ARK: Survival Ascended Community Crunch 512: Notes (20th June 2026)

Genesis Ascended Part 1 and ARK Tides of Fortune are now launching July 2 instead of next week. Studio Wildcard needed extra time for final certification and polish across all platforms, which honestly feels overdue given the scope of what's coming. A week's delay beats a broken launch day.

More immediately, official servers are getting a structural shake-up. Classic servers go live this weekend across PC, Xbox, and PlayStation, then transition to Conquest on June 26 at 4 PM PDT. Conquest is a new large-scale PvP experience designed to prevent mega-tribe dominance by letting smaller groups establish themselves faster with increased rates. During Classic, Tek is mostly disabled (except Cryopods), with 21 maps split between NA and EU. Once Conquest kicks in, most Tek comes back online, and all 21 maps become Genesis Part 1.

Bonus rates are live until Monday, June 22: standard servers get 2x harvesting, taming, experience, and breeding, while Small Tribes hit 4.5x and ARKpocalypse goes to 5x. Check the full patch notes for server specifics and the complete Conquest ruleset.