ARK: Survival Ascended · published

This week’s a big one. We’ve just rolled out a major version update for Lost Colony, packed with a mountain of fixes, improvements, and under-the-hood tuning. A lot of what you’ve been flagging, reporting, and asking about has been front and center for us, and this update is a direct result of that ongoing back-and-forth. Keep it coming, it’s making a difference.
Just as importantly, existing content, systems, and long-standing issues are still very much in our sights, and this update continues that work. We’re committed to refining and improving the live game alongside new content, with more fixes and improvements planned as we move forward.
We’re also looking ahead with a refreshed roadmap for the rest of the year, giving you a clearer picture of what’s coming next.
But before we dive into all of that…
Let’s take a closer look at the Palaeoctopus.

Thought you were safe on that cliffside? Think again.
The Palaeoctopus is officially joining the roster for Genesis Ascended Part 1, and it’s bringing a whole new level of 'nope' to the ocean.
Outmaneuvering it is a losing game. This calculating cephalopod uses the environment as a weapon, dragging its weight across the verticality of the map to corner the unsuspecting. It thrives on chaos, seizing and holding anything within reach until the battlefield is under its complete control. If you’re near the water, you're on its turf.
Prepare yourselves. The community’s choice enters the fray in ARK: Survival Ascended with the arrival of Genesis Ascended Part 1.


Species: Palaeoctopus aquacaptor
Time: Late Cretaceous
Diet: Carnivore
Temperament: Mercurial and acquisitive

It seems we Survivors have delved too far, and roused a phantasmic new sea-monster from the depths. Paleoctopus aquacaptor uses its chromatic camouflage to strike from out of nowhere, seizing the unwary in its crushing tentacles, two at a time. Its fearsome beak can crack the toughest shell or armor to devour the soft innards of its captives.
In the rare event it needs to retreat underwater, Palaeoctopus can use its siphon to blast a threat backwards and jet away with surprising speed. Those tentacles let Paleoctopus scale sheer cliffs to drag itself out of the sea, though it’s understandably much less agile on land.

Its natural toxicity makes Paleoctopus especially difficult to tranquilize and tame, so sedating one isn’t for the faint of heart… You have to let it drag you in close for a crushing bite, and feed narcotics into its maw while keeping clear of that deadly beak.
Manage to tame a Palaeoctopus, and you’ll never want for ink again. Your new cephalopod supplier can be gently coaxed to provide any color of ink your heart desires.
While it may not set any land speed records, Palaeoctopus can get you up cliffs and over walls… or onto a moving Ship or platform saddle. Above or below the sea, this formidable mollusk can take a lot of punishment. Just make sure to hold on tight if it uses its underwater jet-propulsion.


The Lost Colony major version update is now live! This patch focuses on tightening up several key areas of the DLC, with specific critical bug fixes to the boss fight, thralls, outposts, and performance. We also included a range of general fixes affecting various gameplay systems and stability improvements.
Gameplay Changes, Balance & QoL
General Bug Fixes



We’re kicking off the series of community-voted creature TLCs on May 19th, starting with the Araneo. This first update gives one of ARK’s classic creepy crawlies some long-overdue attention, turning it into a vertical threat that dominates the high ground.
The Burrowbuck will also make its debut alongside this update as the first of three creatures in the Fantastic Tames: Season 1 pack, with the remaining two set to arrive throughout 2026. It makes for a creature-heavy start to the next stretch of updates, and we’re excited to keep revisiting more of your top TLC picks throughout the year.


Unreal Engine 5.7 is one of the biggest technical milestones ahead for ASA, so we wanted to give an update on where things stand. It’s a heavy lift, and we’re giving it the time it needs to ensure it lands as cleanly as possible. Engine upgrades, while introducing new technology and solutions, can also introduce a level of unpredictability; consequently, we have decided to prioritize stability over speed to protect the upcoming launch of Genesis Ascended Part 1 and ARK Tides of Fortune.
It’s important for our team that both these planned major content releases and the engine upgrade go as smoothly and effectively as possible. To support this, we’ve hired a number of talented senior Unreal Engine veterans to the team, deepening our core engine and graphics expertise. These engineers are here for the long term, so you’ll see them helping us improve the game with performance optimization, platform-specific bug fixes, and feature development. We’re very excited about their arrival!
With this expanded team and a commitment to a high-quality rollout, we are now targeting a late Q3 launch for the 5.7 upgrade, with a focus on delivering tangible performance gains.
We’re also planning to release World Creator alongside the engine upgrade. For those catching up: this mode brings map-building directly into the game, allowing for basic editing, creating entirely new maps, and features scripting on any platform without needing a high-powered PC or downloading our external devkit. It’s designed to be the easiest way for players to assemble their own environments; you'll be able to modify actors, add spawners, write your own functional Lua scripts in-game, and apply mods before publishing your work to the Mod Browser.


Genesis Ascended Part 1 arrives on June 25 alongside Tides of Fortune, bringing a major expansion to ASA’s world. Expect a shift toward large-scale ocean gameplay, with features like customizable ships, map-wide water systems, and new opportunities for exploration and combat at sea. We’ll have more to share as we chart the course toward launch.


Survival of the Fittest, a free mod for ARK: Survival Ascended developed by Studio Sirens, continues to take shape. The team has adjusted their internal timeline to ensure the next milestone lands correctly, and they are currently targeting July for the update.

From community-voted TLCs to the cinematic scale of Genesis Ascended and Tides of Fortune, ASA is entering a season of massive evolution. With the Unreal Engine 5.7 upgrade and World Creator redefining the horizon, and something legendary still breathing fire in the wings, the road ahead is electric.
We’re just getting started, and we can’t wait to bring you along as the final blueprints for this vision come to life!



Hey Survivors, after careful assessment, we've opted to begin the process of sunsetting a selection of our inactive official servers. Our goal is to ensure that we're always delivering the best experience possible, and official servers exist as a way for the community to play together without having to host their own. When we launch fresh content, typically, we put up more servers than we need in the long term to match the peak in user capacity; over time, these servers become ghost towns as players have dropped off and are waiting for the next major content release.
As part of this process, the servers will be renamed with the “SUNSET” prefix, following the same approach we’ve used in the past. Please note that once renamed, these servers will be removed from the in-game Favorites list, so you’ll need to search for them manually to reconnect.
On June 19th, we'll be sunsetting these inactive Island servers, click on Show More to see the updated detailed list.
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We still intend to provide capacity at launches as much as possible to meet the higher need during those periods.
We’re working with our partner at Nitrado to offer these saves after the scheduled sunset through Nitrado’s interface. Please stay tuned for more details.



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