Ark Survival Ascended update 1.083.003 (v83.3) introduces Pyranthos, new bosses, numerous creatures, a weather and lighting overhaul, fresh caves, and major OSD rebalancing. According to the official Ark Ascended 1.083.003 patch notes, the Ark Astraeos Mega update also includes visual upgrades, spawn adjustments, and widespread bug fixes across multiple maps.
Ark ASA update 1.083.003 Patch Notes for PS5 – February 27, 2026
Summary
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Added Pyranthos, a massive new desert landmass with multiple new bosses, creatures, caves, and weather/lighting systems.
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Introduced major new encounters: Manticore, Hydraskos the Unbroken, and Minotarchos.
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Added extensive lighting overhaul across the map and caves.
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Expanded creature roster with Phoenix, Rock Drakes, Deathworm, Scorpion Kings/Queens, and more.
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Significant OSD loot and difficulty rebalancing, including new Tek and saddle drops.
Added to Astraeos
- New gigantic desert landmass: Pyranthos
- New Bossfight: Manticore
- New Bossfight: Hydraskos the Unbroken
- New Creature: Grand Tortugar
- New Miniboss: Minotarchos
- New Weather System + complete Lighting overhaul
- Added Phoenix
- Added Oasisaur
- Added Armadoggo
- Added Desmodus
- Added Megaraptor
- Added Rock Drakes
- Added Scorpion King & Queen
- Added Astral & Scorpion King/Queen
- Added Deathworm
- Added New Skeleton Enemies
- Added 5 New Artifact Caves
- Added Rhyniognatha Drone Nest Cave
- Added Ossidon & Megaraptor Saddles to miniboss lootpool
Changes
- Switched ocean spawns to custom ocean dinospawn entries: DinoSpawnEntries_Ocean_Generic_Ast
- Changed Ice materials in the snow biome
- Reworked Medusa Arena lighting
- Adjusted Lighting in almost every cave
- Adjusted combat music for the whole map
- OSD Changes on Astraeos:
- Added Lightning Giga as possible enemy for Legendary OSDs
- Added Giga, Carcha, Rockdrake, Megalodon, Tuso, Mosa, Helicoprion, Megaraptor, and Deinonychus Saddle to OSDs
- Added Tesla coil, Tek Turret, Tek Replicator, Tek Transmitter, Tek Teleporter, Tek Vacuum Compartment, Tek Gateframe Small & Large, Tek Gate Small & Large as possible drop
- Lowered Cryo Drop amount
- Removed Stone Tier structures
- Rebalanced the OSD difficulty distribution on Therokis to make more high-tier OSDs spawn
- Reduced Deinotherium Spawns in Grasslands
Fixes
- Fixed Spring Drakelings not spawning
- Fixed wrong materials in the bee cave
- Fixed wrong landscape color on the northern islands
- Fixed holes in Supplycrate meshes
Game Fixes
- Fixed Parachute skeletal mesh following character bone scalars.
- Fixed Spotlight painting brush strokes.
- Fixed Gene Scanner first modded creature not having any text.
- The Scout camera is no longer inside scout body.
- Scorched Earth
- Three older cave no-fly zones should no longer allow players to mount for a moment.
- Aberration
- Fixed some mesh holes.
- Extinction
- Gacha now plays the correct turn/aim when charging.
- Ragnarok
- Fixed a few mesh holes.
- Fixed a flickering waterfall.
- Lost Colony
- Fixed thralls not showing weapons in boss fight sometimes.
- Fixed boss fight getting stuck when everyone dies.
- Fixed performance issues with Cryo Hospitals if you have many of them.
- Fixed a couple of exploits.
Previously, a big ASA update 1.082.013 added various tweaks and changes. Unfortunately, since the last major patch, players have been experiencing several issues and error codes. Today’s Ark Ascended version 1.083.003 will fix a few of these errors.
Download free Ark ASA update 1.083.003 on PlayStation 5, PC, and Xbox consoles.
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