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ARK: Aquatica and A.S.E. Progress 7/25

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Good afternoon,
[p][/p][p]We continue our efforts to provide updates as we address issues for both ARK: Aquatica and ARK: Survival Evolved. Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates daily as issues are being logged or addressed. We are maintaining visibility regarding bugs reported into the #「📩」support channel on the Official ARK: Aquatica Discord.[/p][p]
[/p][p]In continued support of transparency, continued showcase of progress as well as Aquatica DLC specific content, Studio Sirens developer, Z_Swell will be doing his last stream of this week TODAY, with more streams to come in the future![/p]
  • [p]The plan for these streams is to review the updates from the latest efforts, preview upcoming fixes, and answer player/community questions.[/p]
  • [p]Stream timing will also remain the same at 2PM PST[/p]
  • [p]Stream link: [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]
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[h3]On Tuesday (7/22), we released an update that included a fix for loading mods that will continue to be developed. Another solution will be coming soon. While we have specifically tested certain mods, we are going through a list provided by the community.[/h3][h3][/h3][h3]While the specific game engine issue is being addressed and is progressing, we would also like to iterate that FPS optimization and server cluster transfer work will be elevated to a higher priority on our pipeline. We will continue to provide updates on these issues as they are developed.[/h3][p][/p][h3]Currently, we are dealing with a few complex issues regarding fixes that are going into the next update, we hope to have an update soon.[/h3][p][/p][h3]In the meantime, the ‘preaquatica’ branch will remain available.[/h3][p]
[/p][h2]Patch notes for today’s update (v360.6 Live Branch)[/h2]
  • [p]Another wave of FPS / Level Optimization solutions. [/p]
  • [p]Addressing players falling off the map when crossing big pools of lava.[/p]
  • [p]Initial fix for issue with dinos/ships disappearing. This is still a work in progress.[/p]
  • [p]Vulcanite updates; including the ability to ride tamed Vulcanites.[/p]
  • [p]Dino overspawning fix for a specific section of the level.[/p]
  • [p]Boss Dossiers now found in the Guardian category.[/p]
  • [p]Patch versioning.[/p]
[h3]Issues Pipeline[/h3]
  • [p]Adding Tek Armor and Tek Turret + other select tek engrams, more information on this soon[/p]
  • [p]Investigating server cluster transfer issues[/p]
  • [p]Continued FPS / Level optimization[/p]
  • [p]Updated DevKit[/p]
  • [p]Continuing to address areas where players are falling off the map when crossing big pools of lava[/p]
  • [p]Addressing rending and mesh popping in the level[/p]
  • [p]Hydrosphere issues[/p]
  • [p]Infected barnacle bugs[/p]
  • [p]Continued dino spawner updates[/p]
  • [p]Linux binaries missing[/p]
  • [p]Vehicle updates in general (rafts/motorboats and stinger issues)[/p]
  • [p]Ocean platforms placement issue[/p]
  • [p]Settings resetting with each patch update[/p]
  • [p]Explorer Notes location update[/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. This update will be pushed starting:[/h3][h3]8:30 PM UTC
4:30 AM CST
1:30 PM PST
4:30 PM EST[/h3][h3][/h3][p]Look forward to continued updates as the development team makes progress, we appreciate the community’s extended patience.[/p][p]
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