Astraeos Heaven & Abyss Update is now live!

Embark on an epic ARK odyssey with Astraeos! Explore this vast, breathtaking world, steeped in Greek mythology, where majestic mountain ridges and marble cliffs meet pristine white sand beaches and a paradise of cherry blossoms. Spanning over 264 square kilometers, Astraeos is brimming with stunning scenery, ancient ruins, and sacred temples. 

That odyssey now reaches its final chapter with Astraeos 1.0 and its most ambitious expansion yet: Heaven and the Abyss. A realm of divine trials fit for the pantheon, from floating island peaks to dark abyssal trenches, command ancient warships across violent seas and prove your worth against the legendary horrors of myth.
 

Astraeos is available on Xbox, Playstation, Epic Games and Steam!

• Helianthos: A bright, lush island of towering mountain ridges, open flower-filled plains, peaceful creatures, and flying islands suspended high above the landscape.

• Abyssanthos: A fog-shrouded deep-sea expanse with enormous underwater air bubbles supporting a mythical underwater city, providing space for base-building far beneath the surface.

• The Trireme: The ocean is no longer a passive boundary. Dynamic, rolling wave mechanics and new weather events transform the seas into a restless, shifting frontier, giving the new ancient Trireme warship the perfect arena for rough-water navigation.

• The Boaratos: A massive, fiercely aggressive, and scorching new boar found exclusively on Astraeos.
   
• Two Kraken Ascension Boss Fights: Confront the merciless leviathan in two distinct encounters, one underwater and another at the surface.

• New Minibosses: Face the immense Colossus and the ferocious Kroaratos.

• New Apex Rewards and Cosmetics: Claim Astral Souls as a powerful new Apex drop alongside the Agamemnon Helmet, Trireme Chair, Boaratos Spartan Saddle, Divine Sword, Divine Spear, and Divine Shield.

The horizons of ARK: Survival Ascended continue to expand with brand-new creatures, naval warfare, and coastal raids!

Available now on ARK: Survival Ascended:

• Concavenator: This ruthless pack hunter turns the desert into a lethal playground as they swim beneath the dunes ambushing prey with aerial attacks and blinding sand clouds!

Available now with ARK: Tides of Fortune

• The Galleon: Take the helm of the majestic Galleon, the ultimate naval titan designed for extensive fortress-style base building and a devastating battery of cannons built for catastrophic broadside barrages!
   
• Land Outposts: Scour coastal shores for land-based pirate camps across Genesis 1's oceanic islands, eliminate the defending rogues, and plunder their buried treasure!

Beyond latest Heaven & Abyss additions, the world of Astraeos opens wide with these original features: 

• The Maeguana: blending agility and a robust, reptilian appearance, its nurturing instincts aid in raising baby creatures, while its skin membrane allows for graceful gliding and safe passage.
   
• The Grand Tortugar: a mobile stronghold built for endurance. Beneath its massive armored shell lies something more than protection. Open its carapace and it becomes a living command post, allowing multiple riders to shelter within while defending from behind natural plating. Close it, and the Tortugar transforms into a near-impenetrable bastion with your crew breathing freely inside.
   
• Conquer Pyranthos: a brutal desert where shifting dunes conceal forgotten temples and buried pathways. Deathworms tunnel beneath the sands, while the Scorpion King and Queen prowl alongside Skeleton warriors stalking the wastes. Deep underground, five perilous Artifact Caves await, including the twisting Minotaur Labyrinth, and buried in the ruins of Pyranthos, Hydraskos the Unbroken awaits. Defeating all five hungry heads will demand teamwork, timing, and a whole lot of firepower.
   
• Uncover Lemnokis Island: Explore a massive landmass of contrasting climates, from snowbound and sun-warmed redwoods to sprawling valleys, dense forests, and an extensive network of buildable caves, including one carved deep within a glacier. Venture offshore into resource-rich deep-sea regions and brave the Maelstrom, a mysterious new location far out in the ocean. Lemnokis is also home to Astraeos’ first duo-miniboss encounter: Kalydonios and Erymanthian, two colossal boars wielding fire and poisonous gas. 
   
• Dynamic weather systems and overhauled lighting reshape the world minute by minute – shifting seamlessly from blinding glare and brilliant sunlight to eerie twilight and suffocating fog. 
   
• Journey across diverse, breathtaking landscapes inspired by the Mediterranean coast, serene cherry blossom groves, and the rugged terrain of Appalachia. Uncover the deep mysteries hidden within an expansive ocean ecosystem, brave the fiery hazards of Volcano Island, and lay claim to sacred temples and ancient ruins steeped in myth.
   
• Explore challenging, loot-filled labyrinths at your own risk, and test your skills against formidable mythological foes and powerful new bosses. Hunt unique enhanced Alpha Creature variants for valuable loot, and conquer OSDs, Element Veins, and special Supply Drops blessed by Zeus himself!
   

Astraeos is now complete and the path to Ascension belongs to those who seize it. The gods have set the challenge. Will you bow to fate, or rise in defiance of Olympus?

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New Content and Features

Creatures

• Added the Boaratos to Astraeos
  • A massive, fiercely aggressive, and scorching new boar found exclusively on Astraeos.
• Added the Concavenator to Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Extinction and Astraeos
• Added the X-Concavenator to Genesis
• Added the Aberrant Concavenator to Aberration
  • This ruthless pack hunter turns the desert into a lethal playground as they swim beneath the dunes ambushing prey with aerial attacks and blinding sand clouds!

Ships

• Added the Galleon for owners of Tides of Fortune
  • Take the helm of the majestic Galleon, the ultimate naval titan designed for extensive fortress-style base building and a devastating battery of cannons built for catastrophic broadside barrages!
• Added the Trireme for owners of Astraeos
  • The ocean is no longer a passive boundary. Dynamic, rolling wave mechanics and new weather events transform the seas into a restless, shifting frontier, giving the new ancient Trireme warship the perfect arena for rough-water navigation.
• The Shipyard and the various ship ammunition types can now also be crafted with Astraeos ownership
• The shipyard can now be converted into “Galleon Mode,” reconfiguring the Shipyard to support the larger vessel
• Added a rudder direction indicator on the Ship’s HUD

Genesis Changes

• Added three new Ocean Outposts:
  • Brimstone Bay
  • Chained Megachelon
  • Market Port
• Added Land Outposts throughout the islands of the Genesis Ocean Biome
  • Discover 20 different Pirate Camp layouts, defeat the pirates occupying them, and claim their loot
  • You may instead encounter a friendly Market Camp, where neutral Pirate Merchants offer goods at a discounted price

Astraeos Official Release v0.1.4

New Additions

• Added Abyssanthos, an expansive new deep-sea region featuring underwater air pockets suitable for base building
• Added Helianthos, a medium-sized island featuring large mountain ridges, flower-filled plains, peaceful creatures, and scenic locations
• Added a new Boss Terminal on the western side of Astraeos
• Added the Boaratos, a new Astraeos-exclusive creature
• Added two new Ascension boss encounters:
  • Abyssalus the Void Beneath
  • Shallocis the Void Above
    • Defeating both Krakens awards maximum player levels
• Added New Miniboss: Colossus
• Added New Miniboss: Kroaratos
• Added Grand Tortugar Saddle to Miniboss loot
• Added two new Apex Drops:
  • Astral Souls
  • Hex Coins
• Added the following new cosmetics available to unlock:
  • Agamemnon Helmet
  • Boaratos Spartan Saddle
  • Divine Sword
  • Divine Spear
  • Divine Shield
  • Trireme Chair
• Added the Trireme, a new ship type
• Added Tidepups and Palaeoctopus to Astraeos spawners
• Implemented new Ocean wave physics to Astraeos

Changes

• Improved waterfall VFX throughout Astraeos
• Boar Miniboss taxidermies now display correctly

Fixes

• Fixed multiple Waterfall VFX issues
• Fixed multiple mesh holes
• Fixed physics and post-processing issues in the Wyvern Cave
• Fixed grass clutter issues on Wyvern Island
• Fixed taxidermy display issues affecting the Hydra, Gorgon, Cyclops, Cave Minotaurus, Minotarchos, Kirayli, Erymanthian, and Kalydonios

General Bug Fixes

• Fixed an issue on Valguero where a white plane could be seen when exiting the Aberration Cave
• Fixed multiple mesh holes on Valguero
• Fixed floating foliage in the C2 region of Valguero
• Fixed a mesh hole at Helm’s Deep on Valguero
• Fixed an issue where items could disappear when using “Pick Up All Nearby” while the player’s inventory was close to its capacity
• Fixed an unintended build location at Pele on Valguero
• Fixed a mesh hole in the Spider Cave on Valguero
• Improved performance related to foliage interaction inside Lost Colony caves
• Fixed an unintended mesh location at Pele on Astraeos that allowed access to a large area beneath the map
• Fixed the Sloop door handle appearing on the incorrect side
• Fixed default textures appearing on the windows of the Farmhouse Land Outpost on Genesis
• Fixed an exploit that allowed players to construct floating structures inside the mesh using Saloon Tables or BattleRig Garages
• Fixed an issue where meteors from the Genesis Lunar Biome could damage players and creatures in other biomes
• Fixed default textures appearing on fortress windows across multiple Genesis Outposts
• Fixed a thatch structure in the Shattered Mines Outpost using default textures
• Fixed an issue where rebinding the “Use” input prevented players from dismounting ships
• Fixed X-Basilosaurus embryos producing the standard Basilosaurus variant when hatched using an Embryo Incubator
• Fixed an issue where players could not climb the Sloop’s port-side ladder while the ship was anchored
• Fixed a client crash that could occur when teleporting into an active Lost Colony Outpost in multiplayer
• Improved performance when a large number of Bounty Boards are placed
• Fixed an issue where the Companion buff could be lost after transferring using a bed, causing the associated Veilwyn or Armadoggo companion to be killed in multiplayer
• Restored missing ambient environmental audio across older Genesis biomes
• Fixed an exploit that allowed players to bypass the intended Shipyard placement limit using Ocean Platforms; Shipyards and Ocean Platforms now share the same area limit
• Fixed an issue where Pyromanes could jump through the barrier after a Genesis Gauntlet Mission had begun
• Fixed an issue that prevented creatures from swimming upward inside Aquatic Compartments
• Fixed an issue where boss minions could stop spawning during the final phase of the Genesis Final Test
• Fixed an issue where depositing blueprints into Dedicated Storage could convert them into the corresponding crafted structure or item
• Fixed the Hand Cannon being able to knock back creatures belonging to enemy tribes on PvE servers
• Fixed an issue where increasing an Astrocetus’ stats would not increase its Cosmic Power; Cosmic Power now scales with its Food stat
• Fixed an issue where players could retain the Shielded buff after lying on a Tek Bed within a Tek Forcefield and then lowering the forcefield
• Fixed an issue where players had unlimited Oxygen while being grabbed underwater by certain wild creatures
• Fixed an issue where a Deinonychus frozen by an allied Cryolophosaurus could become permanently unable to move
• Fixed Orbital Supply Drop rewards providing crafted MEKs instead of MEK blueprints
• Fixed an issue where Cryo Hospitals could instantly fully heal creatures and reduce their mating cooldowns
• Fixed an issue where certain Custom Cosmetics could incorrectly provide armor and be equipped to multiple accessory slots
• Fixed an issue where Bob’s Tall Tales Explorer Notes could incorrectly display a DLC ownership error for players who owned the required DLC
• Fixed an issue where mounted Palaeoctopus could rubber-band after climbing onto ships in multiplayer
• Fixed an issue where players could lose their inventory if their body was consumed by a creature during Genesis Gauntlet Missions
• Fixed an issue where Magmasaurs would not retain their intended movement-speed reduction while Smelting Mode was active
• Fixed an issue where HLN-A could initiate a scan when the player pressed the Map input
• Fixed irregular first-person movement directions when climbing with a Bloodstalker
• Fixed an issue where an incorrect map name in a server batch file could prevent creatures from spawning
• Fixed an issue where Bison walking and running sounds would only play through the right audio channel
• Fixed an issue where players could sometimes transmit voice globally without activating Push to Talk
• Fixed various exploits
• Fixed various client crashes