Good Afternoon,
[p]Studio Sirens remains dedicated to providing updates as issues are being logged or addressed. We are also maintaining visibility regarding bugs reported into the #「????」support channel on the Official ARK: Aquatica Discord.[/p]
Studio Sirens developer Z_Swell will continue to stream as we release updates!
- [p]The plan for these streams is to review the updates from the latest efforts, preview upcoming fixes, and answer player/community questions.[/p][/*]
- [p]The current schedule will be: Tuesday (8/12) and Thursday (8/14) at 2PM PST.[/p][/*]
- [p]Stream link: [dynamiclink href="https://www.twitch.tv/Z_Swell"][/dynamiclink] [/p][/*]
Current top priority issues:
- [p]FPS and Level Optimization[/p][/*]
- [p]Mods Compatibility / Updated Dev Kit[/p][/*]
- [p]Server Issues[/p][/*]
- [p]Core Functionality [/p][/*]
In the meantime, the ‘preaquatica’ branch will remain available.
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Current fixes being tested for coming updates
- [p]Optimizations for improved FPS[/p][/*]
- [p]Fixing Tek Floating Foundations having stone structure settings instead of Tek[/p][/*]
- [p]Fixing Pearl Vacuum Compartments having Tek structure settings instead of stone[/p][/*]
- [p]Fixing merperson skin color defaulting to green[/p][/*]
- [p]Adding new vfx to Volcano Supply Crates to make them easier to find[/p][/*]
- [p]Updating Mantis taming[/p][/*]
- [p]Fixing Homarus not being able to mate underwater[/p][/*]
- [p]Fixing some fish species looking bloody when they are undamaged[/p][/*]
- [p]Fixing Takifugu torpedo immediately exploding when launched[/p][/*]
- [p]Fixing not being able to tame Riftcrawlers[/p][/*]
- [p]Addressing server crash issues[/p][/*]
- [p]Fixing water pressure getting disabled on game restarts[/p][/*]
- [p]Fixing collision on Metal Stairs [/p][/*]
- [p]Updating visuals of Explore Notes, Dossiers, and Guardian Dossiers[/p][/*]
- [p]Adding loot chests to artifact caves[/p][/*]
As development continues, we are seeing progress being made to multiple major issues. Look forward to more updates soon as we are dedicated to making sure that fixes continue to come.
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