Journey through an expansive 144km² of Fire, Frost, and Fabled Adventure. This isn’t just a remaster—it’s a full-blown resurrection. One of ARK’s most iconic maps returns, reimagined and expanded with new lands, epic encounters, and hand-crafted beauty across every biome. From the evergreen highlands to the frozen peaks, Ragnarok Ascended is a love letter to explorers, builders, and battle-hardened Survivors alike.
Rediscover the rugged spires of Dragon’s Reach, the towering cliffs of Viking Bay, and the windswept serenity of the Highlands. Every cliffside, cavern, and coastline has been rebuilt in stunning detail. And yes—Murder Murder Snow is back and just as unforgiving.
Soak in the scenery from the volcanic shores to the frozen lakes, or dig deep into dungeon-filled ruins and hidden caves built with both PvE hideouts and PvP showdowns in mind.
Four new Ascended-exclusive isles have joined Ragnarok’s sprawling landscape.
Wander the vast open grasslands of the Scotland Isles, lose yourself among the sloped pines and misty rivers of the Alpines, stand beneath colossal trees in the Redwoods Expansion, or uncover weathered secrets in the scorched Desert Isles. Each new zone offers fresh challenges, stunning scenery, and new stories waiting to unfold.
Take to the skies once more with the Griffin, fierce and free as ever. Or ride into battle on the Bison, a powerful new companion that blends brute strength with unexpected utility.
But it’s not just about what you tame—there’s what you face. In the shattered north lies a deadly new boss arena: home to the colossal Ice Wyvern. Take it down and claim legendary Tek gear including the Tek Sword, Shield, and Light.
From cliffside mansions to underwater strongholds, Ragnarok is bursting with incredible base spots. Discover tranquil alpine meadows, ocean-chiseled cliffs, massive cave systems, and redwood platforms ready to be transformed into your next stronghold.
You’ll find new resources like carrots, palm fronds, and lava crystal, plus geothermal hot springs that grant soothing buffs—or scald you if you overstay your welcome.
Whether you’re returning to an old favorite or braving it for the first time, Ragnarok Ascended delivers an unforgettable mix of danger, beauty, and wild freedom.
Your saga begins now.
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Step into ARK’s darkest chapter yet.
Travel to Arat Prime—home of the ARKs and now a war-torn, frozen wasteland. Lost Colony is ASA’s first full expansion, featuring an epic cinematic storyline starring Michelle Yeoh as Mei Yin, brought to life by anime legends MAPPA.
As you follow Mei Yin’s journey into the shadows of a broken city, you’ll uncover new powers, forge "Cursed" gear, and unlock an entirely new Lost Skill Tree—customize your Survivor like never before with unique paths focused on taming, exploring, or survival.
But beware, the frozen wastes of Arat Prime are not devoid of intelligent life; on the contrary, the city has become a war-torn battleground between twisted Element-powered 'factions' seeking to undo what was accomplished at the end of ARK Extinction. Together with generations of heroes, you'll unite the past and the future of ARK!
Enhance your journey from day-one with the Lost Colony Expansion Pass! Immediately gain access to these exclusive bonuses:
Fantastic Tame - Drakelings: Gain immediate access to the enchanting Drakelings, miniature dragons that serve as both a steadfast shoulder pet and a versatile tool. With four distinct seasonal variations, each offering unique passive benefits and the ability to be wielded for powerful attacks and tactical support for your allies!
Veilwyn: This captivating companion dynamically enhances your adventures with its aura-based buffs for defense, offense, and speed! Unleash its active abilities to revitalize yourself and your creatures, or to empower your next decisive strike. Prepare for a game-changer: this creature can evolve into one of two formidable forms with the official release of Lost Colony, each unlocking entirely new and potent abilities!
New Player Skill Tree: Master a new style of progression with exclusive early access to a new skill system. Earn points by achieving Milestones and invest them in skills across three distinct trees, allowing for deep specialization as a master of creatures, a seasoned explorer, or a resourceful survivor.
Template Hammer: Revolutionize and simplify your base building with this essential tool! The Structure Template system allows you to select a portion of your existing base, save it as a reusable template, and then easily replicate that structure in other locations. Say goodbye to tedious repetition and hello to rapid base expansion and consistent design!
TEK Bunker: The underground is now your battleground, as you can deploy the incredible new TEK Bunker to expand your base underneath the earth into a whole new playing-field.
We've hired Zarthan, the original creator of the TEK Drill Premium Mod, to work on the implementation and design of the TEK Bunker. Going forward the TEK Drill mod won't be receiving further updates, however anyone who has already purchased it will be able to use the TEK Bunker without needing to purchase the Lost Colony Expansion Pass.
DarkTek Cosmetics: Don this striking fusion of gothic elegance and sci-fi technology with a captivating bloodthirsty undertone, including armor component skins, sword skin, and Dark Drakeling skin.
ARK: Lost Colony (December 2025): Confront the demons of Arat Prime -- birthplace of the ARKs -- in this full expansion that will directly connect the storylines of ARK Extinction and Genesis, leading into the events of ARK 2.
The past and future of ARK collide here. Don't miss this incredible opportunity to venture into the frost-shrouded mysteries of Arat Prime's gothic city, equipped with a significant head-start through exclusive cosmetics, versatile tames, innovative building tools, and a whole new way to evolve your Survivor! Start bringing the past and future of ARK together now with the Lost Colony Expansion Pass.
Available now on Steam and prepare for the Lost Colony.
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v67 - Major version for Servers and Clients
Ragnarok Ascended is now live!
Remastered all legacy Ragnarok creatures, items, structures and environment
New Tameable Creature: Bison
New Breedable Creature: Griffin
New Boss Fight: Nunatak
Day 1 Lost Colony Expansion Pass Content Available Now!
New Fantastic Tame - Drakelings: Gain immediate access to the enchanting Drakelings, miniature dragons that serve as both a steadfast shoulder pet and a versatile tool. With four distinct seasonal variations, each offering unique passive benefits and the ability to be wielded for powerful attacks and tactical support for your allies!
New Companion - Veilwyn: This captivating companion dynamically enhances your adventures with its aura-based buffs for defense, offense, and speed! Unleash its active abilities to revitalize yourself and your creatures, or to empower your next decisive strike. Prepare for a game-changer: this creature can evolve into one of two formidable forms with the official release of Lost Colony, each unlocking entirely new and potent abilities!
New Weapon - Template Hammer: Revolutionize and simplify your base building with this essential tool! The Structure Template system allows you to select a portion of your existing base, save it as a reusable template, and then easily replicate that structure in other locations. Say goodbye to tedious repetition and hello to rapid base expansion and consistent design!
New Structure - TEK Bunker: The underground is now your battleground, as you can deploy the incredible new TEK Bunker to expand your base underneath the earth into a whole new playing-field.
New Cosmetics - DarkTek Cosmetics: Don this striking fusion of gothic elegance and sci-fi technology with a captivating bloodthirsty undertone, including armor component skins, sword skin, and Dark Drakeling skin.
New Player Skill Tree: Master a new style of progression with exclusive early access to a new skill system. Earn points by achieving Milestones - sets of achievements spanning all aspects of ARK gameplay - and invest them in skills across three distinct trees, allowing for deep specialization as a master of creatures, a seasoned explorer, or a resourceful survivor.
Please note: This is just the first phase of the Player Skill Tree system. It will be significantly expanded for Full Release with additional Branches, Skills and Milestones
Beast Mastery Skills
Unleash your inner alpha with the new Beast Mastery branch, focused on mounts, taming, and imprinting.
Experienced Killer (3 ranks, 1 SP each):
Mounts gain +10/20/30% more XP from kills.
Mounted Opportunist (3 ranks, 2 SP each):
On kill, mount has a 5/10/15% chance to restore 10% stamina.
Essence Eater (2 ranks, 4 SP each):
10% chance to gain +2.5/5% damage for 20s (stacks 3x) on mount kill.
Spectral Mount (Active, 13 SP):
Mount becomes spectral for 15s - no stamina cost, untargetable, immune to dismount.
Bonded Taming (3 ranks, 2 SP each):
Tamed creatures gain +10/20/30% imprint bonus.
Imprinter (2 ranks, 4 SP each):
Increases imprint effectiveness by 5/10%.
Twin Imprint (Active, 13 SP):
Share your imprint bonus with an ally for 60 minutes.
Wayfarer Skills
Master mobility, survival, and trickery with the Wayfarer branch, designed for solo runners, flankers, and clever escape artists.
Hot Blooded (3 ranks, 1 SP each):
Boosts natural health regen by +100/200/300%.
Heavy Footed (3 ranks, 2 SP each):
Reduces fall damage by 10/20/30%, and knocks back nearby enemies when you fall.
Smoke Magician (2 ranks, 4 SP each):
Smoke Grenades last +15/30% longer. Throwing one breaks traps and drops aggro (3 min cooldown).
Spirit Rush (Active, 13 SP):
+100% movement speed for 15s; phase through tamed and wild creatures.
Bloodlust (3 ranks, 2 SP each):
Melee kqills grant +10/20/30% movement speed for 5s.
Barbed Blades (2 ranks, 4 SP each):
Metal Sword/Pike hits have a 2.5/5% chance to cause a bleed (5% max HP over 10s).
Curse Reflection (Active, 13 SP):
Reflect 50% of damage taken for 4s back to attackers.
Utility Skills
Support your tribe, streamline your workflow, and maximize efficiency with the Utility branch - ideal for builders, gatherers, and crafters.
Well-Oiled Machine (3 ranks, 1 SP each):
Reduces repair cost of items and structures by 10/20/30%.
Speedy Harvester (3 ranks, 2 SP each):
Gain +5% move speed per harvest (max 5 stacks) for 10/15/20s per stack.
The Midas Touch (2 ranks, 4 SP each):
3/6% chance to turn a harvested node gold — gold nodes yield more resources and have more HP.
Mass Production (2 ranks, 4 SP each):
3/6% chance to double output when crafting ammo.
Strong Back (3 ranks, 2 SP each):
Reduces weight of structures in inventory by 10/20/30%.
Tracker (Active, 13 SP):
For 60s, detect enemy players, tames, structures, and key resource nodes (Crystal, Obsidian, Metal, Pearls, Silicate, Oil, Sulfur, Element) within 80m.
Telekinesis (Active, 13 SP):
For 60s, remotely access containers, toggle structures, and pick up items within 30m.
Changes
Drakelings have been added to Scorched Earth, Extinction, Ragnarok, Astraeos and The Center
Veilwyns have been temporarily added to Aberration, Extinction, Ragnarok, Astraeos, and The Center
Max Wild level is currently 100
Veilwyns will be transferable to Lost Colony Official servers starting at the map’s launch
Added a new sparkly material for Silica Pearls so they are easier to see underwater
Mammals and other non-egg layers now provide kibble from the BioGrinder
Artifact Pedestal can now also snap to Half pillars
Bug Fixes
Fixed a client crash when transferring between modded servers
Fixed an issue using ItemStackSizeMultiplier where it did not display the correct Armor/Weapon damage values on icons
Fixed Quarter Roof & Stair obstructing with Pillars and Beams
Fixed Animated Series cosmetics displaying the wrong colors
Fixed BioGrinder’s harvested resources not matching the creature’s harvest component
Fixed some egg layers not providing kibble from the BioGrinder
Fixed Maeguana only giving basic kibble from the BioGrinder
Fixed blood being red when grinding a different blood colored creature in the BioGrinder
Fixed creatures grinded in the BioGrinder popping out of existence when killed, they should now fade
Fixed various map issues on The Island, The Center, Extinction, Astraeos
Fixed some clipping and deforming issues with the Summer Bash Shark Costume
Fixed a visual issue with the Reaper Queen on medium/low graphics
Fixed inability to change name or description of a custom recipe with a gamepad
Fixed inability to toggle auto-crafting in the cooking pot when a note was inside
Fixed a visual issue with the parachute on low graphics
Fixed a visual issue when flying straight down while riding a Wyvern
Fixed an issue that caused baby Armadoggo to be unclaimable on server
Fixed several exploits
Fixed several client crashes
Fixed several server crashes
FPS DROP FIX on PC: We've introduced dynamic VRAM management to mitigate instances of memory buildup caused by changes in how memory is allocated in UE5.2 vs 5.5. This build up would lead to major FPS degradation that took a significant amount of time to recover. Our temporary system adapts internal rendering settings to improve stability and prevent the FPS drop. Cards with 8GB VRAM are operating close to the memory limit, and therefore will often have the new system turned on. When the low-VRAM circumstance is detected, this will result in a performance loss of about 15%, however this should prevent the ~90% FPS drop. This is a temporary workaround while we work on fundamentally resolving this issue, either by restoring the 5.2 behaviour or working with Epic to fix the underlying bug with the transient VRAM allocator.
Speculative Foliage Fix on PC: Harvested foliage would reappear on the client upon login or leaving caves, but not be harvestable. We'll be looking to incorporate the fix on consoles in the coming days if there are no additional side effects.