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]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]Another update to the ARK: Survival Evolved Devkit is being prepared and will be released soon, announcement on the community Discord server to follow.[/p][p][/p][p]As a reminder, the ‘preaquatica’ game branch will remain a permanently available branch for all users on ARK: Survival Evolved.[/p][p][/p][h3]Dino/Tame Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed some dinos not being able to equip Augments[/p]
• [p]Fixed Infected Barnacle bleed effect not damaging enemies and being applied to allies[/p]
• [p]Fixed Homarus using the wrong icon[/p]
• [p]Homarus and rider are now immune to the effects of brine and infected corpse harvesting debuffs[/p]
• [p]Fixed Ocepechelon not being able to pick up fish when a saddle is equipped[/p]
• [p]Fixed issues with Takifugu stats and fixed melee attackers not gaining torpor damage[/p]
• [p]Fixed Water Wyvern using land cuddle animations when underwater[/p]
• [p]Fixed Kathreptis mimic animation issues[/p]
• [p]Fixed Kathreptis egg spawn location[/p]
• [p]Fixed Onchopristis not playing many of their animations[/p]
• [p]Fixed Cymathoa sometimes moving during combat[/p]
• [p]Fixed Dakosaurus baby birth location[/p]
• [p]Players can now be impregnated by Abyssal Reaper Queens[/p]
• [p]Increased Abyssal Reaper Queen spawns in the Abyss[/p]
• [p]Fixed Abyssal Reaper ranged attacks not spawning their projectiles[/p]
• [p]Fixed Abyssal Reapers not using the correct colorsets[/p][p][/p]

[h3]Item/Structure Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Pygocentrus Trophies can now be uploaded/transferred[/p]
• [p]Fixed Hydrosphere bubbles not using their material when playing in low memory modes.[/p]
• [p]Fixed not being able to add Thalassian ammo into the Ammo Box[/p]
• [p]Boot Weights now display if they are toggled on or off on the player HUD[/p]
• [p]Fixed Infectariums destroying Tek Canteens when crafting Infected Barnacles[/p][p][/p]

[h3]Other Fixes[/h3]

• [p]Fixed an inventory related crash[/p]
• [p]Fixed the river in the Downriver Run race mission on Genesis 2[/p]
• [p]Reduced damage of lava on Aquatica[/p]
• [p]Fixed the locations of many lava volumes on Aquatica[/p]
• [p]Fixed many underwater lava volumes in Aquatica counting as air[/p]
• [p]Fixed various meshes in the Aquatica map not having collision[/p]
• [p]Fixed some landscape meshes in Aquatica not counting as ground for structure placement[/p]
• [p]Fixed floating foliage issues on Aquatica[/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]9:00 PM UTC[/p][p]5:00 AM CST[/p][p]1:00 PM PST[/p][p]4:00 PM EST[/p][p][/p][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.[/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]

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[/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]

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[/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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