ARK: Survival Evolved (Switch): all the updates (latest: Ver. 2.0.14)

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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ARK: Survival Evolved – Ver. 2.0.14

• Release date: August 6th 2024 (North America, Europe) / ??? 2024 (Japan)
• Patch notes:

• Adds support for Genesis Part 2
  • NEW STORY-ORIENTED MISSIONS
    • A holographic guide, HLN-A, voiced by Madeleine Madden (“The Wheel of Time”), offers a wide array of engaging new story-oriented missions at varying difficulty levels, as Survivors build up strength for a final battle with Rockwell, voiced by David Tennant (“Doctor Who”). Complete missions to earn map-wide bonuses and Hexagons, which can be spent for extra resources, Engram Points, TEK items, travel between environments, and more. Discover Explorer Notes and environmental cues along the way to learn even more about the ARK saga history.
  • EXPANSIVE WORLDS TO CONQUER
    • Emerge from the Genesis Part I simulation into a gargantuan starship filled with unique biomes, including beautiful elysian fields, an exotic twilight realm of highly evolved lifeforms, the depths of outer-space, and even the innards of the ever-expanding Rockwell himself. Whether it’s sentient alien plants, Rockwell’s digestive fluids, or asteroids warping in from intergalactic space travel, each biome presents unique hazards, but also opportunities to acquire new resources and creatures — including the powerful new ‘Mutagen’ that enables you to further evolve your existing tames!
  • STRANGE NEW CREATURES
    • The vast expanses of Genesis Part 2’s world is filled with brain-controlling Noglins, elegant high-tech Stryders, the cuddly mobile-nursery Maewing, and even the laser-shooting, bomb-blasting, barrel-rolling Astrodelphis starfighter — among other fantastical new creatures and evolved R-Variants of old favorites!
  • POWERFUL NEW GEAR
    • As you brave the many dangers of this new world, you’ll gain access to powerful new tools to aid you. You’ll learn how to place remote cameras, pull off tricks with a floating skateboard-like Hoversail, take care of your eggs with the high-tech Incubator, shoot arrows made of pure energy with the Tek Bow, even engage in a Real Time Strategy command mode within the new Exo-Mek — and far, far more!
• Adds the Rhyniognatha, which will be spawning around The Island

• Additional notes: none.
• Source: Studio Wildcard / Studio Wildcard PR (31/07/2024)

• Added support for Fear Evolved event
• Added support for Turkey Trials event
• Alpha Manticore boss now correctly grants 15 levels upon defeat
• Player movement on Zipline no longer affects Radial Wheel selection
• Fixed pounce attack on wild Raptors
• Fixed Heavy and Auto Turrets to shoot down incoming rockets and grenades

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

• Restored functionality to Cloning Chamber
• Adjusted lighting in Genesis Pt. 1 map

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

No patch notes available yet. This update brings the following:

• brings Genesis Pt. 1 servers
• the remaining bits of the Summer Bash event will be live for players in all regions.
• Minor performance and lighting improvements

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

• Added support for Genesis: Part 1 Expansion Map
• Added support for Summer Bash event
• Tuned the Double Tap L to Whistle Attack Target command
• Fixed cinematics to play correctly when viewed from the Explorer Note menu
• Fixed Carcharodontosaurus saddle crafting
• Fixed cryopods to no longer allow for duplicating items
• Fixed cryopodded tames not eating after transferring maps
• Fixed Ice & Fire Wyverns to properly apply elemental immunity in PvP
• Fixed missing option to spay or neuter a tamed Rock Drake
• Fixed helmet armor slot to properly account for headshot damage
• Fixed input issue that could cause Raptor jump to break
• Fixed invisible crops growing on crop plots (Single Player)
• Restored ability for Gacha to consume inventory items while in stasis (Multiplayer)
• Fixed a crash when grabbed by the Forest Titan (Extinction)
• Fixed nighttime lightning visuals on Desert Titan (Extinction)
• Fixed a hole in the ceiling of The Caverns of Lost Faith (The Island)
• Fixed numerous holes in underwater caves (The Island) 
• Fixed the emissive effect on the ground of Swamp Cave (The Island)
• Single Player Map Selection screen now defaults to last played map
• Numerous localization fixes for Japanese, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean & Russian

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

• Fixed turret targeting in PvP
• Several stability fixes

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

• Fixed Carcharodontosaurus Saddle being craftable in remote inventories
• Fixed console command access for Unofficial Server admins
• Restored Cryo Sickness functionality on PvP servers

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

ARK: Survival Evolved – DLC Updates

• Release date: March 30th 2023 (North America, Europe) / March 31st 2023 (Japan)
• Patch notes:

• Added support for upcoming Extinction DLC
• Carcharodontosaurus can now be found roaming The Island, Ragnarok & Extinction
• Radial Structure limit increased by 15%
• Added support for Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, and Korean languages
• Fix for launching Non-Dedicated Sessions with DLC maps
• Improvements to Supply Drop accessibility
• Palm Tree bridges in Ragnarok are now usable
• Fixed Wyvern overspawning on Ragnarok
• Fix for Kaprosuchus doing massive damage when attacking players
• Fixed camera position becoming offset while flying tames
• Restored audio to Spray Painter
• Fixed Tek Dedicated Storage to visualize inventory numbers
• Fixed Jetpack visuals in low frame rate situations
• Fixed Holograms in Overseer Arena on The Island
• Fixed Spawn Regions not showing on Create New Survivor screen
• Fixed invisible buttons in painting menu
• Fixed Explorer Note chests to open when discovered while mounted on a tame
• Fix for items in the midst of crafting when exiting and re-entering Single Player
• Disabled UI on Radio as this item is cosmetic-only on Switch
• Painting your Survivor or Tame in Multiplayer now saves properly
• Fixed Ban functionality in Admin Manager on Unofficial Servers
• Disabled access to Engine & Console Command UI for all non-admins in Multiplayer
• Fix for very small inventory numbers when playing in Russian, Japanese, Chinese or Korean
• Wooden Billboard is now appropriately named “Wooden Billboard”

• Known issues:

• Carcharodontosaurus Saddle not being craftable
• Console Command UI cannot be accessed by Unofficial Server admins.

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

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

Ragnarok DLC

• fixes the wrong map being present on the respawn screen

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

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.