Ark Survival Ascended Update 1.077.002 Brings Lost Colony Content
Studio Wildcard is ending 2025 with a massive roar, as the Lost Colony expansion is now out for Ark Survival Ascended!
Players will see this download appear as Ark Survival Ascended update 1.077.002 (PC version 77.2), and this is the first canonical expansion map for game.
Read on for the DLC’s new features, as well as the complete changelog from the update.
Ark Survival Lost Colony Update Released on December 19
ARK: Lost Colony Key Features:
- 13+ NEW CREATURES OF THE NECROCENE – Bond with new entities like the gigantic ice-icle-spitting Ossidon, soaring telekinetic dragon Aureliax, and evolving fox familiars. Survive feral Neophyte monsters and Revenant zombie swarms, or command the laser-wielding Gloon and the colossal Gigadesmodus, a fortress-sized flying bat unlike anything seen before.
- CINEMATIC SAGA – Experience explosive MAPPA anime sequences starring Michelle Yeoh (Everything Everywhere All At Once), alongside Unreal Engine CGI Metahuman cinematics featuring Madeleine Madden (Wheel of Time), Auli’i Cravalho (Moana), and Urban. Endure real-time neural taunts from the Lost King (Keith David – The Princess And The Frog), while uncovering fully voiced lore from legends like Diana Altaras (Katee Sackhoff – Battlestar Galactica) and Edmund Rockwell (David Tennant – Doctor Who).
- THRALL MASTERY – Infiltrate the hierarchy by earning the trust of intelligent Thralls or forcing their submission through raids. New to ASA, this system allows players to bring such warriors to their side, and equip them with weaponry, automate base logistics, or assume direct control of these characters via neural link to pilot them as expendable avatars of war.
- SEVEN NEW BIOMES – From the eerie tranquility of the Twilight Forest to the shadow-drenched avenues of the gothic metropolis and the radioactive ruin of the crashed Aberrant ARK, navigate seven distinct biomes of the Lost King’s dominion.
- THE ASCENT – Evolve through Wayfarer, Beastmaster, and Utility paths, unlocking 70+ skills across a massive tree. Weaken the King’s grip through three dynamic Outpost types to secure Sigils, ultimately opening the gates to his Citadel for a final confrontation.
- GOTHIC ENGINEERING – Wield forbidden tools like the Fabricated Crossbow, Tek Spear, and Cursed Weaponry that allow dual traits. Revolutionize strongholds with Base Templates and TEK Bunkers, or forge masterpieces at the War Bench while clad in Arctic Armor.
You can read more about the Lost Colony contents in Studio Wildcard’s in-depth post about it.
For the complete patch notes from today’s update, read on.
v77.5 – Major version for Clients and Servers – 12/19/2025
ARK: Lost Colony is now live!
- New Tameable Creatures joining the Veilwyn & the Ossidon on Lost Colony:
- Solwyn
- Malwyn
- Gloon
- Aureliax
- Gigadesmodus
- New Official Creatures (only spawn on Lost Colony for now):
- Desmodus
- Cryolophosaurus
- Added Lost Colony–exclusive Milestones
- Tweakable configs for Unofficial Server owners (Under [ServerSettings] in GameUsersettings):
- Tek Bunker:
- LimitBunkersPerTribe=true
- LimitBunkersPerTribeNum=3
- AllowBunkersInPreventionZones=false
- AllowRidingDinosInsideBunkers=true
- AllowBunkerModulesAboveGround=false
- AllowDinoAIInsideBunkers=true
- AllowBunkerModulesInPreventionZones=false
- MinDistanceBetweenBunkers=3000.0
- EnemyAccessBunkerHPThreshold=0.25
- BunkerUnderHPThresholdDmgMultiplier=0.05
- CryoHospital:
- CryoHospitalHoursToRegenHP=1.0
- CryoHospitalHoursToRegenFood=24.0
- CryoHospitalHoursToDrainTorpor=1.0
- CryoHospitalMatingCooldownReduction=2.0
- Bloodforge:
- BloodforgeReinforceExtraDurability=0.3
- BloodforgeReinforceResourceCostMultiplier=3.0
- BloodforgeReinforceSpeedMultiplier=0.1
- Outposts:
- MaxActiveOutposts=
- MaxActiveResourceCaches=
- MaxActiveCityOutposts=
- Tek Bunker:
Changes
- PCC: Updated character creation. Additional updates are planned, including new hairstyles early next year.
- The extended HUD now displays a No-Build-Zone radius preview when placing an item.
- Prevented players from typing in Global Chat on Official Servers if their character is below level 10.
- Veilwyn and Ossidon have been removed from their temporary maps.
Bug Fixes
- Fixed an issue where servers could become stuck waiting on deferred movement tasks.
- Fixed an issue where placing the Tek Bunker at certain Z-axis positions could cause blue lines to appear on the texture.
- Fixed an issue where Wasteland Garage pieces could be stacked beyond the maximum wall height.
- Updated Rex footstep dust particles to feel more physical and less abstract.
- Fixed an issue where the Lost Colony “Lost Cape” skin could stretch during rendering.
- Fixed an issue where trees/bushes could flicker on some maps (Xbox/PS5).
- Fixed an issue where Companions could remain on the map after a server restart if the client hadn’t logged in, potentially causing them to be lost.
- Fixed an issue where pressing Esc would not close the Scissors UI while in the character preview window.
- Fixed an issue where some items were not appearing in folders.
- Fixed an issue where cosmetics applied to Thin Vertical Pillars could display as the Thick variant.
- Fixed several exploits.
Given how these patches work in the game, we fully expect a slew of hotfixes to be released in the coming days and weeks.
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Great update! Now I can’t get into the game. It keeps giving me a “Something went wrong with this game or app.” error.
I swear, you people are the worst game developers I have ever witnessed. There is so much wrong with this game, and all you can do is make new maps. How about fixing all the bugs and glitches first, huh?