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Palworld 1.0 PVP
Palworld
Built and waiting — it goes live within 24 hours once its first month is covered.
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PixelMonsters Windrose
Windrose
Join with the crew: Members only — create a free community account, then ask PixelBot right here on the site and he’ll give you the join info.
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PixelMonsters Enshrouded
Enshrouded
Taking a nap — check the updates for news.
#enshrouded on our Discord
PixelMonsters V Rising
V Rising
Built and waiting — it goes live within 24 hours once its first month is covered.
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PixelMonsters Valheim
Valheim
Built and waiting — it goes live within 24 hours once its first month is covered.
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Dragonwilds Duo PVP — No Wipe
RuneScape: Dragonwilds
Join with the crew: 209.126.11.33:29000 — no password, just join.
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PixelMonsters WoW Guild
World of Warcraft
Not a server we host — it's our guild! Message us on the Contact page and we'll tell you everything. Or start a PixelMonsters clan of your own — our forum and Discord are yours to use.
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PixelMonsters ARK Clan
ARK
Not a server we host — it's our clan! Message us on the Contact page and we'll tell you everything. Or start a PixelMonsters clan of your own — our forum and Discord are yours to use.
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PixelMonsters Soulmask Guild
Soulmask
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PixelMonsters ARC Raiders Squad
ARC Raiders
Not a server we host — it's our squad! Message us on the Contact page and we'll tell you everything. Or start a PixelMonsters clan of your own — our forum and Discord are yours to use.
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PixelMonsters Battlefield 6 Platoon
Battlefield 6
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PixelMonsters No Man's Sky Fleet
No Man's Sky
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PixelMonsters Dune Awakening Guild
Dune: Awakening
Not a server we host — it's our guild! Message us on the Contact page and we'll tell you everything. Or start a PixelMonsters clan of your own — our forum and Discord are yours to use.
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Server rules — read before you build
**PixelMonsters · US Mid · 6 slots · Public · PVP always on · We don't wipe** **209.126.11.33:29000** — no password, just join. ## The short version Teams of two. Everyone else is a target. Your base stays where you built it. This is a small server that runs on people being straight with each other. Read "How this actually works" at the bottom before you decide it's for you. ## The rules ### 1. Two players per team You play solo or with one partner. The game has no group system, so nothing stops a third player tagging along — which is exactly why this is a duo ruleset, admin-enforced, rather than a setting. If you want three-player squads, this isn't the server. ### 2. One account per person No alts, no second accounts, no sharing your login. On six slots this matters more than anywhere else: two people running four accounts would lock out an entire third duo. If you want to play a different character, delete your old one. ### 3. Don't team up outside your duo The test is simple: are you making someone else's game easier? If yes, and they're not your partner, don't. That covers the obvious things — fighting alongside a third player, sharing a base or storage, standing down by mutual agreement. It also covers the less obvious ones: dropping a kit somewhere for another duo to collect, leaving a chest unlocked for them, or dying to them on purpose with good gear on. Routing gear through the floor instead of your hands is still a handoff. Two duos independently attacking the same target isn't teaming. Arranging it is. ### 4. Solo is fine You don't need a partner to play here. Team up later if you want — see rule 5. ### 5. Changing partners Say so in Discord when it happens. That's the whole process. The one restriction: if you walk out on a duo during or straight after a fight, sit out 48 hours before joining another. It stops people bailing to whoever just beat them. It doesn't apply if your partner left, quit, or got removed — you're free immediately, and you shouldn't be punished for someone else's decision. Admins don't adjudicate breakups. Whatever you built together, sort it out between you — and be aware that the moment you're not partners, you're enemies, and normal raiding rules apply to everything you built together. ### 6. Raiding is the point. Griefing isn't. Fine: raiding, killing on sight, stealing, ambushing, holding a contested area, breaking whatever's in your way to get to the loot. Not fine: - Killing the same player more than twice in a row at their respawn point. Take the kills, take the loot, then let them move. - Sealing someone out of their own base rather than taking what's in it. - Flattening a starter camp that has nothing in it worth taking. These are written as thresholds rather than intentions on purpose. Admins can't read your mind and won't try to. ### 7. Don't cheat No exploits, no duping, no tools that change how the game behaves. Mods that alter the player cap count here too. If you find a bug, tell us and you're clear — including if you already triggered it by accident. That amnesty is real and it's how we find out about this stuff. What gets you removed is knowingly using one after you know it's there. Duping is the one we care about most, because on a server that never wipes, a broken economy is permanent. ### 8. Don't be vile Slurs, harassment, and threats get you removed. Trash talk during a raid doesn't — there's a difference between "get wrecked" and going after who someone is. ## What happens when someone breaks the rules Admins go on what they can actually check: server logs, and screenshots or clips you send us. Bring evidence if you're reporting someone. | What happened | What we do | | --- | --- | | Teaming, first time | Warning, and any gear that changed hands gets removed | | Teaming again | Removed from the server | | Griefing | Warning, or removal if it's deliberate and repeated | | Cheating or duping | Removed | | Harassment | Removed immediately | We won't roll the world back to undo player damage. Backups here are whole-world — restoring your griefed base would erase every other player's progress since the last save, which breaks the one promise this server is built on. Rollbacks are for genuine server faults only (corruption, a catastrophic bug), and we'd announce one before doing it. So: griefing is punished, not reversed. Build accordingly, and don't put everything in one chest. ## How this actually works Some honesty, because you'll work it out anyway and we'd rather say it upfront. **Bans are soft.** The server is public with no password, so anyone we remove could make a new account and come back. We keep removing them. What actually keeps this server pleasant is that it's six people who mostly know each other — not enforcement. If that sounds fragile, it is, and it's the trade we've made for being open. **Six slots is a hard cap.** Jagex sets it in the server itself; it went from 4 to 6 in March 2026 and stays there. We can't raise it and neither can our host. **Slots are first-come, every session.** Nothing is reserved. Three duos online is a full server, and at peak time you may not get in. We'd rather run one honest server than pretend there's room we don't have. **Nobody's base is protected by absence.** If you stop playing, your base stays — we don't wipe. But if you've been gone 60 days and someone needs the space, admins may clear it. Say something in Discord if you're going away and want it kept. **Established players have a head start.** No wipes means someone who joined in month one has a base you won't match quickly. That's the deal with persistent servers. If you want a level start, wait for a fresh one. ## Housekeeping - Server restarts daily at 05:00 America/Chicago, back within a minute. - Backups run nightly, with monthly copies kept off-platform. - PVP is always on. There are no safe zones and no PVE hours. Questions go in [#dragonwilds on the PixelMonsters Discord](https://discord.gg/waAmZ2X6By).
August 15, 2026
PixelMonsters Dune Awakening Guild
Dune: Awakening - 1.5.3.1 Hotfix Patch Notes
Hey Sleepers.This hotfix requires a client-side download. Remember to restart your Steam client if the download does not appear automatically for you. Servers will be coming back up shortly. For the list of known issues, please visit our Discord server or Steam discussion boards. FEATURES AND CHANGESA new set of decorations is now available to players who log in between September 17 and October 22. This set of 6 pieces includes a banner, two chairs, two tables, and a carpet.Updated game thumbnail.Added the option to launch the game without the BattlEye anti-cheat software installed or enabled for the single-player mode, or private and self-hosted servers that do not require it.BattleEye is still required to play on multiplayer servers with BattleEye enabled. Trying to join a multiplayer server from a client without BattleEye will result in an error.This change requires an update to the launch options on Steam, which is not yet being replicated correctly for all clients. This is causing BattlEye errors for some players trying to access multiplayer. To avoid further disruption, we have disabled this change for now. We will deploy the change again as soon as possible without causing further disruption.Added a new UserServerCustomSettings.ini file for self-hosted servers, which can be found in the steamcmd download folder. This file can be applied to your UserSettings folder to activate the newly added custom settings.FIXESTechnical and stability:Improved server and client stability.Fixed an issue where XBOX’s Age/ID Verification for the UK and AU could lead to them not being able join a multiplayer session.Fixed an issue where players could observe low vehicle textures for several seconds when they quickly approached vehicles from afar.Resources, Building, and Crafting:Fixed an issue where interacting with certain Plant Fibers failed to yield resources and left the plant in the world.Combat:Fixed an issue where NPCs could occasionally get staggered to unreachable spots.Vehicles:Fixed an issue where in the single player mode vehicle module stats could get overwritten with other module stats.Worldbuilding and Exploration:Fixed an issue where some players could encounter a black screen at the end of Forty Fears map.Fixed an issue where some players could spawn under the terrain in the single player mode.Story, Journey and New Player Experience:Fixed an issue where some players could miss the final Book I dialogue and cinematic.Fixed an issue where the Across the Gap: Refuel the sandbike journey step could fail to register as a completed step after the bike had been refueled.Landsraad & Deep Desert:Fixed an issue where the building cost 50% reduction in Deep Desert wouldn’t apply.Graphics, Animations, and VFX:Fixed an issue that could occur with falling/jittery movement while walking on buildings. --- *Auto-posted from the developer's official [Steam announcement](https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1844115010497313).*
September 19, 2026
PixelMonsters ARK Clan
Community Crunch 524: Three of a Kind
Three heads. Three personalities. Three very different opinions about whether a Survivor is worth following. Our first Cerberax reveal, we focused on some of the ways its three heads can work together in battle. This week, we’re getting a little better acquainted with the personalities behind all those teeth and what it takes to win them over. Download in full resolution Taming a Cerberax means earning three separate votes. One head respects a Survivor who won’t back down, so be ready to wrestle for control. Another becomes considerably more open to negotiations when food is involved. And the third? Sometimes the best bonding experience is a good old-fashioned hunt. Meet each head on its own terms, and Cerberax will finally join your tribe. One tame. Three trials. No majority rule. You won’t have to wait long for the verdict. Cerberax arrives for ARK Fantastic Tames Season 1 owners on September 30 alongside the Therizinosaurus TLC, the insatiable Gargantar, and the upgrade to Unreal Engine 5.8! We’ve updated our ARK Fan Content Guidelines to make the rules around creating, sharing, and monetizing fan content a little clearer. The biggest change is around video monetization, with updated guidance that allows creators to offer paid access to ARK video content through platforms like Patreon and YouTube memberships, as long as the outlined conditions are followed. If you create ARK content, it’s worth giving the updated guidelines a read so you know what’s changed and what’s permitted. MODSPOLIGHTLINK Download & play new custom content created by players, including new maps, creatures, items, and game modes, through a dedicated new Mod-browser directly within the game. Enjoy an endless stream of new ARK content as the creativity and talent of the community is fully unleashed for the first time across gaming platforms and stay tuned as we spotlight more Cross-Platform Mods each week! This video features: MachakaSquad Drip Ascended by Diplomatic_rat Myrm’s Custom Creations: Dracoteuthis by Myrmecoleontidae Scorched Earth Reborn by Scorched Earth reborn team Corrupted Costumes by Hazearil Dragon Triangle by Jojosef Black Labs Adjustments: Managarmr by SaelemBlack Wake of Fortune by SurviveDeimos ARKpocalypse servers have been wiped today! What is ARKpocalypse? ARKpocalypse are monthly-wipe servers with higher than usual rates. Next wipe: October 16th, 2026 You can join them by typing "Arkpocalypse" in the server browser! Happy Surviving! This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until Monday, DATE. PVP/PVE: 2x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience, and Breeding Small Tribes: 4.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 4x Breeding ARKpocalypse: 5x Harvesting, Taming and Experience, and Breeding Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form Creator: Frodo the Dodo Frodo teaches you how to use his favourite creatures for PVP. YOUTUBE URL Creator: Chasun_ Chasun's tutorial shows how to build this stunning Sunset Bay base! Fan Art by qravenquinn. Dung Beetle Plush by @falco_luna ARK Logo - Corsair Cove by Umbra-Daiwrfol T-Rex by aguywholovestodraw ROCK DRAKE by UtahRex Ark Unicorn by Airport Umbra and her Theri by ArwennDelta Photo Mode by foodplz021 Photo Mode by halopromise Corsair Cove by Brini Photo Mode by 2stepsfromheaven Photo Mode by icezilla3668 Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard Twitter: twitter.com/survivetheark Discord: discord.com/invite/playark Reddit: reddit.com/r/playark Instagram: instagram.com/survivetheark Twitch: twitch.tv/survivetheark Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110 Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark Threads: threads.net/@survivetheark Official Wiki: ark.wiki.gg --- *Auto-posted from the developer's official [Steam announcement](https://steamstore-a.akamaihd.net/news/externalpost/steam_community_announcements/1844115010496332).*
September 19, 2026
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