ARK: Survival Ascended Client v89.25 Patch Notes (3rd July 2026)

Current ARK Official Server Network Servers Version: v89.24

You’ll also find these on our Official ARK Discord, along with smaller Live Ops updates that don’t warrant a forum post.

v89.24 - Major version for Servers and Clients (Steam v89.25) - 07/03/2026

ARK GENESIS: PART 1 LAUNCH

Updated all legacy Genesis creatures, items, structures and environment.

New Creatures

• Palaeoctopus
• X-Acro
• X-Deinosuchus
• X-Archelon
• X-Xiphactinus
• X-Cryolophosaurus

New Breedable Creature

• Astrocetus

New Changes

• Massive overhaul of the Genesis Part 1 Ocean biome
• Added support for multi-layer maps across the various Map UIs
• Added new character hairstyles and facial hair options:
  • Dreadlocks
  • Viking
  • Romantic
  • Ponytail with Bangs
     

ARK TIDES OF FORTUNE LAUNCH

New Features

• Wind-driven sailing and naval combat
• Genesis: Part 1 Milestones and Ship Skill progression

New Tameable Creatures

• Tidepup
  • A regenerative shoulder pet that heals allies, removes debuffs, and can protect itself from fatal blows.
• Parrot
  • A treasure-hunting shoulder pet that can detect valuable loot and mimic nearby player speech.

New Structures

• Sloop
  • A fast, highly maneuverable sailing vessel designed for exploration, scouting, and hit-and-run naval combat.
• Brigantine
  • A versatile medium-sized sailing ship offering a balance of speed, durability and firepower.
• Shipyard
  • Construct, repair, and dock sailing ships.
• Aquarium
  • Display and customize your favorite fishbasket-stored aquatic creatures.
• Cargo Ledger
  • Monitor and withdraw items and resources stored across nearby containers from a single interface.
• Bounty Board
  • Accept procedurally generated tribe-wide contracts for Hexagon rewards.
• Market
  • Buy and sell items and resources with other players through a server-wide marketplace.
• Aquatic Compartment
  • Create enclosed water-filled spaces for keeping aquatic creatures, building underwater habitats, or constructing swimming pools.

New Weapons

• Hand Cannon
  • A devastating short-range firearm capable of dealing massive damage and knocking back enemies.
• Ship Ammunition:
  • Reinforced Ship Cannonball
  • Incendiary Ship Cannonball
  • Corrosive Ship Cannonball
  • New Cosmetic Structure Tileset
  • Spanish Colonial Structure Tileset

New Player Character Cosmetics

• Karl Urban’s Bob Character Appearance
• Scurvy Pirate Set
  • Includes Hat, Shirt, Pants, Gloves and Boots
• Fancy Pirate Set
  • Includes Hat, Shirt, Pants, Gloves and Boots
• Pirate Cutlass Sword Skin
• Milestone Progression Rewards:
  • Captain’s Set
    • Includes Hat, Shirt, Pants, Gloves and Boots
  • Eye Patch
  • Peg Leg
  • Scurvy Mask

New Server Configs

Unofficial server owners can override these settings in the GameUserSettings.ini under [ServerSettings]

• Ships:
  • MaxAnchoredVesselsInRange=50
  • AnchoredVesselCheckRadius=30000
• Aquatic Compartment:
  • NeedsPowerToActivateAquaticCompartments=True
     

DRAGONTOPIA DAY ONE CONTENT

New Tameable Dragon

• Umbra
  • The legendary obsidian terror born to claim the night sky. Bound to your will through the mythic Dragon Horn, this shadow-forged executioner strikes with terrifying, unpredictable speed. Rain precision plasma from the cover of darkness, or slip through the void itself to ambush unsuspecting prey. As his fury builds in the heat of combat, Umbra awakens his ultimate form, a blinding surge of raw energy that shatters enemy defenses and renders him a near-untouchable terror of the skies.

New Tool

• Drake Claw
  • Fires a claw that provides a speedy dash to targeted Tame or location.

New Feature

• Dragon Skill Tree
  • Unlock a brand-new progression path that lets you forge a deeper bond with your dragons. Push the limits of their gravity-defying acrobatics, amplify their shadow-forged plasma attacks, or tailor their defensive auras, as you shape the ultimate apex predator around your exact playstyle.

New Player Character Cosmetics

• Draconic Armor
  • Equip this cosmetic set and look every inch the legendary dragonrider.

Bug Fixes

• Fixed cases where Dino LODs were not correct on medium settings
• Fixed Maeguana when set to passive flee not jumping and gliding away to safety
• Fixed connected gamepad causing scrolling issues within the inventory when also using KB&M
• Fixed cases where an equipped Glider could cause the glider and hair to jitter
• Fixed a light flickering at Lost Colony’s bossfight terminal
• Fixed Araneo’s Web zipline sometimes appearing invisible on servers
• Fixed Jerboa’s desert cloth helmet misalignment when placed on Pet Stand
• Various optimisations
• Fixed several crashes
• Fixed several exploits