ARK: Aquatica and A.S.E. Progress 8/8

Good Afternoon,

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 .

Studio Sirens developer Z_Swell will continue to stream as we release updates!

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

• The current schedule will be: Tuesday (8/12) and Thursday (8/14) at 2PM PST.

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

Current top priority issues:

• FPS and Level Optimization

• Mods Compatibility / Updated Dev Kit

• Server Issues

• **Core Functionality **

In the meantime, the ‘preaquatica’ branch will remain available.

Current fixes being tested for coming updates

• Optimizations for improved FPS

• Fixing Tek Floating Foundations having stone structure settings instead of Tek

• Fixing Pearl Vacuum Compartments having Tek structure settings instead of stone

• Fixing merperson skin color defaulting to green

• Adding new vfx to Volcano Supply Crates to make them easier to find

• Updating Mantis taming

• Fixing Homarus not being able to mate underwater

• Fixing some fish species looking bloody when they are undamaged

• Fixing Takifugu torpedo immediately exploding when launched

• Fixing not being able to tame Riftcrawlers

• Addressing server crash issues

• Fixing water pressure getting disabled on game restarts

• Fixing collision on Metal Stairs 

• Updating visuals of Explore Notes, Dossiers, and Guardian Dossiers

• Adding loot chests to artifact caves

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.