The ARK Franchise Sale has begun on Steam! Whether you're reliving your first adventure in ARK: Survival Evolved or setting sail in ARK: Survival Ascended , there's never been a better time to join the journey. With ARK Tides of Fortune already sailing the high seas and ARK: Drag
The ARK Franchise Sale has begun on Steam!
Whether you're reliving your first adventure in ARK: Survival Evolved or setting sail in ARK: Survival Ascended, there's never been a better time to join the journey.
With ARK Tides of Fortune already sailing the high seas and ARK: Dragontopia on the horizon, a whole new wave of adventures awaits.
Grab your crew, tame your legends, and start your next adventure today!
Good Afternoon, Studio Sirens would like to begin this announcement by thanking the ARK: Survival Evolved community for your involvement and time spent with the Aquatica DLC, generating awesome memories and content for years to come. On Friday, January 30th : UTC - 18:00 PM Chine
Good Afternoon,
Studio Sirens would like to begin this announcement by thanking the ARK: Survival Evolved community for your involvement and time spent with the Aquatica DLC, generating awesome memories and content for years to come.
On Friday, January 30th:
UTC - 18:00 PM
Chinese Standard time - 02:00 AM
Pacific (PST) - 10:00 AM
Eastern (EST) - 01:00 PM
All official ARK: Aquatica servers will go offline indefinitely at this time.
While official Aquatica servers are sunset, this does not mean the end of support for bug fixes, quality-of-life updates, and even suggestions. Monitoring will continue on the #「❗」bug-reports」channel as well as the「❓」suggestions thread channel on the Official ARK: Aquatica Discord.
Updates to the ARK: Aquatica DLC will continue for the foreseeable future. Please follow the announcements section in the community discord for any updates.
Plunge through the icy heart of darkness as you reunite with old legends, while rekindling hope for the next generation. ARK: Lost Colony bridges the gap between Extinction and ARK 2 with the most ambitious narrative experience in the franchise's history. Your journey returns you
Plunge through the icy heart of darkness as you reunite with old legends, while rekindling hope for the next generation. ARK: Lost Colony bridges the gap between Extinction and ARK 2 with the most ambitious narrative experience in the franchise's history. Your journey returns you to the beginning: Arat Prime, the site of humanity’s final stand. You awaken in the Necrocene - a brutal, post-Cataclysmic era where the Earth’s southern pole has been plunged into eternal night. Buried within the deep snow, the metropolis of the Lost Colony clings to existence beneath energy shields, powered by the radioactive warmth of Red Element. Survival here is an act of defiance against nature itself. This unnatural heat source keeps the Colony alive... only by repelling the Reseed Protocol, ensuring the Earth remains broken so that the Lost King may rule his corrupt kingdom.
Caught between the tyrannical order of the Lost King and the creeping, violet corruption of an old enemy, you must navigate a world of gothic horror and advanced science. From the jagged craters of the Tundra to the bioluminescent canopy of the Twilight Forest, and into the depths of the Lost City itself, every inch of the map tells a story of survival at any cost.
Available now for ARK Survival Ascended on Steam and prepare for the Lost Colony.
Will you cling to your humanity, or will you undergo the Turning to become the monster this place demands you to be?
Good Afternoon, 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 . We would like to thank the community for continuing to help us make improv
Good Afternoon,
Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates as issues are being logged or addressed. We are primarily utilizing the #「❗」bug-reports」channel on theOfficial ARK: Aquatica Discord.
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.
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).
Another update to the ARK: Survival Evolved Devkit is being prepared and will be released soon, announcement on the community Discord server to follow.
As a reminder, the ‘preaquatica’ game branch will remain a permanently available branch for all users on ARK: Survival Evolved.
Patch notes v361.4
Dino/Tame Fixes
Fixed some dinos not being able to equip Augments
Fixed Infected Barnacle bleed effect not damaging enemies and being applied to allies
Fixed Homarus using the wrong icon
Homarus and rider are now immune to the effects of brine and infected corpse harvesting debuffs
Fixed Ocepechelon not being able to pick up fish when a saddle is equipped
Fixed issues with Takifugu stats and fixed melee attackers not gaining torpor damage
Fixed Water Wyvern using land cuddle animations when underwater
Fixed Kathreptis mimic animation issues
Fixed Kathreptis egg spawn location
Fixed Onchopristis not playing many of their animations
Fixed Cymathoa sometimes moving during combat
Fixed Dakosaurus baby birth location
Players can now be impregnated by Abyssal Reaper Queens
Increased Abyssal Reaper Queen spawns in the Abyss
Fixed Abyssal Reaper ranged attacks not spawning their projectiles
Fixed Abyssal Reapers not using the correct colorsets
Item/Structure Fixes
Pygocentrus Trophies can now be uploaded/transferred
Fixed Hydrosphere bubbles not using their material when playing in low memory modes.
Fixed not being able to add Thalassian ammo into the Ammo Box
Boot Weights now display if they are toggled on or off on the player HUD
Fixed Infectariums destroying Tek Canteens when crafting Infected Barnacles
Other Fixes
Fixed an inventory related crash
Fixed the river in the Downriver Run race mission on Genesis 2
Reduced damage of lava on Aquatica
Fixed the locations of many lava volumes on Aquatica
Fixed many underwater lava volumes in Aquatica counting as air
Fixed various meshes in the Aquatica map not having collision
Fixed some landscape meshes in Aquatica not counting as ground for structure placement
Fixed floating foliage issues on Aquatica
This update will require a minor server downtime of 1 hour to official ARK: Aquatica servers. Servers with the highest population will be prioritized.
Good Afternoon, 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 . We would like to thank the community for continuing to help us make improv
Good Afternoon,
Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates as issues are being logged or addressed. We are primarily utilizing the #「❗」bug-reports」channel on theOfficial ARK: Aquatica Discord.
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.
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).
We are happy to announce that the ‘preaquatica’ game branch will remain a permanently available branch for all users on ARK: Survival Evolved.
Patch notes v360.35
Dino/Tame Fixes
Fixed some Abyssal dinos having points in Oxygen
Note: This only removes the Oxygen from new dinos, not existing
Increased Alpha Abyssal Rex health
Added ability for most dinos to equip Infected Barnacle augments. Water and amphibious dinos will get reduced benefits from swim speed augments
Note: New dinos will not get the attached infected mask visual
Fixed Infected Barnacle mask not being visible on Pachyrhino and Megalosaurus
Fixed water dinos not being able to target Alpha Corrupt Tridacna
Fixed Monodon not using their cuddle animation
Fixed Monodon getting too much taming ineffectiveness when taming rates are boosted
Reduced aggro notify neighbor range for Megalodon, Malleocephalus, Dakosaurus, and Seahorse
Fixed Sinomacrops and Noglin buffs not applying correctly to players when mounted
Fixed buffs not getting applied to riders of Tropeognathus, Magmasaur, Exosuit, Tek Hoversail, Dinopithecus, and Stego
Reduced spawn rate of Liopleurodon in Aquatica
Wild Basilosaurus will no longer get targeted by wild Megalodon
Wild Anglers will no longer target, or be targeted by, other wild dinos
Water Wyvern adjustments: improved nest/egg spawns, slightly increased alpha spawn chance in wyvern cave, removed Alpha Water Talon requirement from Alpha Pygocentrus
Note: Alpha water talons will not be used for that boss anymore. It is still used for the Vulcanithys boss however.
Dakosaurus hibernate ability now increases health regeneration
Tiktaalik can now harvest Earthworm piles using their primary attack
Fixed Homarus falling into the ground when killed
Fixed Homarus not being able to breed inside water Hydrospheres
Fixed Homarus dino dossier icon
Item/Structure Fixes
Fixed Aquatica Helmets not appropriately showing or hiding beard hair
Renamed the Thalassian Rocket Propelled Energy Blast to Thalassian Propelled Rocket
Fixed Underwater Crop Plot material
Fixed Hydrosphere bubbles having collision
Fixed Hydrospheres interfering with placement of other structures
Fixed the Hydrosphere unlocking during server restarts
Note: Existing Hydrospheres will need to be relocked after the update
Added Element as a valid fuel source for Hydrospheres
Updated Pearl structure descriptions to better indicate they increase water pressure acclimation speed
Fixed snapping and scaling issues with the Pearl building set
Fixed Tek Tridents having a random chance to break when used
Fixed Infectarium destroying water containers when crafting
Fixed Infected Barnacle descriptions on servers
Other Fixes
Fixed various issues in the Aquatica map; including floating foliage, lava volumes, and mesh holes.
Removed empty news box from Main Menu
Removed empty UI box in lower right of screen in singleplayer games
Fixed various Aquatica UI colorization issues
This update will require a minor server downtime of 1 hour to official ARK: Aquatica servers. Servers with the highest population will be prioritized.
Good Afternoon, 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 . We would like to thank the community for continuing to help us make improv
Good Afternoon,
Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates as issues are being logged or addressed. We are primarily utilizing the #「❗」bug-reports」channel on theOfficial ARK: Aquatica Discord.
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.
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).
In the meantime, the ‘preaquatica’ branch will remain available.
An update to the DevKit is currently in progress and will be released soon.
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.
Patch notes v360.26
Item/Structure Fixes
Adding missing meshes to Thalassian Hover Skiff
Fixed Tek Trident getting consumed when thrown
Fixed Aquatica Large Wood Wall using wrong texture
Fixed Spear Bolts not being craftable in all smithy-type inventories
Dino/Tame Fixes
Fixed Homarus using the wrong dino icon
Fixed Cymathoa despawning when swimming to the far top of arena
Fixed an issue with the Monkey radial menu
Added collision to Riftwalker legs and head
Other Fixes
Added missing holiday assets
Fixed missing artifact
Fixed various issues in the Aquatica map; including floating foliage, mesh popping, lava volumes, an anti-mesh location, and mesh holes.
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:
9:00 PM UTC
5:00 AM CST
2:00 PM PST
5:00 PM EST
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.
Good Afternoon, 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 . We would like to thank the community for continuing to help us make improv
Good Afternoon,
Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates as issues are being logged or addressed. We are primarily utilizing the #「❗」bug-reports」channel on theOfficial ARK: Aquatica Discord.
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.
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).
Current top priority issues:
Continued FPS and Level Optimization
Server Transfers for Official Servers
Core Functionality
In the meantime, the ‘preaquatica’ branch will remain available.
Increased rates have been enabled on weekends for official servers!
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+.
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.
Patch notes v360.20
Structure Fixes
Fixed snapping issues with Large Metal Walls
Dino/Tame Fixes
Fixed a crash related to uploading dinos without Augments
Fixed dinos losing their pressure acclimation when stasised for extended periods of time
Fixed issues with the Alpha Abyssal Rex
Other Fixes
Fixed items not being given to nearby player inventories on dino death when an amount isn’t specified
Added Oil and Manganese to the Boiling Sea
Fixed Kato and Ingrid Explorer Notes not being sorted in the correct order
Fixed Aquatica artifact crates using the incorrect VFX
Fixed a typo in Pygocentrus Trophy names
Addressed general issue in the level (floating foliage, lava volumes)
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:
7:00 PM UTC
3:00 AM CST
12:00 PM PST
3:00 PM EST
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.
Good Afternoon, 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
Good Afternoon,
Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates as issues are being logged or addressed. We are primarily utilizing the #「❗」bug-reports」channel on theOfficial 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).
Current top priority issues:
Continued FPS and Level Optimization
Server Transfers for Official Servers
Core Functionality
In the meantime, the ‘preaquatica’ branch will remain available.
2X rates have been enabled on weekends for official servers!
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.
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.
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.
Patch notes v360.17
Structure Fixes
Fixed snapping issues with Large Pearl Walls
Added new structures: Pearl Triangle Floating Foundation and Tek Triangle Floating Foundation
Fixed not being able to snap structures over or in very deep water
Dino/Tame Fixes
Fixed issues with Pygocentrus ascension
Increased amount of Element received when defeating Vulcanithys and Fractalis
Fixed not being able to obtain 100% imprint when raising Vulcanite babies
Fixed Monodon not receiving credit when killing a target with their ranged beam attack
Restored dino class data in cryopods that were “Raptorized” and not able to be deployed
Other Fixes
Updated localization for Aquatica items/dinosaurs for the following languages: Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simplified
Addressed several map mesh holes and collision issues
Underwater air-pockets now utilize the same water pressure zones as the surrounding water
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:
7:00 PM UTC
3:00 AM CST
12:00 PM PST
3:00 PM EST
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.
Good Afternoon, 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
Good Afternoon,
Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates as issues are being logged or addressed. We are primarily utilizing the #「❗」bug-reports」channel on theOfficial 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).
Current top priority issues:
Updated Dev Kit
FPS and Level Optimization
Server Issues
Core Functionality
In the meantime, the ‘preaquatica’ branch will remain available.
Patch notes (v360.14)
General Notes:
Added server setting to control the ability to place Floating Foundations in air
In GameUserSettings.ini, under the ServerSettings section: PreventFloatingFoundationsInAir=True
The Floating Foundations setting is enabled by default, the command line above would disable this setting.
Fixed Floating Foundations being placeable too high above the ground when not underwater
Fixed not being able to place Cannons on non-Aquatica maps
Border walls no longer causing random deaths
Fixed various foliage and mesh hole issues
Continued FPS optimization
Dinos/Tames Fixes:
Fixed being able to place structures on Ocepechelon saddles
Fixed water dinos not being able to target Cymathoa
Fixed Abyssal dinos losing their Underwater Walking ability on game restarts
Dinos who were not intended to be able to equip infected barnacles by design are now unable to equip them.
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:
9:00 PM UTC
5:00 AM CST
2:00 PM PST
5:00 PM EST
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.
Good Afternoon, 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 . For the sake of identifying issues, pleas
Good Afternoon,
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 theOfficial ARK: Aquatica Discord. For the sake of identifying issues, please provide as much information as possible on your report for visibility and accurate reporting.
Current top priority issues:
FPS and Level Optimization
Updated Dev Kit
Server Issues
Core Functionality
In the meantime, the ‘preaquatica’ branch will remain available.
Patch notes for today’s update: v360.12 + v360.13
All fixes from Patch Version 360.12 reinstated, notes below:
Dinos/Tames Fixes:
Fixed Parasaur not being able to equip augments
Increased stats of Malleocephalus, Seahorse, Takifugu, and Tiktaalik
Fixed Riftcrawlers being able to mate
Increased Abyssal dino swim speed
Boss Updates:
Multiple fixes and adjustments to the Pygocentrus boss fight
Fixed instantly getting killed when teleporting into the Vulcanithys Arena
Rift Fixes and Improvements:
Updated Rift spawned dino’s names to make them more identifiable
Fixed Rifts not giving nearby players and tamed dinos XP on successful completion
Fixed Rifts not giving nearby players Element and items on successful completion
Improved loot quality in Rift Supply Crates
Reduced the time between dino spawns in the Greater Rift
Reduced the amount of dinos spawned in the Greater Rift
Other Improvements:
Fixed Dipping Nets consuming more than one net ammo per fish caught
FPS / Level Optimization
Notes for Patch v360.13
Engine issues in relation to mods have been resolved for mods that the team has been made aware of.
Remaining mods with issues likely require an update given content changes with Aquatica with an updated Devkit included in a future update. Please report additional concerns about mods not functioning related to an engine issue to the Aquatica Discord or the ARK Modding Community Discord.
Potential fix for dinos/vehicles disappearing after game restart. Please report any subsequent issues with this to the Aquatica Discord thread here.
Fixed dinos in cryopods losing their class references after game restart
Note: This stops it from happening to newly cryopoded dinos, but does not fix ones that are already “raptorized”
An initial fix for server character transfers for unofficial servers is being introduced. Official server transfers will be enabled after additional testing.
A specific chat for this fix has been added onto the Discord server, under #「💬」server-transfers-chat. Utilize this chat as a way to not only help each other but help log the issues related to transfers if issues appear.
Increased chance of volcano supply crates being higher quality
Fixed volcano supply crate vfx persisting after the supply crate is gone
Added some missing pain volumes to lava
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:
10:30 PM UTC
6:30 AM CST
3:30 PM PST
6:30 PM EST
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.
Good Evening, The following is an official statement from the head of Studio Sirens. “Studio Sirens remains fully committed to ARK: Aquatica and to delivering the experience our passionate community have hoped for. Our team is dedicated to ensuring the content is stable and enjoy
Good Evening,
The following is an official statement from the head of Studio Sirens.
“Studio Sirens remains fully committed to ARK: Aquatica and to delivering the experience our passionate community have hoped for. Our team is dedicated to ensuring the content is stable and enjoyable for fans of the franchise.
We appreciate the support and patience from ARK: Survival Evolved players and ARK: Aquatica players throughout this process. Your direct feedback had been guiding Studio Sirens’ efforts and improvements to the game.
Looking forward, we will continue rolling out planned fixes and optimizations to refine ARK: Aquatica in the months ahead - including our upcoming Dev Kit. Hosted servers and player support will remain active for the rest of 2025 as stated previously.
Thank you for being a part of ARK’s 10 year journey and helping us make the game the best it can be.”
Good Afternoon, 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 . Current top priority issues: FPS and Leve
Good Afternoon,
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 theOfficial ARK: Aquatica Discord.
Current top priority issues:
FPS and Level Optimization
Mods Compatibility / Updated Dev Kit
Server Issues
Core Functionality
In the meantime, the ‘preaquatica’ branch will remain available.
We are aware of issues with Epic Games Store servers. An update has been shipped out and will be implemented as soon as possible on the Epic Games Store.
THIS UPDATE HAS BEEN REVERTED AS OF 8/15 DUE TO A PERSISTENT ISSUE.
Patch notes v360.12
Dinos/Tames Fixes:
Fixed Parasaur not being able to equip augments
Increased stats of Malleocephalus, Seahorse, Takifugu, and Tiktaalik
Fixed Riftcrawlers being able to mate
Increased Abyssal dino swim speed
Boss Updates:
Multiple fixes and adjustments to the Pygocentrus boss fight
Fixed instantly getting killed when teleporting into the Vulcanithys Arena
Rift Fixes and Improvements:
Updated Rift spawned dino’s names to make them more identifiable
Fixed Rifts not giving nearby players and tamed dinos XP on successful completion
Fixed Rifts not giving nearby players Element and items on successful completion
Improved loot quality in Rift Supply Crates
Reduced the time between dino spawns in the Greater Rift
Reduced the amount of dinos spawned in the Greater Rift
Other Improvements:
Fixed Dipping Nets consuming more than one net ammo per fish caught
FPS / Level Optimization
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:
10:00 PM UTC
6:00 AM CST
3:00 PM PST
6:00 PM EST
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.
Good Afternoon, 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 . Studio Sirens developer Z_Swell will cont
Good Afternoon,
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 theOfficial ARK: Aquatica Discord.
Studio Sirens developer Z_Swell will continue to stream as we release updates!
The plan for these streams is to review the updates from the latest efforts, preview upcoming fixes, and answer player/community questions.
The current schedule will be: Tuesday (8/12) and Thursday (8/14) at 2PM PST.
In the meantime, the ‘preaquatica’ branch will remain available.
We are aware of issues with Epic Games servers.
Updates are in progress. With today’s patch, launch with -crossplay parameter to support EGS builds connecting to the game (non-Aquatica) so that it is ready once the EGS client updates.
Patch Notes for today’s update (v360.11)
Game Engine Fixes:
Partial engine fix in relation to disappearing dinos/ships/cryopod issues
Engine fix implemented to allow more mods to load (e.g. Structures +, etc.)
Note: Players may experience extended loading times with this update in relation to the game engine fix being implemented today, the developers did take notice during testing and noted that the loading times aren’t as long as the previous primalgamedata issue.
Server Fixes:
Added Linux binaries
Dinos/Tames Fixes:
Known issue: Some players/dinos may die instantly when entering Vulcanithys Arena. This is being looked into for a solution.
Mantis can now be tamed using Monodon Horns
Fixed Homarus not being able to mate underwater
Fixed not being able to tame Riftcrawlers
Fixed Takifugu torpedo immediately exploding when launched
Fixed tamed Tridacna not eating spoiled meat and worms
Broth of Atlan can now be consumed by dinos and increased the time from 3 to 15 minutes
Water Wyvern balancing and fixes, including: increased stats and damage, added a speed boost when diving into water, increased water pressure acclimation speed, and removed wyvern milk as a cuddle food
Fixed an issue when equipping a Dakosaurus with a Pumpkin Helmet
Fixed Onchopristis swimming above the surface of the water
Added Mudpuppy grab swim sprinting and reduced normal grab swim speed
Modified Mudpuppy shoulder mounted pose
Fixed issues with Aquatica torches being equipped to saddles
Fixed an issue that would cause map-wide dino overspawning in singleplayer (recommend doing a wild dino wipe to clear out old spawns using console command: destroywilddinos)
Fixed a crash related to invalid dinos
Fixed some fish species looking bloody when they are undamaged
Structure Fixes:
Fixed Tek Floating Foundations having stone structure settings instead of Tek settings
Fixed Metal Stairs collision
Fixed Pearl Vacuum Compartments having Tek structure settings instead of stone
Fixed Tek Ocean Platforms not being placeable
Floating Foundations can now be placed in air
Fixed an issue with the auto open on Aquatica Tek doors
Fixed various issues with the Hydrosphere
Other Fixes/FPS improvements:
Continued FPS improvement/Level Optimization
Updated visuals of Explorer Notes, Dossiers, and Guardian Dossiers
Added new VFX to Volcano Supply Crates to make them easier to find
Fixed water pressure getting disabled on game restarts
Fixed several icons
Fixed merperson skin color always being green
Increased chance of a supply crate spawning on volcano impacts from 33% to 60%
Updated Aquatica world map with more distinct visuals
Fixed equipped Chibi not being visible
Red Obelisk no longer buildable on PVP
Boss battle music fix (Fractalis, Cymathoa, Vulcanithys)
Fixed a crash when using the Stinger’s shield ability
Fixed the Stinger taking damage from its own stun ability
Added missing collision on landscape objects
Fixed a crash when fishing with Honey
Plant Species W seed spawns/lands closer to the plant
Infected Barnacle Updates
Fixed Infected Barnacle buffs not working correctly
Fixed being able to equip a new Infected Barnacle when a dino already has one equipped
Fixed being able to remove a skin from equipped Infected Barnacles
Added swimming stamina recovery to Infected Barnacle buffs
Updated Infected Meat item descriptions to be more clear on what buff they apply when used to craft an Infected Barnacle
Fixed augment buffs not re-applying on game restarts
The following engrams can now be learned on Aquatica: Chainsaw, Stone and Metal Cliff Platforms, Mining Drill, Canoe, Loadout Mannequin, Net Projectile, Whip, and Egg Incubator
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:
11:00 PM UTC
7:00 AM CST
4:00 PM PST
7:00 PM EST
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.
Good Afternoon, 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 . Studio Sirens developer Z_Swell will cont
Good Afternoon,
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 theOfficial ARK: Aquatica Discord.
Studio Sirens developer Z_Swell will continue to stream as we release updates!
The plan for these streams is to review the updates from the latest efforts, preview upcoming fixes, and answer player/community questions.
The current schedule will be: Tuesday (8/12) and Thursday (8/14) at 2PM PST.
In the meantime, the ‘preaquatica’ branch will remain available.
Current fixes being tested for coming updates
Optimizations for improved FPS
Fixing Tek Floating Foundations having stone structure settings instead of Tek
Fixing Pearl Vacuum Compartments having Tek structure settings instead of stone
Fixing merperson skin color defaulting to green
Adding new vfx to Volcano Supply Crates to make them easier to find
Updating Mantis taming
Fixing Homarus not being able to mate underwater
Fixing some fish species looking bloody when they are undamaged
Fixing Takifugu torpedo immediately exploding when launched
Fixing not being able to tame Riftcrawlers
Addressing server crash issues
Fixing water pressure getting disabled on game restarts
Fixing collision on Metal Stairs
Updating visuals of Explore Notes, Dossiers, and Guardian Dossiers
Adding loot chests to artifact caves
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.
Good Afternoon, 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 . In continued support of transparency, con
Good Afternoon,
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 theOfficial ARK: Aquatica Discord.
In continued support of transparency, continued showcase of progress as well as Aquatica DLC specific content, Studio Sirens developer, Z_Swell will continue to stream live again this week!
The plan for these streams is to review the updates from the latest efforts, preview upcoming fixes, and answer player/community questions.
The current schedule will be: Tuesday (8/5) and Thursday (8/7)) at 2PM PST.
The next game engine update, planned to allow more mods to load, is currently delayed due to compilations. Rather than introduce new issues, we will delay the game engine update until a solution is found. We will continue testing to be able to release the next update in full soon.
Current top priority issues:
FPS and Level Optimization
Mods Compatibility / Updated Dev Kit
Server Issues
Core Functionality
In the meantime, the ‘preaquatica’ branch will remain available.
Patch notes (v360.10)
Baby dinos will no longer be affected by water pressure
Fixed tamed adult dinos not being acclimated to the water pressure they start in
Fixed Cryopods not saving water pressure acclimation
Fixed Cryopods not saving equipped infection Augments
Fixed Vulcanithys boss sometimes not appearing
Fixed a crash related to Stinger ships
Fixed the saved character preset list appearing behind the main character creation UI
Fixed not being able to equip the Thalassian Rocket Launcher
Increased Alpha Dakosaurus attack range
Enabled the tail swipe attack for wild and riderless Dakosaurus
Fixed Tridacna providing Achatina Paste instead of Cementing Paste
Fixed Abyssal Reaper Offspring not attacking targets
Fixed baby Vulcanite rendering issues
Malleocephalus eyes are now visible
Added SFX to the Malleocephalus attack
Increased the hit radius and damage for the player when near the wall eel
Added more Bee spawns
Explorer Note Location update
Boss spawn issues have been addressed and give tek engram drops
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:
9:00 PM UTC
5:00 AM CST
2:00 PM PST
5:00 PM EST
Look forward to more updates soon as we are dedicated to making sure that fixes continue to come.
Good Evening, 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 . In continued support of transparency, conti
Good Evening,
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 theOfficial ARK: Aquatica Discord.
In continued support of transparency, continued showcase of progress as well as Aquatica DLC specific content, Studio Sirens developer, View game page will continue to stream live again this coming week, the schedule will be posted in an announcement for the coming week on Monday.
Today’s post will be outlining the issues currently being tested. More fixes may be added as we approach closer to build launch.
These fixes, if approved, will be included in an updated build that we will be releasing in the coming week.
We have also made some progress into the missing binaries for Linux users, this and the next fix for the game engine is also being tested further to be able to be pushed into an update.
Current top priority issues:
FPS and Level Optimization
Mods Compatibility / Updated Dev Kit
Server Issues
Core Functionality
Issues to be tested for incoming v360.8
Baby dinos will no longer be affected by water pressure.
Fixing tamed adult dinos not being acclimated to the water pressure they start in.
Potential fix for a crash related to Stinger ships
Fix for Abyssal Reaper Offspring not attacking targets
Good afternoon, 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 also maintaining visibility regarding bugs
Good afternoon,
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 also maintaining visibility regarding bugs reported into the #「📩」support channel on theOfficial ARK: Aquatica Discord.
In continued support of transparency, continued showcase of progress as well as Aquatica DLC specific content, Studio Sirens developer, Z_Swell will continue to stream live again this week!
The plan for these streams is to review the updates from the latest efforts, preview upcoming fixes, and answer player/community questions.
The current schedule will be: Thursday (7/31) at 2PM PST.
We are currently experiencing issues with the latest game engine update that would allow more mods to load, rather than introduce new issues, we will delay the game engine update until a solution is found. We will continue testing to be able to release the next update in full soon.
We have reverted the initial fix of dinos/ships disappearing cryopod issue to prevent long load times with primalgamedata. This is a complicated issue, the developers have elected to roll back this fix to accelerate load times and provide a solution soon. Remember that this bug will be reintroduced by reverting our initial fix and loss of dinos/ships/cryopod issues without tribe logs will happen again.
Current top priority issues:
FPS and Level Optimization
Mods Compatibility / Updated Dev Kit
Server Issues
Core Functionality
In the meantime, the ‘preaquatica’ branch will remain available.
Patch notes for today’s update (v360.7 Live Branch)
Fixed a crash when accessing a custom radial menu.
Added Spearbolt to anvil.
Crystal trees / crystalized wood harvestable visual update
Balancing of Thalassian Rifle damage.
Raft launching fix.
Fixed Monodon ranged attacks so it will no longer damage players and dinosaurs that are immune to ranged damage.
Adding select TEK items to boss drops.
Karkinos overspawn fix.
Trilobite overspawn fix.
Adding Alpha Karkinos spawns.
Updated select environmental visuals.
Reverted initial fix for dinos/ships disappearing without tribe logs as well as cryopod issues to prevent long load times for primalgamedata, more information on this coming soon.
Missing meshes are being addressed and will be restored into the level. (unintended/abusive ratholes/etc)
Tek Engrams to be added:
Tek Boots
Tek Gauntlets
Tek Cap
Tek Chestpiece
Tek Leggings
Tek Shield
Tek Shield Riot
Tek Grenade
Tek Sword
Tek Rifle
Tek Cloning Chamber
Tek Light
Tek Turret
More Tek Engram additions have been proposed and are a work in progress.
There is an issue with in-game broadcasting of server downtime warnings. Some servers may see the warnings but not others. This will be addressed in the future, the update times are listed below:
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:
9:00 PM UTC
5:00 AM CST
2:00 PM PST
5:00 PM EST
Look forward to continued updates as the development team makes progress, we appreciate the community’s extended patience.
Good afternoon, 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 also maintaining visibility regarding bugs
Good afternoon,
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 also maintaining visibility regarding bugs reported into the #「📩」support channel on theOfficial ARK: Aquatica Discord.
In continued support of transparency, continued showcase of progress as well as Aquatica DLC specific content, Studio Sirens developer, Z_Swell will continue to stream live throughout the week!
The plan for these streams is to review the updates from the latest efforts, preview upcoming fixes, and answer player/community questions.
The current schedule will be: Tuesday (7/29) and Thursday (7/31) at 2PM PST.
We are currently experiencing issues with the latest update, rather than introduce new issues, we will delay the update until a solution is found. We will continue testing to be able to release the next update in full soon.
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.
In the meantime, the ‘preaquatica’ branch will remain available.
Top priorities
FPS Improvement
Continued Progress on Mods / Updating the Dev Kit
Server Issues
Core Functionality
Issues pipeline (v360.6 Live Branch)
Adding the Spearbolt to the Anvil
Explorer Note Location update
Raft launching fix
Fixing the Monodon ranged attack to no longer count as melee damage
Balancing Thalassian Rifle damage
Updating select environmental visuals
Adding select Tek Engrams into the boss loot table
Investigating server cluster transfer issues
Continuing to address areas where players are falling off the map when crossing big pools of lava
Addressing rending and mesh popping in the level
Hydrosphere issues
Infected barnacle bugs
Continuing dino spawner updates
Linux binaries missing
Vehicle updates in general (rafts/motorboats and stinger)
Ocean platform placement issues
Tek Engrams to be added to boss drop loot tables:
Tek Boots
Tek Gauntlets
Tek Cap
Tek Chestpiece
Tek Leggings
Tek Shield
Tek Shield Riot
Tek Grenade
Tek Sword
Tek Rifle
Tek Cloning Chamber
Tek Light
Tek Turret
Look forward to continued updates as the development team makes progress, we appreciate the community’s extended patience.
Good afternoon, 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 repor
Good afternoon,
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 theOfficial ARK: Aquatica Discord.
In continued support of transparency, continued showcase of progress as well as Aquatica DLC specific content, Studio Sirens developer, Z_Swell will be continuing to stream live!
The plan for these streams is to review the updates from the latest efforts, preview upcoming fixes, and answer player/community questions.
Schedule for the next week of developer streams coming soon.
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.
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.
The last update on Friday (7/25) developed a potential issue with “PrimalGameData” taking a long time to load. The game might seem to be stalled but it does in fact load, it will take a while. After the first time loading, joining servers/loading into the game returns to normal speed. We advise that players do not bail out/close the program and let the program load normally for the first time.
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.
In the meantime, the ‘preaquatica’ branch will remain available.
Issues pipeline and coming fixes (v360.6 Live Branch)
Adding Tek Armor and Tek Turret + other select Tek engrams into the boss reward/loot pool for ARK: Aquatica to come very soon. Tek Engram list will come with this update.
More game engine fixes to be able to load more mods without an updated devkit
Finalizing fixes for dino/ships/cryopod issues when logging off
Investigating server cluster transfer issues
Continued FPS / Level optimization
Updated DevKit
Continuing to address areas where players are falling off the map when crossing big pools of lava
Addressing rending and mesh popping in the level
Hydrosphere issues
Infected barnacle bugs
Continuing dino spawner updates
Linux binaries missing
Vehicle updates in general (rafts/motorboats and stinger issues)
Ocean platforms placement issue
Settings resetting with each patch update
Explorer Notes location update
Look forward to continued updates as the development team makes progress, we appreciate the community’s extended patience.
Good afternoon, 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 repor
Good afternoon,
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 theOfficial ARK: Aquatica Discord.
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!
The plan for these streams is to review the updates from the latest efforts, preview upcoming fixes, and answer player/community questions.
Stream timing will also remain the same at 2PM PST
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.
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.
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.
In the meantime, the ‘preaquatica’ branch will remain available.
Patch notes for today’s update (v360.6 Live Branch)
Another wave of FPS / Level Optimization solutions.
Addressing players falling off the map when crossing big pools of lava.
Initial fix for issue with dinos/ships disappearing. This is still a work in progress.
Vulcanite updates; including the ability to ride tamed Vulcanites.
Dino overspawning fix for a specific section of the level.
Boss Dossiers now found in the Guardian category.
Patch versioning.
Issues Pipeline
Adding Tek Armor and Tek Turret + other select tek engrams, more information on this soon
Investigating server cluster transfer issues
Continued FPS / Level optimization
Updated DevKit
Continuing to address areas where players are falling off the map when crossing big pools of lava
Addressing rending and mesh popping in the level
Hydrosphere issues
Infected barnacle bugs
Continued dino spawner updates
Linux binaries missing
Vehicle updates in general (rafts/motorboats and stinger issues)
Ocean platforms placement issue
Settings resetting with each patch update
Explorer Notes location update
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:
8:30 PM UTC
4:30 AM CST
1:30 PM PST
4:30 PM EST
Look forward to continued updates as the development team makes progress, we appreciate the community’s extended patience.
