Ark Survival Ascended Update 1.073.007 Out for Valguero Ascended and Fantastic Tames: The Elderclaw

Studio Wildcard has begun rolling out Ark Survival Ascended update 1.073.007, which is a major update bringing brand-new content for players to experience. 

The highlights of this patch are Valguero Asended and Fantastic Tames: The Elderclaw expansion content. 

Ark Survival Ascended Update 1.073.007 Patch Notes for October 7

Here are the notes per Studio Wildcard.

v73.12 – (PS5 v73.7) – Major version for Servers and Clients – 10/07/2025 

Valguero Ascended is now live!

• Remastered all legacy Valguero creatures and environment
• New Tameable Creatures:
  • Megaraptor
  • Deinonychus
  • Ice Golem
  • Chalk Golem
• New Boss Fight: Grendel
• The Valguero Memorial is now interactable, honouring those who have ascended by displaying their names
• Server owners can customize the list of names shown by adding the following line to their game.ini: ValgueroMemorialEntries=Name1;Name2;Name3;

Fantastic Tames: Elderclaw is now live!

• The Elderclaw arrives alongside Valguero Ascended and is included with the Lost Colony Expansion Pass, meaning all pass holders can set out to tame this supernatural forest guardian from day-one. It will also be offered as a stand-alone Fantastic Tame purchase at a later date.
• The Elderclaw has been added to Valguero, Aberration, Extinction, Ragnarok, and The Center

Changes 

• The following wild creatures can now spawn with babies:
  • Argentavis
  • Dimorphodon
  • Gasbags
  • Griffin
  • Ichthyornis
  • Lymantria
  • Pelagornis
  • Pteranodon
  • Quetzal
  • Snow Owl
  • Tapejara
  • Vulture
  • Maeguana
  • Managarmr
  • Yi Ling
  • Hesperornis
• Structure list now consolidated with the Clipboard and Hammer so it doesn’t show every variant
• Increased the structure skin placement range by approximately 70%
• Plant pot no longer counts towards enemy foundation range
• Now shows an icon and description for Bola protection after you have been bola’d
• Deinosuchus’ bleed can no longer be applied to Boss enemies
• Spring Drakeling’s health regeneration buff now pauses when taking damage, matching the behavior of standard health regeneration
• Fixed an issue where shoulder pets could sometimes be unintentionally dropped by a single tap of R while mounted
  • Reduced the double-tap detection window while riding from 0.75s → 0.3s to match behavior when not riding
  • Added an optional keybind override allowing players to throw a mounted shoulder pet with a single consistent input, whether riding or on foot
    • If the override is not configured (or when using a gamepad), the existing double-tap logic will still be used

Bug Fixes

• Fix for tames sometimes falling into the mesh in single player
• Fixed issue with Training dummy that caused server FPS to drop when a lot of them are being attacked
• When painting an item, the icon shown is no longer darker than intended
• Hespergonis and Dimorphodon no longer change positions on server restart
• Tek bunker terminal can now be accessed from its inventory without needing a relog
• Templates placed with Clipboard and Hammer are no longer placed too low when canceling the first time
• Fixed an issue causing Clipboard and Hammer placed structures to sometimes flip when being built
• Fixed Beehives being placeable in the air with Clipboard and Hammer
• Fixed several other issues with Clipboard and Hammer construction
• Fixed certain foliage on the Island being too bright
• Fixed an issue that allowed BattleRig to be equipped with regular armor
• Fixed overspawning Ice Wyverns on Ragnarok
• Fixed chibis visually jittering at certain locations.
• Fixed issue with footprints not displaying at certain locations on specific maps.
• Club ARK – Can now reload weapon in Whac-A-Dodo
• Club ARK – Fixed shark mission failing instantly in Single Player
• Club ARK – Train mission and Lasso Game is no longer underwater
• Fixed several exploits
• Fixed several crashes

About Valguero:

Step into Valguero Ascended, where the echoes of medieval legend meet the bones of forgotten empires. Across its rolling highlands and the shadowed White Cliffs, time itself has carved a world both wild and wondrous. From frozen tundra reborn in a golden haze to lava rivers that carve through shadowed valleys, every biome tells a story of kingdoms risen and fallen, and of survivors daring to carve out their place among the ruins. Both beautiful and brutal, Valguero is a land that tests not only your strength, but the mark you’ll leave behind. Immerse yourself in a reawakened world, where the classic Valguero is reborn for ARK: Survival Ascended, sharper, wilder, and more deadly than ever.

About Fantastic Tames: The Elderclaw

Something ancient stirs deep within the lush forests, an ancient power of oak and vine. Meet the Elderclaw, a breathtaking new companion that’s less like an animal and more like the living soul of the wild. Draped in blossoms and adorned with protective vines, this mystical guardian blends the strength of an apex predator with the serenity of nature itself The Elderclaw is now live and is included with the Lost Colony Expansion Pass, meaning all pass holders can set out to tame this supernatural forest guardian from day-one. Note that the Elderclaw will also be offered as a stand-alone Fantastic Tame purchase at a later date. Prepare yourselves, Survivors! The Elderclaw is here, and with it, the forest breathes anew.

Now, get out there, survivors – there’s a whole new world for you to explore!

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