{"id":662,"date":"2020-04-04T08:34:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-04T08:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/business\/?p=662"},"modified":"2020-10-05T13:42:12","modified_gmt":"2020-10-05T13:42:12","slug":"ark-survival-evolved-welcome-to-fjordur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.g-portal.com\/business\/ark-survival-evolved-welcome-to-fjordur\/","title":{"rendered":"ARK: Survival Evolved – Welcome to Fjordur"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Fjordur is a map for ARK: Survival Evolved<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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ARK: Survival Evolved was released on PC in August 2017 to a mixed reception. Though the game had been available via early access for two years, it still had its issues. During September 2017 the average player count was 43,690<\/strong>, whilst the peak for that month was 79,303<\/strong> players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So why are you reading about ARK: Survival Evolved today?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At the time of writing this article, the average player count was 87,738 <\/strong>players, peaking this month at 157,355 <\/strong>players. That\u2019s an incredible figure that not too many games can match, and in over two years after the release, the player count has doubled (PC only).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ark is now available on Xbox, PlayStation, Switch, macOS, Linux, and mobile \u2014 whilst the active player count figures are hard to retrieve, at one point it was boasted that there were more players playing on Xbox than there were on PC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the time of writing this article, Ark: Survival Evolved is placed 6th on Steam for player count, above Destiny 2, Warframe, Terraria, Rocket League, The Witcher 3, The Elder Scrolls, Borderlands 3, Red Dead Redemption 2 and many more\u2026 that\u2019s incredible!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What has turned a mixed\/average rated game into the 6th<\/sup> most played game on Steam? <\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Apart from it being a cool survival game with freaking dinosaurs, Studio Wildcard (the developers) and the studio behind the game, have continued to develop it. Whilst some studios have a policy of releasing sequels or new titles every year, Studio Wildcard have stuck with Ark. The game has improved throughout that time, as they have listened to player feedback and have released several DLC expansion packs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Genius move: The dev kit from Studio Wildcard<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The genius move by Wildcard Studios was releasing a downloadable dev kit, whereby players could start creating modifications to the game.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The modding community exploded soon after and continues to grow today. Of course, the mods available are a mixed bag, but some have become official mods, backed by Wildcard Studios, which are available to purchase on Steam. Then there\u2019s the plethora of unofficial mods, the very best being every bit as good as the official ones \u2014 and there\u2019s a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That brings us to Fjordur: a map that was started almost one year ago by a player called Nekatus, who was soon joined by Trappel. Both Trappel and Nekatus are building a Nordic themed map, and from looking at the screen shots, it is going to be stunning! The map will have a huge focus on fantasy, with lots of different buildings to explore, and be heavily influenced by the likes of Lord of the Rings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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