Adjustments and fixes made to improve the game experience, especially in story mode.

- Screen Reader additions (in Tutorial, Tournament, Settings and popups);

- Gameplay bug fixes and adjustments (AI freezing, difficulty, AI variation);

- Settings screen adjustments (Button Remapping);

- UI navigation and control adjustments;

- UI and character animation adjustments;

- Game Localization adjustments and additions;

- Sound adjustments (default volume, video mixing and some game sounds);

- Subtitles and fixes in the video player;

- Fixes for game crashes and freezes;

- Steam Achievements fixes;

Ekaterina Update!

We’ve added filters to the deckbuilder that let you sort cards by whether you own them or not.
Also, newly added cards now appear at the top of the list instead of the bottom.
Localization of abilities has been fixed.

A sex scene with Ekaterina has been added after rescuing her, along with the option to play cards with her to win a hefty sum of gold.

Coming very soon: battle history / combat log.

• Updated a few sound effects

• Updated some card icons and relic icons

Tomorrow at 9:00 AM PT we'll be taking all Splitgate 2 servers down for maintenance while we prepare for launch.

At that time, the Open Beta Battle Pass will end and all tokens earned for that pass will expire. Faction unlocks, store purchases, and Twitch Drops from the Open Beta will NOT be wiped. Summer Game Fest kicks off at 2:00 PM PT and we encourage you all to tune in for our exclusive reveal! Game servers will be back up following our segment.

You can watch SGF here tomorrow:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2918300/Splitgate_2/

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ARK: Survival Ascended just got an upgrade with the release of Unreal Engine 5.5, bringing improved performance, many bug fixes and quality of life improvements!

The Astraeos map expands with the new Lemnokis Island, a vast landmass full of new biomes, caves, temples, and even a double miniboss encounter. Explore fresh dangers and hidden secrets across this epic addition.

We’re also kicking off ARK’s 10-Year Anniversary Event with party-ready loot, a returning fan-favorite structure, the Egg Incubator, and a huge selection of new building pieces. And don’t miss the tropical Club ARK makeover, turning the party island into a sunny celebration hub!

Whether you're here for the tech upgrades, new content, or anniversary fun, there’s never been a better time to jump back in.

• ARK 10 Year Anniversary event is now live!
  • Unofficial server owners can apply this to their servers by adding "-Activeevent=birthday" into their commandline
    
  • Added a drop-down option to enable Active Events in Host/Single-Player mode under Game Rules > Rules
    
  • More info can be found here
• ClubARK has received a new tropical makeover for the anniversary celebration!
  
• Migrated from Unreal Engine 5.2 to Unreal Engine 5.5 to improve Ark's foundation towards better performance, stability, and visual quality
  
• Individual DLC maps are now able to be installed and uninstalled separately from the base game
  
• Added Single Player Backup Saves (beta)
  • Create, restore, and auto-generate backups across all platforms
• Added a new “Performance Only” graphics preset on PC, which disables certain features to boost frame-rate at the cost of visual quality
  
• Dino QOL (as inspired by AvianApexY of Curiosity)
  • Wild and Tamed creatures will look around curiously
    
  • Wild creatures will sometimes play animations
• Added returning structure: Egg Incubator
  
• Added new structure pieces, variants and skins:
  • Thatch (30)
    • Barn Door, Cellar Door, Double Door, Double Doorway, Fence Foundation, Fence Support, Half Beam, Half Pillar, Half Railing, Half Thin Beam, Half Thin Pillar, Hanger Door, Hatchframe, Ladder, Pillar & Beam, Quarter Ceiling, Quarter Foundation, Quarter Ramp, Quarter Roof, Quarter Stair, Quarter Wall, Ramp, Ramp Corner, Railings, Shallow Sloped Wall, Staircase, Thin Pillar, Trapdoor, Triangle Ceiling, Triangle Foundation
  • Wood, Stone, Metal (30)
    • Half Beam, Half Pillar, Half Railing, Half Thin Beam, Half Thin Pillar, Quarter Ramp, Quarter Roof, Quarter Stair, Ramp Corner, Shallow Sloped Wall
  • Adobe, Tek (22)
    • Half Beam, Half Pillar, Half Railing, Half Thin Beam, Half Thin Pillar, Inverted Quarter Roof, Quarter Ramp, Quarter Roof, Quarter Stair, Ramp Corner, Shallow Sloped Wall
  • BTT’s Frontier Showdown, Steampunk Ascent, Wasteland War (30)
    • Half Beam, Half Pillar, Half Railing, Half Thin Beam, Half Thin Pillar, Quarter Ramp, Quarter Roof, Quarter Stair, Ramp Corner, Shallow Sloped Wall

• Fixed a client crash that could occur during the Extinction ascension cinematic
  
• Fixed several ground conforming issues with various creatures
  
• Fixed several creatures and saddles having messed up LODs at low graphic settings
  
• Prevented the Aquatic trait from appearing on flyers (when bAllowFlyerDinoSubmerging is false)
  
• Fixed “Join Last Session” sometimes not working as intended
  
• Fixed inability to “drop all” on a creature inventory when the player’s inventory is slot capped
  
• Fixed lots of structure lights causing shadow flickering
  
• Fixed water flickering after transferring a character to a different server
  
• Fixed Snow Owl’s dive bomb impacting mid air with a Companion equipped
  
• Fixed various visual issues with the preview window while painting a structure
  
• Fixed Pyromane not becoming doused from touching water after teleporting out of a Vacuum chamber
  
• Fixed visual artifacting when using spyglass and scuba helmet
  
• Fixed Industrial Cooking Pot gaining water without irrigation
  
• Fixed gamepad inability to rotate on the spot with a Tuso, now works with A/X
  
• Fixed Reaper and Basilisk bury mounts not matching the terrain
  
• Fixed Biogrinder not providing mutton when grinding Ovis
  
• Fixed Extinction’s Sunken Forest location where creatures would spawn in the mesh
  
• Fixed multiple lakes missing water volumes on Extinction
  
• Fixed several holes leading to the mesh on Extinction
  
• Fixed Mei Yin’s Note #28 on Extinction being under the mesh
  
• Fixed missing textures on Extinction
  
• Fixed water postprocess appearing erroneously on Extinction
  
• Fixed all of the Titan’s node VFX appearing missing
  
• Fixed cases where the BattleRig would sink into the mesh on server restart
  
• Fixed a client crash when entering photo mode after firing a BattleRig Flight seeker missile turret
  
• Fixed a visual issue with some of the Wasteland Structure skins
  
• Fixed the cooldown on “training” sometimes getting messed up on Managarmrs after transferring to a different server
  
• Fixed several creatures that were unable to base on platforms
  
• Fixed short player character’s legs deforming when walking or running up slopes
  
• Fixed LOD issues on various Animated Series Pack character skins
  
• Fixed a visual issue with the Animated Quetz skin
  
• Fixed Bladewasp Hive visual issue at far distance
  
• Fixed VFX issues with the Baryonyx and Thylacoleo roar
  
• Fixed Tek forcefield sometimes appearing to have multiple layers
  
• Fixed a visual issue with the level up animation on Phoenix
  
• Fixed Delivery Crate's balloon not visually inflating when deployed
  
• Fixed Charge Lantern material breaking when painted
  
• Fixed missing VFX for heat cooldown in some places on the Tek Railgun
  
• Fixed a visual issue with the Overseer's boulder in the Megapithecus phase
  
• Fixed several exploits
  
• Fixed several client crashes
  
• Fixed several server crashes

• Added New landmass Lemnokis
  • A massive new area with big, cold and warm areas. Beaches, redwoods, mountain ridges, temples, new caves and other exciting areas await you!
• Added New area: The Maelstrom
  
• Added Many new bigger and smaller caves
  
• Added Aberration fertile cave including Gasveins, Green Gems and aberration fertile biome creatures like Karkinos and Cosmo
  
• First Double-miniboss: Kalydonios & Erymanthian (Terminal can be found on Lemnokis)
  
• Added Claypiles for harvesting Clay
  
• Added Astral Direwolf which drops the same loot as yellow ice cave drops
  
• Added Astral Mammoth which drops the same loot as red ice cave drops
  
• Added Gas Veins all over Therokis

• Adjusted Grassclutter meshes on high distance
  
• Adjusted Grassclutter density on close distance
  
• Adjusted Grassclutter colors
  
• Adjusted Bossfight tribute description
  
• Adjusted Cedar Tree colors
  
• Adjusted the lighting in every cave because of the engine upgrade
  
• Remade the temperature curve on the whole map
  
• Astral Deinosuchus now drops the same loot as red swamp cave drops
  
• Astral Megalodon now drops the same loot as yellow underwater cave drops
  
• Astral Mosasaurus now drops the same loot as red underwater cave drops
  
• Astral Tusoteuthis now drops the same loot as red underwater cave drops
  
• Lightning creatures are now immune to spike wall damage to prevent AFK farming

• Fixed Meshholes
  
• Fixed Post process volume issues
  
• Fixed Physic volume issues
  
• Fixed a ton of technical issues with materials
  
• Fixed Missing foliage at some places on Therokis

Tomorrow at 9:00 AM PT we'll be taking all servers down for maintenance while we prepare for launch.

At that time, the Open Beta Battle Pass will end and all tokens earned for that pass will expire. Faction unlocks, store purchases, and Twitch Drops from the Open Beta will NOT be wiped. Summer Game Fest kicks off at 2:00 PM PT and we encourage you all to tune in for our exclusive reveal! Game servers will be back up following our segment.

You can watch SGF here tomorrow:

• Corrected duplicate item name for the product "White Hand Mirror"
  
• Slight adjusment on Mole AI for Hook sage

Hope this fixes it.

Release Date: June 5, 2025

Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue where the player could become unable to move under specific conditions

• Resolved a bug causing AI characters to get stuck during navigation

• Corrected minor localization errors across several languages

Improvements

• Added subtle visual and environmental clues to improve overall flow

Demo Fixes

-Made some things on table breakable in Demo_End level

-Improved win screen UI (restart level button was ugly)

-Removed new wall clipping into reward in Booty_Defense

-Fixed Boss fight objective in Boss_Fight

-Added option to Skip the Old_Friends level

-Fixed bug where Shift to turn hint on Old_Friends doesn't go away if you pause and unpause