ARK: Survival Evolved (Switch): all the updates (latest: DLC Update)

On this page, you will find all there is to know about the various updates for ARK: Survival Evolved on Nintendo Switch (originally released on November 30th 2018 in Europe and North America)!

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No patch notes available.

• Additional notes: this is an optional update for players who bought DLC for the game.
• Source: Grove Street Games (Twitter)

• Added support for upcoming Ragnarok DLC
• Non-dedicated sessions now available
• Fixed broken state in which wild dinos would stop moving online
• Fixed creature spawning issues
• Fixed broken anti-mesh logic incorrectly killing players on entry to pearl caves online
• Fixed days not saving online
• Significantly improved melee combat performance
• Fixed some creatures being lost during ascension
• Fixed crash that would occur when Network Error dialog was present
• Fixed beehives floating on the island
• Fixed tree sap taps
• Fixed Aberration exterior lighting
• Fixed multiplayer movement issues with parachute and zip line
• Improved underwater post process visuals
• Improved Aberration cave lighting
• Fixed overly bright tooltip icons
• Improved Baby Reaper vfx
• Fixed Reaper King aggro issues
• Fixed Reaper impregnation issues whilst riding a creature
• Fixed Rockwell trophy visual issues
• Fixed Manticore trophy colors to be accurate
• Fixed lighting in Rockwell boss arena
• Fixed Rockwell tentacle animation issues
• Fixed issue in which tamed Megalosaurus would stand whilst asleep
• Fixed Megatherium to preserve sitting state on save/load
• Fixed many ground seams and collision issues on all maps
• Fixed bad movement on flyers if player logged out whilst mounted online
• Fixed flickering mating icons online
• Fixed animation hitches online opening map or cycling tools
• Fixed creatures in caves to be untamable by design
• Fixed Cryopod tool tip not displaying stats correctly
• Fixed visuals on “She Who Waits” explorer notes
• Fixed ballista turret visualizing ammo when it had none
• Cheat fly no longer interrupted when colliding with wate

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Grove Street Games

ARK: Survival Evolved – Ver. 2.0.4

• Release date: December 13th 2022 (North America, Europe)
• Patch notes:

ARK: Survival Evolved – Ver. 2.0.3

• Release date: November 10th 2022 (North America, Europe)
• Patch notes:

• Boosted gamma when Light Bloom option is toggled off
• Explorer Note audio now continues to play when the Note is closed. This can be toggled in Options
• Pressing + button while highlighting a server in the server browser will immediately join it
• Improved hand animations when switching between weapons, tools and the map
• Fix for tames starving unexpectedly in Single Player
• Cryo sick tames no longer hover
• Fixed Plasma Cannons on Tek Saddles firing properly
• Fix for mate boosted heart icon properly appearing in Multiplayer
• Improvements to gliding while using an Archaeopteryx
• Fix for sorting by weight in inventory
• Fixed scaling on C4 & Transponders when attached to creatures
• Hot Bar now hides when using a scope
• Fix for overlapping demolish timer text
• Various localization fixe

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Grove Street Games

ARK: Survival Evolved – Ver. 2.0.2

• Release date: November 10th 2022 (North America, Europe)
• Patch notes:

• Fixed crash when quickly knocking over and/or harvesting multiple trees
• Fixed crop plots and farming
• Fixed crash bringing creatures out of cryopods
• Fixed rare crash entering or exiting the game underwater
• Fixed issues with Ascension not returning to main menu properly
• Fixed mappings issues with TEK leggings and map
• Fixed camera issues while riding raft
• Fixed missing info when targeting creatures with spyglass
• Fixed torches & flamethrower disabling when player was slightly touching water
• Fixed duplicated HLNA when resuming while equipped
• Fixed errant intense wind physics on trees
• Fixed main menu music to use music slider within options
• Fixed Dilo blind visual issues
• Fixed Yutyrannus fear debuff visual issues
• Clarified inventory transferring controls on options screen
• Disabled previewmode toggle
• Improved crop LODs
• Improved TEK LODs
• MP: Fixed timeout issues when watching cinematics
• MP: Fixed Archaeopteryx going invisible sometimes when picked up
• MP: Fixed structure pick up timers

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Grove Street Games

ARK: Survival Evolved – Ver. 2.0.1

• Release date: November 3rd 2022 (North America, Europe)
• Patch notes:

No patch notes available.

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Grove Street Games (Twitter)

ARK: Survival Evolved – Ver. 2.0.0

• Release date: November 1st 2022 (North America, Europe)
• File size: 6.5GB
• Patch notes:

No patch notes available (yet). This update brings the following to the game:

• provides a much improved version of the game completely rebuilt in the latest version of Unreal Engine. It features the following:
  • improved visuals
    • Better resolution in docked (1080p) & handheld modes (720p)
    • Better texture quality, lighting and shadows effects
  • improved performance
    • Vastly improved loading times (8x faster on average)
    • Consistent dynamic framerate (30FPS)
  • gameplay improvements
    • Keeping your inventory and various stash boxes organized will be a cinch with the new Virtual Cursor, providing visual guidance when tidying up various resources in your storage, especially when using touch screen controls. Marie Kondo would approve!
  • New Cinematics: Original story cinematic content to further expand the narrative of ARK: Survival Evolved.
  • Unofficial Server Support: Custom server support powered by Nitrado server networks.
  • a reduced install size
  • The Host/Join Menu has been renamed to Single Player, where we have refined the menus to provide a more streamlined experience to starting a Single Player game. While Single Player is fully present, please note that Local Play and Non-Dedicated Sessions are removed from the game at launch. They need a little more time in development to work out some issues, and we intend to bring them back in a post-release patch.

• Additional notes:

This new version of the game is compatible with any existing save. However, before downloading the update, make sure to do the following to avoid any issues:

• Remove items from Hot Bar slots 9 & 10
• Do not have any in-progress tames or crafting recipes

Also, players get to keep all their current items, tames, and structures. However, the change in save data files may result in the following occuring:

• Foliage may re-appear inside your base
• You may lose any custom Options settings
• Any structures left ‘on’ will automatically be turned ‘off’
• Fog of War will be reset on your in-game map
• Your Level Up & Engram Points may need to be reapplied
• You may need to re-discover any previously unlocked Explorer Notes

• Source: Grove Street Games

How to download updates for ARK: Survival Evolved for the Nintendo Switch?

To download the updates for ARK: Survival Evolved, you have three options:

• let the console do its thing if you have automatic downloads activated, and didn’t completely turn it off

If not…

• try to launch the game from the Home Menu while being connected to the internet. You should get a prompt when doing so: simply follow the instructions on screen;

OR

• select the game > press either + or – to go to the Options page > select Software update > select Via the Internet.

To check that you have the latest version installed, simply select the game on the Home Menu, and press – or + to go to the Options: the version number is displayed just below the game title.