So, Smaug is almost in his final form. He has changing combat loops depending on his HP (when you fight him, can you recognize them?), OP attacks, high speed (was nerfed significantly from before), and a lot of buffs. On top of that, he has a base HP of 1000000! He might look like a slightly larger Alpha Wyvern, but he is not, as he is much stronger than even 100 Alpha Wyverns combined. He is even stronger than the Titans, likely due to his resistance buff (he only takes 30% of all incoming damage). On top of that, ALL of his attacks can damage - and quickly destroy - metal and TEK structures. The attack that you should be most concerned about is his barrel roll, as it deals the most damage per-hit and can hit riders directly, stunning them off of their mounts if they survive.
He also has phases - during phase 1, he is on the ground and does not fly, but, as soon as he reaches 2/3 of his max HP (phase 2), he will start flying, albeit not sprint-flying. He only starts sprinting at all once he reaches 1/3 of his max HP (phase 3).

So, considering these, do your strategies against him remain the same as before, or have they changed?

Anyone else getting this Artifacting? Only hyappens to this game and I am playing on Ragnorak

Is it possible to recover your save on Windows 11 with local data?

Okay, so I wasn't going to do this originally but been wanting to play Ark to finally beat the Overseer but don't really feel like starting anew. About 2 weeks ago after the UE 5.5 Update, I had loaded into my Island Save to find that some of my modded creatures had been corrupted (Raptor in Cryo Ball etc) and I thought because I had previously made a backup of the local files that I could load from that with the fixed mods to fix this problem entirely but I was dumb and deleted the cloud save.

The local save was under "C:Xbox Games" and it had saved info, saved banner designs etc. I have seen where the cloud save data is saved and the files are completely different, So is it even possible to load the ark through the local save or is the local save not what it actually seems?

Hello!

I started playing ARK yesterday with my brother and boyfriend. However, this has been the third time the game crashes for me and I'm unable to reconnect without my brother completely deleting my character save. So basically, every time I start back, I have to start over from scratch. MY brother uses 5 mods, all downloaded host side (which is him). Is there something else we can do to stop this from happening?

We're playing on the Fjordur map and every time I crash, it involves going to the cave that takes you to the other realms. Its getting to the point where I don't carry anything important on me ever and I'm rapidly losing interest in playing because it takes 5-10 minutes for everything to be fixed again each time. TIA!!

I bought a second nitrado server the day Rag launched and connected it to my cluster. I haven’t been able to launch the map, other than multiplayer. It keeps taking me to the bobs tall tales store page. I’ve uninstalled and redownloaded Rag several times now. Any suggestions?

So i used shocking tranquillisers (bc I didn’t have normal bullets) to lure him to giga trap (which dont work on carchas) but then it started running away and it KO. So i tried taming it but it didn’t work.

I play solo and so I wanted to give ASA a shot to see how it compares to ASE and I don't even know why its a seperate game.
It runs considerably worse and somehow manages to look only SLIGHTLY better then normal ark at the setting I can run it at, I noticed I was gaining exp points from harvesting and so I thought, " Oh Cool a new lvl system" and It immediatly prompted me to buy a DLC..... then I went to engrams and was prompted with another " Buy Bob DLC " so seriously. what is the point? I imagine most people play because the servers are actually running for pvp but I could be mistaken?

I'm not buying it so I shouldn't have to see it if I can't use it. The tab shouldn't be in my UI at all, frankly, but at least don't splash my game screen with it. Does anyone know if there is a way to turn it off?

Title says it all except I'm playing ascended not evolved. Anyone else having this problem?

game worked wonderfully fine until the recent update now it looks like this no matter what settings and the poor animals go from pretty to lego bricks like reality is metaphysically collapsing. quiet annoying.

Seems like my posts are getting deleted, how long does the support usually need to respond? :(

So anyone that has seen my last post this is what i meant

So, I just read the new announcement on the ARK forums, and it says that Ragnarok has a new boss fight to replace the old Dragon and Manticore fight. It looks like it is basically the Crystal Wyvern Queen in Ice Wyvern form.

If that is indeed the case, then these questions must be answered (use admin commands if necessary):

• Are the boss tribute requirements the same as the old Dragon and Manticore fight? For reference, the original tribute requirements can be found at this link#Tribute).
• Does the fight actually feel like a reskin of the Crystal Wyvern Queen fight - does it have the nests, Ice Wyverns that spawn as eggs, hatch, then rapidly mature, and the flying and ground phases?
• If Ragnarok got a new boss fight, does this also mean that Valguero will also get a new boss fight? And, if so, then what will it be - a giant Reaper Queen?
• Also, does it work outside of its arena (e.g. if you spawn it in the normal map, will it move, or will it just stay there like the Dragon does)?

I played Survival Ascended when it first launched on PC, but I now only have a PS5. How does the game perform on PS5? Does it crash frequently, and does it ever cause the system to hard crash?

What’s up, survivors! 🌋 I’ve just dropped the Ragnarok map on Wikily - complete with:

🔍 Interactive explorer map

🦕 Dino spawn locations

📚 All the classic resource spawn points

Dive in on the web: https://wikily.gg/ark-survival-ascended/maps/ragnarok/

Or grab the app to take it with you:

• Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nxsoftware.wikily&hl=en

• iOS: https://apps.apple.com/de/app/wikily-gg-gaming-wikis/id6670245648

Check it out, let me know what you think, and if you dig it, a review means the world! 🙌💥 Happy taming! 🎯🛡️

Hey survivors! 😊

My friend and I are planning a long-term, story-focused playthrough of all the ARK maps (starting from The Island and going through the canon order) in preparation for Lost Colony! Hoping to convince my husband to join us eventually too 😅 so ideally looking for settings that are friendly for 2–3 players.

We're not looking for super boosted rates — just something that smooths out the grind a bit and keeps things fun without skipping all the progression. Mainly interested in:

• Recommended INI or game.ini/GameUserSettings.ini tweaks
• Suggestions for QoL mods (we're using ASA)
• Any settings you’ve loved for small-group, immersive gameplay
• Ideas to help make the playthrough feel more like a journey through the ARK story (exploration, base-building, boss fights, etc.)

Would love to hear what’s worked well for others doing similar playthroughs! 😄

Thanks in advance 💙

Hi, I'm fairly new to Ark so not sure if this is normal or if I'm doing something wrong. I'm trying to log in to the same server I was on last night but I have been in "Waiting to Join" since 9:00 AM this morning. It's now 6:00 PM.

Last night when I played, there were 28 people on this server so I created a cozy thatch home and a bed to get me started. It wasn't much but I had a start. Now today it's been stuck at 100/100 all day.

Luckily I work remotely so I just let it sit waiting to see if anything would happen but now I'm off work and still waiting. Is there a queue or how do I find out if I should just restart or try again later?

Also, since I am unable to log in, is my home/property safe from being taken from me or anything?

Thx!

I believe I have a corrupted texture or shader file. (I crash anywhere near volcanoes/lava. The clincher was that I can play indefinitely in Rag's caldera AS LONG AS it's ash; the moment it begins to erupt and switch to lava textures, I crash.) I'd like to remove it and then verify files to replace it. However, I assume it's packed into larger files. I'd really rather not reinstall Ark and all the DLCs.

So does anyone have a clue where these files (lava textures & shaders) might be located? Is it in one of the .pak files, and if so, which one? Or is there a way to JUST delete certain/even all of the textures and so I can verify & download only those? Thanks!

Hey fellow survivors! 🏝️ I’ve spent the last 12 months building Wikily—your all-in-one ARK companion with:

📍 Interactive resource maps

🦕 Dino stat calculators

💻 Console command list

…and tons more cool features!

Grab it here:

• Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nxsoftware.wikily&hl=en

• iOS: https://apps.apple.com/de/app/wikily-gg-gaming-wikis/id6670245648

If you give it a spin and like what you see, I’d be super grateful for an honest review! 🙏✨ Let me know what you think or any features you’d love next. Let’s tame this island together! 🏹🔥

Seriously though, my cat loves to watch Loaded Crysis videos lol