ARK: Survival Ascended Community Crunch 513: Dragon (27th June 2026)

Genesis Ascended Part 1 and ARK Tides of Fortune arrive July 2nd, and Studio Wildcard is finally ready to flood the map. The new nautical expansion trades solid ground for physics-driven oceans, custom fleet building, and large-scale naval warfare. This is the payoff to weeks of delays, and the scope actually justifies the wait.

Official Classic servers transition to Conquest mode on July 2nd at 4 PM PDT, shifting focus to large-scale PvP without the mega-tribe problem that's plagued ARK for years. Tek is disabled during Classic but enables on transition, except for specific weapons and saddles. All 21 maps become Genesis Part 1 once Conquest begins. ARKpocalypse servers wiped today with the next monthly reset on July 24th.

Bonus rates are live across the official network through Monday, June 29th, 2x harvesting, taming, and breeding on PvP/PvE, 4.5x on Small Tribes. The mod browser launches with the expansion, letting players download custom content directly in-game. Here's what's hitting the water on Wednesday.