ARK: Aquatica and A.S.E. Progress 8/8

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Good Afternoon,

[p]Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates as issues are being logged or addressed. We are also maintaining visibility regarding bugs reported into the #「📩」support channel on the Official ARK: Aquatica Discord.
[/p][h3]Studio Sirens developer Z_Swell will continue to stream as we release updates![/h3]

[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]The current schedule will be: Tuesday (8/12) and Thursday (8/14) at 2PM PST.[/p]
[p]Stream link: [dynamiclink][/dynamiclink]
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[h3]Current top priority issues:[/h3]

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

[h3]In the meantime, the ‘preaquatica’ branch will remain available.[/h3][p]
[/p][h2]Current fixes being tested for coming updates[/h2]

[p]Optimizations for improved FPS[/p]
[p]Fixing Tek Floating Foundations having stone structure settings instead of Tek[/p]
[p]Fixing Pearl Vacuum Compartments having Tek structure settings instead of stone[/p]
[p]Fixing merperson skin color defaulting to green[/p]
[p]Adding new vfx to Volcano Supply Crates to make them easier to find[/p]
[p]Updating Mantis taming[/p]
[p]Fixing Homarus not being able to mate underwater[/p]
[p]Fixing some fish species looking bloody when they are undamaged[/p]
[p]Fixing Takifugu torpedo immediately exploding when launched[/p]
[p]Fixing not being able to tame Riftcrawlers[/p]
[p]Addressing server crash issues[/p]
[p]Fixing water pressure getting disabled on game restarts[/p]
[p]Fixing collision on Metal Stairs [/p]
[p]Updating visuals of Explore Notes, Dossiers, and Guardian Dossiers[/p]
[p]Adding loot chests to artifact caves[/p]

[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]
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