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v92.28 Minor update
17 documented fixes and changes
The Official ARK Wiki lists 17 documented changes for this build. First highlight: Balance: Increased Palaeoctopus base tentacle swipe and slam damage by approximately 70%.
What changed
- Balance: Increased Palaeoctopus base tentacle swipe and slam damage by approximately 70%.
- Fixed conflicting gamepad inputs while using ships.
- Fixed an issue where using the hotbar with a gamepad could dismount the player.
- Fixed allied creatures not teleporting into the Final Test boss arena on Genesis.
- Fixed an issue where players could die to the world ceiling while taming Umbra and Lumina.
- Fixed Aureliax floating inside the display case mesh.
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v92.25 Minor update
2 documented fixes and changes
The Official ARK Wiki lists 2 documented changes for this build. First highlight: Fixed being unable to anchor rafts on any maps except Genesis 1.
What changed
- Fixed being unable to anchor rafts on any maps except Genesis 1.
- Fixed the Multi-Use option to lower/raise the anchor not appearing correctly on Servers.
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v92.23 Minor update
18 documented fixes and changes
The Official ARK Wiki lists 18 documented changes for this build. First highlight: Fixed an issue where Pteranodon attack sound effect would occasionally output to a single channel.
What changed
- Fixed an issue where Pteranodon attack sound effect would occasionally output to a single channel.
- Fixed an issue where the paint preview window would paint regions while zooming with a controller.
- Fixed an issue where Skin emote audio and HLNA voice lines would play simultaneously.
- Fixed Genesis Part 1 “Dodo Ball” mission timer ending 25 seconds too early.
- Fixed an issue with Megachelon being unable to breed in Genesis Part 1’s Ocean biome.
- Fixed an issue where you would lose Hexagons if your market items sold while you were offline.
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