Official Ark Survival Ascended v36.8 patch notes: Bug fixes, character pipeline changes, and more

The Ark Survival Ascended v36.8 patch went live today, incorporating over 30 bug fixes. More importantly, though, the patch makes a few changes to human character meshes, simplifying the process of making animations to pave the way for Scorched Earth next month.

While most of the bug fixes in this patch will seem unimportant if you are not a server admin, some improvements touch upon things like foliage behavior in windy weather.

Making a few "under-the-hood changes" to prepare for the upcoming Ark Survival Ascended DLC in April, this update is a major patch rolling out for Ark Survival Ascended Xbox and PlayStation client v36.4 and PC client v36.7. This article will review all the documented changes in Ark Survival Ascended v36.8 patch notes.

Ark Survival Ascended v36.8 full patch notes

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Here are the general changes in the Ark Survival Ascended v36.8 server/client update:

Improved character model pipeline for armors, weapons, and animations. Removed redundant assets and smoothened out the process for creating and implementing new assets.
Upgraded Scissors to allow players to update their appearance using similar UI as initial character creation.

Further clarification on the Scissors (player character model) changes from an official thread post on Ark's forums read:

"From a player perspective, when this patch rolls out, you'll notice your female character having changed its proportions, but we've gone ahead and implemented new functionality on the Scissors, allowing you to adjust your character's appearance at any time, including bone modifications."

Love Ascended : Migrated needed assets into the base game so the mod can be disabled.
Fixed some server crashes
Fixed some exploits.

Map Fixes

Fixed large number of holes in the map
Fixed some misaligned landscape objects either floating or inside objects
Fixed Swamp Cave lootdrop floating above terrain
Fixed multiple map issues in Overworld
Fixed Under Water Cave west lighting and artifacts on cave walls
Fixed an issue with Caverns of Lost Hope shadow flickering
Updated Redwood Waterfall color to match river color
Fixed some Tek cave streaming issues
Fixed skylight override blending issue at tek volcanic cavern entrance
Fixed bounds issue on under water east cave

Bug Fixes

Fixed Pteranodon Saddle clipping issue
Fixed Araneo poking through the saddle
Fixed "crease" lines in Character pixel painting
Character will now play correct animations when going unconscious or dying in water
Fixed dinos not conforming to the ground correctly while in torpor. (Sarco / Titanoboa)
Fixed bad texture in dragon arena
Fixed an issue in Caverns of Lost Faith where the water dripping from ceiling also showed while you are under water
Fixed an issue where player character Male/Females knees appear to bend/jolt forward slightly after standing up
Fixed an issue where the view info for Tribe option is displaying an empty engram page, rather than tribe info
Extended the tree platform pickup timer
You can no longer pick up the bed while it's on cooldown.
Fixed an issue where picking up a water tank snapped above another tank will pick up both
Fixed an incorrect HUD display on some structures
Can no longer replace normal doors with secret doors
Fixed an issue where secret door opened too far
Fixed issue where supply crate beam is occasionally segmented after the crate lands and stays like this for a while
Fixed lava splash VFX elements floating above the Volcanic Cavern Lava River surface
Improved Otter LODs on lower settings
Updated Icons Stone Doorway, Stone Hatchframe, Stone Reinforced Gate, Auto Turret, Heavy Auto Turret
Fixed some flying trees
Improved foliage behaviour in strong wind scenarios
Fixed an issue where Brood mother arena lighting would blink on and off as player moves
Fixed Female animation when aiming with bows
Fixed TPV animation on Longneck Rifle
Fixed some weapon 3D scaling issues
Fixed an issue where Co-ords from the overlay map or the interactable UI window are not identical
Fixed issues with flyers passing through mesh
Fixed an issue where Bola status was not being properly conveyed to players
Fixed issues where you cannot handcuff other players
Fixed occasions where crafting items with the Replicator and wireless crafting can cause the server to run bad
Fixed Dragon boss incorrectly receiving the Alpha dino damage reduction buff

Check out other guides on this game:

Ark Survival Ascended Fishing Guide || Ark Survival Ascended Breeding and Mutations || All Ark Survival Ascended Explorer Notes locations || Best Ark Survival Ascended tame for every resource || Cave locations on The Island