Update 43.8 was launched for Ark Survival Ascended, which brought several fixes and improvements. The action-adventure survival video game was developed by Studio Wildcard in 2023. Generally, the game has a regular update schedule and offers players a better gaming experience. For instance, the latest version arrived a while ago and fixes crashes. Here are the details.
Ark Survival Ascended Update 43.8 Patch Notes
v43.8 (43.5 client) – 05/17/2024 – Major version for all servers and clients
- Ceratosaurus added to The Island and Scorched Earth
- Xiphactinus added to The Island
- Added unique Decor box icon
- Fixed an issue with Supply Crate visuals
- Fixed teleported dinos falling under the ground when location is in stasis
- Fixed rubber banding on platform saddles when there are dinos based on it
- Improved the look of smoke effects, such as when destroying structures
- Fixed Mantis getting stuck in the air when leaping close to a target
- Fixed Frontier Chandeliers being damaged by ally dino attacks
- Dinos with carts attached will no longer be teleported into boss arenas
- Removed Araneo’s unintentional Cart saddle attachment slot
- Fixed the Guardian Dossiers sometimes not unlocking correctly from Broodmother, Megapithecus and Dragon
- Fixed an exploit
- Additional Console Fixes (Previously fixed on PC only):
- Fixed an exploit
- Fix for server list not populating when filtered by map
- Fixed a hang that occurred when an Oasisaur with player-built structures entered render range
v41.32 – 05/14/2024 – Minor version for PC clients
- Fixed a Crash
v41.31 – 05/13/2024 – Minor version for PC clients
- Fixed a hang that occurred when an Oasisaur with player-built structures entered render range.
v41.29 – 05/10/2024 – Minor version for steam clients
- Fix for server list not populating when filtered by map
v41.28 – 05/09/2024 – Minor version for servers
- Fixed Fasolasuchus not regaining stamina unless fully submerged
- Fixed an exploit where Phoenix would give you a black pearl when exiting cryo
- Fixed tribe members disconnecting when renaming a very large tribe
- Fixed the ban message so it correctly reflects if the ban is global or just for one server
- Fixed an exploit
v41.24 – 05/08/2024 – Minor version for servers
- Fixed a server crash from running train cars in a loop.
v41.23 (41.18 client) – 05/08/2024 – Major version for servers and PC clients
- Gigantoraptor has been integrated into the main game and can be removed from the mod list
- Prevented some structures from being placed on train car that caused issues such as Elevators, Poker Table
- Fixed being able to go over the max amount of Train Platform cars
- Each Train Platform cars now count 5 toward the Personal Tame Limit
- Fixed attached Platform cars going invisible when the Engine gets destroyed
- Fixed bad teleport spot when using “Go to Engine” option on a train
- Fixed Trains spawning in as wild when placing them above the tame limit
- Fixed Creatures being unable to base on Rafts/Motorboat & Platform Saddles
- Fixed the Vault’s collision to match its model
- Fixed Tent not repairing correctly
- Fixed picking up a Swivel Stool turns it into a regular chair
- Fixed buried Treasure Chest preventing Cryopods from being deployed
- Saloon doors now have a new animation when opening and closing using the auto-door functionality
- Added new Auto-door option to the Frontier Structure Skin set that allows regular doors to be skinned to opt into auto-door functionality
- Fixed being unable to remove Bolas from ally or tamed dinos when on a server
- Fixed the player character corpse sometimes turning invisible in Single Player
- Fixed Vaccuum cubes sometimes showing a double reflection
- Fixed the physics of structures when demolished such as Lamppost, Pedastal, Gravestone
- Fixed weather visuals not displaying correctly if joining the map mid weather event
- Reduced the brightness of Fabricator’s emissive lights
- Fixed being unable to open Trap Doors when using a ladder
- Fixed baby corpses being sometimes being unharvestable
- Fixed an issue that caused tamed Creatures to be deleted on restart if they were uploaded and then downloaded onto the same server/SP
- Adjusted the Leech attachment on dinos to prevent them appearing floating too far away or inside the creature
- Fixed the player character’s feet clipping into the ground when crouching
- Fixed several Player Character model clipping issues
- Fixed several clipping issues with the Outlaw Armor skin
- Fixed several clipping issues with the Manticore Armor skin
- Fixed dark texture appearing above Female Player Character’s chest
- Fixed Character Creation screen appearing foggy on specific graphic settings
- Fixed being unable to see another player’s drawing on a canvas
- Adjusted white coloring to be more pigmented and visible on structures
- Fixed an issue with carts when falling down a far distance
- Fixed automatic transfer of consumables to troughs feature not working after server restart
- Cart option to toggle transfer of consumables to troughs can now be toggled on the extra Multiuse wheel (R for PC)
- Fixed being unable to access bags of destroyed structures that were placed on a cart
- Fixed unconscious dinos/players not updating their position correctly when on a platform saddle/raft
- Updated the blood impact VFX of several creatures to better match their blood color, such as Rock Elemental, Deathworm and Achatina
- Fixed the Afro hairstyle fading out at too close of a distance
- Added ammo blueprints into the supply crate loot tables
- Fixed Scorched Earth supply crates dropping saddles of dinos that do not spawn there
- Fixed dropped Black Pearls looking like the Silica Pearl model
- Fixed Heatstroke being applied to players on The Island
- Fixed Heatstroke not being applied to players properly on Scorched Earth
- Made an adjustment to Broodmother arena to fix a spot used to cheese the bossfight
- Fixed an issue that allowed a weapon to be equipped when mounting on a dino that does not allow weapons
- Fixed an issue that would cause the player to fall unconscious when re-mounting a flyer if they crashed while riding one
- Speculative fix for Player Characters appearing rotated towards the position they are looking in while mounted
- Fixed Quarter Foundation HP being the same as a full-sized one, is now equal to a Triangle foundation
- Reduced Thatch Window Wall HP
- Fixed wild Wyvern nests having multiple eggs stacking up on the same spot
- Fixed wild Wyvern nests being removed on sever restart leaving a floating egg in place
- Uprezzed Wyvern egg textures
- Fixed floating rivets on the Metal Gateframe model
- Fixed messed up textures on Metal Quarter wall
- Fixed Vessel changing how many handles it has when switching between empty/full model
- Fixed low fps caused by Mirror structure when activated
- Fixed map coordinates displaying differently on Player Map, Mini-map, Tek Gauntlets
- Fixed Scarf not showing in paint preview window for Rustler Hat
- Fixed Dino/Player poop and pearls clipping through the ground
- Fixed eggs flying away when dropped on the ground
- Adjusted several multi-use icons
- Fixed Mantis attacks dealing more damage than intended with unconventional weapons (Paintbrush, spyglass, scissors)
- Gigantoraptor merged to the base game
- Fixed Gigantoraptor bonding imprint not adding to pre-existing imprint % properly
- Fixed Phoenix sometimes teleporting to origin after Super Heat event stops
- Fixed Phoenix not dropping Black Pearls
- Fixed Morellatops stopping to drink water when it has a valid Follow target
- Fixed Morellatops water value being clamped to 750 if it has a higher capacity due to imprinting
- Fixed an issue with Morellatops water drinking VFX particles
- Fixed Morellatops hating Tents
- Fixed Fasolasuchus providing too little resources when harvested
- Fixed Fasolasuchus being unable to bury when affected by a Yuty’s courage buff
- Fixed Mantis claw swipe trail VFX being too bright inside caves
- Fixed being unable to equip a shovel if you do not own Bob’s Tall Tales
- Fixed being able to forcetame an Oasisaur without owning Bob’s Tall Tales
- Fixed being able to access the resource inventory of an Oasisaur that does not belong to you
- Oasisaur can no longer carry a Titanosaur
- Fixed Thyla’s jump losing momentum
- Fixed Thyla sometimes continuing to slide upwards while climbing
- Fixed Fire Wyvern’s breath attack hitting mounted riders
- Fixed being unable to place custom cosmetic structure skins to the hotbar
- Fixed an issue where the spear wasn’t being hidden correctly, causing it to flicker in FPV when thrown
- Removed erroneous breeding option in Rock Elemental’s multi-use wheel
- Fixed Rock Elemental getting points rolled into oxygen as it does not use it
- Fixed some texture issues with Rock Elemental model
- Removed erroneous “Hide in tree” option in Thyla’s multi-use wheel
- Fixed Stego’s plates color not appearing when switching modes
- Fixed several Thorny Dragon model issues
- Fixed incorrect baby bone scaling on Jerboa
- Fixed full body emotes playing while mounted on dinos
- Removed XP from crafting the cosmetic skins from Bob’s Tall Tales
- Increase Deathworm spawns by 25% on Scorched Earth
- Alpha Deathworms guarantee drop 75 black pearls and a Treasure Map
- Fixed inaccessible Supply Crates on Scorched Earth
- Fixed Cave Supply crates spawning inside the mesh on Scorched Earth
- Fixed Queen Bees spawning inside the mesh on Scorched Earth
- Fixed ambient insect Fireflies becoming too bright at times on Scorched Earth
- Reduced the frequency of weather events on Scorched Earth
- Fixed a console issue that caused colored fog that would appear in caves on Scorched Earth
- Fixed a console issue that caused ghosting/after image effect appearing on movement
- Adjusted the collision of some trees on Scorched Earth
- Added wild creature spawns to the Trench Cave on Scorched Earth
- Fixed several mesh holes on Scorched Earth
- Made adjustments to several rat holes on Scorched Earth
- Fixed several cases of floating foliage on The Island
- Fixed several mesh holes on The Island
- Disabled the use of various console commands used to gain visual advantages (we will continue to monitor and disable more of these as necessary)
- Fixed main music not playing when launching the game in some languages
- Fixed some localization issues
- Fixed several exploits
- Fixed several server crashes
