to head inland and explore the darkened remains of a strange research facility. Scavenge loot boxes for valuable supplies to help you survive.  

Survivor Score: Each player has a Survivor Score; this determines the quality of loot you will find, and the difficulty of the Blood Moon hordes you will fight. The Survivor Score dynamically updates as you play, maintaining a balanced gameplay experience as you progress. 

Where to Play?

For those brave enough to embark on this journey, you’re able to play Survive the Night directly in ARK: Survival Ascended! Navigate to the ‘Mods’ selection and search ‘Survive the Night’ and download and enjoy! 

This is a premium mod for ARK: Survival Ascended available for $9.99.

Screenshots

Blue Isle Studios is hiring a 3D Environment Artist

Blue Isle Studios is looking for an exceptionally skilled environment artist to join our team. Your focus will be to create large scale, immersive environments and atmospheres for players while remaining conscious of polygon limits, draw calls and fill rate. Your skills and responsibilities will include modelling, texturing, lighting, optimization and level design while reporting to the art lead. You must have the creative sense to sometimes work with little or no concept art, prototype and gather reference material for your designs.

This is a full-time, remote position.

Responsibilities:

1. Work with the creative lead to deliver art assets by assigned due dates

2. Design and implement artwork directly within Unreal Engine

3. Optimize, combine and atlas textures and meshes to ensure good performance

4. Use Unreal Engine 5 terrain tools to assemble large scale terrains
   

Requirements:

1. A minimum of 2 years experience creating fully realized 3D environments

2. Strong foundation in ZBrush/Mudbox, Quixel/Substance Painter and Photoshop

3. A thorough understanding of 3D Studio Max and/or Maya

4. Experience using the Unreal Engine 5 material editor and authoring materials

5. Experience creating Physically Based textures and materials

6. Experience creating assets in Unreal Engine 5 as well as importing and managing assets

7. Able to design and light interior/exterior spaces within Unreal Engine

8. Experience with optimization techniques such as mesh merging and creation of texture atlases to reduce draw calls

9. A good understanding of what’s needed to set dress an environment

10. Self-motivation, good communications skills, and a great team-player attitude
    

Pluses:

1. A degree or formal art training in illustration, traditional painting or industrial design

2. Experience working with Unity Engine and its art pipeline

3. Experience using World Machine
   

Please contact us at jobs@blueislestudios.com with samples of your work, cover letter and resume. We look forward to hearing from you!

* Please note that due to the volume of submissions we will not be able to directly respond to everyone *

About The Studio: Blue Isle Studios is an independent video game developer and publisher located in the heart of downtown Toronto, Canada. Lead by industry veterans Alex Tintor and Brenden Frank, Blue Isle has established itself as one of gaming's most exciting developers, creating iconic experiences that have sold millions of copies worldwide.