🌴 Summer Bash is back from July 17 through August 5! 🌴

Suit up for some fun in the sun with a fresh wave of summer cosmetics. Dive into the deep end, slip into something shark-shaped, add a touch of jelly to your beach-day look, and keep an eye out for returning favorites from summers past!

Back at base, things are looking a lot bouncier. We're dropping inflatable furnishings, dino balloons, and a bunch of new structure skins to turn any settlement into a proper summer paradise. Even your arsenal is getting a makeover, giving some of ARK's heaviest firepower a wonderfully ridiculous new look.

It's bright, it's chaotic, and it's going to leave you wondering whether that Tek Rifle is actually combat-ready or just one loud noise away from ruining a tribemate's birthday beach party.


Download in full resolution[drive.google.com]

Start: Friday, July 17, 2026
End: Wednesday, August 5, 2026

• PvP/PvE: 2x Harvesting, Taming, Experience, and Breeding
  
• Small Tribes: 4.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 4x Breeding
  
• ARKpocalypse: 5x Harvesting, Taming, Experience, and Breeding

• Slidy 'N Slippery Kairuku
  • Defeat them to collect Popsicles used to craft Summer Bash event items.

• Astrocetus [color=#00ccff]*new*[/color]
  
• Ammonite
  
• Cnidaria
  
• Manta
  
• Plesiosaur
  
• Straw Hat Otter
  
• Deal With It Dodo

• Festive Dino Candy (Summer Swirl Taffy)
  
• Shark Jaw Trophy
  
• Fisherman's Trophy Wall Mount Coel
  
• Fisherman's Trophy Wall Mount Piranha
  
• Fisherman's Trophy Wall Mount Salmon

• Bounce House Tileset [color=#00ccff]*new*[/color]
  
• Rex Balloon [color=#00ccff]*new*[/color]
  
• Bronto Balloon [color=#00ccff]*new*[/color]
  
• Stego Balloon [color=#00ccff]*new*[/color]
  
• Inflato Bookshelf [color=#00ccff]*new*[/color]
  
• Inflato Storage Box Small [color=#00ccff]*new*[/color]
  
• Inflato Storage Box Large [color=#00ccff]*new*[/color]
  
• Bounce Sofa [color=#00ccff]*new*[/color]
  
• Bounce Couch [color=#00ccff]*new*[/color]
  
• Bounce House Bed [color=#00ccff]*new*[/color]
  
• Life Vest & Water Wings [color=#00ccff]*new*[/color]
  
• Swim Cap & Goggles [color=#00ccff]*new*[/color]
  
• Jelly Sandals [color=#00ccff]*new*[/color]
  
• Silicone Bracelets [color=#00ccff]*new*[/color]
  
• Balloon Longneck Rifle [color=#00ccff]*new*[/color]
  
• Balloon Tek Rifle [color=#00ccff]*new*[/color]
  
• Gone Fishin Swimsuit Top
  
• Gone Fishin Swimsuit Bottom
  
• Gone Fishin Shirt
  
• Captain's Hat
  
• Fishing Top
  
• Fishing Pants
  
• Fishing Boots
  
• Flower Crown Hat
  
• Flower Bracelets Glove
  
• Flower Anklets Boot
  
• Fishing Chair
  
• Tackle Box Small
  
• Squirt Gun Auto Turret
  
• Squirt Gun Heavy Auto Turret
  
• Sportsman's Speargun
  
• Angler's Fishing Rod
  
• GoneFishing Swim Short Skin
  
• GoneFishing Swim Bottom Skin
  
• Alpha Raptor Swim Short Skin
  
• Alpha Raptor Swim Bottom Skin
  
• Eel Swim Short Skin
  
• Eel Swim Bottom Skin
  
• Floral Swim Short Skin
  
• Floral Swim Bottom Skin
  
• Ichthy Isles Swim Short Skin
  
• Ichthy Isles Swim Bottom Skin
  
• T-Rex Swim Short Skin
  
• T-Rex Swim Bottom Skin
  
• Giga Poop Swim Short Skin
  
• Giga Poop Swim Bottom Skin
  
• Jellyfish Swim Short Skin
  
• Jellyfish Swim Bottom Skin
  
• Fish Bite Swim Short Skin
  
• Fish Bite Swim Bottom Skin
  
• Floaty Swim Short Skin
  
• Floaty Swim Bottom Skin
  
• Crab Fest Swim Short Skin
  
• Crab Fest Swim Bottom Skin
  
• Alpha Raptor Swimsuit Top
  
• Alpha Raptor Swimsuit Bottom
  
• Floaty Swimsuit Top
  
• Floaty Swimsuit Bottom
  
• Giga Poop Swimsuit Top
  
• Giga Poop Swimsuit Bottom
  
• Eel Swimsuit Top
  
• Eel Swimsuit Bottom
  
• Jellyfish Swimsuit Top
  
• Jellyfish Swimsuit Bottom
  
• T-Rex Swimsuit Top
  
• T-Rex Swimsuit Bottom
  
• Floral Swimsuit Top
  
• Floral Swimsuit Bottom
  
• Crab Fest Swimsuit Top
  
• Crab Fest Swimsuit Bottom
  
• Fish Bite Swimsuit Top
  
• Fish Bite Swimsuit Bottom
  
• Ichthy Isles Swimsuit Top
  
• Ichthy Isles Swimsuit Bottom
  
• Inflatable Rex Costume
  
• Sunglasses
  
• Angler Hat
  
• Floppy Straw Summer Hat
  
• Bulbdog-Print Shirt
  
• Hoversail-Print Shirt
  
• Retro Glasses
  
• Cool Noglin-Print Shirt
  
• Ice Pop-Print Shirt
  
• Sea Life-Print Shirt
  
• Uncle Sam Hat
  
• Gasbags-Print Shirt
  
• Shadowmane Fishing-Print Shirt
  
• Pineapple Sunglasses
  
• Sun Visor
  
• Fireworks Hat
  
• Sarco Sandals
  
• Puka Shell Bracelet
  
• Shark Costume
  
• Grilling Spatula
  
• Fireworks Flaregun
  
• Torch Sparkler
  
• Fireworks Rocket Launcher
  
• Flying Disc
  
• Water Soaker
  
• Balloon Sword
  
• Balloon Axe
  
• Balloon Pick
  
• Water Pistol
  
• Dino Uncle Sam Hat
  
• Cooler
  
• BBQ Grill

• Balloon Animal [color=#00ccff]*new*[/color]
  
• Sit
  
• ThisBig!
  
• Air Guitar

• Yellow
  
• Light Yellow
  
• Cream
  
• Teal
  
• MediumTeal
  
• Turquoise
  
• LemonLime
  
• LeafGreen
  
• Jade
  
• Coral
  
• Peach
  
• Light Orange
  
• LightPink
  
• Light Red
  
• Dino Light Red
  
• Dino Albino
  
• White
  
• ActualBlack

• From the Main Menu, select the mod tab.
  
• Search for Summer Bash in the ARK Mod list and install it. [color=#00ccff]Mod ID: 927091[/color]
  
• After it's installed, go back to your game setup screen and select "Mod Settings."
  
• You will see Summer Bash and any other mods you've downloaded in "Available Mods."
  
• Select Summer Bash and activate it.

• If you would like to enable Summer Bash on your private servers, please add the mod ID to your server command-line launch arguments (-mods=modID). No other changes should be necessary to activate the event. [color=#00ccff]Mod ID: 927091[/color]

It’s been great to see so many players jumping into Genesis 1 since launch. To help meet demand, we’re preparing to bring an additional batch of Official Gen 1 servers online, currently expected to go live Monday (July 20th) evening, Pacific Time.

The new servers will include a mix of PvP, PvE, Small Tribes, and Console Small Tribes. We’ll continue monitoring activity and capacity following the rollout.
Download & play new custom content created by players, including new maps, creatures, items, and game modes, through a dedicated new Mod-browser directly within the game. Enjoy an endless stream of new ARK content as the creativity and talent of the community is fully unleashed for the first time across gaming platforms and stay tuned as we spotlight more Cross-Platform Mods each week!

This video features:

• Quantum: Nebula[www.curseforge.com] [color=#3498db]by Sandi_00[/color]
  
• Otter_Suit[www.curseforge.com] [color=#3498db]by Maewing_Ojisan[/color]
  
• Elder Umbra & Lumina Cosmetics[www.curseforge.com] [color=#3498db]by Beyonyx[/color]
  
• Piggle's Nanuqsaurus[www.curseforge.com] [color=#3498db]by Senorpiggles[/color]
  
• Paleo ARK - Evolution | Dangerous Depths[www.curseforge.com] [color=#3498db]by Team Paleo ARK[/color]
  
• ClaysLeedsichthysEdit[www.curseforge.com] [color=#3498db]by TheClay_Art[/color]
  
• Piggle's Lycosuchus[www.curseforge.com] [color=#3498db]by Senorpiggles[/color]

[color=#00ccff]ARK Tides of Fortune's Galleon[/color] will release with the final Astraeos update.

This massive superfortress of a ship will support over 300 player-built structures on it!

Alongside the Galleon, we'll also be introducing new technical systems that will increase the number of player-built structures that can be placed on ships by up to four times, depending on the ship class. This will allow for even larger and more elaborate ship builds once the Galleon is ready to leave port.
Conquest focuses on large-scale PvP, with increased rates, and other changes listed below. The increased rates will allow tribes to set up and establish themselves quickly and enable them to rebuild after potential losses instead of being wiped completely.

The official Conquest servers are [color=#3498db]open for PC, Xbox and PlayStation[/color].

If you need any support during the Conquest season, join the [color=#3498db]Conquest Enforcement's Discord[/color][discord.gg].

• Conquest Season 8 details:
  • Total of 18 maps, all Genesis Part 1
    • Cluster A: 12 servers that had transfers enabled with Classic before they shut down.
      
    • Cluster B: 6 servers with transfers only enabled between those 6 servers for 2 weeks. Transfers between Cluster A and Cluster B will open on July 17th at 10 AM PT.
  • 5x Rates
    
  • Tek is enabled with the exception of:
    • Tek Grenade
      
    • Tapejara Tek Saddle
      
    • Megalodon Tek Saddle
      
    • Rock Drake Tek Saddle
      
    • Mosasur Tek Saddle
      
    • Tek Railgun
      
    • Map: all 18 maps will become Genesis Part 1

In celebration of 11 Years of ARK & Tides of Fortune, we've partnered with Alienware & IntelGaming to give away a custom-skinned Alienware Aurora 16X Gaming Laptop.

The [color=#e67e22]winner[/color] is... LilithiumDawn!
Congratulations!
The Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until [color=#3498db]Wednesday, August 5[/color].

• [color=#3498db]PVP/PVE:[/color] 2x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience, and Breeding
  
• [color=#3498db]Small Tribes: [/color]4.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 4x Breeding
  
• [color=#3498db]ARKpocalypse:[/color] 5x Harvesting, Taming and Experience, and Breeding

Fan Art Gallery[survivetheark.com] | Screenshot Gallery[survivetheark.com] | Artist Feedback Form[docs.google.com]

[color=#3498db]Creator[/color]: Etholdir
Etholdir gives you an exclusive tour of his survival tribe base on his Community Server.
[color=#3498db]Creator[/color]: Steph Lyon TV
Steph Lyon shows you how to correctly tame a Magmasaur in Ark Survival Ascended!
It is looking at me as if it wants to join the party.[discord.com] [color=#3498db]by rosaschlueppi[/color]
It is looking at me as if it wants to join the party.[discord.com] [color=#3498db]by aoishibaty[/color]
Is it time yet? Is it time yet?[discord.com] [color=#3498db]by yuukuro07[/color]
Tenebris[discord.com] [color=#3498db]by lightscameraemerald[/color]
Can't wait to see them[discord.com] [color=#3498db]by bia2204[/color]
Edmund and Rockwell, ARK: Lost Colony[discord.com] [color=#3498db]by chaosblades0321[/color]
Fan Art[discord.com] [color=#3498db]by yoink_365[/color]
Photo Mode[discord.com] [color=#3498db]by anhagath[/color]
My bloodstalker, Calypso[discord.com] [color=#3498db]by specter0294[/color]
This is AAAARK[discord.com] [color=#3498db]by henrymanson[/color]
Photo Mode[discord.com] [color=#3498db]by yang098071[/color]
I've really enjoyed building this one[discord.com] [color=#3498db]by kocie.lapki[/color]

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Don't let the sleepy eyes fool you.

This hulking newcomer has an appetite that extends far beyond its next meal. Be careful when approaching it, as it has a habit of inhaling just about anything that stands in its path. From allies to trees, bushes, and resources, nothing is safe from its seemingly bottomless belly.

Whether you're standing your ground or stocking up for your next adventure, this hungry giant is always ready to lend a helping... lung when it arrives later this year with ARK: Dragontopia.


Download in full resolution[drive.google.com]

Download in full resolution[drive.google.com]

The shadow meets its light. [color=#66ccff]Lumina awakens in Dragontopia[/color]! Taking flight as Umbra's radiant counterpart and bringing a brilliant new force to the skies! With celestial power at her command and a bond that burns brightest beside her shadowed kin, Lumina adds a new layer of speed, strategy, and spectacle to the battle above the clouds!

The full patch notes are available here[survivetheark.com].
We’ve loved seeing Survivors dive into the recent releases, explore the new content, and share their experiences with us.

As more players get hands-on, additional issues and edge cases naturally come to light. The team is continuing to work through reports and make improvements, so you can expect a steady cadence of patches over the coming weeks.

Character Restoration Update
Character restoration is still ongoing, with the restoration process having successfully worked through the majority of affected characters. The team continues to address the remaining cases, and if you missed it, you can find more details in our full update here[survivetheark.com].

Major Version Patch Notes
Our recent Major Version update included a broad range of post-launch fixes, stability improvements, and gameplay adjustments. Thank you to everyone who has submitted reports; they remain valuable as the team continues monitoring and working through additional fixes. Read the full patch notes here[survivetheark.com].

Pssst: The forecast is calling for sun, fun, and a little prehistoric chaos, so keep an eye on next week’s Community Crunch for more information about Summer Bash! 
Download & play new custom content created by players, including new maps, creatures, items, and game modes, through a dedicated new Mod-browser directly within the game. Enjoy an endless stream of new ARK content as the creativity and talent of the community is fully unleashed for the first time across gaming platforms and stay tuned as we spotlight more Cross-Platform Mods each week!

This video features:

• Moro's Supercephalosornis (Freemium)[www.curseforge.com] [color=#3498db]by MoroNada[/color]
  
• Futuristic Utopia Custom Cosmetics[www.curseforge.com] [color=#3498db]by Genade92[/color]
  
• Mech Creature[www.curseforge.com] [color=#3498db]by Shina_Lena[/color]
  
• Shanty Structure Set[www.curseforge.com] [color=#3498db]by Sandi_00[/color]
  
• Player Nameplate Cosmetics[www.curseforge.com] [color=#3498db]by Beyonx[/color]
  
• Ice Cape[www.curseforge.com] [color=#3498db]by Motokwauso[/color]
  
• Roth's Bestiary: Equus Caballus (Horse)[www.curseforge.com] [color=#3498db]by Rothaur[/color]
  
• Dynamic Bridges[www.curseforge.com] [color=#3498db]by Snappin[/color]
  
• Arketypes: Scotoharpes[www.curseforge.com] [color=#3498db]by Snappin[/color]
  
• Ambient Aquatics: Cricosaurus[www.curseforge.com] [color=#3498db]by ZCI5250[/color]

Conquest focuses on large-scale PvP, with increased rates, and other changes listed below. The increased rates will allow tribes to set up and establish themselves quickly and enable them to rebuild after potential losses instead of being wiped completely.

The official Conquest servers are [color=#3498db]open for PC, Xbox and PlayStation[/color].

If you need any support during the Conquest season, join the [color=#3498db]Conquest Enforcement's Discord[/color][discord.gg].

• Conquest Season 8 details:
  • Total of 18 maps, all Genesis Part 1
    • Cluster A: 12 servers that had transfers enabled with Classic before they shut down.
      
    • Cluster B: 6 servers with transfers only enabled between those 6 servers for 2 weeks. Transfers between Cluster A and Cluster B will open on July 17th at 10 AM PT.
  • 5x Rates
    
  • Tek is enabled with the exception of:
    • Tek Grenade
      
    • Tapejara Tek Saddle
      
    • Megalodon Tek Saddle
      
    • Rock Drake Tek Saddle
      
    • Mosasur Tek Saddle
      
    • Tek Railgun
      
    • Map: all 18 maps will become Genesis Part 1

[color=#d35400]ARK: Survival Ascended[/color] is on sale now on Steam, and if you've been waiting for the perfect time to jump in, you can also play [color=#d35400]FREE all weekend starting July 10[/color].

There's never been a better time to begin your journey. Meet Umbra and Lumina, available now as part of the Day One ARK: Dragontopia content, then get ready to chart new waters with ARK Tides of Fortune and experience even more adventures coming to Dragontopia later this year.

Gather your tribe and begin your adventure today!
In celebration of 11 Years of ARK & the upcoming Tides of Fortune, we've partnered with Alienware & IntelGaming to give away a custom-skinned Alienware Aurora 16X Gaming Laptop.

To enter, like, repost & reply [color=#f39c12]this post[/color][x.com] with your best tame & #TidesofFortune

Summer survival tip: Build a raft, enjoy the breeze, and learn what a Leedsichthys is the traditional way.

Super Survival Summer is here: 10 survival games, one very dangerous
Steam bundle, and plenty of new ways to lose your gear!

⛏️Loot it here!
This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until [color=#3498db]Monday, DATE[/color].

• [color=#3498db]PVP/PVE:[/color] 2x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience, and Breeding
  
• [color=#3498db]Small Tribes: [/color]4.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 4x Breeding
  
• [color=#3498db]ARKpocalypse:[/color] 5x Harvesting, Taming and Experience, and Breeding

Fan Art Gallery[survivetheark.com] | Screenshot Gallery[survivetheark.com] | Artist Feedback Form[docs.google.com]

[color=#3498db]Creator[/color]: PrettyLilFreak
PrettyLilFreak tries to draw Astrocetus and Bloodstalker only from their ARK Wiki descriptions.
[color=#3498db]Creator[/color]: Raasclark
Raasclark goes over all the unique creatures in Genesis Ascended Part 1!
Listen up, time to set sail![x.com] [color=#3498db]by @falco_luna[/color]
Our legacy[x.com] [color=#3498db]by @TekARK_01[/color]
I drew the lil guy![discord.com] [color=#3498db]by arrynhellfire[/color]
Beach Bob Fan Art[discord.com] [color=#3498db]by basivak[/color]
Tested out my new acrylic markers[discord.com] [color=#3498db]by darklordmairon[/color]
Our Cosmo display[discord.com] [color=#3498db]by mythicuni[/color]
Tidepup(py) Love[discord.com] [color=#3498db]by savvytabby[/color]
whats a moeder with you?[discord.com] [color=#3498db]by hjessey101[/color]
Photo Mode[discord.com] [color=#3498db]by savkyn[/color]
I brought Snarl to Genesis[discord.com] [color=#3498db]by anhagath[/color]
Photo Mode[discord.com] [color=#3498db]by bigboynow[/color]
Photo Mode[discord.com] [color=#3498db]by patutinyt[/color]

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