ARK: Survival Ascended — Patch 91.0 Changelog

Patch Overview

Client patch 91.0 deployed July 9, 2026 as the first major Dragontopia content update after the July 3 mega launch. Studio Wildcard added tameable Lumina alongside extensive Umbra fixes, naval ship improvements, and dozens of Genesis and Tides of Fortune post-launch corrections.

This page summarizes official entries from ark.wiki.gg Patch 91.0 and survivetheark.com Lumina Awakens announcement. Follow Community Crunch for follow-up hotfixes.

Lumina Dragon Launch

Lumina — Umbra's sun-sworn counterpart — is now tameable in Dragontopia. Scatter celestial traps, vanish with Light Flash, and enter Draco Fury sun-flare state that strips Tek defenses. Lumina Eggs enable breeding. Lumina, Umbra, and Gargantar temporarily spawn on other ARK maps except The Island until the full Dragontopia skyworld map releases.

Taming method: weaken Lumina to roughly 20% health with firearms (shotgun recommended), then complete three riding mini-games — Simon Says button sequences, Target Practice light beacons, and Diving obstacle avoidance. See our Lumina guide for full walkthrough.

Umbra and Dragontopia Fixes

Fixed multiple Dragon Horn issues on Umbra. Improved Umbra AI target tracking. Prevented ability triggers while using Spyglass or Tek Binoculars mounted. Resolved gamepad control issues including Sprint HUD display. Fixed Umbra Display Case height, Deep Diver milestone progression, Mindwipe not refunding Dragon Skill Points, and tracked Dragontopia Milestones disappearing after completion.

Naval and Hand Cannon Changes

Hand Cannon damage increased 300%. Fixed water interaction on water surface hits. Adjusted Grapeshot ammo crafting costs. Fixed Corrosive Ship Cannonball missing icon and description. Improved Bounty Board map creature whitelisting.

Ship physics optimized with improved buoyancy. Sloop max speed and steering force reduced ~10%. Brigantine structure limit raised to 200; Sloop limit raised to 75. Cannons now fire in first-person from ship wheel. Numerous Shipyard docking, desync, damage overlay, and PvE loot theft fixes.

Genesis and Creature Fixes

Fixed Cryopod and Cryofridge crafting at Genesis Mission Terminals. Fixed rain not refilling water in Genesis Ocean biome. Fixed HLNA Ocean teleport NE/N/E/W routing to same island. Fixed Palaeoctopus targeting and melee radius. Fixed Tidepup XP retention on evolution. Fixed Bloodstalker cloning and climbing corrections.

Genesis map player location accuracy improved. Mission UI icons and outpost text adjusted. Hover Skiff ramp damage overlay and build snapping fixes. Various crash and exploit patches.

Community Crunch 514 (July 10)

Studio Wildcard published Community Crunch 514 one day after patch 91.0, confirming Lumina launch success and teasing Sky-Behemoth (Gargantar) for October 2026 Dragontopia rollout #3. Character rollback restoration for players affected by July 3 launch-week issues continues with progress updates.

ARK: Survival Ascended ran a Steam free weekend July 10–14 with 75% discount. Conquest Season 8 announced: 18 Genesis Part 1 maps, 5x rates, Cluster A/B transfer rules opening July 17. Summer Bash event teased for later July 2026.