ARK: Survival Evolved Update v263 Released On PC, PS4 Patch Delayed

ARK: Survival Evolved v263 has just released on PC, and offers even more fixes for the game in preparation for its final release date. As for PS4, we should finally be getting a patch in a few days. Read the latest round of official patch notes below.

ARK: Survival Evolved v263 Patch Notes

• Fixed a case where the cursor would vanish when navigating through Primitive+ Menus
• Fixed an issue where you wouldn't be able to see ARK Data items unless you toggled folder view
• Slight increase to Trike Wild damage
• Increased rate at which Alpha creatures spawn in Single Player
• Decreased the amount of Eels in PGM
• Increased the ride distance on flyers to help getting on them when you've fallen in water
• Increased the spread of Terror Bird spawns in the Redwoods so you don't see as many Terror Bird Armies
• Increased the amount of creatures in TheCenter Deep Water Zone
• Optimized foliage and Rock destruction meshes
• Jumping Puzzle on TheCenter now awards 3 top-tier supply crates for completion
• Center Underworld Rafts no longer teleport to the top of the map
• Fixed the dark post processing in TheCenter Deep Water
• Fixed a case where TheCenter Barrier wasn't visible underwater
• TEK Cave pool now refills your element, as well as causes you damage if you're not wearing a full element set
• Made the weather effects on TheIsland and Center more visibly clear (you'll see clouds changing)
• Lots of Deep Sea crates adding to TheCenter Deep Sea Cave
• Added a bunch of Coel to the main waters in TheCenter
• Itchy and Pego will not steal Skins from players
• Ghillie Suit now only has 70 base durability rather than 120
• Reduced the amount of stalling caused by a GC
• Removed all the non-statted items from crates that are higher tier than the first crate where that non-statted item is found
• Fixed an issue where Plesiosaur would spawn at level 35
• You now get an on screen message when you fall off the map
• Fixed a case where the Gorilla Boss would float and walk backwards, unable to attack anything
• Stego and Rexes socket fixed so no longer laying eggs upside down
• Fixed an issue where you may see blueprints of items inside certain structures (e.g Water skin inside of Water Tap)
• Re mapped some Center Spawns in caves so they aren't clustered as much
• Fixed Leed spawns on TheCenter so they should not spawn in shallow waters
• Slightly adjusted temperatures across TheIsland and TheCenter so they are more appropriate (e.g warmer in jungles, colder in water)
• Additional damage and health adjustments to the Dragon, Megapithecus and TheCenter bosses
• Fixed a case where language translation may not have properly displayed
• Tooltip no longer stays when scrolling the Engram and Inventory UI
• Fixed cases of Overspawn in TheCenter
• Adjusted the IslandCoves PGM to make it more islandy and cove-like
• Reverted the raft change so foundations can now be stacked again on Official Servers

These patch notes aren’t particularly extensive or impactful, which makes sense considering another major PC update just went live a few days ago. Over the past month, Studio Wildcard has been purely focused on tightening up all remaining loose screws for ARK’s final retail release at the beginning of August. As the list of fixes continues to get shorter and shorter, that’s probably a good sign.

The bad news, however, comes for those who’ve been waiting for these fixes and more to arrive on PS4. Crunch time and unforeseen technical difficulties on Sony’s side have caused an unquestionable delay in patch deployment. While the developers promise a massive update later in the week, that particular console version hasn’t been updated in nearly a month. In simple terms, all these model changes and bug fixes have yet to make it to that version of the game. Hopefully these problems can be completely resolved by the time ARK arrives in stores.

ARK: Survival Evolved is available in Early Access on PC, Xbox One, PS4, OS X and Linux.

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