The following is an official statement from the head of Studio Sirens.

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.

• FPS and Level Optimization

• Mods Compatibility / Updated Dev Kit

• Server Issues

• Core Functionality

• 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

• Multiple fixes and adjustments to the Pygocentrus boss fight

• Fixed instantly getting killed when teleporting into the Vulcanithys Arena

• 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

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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.

• 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.

• Stream link: https://www.twitch.tv/Z_Swell

• FPS and Level Optimization

• Mods Compatibility / Updated Dev Kit

• Server Issues

• Core Functionality

• 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.

• Added Linux binaries

• 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

• 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

• 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

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.

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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.

• 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.

• Stream link: https://www.twitch.tv/Z_Swell

• FPS and Level Optimization

• Mods Compatibility / Updated Dev Kit

• Server Issues

• Core Functionality 

• 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

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, 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.

• Stream link: https://www.twitch.tv/Z_Swell

• FPS and Level Optimization

• Mods Compatibility / Updated Dev Kit

• Server Issues

• Core Functionality 

• 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

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, continued showcase of progress as well as Aquatica DLC specific content, Studio Sirens developer, https://www.twitch.tv/Z_Swell will continue to stream live again this coming week, the schedule will be posted in an announcement for the coming week on Monday.

• FPS and Level Optimization

• Mods Compatibility / Updated Dev Kit

• Server Issues

• Core Functionality 

• 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

• Increasing Alpha Dakosaurus attack range. Enabling tail swipe attack for wild Dakosaurus.

• Cryopod fix for not saving water pressure acclimation.

• Cryopod fix for not saving equipped infection Augments.

• Fix for Vulcanite rendering issues.

• Fix for the Tridacna providing Achatina Paste instead of Cementing Paste.

• Increase the hit radius and damage for the player when near the eel wall.

• Fixed Vulcanithys boss sometimes not appearing.

• Added SFX to Malleocephalus attack.

• Explorer Note Location update

• Several FPS / Level Optimizations

• More FPS/Level Optimization

• Fix for issue with dinos/ships disappearing and cryopod bug

• Game Engine issues not allowing mods to load

• Boss battle music fix

• Addressing rending and mesh popping in the level

• Hydrosphere issues

• Infection loop bugs

• Dino Spawner updates

• Vehicle updates and Stinger issues to be addressed

• Ocean platform placement issues

• More Tek Engrams proposed, currently WIP

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 the Official 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.

• Stream link: https://www.twitch.tv/Z_Swell

• FPS and Level Optimization

• Mods Compatibility / Updated Dev Kit

• Server Issues

• Core Functionality 

• 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 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.

Look forward to continued updates as the development team makes progress, we appreciate the community’s extended patience.

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 the Official 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.

• Stream link: https://www.twitch.tv/Z_Swell

• 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 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.

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 the Official ARK: Aquatica Discord.

• 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.

• 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.

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 the Official 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

• Stream link: https://www.twitch.tv/Z_Swell

• 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.

• 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

Look forward to continued updates as the development team makes progress, we appreciate the community’s extended patience.