A larger patch is expected soon to introduce holiday-themed events for Ark.

Studio Wildcard is at it again, as another Ark Survival Ascended update is available for download on consoles and PC. For PS5 owners, you'll see the download as Ark update 1.056.017, and version 56.17 for PC and Xbox Series X|S.

This is another minor patch, which slots in various technical fixes rather than implement any gameplay adjustments.

v56.17 - Minor version for Clients - 10/04/2024

There was also a server-side patch released yesterday to plug in an exploit, and before that, a patch was released in the last week of November that implemented mod fixes, which we've listed below.

We should be getting a beefier patch soon, and this will add in the holiday-themed Ark festivities. Once that's live, we'll be sure to let our readers know.