ARK: Survival Ascended news & patch notes

• PvP/PvE: 2x Harvesting, Taming, Experience, and Breeding
• Small Tribes: 4.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 4x Breeding
• ARKpocalypse: 5x Harvesting, Taming, Experience, and Breeding

• Slidy 'N Slippery Kairuku
  • Defeat them to collect Popsicles used to craft Summer Bash event items.

• Astrocetus *new*
• Ammonite
• Cnidaria
• Manta
• Plesiosaur
• Straw Hat Otter
• Deal With It Dodo

• Festive Dino Candy (Summer Swirl Taffy)
• Shark Jaw Trophy
• Fisherman's Trophy Wall Mount Coel
• Fisherman's Trophy Wall Mount Piranha
• Fisherman's Trophy Wall Mount Salmon

• Bounce House Tileset *new*
• Rex Balloon *new*
• Bronto Balloon *new*
• Stego Balloon *new*
• Inflato Bookshelf *new*
• Inflato Storage Box Small *new*
• Inflato Storage Box Large *new*
• Bounce Sofa *new*
• Bounce Couch *new*
• Bounce House Bed *new*
• Life Vest & Water Wings *new*
• Swim Cap & Goggles *new*
• Jelly Sandals *new*
• Silicone Bracelets *new*
• Balloon Longneck Rifle *new*
• Balloon Tek Rifle *new*
• Gone Fishin Swimsuit Top
• Gone Fishin Swimsuit Bottom
• Gone Fishin Shirt
• Captain's Hat
• Fishing Top
• Fishing Pants
• Fishing Boots
• Flower Crown Hat
• Flower Bracelets Glove
• Flower Anklets Boot
• Fishing Chair
• Tackle Box Small
• Squirt Gun Auto Turret
• Squirt Gun Heavy Auto Turret
• Sportsman's Speargun
• Angler's Fishing Rod
• GoneFishing Swim Short Skin
• GoneFishing Swim Bottom Skin
• Alpha Raptor Swim Short Skin
• Alpha Raptor Swim Bottom Skin
• Eel Swim Short Skin
• Eel Swim Bottom Skin
• Floral Swim Short Skin
• Floral Swim Bottom Skin
• Ichthy Isles Swim Short Skin
• Ichthy Isles Swim Bottom Skin
• T-Rex Swim Short Skin
• T-Rex Swim Bottom Skin
• Giga Poop Swim Short Skin
• Giga Poop Swim Bottom Skin
• Jellyfish Swim Short Skin
• Jellyfish Swim Bottom Skin
• Fish Bite Swim Short Skin
• Fish Bite Swim Bottom Skin
• Floaty Swim Short Skin
• Floaty Swim Bottom Skin
• Crab Fest Swim Short Skin
• Crab Fest Swim Bottom Skin
• Alpha Raptor Swimsuit Top
• Alpha Raptor Swimsuit Bottom
• Floaty Swimsuit Top
• Floaty Swimsuit Bottom
• Giga Poop Swimsuit Top
• Giga Poop Swimsuit Bottom
• Eel Swimsuit Top
• Eel Swimsuit Bottom
• Jellyfish Swimsuit Top
• Jellyfish Swimsuit Bottom
• T-Rex Swimsuit Top
• T-Rex Swimsuit Bottom
• Floral Swimsuit Top
• Floral Swimsuit Bottom
• Crab Fest Swimsuit Top
• Crab Fest Swimsuit Bottom
• Fish Bite Swimsuit Top
• Fish Bite Swimsuit Bottom
• Ichthy Isles Swimsuit Top
• Ichthy Isles Swimsuit Bottom
• Inflatable Rex Costume
• Sunglasses
• Angler Hat
• Floppy Straw Summer Hat
• Bulbdog-Print Shirt
• Hoversail-Print Shirt
• Retro Glasses
• Cool Noglin-Print Shirt
• Ice Pop-Print Shirt
• Sea Life-Print Shirt
• Uncle Sam Hat
• Gasbags-Print Shirt
• Shadowmane Fishing-Print Shirt
• Pineapple Sunglasses
• Sun Visor
• Fireworks Hat
• Sarco Sandals
• Puka Shell Bracelet
• Shark Costume
• Grilling Spatula
• Fireworks Flaregun
• Torch Sparkler
• Fireworks Rocket Launcher
• Flying Disc
• Water Soaker
• Balloon Sword
• Balloon Axe
• Balloon Pick
• Water Pistol
• Dino Uncle Sam Hat
• Cooler
• BBQ Grill

• Balloon Animal *new*
• Sit
• ThisBig!
• Air Guitar

• Yellow
• Light Yellow
• Cream
• Teal
• MediumTeal
• Turquoise
• LemonLime
• LeafGreen
• Jade
• Coral
• Peach
• Light Orange
• LightPink
• Light Red
• Dino Light Red
• Dino Albino
• White
• ActualBlack

• From the Main Menu, select the mod tab.
• Search for Summer Bash in the ARK Mod list and install it. Mod ID: 927091
• After it's installed, go back to your game setup screen and select "Mod Settings."
• You will see Summer Bash and any other mods you've downloaded in "Available Mods."
• Select Summer Bash and activate it.

• If you would like to enable Summer Bash on your private servers, please add the mod ID to your server command-line launch arguments (-mods=modID). No other changes should be necessary to activate the event. Mod ID: 927091

• Quantum: Nebula by Sandi_00
• Otter_Suit by Maewing_Ojisan
• Elder Umbra & Lumina Cosmetics by Beyonyx
• Piggle's Nanuqsaurus by Senorpiggles
• Paleo ARK - Evolution | Dangerous Depths by Team Paleo ARK
• ClaysLeedsichthysEdit by TheClay_Art
• Piggle's Lycosuchus by Senorpiggles

• Conquest Season 8 details:
  • Total of 18 maps, all Genesis Part 1
    • Cluster A: 12 servers that had transfers enabled with Classic before they shut down.
    • Cluster B: 6 servers with transfers only enabled between those 6 servers for 2 weeks. Transfers between Cluster A and Cluster B will open on July 17th at 10 AM PT.
  • 5x Rates
  • Tek is enabled with the exception of:
    • Tek Grenade
    • Tapejara Tek Saddle
    • Megalodon Tek Saddle
    • Rock Drake Tek Saddle
    • Mosasur Tek Saddle
    • Tek Railgun
    • Map: all 18 maps will become Genesis Part 1

• 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

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard

• Moro's Supercephalosornis (Freemium) by MoroNada
• Futuristic Utopia Custom Cosmetics by Genade92
• Mech Creature by Shina_Lena
• Shanty Structure Set by Sandi_00
• Player Nameplate Cosmetics by Beyonx
• Ice Cape by Motokwauso
• Roth's Bestiary: Equus Caballus (Horse) by Rothaur
• Dynamic Bridges by Snappin
• Arketypes: Scotoharpes by Snappin
• Ambient Aquatics: Cricosaurus by ZCI5250

• Conquest Season 8 details:
  • Total of 18 maps, all Genesis Part 1
    • Cluster A: 12 servers that had transfers enabled with Classic before they shut down.
    • Cluster B: 6 servers with transfers only enabled between those 6 servers for 2 weeks. Transfers between Cluster A and Cluster B will open on July 17th at 10 AM PT.
  • 5x Rates
  • Tek is enabled with the exception of:
    • Tek Grenade
    • Tapejara Tek Saddle
    • Megalodon Tek Saddle
    • Rock Drake Tek Saddle
    • Mosasur Tek Saddle
    • Tek Railgun
    • Map: all 18 maps will become Genesis Part 1

Adventure is calling!

• 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

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard

Adventure is calling!

Available now on Steam!

• New Tameable Dragon
  • Lumina
    • The shadow meets its light. Lumina awakens in Dragontopia.
• Umbra / Dragontopia Fixes
  • Fixed several issues on Umbra's Dragonhorn
  • Fixed cases where Umbra's AI struggled to hit its target
  • Fixed an issue that caused Umbra to use abilities when using the Spyglass/Tek Binoculars while mounted
  • Fixed several Gamepad issues with Umbra
  • Fixed Umbra's Gamepad Sprint control on the HUD
  • Fixed Umbra appearing too low when displayed in a Display Case
  • Fixed Deep Diver milestone not progressing with Umbra
  • Fixed mindwipe not refunding Dragon Skill Points invested
  • Fixed Tracked Dragontopia Milestones all disappearing after completing one of them

• Fixed inability to craft Cryopods/Cryofridges in Genesis Mission Terminals
• Fixed creatures getting stuck in Cryopods after starting the Gauntlet missions
• Fixed rain on the Genesis Ocean biome not refilling water stat or containers
• Fixed an issue that could sometimes cause foliage interaction not to work correctly on Genesis
• Fixed inaccuracies of player location on the Genesis Map
• Fixed an issue on Xbox where audio could be lost
• Fixed an entitlement issue with paid Cosmetics
• Fixed some missing Mission icons in the Mission UI
• Adjusted various Genesis Outpost mission text
• Fixed issues with HLNA's Ocean Teleports: NE, N, E, W teleporting to the same island
• Fixed some localization issues with HLNA's reactions
• Added some missing HLNA sound cues
• Adjusted some of Tides of Fortune's Skill descriptions to be clearer
• Adjusted scatter limits on dreadlocks hairstyle to make dye colors truer on dark hair
• Increased Hand Cannon's damage by 300%
• Fixed Hand Cannon having no water interaction when hitting a water surface
• Adjusted Grapeshot ammo crafting requirements to be more reasonable
• Fixed Corrosive Ship Cannonball not having an icon/name/description
• Improved Bounty Board's map-specific creature whitelisting/blacklisting
• Fixed Treasure Map Bottles being lumped with generic loot crates when using the Treasure Hunter skill
• Prevented Bio-Grinder from working on mission creatures
• Prevented Wisp of Industry skill being activated while seated
• Fixed not being able to equip the Shovel when owning Tides of Fortune
• Added the Tek Bunker to the Tek Replicator's inventory
• Megachelon Shell can now be grinded for Chitin
• Fixed Astrocetus not force-landing when flying above the Lost King's city in Lost Colony
• Palaeoctopus
  • Improved Palaeoctopus attacks on low-performing servers
  • Increased melee swing radius on Palaeoctopus swipe attacks
  • Fixed an issue where Palaeoctopus would have weird targeting after being unclaimed
• Bloodstalker
  • Fixed Bloodstalker not being cloneable
  • Fixed issue where Bloodstalker would correct its climbing location due to the climbing location being stuck inside terrain
  • Adjusted Gamepad controls for Bloodstalker's Submerge ability from LB + L3 → LB + RT
    • More comfortable control to press, and no longer toggles voice as it did in ASE.
• Tidepup
  • Fixed Tidepup not retaining XP once evolving
  • Fixed missing "Ready To Evolve" VFX on Tidepup if it was activated on your shoulder in first-person view
  • Fixed shoulder-mounted dino HUD elements overlapping with shoulder-mounted Tidepup
• Genesis untameable ocean dino spawners will now not spawn close to shores or in playable underwater areas
• Untameable wild creatures are now named "Feral" instead of "Wild" on their floating name
• Fixed enemies sometimes spawning clipping the mesh during The Final Test Boss
• Hover Skiff
  • Fixed Hover Skiff's ramp having no damage overlay
  • Fixed Hover Skiff damage overlay not displaying correctly
  • Fixed being unable to build on Hover Skiff sometimes
  • Fixed Hoverskiff not having a destructible mesh when destroyed
• Fixed Ammo Box looking filled visually in some languages
• Fixed Hammock Skin being automatically awarded on Tides of Fortune ownership
• Fixed an issue with orbit cam rotation when tapping on the Aquarium structure
• Revised settings for Aquarium SFX
• Skill Tree Menu hotbar highlight will now appear in the appropriate color for that Skill Tree when dragging an active skill
• Fixed issues where Lost Colony Activatable skills would cause ghost items to fill the player inventory
• Fixed several exploits
• Fixed several crashes

• Optimized & improved ship physics
• Improved ship buoyancy
• Reduced Sloop's max speed and steering forced by approximately 10%
• Fixed Shipyard not correctly checking for obstruction when placing
• Fixed an issue that could cause a docked ship to be destroyed too easily from the Shipyard
• Fixed an issue with the Shipyard where ships could teleport to previous dock teleport location when launching
• Fixed custom keybindings preventing Ship functionality
• Fixed Steam gamepad controls not working with custom KBM keybindings
• Fixed Ship Skill: Smokescreen not working against Outpost NPC Pirate Ships
• Fixed NPC Pirate Ship's inventory being accessible
• Fixed an issue that caused newly crafted ships to not auto-collect floating cargo
• Fixed ships crafted at Shipyard anchored visually and don't unanchor after moving on Singleplayer
• Fixed desync that could occur while piloting a ship
• Fixed a rare issue that caused structures to appear invisible on ships
• Fixed an issue that could prevent snapping structures on top of each other on a ship
• Fixed damage overlay not displaying on the ship's decks correctly
• Fixed an issue that could cause the ship's steering wheel to take damage
• Fixed inability to use Soap on ships
• Fixed a location near the ladder of ships that could cause you to control the cannons instead of using the ladder
• Fixed various Vacuum Compartment incorrect snapping logic
• Fixed water post-process not being removed when entering a Vacuum compartment placed in the Genesis Ocean biome
• Fixed a jitter that would happen when a player observed a character with armor on an anchored or docked ship
• Fixed Ships Ladder Cover not being destroyed when ships go out of replication range
• Fixed other tribes being able to steal Outpost mission loot with ships on PVE
• Players can now fire the cannons while in first-person view on the ship wheel, for a more immersive experience
• Repair resources required are now displayed on the Shipyard's repair MUW option
• The cannon selection pulse has been disabled; the glow indicating selected cannons on ships is now static.
• Fixed combat music during ship combat not advancing sometimes
• NPC Pirate Ships and Outpost Towers now target Rafts and can be damaged by player-built Cannons using Regular Cannonballs
• Removed Vehicle HUD tooltip from ships
• Raised Brigantine structure limit to 200
• Raised Sloop structure limit to 75

• Fixed custom-painted structure not displaying correctly with cosmetic mod attached 
• Fixed Structure cosmetics displaying as black or flickering
• Fixed a crash related to mods on PlayStation
• Fixed an issue where vehicles could be healed by dino abilities
• Performed a one-time cleanup of Feroxes to address an exploit and remove any unintended advantage gained from it.

Available now on Steam!

• Eclipsar Umbra
  • Meet the legendary obsidian terror born to claim the night sky. Bound to your will through the mythic Dragon Horn, this shadow-forged executioner strikes with terrifying, unpredictable speed. Rain precision plasma from the cover of darkness, or slip through the void itself to ambush unsuspecting prey. As his fury builds in the heat of combat, Umbra awakens his ultimate form, a blinding surge of raw energy that shatters enemy defenses and renders him a near-untouchable terror of the skies.
• Dragon Skill Tree
  • Unlock a brand-new progression path that lets you forge a deeper bond with your dragons. Push the limits of their gravity-defying acrobatics, amplify their shadow-forged plasma attacks, or tailor their defensive auras as you shape the ultimate apex predator around your exact playstyle.
• Drake Claw Grappler
  • Wield this essential new tool for high-altitude traversal and midair dragon mounting.
• Draconic Armor
  • Equip this cosmetic set and look every inch the legendary dragonrider.

Available now on Steam!

• Palaeoctopus
• X-Acro
• X-Deinosuchus
• X-Archelon
• X-Xiphactinus
• X-Cryolophosaurus

• Astrocetus

• Massive overhaul of the Genesis Part 1 Ocean biome
• Added support for multi-layer maps across the various Map UIs
• Added new character hairstyles and facial hair options:
  • Dreadlocks
  • Viking
  • Romantic
  • Ponytail with Bangs

• Wind-driven sailing and naval combat
• Genesis: Part 1 Milestones and Ship Skill progression

• Tidepup
  • A regenerative shoulder pet that heals allies, removes debuffs, and can protect itself from fatal blows.
• Parrot
  • A treasure-hunting shoulder pet that can detect valuable loot and mimic nearby player speech.

• Sloop
  • A fast, highly maneuverable sailing vessel designed for exploration, scouting, and hit-and-run naval combat.
• Brigantine
  • A versatile medium-sized sailing ship offering a balance of speed, durability and firepower.
• Shipyard
  • Construct, repair, and dock sailing ships.
• Aquarium
  • Display and customize your favorite fishbasket-stored aquatic creatures.
• Cargo Ledger
  • Monitor and withdraw items and resources stored across nearby containers from a single interface.
• Bounty Board
  • Accept procedurally generated tribe-wide contracts for Hexagon rewards.
• Market
  • Buy and sell items and resources with other players through a server-wide marketplace.
• Aquatic Compartment
  • Create enclosed water-filled spaces for keeping aquatic creatures, building underwater habitats, or constructing swimming pools.

• Hand Cannon
  • A devastating short-range firearm capable of dealing massive damage and knocking back enemies.
• Ship Ammunition:
  • Reinforced Ship Cannonball
  • Incendiary Ship Cannonball
  • Corrosive Ship Cannonball
  • New Cosmetic Structure Tileset
  • Spanish Colonial Structure Tileset

• Karl Urban's Bob Character Appearance
• Scurvy Pirate Set
  • Includes Hat, Shirt, Pants, Gloves and Boots
• Fancy Pirate Set
  • Includes Hat, Shirt, Pants, Gloves and Boots
• Pirate Cutlass Sword Skin
• Milestone Progression Rewards:
  • Captain's Set
    • Includes Hat, Shirt, Pants, Gloves and Boots
  • Eye Patch
  • Peg Leg
  • Scurvy Mask

• Ships:
  • MaxAnchoredVesselsInRange=50
  • AnchoredVesselCheckRadius=30000
• Aquatic Compartment:
  • NeedsPowerToActivateAquaticCompartments=True

• Umbra
  • The legendary obsidian terror born to claim the night sky. Bound to your will through the mythic Dragon Horn, this shadow-forged executioner strikes with terrifying, unpredictable speed. Rain precision plasma from the cover of darkness, or slip through the void itself to ambush unsuspecting prey. As his fury builds in the heat of combat, Umbra awakens his ultimate form, a blinding surge of raw energy that shatters enemy defenses and renders him a near-untouchable terror of the skies.

• Drake Claw
  • Fires a claw that provides a speedy dash to targeted Tame or location.

• Dragon Skill Tree
  • Unlock a brand-new progression path that lets you forge a deeper bond with your dragons. Push the limits of their gravity-defying acrobatics, amplify their shadow-forged plasma attacks, or tailor their defensive auras, as you shape the ultimate apex predator around your exact playstyle.

• Draconic Armor
  • Equip this cosmetic set and look every inch the legendary dragonrider.

• Fixed cases where Dino LODs were not correct on medium settings
• Fixed Maeguana when set to passive flee not jumping and gliding away to safety
• Fixed connected gamepad causing scrolling issues within the inventory when also using KB&M
• Fixed cases where an equipped Glider could cause the glider and hair to jitter
• Fixed a light flickering at Lost Colony's bossfight terminal
• Fixed Araneo's Web zipline sometimes appearing invisible on servers
• Fixed Jerboa's desert cloth helmet misalignment when placed on Pet Stand
• Various optimisations
• Fixed several crashes
• Fixed several exploits

• Display Case Catalogue by Fernandess, Dani_FM
• Managaalm Skin by Shina_Lena
• TaeniaStellaDinoAddition by TeamMIROKU
• Primeval Predators-Machairodus by Scooby60
• Dragon’s Kingdom by ScorchingKami
• Sunken World Additions by The Sunken World Team
• Fera’s Creature Reforged: Wild Seas by Fera_Spielt

• During Classic:
  • Tek is disabled with the exception of Cryopods
  • Maps:
    • 3 The Island
    • 3 The Center
    • 3 Rangarok
    • 2 Scorched Earth
    • 2 Aberration
    • 2 Extinction
    • 2 Astraeos
    • 2 Lost Colony
    • 2 Valguero
      • Total of 18 maps (half NA, half EU)
      • Cluster A: 12 servers that have transfers enabled with Classic
      • Cluster B: 6 servers with Transfers only enabled between those 6 servers for 2 weeks, then it will be opened to Cluster A.

• Transition to Conquest:
  • Tek is enabled with the exception of:
    • Tek Grenade
    • Tapejara Tek Saddle
    • Megalodon Tek Saddle
    • Rock Drake Tek Saddle
    • Mosasur Tek Saddle
    • Tek Railgun
  • Map: all 21 maps will become Genesis Part 1

• ARKpocalypse are monthly-wipe servers with higher than usual rates.
• Next wipe: July 24, 2026

• 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

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard

• During Classic:
  • Tek is disabled with the exception of Cryopods
  • Maps:
    • 3 The Island
    • 3 The Center
    • 3 Rangarok
    • 2 Scorched Earth
    • 2 Aberration
    • 2 Extinction
    • 2 Astraeos
    • 2 Lost Colony
    • 2 Valguero
      • Total of 21 maps (half NA, half EU)

• Transition to Conquest:
  • Tek is enabled with the exception of:
    • Tek Grenade
    • Tapejara Tek Saddle
    • Megalodon Tek Saddle
    • Rock Drake Tek Saddle
    • Mosasur Tek Saddle
    • Tek Railgun
  • Map: all 21 maps will become Genesis Part 1

• 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

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard

• The Anniversary event is extended until June 18th.
• This event can be manually activated with the dedicated server arg parameter: -ActiveEvent=Birthday or via a drop-down menu in Host/Single Player mode.
• To see all the details, please check out this post!

• Start: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026
• End: Tuesday, June 16th, 2026

• During Classic:
  • Tek is disabled with the exception of Cryopods
  • Maps:
    • 3 The Island
    • 3 The Center
    • 3 Rangarok
    • 2 Scorched Earth
    • 2 Aberration
    • 2 Extinction
    • 2 Astraeos
    • 2 Lost Colony
    • 2 Valguero
      • Total of 21 maps (half NA, half EU)

• Transition to Conquest:
  • Tek is enabled with the exception of:
    • Tek Grenade
    • Tapejara Tek Saddle
    • Megalodon Tek Saddle
    • Rock Drake Tek Saddle
    • Mosasur Tek Saddle
    • Tek Railgun
  • Map: all 21 maps will become Genesis Part 1

• 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

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard

• Cliffan’s Dynamic Survivors (Freemium Immersion Mod) by Cliffan
• Fantasy Sky Premium by Prince_0f_Hell
• Chibi Creations: Dracoteuthis by Myrmecoleontidae
• ZCI’s Endemic Skin Pack by ZCI5250
• CA Core by Zarum
• CAA: Cosplay Ascended Basics by Zarum
• GuiShan Collection by EliteDodo

• During Classic:
  • Tek is disabled with the exception of Cryopods
  • Maps:
    • 3 The Island
    • 3 The Center
    • 3 Rangarok
    • 2 Scorched Earth
    • 2 Aberration
    • 2 Extinction
    • 2 Astraeos
    • 2 Lost Colony
    • 2 Valguero
      • Total of 21 maps (half NA, half EU)

• Transition to Conquest:
  • Tek is enabled with the exception of:
    • Tek Grenade
    • Tapejara Tek Saddle
    • Megalodon Tek Saddle
    • Rock Drake Tek Saddle
    • Mosasur Tek Saddle
    • Tek Railgun
  • Map: all 21 maps will become Genesis Part 1

• The Anniversary event is extended until June 18th.
• This event can be manually activated with the dedicated server arg parameter: -ActiveEvent=Birthday or via a drop-down menu in Host/Single Player mode.
• To see all the details, please check out this post!

• Start: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026
• End: Tuesday, June 16th, 2026

• 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

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard

• This event can be manually activated with the dedicated server arg parameter: -ActiveEvent=Birthday or via a drop-down menu in Host/Single Player mode.

• Start: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026
• End: Tuesday, June 16th, 2026

• PVP/PVE: 2x Harvesting, Taming, Experience, and Breeding
• Small Tribes: 4.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 4x Breeding
• ARKpocalypse: 5x Harvesting, Taming, Experience, and Breeding

• Party Dodo

• Armor: Birthday Suit Shirt Skin (Chestpiece)
• Armor: Birthday Suit Pants Skin (Leggings)
• Armor: Party Hat Skin (Headgear)
• Creature Hat: Dino Party Hat Skin
• Weapon: Torch Sparkler Skin (Torch)

• ARK Anniversary Surprise Cake
• Cake Slice (Resource)
• Cakes (Consumable & Event Items)
  • Taming Cake Slice
  • Breeding Cake Slice
  • Imprint Cake Slice
  • EXP Cake Slice
  • Harvesting Cake Slice
• Anniversary Festive Dino Candy

• DJ Party
• Rave Dance

• Party Dodo
• Party Rex
• Party Saber
• Party Pego
• Party Ankylo

• DinoAlbino
• DarkViolet
• MediumLavender
• Actual Black
• Cyan
• LemonLime
• Vermillion
• PowderBlue
• Mint
• WyvernPurple1
• Turquoise
• DeepPink
• WyvernPurple0
• Red
• Blue
• Dino Dark Purple
• LightYellow
• WyvernBlue

• During Classic:
  • Tek is disabled with the exception of Cryopods
  • Maps:
    • 3 The Island
    • 3 The Center
    • 3 Rangarok
    • 2 Scorched Earth
    • 2 Aberration
    • 2 Extinction
    • 2 Astraeos
    • 2 Lost Colony
    • 2 Valguero
      • Total of 21 maps (half NA, half EU)

• Transition to Conquest:
  • Tek is enabled with the exception of:
    • Tek Grenade
    • Tapejara Tek Saddle
    • Megalodon Tek Saddle
    • Rock Drake Tek Saddle
    • Mosasur Tek Saddle
    • Tek Railgun
  • Map: all 21 maps will become Genesis Part 1

• ARKpocalypse are monthly-wipe servers with higher than usual rates.
• Next wipe: June 26, 2026

• 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

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard

• Mythica Premium by Mr. PowerPoof
• EGM SciFi Cosmetics by ExileAcid, Gimilkhad, MRRadioactiv
• Tribal Combat Saddles by Hadi_15
• Radiant Genesis by Jams_Uwu
• Neon Alphabet by Prince_0f_Hell
• Hajime-Mashite Tribe: Traditional Japanese StructureSkin (TTEyes) by TheThirdEyes
• Iguana by Tristans_Modding

• 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

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard

Available for Steam!

• Meet the Burrowbuck, a swift and evasive utility creature perfect for mastering map control, misdirection, and brilliant ambushes! Carve out hidden, bunker-like underground dens and open temporary gateway tunnels for rapid long-distance travel, giving prepared Survivors new ways to reposition, retreat, or spring a trap. When danger closes in, the Burrowbuck can kick up disorienting dust clouds and leave behind concealed hazards for enemies reckless enough to follow.
• The Burrowbuck has been added to:
  • The Center
  • Scorched Earth
  • Aberration
  • Ragnarok
  • Extinction
  • Valguero
  • Astraeos

• Fully updated model, animations, and locomotion
• Added full wall & ceiling climbing
• Added strafe movement while grounded
• Can now descend vertically from ceilings using web lines
• Wild Araneo can now spawn attached to walls and ceilings

• Base Health increased from 150 → 200
• Base Stamina increased from 100 → 150
• Base Weight increased from 100 → 150
• Base Food increased from 900 → 1200
• Increased base Melee Damage by 50%

• After attaching to or detaching from a surface, the Araneo’s next ability becomes empowered:
  • +50% damage on next Melee or Web Shot
  • Instantly applies maximum Webbed stacks

• Araneo’s attacks now apply Webbed, a stacking debuff that cripples prey over time.
  • Slows movement
  • Reduces attack speed
  • Increases incoming damage
  • At maximum stacks, targets cannot sprint or jump
  • Targets overwhelmed by Webbed will spread the effect to nearby enemies upon death

• Araneo’s ranged attack has been completely redesigned.
  • Increased range and accuracy
  • Toggles between:
    • Web Shot - Damage-focused
    • Poison Web Shot - Torpor-focused
  • Applies Webbed stacks on hit

• Araneo can now deploy versatile web lines for traversal and combat control.

• Web Zip Lines
  • Create traversable web lines between surfaces
  • Function similarly to player ziplines
  • Araneo can naturally traverse web lines
  • Temporary web structures decay over time

• Creature Grappling
  • Grapple creatures and players with web tethers
  • Pull small targets toward the Araneo
  • Pull the Araneo toward larger targets
  • Can tether prey to anchored web points for repositioning
    • Pull strength scales with the Araneo’s Weight stat

• While attached to ceilings, Araneo can:
  • Descend on a suspended web line
  • Fire Web Shots while hanging
  • Attack while suspended
  • Instantly detach to drop onto prey below

• Araneo now generates Silk from creatures slain while Webbed
  • Higher Webbed stacks increase Silk yield

• Added Turret Mode support
• Taming reworked to standard knock-out
• Wild AI updated

• Fixed Tek Spear teleport inconsistencies that could occur on poor performing servers
• Fixed an issue that caused the Tek Spear's Dash to be inconsistent on poor performing servers
• Fixed a desync issue that could occur when watching another player dash with the Tek Spear
• Fixed missing arms on the Forest Titan taxidermy
• Fixed invisible Ice Titan taxidermy
• Fixed Pheromone dart consuming itself when crafting
• Fixed Fire and Ice Wyverns from being considered in the same group when copying settings
• Fixed Thralls not visually seated correctly when riding creatures
• Fixed Kairuku overspawning on The Center
• Fixed a mesh hole on Lost Colony
• Fixed multiple GPU crashes that could occur on PC
• Fixed a crash that could occur during Scorched Earth ascension

• Fixes
  • Fixed Landscape collision issues
  • Fixed Floating statue issues
  • Fixed Meshholes
  • Fixed Dinospawn issues

• 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

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard

• Taxidermy Catalogue - Museum Style Cosmetics by Dani_FM, Fernandess
• Cyberpunk Clothing by ElementalLegion
• Player Shirt Cosmetics Combined by RobbieJay58
• CincoDeMayo by DaEvilMinions
• Fera’s Vanilla Edits: Enhydriodon by Fera_Spielt

• 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

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard

• On Lost Colony: Ruins of the Ascendant Cavern, Cavern of the Whispering Needle and Cavern of the Sapphire Cascades have had their entrances reduced in size
  • Note: These entrances were very open and easily accessible, particularly for larger creatures, so this change is intended to improve PvP viability and make them more defensible
• Equipment Traits can now be upgraded in the Megalab:
  • 10 lower-tier Equipment Traits can be combined to create 1 of the next tier
  • Note: We’ve seen that lower-tier traits were not particularly valuable on their own, so this change allows them to build toward something more meaningful
• Added Repeatable Global Milestones after completing all standard Global Milestones:
  • These provide an ongoing source of XP for players who have completed all Milestone progression
  • A rotating selection of higher-tier Milestone tasks can now be completed repeatedly
  • XP rewards scale with player level to remain relevant at higher levels
  • Completing a Repeatable Milestone while mounted will also grant a portion of the XP to the ridden creature
• Gigadesmodus can now walk backwards
  • Note: As it functions as a semi-ground mount during ability use, it felt unnecessarily clumsy to control without this, so this should make handling feel much smoother
• Malwyn now has access to a traversal teleport ability
  • Note: Malwyn was feeling noticeably immobile compared to other creatures in its size bracket, so this should help it better keep up
• Solwyn’s Ice Bridges can now be placed near enemy structures
  • On PvE, Ice Bridges can be destroyed via the MUW to help prevent griefing
  • Note: Placement was feeling overly restrictive, especially on PvE servers with dense structure coverage, so this should open up more practical usage
• Ossidon Taming: Reduced number of creatures required to roll up during taming by approximately ~30% (greater reduction at lower levels)
  • Note: Taming required too much setup and area clearing beforehand, so this should make the process more approachable without removing the challenge entirely
• Player characters can now perform a larger jump while stuck or sliding on an incline, to help get unstuck in certain situations
  • Note: Getting stuck in terrain has been a long-standing frustration, so this should help resolve some of the more common cases where players get trapped
• Gloon’s chargelight can now be toggled remotely using the player “Clap” emote, similar to other charge pets
• Added Boss Teleporter crafting functionality to Lost Colony loot crates as an alternative way to start the boss fight
• Added the option to disable custom proportions when wearing cosmetics
• Tribe Tower Element bonus now correctly applies during the Lost Colony boss fight
• Prevented Template Building on Platform saddles with the Clipboard & Hammer on Official PvP Servers
  • Unofficial server owners can toggle this in GameUserSettings.ini with PreventTemplateOnSaddle=True

• Fixed cases where Milestones could become stuck in a completed state
• Fixed cases where Milestone cosmetics would not remain unlocked
• Fixed an issue causing server transfers to fail after auto-dropping incompatible items
• Fixed an issue causing player profile data to bloat during server transfers
• Reduced the client stall when loading into a Lost Colony Outpost for the first time
• Fixed server stall when starting Lost Colony Outpost missions
• Fixed a large performance hit when destroying heavily snapped structure networks
• Fixed enemies becoming stuck inside structures during the Lost Colony boss fight
• Fixed erroneous anti-mesh triggers in parts of the Lost Colony boss fight arena
• Fixed a specific stuck spot in the Lost Colony boss fight arena
• Fixed being able to possess sleeping Thralls during the Lost Queen boss fight
• Fixed instances where Lost Colony Outpost enemies would get stuck or fall into the mesh during missions
• Fixed instances where Lost Colony Outpost enemies would fail to return to the mission area
• Fixed being unable to quick-mount a dino after placing structures in an Outpost Defense mission
• Fixed Lost Colony mission timers displaying incorrectly in SinglePlayer
• Fixed tamed Thralls reverting to “Follow” behavior on server restart
• Fixed Possessed Thralls using AI weapons when whistled to attack
• Fixed Veilwyns having difficulty pathing in water
• Fixed inability to use weapons correctly while grabbed by Aureliax
• Fixed an overspawn of Armadoggo on Extinction
• Fixed an issue where creatures would not die from blood loss if a Medical Stand was on their platform
• Fixed Scout not correctly consuming Red Element Dust when deployed
• Fixed losing the Scout when punching while using binoculars
• Fixed passengers occasionally falling into the mesh when dismounting a Grand Tortugar
• Fixed players getting stuck on top of Cryofridges when placed as flooring
• Fixed structures losing collision when applying steampunk cosmetics
• Fixed Titanosaur platform saddle displaying duplicate meshes
• Fixed Rhyniognatha force-landing after picking up structures inside a Vacuum Compartment
• Fixed Tek Replicator not being craftable within a Tek Replicator
• Fixed gamepad inability to toggle FPV/TPV on Gigadesmodus
• Fixed inability to toggle tooltips in the Garage UI
• Fixed gamepad input not correctly switching UI mode in the main menu
• Fixed Lost Colony Ceiling & Ground Lights casting light in the wrong direction
• Fixed Lost Colony Ceiling Lights floating after their supporting structure is removed
• Fixed respawn SFX not aligning correctly with respawn animation
• Fixed some sound effects failing to play after painting your character
• Updated Glider description to match its functionality as an accessory
• Fixed Pheromone Dart crafting only producing a single item when crafting multiple
• Adjusted HDR dropdown behavior in the UI on Steam
• Fixed ClubARK sometimes appearing as a Premium Mod
• Improved underwater detritus visuals across multiple maps
• Fixed Aberration ascension cutscene being overexposed
• Semi-translucent UI elements are now hidden when using AMD Frame Interpolation to prevent artifacts
• Fixed multiple mesh holes on Lost Colony
• Fixed trees visually respawning when leaving render range on Lost Colony (client-side)
• Added missing Lost Colony voice line when spotted by a Watcher
• Xbox:
  • Fixed shadows behaving incorrectly on Lost Colony
  • Fixed occasional player blinking issue
• Xbox/PS5:
  • Fixed green overlay in Whisperwind Crag area on Lost Colony
  • Fixed interactable snow VFX burst occasionally remaining on screen
  • Fixed an issue that caused low FPS on Lost Colony when looking up towards the sky
• PS5:
  • Fixed texture corruption on characters, creatures, and structures
  • Fixed inability to delete structure templates using the Clipboard & Hammer
• Fixed a crash that could occur while dynamically downloading mods
• Fixed a client crash that could occur during Scorched Earth ascension in SinglePlayer
• Fixed several exploits

• Drowned Souls Skin Pack by Drunken Galleon Studio
• Valkyrie tactical Vol. 1: Danger Zone by BloodForge
• Cliffans Premium Outfits: Saburo’s Wrath (Custom Cosmetic) by Cliffan
• Tweee’s Tweaks: Wyverns by Tweee_ARKProjects
• Scorched Earth Reborn: Additions by Tweee_ARKProjects
• Scorched Earth Reborn by Tweee_ARKProjects, ArmanGamer777

• ARKpocalypse are monthly-wipe servers with higher than usual rates.
• Next wipe: May 29, 2026

• 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

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard

• Refrigerators & Troughs Catalogue by Fernandess, Dani_FM
• Log Cabin Break with the Axolotls by RobbieJay58
• Chicken Weapon Skins by RobbieJay58
• Paleo ARK Evolution | Hard Hitting Herbivores by Team Paleo ARK

• 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

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard

• Nekatus and Creep’s Fantasy Skins by Nekatus_Modding, Creep
• Spring Glider Wings by Sandi_00
• Slates Medieval Helmets by TheCleanSlate
• Feras Creature Reforged: Wild Seas by Fera_Spielt
• ARKOLOGY: OE - Hapipalus (Content update!) by Dragonheart
• ARKOLOGY: OE - Sanguivern (Content update!) by Dragonheart

• 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

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard

• ARK Supreme​​​​​​​ by MrChaos

• 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

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard

• Gothic Craft Structure Skins by AaronLongstaff, CrazyRespawn
• Hatzegopteryx Kukulkan by The Hatzegopteryx Modding Team
• TR Raptor Skin pack by Terrible_Raptor
• Paleo ARK EVO+ | Rulers of the Wastelands by Team Paleo ARK
• Guardian Drakelings by Eclipse_Modding
• Atlas Creatures: Hydra by Myrmecoleontidae

• ARKpocalypse are monthly-wipe servers with higher than usual rates.
• Next wipe: May 1st, 2026

• 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

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard

• Start Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2026
• End Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026

• 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

• Flovis *new*
• Bunny Dodo
• Bunny Oviraptor

• Bunny
• Easter Chick
• Jerbunny
• Spring Shinehorn

• Flower Wreath *new*
• Bunny Egg
• Festive Dino Candy (Eggcellent Adventure)

• Armor: Garden Pants Skin *new*
• Armor: Garden Shirt Skin *new*
• Armor: Straw Hat Skin *new*
• Weapon: Trowel Skin (Axe) *new*
• Weapon: Hand Rake Skin (Sickle) *new*
• Weapon: Hand Hoe (Pickaxe) *new*
• Weapon: Rake (Pike) *new*
• Garden Box - Small Storage Box Skin *new*
• Garden storage - Large Storage Box Skin *new*
• Garden Shelf - Bookshelf Skin *new*
• Egg Painting bench - Smithy Skin *new*
• Garden Shed - Vault Skin *new*
• Garden Pallet Bench - Wooden Bench Skin *new*
• Garden Pallet Chair - Wooden Chair Skin *new*
• Garden Pallet Bed - Single Bed Skin *new*
• Crop Box - Small Decor Box Skin *new*
• Garden Compost Bin - Compost Bin Skin *new*
• Garden Fridge - Refrigerator Skin *new*
• Garden Bin - Preserving Bin Skin *new*
• Fenced up plot - Crop Plot Small Skin *new*
• Fenced up plot - Crop Plot Medium Skin *new*
• Fenced up plot - Crop Plot Large Skin *new*
• Crackable eggs - Small Decor Box Skin *new*
• Shepherd’s Crook Spear Skin (Spear) *new*
• Egg Grenades Skin (Grenades)
• Lamb Costume Skin (Costume)
• Spring Tiara Skin (Headgear)
• Round Sunglasses Skin (Headgear)
• Dino Round Sunglasses Skin (Headgear)
• Flower Feeding Trough Skin (Feeding Trough)
• Flower Vase Skin (Small Decor Boxes)
• Chocolate Rabbit Club Skin (Club)
• E4 Remote Eggsplosives Skin (C4)
• Sweet Spear Carrot Skin (Spear)
• Bunny Costume
• Bunny Ears Skin (Headgear)
• Bunny Tail Skin (Leggings)
• Easter Chick Hat Skin (Headgear)
• Easter Egg Hat Skin (Headgear)
• Easter Egghead Skin (Headgear)
• Marshmallow Hat Skin (Headgear)
• Dino Easter Egg Hat Skin (Headgear)
• Dino Bunny Ears Skin (Creature Hat)
• Dino Easter Chick Hat Skin (Creature Hat)
• Procoptodon Bunny Costume (Procoptodon)

• Sunbathing Emote *new*
• Watering Can Emote *new*
• Flower Toss Emote
• Bunny Hop Dance Tail

• Magenta
• Light Green
• Light Yellow
• Light Orange
• Light Red
• Dino Light Brown
• Yellow
• Cyan
• Green
• Dino Medium Blue
• Turquoise
• LightPink
• DeepPink
• Peach
• Mint
• Teal
• PowderBlue
• Cream

• From the Main Menu, select the mod tab.
• Search for Eggcellent Adventure in the ARK Mod list and Install it. Mod ID: 877745
• After it's installed, go back to your game setup screen and select 'Mod Settings'
• You will see Eggcellent Adventure and any other mods you've downloaded in 'Available Mods'
• Select Eggcellent Adventure and activate it.

• If you would like to enable Eggcellent Adventure on your private servers, please add the mod ID to your server command-line launch arguments (-mods=modID). No other changes should be necessary to activate the event. Mod ID: 877745

• Hunt down all 10 golden Dodos hidden throughout the 500th Crunch.
• For each Dodo, take a screenshot of clearly showing the Golden Dodo's location.
• Once you’ve found them all, submit your 10 screenshots as proof in a private thread in the dedicated channels on the Official ARK Discord.

• Players can't collaborate.
• Thread must be private (and stay private).

• Tribal by Elemental Legion
• Military Vehicle Skins by SurviveDeimos
• Cool Skinny Raptor by MinyYamori
• Kocielapki’s Cat Transmitter Skin by Kocielapki
• Xyphia’s Creatures: Meiolania (Content update: new saddle!) by Xyphias
• Gingerpithecus by Kviden

• 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

500 Weeks of You!

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard

• 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

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard

• Cliffan’s Premium Outfits: Crownbreaker by Cliffan_
• Helmets and masks skins by Horrgamer
• LF Dino Skin - Phoenix by LettuceFry1234
• Waterfalls & Fountains Catalogue by Fernandess, Dani_FM
• Fantasy_Sky by Prince_0f_Hell
• Kami’s Feral Critters: Origin Pack (Content update!) by ScorchingKami
• Hiveopod (Content update!) by Armangamer777

• 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

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard

• Sign Collection II by SnowyTrain
• Good In Pink! - Bubblegum’s Cosmetics by BubbleGumXD
• Rex Skeleton Decoration Skin by Jmxxark10
• Ambient Aquatics: Cricosaurus by ZCI5250
• Medieval Structures & Decor by Kviden
• Ossidon Visual Stat Configuration by WC_Zarthan
• Bastion Beetle by Tristans_Modding

• ARKpocalypse are monthly-wipe servers with higher than usual rates.
• Next wipe: April 3rd, 2026

• 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

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard

• Cyrus’ Dragons: Drakyros by CyrusCreates
• Manor Structure Skins by Kokoukohiro
• Klinger Castle Cosmetics by KlingerMartins
• Cliffans Premium Outfits: Reaper Suit by Cliffan
• WoodBornTribes: Structure Skin by Happybara
• The Soup Soul Slayer by MinyYamori
• The Ports of Atlas (Olfend update) by Hazearil

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard

• New gigantic desert landmass: Pyranthos, vast and unforgiving, built to challenge every step forward.
• Five new Artifact Caves that will challenge your survival skills.
• The Minotaur Labyrinth Cave, a twisting descent into confusion and dread, traps the unprepared.
• The Rhyniognatha Drone Nest Cave, a pulsing hive of wings and terrifying buzzing.
• A new weather system plus a complete lighting overhaul, reshapes the world’s mood minute by minute, from blinding glare to eerie twilight, making familiar places feel freshly beautiful... or dangerous.
• Old creatures are making their debut on Astraeos with this update: Phoenix, Armadoggo, Oasisaur, Desmodus, Megaraptor and Rockdrakes!

• New gigantic desert landmass: Pyranthos
• New Bossfight: Manticore
• New Bossfight: Hydraskos the Unbroken
• New Creature: Grand Tortugar
• New Miniboss: Minotarchos
• New Weather System + complete Lighting overhaul
• Added Phoenix
• Added Oasisaur
• Added Armadoggo
• Added Desmodus
• Added Megaraptor
• Added Rock Drakes
• Added Scorpion King & Queen
• Added Astral & Scorpion King/Queen
• Added Deathworm
• Added New Skeleton Enemies
• Added 5 New Artifact Caves
• Added Rhyniognatha Drone Nest Cave
• Added Ossidon & Megaraptor Saddles to miniboss lootpool

• Switched ocean spawns to custom ocean dinospawn entries: DinoSpawnEntries_Ocean_Generic_Ast
• Changed Ice materials in the snow biome
• Reworked Medusa Arena lighting
• Adjusted Lighting in almost every cave
• Adjusted combat music for the whole map
• OSD Changes on Astraeos:
  • Added Lightning Giga as possible enemy for Legendary OSDs
  • Added Giga, Carcha, Rockdrake, Megalodon, Tuso, Mosa, Helicoprion, Megaraptor, and Deinonychus Saddle to OSDs
  • Added Tesla coil, Tek Turret, Tek Replicator, Tek Transmitter, Tek Teleporter, Tek Vacuum Compartment, Tek Gateframe Small & Large, Tek Gate Small & Large as possible drop
  • Lowered Cryo Drop amount
  • Removed Stone Tier structures
  • Rebalanced the OSD difficulty distribution on Therokis to make more high-tier OSDs spawn
• Reduced Deinotherium Spawns in Grasslands

• Fixed Spring Drakelings not spawning
• Fixed wrong materials in the bee cave
• Fixed wrong landscape color on the northern islands
• Fixed holes in Supplycrate meshes

• Fixed Parachute skeletal mesh following character bone scalars.
• Fixed Spotlight painting brush strokes.
• Fixed Gene Scanner first modded creature not having any text.
• The Scout camera is no longer inside scout body.
• Scorched Earth
  • Three older cave no-fly zones should no longer allow players to mount for a moment.
• Aberration
  • Fixed some mesh holes.
• Extinction
  • Gacha now plays the correct turn/aim when charging.
• Ragnarok
  • Fixed a few mesh holes.
  • Fixed a flickering waterfall.
• Lost Colony
  • Fixed thralls not showing weapons in boss fight sometimes.
  • Fixed boss fight getting stuck when everyone dies.
• Fixed performance issues with Cryo Hospitals if you have many of them.
• Fixed a couple of exploits.

• Galaxy High-Tech Structure Skins by CyberTree
• The Seasons by Monark37
• LF Dino Skin - Desmodus by LettuceFry1234
• Xyphias’ Creatures: Vetulicolians by Xyphias
• The Island Reforged by Nekatus_Modding
• Birdwatcher’s Collection by EliteDodo
• ARK Abi’s Ultimasaurus Remaked by Abichan

• 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

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard

• TRIBAL ROMAN: Premium structure Set by J26arkitecto
• Stylized Structure Skin by Snowytrain
• Vampire Knights by Jams_uWu
• Deluxe Dreamhouse by Fernandess, Dani_fm
• The Three Tribes: Structure Skins (Content update) by Happybara
• Modern Concrete Structure Skin by Happybara
• Happybara Basic Environment Structure Skin by Happybara
• Furniture Catalogue - Modern & Deluxe Furniture Cosmetics by Dani_FM
• Isle of Myths: Suchomimus by BlueSucho
• Piggle’s Adasaurus by SenorPiggles

• Starts on Wednesday, February 11, 2026
• Ends on Wednesday, February 18, 2026

• 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

• Lovebirds
• Love Bugs
• Vday Coel

• Chibi-Lovebird
• Chibi Pair-o-Saurs

• Valentine’s Fishing Rod
• Love Bug Hearts
• Festive Dino Candy
• Box o' Chocolates (Now also reduce mating cooldown by 20% of current time remaining)

• Succubus Whip *new*
• Bouquet Club (Club) *new*
• Devil Horns (Helm) *new*
• Devil Tail (Accessory) *new*
• Dashing Rogue Shirt (Chestpiece) *new*
• Heart-Balloon (Parachute) *new*
• Lovely Lamp (Omnilamp) *new*
• Lovely Footrest (SmallStorageBox)*new*
• Lovely Armoire (LargeStorageBox) *new*
• Lovely Table (Table) *new*
• Lovely Rug (Rug) *new*
• Lovely Lounger (Bench) *new*
• Lovely Mirror (Mirror) *new*
• Rosebush (PlantSpeciesX) *new*
• Lovely Pillow *new*
• Lovely Balloon *new*
• Lovely Petals *new*
• Lovely Bouquet *new*
• Lovely Chandelier *new*
• Pillow-Club Skin
• Loveseat
• Ottoman
• Love-Chair
• Pajama Top
• Pajama Bottoms
• SleepingHat
• PomPom Slippers
• Friendship Bracelets
• Bear Hug Swimsuit
• Odd Couple Swimsuit
• Sauropod Heart Swimsuit
• Cupid Couture Bottom Skin
• Cupid Couture Top Skin
• Halo Headband Skin
• Heart-shaped Sunglasses Skin
• Heart Spring Hat
• Cuddle Rex Sweater
• Bow & Eros Skin
• Heart-shaped Shield Skin
• Teddy Bear Grenade Skin
• Love Shackles Skin
• Heart Spring Hat
• Cuddle Rex Sweater
• Love-Bed

• Check Yourself *new*
• Proposal Emote
• Lasso Emote
• Flirty Emote
• Heart Emote
• Self Hug Emote

• Dino Light Blue
• WyvernBlue0
• PowderBlue
• Glacial
• DarkLavender
• MediumLavender
• Lavender
• DarkViolet
• Dino Light Purple
• LightPink
• Magenta
• DeepPink
• Red
• DarkMagenta
• Dino Albino
• Cream
• Jade
• LeafGreen

• 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

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard

Something feels different out in the wild. Creatures are pairing up, breeding lines are getting attention, and Survivors may want to clear some space in their bases. With Valentine’s Day approaching, Love Ascended is right around the corner!

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Can you feel the love in the air? Love Ascended is set to sweep ARK survivors off their feet with an array of enchanting new treats and delights. This love-filled event, celebrating Valentine's Day, kicks off on Wednesday, February 11, 2026, and will continue to spread joy and affection until Wednesday, February 18, 2026, on Official Servers.

• Starts on Wednesday, February 11, 2026

• Ends on Wednesday, February 18, 2026

• 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

• Lovebirds

• Love Bugs

• Vday Coel

• Chibi-Lovebird

• Chibi Pair-o-Saurs

• Valentine’s Fishing Rod

• Love Bug Hearts

• Festive Dino Candy

• Box o' Chocolates (Now also reduce mating cooldown by 20% of current time remaining)

• Succubus Whip *new*

• Bouquet Club (Club) *new*

• Devil Horns (Helm) *new*

• Devil Tail (Accessory) *new*

• Dashing Rogue Shirt (Chestpiece) *new*

• Heart-Balloon (Parachute) *new*

• Lovely Lamp (Omnilamp) *new*

• Lovely Footrest (SmallStorageBox) *new*

• Lovely Armoire (LargeStorageBox) *new*

• Lovely Table (Table) *new*

• Lovely Rug (Rug) *new*

• Lovely Lounger (Bench) *new*

• Lovely Mirror (Mirror) *new*

• Rosebush (PlantSpeciesX) *new*

• Lovely Pillow *new*

• Lovely Balloon *new*

• Lovely Petals *new*

• Lovely Bouquet *new*

• Lovely Chandelier *new*

• Pillow-Club Skin 

• Loveseat

• Ottoman 

• Love-Chair

• Pajama Top 

• Pajama Bottoms

• SleepingHat

• PomPom Slippers 

• Friendship Bracelets 

• Bear Hug Swimsuit

• Odd Couple Swimsuit

• Sauropod Heart Swimsuit

• Cupid Couture Bottom Skin

• Cupid Couture Top Skin

• Halo Headband Skin

• Heart-shaped Sunglasses Skin

• Heart Spring Hat

• Cuddle Rex Sweater

• Bow & Eros Skin

• Heart-shaped Shield Skin

• Teddy Bear Grenade Skin

• Love Shackles Skin

• Heart Spring Hat

• Cuddle Rex Sweater

• Love-Bed

• Check Yourself *new*

• Proposal Emote

• Lasso Emote

• Flirty Emote

• Heart Emote

• Self Hug Emote

• Dino Light Blue

• WyvernBlue0

• PowderBlue

• Glacial

• DarkLavender

• MediumLavender

• Lavender

• DarkViolet

• Dino Light Purple

• LightPink

• Magenta

• DeepPink

• Red

• DarkMagenta

• Dino Albino

• Cream

• Jade

• LeafGreen

• From the Main Menu, select the mod tab.

• Search for Love Ascended in the ARK Mod list and Install it.

  Mod ID: 927084

• ZUZ Map Extensions by Cezog
• Valky’s Rockwell Pajama by unlucky_nisis
• Origin Creations: Rubidgea by KatanaOC
• Aussie Additions: Minmi by Nickbs2
• Play as Dino! Beta by Finntastic
• Feras Fauna: Foxes by Fera_Spielt
• Dragon Gods by RyanLucas007
• BigAL’s: WAK Spino (Small Version) by BigAl_Swagbob

• 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

• Best in Class
  • The best artist for each individual faction. All Best-in-Class winners and runners-ups will receive Lost Colony keys.
• The Grand Victor
  • The single artwork with the most golden check marks overall decides which faction claims the Discord.
  • Grand Victor rewards include:
    • Server Banner: The winning artwork becomes the faction’s pinned banner for the week.
    • Exclusive Role: The Grand Victor receives a unique “Champion of the Lost Colony” role.
  • The Grand Prize:
    • TOTAL DISCORD SERVER TAKEOVER!
    • The winning faction will conquer this Discord for a full week.

Enjoy your weekend! Studio Wildcard