[b]Good afternoon,[/b]

We continue our efforts to provide updates as we address issues for both ARK: Aquatica and ARK: Survival Evolved. [b]Studio Sirens[/b] remains dedicated to providing updates daily as issues are being logged or addressed. We are also maintaining visibility regarding bugs reported into the[b] #「????」support[/b] channel on the[url="https://discord.gg/j94kU6Dn6Q"] [u]Official ARK: Aquatica Discord[/u][/url].

[b]In continued support of transparency, continued showcase of progress as well as Aquatica DLC specific content, Studio Sirens developer, Z_Swell will continue to stream live again this week![/b]

• [b]The plan for these streams is to review the updates from the latest efforts, preview upcoming fixes, and answer player/community questions.[/b]

• [b]The current schedule will be: Thursday (7/31) at 2PM PST.[/b]

• [b]Stream link: [/b][dynamiclink href="https://www.twitch.tv/Z_Swell"][/dynamiclink]

[b]We are currently experiencing issues with the latest game engine update that would allow more mods to load, rather than introduce new issues, we will delay the game engine update until a solution is found. We will continue testing to be able to release the next update in full soon.[/b]

[b]We have reverted the initial fix of dinos/ships disappearing cryopod issue to prevent long load times with primalgamedata. This is a complicated issue, the developers have elected to roll back this fix to accelerate load times and provide a solution soon. Remember that this bug will be reintroduced by reverting our initial fix and loss of dinos/ships/cryopod issues without tribe logs will happen again.[/b]

[b]Current top priority issues:[/b]

• [b]FPS and Level Optimization[/b]

• [b]Mods Compatibility / Updated Dev Kit[/b]

• [b]Server Issues[/b]

• [b]Core Functionality [/b]

[b]In the meantime, the ‘preaquatica’ branch will remain available.[/b]

[b]Patch notes for today’s update (v360.7 Live Branch)[/b]

• Fixed a crash when accessing a custom radial menu.

• Added Spearbolt to anvil.

• Crystal trees / crystalized wood harvestable visual update

• Balancing of Thalassian Rifle damage.

• Raft launching fix.

• Fixed Monodon ranged attacks so it will no longer damage players and dinosaurs that are immune to ranged damage.

• Adding select TEK items to boss drops.

• Karkinos overspawn fix.

• Trilobite overspawn fix.

• Adding Alpha Karkinos spawns.

• Updated select environmental visuals.

• Reverted initial fix for dinos/ships disappearing without tribe logs as well as cryopod issues to prevent long load times for primalgamedata, more information on this coming soon.

[b]Tek Engrams to be added:[/b]

• [b]Tek Boots[/b]

• [b]Tek Gauntlets[/b]

• [b]Tek Cap[/b]

• [b]Tek Chestpiece[/b]

• [b]Tek Leggings[/b]

• [b]Tek Shield[/b]

• [b]Tek Shield Riot[/b]

• [b]Tek Grenade[/b]

• [b]Tek Sword[/b]

• [b]Tek Rifle[/b]

• [b]Tek Cloning Chamber[/b]

• [b]Tek Light[/b]

• [b]Tek Turret[/b]

[b]More Tek Engram additions have been proposed and are a work in progress.[/b]

[b]There is an issue with in-game broadcasting of server downtime warnings. Some servers may see the warnings but not others. This will be addressed in the future, the update times are listed below:[/b]

[b]This update will require a minor server downtime of 1 hour to official ARK: Aquatica servers. Servers with the highest population will be prioritized. This update will be pushed starting:[/b]

[b]9:00 PM UTC 5:00 AM CST 2:00 PM PST 5:00 PM EST[/b]

[b]Look forward to continued updates as the development team makes progress, we appreciate the community’s extended patience.[/b]