Ark Survival Ascended is getting another update, and it’s packed with fixes that players have been waiting for. Studio Wildcard has dropped patch 1.069.004 on consoles and version 69.3 on PC, addressing a long list of bugs and gameplay issues that have been causing headaches across the board. If you’ve been experiencing unusual glitches or performance issues, this update may alleviate some of the frustration.
Here’s a quick rundown of what’s been tackled in this patch, so you can jump back into the game with fewer frustrations.
General Bug Fixes
- Fixed Ankylosaurus not auto harvesting when carried by Karkinos — finally, that should work as intended.
- Clients experiencing very low FPS when loading large bases should see improvements now.
- Dropped items won’t slip through structures anymore.
- Wild flyers and water creatures wandering into the mesh happens less often (though more fixes are on the way).
- Building templates now consistently show up where they should.
- Oasisaur no longer drops its bag on restart.
- “Clear POIS” map button now clears dino tracking too, which is kinda handy.
- Removed the confusing “Disable companion mode” option from the pop-up HUD UI for companions.
- Structures stuck in stasis can be interacted with again.
- Companions trapped in vacuum cubes will unbury themselves properly now.
- Trike charge won’t destroy structures through walls anymore.
- Flyers holding a tool won’t keep flying up endlessly.
- Drakeling’s Loot Quality buff now adds correctly instead of overriding custom settings.
- Veilwyn can switch between first-person and third-person view even while having the moral support buff on gamepad.
- Clients crashing when flying through the ceiling barrier should be fixed.
- Makeshift Megalab can’t be picked up after its timer expires in PvP.
- Ping wheel no longer pops up unexpectedly when using quick select on gamepad.
- Rock Drake’s movement speed can be leveled up properly with ‘allow flyer speed leveling’ enabled.
- Shoulder pets won’t randomly fall off with gamepad inputs anymore.
- Sabertooth salmon no longer drains oxygen from creatures that don’t need it.
- Tek Tapejara Saddle wings won’t clip weirdly while flying.
- Fixed texture issues with the Pond Cypress Tree.
- Ally now correctly looks on Pteranodon and Argentavis.
- Player hair stretching when spinning super fast has been fixed.
- Removed unused Color Region 1 from Maeguana.
- Maeguana dermis no longer sinks too much into Taxidermy base.
- Harvesting issues with SIR-5rM8 are fixed.
- Multiple exploits have been patched.
Skill Tree and Milestones Fixes
- Fixed an issue where completed milestones would repeat, blocking skill tree progress.
- Speedy Harvester skill no longer goes beyond its 5 stack limit.
- Removed the sound effect for Speedy Harvester skill, which was kinda annoying.
- Deinosuchus now properly progresses towards the “Extreme Expedition” milestone.
Summer Bash 2025 Cosmetic Fixes
- Giga Poop Swim Bottom Skin (female) texture issues fixed.
- New female shorts texture problems fixed.
- Gone Fishing-print Shirt and Shark Costume Skin are now correctly placed in the Summer Cosmetic Folder Tab.
Ragnarok Map Fixes
- Spirits no longer spawn inside the mesh of the Labyrinth.
- Iceworm Queen Trophy Head reward now properly awarded.
- That annoying circle light in the center of the screen when looking toward the sun is gone.
- Blubber required to summon the Ragnarok Boss has been cut in half.
- Labyrinth’s Fire arrow trap now shows VFX correctly on servers.
- Arrow trap collisions fixed to prevent bad hits.
- Labyrinth doorways now appear closed for clients if the puzzle was solved previously on the server.
- Megalodon spawns in the Labyrinth are fixed.
Astraeos Official Release v0.0.8
- Added Bison to Korinthos, Lemnokis, and Phokintos.
- Increased Boar Miniboss spawning time to 5 seconds.
- OSD drops now destroy structures around their spawn area.
- Lighting adjusted in the pink underwater cave.
- Fixed water physics issues in underwater caves.
- Fixed floating foliage and outdoor dinos spawning inside caves.
- Fixed meshholes and teleporting issues to Lemnokis on servers.
- Invisible lava damage areas fixed.
- Wyvern nests no longer spawn inside the mesh.
- Foliage material issues fixed.
- Fixed stuck spots inside the mesh.
