ARK: Survival Ascended Client v91.6 Patch Notes (10th July 2026)

Current ARK Official Server Network Servers Version: v91.8

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

v91.8- Major version of Servers and Clients (Steam v91.6 - 07/09/2026

DLC: Dragontopia Day One Content Update

• New Tameable Dragon
  • Lumina
    • The shadow meets its light. Lumina awakens in Dragontopia.
       
• Umbra / Dragontopia Fixes
  • Fixed several issues on Umbra’s Dragonhorn
  • Fixed cases where Umbra’s AI struggled to hit its target
  • Fixed an issue that caused Umbra to use abilities when using the Spyglass/Tek Binoculars while mounted
  • Fixed several Gamepad issues with Umbra
  • Fixed Umbra’s Gamepad Sprint control on the HUD
  • Fixed Umbra appearing too low when displayed in a Display Case
  • Fixed Deep Diver milestone not progressing with Umbra
  • Fixed mindwipe not refunding Dragon Skill Points invested
  • Fixed Tracked Dragontopia Milestones all disappearing after completing one of them

General Fixes

• Fixed inability to craft Cryopods/Cryofridges in Genesis Mission Terminals
• Fixed creatures getting stuck in Cryopods after starting the Gauntlet missions
• Fixed rain on the Genesis Ocean biome not refilling water stat or containers
• Fixed an issue that could sometimes cause foliage interaction not to work correctly on Genesis
• Fixed inaccuracies of player location on the Genesis Map
• Fixed an issue on Xbox where audio could be lost
• Fixed an entitlement issue with paid Cosmetics
• Fixed some missing Mission icons in the Mission UI
• Adjusted various Genesis Outpost mission text
• Fixed issues with HLNA’s Ocean Teleports: NE, N, E, W teleporting to the same island
• Fixed some localization issues with HLNA’s reactions
• Added some missing HLNA sound cues
• Adjusted some of Tides of Fortune’s Skill descriptions to be clearer
• Adjusted scatter limits on dreadlocks hairstyle to make dye colors truer on dark hair
• Increased Hand Cannon’s damage by 300%
• Fixed Hand Cannon having no water interaction when hitting a water surface
• Adjusted Grapeshot ammo crafting requirements to be more reasonable
• Fixed Corrosive Ship Cannonball not having an icon/name/description
• Improved Bounty Board’s map-specific creature whitelisting/blacklisting
• Fixed Treasure Map Bottles being lumped with generic loot crates when using the Treasure Hunter skill
• Prevented Bio-Grinder from working on mission creatures
• Prevented Wisp of Industry skill being activated while seated
• Fixed not being able to equip the Shovel when owning Tides of Fortune
• Added the Tek Bunker to the Tek Replicator’s inventory
• Megachelon Shell can now be grinded for Chitin
• Fixed Astrocetus not force-landing when flying above the Lost King’s city in Lost Colony
• Palaeoctopus
  • Improved Palaeoctopus attacks on low-performing servers
  • Increased melee swing radius on Palaeoctopus swipe attacks
  • Fixed an issue where Palaeoctopus would have weird targeting after being unclaimed
• Bloodstalker
  • Fixed Bloodstalker not being cloneable
  • Fixed issue where Bloodstalker would correct its climbing location due to the climbing location being stuck inside terrain
  • Adjusted Gamepad controls for Bloodstalker's Submerge ability from LB + L3 → LB + RT
    • More comfortable control to press, and no longer toggles voice as it did in ASE.
• Tidepup
  • Fixed Tidepup not retaining XP once evolving
  • Fixed missing "Ready To Evolve" VFX on Tidepup if it was activated on your shoulder in first-person view
  • Fixed shoulder-mounted dino HUD elements overlapping with shoulder-mounted Tidepup
• Genesis untameable ocean dino spawners will now not spawn close to shores or in playable underwater areas
• Untameable wild creatures are now named “Feral” instead of “Wild” on their floating name
• Fixed enemies sometimes spawning clipping the mesh during The Final Test Boss
• Hover Skiff
  • Fixed Hover Skiff’s ramp having no damage overlay
  • Fixed Hover Skiff damage overlay not displaying correctly
  • Fixed being unable to build on Hover Skiff sometimes
  • Fixed Hoverskiff not having a destructible mesh when destroyed
• Fixed Ammo Box looking filled visually in some languages
• Fixed Hammock Skin being automatically awarded on Tides of Fortune ownership
• Fixed an issue with orbit cam rotation when tapping on the Aquarium structure
• Revised settings for Aquarium SFX
• Skill Tree Menu hotbar highlight will now appear in the appropriate color for that Skill Tree when dragging an active skill
• Fixed issues where Lost Colony Activatable skills would cause ghost items to fill the player inventory
• Fixed several exploits
• Fixed several crashes

Ship Fixes

• Optimized & improved ship physics
• Improved ship buoyancy
• Reduced Sloop’s max speed and steering forced by approximately 10%
• Fixed Shipyard not correctly checking for obstruction when placing
• Fixed an issue that could cause a docked ship to be destroyed too easily from the Shipyard
• Fixed an issue with the Shipyard where ships could teleport to previous dock teleport location when launching
• Fixed custom keybindings preventing Ship functionality
• Fixed Steam gamepad controls not working with custom KBM keybindings
• Fixed Ship Skill: Smokescreen not working against Outpost NPC Pirate Ships
• Fixed NPC Pirate Ship’s inventory being accessible
• Fixed an issue that caused newly crafted ships to not auto-collect floating cargo
• Fixed ships crafted at Shipyard anchored visually and don't unanchor after moving on Singleplayer
• Fixed desync that could occur while piloting a ship
• Fixed a rare issue that caused structures to appear invisible on ships
• Fixed an issue that could prevent snapping structures on top of each other on a ship
• Fixed damage overlay not displaying on the ship’s decks correctly
• Fixed an issue that could cause the ship’s steering wheel to take damage
• Fixed inability to use Soap on ships
• Fixed a location near the ladder of ships that could cause you to control the cannons instead of using the ladder
• Fixed various Vacuum Compartment incorrect snapping logic
• Fixed water post-process not being removed when entering a Vacuum compartment placed in the Genesis Ocean biome
• Fixed a jitter that would happen when a player observed a character with armor on an anchored or docked ship
• Fixed Ships Ladder Cover not being destroyed when ships go out of replication range
• Fixed other tribes being able to steal Outpost mission loot with ships on PVE
• Players can now fire the cannons while in first-person view on the ship wheel, for a more immersive experience
• Repair resources required are now displayed on the Shipyard’s repair MUW option
• The cannon selection pulse has been disabled; the glow indicating selected cannons on ships is now static.
• Fixed combat music during ship combat not advancing sometimes
• Removed Vehicle HUD tooltip from ships
• NPC Pirate Ships and Outpost Towers now target Rafts and can be damaged by player-built Cannons using Regular Cannonballs
• Fixed custom-painted structure not displaying correctly with cosmetic mod attached
• Fixed Structure cosmetics displaying as black or flickering
• Fixed a crash related to mods on PlayStation
• Fixed an issue where vehicles could be healed by dino abilities
• Performed a one-time cleanup of Feroxes to address an exploit and remove any unintended advantage gained from it.
• Raised Brigantine structure limit to 200
• Raised Sloop structure limit to 75