In ARK Survival Evolved, the PC recently received the free DLC expansion Ragnarok. The release for PS4 and Xbox One has been postponed again. First, a crash on the Xbox One had to be fixed. Additionally, the new PC patch v261 for ARK is on the way.
The new expansion Ragnarok is available for download for PC players of Ark Survival Evolved. Ragnarok is a free DLC mod that was financially supported by the Scholarship Program from Studio Wildcard. Survivors battle on the Ragnarok map with particularly challenging weather conditions and encounter new creatures like the Griffin.
Players on the PS4 and Xbox One were originally supposed to receive the expansion on July 4th. However, that didn’t happen, and the consoles will have to wait.
Ragnarok is Coming Later to PS4 & Xbox One – New ETA July 19
During the installation of the last console patches, there was a major memory crash on the Xbox One. Studio Wildcard aimed to improve the visual quality of the creatures. The required adjustment, however, caused too little memory space on the console. When dinosaurs appeared in large groups, the Xbox One crashed and returned to the dashboard.
Due to the crashes on the Xbox One, Wildcard has not yet brought the patch to the PlayStation 4. The issue with the memory crash had to be fixed on the Xbox first. Otherwise, Wildcard would have merely copied the memory crash to the PS4.
These problems needed to be resolved before Ragnarok can be released for consoles.
Hotfix for Xbox Crash Arrives Today – New ETA for PS4 Patch is July 12
Community Manager Jen announced today four patches:
- A hotfix for the Xbox One crash – Today, July 4
- A PC update, patch v261 – Today or tomorrow, July 4 or 5
- A PS4 update – Scheduled for July 12
- Ragnarok for PS4 and Xbox One – Scheduled for July 19
Due to the time difference to the American East Coast, the Xbox hotfix will likely arrive for us overnight. Thus, during the night of July 4. The same applies to the new PC patch v261.
ARK Survival Evolved: PC Update v261 – A Lot of Fixes – Patch Notes
The new PC patch v261 is scheduled for today or tomorrow (July 4 – July 5). This will bring more fixes to the survival MMO and a few dinosaurs will be adjusted.
Here are a few examples:
- Players and beds are now correctly displayed on the map
- The black sky in The Center has been fixed
- Incorrect food values of baby Wyverns have been fixed
- Dino attacks now work correctly underwater
- Bees that are not queens no longer give XP
- The damage of the Troodon has been reduced by 33%
The list of fixes and adjustments is significantly longer than our excerpt. You can find the complete patch notes for update v261 in our source reference.
ARK: Ragnarok – Only the Strongest Can Survive Here & Tame Griffins
