• Fixing an Options menu scrolling issue while using a controller (This bug was my own personal rival).
  
• Fixing a bug where the player could reset options mid-match, which would reset their match options even though that menu is disabled during a match.

HOTFIX + PATCH NOTES

🛠️ Fixes:

• The final Story Mode map is now loaded when completing Very Hard difficulty.
  
• The Achievement for completing Very Hard difficulty is now unlockable on Steam.
  
• Ranked Mode is now unlocked by completing Very Hard difficulty in Story Mode (Let's Jump!).
  
• The time for the mosquito to disappear after attacking is now corrected.

🎮 Balancing:

• NPCs now appear earlier in the levels.
  
• Easy difficulty now has fewer maps.

☀️ Quality of life:

• Improvements in the interaction with the family when completing Story Mode (Let's Jump!).
  
• The Progress Bar that indicates the next difficulty has been increased on the HUD for better readability.
  
• The hitbox for collecting Upgrades has been increased.
  
• Mosquitoes now have VFX when they disappear.

Hey Survivors,

It’s been a busy, content-packed Go Go week, so let’s dive in!

We’re thrilled that players are enjoying Club ARK. The positive feedback has been wonderful to read, and it’s fantastic to see players of all types having fun in our new social hub. We have exciting plans to enhance player customization, add more missions, events, and content releases. Your suggestions for Club ARK have been incredibly valuable and have directly influenced its development. Thank you, and please keep them coming—we’re all ears!

LiveOps

The Window’s game version is currently going through certification. Any client patch released on Console/Windows has to go through a certification process from the platform holder to make sure the game is compliant with platform requirements. We apologize for the disruption and expect we will set it live early next week. In the interim, we have disabled autodecay on structures and dinos in order to prevent further loss for affected players.

We’re planning to release balance changes to the Moonpool (big side) in North Ice Cave on The Center by the end of next week. The Moonpool has been slightly expanded, and slopes have been added. We understand how impactful small changes like this can be so we’ll monitor and make further adjustments if needed. Please note that some structures on the edge of the Moonpool may be destroyed but we’ve seen minimal impact in our test cases.

Conquest Servers

Transfers have opened on Conquest servers, introduced to ARK: Survival Ascended by Snail Games, allowing players to move characters, creatures and items between servers on the Conquest network.

If you need any support during the Conquest season, join the Conquest Enforcement's Discord.

That's about it for this week! Keep an eye out for next week’s Community Crunch for news about one of our favorite maps, the exotically beautiful Aberration. And with Summer Swirl Taffy season almost here, we’ll share a hint of what’s in store for the summer! 🌴






Download & play new custom content created by players, including new maps, creatures, items, and game modes, through a dedicated new Mod-bowser directly within the game. Enjoy an endless stream of new ARK content as the creativity and talent of the community is fully unleashed for the first time across gaming platforms and stay tuned as we spotlight more Cross-Platform Mods each week!

This video features:

• Dracomorph by Eclipse Modding (link)
  
• Vectispinus by Tristans_Modding (link)
  
• Ascended Emotes by TheRealHyperNatrema, NeddyTheNoodle (link)

• Additional Light Sources by Markata (link)
  
• Deimos Cosmetics: Warrior Girl by SurviveDeimos (link)
  
• Deimos Cosmetics: Natta by SurviveDeimos (link)
  
• Cliffan’s Outfits: Casual Tops by Cliffan_ (link)
  
• Klinger Atlantis Vacuum Compartments by KlingerMartins (link)
  
• J-Prefabs: Medieval Town by GaiaStudios (link)

This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving a Mighty Morphin' boost to Pride Month bonus rates! It will be active until Monday, June 24.

• PVP/PVE: 4x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience, and Breeding
  
• Small Tribes: 6.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 6x Breeding
  
• ARKpocalypse: 7x Harvesting, Taming and Experience, and Breeding

• DarkViolet
  
• Orange
  
• Red
  
• Light Yellow
  
• Mint
  
• Glacial
  
• LightPink
  
• DeepPink
  
• MediumLavender

Unofficial servers can use this by adding the arg "-PrideColors" to the server commandline.



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Creator: BEYPlaysGames
Here's Bey's in-depth but QUICK guide to the best 5 ways to farm blueprints and loot on the new Center map in ARK Survival Ascended.


Creator: Raasclark
Raasclark goes over everything you can do in Club ARK so far!




Helena's Journey by @SoupAscended


This is Thumper by gman2006


The Firewall Protocol by @TekARK_01


Back with another realistification. by @SirDripstein


The way you walk is cute by @cat22nyaa


ARK - Part of your world by IsisMasshiro


Reaper Queen by Azuresaurus




Is the survivor small? Is the scorpion big? by @Muni_ark


It's the smug side-eye that sends me by donnsensei


Photo Mode by cosmicman5455


Photo Mode by flamekeeper2224


Photo Mode by patte5716


Enjoy your weekend!
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Updated to resolve an issue where records were not recorded when clearing Hard Mode or Crawling Queen Mode.
However, since there is no previous clear record, you will need to clear again after the update for it to take effect.
We are truly sorry that you were unable to play comfortably due to our lack of skills.
We will work harder to show you our best side.
Thank you for playing.

Hey everyone,

I'm excited to share a new update for District Panic! Here’s what’s new:

New Additions:
Z2 Upgrades: Added new upgrades to the inventory with three new items you can use while leveling up:


- Z2 Terminator Mode: This upgrade is locked to the character Clawmark.


- Z2 Healer Bot: Usable by all characters.


- Z2 Turret Mode: This upgrade is locked to the character Cyclone.


And here's a sneak peek





Bug Fixes:
Fixed getting stuck in the upgrade menu when leveling up quickly.
Resolved issues with getting stuck in the upgrade menu when using an auto-clicker (this one was fun!).
Various performance improvements.
Updated music player behavior to prevent accidental UI interactions and added the ability to close it using the ESC key.

There's more to come, and I appreciate your continued support and feedback. If you've enjoyed the game so far, please consider leaving a Steam review. It really helps us understand what you like and what we can improve.

Thanks for playing!

We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel.

General

• Fixed on-screen keyboard failing to hide fully after entering text in-game.

Get the most out of yard sales now with even more ways to find treasure! Finally see what's behind those brown doors!

• Locked cabin doors can be opened with a lockpick and a toolbelt with a screwdriver.
  
• Lockpicks can be purchased from the tool shop counter.
  
• Locked cabins hold 1 - 7 items of varying levels in mostly poor condition.
  
• Locked cabins will reset every 1-4 days.

Even more fun to find with 2 more grab boxes! New boxes are themed safes with lots of new loot to find. Get out to those yard sales early before it's too late and see what you will find today.

• 39 new yard sale items to find, fix and sell ... or hoard.
  
• A new collectable friendly YouTuber!
  
• All new items can be bought at yard sales.
  
• Some can be found in dumpsters and in the locked cabins.

• Can exit the level up screen with esc or tab.
  
• Small business wall color now sets correctly.
  
• Can only place items inside property boundry.
  
• Removed level requirement to purchase a battery.
  
• Fixed display name for Funtendo.
  
• Can buy more than 1 of each item at Top Shelf.
  
• Added signs to both gas stations.

This weeks update finally opens the Gates of Despair… Beyond the gates are 50 more challenge levels. Each run pulls randomly from all 5 previous areas. The challenge starts building more and more, so as you advance, you’ll need to get increasingly broken in your build to survive.



And to that end, I’ve introduced a new rarity of item: Heroic, and designed 26 new items for this tier. These items are very rare, more rare than Legendary items, and they only start dropping beyond the Gates of Despair. These items are my take on “Set Items”. What I don’t like about Set Items from others games, is that they end up as the developers making your build for you. Where’s the fun in that? So while each of the 3 items in each set are very powerful, and are meant to synergize well, there is no explicit bonus for using them together. Some builds might use all 3, others might just want one of them. It’s all up to you.

This is my first stab at end-game content. Getting the balance right on all of this is hard, I’m sure you’ve had one of your builds nerfed at one point or another. That’s not exactly fun, for you or for me, but my long term goal with this game is to make it as deep and fun as possible, and that unfortunately does require some balancing.

If you feel the Gates of Despair is too hard, or too easy, or some item is overpowered or underpowered, please let me know.

Your feedback is my compass in this wilderness. I suspect that with this new level of challenge, a lot of items will prove to be too weak, and might need some buffs.

Anyway, there is more in store. Thanks for sticking with me and playing my game.
- CLYDE


Bugs
- Witch Trials map no longer shows at the end of runs in place of the regular map

Balance
- Each area no longer enforces a specific progression, you can tackle the levels in any order you wish
- The entrance fee for each area has been substantially increased
- Removed the gated doors from the Forge, Craftsman, and Alchemist in the Refuge
- The Intro section now leads to the Coffers or Cemetery, instead of the Sanguinary or Cemetery
- Lowered Coin scaling amounts in later areas
- Increased the Coins you get from the Coffers
- Improved the potential rewards for looting graves in the Cemetery

v0.8.7.8 Beta branch only

This patch is on the beta branch only since it may have some changes that break the current default branch build. I'm not sure, just haven't tested it.

• Fixed bug that caused NPCs to walk away during conversation
  
• Fixed Valerie daily quests
  
• Added a couple more cutscenes to the main quest line
  
• Tweaked the appearance and feel of the action bar. It should feel more fun and responsive now. Will probably play with the colors more in the future. Considering losing the pixelated style for UI.
  
• Started implementing a new ability - going to try adding some... offbeat abilities to the game. Stay tuned!