ARK Update 2.79 Patch Notes for PS4 & Xbox

Ark update 2.79 is now available to download on PS4, PC, and Xbox One. According to the official ARK 2.79 patch notes, the latest update added a new Turkey Trial 5 event to the game. Apart from this, Ark version 2.79 also includes various exploit fixes.

Previously, a big update added Mammoth TLC, Stego TLC, Taming HUD, Turret Radius Settings, and more. Recently, a hotfix was also released.

Unfortunately, since the last patch, players are facing issues while playing the online game. Today’s ARK patch 2.79 has addressed a few of these errors.

ARK 2.79 Patch Notes – Official

Bug Fixes

  • Fixed save issues on Playstation
  • Addressed several exploits.
  • Added stability fixes.
  • Added performance improvements.
  • Other minor bug fixes.

The following changes were added previously.

New Turkey Trial 5

By harvesting Super Turkey Wishbones from these ruthless, genetically-modified creatures, you can craft your very own fashionable Turkey Costume, Ugly Sweater skins, or choose to summon the devastating DodoRex creature to do your bidding for a limited period of time.

Event Details

This event can be manually activated with the server arg parameter: -ActiveEvent=TurkeyTrial

Dates

November 23th to December 7th

Rates

*Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game’s standard 1x rates.

  • Official Servers
    • 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.6x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  • Small Tribe Servers
    • 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.6x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  • ARKPocalypse
    • 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.6x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  • Conquest
    • 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.6x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus

Event Creatures

  • Super Turkeys (Untamable creature)
  • DodoRex (Craftable Temporary Tame)

Event Skins

  • Turkey Costume *NEW*
  • 3 Ugly Sweater Skins *NEW*
  •  Bonnet Hat Skin
  • Chieftan Hat Skin
  • Dodo Pie Swim Bottom Skin
  • Dodo Pie Swim Top Skin
  • Dodorex Swim Bottom Skin
  • Dodorex Swim Top Skin
  • Dodorex-Print Shirt Skin
  • Meat Swim Bottom Skin
  • Meat Swim Top Skin
  • Murder Turkey Swim Bottom Skin
  • Murder Turkey Swim Top Skin
  • Murder-Turkey-Print Shirt Skin
  • Pilgrim Hat Skin
  • Pitchfork Skin
  • Turkey Hat Skin
  • Turkey Leg Skin
  • Turkey Swim Bottom Skin
  • Turkey Swim Top Skin
  • Ugly Cornucopia Sweater Skin
  • Ugly Trike Sweater Skin

Event Chibis 

(acquired via killing Super Turkey’s for Wishbones)

  • Deinonychus Chibi *NEW*
  • Kaprosuchus Chibi *NEW*
  • Onyc Chibi *NEW*
  • Tek Raptor Chibi *NEW*
  • Gigantopithecus Chieftain Chibi *NEW*

Event Items

  • Wishbones (acquired from killing Super Turkey’s)
  • Thanksgiving Dino Candy

Wild Creature Colors

  • Orange
  • Medium Autumn
  • Light Autumn
  • Burnt Sienna
  • Brown
  • Light Brown
  • Dark Magenta
  • Dark Violet
  • Vermillion
  • Red
  • Dark Red
  • Dino Dark Red
  • Midnight Blue
  • Black Sands
  • Dark Blue
  • Near Black
  • Black
  • Dino Darker Grey
  • Dino Albino

Download free ARK patch 2.79 on PlayStation 4, PC, and Xbox One.

Jack Johnson
Jack Johnson
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