Ark Survival Ascended (ASA) Update 1.077.048 Patch Notes (v77.48)

Ark Survival Ascended update 1.077.048 (v77.48) is available to download on PS5, PC, and Xbox. According to the official Ark Ascended 1.077.048 patch notes, Thralls no longer gain levels while possessed to prevent unintended stat scaling. Today’s Ark Survival Ascended PS5 version 1.077.048 also fixes crashes, spawn adjustments, and quality-of-life improvements.

Ark ASA update 1.077.048 Patch Notes for PS5 – December 31, 2025

Thrall Adjustments

• Disabled level gains for thralls while possessed to prevent unintended scaling.

• Thralls without possession-based level ups remain unchanged.

• Thralls previously leveled through possession have levels reset and stats redistributed.

• Known issue: affected thralls may repeatedly reset levels on Cryopod deployment or server restart.

• Known issue: first restart may display inaccurate (lower) health values until subsequent restarts.

• Recommendation: avoid using thralls previously leveled via possession.

• Added server option -FixThrallStats for stat correction on unofficial servers.

Additional Changes

• Thralls can no longer contract SwampFever.

• Workbench no longer checks for Bob’s Tall Tales during combination.

• Resolved multiple crash issues.

Gameplay Adjustments

• Increased number of active outposts.

• Fixed multiple exploits.

Lost Colony Spawn Adjustments

• Removed Spinosaurus and Kaprosuchus from starter water zones.

• Disabled Rex solo spawn in starter zone.

• General dino spawn fixes to address overspawns.

• Removed Otter from Water River spawns.

• Moved Megaraptors to dedicated spawner groups.

• Removed Purlovia and Thylacoleo from easy-oriented spawn managers and added missing spawn weights.

• Added Thylacoleo to high mountain spawners.

Previously, a big ASA update 1.063.002 added 100 bug fixes for creatures, BattleRig, and Astraeos DLC, alongside performance optimizations and new QoL features. Unfortunately, since the last major patch, players have been experiencing several issues and error codes. Today’s Ark Ascended patch 1.077.048 will fix a few of these errors.

Download free Ark ASA update 1.077.048 on PlayStation 5, PC, and Xbox consoles.