89.24|Jul 3, 2026

ARK: Survival Ascended v89.24: Genesis Launch

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Genesis Part 1 launches with an overhauled ocean, while Tides of Fortune adds sailing and naval combat. Dragontopia's day-one content includes Umbra and a Dragon Skill Tree.

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Key Changes

1Genesis Part 1 launches with an overhauled Ocean biome.
2Tides of Fortune adds wind-driven sailing and naval combat.
3Dragontopia's day-one content includes the tameable dragon Umbra.
4Genesis: Part 1 adds Milestones and ship skill progression.
5Palaeoctopus joins Ascended with cliff-climbing, dual-target grabbing and colored ink.
6Several crashes have been fixed.

All Changes

🌊Genesis Part 1(10)

newGenesis Ascended Part 1: Genesis Ascended Part 1 launches with missions, biomes, creatures and craftable equipment.
changeGenesis Part 1 Ocean: The Genesis Part 1 Ocean biome has been overhauled with map-wide waters, dynamic waves and buoyancy.
changeLegacy Genesis creatures, items, structures and environments have been updated.
newPalaeoctopus: Palaeoctopus joins Ascended with the ability to climb cliffs, seize two targets and supply colored ink.
newX-Acro: X-Acro has been added.
newX-Deinosuchus: X-Deinosuchus has been added.
newX-Archelon: X-Archelon has been added.
newX-Xiphactinus: X-Xiphactinus has been added.
newX-Cryolophosaurus: X-Cryolophosaurus has been added.
changeAstrocetus: Astrocetus is now breedable.

🏴‍☠️Tides of Fortune(24)

newTides of Fortune: Tides of Fortune adds wind-driven sailing and naval combat, including manually fired cannons and cooperative ship combat.
newGenesis: Part 1 Milestones: Genesis: Part 1 Milestones award specialization points and unlock cinematic sequences at major thresholds.
newShip Skill Tree: Ship Skill progression adds Piracy, Merchant and Luxury skill trees for customizing vessels.
newHigh Seas Encounters: High Seas Encounters add hostile ship battles and multi-phase Ocean Outpost raids.
newTidepup: Tidepup joins as a tameable creature that protects and heals allies and can become a rideable mount.
newParrot: Parrot joins as a treasure-hunting shoulder pet that mimics nearby speech and earns Bonding Feathers through missions.
newSloop: Sloop is a fast sailing vessel designed for scouting and hit-and-run combat.
newBrigantine: Brigantine is a medium-sized sailing ship balancing speed, durability and firepower.
newShipyard: Shipyard lets players construct, repair and dock sailing ships.
newAquarium: Aquarium displays and customizes fishbasket-stored aquatic creatures.
newCargo Ledger: Cargo Ledger lets players monitor and withdraw resources from nearby containers through one interface.
newBounty Board: Bounty Board offers procedurally generated tribe-wide contracts for Hexagon rewards.
newMarket: Market lets players trade through a server-wide marketplace and access the HLN-A store across any ARK.
newAquatic Compartment: Aquatic Compartment creates enclosed water-filled spaces for aquatic creatures and underwater builds.
newHand Cannon: Hand Cannon is a short-range firearm that damages and knocks back enemies.
newShovel: Shovel lets players dig up treasure caches revealed by Treasure Map Bottles.
newReinforced Ship Cannonball: Reinforced Ship Cannonball has been added as ship ammunition.
newIncendiary Ship Cannonball: Incendiary Ship Cannonball has been added as ship ammunition.
newCorrosive Ship Cannonball: Corrosive Ship Cannonball has been added as ship ammunition.
newSpanish Colonial Structure Tileset: Spanish Colonial Structure Tileset adds pirate-themed structure skins and furnishings.
newCinematic Bob: Cinematic Bob is available as a character creation option and a full-body cosmetic appearance.
newScurvy Pirate Set, Fancy Pirate Set and Pirate Cutlass Sword Skin have been added.
newMilestone progression rewards include the Captain's Set, Eye Patch, Peg Leg and Scurvy Mask.
newUnofficial servers can configure MaxAnchoredVesselsInRange=50, AnchoredVesselCheckRadius=30000 and NeedsPowerToActivateAquaticCompartments=True.

🐉Dragontopia(4)

newUmbra: Umbra is available as a tameable dragon with plasma attacks, void movement and an ultimate form.
newDragon Skill Tree: Dragon Skill Tree adds progression for dragon acrobatics, plasma attacks and defensive auras.
newDrake Claw: Drake Claw fires a claw that dashes toward a targeted tame or location.
newDraconic Armor: Draconic Armor has been added as a cosmetic set.

🗺️UI and Character Customization(2)

newMap UIs now support multi-layer maps.
newDreadlocks, Viking, Romantic and Ponytail with Bangs have been added as character hairstyle and facial hair options.

🐛Bug Fixes(10)

fixFixed cases of incorrect Dino LODs on medium settings.
fixMaeguana: Fixed Maeguana not jumping and gliding away when set to passive flee.
fixFixed inventory scrolling issues when a gamepad is connected while using keyboard and mouse.
fixGlider: Fixed cases where an equipped Glider caused the glider and hair to jitter.
fixLost Colony: Fixed a flickering light at Lost Colony's bossfight terminal.
fixAraneo: Fixed Araneo's Web zipline sometimes appearing invisible on servers.
fixJerboa: Fixed Jerboa's desert cloth helmet misalignment on the Pet Stand.
fixVarious optimisations have been made.
fixSeveral crashes have been fixed.
fixSeveral exploits have been fixed.

📅Coming Soon(5)

newLumina: Lumina is planned for July, with celestial traps, light-based evasion and an ultimate sun-flare state.
newA heavily armored sky-behemoth that consumes and expels resources and creatures is planned for October.
newDragontopia: Dragontopia's map-wide skyworld, complete dragon roster, items, vehicles, cosmetics and invading legion are planned for December.
newGalleon: Galleon is planned for August and will not be available at launch.
changeTechnical systems planned alongside Galleon will increase ship structure placement limits by up to four times, depending on ship class.

Summary

Genesis Part 1

Genesis Ascended Part 1 brings missions, biomes and an overhauled ocean with dynamic waves and buoyancy. Palaeoctopus and several X-creatures join the roster, Astrocetus becomes breedable, and legacy Genesis content has been updated.

Tides of Fortune

Build and sail the Sloop or Brigantine, fight hostile ships and raid Ocean Outposts. Milestones and ship skill trees add progression, while Tidepup, Parrot, trading and storage structures, weapons and pirate cosmetics expand the available tools.

Dragontopia

Day-one content includes the tameable Umbra, Dragon Skill Tree, Drake Claw and Draconic Armor. Lumina is planned for July, another dragon for October and the map-wide skyworld for December; the Galleon and higher ship structure limits are planned for August.

Fixes and versions

The release also adds multi-layer map UI support and fixes several crashes, exploits and other issues. The listed server and client version is 89.24, with Steam at 89.25 and Xbox and PlayStation at 89.19.

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