Patch v87.11

Client and server

Fantastic Tames Season 1: Burrowbuck is now live!

• Meet the Burrowbuck, a swift and evasive utility creature perfect for mastering map control, misdirection, and brilliant ambushes! Carve out hidden, bunker-like underground dens and open temporary gateway tunnels for rapid long-distance travel, giving prepared Survivors new ways to reposition, retreat, or spring a trap. When danger closes in, the Burrowbuck can kick up disorienting dust clouds and leave behind concealed hazards for enemies reckless enough to follow.

• The Burrowbuck has been added to:

  • The Center

  • Scorched Earth

  • Aberration

  • Ragnarok

  • Extinction

  • Valguero

  • Astraeos

Araneo TLC is now live!

The Araneo TLC is now live in ARK: Survival Ascended, transforming this once-overlooked crawler into a far more capable ambush predator. These overgrown spiders no longer cling to the ground alone, using web-lines to traverse elevated terrain, reposition through the environment, and descend on unsuspecting prey from above with unnerving precision.

Visual & Movement Update

• Fully updated model, animations, and locomotion

• Added full wall & ceiling climbing

• Added strafe movement while grounded

• Can now descend vertically from ceilings using web lines

• Wild Araneo can now spawn attached to walls and ceilings

Stat Changes

• Base Health increased from 150 → 200

• Base Stamina increased from 100 → 150

• Base Weight increased from 100 → 150

• Base Food increased from 900 → 1200

• Increased base Melee Damage by 50%

New Passive - Ambusher

• After attaching to or detaching from a surface, the Araneo’s next ability becomes empowered:

  • +50% damage on next Melee or Web Shot

  • Instantly applies maximum Webbed stacks

New Mechanic - Webbed

• Araneo’s attacks now apply Webbed, a stacking debuff that cripples prey over time.

  • Slows movement

  • Reduces attack speed

  • Increases incoming damage

  • At maximum stacks, targets cannot sprint or jump

  • Targets overwhelmed by Webbed will spread the effect to nearby enemies upon death

Web Shot Rework

• Araneo’s ranged attack has been completely redesigned.

  • Increased range and accuracy

  • Toggles between:

    • Web Shot - Damage-focused

    • Poison Web Shot - Torpor-focused

  • Applies Webbed stacks on hit

New Ability - Web Tether

• Araneo can now deploy versatile web lines for traversal and combat control.

• Web Zip Lines

  • Create traversable web lines between surfaces

  • Function similarly to player ziplines

  • Araneo can naturally traverse web lines

  • Temporary web structures decay over time

• Creature Grappling

  • Grapple creatures and players with web tethers

  • Pull small targets toward the Araneo

  • Pull the Araneo toward larger targets

  • Can tether prey to anchored web points for repositioning

    • Pull strength scales with the Araneo’s Weight stat

New Ability - Web Descent

• While attached to ceilings, Araneo can:

  • Descend on a suspended web line

  • Fire Web Shots while hanging

  • Attack while suspended

  • Instantly detach to drop onto prey below

New Passive - Silk Harvesting

• Araneo now generates Silk from creatures slain while Webbed

  • Higher Webbed stacks increase Silk yield

Additional Changes

• Added Turret Mode support

• Taming reworked to standard knock-out

• Wild AI updated

Bug Fixes

• Fixed Tek Spear teleport inconsistencies that could occur on poor performing servers

• Fixed an issue that caused the Tek Spear's Dash to be inconsistent on poor performing servers

• Fixed a desync issue that could occur when watching another player dash with the Tek Spear

• Fixed missing arms on the Forest Titan taxidermy

• Fixed invisible Ice Titan taxidermy

• Fixed Pheromone dart consuming itself when crafting

• Fixed Fire and Ice Wyverns from being considered in the same group when copying settings

• Fixed Thralls not visually seated correctly when riding creatures

• Fixed Kairuku overspawning on The Center

• Fixed a mesh hole on Lost Colony

• Fixed multiple GPU crashes that could occur on PC

• Fixed a crash that could occur during Scorched Earth ascension

Astraeos Official Release v0.1.3

• Fixes

  • Fixed Landscape collision issues

  • Fixed Floating statue issues

  • Fixed Meshholes

  • Fixed Dinospawn issues

v86 - Major version for Servers and Clients - 05/01/2026

Gameplay Changes, Balance & QoL

• On Lost Colony: Ruins of the Ascendant Cavern, Cavern of the Whispering Needle and Cavern of the Sapphire Cascades have had their entrances reduced in size

  • Note: These entrances were very open and easily accessible, particularly for larger creatures, so this change is intended to improve PvP viability and make them more defensible

• Equipment Traits can now be upgraded in the Megalab:

  • 10 lower-tier Equipment Traits can be combined to create 1 of the next tier

  • Note: We’ve seen that lower-tier traits were not particularly valuable on their own, so this change allows them to build toward something more meaningful

• Added Repeatable Global Milestones after completing all standard Global Milestones:

  • These provide an ongoing source of XP for players who have completed all Milestone progression

  • A rotating selection of higher-tier Milestone tasks can now be completed repeatedly

  • XP rewards scale with player level to remain relevant at higher levels

  • Completing a Repeatable Milestone while mounted will also grant a portion of the XP to the ridden creature

• Gigadesmodus can now walk backwards

  • Note: As it functions as a semi-ground mount during ability use, it felt unnecessarily clumsy to control without this, so this should make handling feel much smoother

• Malwyn now has access to a traversal teleport ability

  • Note: Malwyn was feeling noticeably immobile compared to other creatures in its size bracket, so this should help it better keep up

• Solwyn’s Ice Bridges can now be placed near enemy structures

  • On PvE, Ice Bridges can be destroyed via the MUW to help prevent griefing

  • Note: Placement was feeling overly restrictive, especially on PvE servers with dense structure coverage, so this should open up more practical usage

• Ossidon Taming: Reduced number of creatures required to roll up during taming by approximately ~30% (greater reduction at lower levels)

  • Note: Taming required too much setup and area clearing beforehand, so this should make the process more approachable without removing the challenge entirely

• Player characters can now perform a larger jump while stuck or sliding on an incline, to help get unstuck in certain situations

  • Note: Getting stuck in terrain has been a long-standing frustration, so this should help resolve some of the more common cases where players get trapped

• Gloon’s chargelight can now be toggled remotely using the player “Clap” emote, similar to other charge pets

• Added Boss Teleporter crafting functionality to Lost Colony loot crates as an alternative way to start the boss fight

• Added the option to disable custom proportions when wearing cosmetics

• Tribe Tower Element bonus now correctly applies during the Lost Colony boss fight

• Prevented Template Building on Platform saddles with the Clipboard & Hammer on Official PvP Servers

  • Unofficial server owners can toggle this in GameUserSettings.ini with PreventTemplateOnSaddle=True

General Bug Fixes

• Fixed cases where Milestones could become stuck in a completed state

• Fixed cases where Milestone cosmetics would not remain unlocked

• Fixed an issue causing server transfers to fail after auto-dropping incompatible items

• Fixed an issue causing player profile data to bloat during server transfers

• Reduced the client stall when loading into a Lost Colony Outpost for the first time

• Fixed server stall when starting Lost Colony Outpost missions

• Fixed a large performance hit when destroying heavily snapped structure networks

• Fixed enemies becoming stuck inside structures during the Lost Colony boss fight

• Fixed erroneous anti-mesh triggers in parts of the Lost Colony boss fight arena

• Fixed a specific stuck spot in the Lost Colony boss fight arena

• Fixed being able to possess sleeping Thralls during the Lost Queen boss fight

• Fixed instances where Lost Colony Outpost enemies would get stuck or fall into the mesh during missions

• Fixed instances where Lost Colony Outpost enemies would fail to return to the mission area

• Fixed being unable to quick-mount a dino after placing structures in an Outpost Defense mission

• Fixed Lost Colony mission timers displaying incorrectly in SinglePlayer

• Fixed tamed Thralls reverting to “Follow” behavior on server restart

• Fixed Possessed Thralls using AI weapons when whistled to attack

• Fixed Veilwyns having difficulty pathing in water

• Fixed inability to use weapons correctly while grabbed by Aureliax

• Fixed an overspawn of Armadoggo on Extinction

• Fixed an issue where creatures would not die from blood loss if a Medical Stand was on their platform

• Fixed Scout not correctly consuming Red Element Dust when deployed

• Fixed losing the Scout when punching while using binoculars

• Fixed passengers occasionally falling into the mesh when dismounting a Grand Tortugar

• Fixed players getting stuck on top of Cryofridges when placed as flooring

• Fixed structures losing collision when applying steampunk cosmetics

• Fixed Titanosaur platform saddle displaying duplicate meshes

• Fixed Rhyniognatha force-landing after picking up structures inside a Vacuum Compartment

• Fixed Tek Replicator not being craftable within a Tek Replicator

• Fixed gamepad inability to toggle FPV/TPV on Gigadesmodus

• Fixed inability to toggle tooltips in the Garage UI

• Fixed gamepad input not correctly switching UI mode in the main menu

• Fixed Lost Colony Ceiling & Ground Lights casting light in the wrong direction

• Fixed Lost Colony Ceiling Lights floating after their supporting structure is removed

• Fixed respawn SFX not aligning correctly with respawn animation

• Fixed some sound effects failing to play after painting your character

• Updated Glider description to match its functionality as an accessory

• Fixed Pheromone Dart crafting only producing a single item when crafting multiple

• Adjusted HDR dropdown behavior in the UI on Steam

• Fixed ClubARK sometimes appearing as a Premium Mod

• Improved underwater detritus visuals across multiple maps

• Fixed Aberration ascension cutscene being overexposed

• Semi-translucent UI elements are now hidden when using AMD Frame Interpolation to prevent artifacts

• Fixed multiple mesh holes on Lost Colony

• Fixed trees visually respawning when leaving render range on Lost Colony (client-side)

• Added missing Lost Colony voice line when spotted by a Watcher

• Xbox:

  • Fixed shadows behaving incorrectly on Lost Colony

  • Fixed occasional player blinking issue

• Xbox/PS5:

  • Fixed green overlay in Whisperwind Crag area on Lost Colony

  • Fixed interactable snow VFX burst occasionally remaining on screen

  • Fixed an issue that caused low FPS on Lost Colony when looking up towards the sky

• PS5:

  • Fixed texture corruption on characters, creatures, and structures

  • Fixed inability to delete structure templates using the Clipboard & Hammer

• Fixed a crash that could occur while dynamically downloading mods

• Fixed a client crash that could occur during Scorched Earth ascension in SinglePlayer

• Fixed several exploits

Astraeos Official Release v0.1.2

Added

• Added Grand Tortugar Saddle to Easy and Medium OSD loottable

Changes

• Astral creatures can't be knockbacked anymore

• Adjusted Weather changes

Fixes

• Fixed that some Astral creatures could be picked up by flyers

• Fixed Dinos spawning on top of Aberration fertile cave

• Fixed Meshholes

• Fixed Dinos randomly dying in underwater caves

• Fixed Pearl replication issues

• Potential fix for bees in the bee cave spawning in mesh