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ARK: Survival AscendedNewsCommunity Crunch 498: Introducing Acrocanthosaurus from ARK: Additions!
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Community Crunch 498: Introducing Acrocanthosaurus from ARK: Additions!

ARK: Survival Ascended · published 14 Mar 2026, 00:12 UTC

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We’re thrilled to welcome yet another long-awaited creature from Garuga123’s ARK: Additions into the official world of ARK: Survival Ascended. These incredible creatures continue to bring fresh gameplay, new challenges, and some seriously epic tames to the ARK.


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The Acrocanthosaurus is stomping onto the scene as a brutal frontline powerhouse. Built for the thick of battle, this massive carnivore truly shines when the fight turns against it. The longer the fight goes, the more fearsome it becomes, turning injuries into momentum and refusing to back down when others might fall.

But it is not just a savage attacker. The Acrocanthosaurus has a defensive edge that makes it especially formidable in a survivor’s hands, able to hold the line, draw attention, and weather the chaos head-on.
Whether charging into danger or standing firm against it, this creature will command the battlefield by sheer presence alone on March 31.

Keep up with the development on ARK: Additions in Garuga’s Discord!

Here’s a first glimpse of the upcoming ocean systems currently being tested inside the Genesis Part 1 biome. While the ship assets shown here are temporarily borrowed from ATLAS for early functional testing, the final release will feature brand-new ships built specifically for ARK: Survival Ascended.

The real focus of this test, however, is the new water physics system built from the ground up for Genesis Part 1. Waves, buoyancy, and ship movement are all being actively developed and tested as we shape the foundations of large-scale maritime gameplay within Genesis’s ocean environments.

These systems will ultimately support a full maritime experience across a map-wide ocean biome, where real water physics, customizable ships, semi-procedural islands and fortresses to discover, and large-scale naval battles across the high seas will define life on the water.

Want to build your own ARK world without learning the Dev Kit? With the in-game ASA World Creator, players on any platform, including consoles, can design their own maps directly within ARK and share them with others via the Mod Browser.

While creators won’t be able to make new art assets or perform the deep construction associated with the full Dev Kit, the system provides powerful tools for building playable worlds. Creators will be able to place and modify actors, create reusable templates, edit their properties, adjust overall world settings, configure volumes and spawners, add mods and skin packs, and implement simple gameplay logic through a brand new scripting layer that combines Lua scripting with a Blueprint API.

Everything shown in the screenshot is part of the in-game interface, including the full GUI and property editing tools!

MODSPOLIGHTLINK
Download & play new custom content created by players, including new maps, creatures, items, and game modes, through a dedicated new Mod-browser 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:

  • Cliffan’s Premium Outfits: Crownbreaker by Cliffan_
  • Helmets and masks skins by Horrgamer
  • LF Dino Skin - Phoenix by LettuceFry1234
  • Waterfalls & Fountains Catalogue by Fernandess, Dani_FM
  • Fantasy_Sky by Prince_0f_Hell
  • Kami’s Feral Critters: Origin Pack (Content update!) by ScorchingKami
  • Hiveopod (Content update!) by Armangamer777


This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until Monday, March 16.

  • PVP/PVE: 2x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience, and Breeding
  • Small Tribes: 4.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 4x Breeding
  • ARKpocalypse: 5x Harvesting, Taming and Experience, and Breeding


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Creator: ClickTockClock
ClickTockClock shows you how to tame and use the abilities of the Bastion Beetle by Tristan.
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Aureliax. by hobohoneydew

Fan Art by @aceofintuition

Griffin from ARK by morganitestar

King of the Compys by poisonivie88

Sitting down and having a chat with Locke by tekark_01

Aureliax by @teaariz

Alpha Manticore by @kinosei_x2

I am obsessed with them. by nvee_harbinger

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Pyranthos by jjones9366

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