The ARK update 262 will soon roll out to PC users. The new ARK Survival Evolved update 262 comes with fixes and improvements to the game. TheCenter and PGMs now use TheIsland’s alpha spawner arrays as well as you will get new Achievement for defeating TheCenter bosses. Also, the Dragon boss no longer presents on TheCenter.

In addition, the update has fixed the Bosses so they no longer have random levels but will scale correctly on game and server difficulty. Apart from this, the patch has added a sound to the UI Radial Menu, the implant has been locked to the first slot of inventories, Leeches have been added to the Swamp Cave and more. Previously, the developer’s released update 261 on PCs with big changes.

ARK Update 262 Patch Note

TheCenter and PGMs now use TheIsland’s alpha spawner arrays.

TheCenter lightning light flashes now stop after it has rained!

ARK Survival Evolved update 262 added a new Achievement: TheCenter Guardians Achievement for defeating its bosses

Dragon boss no longer present on TheCenter

Center Boss damage reduced by 33% versus TheIsland bosses.

Fixed Bosses so they no longer have random levels, but will scale correctly on game and server difficulty.

Primitive+: Pachyrhino and Lystro are now tameable with Bug repellant and Rare flowers respectively

Primitve +: Primitve pick axe and torch should now persist after logging out

Primitive+: Battle axe and Viking axe blueprints now work in the grindstone

Primitive+: Crash fix for flying over an Explorer Note.

[Console] No longer crash if generating a PGM after loading TheIsland.

Improved TheCenter Lava

Troodon food has increased

Sounds have been added to the UI Radial Menu

The implant has been locked to the first slot of inventories

Leeches have been added to the Swamp Cave

Significantly reduced the number of Arthros in Swamp Cave in ARK Survival Evolved update 262.

ARK update 262 improved MoveTo attack trace, should be easier to select smaller targets now.

When teleporting to player pos via tether, the teleportee now gains a +2 z offset

Stonepick Melee attacking while running no longer stops the run toggle on controller

Volume of crouch-prone in-out increased by 45%

Volume of crouch-prone in-out increased by 45% [Console] PGM no longer ooms after initial generation

New commands to see where Dinos are when hibernated, as well as teleport to the nearest hibernated creature. “cheat hiwarp raptor_character_bp_c” and “cheat hibernationreport raptor_character_bp_c”

Fixed a potential lighting issue when leaving the Broodmother Arena

ARK Survival Evolved update 262 fixed some super-bright water reflections

Increased the capsule size of Pternadon to make sure it can’t fit thru player sized door frames

ARK update 262 for PC fixed character creation screen cursor not displaying in Primitive+

Improved Troodon low-poly

TheCenter now has Obelisk amb sounds ala TheIsland

No longer missing the option to delete individual player dedicated saves for maps

Placement Rotation indicator now appears with controller

Fixed a case where Right Trigger would punch forever

Pressing B on the controller when you have a Combo Box open will now result in canceling it (eg PGM)

Correctly focusing on engrams when tabbing between Engram and Inventory UI

A whole bunch of split-screen bugs was resolved!

Fixed a case where the UI would focus drop all after placing an item into the quick slot

Fixed a fog of war exploits in SP

Fixed ATV not saving

R. and SG. commands no longer work in console shipping environments

ATV: RB should toggle the first person as when riding a dino, RT should honk horn

Fixed a case where Megalania couldn’t climb Destructible Rocks -perhaps just on console?

FPV hands now enter a special ‘dragging’ anime pose when dragging a body

When there are no additional element items to load into the weapon, Tek Rifle icon text should say “0%” (or whatever %), not “0% +”

Torches on dino saddles now scare away Troodons.

ARK update 262 fixed a case where Corpse Locator did not work reliably while underwater.

Fixed an issue where certain engrams weren’t learnable (e.g The Campfire)

Removed difficulty strings from PGM spawn points

Fixed a case where Extended H player hud label for tribes would be cut off

25 more element to build Tek Generator

25 more element to build Tek Generator Safari Hat and Thorny Dragon Skins & Parasaur Saddle can be dropped like all the other skins

Slightly louder & farther atten human death sound

We now display dino entry icon next to “you have tamed” notification

Reduced Dolphin tamed run speed by 15%

Fixed an issue with low-quality Beaver Dams

Night Vision goggles drain 20% slower (last longer)

Tek Rifle and Explosives damage foliage

ARK Survival Evolved update 262 increase Explorer Note unlocked volume by 5%

No longer play time transitions when the player has no pawn.

Added special corner icon on “skin” items to tell them apart from regular items.

Attaching quality torches to saddles no longer converts them into primitive quality when the durability runs out.

Fixed a case where remote inventories were not transferring to the appropriate folder.

Gigas are no longer able to gather wood by eating snow trees in the snow biome.

ARK update 262 fixed Cave spawns on TheCenter

Accessing a Bee Hive no longer provides health

LT and RT Functionality swapped for Painting

Boss Arena teleporter pads and obelisk pads are correctly colorized.

Obelisk laser beam is now aligned with the terminal center.

Sand looks darker, wetter, and shinier where appropriate (more for console)

Rain VFX has been improved to not be so close to the camera and now appears no matter how fast you go

Cave lighting improved on Carno Island

Tek Jepack superboost (“takeoff”) sound has been changed to make it sound more like a jetpack

ARK update 262 removed the drop shadow from the right hud icons

Host Sess UI: Delete Procedural ARK button needs to have a confirmation dialog

Changed title on “Tame Groups” panel to “Tame Ordering Groups” and will now display an asterisk next to the active group’s button label text

Double-tap X (controller) to activate weapon attachment is now indicated on options controls gamepad

ARK Survival Evolved update 262 fixed case where some loading tips would be cut off.

Tribe Log increased on Console

Now buttons which are selected appear brighter on the Main Menu’s Help menu.

Engram label texts are not modulating by the UI panel alpha (thus aren’t fading out with the rest of the UI)

When you already have a survivor (i.e. you have the respawn button visible), there is a confirmation dialog for when you “Create New Survivor” saying “Warning: This will destroy your previous Survivor, are you sure you wish to proceed?”

Fixed a case where the number of empty item blank spots in storage boxes are inaccurate when you have any filter enabled such as search filter or folder filter

Center burned tree LODs have been improved

Improved LODs for various trees, twigs, branches, stumps, etc.

ARK update 262 fixed a case where female face texture may have been lower rez (perhaps console only?)

The level up animation on the Mammoth no longer causes the player to become a gymnast.

Dolphins don’t spawn in underwater caves

ARK Survival Evolved update 262 fixed a case where the Alpha Buff wouldn’t display on underwater creatures.

Improved LODs for Woolly Rhino, Beaver, Camelsaurus, Ichthyornis, Daeodon, Stag, and Sheep.

TEK Tapejara Saddle now has a torch socket

Made sure TheCenter prevents flyers in its key caves

Eliminated any bigfoot ground shakes

TheCenter now has combat biome appropriate music (ala TheIsland)

TheCenter now has the wind and ambiance SFX in the boss area

Wild beehives are no longer affected by the StructureResistanceMultiplier

Yuty now has a faster rotation rate when in melee attack range (see the Rex)

TekCave Purlovias now have a 65% chance to be underground (previously was 50%)

Yuty now has a faster rotation rate when in melee attack range (see the Rex) TekCave Purlovias now have a 65% chance to be underground (previously was 50%) Wild Itchy now has a 20s delay on its theft attack and a 2500 radius for targeting player or tame after it’s found you.

After Alpha Ascension, you should have access to the Rex Bionic Skin. After Defeating TheCenter End Bosses, on any difficulty, you should have access to the Giga Bionic Skin.

Wyverns should now teleport to the Manticore Arena.

Wyverns should now teleport to the Manticore Arena. Female now have a status suffocation-enter and suffocation-leave sounds

With ARK update 262 for PC, Boss Arena Cooldowns are eliminated in Single Player

There is now a “This Weapon Can’t be Used Here” prevention volume HUD notification in appropriate areas (e.g boss arenas)

There is now a 25% chance of fog with any rain!

More Eels, Trilobites, and Euyrps in underwater overworld

Decreased implant open/close volume by 20%

Reduced Slingshot fire vol by 10%

Polar Bear aggro range in the ice cave should be increased to something similar to the other hostile creatures in there.

Removed non-iceberg Kairuku spawns on TheIsland

Reduce targeting range of AI in both underwater caves by 50%, and reduced spawn quantity in HARD cave specifically by 33%, also Eels in the hard cave now spawn in groups of 2, not 6

Baby Wyverns no longer consume too much milk.

Analog stick panning of 3D Painting Preview is no longer step-based (for precision)

ARK update 262 fixed case where Gorilla LOD would be on low/fur would vanish from a distance.

Moved any Explorer Notes previously found in the TEK Cave as it is a gauntlet dungeon and can be distracting for players.

Gorilla Boss punch sounds adjusted.

Pegomastax attack SFX are no longer vicious sounding.

ORP Dinos should no longer have AI’s and thus not be particularly useful in a boss fight.

ARK update 262 fixed a case where TheCenter would have no atmospheric fog.

SP no longer has a massive slowdown until respawning when suiciding

Pressing Right Bumper with a controller when the Transponder Node weapon equipped should set the frequency, equivalent to pressing ‘N’ on keyboard control

Hesperonis no longer teleports/pops back up to the surface after diving.

ARK Survival Evolved update 262 fncreased return-from-boss teleport pawn spread (fewer cases of being stuck when returning back to the Ob!)

TheCenter Night has been made darker

SP: Hair grows 20% slower

Transfer-all sound increased by 33%

Minimum draw distance increased by 10%

If there is no inventory or harvesting component on a corpse, it will no longer display it the fact that <NAME> is dead.

Dragon Player spawn adjusted slightly

Fixed a case where Wandering Fish would cluster in corner

FPS no longer dips when you painting yourself

All HUB UI will be auto-closed when there is no player character (Previously Explorer

Note UI that was opened would persist through respawns)

The PlayStation 4 users are still waiting for ARK update 510 which is expected to release next week. The developers will also roll out ARK Survival Evolved update 759 for Xbox One on July 19.

Regarding ARK update 262, the developers pointed out that because of some issues there is no real ETA for when the patch will be released, could be few hrs, could be half a day.