ARK: Survival Evolved News

[p][/p][p][/p][p]Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates as issues are being logged or addressed. We are primarily utilizing the #「❗」bug-reports」channel on the Official ARK: Aquatica Discord.[/p][p][/p][p]We would like to thank the community for continuing to help us make improvements to ARK: Aquatica by reporting issues that have appeared after release.[/p][p][/p][p]For the sake of identifying issues, please provide as much information as possible on your report for visibility and accurate reporting (ie: version number, platform and all applicable logs or information).[/p][p][/p][p]We are happy to announce that the ‘preaquatica’ game branch will remain a permanently available branch for all users on ARK: Survival Evolved.[/p][p][/p][h2]Patch notes v360.35[/h2][p][/p][h3]Dino/Tame Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed some Abyssal dinos having points in Oxygen[/p]
  • [p]Note: This only removes the Oxygen from new dinos, not existing[/p]
• [p]Increased Alpha Abyssal Rex health[/p]
• [p]Added ability for most dinos to equip Infected Barnacle augments. Water and amphibious dinos will get reduced benefits from swim speed augments[/p]
  • [p]Note: New dinos will not get the attached infected mask visual[/p]
• [p]Fixed Infected Barnacle mask not being visible on Pachyrhino and Megalosaurus [/p]
• [p]Fixed water dinos not being able to target Alpha Corrupt Tridacna[/p]
• [p]Fixed Monodon not using their cuddle animation[/p]
• [p]Fixed Monodon getting too much taming ineffectiveness when taming rates are boosted[/p]
• [p]Reduced aggro notify neighbor range for Megalodon, Malleocephalus, Dakosaurus, and Seahorse[/p]
• [p]Fixed Sinomacrops and Noglin buffs not applying correctly to players when mounted[/p]
• [p]Fixed buffs not getting applied to riders of Tropeognathus, Magmasaur, Exosuit, Tek Hoversail, Dinopithecus, and Stego[/p]
• [p]Reduced spawn rate of Liopleurodon in Aquatica[/p]
• [p]Wild Basilosaurus will no longer get targeted by wild Megalodon[/p]
• [p]Wild Anglers will no longer target, or be targeted by, other wild dinos[/p]
• [p]Water Wyvern adjustments: improved nest/egg spawns, slightly increased alpha spawn chance in wyvern cave, removed Alpha Water Talon requirement from Alpha Pygocentrus[/p]
  • [p]Note: Alpha water talons will not be used for that boss anymore. It is still used for the Vulcanithys boss however.[/p]
• [p]Dakosaurus hibernate ability now increases health regeneration[/p]
• [p]Tiktaalik can now harvest Earthworm piles using their primary attack[/p]
• [p]Fixed Homarus falling into the ground when killed[/p]
• [p]Fixed Homarus not being able to breed inside water Hydrospheres[/p]
• [p]Fixed Homarus dino dossier icon[/p]

[p][/p][h3]Item/Structure Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed Aquatica Helmets not appropriately showing or hiding beard hair[/p]
• [p]Renamed the Thalassian Rocket Propelled Energy Blast to Thalassian Propelled Rocket[/p]
• [p]Fixed Underwater Crop Plot material[/p]
• [p]Fixed Hydrosphere bubbles having collision[/p]
• [p]Fixed Hydrospheres interfering with placement of other structures[/p]
• [p]Fixed the Hydrosphere unlocking during server restarts[/p]
  • [p]Note: Existing Hydrospheres will need to be relocked after the update[/p]
• [p]Added Element as a valid fuel source for Hydrospheres[/p]
• [p]Updated Pearl structure descriptions to better indicate they increase water pressure acclimation speed[/p]
• [p]Fixed snapping and scaling issues with the Pearl building set[/p]
• [p]Fixed Tek Tridents having a random chance to break when used[/p]
• [p]Fixed Infectarium destroying water containers when crafting[/p]
• [p]Fixed Infected Barnacle descriptions on servers[/p]

[p] [/p][h3]Other Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed various issues in the Aquatica map; including floating foliage, lava volumes, and mesh holes.[/p]
• [p]Removed empty news box from Main Menu[/p]
• [p]Removed empty UI box in lower right of screen in singleplayer games[/p]
• [p]Fixed various Aquatica UI colorization issues[/p]

[p][/p][p]This update will require a minor server downtime of 1 hour to official ARK: Aquatica servers. Servers with the highest population will be prioritized. [/p][p][/p][p]This update will be pushed starting:[/p][p]9:30 PM UTC
5:30 AM CST
2:30 PM PST
5:30 PM EST[/p][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][p]Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates as issues are being logged or addressed. We are primarily utilizing the #「❗」bug-reports」channel on the Official ARK: Aquatica Discord.[/p][p][/p][p]We would like to thank the community for continuing to help us make improvements to ARK: Aquatica by reporting issues that have appeared after release.[/p][p][/p][p]For the sake of identifying issues, please provide as much information as possible on your report for visibility and accurate reporting (ie: version number, platform and all applicable logs or information).[/p][p][/p][h3]In the meantime, the ‘preaquatica’ branch will remain available.[/h3][h3][/h3][h3]An update to the DevKit is currently in progress and will be released soon.[/h3][h3][/h3][h3]The team is aware of long loading times on fresh clients related to primalgamedata, this is a complex issue that is considered a work in progress. An effective workaround to this issue is to leave the game client open on the main menu for 10 minutes or longer before attempting to load into the game.[/h3][h3][/h3][h3]Item/Structure Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Adding missing meshes to Thalassian Hover Skiff[/p]
• [p]Fixed Tek Trident getting consumed when thrown[/p]
• [p]Fixed Aquatica Large Wood Wall using wrong texture[/p]
• [p]Fixed Spear Bolts not being craftable in all smithy-type inventories[/p]

[h3]Dino/Tame Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed Homarus using the wrong dino icon[/p]
• [p]Fixed Cymathoa despawning when swimming to the far top of arena[/p]
• [p]Fixed an issue with the Monkey radial menu[/p]
• [p]Added collision to Riftwalker legs and head[/p]

[h3]Other Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Added missing holiday assets[/p]
• [p]Fixed missing artifact[/p]
• [p]Fixed various issues in the Aquatica map; including floating foliage, mesh popping, lava volumes, an anti-mesh location, and mesh holes.[/p]

[h3]
[/h3][h3]This update will require a minor server downtime of 1 hour to official ARK: Aquatica servers. Servers with the highest population will be prioritized. [/h3][h3]This update will be pushed starting:[/h3][h3]9:00 PM UTC
5:00 AM CST
2:00 PM PST
5:00 PM EST[/h3][h3]
[/h3][h3]As development continues, we are seeing progress being made to multiple major issues. Look forward to more updates soon as we are dedicated to making sure that fixes continue to come.[/h3][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates as issues are being logged or addressed. We are primarily utilizing the #「❗」bug-reports」channel on the Official ARK: Aquatica Discord.[/p][p][/p][p]We would like to thank the community for continuing to help us make improvements to ARK: Aquatica by reporting issues that have appeared after release.[/p][p][/p][p]For the sake of identifying issues, please provide as much information as possible on your report for visibility and accurate reporting (ie: version number, platform and all applicable logs or information).[/p][p]
[/p][h3]Current top priority issues:[/h3]

• [p]Continued FPS and Level Optimization[/p]
• [p]Server Transfers for Official Servers[/p]
• [p]Core Functionality[/p]

[p][/p][h3]In the meantime, the ‘preaquatica’ branch will remain available.[/h3][p][/p][h3]Increased rates have been enabled on weekends for official servers![/h3][p][/p][h3]Last week, the team was able to release an update to the official ASE Devkit on the Epic Games Store. Allowing mod creators to update their mods to the latest version if needed for v360+.[/h3][p][/p][h3]The team is aware of long loading times on fresh clients related to primalgamedata, this is a complex issue that is considered a work in progress.[/h3][p]
[/p][p][/p][h3]Structure Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed snapping issues with Large Metal Walls[/p]

[h3]Dino/Tame Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed a crash related to uploading dinos without Augments[/p]
• [p]Fixed dinos losing their pressure acclimation when stasised for extended periods of time[/p]
• [p]Fixed issues with the Alpha Abyssal Rex[/p]

[h3]Other Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed items not being given to nearby player inventories on dino death when an amount isn’t specified[/p]
• [p]Added Oil and Manganese to the Boiling Sea[/p]
• [p]Fixed Kato and Ingrid Explorer Notes not being sorted in the correct order[/p]
• [p]Fixed Aquatica artifact crates using the incorrect VFX[/p]
• [p]Fixed a typo in Pygocentrus Trophy names[/p]
• [p]Addressed general issue in the level (floating foliage, lava volumes)[/p]

[p]
[/p][h3]This update will require a minor server downtime of 1 hour to official ARK: Aquatica servers. Servers with the highest population will be prioritized. [/h3][p][/p][h3]This update will be pushed starting:[/h3][h3]7:00 PM UTC
3:00 AM CST
12:00 PM PST
3:00 PM EST
[/h3][h3]As development continues, we are seeing progress being made to multiple major issues. Look forward to more updates soon as we are dedicated to making sure that fixes continue to come.[/h3][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p]

[p][/p][p][/p][p]Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates as issues are being logged or addressed. We are primarily utilizing the #「❗」bug-reports」channel on the Official ARK: Aquatica Discord. For the sake of identifying issues, please provide as much information as possible on your report for visibility and accurate reporting (ie: version number, platform and all applicable logs or information).[/p][p][/p][h3]Current top priority issues:[/h3]

• [p]Continued FPS and Level Optimization[/p]
• [p]Server Transfers for Official Servers[/p]
• [p]Core Functionality[/p]

[h3]In the meantime, the ‘preaquatica’ branch will remain available.[/h3][p][/p][h3]2X rates have been enabled on weekends for official servers![/h3][p][/p][h3]We would like to acknowledge and thank our modding community for the extended wait on the updated DevKit. Today, we will be releasing the updated DevKit on the Epic Games Store platform. This will provide the tools needed to tackle compatibility issues for affected mods on the latest version of ARK: Survival Evolved.[/h3][p][/p][h3]From today’s update and forward, to maintain crossplay and prevent version mismatching, we will be looking to patch ARK: Survival Evolved on Steam and the Epic Games Store simultaneously.[/h3][p][/p][h3]The team is aware of long loading times on fresh clients related to primalgamedata, this is a complex issue that is considered a work in progress.[/h3][p]
[/p][p][/p][h3]Structure Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed snapping issues with Large Pearl Walls[/p]
• [p]Added new structures: Pearl Triangle Floating Foundation and Tek Triangle Floating Foundation[/p]
• [p]Fixed not being able to snap structures over or in very deep water[/p]

[h3]Dino/Tame Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed issues with Pygocentrus ascension[/p]
• [p]Increased amount of Element received when defeating Vulcanithys and Fractalis[/p]
• [p]Fixed not being able to obtain 100% imprint when raising Vulcanite babies[/p]
• [p]Fixed Monodon not receiving credit when killing a target with their ranged beam attack[/p]
• [p]Restored dino class data in cryopods that were “Raptorized” and not able to be deployed[/p]

[h3]Other Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Updated localization for Aquatica items/dinosaurs for the following languages: Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simplified[/p]
• [p]Addressed several map mesh holes and collision issues[/p]
• [p]Underwater air-pockets now utilize the same water pressure zones as the surrounding water[/p]

[h3]
[/h3][h3]This update will require a minor server downtime of 1 hour to official ARK: Aquatica servers. Servers with the highest population will be prioritized. [/h3][h3]This update will be pushed starting:[/h3][h3]7:00 PM UTC
3:00 AM CST
12:00 PM PST
3:00 PM EST[/h3][h3]
[/h3][h3]As development continues, we are seeing progress being made to multiple major issues. Look forward to more updates soon as we are dedicated to making sure that fixes continue to come.[/h3][h3][/h3][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p][p]
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[p][/p][p][/p][p]Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates as issues are being logged or addressed. We are primarily utilizing the #「❗」bug-reports」channel on the Official ARK: Aquatica Discord. For the sake of identifying issues, please provide as much information as possible on your report for visibility and accurate reporting (ie: version number, platform and all applicable logs or information).[/p][p][/p][h3]Current top priority issues:[/h3]

• [p]Updated Dev Kit[/p]
• [p]FPS and Level Optimization[/p]
• [p]Server Issues[/p]
• [p]Core Functionality[/p]

[h3]In the meantime, the ‘preaquatica’ branch will remain available.[/h3][p][/p][h2]Patch notes (v360.14)[/h2][p][/p][h3]General Notes:[/h3]

• [p]Added server setting to control the ability to place Floating Foundations in air[/p]
  • [p]In GameUserSettings.ini, under the ServerSettings section: PreventFloatingFoundationsInAir=True[/p]
  • [p]The Floating Foundations setting is enabled by default, the command line above would disable this setting.[/p]
• [p]Fixed Floating Foundations being placeable too high above the ground when not underwater[/p]
• [p]Fixed not being able to place Cannons on non-Aquatica maps[/p]
• [p]Border walls no longer causing random deaths[/p]
• [p]Fixed various foliage and mesh hole issues[/p]
• [p]Continued FPS optimization[/p]

[h3]Dinos/Tames Fixes:[/h3]

• [p]Fixed being able to place structures on Ocepechelon saddles[/p]
• [p]Fixed water dinos not being able to target Cymathoa[/p]
• [p]Fixed Abyssal dinos losing their Underwater Walking ability on game restarts[/p]
• [p]Dinos who were not intended to be able to equip infected barnacles by design are now unable to equip them.
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[h3]This update will require a minor server downtime of 1 hour to official ARK: Aquatica servers. Servers with the highest population will be prioritized. [/h3][h3]This update will be pushed starting:[/h3][h3]9:00 PM UTC
5:00 AM CST
2:00 PM PST
5:00 PM EST[/h3][h3][/h3][h3]As development continues, we are seeing progress being made to multiple major issues. Look forward to more updates soon as we are dedicated to making sure that fixes continue to come.[/h3][p][/p][p][dynamiclink][/dynamiclink][/p][p][/p]