ARK: Survival Ascended — Post-Launch Hotfixes (91.12–91.23)

Hotfix Overview

Studio Wildcard deployed a steady cadence of minor patches after Lumina's July 9 launch (patch 91.0). Community Crunch 514 (July 10) confirmed ongoing character restoration for July 3 launch-week rollback cases and promised continued post-mega-launch fixes through July.

This page consolidates official changelog entries from ark.wiki.gg for patches 91.12 (July 11), 91.17 (July 11 server), 91.18 (July 14 server), and 91.23 (July 15). Patch 92.4 (July 17) superseded several fixes at Summer Bash launch — see our Patch 92.4 page for the latest changelog.

Patch 91.12 — July 11 (Client)

Genesis: Fixed controller players unable to feed narcotics to Palaeoctopus during taming. Corrected Palaeoctopus Prismatic Ink description (removed incorrect Tides of Fortune requirement). Fixed Ocean biome structures appearing white. Fixed HLN-A Chit-Chat voice localization. Fixed Palaeoctopus movement on ships. Fixed players stuck in HLN-A Market.

Tides of Fortune: Fixed ship structures losing colorization after render range or relog. Dragontopia: Corrected Swap Teleport skill name/description in Dragon Skill Tree. Global: Vacuum Compartment and Moonpool pillar snapping disabled.

Patch 91.17 — July 11 (Server)

Genesis: Magmasaur warns when Searing Spit blocked by rain. Fixed Lunar meteors damaging players and dinos in other biomes. Fixed Megachelon taming prevention. Two crash fixes.

Patch 91.18 — July 14 (Server)

Fixed Kairuku overspawning on The Center. Retroactive fix restoring lost Umbra Dragon Skill points if mindwipe failed during earlier 91.0 bugs. Fixed inability to complete Bounty Board contracts after server restart.

Bounty Board contracts no longer request Aberrant dinos on maps without Aberration spawns. One exploit fix included — relevant for Genesis naval tribes running Bounty Board hexagon farms.

Patch 91.23 — July 15 (Client & Server)

Creatures: Fixed Ferox inventory in large form after multiple transformations. Fixed Ferox losing level-up/XP between forms. Fixed Palaeoctopus grab inflating player size. Fixed Bloodstalker M+K swim/walk keybind. Fixed baby creatures missing eat animations.

Ships: Fixed destroyed ship visual desync (deck/masts disappearing while sinking). Improved Tides of Fortune steering over rough seas at low server FPS. Fixed ship hulls decaying before the ship itself. Fixed fish tank on ship causing movement. Fixed Milestone progression blocked if earned before DLC purchase (SP).

Misc: Fixed Rhino 500 mission creature rubberbanding. Fixed Frontier gloves paint regions. Fixed SP Bounty Board contracts after relog. Several client and server crash fixes.

Character Restoration (CC514)

Community Crunch 514 reported character restoration ongoing for Survivors affected by July 3 mega-launch issues. Studio Wildcard stated the majority of affected characters were restored with remaining edge cases in progress.

If your Genesis Part 1 progress, hexagons, or tames were lost during launch week, check survivetheark.com for the official character restoration update link referenced in CC514. Do not mindwipe Umbra until skill point refund bugs are fully resolved — patch 91.18 addressed retroactive refunds.