ARK: Survival Ascended Client v86.11 Patch Notes (1st May 2026)

v86 - Major version for Servers and Clients - 05/01/2026

Gameplay Changes, Balance & QoL

• On Lost Colony: Ruins of the Ascendant Cavern, Cavern of the Whispering Needle and Cavern of the Sapphire Cascades have had their entrances reduced in size
  • Note: These entrances were very open and easily accessible, particularly for larger creatures, so this change is intended to improve PvP viability and make them more defensible
• Equipment Traits can now be upgraded in the Megalab:
  • 10 lower-tier Equipment Traits can be combined to create 1 of the next tier
  • Note: We’ve seen that lower-tier traits were not particularly valuable on their own, so this change allows them to build toward something more meaningful
• Added Repeatable Global Milestones after completing all standard Global Milestones:
  • These provide an ongoing source of XP for players who have completed all Milestone progression
  • A rotating selection of higher-tier Milestone tasks can now be completed repeatedly
  • XP rewards scale with player level to remain relevant at higher levels
  • Completing a Repeatable Milestone while mounted will also grant a portion of the XP to the ridden creature
• Gigadesmodus can now walk backwards
  • Note: As it functions as a semi-ground mount during ability use, it felt unnecessarily clumsy to control without this, so this should make handling feel much smoother
• Malwyn now has access to a traversal teleport ability
  • Note: Malwyn was feeling noticeably immobile compared to other creatures in its size bracket, so this should help it better keep up
• Solwyn’s Ice Bridges can now be placed near enemy structures
  • On PvE, Ice Bridges can be destroyed via the MUW to help prevent griefing
  • Note: Placement was feeling overly restrictive, especially on PvE servers with dense structure coverage, so this should open up more practical usage
• Ossidon Taming: Reduced number of creatures required to roll up during taming by approximately ~30% (greater reduction at lower levels)
  • Note: Taming required too much setup and area clearing beforehand, so this should make the process more approachable without removing the challenge entirely
• Player characters can now perform a larger jump while stuck or sliding on an incline, to help get unstuck in certain situations
  • Note: Getting stuck in terrain has been a long-standing frustration, so this should help resolve some of the more common cases where players get trapped
• Gloon’s chargelight can now be toggled remotely using the player “Clap” emote, similar to other charge pets
• Added Boss Teleporter crafting functionality to Lost Colony loot crates as an alternative way to start the boss fight
• Added the option to disable custom proportions when wearing cosmetics
• Tribe Tower Element bonus now correctly applies during the Lost Colony boss fight
• Prevented Template Building on Platform saddles with the Clipboard & Hammer on Official PvP Servers
  • Unofficial server owners can toggle this in GameUserSettings.ini with PreventTemplateOnSaddle=True

General Bug Fixes

• Fixed cases where Milestones could become stuck in a completed state
• Fixed cases where Milestone cosmetics would not remain unlocked
• Fixed an issue causing server transfers to fail after auto-dropping incompatible items
• Fixed an issue causing player profile data to bloat during server transfers
• Reduced the client stall when loading into a Lost Colony Outpost for the first time
• Fixed server stall when starting Lost Colony Outpost missions
• Fixed a large performance hit when destroying heavily snapped structure networks
• Fixed enemies becoming stuck inside structures during the Lost Colony boss fight
• Fixed erroneous anti-mesh triggers in parts of the Lost Colony boss fight arena
• Fixed a specific stuck spot in the Lost Colony boss fight arena
• Fixed being able to possess sleeping Thralls during the Lost Queen boss fight
• Fixed instances where Lost Colony Outpost enemies would get stuck or fall into the mesh during missions
• Fixed instances where Lost Colony Outpost enemies would fail to return to the mission area
• Fixed being unable to quick-mount a dino after placing structures in an Outpost Defense mission
• Fixed Lost Colony mission timers displaying incorrectly in SinglePlayer
• Fixed tamed Thralls reverting to “Follow” behavior on server restart
• Fixed Possessed Thralls using AI weapons when whistled to attack
• Fixed Veilwyns having difficulty pathing in water
• Fixed inability to use weapons correctly while grabbed by Aureliax
• Fixed an overspawn of Armadoggo on Extinction
• Fixed an issue where creatures would not die from blood loss if a Medical Stand was on their platform
• Fixed Scout not correctly consuming Red Element Dust when deployed
• Fixed losing the Scout when punching while using binoculars
• Fixed passengers occasionally falling into the mesh when dismounting a Grand Tortugar
• Fixed players getting stuck on top of Cryofridges when placed as flooring
• Fixed structures losing collision when applying steampunk cosmetics
• Fixed Titanosaur platform saddle displaying duplicate meshes
• Fixed Rhyniognatha force-landing after picking up structures inside a Vacuum Compartment
• Fixed Tek Replicator not being craftable within a Tek Replicator
• Fixed gamepad inability to toggle FPV/TPV on Gigadesmodus
• Fixed inability to toggle tooltips in the Garage UI
• Fixed gamepad input not correctly switching UI mode in the main menu
• Fixed Lost Colony Ceiling & Ground Lights casting light in the wrong direction
• Fixed Lost Colony Ceiling Lights floating after their supporting structure is removed
• Fixed respawn SFX not aligning correctly with respawn animation
• Fixed some sound effects failing to play after painting your character
• Updated Glider description to match its functionality as an accessory
• Fixed Pheromone Dart crafting only producing a single item when crafting multiple
• Adjusted HDR dropdown behavior in the UI on Steam
• Fixed ClubARK sometimes appearing as a Premium Mod
• Improved underwater detritus visuals across multiple maps
• Fixed Aberration ascension cutscene being overexposed
• Semi-translucent UI elements are now hidden when using AMD Frame Interpolation to prevent artifacts
• Fixed multiple mesh holes on Lost Colony
• Fixed trees visually respawning when leaving render range on Lost Colony (client-side)
• Added missing Lost Colony voice line when spotted by a Watcher
• Xbox:
  • Fixed shadows behaving incorrectly on Lost Colony
  • Fixed occasional player blinking issue
• Xbox/PS5:
  • Fixed green overlay in Whisperwind Crag area on Lost Colony
  • Fixed interactable snow VFX burst occasionally remaining on screen
  • Fixed an issue that caused low FPS on Lost Colony when looking up towards the sky
• PS5:
  • Fixed texture corruption on characters, creatures, and structures
  • Fixed inability to delete structure templates using the Clipboard & Hammer
• Fixed a crash that could occur while dynamically downloading mods
• Fixed a client crash that could occur during Scorched Earth ascension in SinglePlayer
• Fixed several exploits

Astraeos Official Release v0.1.2

Added

• Added Grand Tortugar Saddle to Easy and Medium OSD loottable

Changes

• Astral creatures can't be knockbacked anymore
• Adjusted Weather changes

Fixes

• Fixed that some Astral creatures could be picked up by flyers
• Fixed Dinos spawning on top of Aberration fertile cave
• Fixed Meshholes
• Fixed Dinos randomly dying in underwater caves
• Fixed Pearl replication issues
• Potential fix for bees in the bee cave spawning in mesh