Ark Survival Ascended (ASA) Update 1.053.001 Patch Notes

Ark Survival Ascended update 1.053.001 is available to download on PS5, PC, and Xbox. According to the official Ark Ascended 1.053.001 patch notes, the latest update introduces a “View Traits” button, multiple fixes to the Aberration Rockwell bossfight, and various other bugs across maps and creatures. Today’s Ark Survival Ascended PS5 version 1.053.001 also include significant balance changes to Pyromane, Carcharodontosaurus, saddle armor caps, and other items

Previously, a big ASA update 1.043.005 added quality of life improvements. Unfortunately, since the last major patch, players have been experiencing several issues and error codes. Today’s Ark Ascended patch 1.053.001 will fix a few of these errors.

Ark ASA update 1.053.001 Patch Notes for PS5 – September 24, 2024

Patch Summary

• Added a “View Traits” button to the creature inventory screen.
• Fixed multiple issues with Aberration’s Rockwell bossfight and other related bugs.
• Various bug fixes related to creatures, items, and visual issues across multiple maps.
• Made significant balance changes to creatures, saddles, and items.
• Fixed server config, audio, and quality-of-life improvements.

Patch Notes

New Features

• Creature Inventory
  • Added a “View Traits” button to the creature inventory screen to view equipped creature traits.

Bug Fixes

General

• Fixed the inability to deploy Giant Queen Bee from a cryopod on Aberration.
• Fixed light flickering at specific times of day on consoles.
• Fixed the camera breaking when toggling photo mode while mounted.
• Fixed missing Neuter/Spay option on Rock Drakes.
• Fixed being unable to equip a torch while mounted.
• Fixed max player level cap allowing up to level 175 with all unlocks.

Aberration

• Rockwell Bossfight Fixes:
  • Fixed the level cap not increasing correctly after the bossfight.
  • Fixed the cutscene occurring too early, which prevented access to the reward supply crate.
  • Corrected the health bar color based on selected difficulty.
  • Fixed getting stuck at the end of the credits.
  • Fixed shoulder pets disappearing after ascension.
  • Fixed crashes occurring during the cutscenes.
• Fixed Reaper Queen’s impregnation attack issues under server stress.
• Fixed Reaper pregnancy buff timer inaccuracies.
• Fixed Aberrant Megalosaurus Single Player floating and running in place.
• Fixed Treasure maps spawning in unplayable space.
• Fixed wild Fasolasuchus and Yi Ling displaying wrong taming team when unconscious.
• Fixed Rock Drake’s visual issue where legs appeared stuck together.

Creatures

• Fixed Ichthyornis not retrieving golden fishes.
• Fixed Ceratosaurus losing all food when deployed from a cryopod.
• Fixed Deinosuchus being unable to enter underwater air bubbles on The Center.
• Fixed creatures not using correct pathfinding to dropped honey.

Equipment & Items

• Fixed Ballista’s hit registration inconsistency and spear bolt recovery.
• Fixed the issue where Catapult did not deal damage on multiplayer servers.
• Fixed Cryopods decaying instantly when removed from Display Cases after a long time.
• Fixed Gene Scanner unintentionally having access to Tek Binocular’s “track” function.

Visual & Audio

• Fixed Cosmo’s helmet not displaying correctly and scaling/position when on the shoulder.
• Fixed blood visuals not being disabled on Goo Gun when Blood Visuals options turned off.
• Fixed incorrect textures on Aberration and The Island.
• Fixed light flickering and incorrect visual issues for Rock Drakes and other creatures.

Map-Specific Fixes

• Fixed missing water volume on Scorched Earth.
• Fixed areas where players could be teleported outside playable space on Aberration.
• Fixed radiation/surface burning audio heard globally in Singleplayer mode.

Miscellaneous

• Fixed multiple server crashes.
• Fixed FOV slider setting not saving on consoles.
• Fixed GCM fly not working in non-English languages.
• Fixed inconsistencies with Charge battery’s engram and crafting recipe.
• Added initial taming prompt to wild Cosmo’s.

Balance Changes

Creatures

• Pyromane:
  • Reduced dragweight to 149 (now can be bola’d).
  • Reduced damage scaling by approximately 20%.
  • Increased dash cooldown from 6 to 12 seconds.
  • Reduced wild Pyromane spawns on Aberration by approximately 75%.
• Carcharodontosaurus:
  • Reduced healing per bloodrage stack by approximately 20%.

Saddles

• Adjustments to Official server Saddle armor cap:
  • Decreased Stego saddle cap from 124.0 to 74.5.
  • Increased Trike saddle cap from 99.2 to 124.0.
  • Increased Pachyrhinosaurus Saddle from 99.2 to 124.0.
  • Increased Doedicurus saddle cap from 74.5 to 124.0.

Items & Structures

• Wind Turbine no longer takes damage from Flame Arrows.
• Clockface stack size reduced from 100 to 5.

Server Configurations

• MaxGateFrameOnSaddles now applies restriction to both Gates and GateFrames.

Download free Ark ASA update 1.053.001 on PlayStation 5, PC, and Xbox consoles.