ARK Survival Ascended News & Guides

ASA averaged 28,872 players across listed multiplayer servers this week, peaked at 43,602, and recorded 31,734 current players in the latest official-feed snapshot.

Studio Wildcard’s first Giganotosaurus TLC concept outlines a more dangerous rage identity and new crowd-control possibilities, while Genesis transfers, Conquest settings, bonus rates, and Mod Jam deadlines give players several immediate dates to track.

A reported Survival of the Fittest reveal could signal another competitive push for ARK, but its prospects may depend less on initial excitement than matchmaking, balance, accessibility, and sustained support.

ARK: Survival Ascended (ASA) is Studio Wildcard’s Unreal Engine 5 remaster of ARK: Survival Evolved. What it is, how it differs from ARK 2, every map with live servers, platforms, crossplay, mods, and how to pick a server.

Community Crunch 517 reveals the Therizinosaurus TLC, confirms the ARK Switch official-server shutdown, and details the final Conquest and bonus-rate schedule through August 5.

Bjarnheim is a planned free Nordic mod map for ARK: Survival Ascended. Here is what its creator has confirmed, what remains uncertain, and what players and server owners should watch before launch.

A status-first guide to the current ARK: Survival Ascended roadmap, separating content that has shipped from scheduled and undated projects.

Understand ASA crossplay, platform filters, cross-platform mod approval, load order, updates, and the checks every player or server owner should make.

A practical ASA server configuration guide covering launch arguments, GameUserSettings.ini, Game.ini, balanced starter rates, crossplay, mods, and backups.

Ark 2 News: The Maeguana Joins Astraeos as a New Creature! Exciting news for Ark fans—Wildcard has just unveiled the Maeguana, a reptilian cousin to the beloved Maewing, as part of the upcoming Astraeos map. This surprise reveal has sparked a lot of speculation and curiosity. Let’s dive into everything we know so far! Related…