254.9

• Fixed issue with client movement synchronization becoming inaccurate on servers that had long-running World Saves. Requires server update!
• Reduced client-side memory usage of 254 game assets.
• Added “Disable Menu Transitions” Option, for power-users to navigate through menus more quickly.

254.91

• Fixed issue with getting items with servers using HarvestHealthAmount greater than 1. Requires server update!

254.892

• Fixed Tamed Dinos not pooping at correct rates. Requires server update!
• Further improved server performance by a significant margin (~10%)

254.894

• Fixed another Timer bug (i.e. Kapro jump issue). Highly recommend server update to this version!
• Optimized generation of large quantities of harvestable items (major performance improvements to Unofficial servers with boosted rates)

254.86

• Fixed Wild Dino spawns getting crowded out by Tamed Dinos on servers
• Improved server performance approximately 20% by final timer optimization and Tamed Dino optimization
• Reduced Armor Rating Effectiveness on Golem, Bronto, Quetz, Doed, Carbo, and Quetz by 50%
• Prevented using Whip to pickup items thru walls
• Note: For servers, 254.86 has an issue that will delete foreign Dinos from savegames. All servers must upgrade to 254.87 to avoid this issue!

254.87

• Fixed build issue that was deleting foreign Dinos from savegames. All servers must upgrade to 254.87!

254.89

• Fixed critical issue where some Dinos wouldn’t Eat or Tame properly (timer issue fixed). Highly recommend that servers upgrade to this version!

254.7

Changes

• Increased damage of Tek Projectiles and reduced Element cost.
• All Tek armor has had its durability pushed up from 120 to 300 (In line with a good piece of Journeyman Equipment. This was just an oversight on our part, they were always meant to be more durable!)
• Element no longer spoils, and bosses drop approximately 33% more Element

Fixes & Improvements

• Fixed memory leak and performance overhead associated with low-level Timers. Recommend servers upgrade to this version!
• Tek Pants ability no longer consumes element when coming into contact with/destroying the destructible foliage, and uses the original amount of element for running over time.
• Added a new Wild NPC Stasis Range scaling-for-player-count option to scale server performance for more players (requires inputting into INI, not commandline), example:GameUserSettings.ini:
  [ServerSettings]
  NPCNetworkStasisRangeScalePlayerCountStart=70
  NPCNetworkStasisRangeScalePlayerCountEnd=120
  NPCNetworkStasisRangeScalePercentEnd=0.5

254.71

• Fixed Tek Rex Helmet interaction with Walls/Clipping.
• Fixed another issue with the optimized Timers.

254.72

• Fixed getting stuck when exiting Ladders in Singleplayer/Non-Dedicated modes.

New

• End key now toggles Tribe far-distance Dino Nameplanets
• Added [/script/shootergame.shootergamemode] PlayerBaseStatMultipliers[0-11] to multiply player BASE stats (you can use the PerLevelStatsMultiplier_Player[] array to multiply player per-weight stats)

Changes

• New Tek +200 insulation buff when wearing full set of Tek Armor containing Element
• Tek weapons now do substantially more damage vs everything except structures. (Rifle is +50% damage, Rex Saddle is +100% damage.)
• Tek armor offers slightly greater physical protection (+30 armor per piece.)
• Tek Rex shots take slightly less Element. (Down to 5 from 6)
• Burn rate of Element for Legs and Chest reduced by 50% (50% more time per piece of element.)

Fixes & Improvements

• Fixed Wild Basilosaurus taking damage in deepwater. Tamed Basilo still will, however now it only takes 1/10th the amount of damage-over-time.
• Significantly improved server performance via low-level optimization of Timer system, reduced server stalls approximately 15% perf gain.
• Hiding Engrams now automatically prevents them from appearing in Supply Crates even if they are not in the Exclude Items Indices list.
• Boss Musics now properly automatically takes the Music Volume setting into account.
• Saved approximately 280 MB of GPU RAM due to distance field optimization, and increased distance field performance.

254.3

Fixes & Improvements

• You can no longer stand on the flight ceiling (though jetpack flight z is still clamped)
• Singleplayer/non-dedicated bosses are reduced in damage and effective-HP by 67%
• You can no longer trim hair from dead bodies
• Fixed Allosaurus alpha buff / pack not working
• Tekboots now consume element automatically for fall damage. note you do have to manaully load them for climbing grip, however.
• Veg cakes are now consumable by herbis again!!
• Fixed TheCenter destroying structures on floating island in pve (not retroactive)
• Fixed another case where Mods could crash (particularly Weapon Mods)
• All-Players floating names for admin spectator (when you fly up high) now are defaulted off (they cost server perf), and can be enabled by spectator admins with “cheat SetShowAllPlayers true”

254.4

• Fixed an issue with Ballista Ammo
• Made Tamed Pegomastax targetable by wild creatures

254.41

• Added a warning label that hair is cut to zero when changing hairstyles, and clamped hair slider drag length. (We had meant to release v254.0 with this feedback but had accidentally disabled it!). Improved underlying systems for Mod-added hairstyles in preparation for ARK Dev Kit release.
• Fixed Mountable turrets erroneously playing a “whoosh” sound whenever spawned.

254.5

• Fixed certain server stalls during player joins
• Add Tek Replicator to obelisk inventories
• Unconscious dinos teleport out of Boss Arenas now, and changed to 60 seconds to remain in arena after killing boss
• Made sheep wool growth rate use the server’s “HairGrowthSpeedMultiplier” value. Note that sheep wool growth rate is also sped up by levelling its “Food” stat.
• Tek projectiles no longer destroy corpses
• Coel, Salmon, Piranhas, Cnidaria, Euryps, and Trilobites can no longer receive buffs/debuffs
• Improved boss attack hit detection
• Server options to disable Taming & Riding:

  Game.ini:
  
  [/script/shootergame.shootergamemode]
  
  bDisableDinoRiding=true
  
  bDisableDinoTaming=true

• You can now alter Boss Element on your server using the following INI values:

  ConfigOverrideSupplyCrateItems=(SupplyCrateClassString="DinoDropInventoryComponent_BossSpider_Easy_C",MinItemSets=1,MaxItemSets=1,NumItemSetsPower=1.0,bSetsRandomWithoutReplacement=true,ItemSets=((MinNumItems=1,MaxNumItems=1,NumItemsPower=1.0,SetWeight=1.0,bItemsRandomWithoutReplacement=true,ItemEntries=((EntryWeight=1.0,ItemClassStrings=("PrimalItemResource_Element_C"),ItemsWeights=(1.0),MinQuantity=100.0,MaxQuantity=100.0,MinQuality=1.0,MaxQuality=1.0,bForceBlueprint=false,ChanceToBeBlueprintOverride=0.0)))))
  
  DinoDropInventoryComponent_BossDragon_Easy_C
  
  DinoDropInventoryComponent_BossDragon_Hard_C
  
  DinoDropInventoryComponent_BossDragon_Medium_C
  
  DinoDropInventoryComponent_BossGorilla_Easy_C
  
  DinoDropInventoryComponent_BossGorilla_Hard_C
  
  DinoDropInventoryComponent_BossGorilla_Medium_C
  
  DinoDropInventoryComponent_BossGorilla_TheCenter_C
  
  DinoDropInventoryComponent_BossManticore_Easy_C
  
  DinoDropInventoryComponent_BossManticore_Hard_C
  
  DinoDropInventoryComponent_BossManticore_Medium_C
  
  DinoDropInventoryComponent_BossSpider_Easy_C
  
  DinoDropInventoryComponent_BossSpider_TheCenter_C
  
  DinoDropInventoryComponent_BossSpider_Hard_C
  
  DinoDropInventoryComponent_BossSpider_Medium_C

254

New

• Tek Tier Phase 1: Tek Engram system, Element Resource system, Tek Replicator, Tek Rifle, Tek Helmet, Tek Visor, Tek Jetpack, Tek Boots, Tek Gloves, Tek Rex Saddle, Tek Transmitter, and more.
• New Dinos:
  • Ovis Aries!
  • Basilosaurus!
  • Baryonyx!
  • Purlovia!
• New Item: Lance (for jousting of course!), and you can now also use a Shield when Weapon-Riding (provided you are using an appropriate Weapon).
• New Mechanic: Hairstyles & Facial Hair (with real-time growing), Hair Dye-ing, & Haircutting + Scissors.
  • [/script/shootergame.shootergamemode] HairGrowthSpeedMultiplier=1.0

• Alliance-Chat channel! (open with ‘Home’ or cycle thru all chat modes with Tab)
• Admin Command Logs & Chat Logs file-output options
  Run with:
  -servergamelog
  -servergamelogincludetribelogs
  -ServerRCONOutputTribeLogs
  -NotifyAdminCommandsInChat
• New Admin Cheats:
  UnlockEngram(string ItemClassName) // (for Tekgram unlocks)
  SetHeadHairPercent(float thePercent)
  SetFacialHairPercent(float thePercent)
  GetTribeIdPlayerList(int32 TribeID);
  GetSteamIDForPlayerID(int32 PlayerID);
  GetPlayerIDForSteamID(int32 SteamID);

• ~16 more Explorer Notes

Changes

• Troodon Scout now has an option to look for Corpses & Caches
• Tamed Dinos now have an option to disable their resource-harvesting
• Holding Left or Right when dismounting a Dino will now dismount you in that direction
• Significantly increased Scorched Earth Loot Drop Quality
• Added 5 more Player and Dino levels

Fixes & Improvements

• Fixed Allosaurus spawning inside bases
• Fixed issue with being able to clip through World Geometry
• Fixed Supply Crates respawn logic (would previously have stopped some cave crate spawns)
• Soups/Beers can no longer be eaten by Dinos
• SteamOS version works properly again, and memory savings on Linux & Mac
• Audio system is now fully streamed. Hundreds of MB saved, slight potential perf loss. If you want to use the old system (memory-intensive), launch with -oldaudio

Note: Artifacts have been deleted once, in order to ensure the new limits on carrying them take effect (only Players can carry them now).

254.1

• Fixed BattlEye connection logic to avoid dropping players. Recommend BattlEye servers update!

254.2

• Fixed crashing upon loading or running various Mods. Recommend all servers update!

254.21

• Fixed crash associated with facialhair styles.

253.992

• Primitive+ Major Update! (please make sure you have this latest version if you’re running Primitive+)
• Fixed a Fuel-array crash that could affect Primitive+

253.995

• Fixed issue with Spoiling times. Recommend server upgrade.