# ARK: Survival Ascended ARK Tides of Fortune, Dragontopia and Genesis Part 1 are out now!

- Product: ARK: Survival Ascended (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ark-survival-ascended)
- Vendor: Studio Wildcard
- Date: 2026-07-03
- Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2399830/view/673998750553738950
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ark-survival-ascended/releases/2026-07-03-ark-tides-of-fortune-dragontopia-and-genesis-part

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- **added** — Naval Fleet feature allows constructing customizable seaworthy vessels including the Sloop and Brigantine at the Shipyard with deck building, hull painting, and Jolly Roger customization
- **added** — Ship Combat system enables manually aiming and firing broadside cannons solo or cooperatively with specialty ammo including Incendiary and Corrosive Cannonballs
- **added** — Ship Skill Tree system with three distinct skill trees for customization: Piracy, Merchant, and Luxury
- **added** — Tidepup creature that serves as a shoulder-pet juvenile with defense and negative effect dispel, or evolves into a mature rideable mount with regenerative healing zone
- **added** — Parrot creature that tracks valuable treasure sources like Cave Crates, Alpha Creatures, and enemy Ships, and earns Bonding Feathers through missions as a wildcard resource
- **added** — Milestones system to track survivor journey through challenges with cinematic cutscences featuring Karl Urban and Auli'i Cravalho
- **added** — Cinematic Bob character creation option with Karl Urban's likeness and voice, with full cosmetic costume compatibility
- **added** — Hand Cannon firearm with Grapeshot ammo for close-quarters deck clearing with knockback effect
- **added** — Shovel tool to unearth buried treasure caches from Treasure Map Bottles found across the ocean
- **added** — Shipyard structure for constructing and deploying naval fleet vessels
- **added** — Aquatic Compartment structure for water-filled enclosed rooms to breed aquatic creatures or design submerged spaces
- **added** — Cargo Ledger central logistics hub that ties storage crates together for tracking and organization
- **added** — Market structure for player-driven trading with buy and sell orders using Hexagons and Hexchange access
- **added** — Bounty Board mission hub for shared dynamically-generated contracts to hunt targets for Hexagon rewards
- **added** — Fish Tank structure to showcase ocean creatures in an ornate aquarium with customizable aquascapes
- **added** — High Seas Encounters feature for ship-to-ship combat and multi-phase Ocean Outpost fortress raids
- **added** — Spanish Colonial Architecture tileset with pirate-themed structure skins and cosmetics including Scurvy, Fancy, and Captain Pirate outfits
- **added** — Genesis Ascended Part 1 map expansion with ocean-based nautical frontier featuring physics-driven waters

Pull up a chair, Survivors. Everyone knows the legendary ARK veteran Bob, played by Karl Urban, but you haven't truly heard a tale until you've survived his swashbuckling exploits on the high seas. Hoist the sails and experience his next chapter of incredibly true adventures in ARK Tides of Fortune!

The simulated ocean of Genesis Ascended Part 1 has opened into a massive, map-wide nautical frontier. Chart a course across a vast sea, hunt for buried treasure, and clash with treacherous enemies in explosive naval combat. The new weapons, structures, cosmetics, and exotic creatures included in Tides of Fortune can be unleashed across the ARK universe, but the deep physics-driven waters of Genesis are where this swashbuckling arsenal truly comes alive.

• **Naval Fleet:** Construct customizable seaworthy vessels at the Shipyard, including the swift Sloop and the towering Brigantine. Transform your ship into a true floating fortress by building out the decks, painting the hull, flying your own Jolly Roger, and sailing into battle with sea shanties ringing over the roar of cannon fire!

• **Ship Combat:** Take the helm to manually aim and fire your broadside cannons, either solo or as a cooperative multiplayer team! Utilize specialty ammo like Incendiary and Corrosive Cannonballs to give enemy armadas no quarter and send them to Davy Jones' locker, all without micromanaging a crew.

• **Ship Skill Tree:** Customize your vessel's seafaring capabilities by investing your plunder across three distinct skill trees: Piracy, Merchant, and Luxury.

• **Tidepup:** As adorable as it is invaluable, this benevolent semi-aquatic salamander specializes in support, protection, and healing. Keep it as a Juvenile shoulder-pet to defend against incoming damage and dispel negative effects, or evolve it into a Mature rideable mount capable of creating a regenerative healing zone for your allies.

• **Parrot:** Your new feathery friend tracks valuable treasure sources like Cave Crates, Alpha Creatures, and enemy Ships. And by completing missions together, your Parrot can also earn Bonding Feathers, a wildcard resource which substitutes any imprint or passive tame requirement, with effectiveness scaling from your Parrot's stats.

**Cinematic Cutscenes & Milestones:** Track your survivor's journey through entirely new Milestones! Prove your mastery across a wide range of challenges, from commanding naval fleets and unearthing treasure, to conquering Genesis gauntlets and taming powerful X-Creatures. Achieve these milestones to earn points for deep specialization skill trees, while hitting major thresholds unlocks spectacular cinematic sequences starring Karl Urban as Bob and Auli'i Cravalho as Meeka, continuing the narrative into ARK's future!

**Play as a Legend:** Step directly into the boots of the myth himself! Tides of Fortune adds a third default character creation option, allowing you to play as "Cinematic Bob", featuring the likeness and voice of Karl Urban. You can also equip Bob's signature look as a full-body cosmetic costume to bring his legendary style to your existing Survivor. All existing costumes, armor, hairstyles, and other cosmetics are compatible with Cinematic Bob!

• **Hand Cannon:** A brutal, single-shot firearm loaded with unique Grapeshot ammo. It excels at close-quarters deck clearing, delivering massive knockback to forcibly launch boarding enemies and creatures right into the drink!

• **Shovel:** Bring your trusty shovel to sandy shores to unearth buried treasure caches revealed by drifting Treasure Map Bottles found across the ocean.

• **Shipyard:** A massive water-based drydock used to construct and deploy your majestic fleet.

• **Aquatic Compartment:** Build custom, water-filled enclosed rooms on land to breed your aquatic beasts or design the ultimate submerged smuggler's den.

• **Cargo Ledger:** Keep your plunder in shipshape order! This central logistics hub ties all your nearby storage crates together, letting you

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