Ark: Survival Evolved continues to get post-launch support, even after three long years. Developer Studio Wildcard has released two small patches over the past few days that make some important changes to Ark.
Several bug fixes were made and additional features were added. Mammoth and Stego TLC have been added to the game. Insects and Wyverns are now breedable, with the exception of the Zombie Wyvern. Diplocaulus received a major buff. Its health was increased by 33 percent and speed when ridden was increased by 25 percent.
The complete patch notes of the two updates are mentioned below and on the official site. The current version of the game is v316.28
Ark: Survival Evolved Patch Notes
Current Version: v316.28 - 11/10/2020
- Fixed a bug which caused players to disconnect after defeating bosses
- Fixed a bug which caused players to timeout or get a Login Lock error when transferring on Official Servers
v316.18 - 11/07/2020
- Mammoth TLC
- Stego TLC
- Taming HUD
- Turret Radius Settings
- Insects are now breedable
- Wyverns are now breedable (except Zombie Wyvern)
- Reduced Giganotosaurus maturation time by approximately 15% (Total growth is around 10~ days)
- Increased Diplocaulus base health by 33% (from 190 to 250.3)
- Increased Diplocaulus movement speed when ridden by 25%
- Added a (slow draining) bleed to Thylacoleo basic attack
- Reduced depth requirement for Megachelon breeding so that it can be bred on other maps
- Reduced Megalodon gestation/aging times to match Megaloceros
- Added a Pack Bonus to Megalodon: Damage Reduction and Damage Increase per pack member within range
- Added a bleed to Megalodon basic attack
- Increased Jerboa base weight capacity from 55 to 120 (Matches Bulbdog)
- Increase Ankylosaurus metal weight reduction by 10% (from total reduction of 75% to 85%)
- You can now turn when rolling with a Doedicurus (similarly to the Genesis Race Mission)
- Basilisk now has eyes
- Element reward from The Island bosses has been increased by 100%
- Element reward from The Center bosses has been increased by 100%
- Element reward from Scorched Earth has been increased by 50%
- Fixed a bug where HLN-A would jitter a lot at low client fps
- Fixed a bug which allowed you to blow up 2 pieces of C4 without consuming them
- Fixed the Onyx having the wrong icon
- Fixed a lot of typos
- Fixed a shoulder pet offset issue with the Ferox on the Gigantopithecus
- Fixed a bug on localized/translated Cryopods which prevented it from displaying the correct information
- Fixed multiple level-design related bugs such as holes, floating foliage, incorrect volumes, etc.
- Fixed a bug which prevented you from placing Cliff Platform structures in the Genesis Part 1 Ocean Biome
- Fixed a bug which broke biome specific overrides
- Fixed a bug which allowed players to fly across the map with certain creatures and grappling hooks
- Completely disabled the option to set teleporters as Public on Official PvP (including using them).
- New Dynamic Ini options: HexagonRewardMultiplier (multiplies hex rewards for missions), BabyImprintAmountMultiplier, and BabyCuddleIntervalMultiplier
- Hotkey for GCM demolished has changed to "G" when using keyboard and mouse
- Ended Fear Evolved and removed Halloween content
REVIEW SUMMARY
ARK: Survival Evolved
6.0
ARK: Survival Evolved PS4 Review - A Flawed But Fun Prehistoric Playground
ARK: Survival Evolved is a mixed-bag experience that only truly caters to those well aware of, or heavily interested in, the survival genre.
- Lots of Dinos to encounter and tame
- A thriving online community
- A game that truly rewards time and dedication
- Server stability issues
- The grinding gets tedious
- Terrible console UI
