Ark Survival Ascended Update 43.8 Patch Notes (2024)

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.

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 FoundationHPbeing the same as a full-sized one, is now equal to a Triangle foundation
• Reduced Thatch Window WallHP
• 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
• RemovedXPfrom 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