# ARK: Survival Ascended Community Crunch 516: Flips, Tricks & Teeth - Product: ARK: Survival Ascended (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ark-survival-ascended) - Vendor: Studio Wildcard - Date: 2026-07-25 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2399830/view/699896983612033585 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ark-survival-ascended/releases/2026-07-25-community-crunch-516-flips-tricks-teeth What's New is an index, not a publisher: every entry below links to the vendor's own release notes, which are the authoritative source. Entries are labelled where they are hand-curated sample data, pre-releases, or drawn from a secondary source such as a developer blog. Reuse: the summaries, labels and curation here are © What's New. Quote freely with attribution and a link back; wholesale republication of the corpus is not permitted — terms: https://whatsnew.fyi/terms. The vendors' own release notes remain their publishers'. --- - **added** — Concavenator creature added to ARK: Survival Ascended on August 26th - **added** — Additional Official Genesis Part 1 servers brought online including EU, NA, and Oceanic Small Tribes servers - **added** — Temporary Expire servers available for Genesis Part 1 until September 19, 2026 at 10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET - **added** — Conquest Season 8 launched with 18 Genesis Part 1 maps across two clusters with 5x rates We’re excited to welcome another fan-favorite creature from **Garuga123’s ARK: Additions** into the official world of ARK: Survival Ascended. Each new arrival brings its own unique twist to survival, and the Concavenator is no exception. Fast, agile, and always ready to steal the spotlight, this desert specialist is unlike anything else roaming the ARK. [Download in full resolution](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YSaVoLiFZKagOK6MPWW3QZngDMz4txqY?usp=drive_link) Beneath the sands, the Concavenator turns the desert into its playground. It swims across the dunes with astonishing speed, launching itself skyward in spectacular aerial tricks to gain an advantage on its prey. Alone, it is an elusive nuisance, but in a coordinated pack, it can quickly turn into a nightmare, circling prey, kicking up choking clouds of sand, and striking from unexpected angles. Whether you are gliding through the shifting sands or commanding a pack of high-flyers, this creature demonstrates that finesse and coordination are just as lethal as raw strength. **The Concavenator** joins ARK: Survival Ascended on **August 26th**. Keep up with the development of ARK: Additions in **[Garuga's Discord](https://discord.com/invite/9X6TETNr5e)**! Download & play new custom content created by players, including new maps, creatures, items, and game modes, through a dedicated new Mod-browser directly within the game. Enjoy an endless stream of new ARK content as the creativity and talent of the community is fully unleashed for the first time across gaming platforms and stay tuned as we spotlight more Cross-Platform Mods each week! This video features: - **[Bullshido Ki Power Premium](https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/bullshido-ki-power-premium)** **by Troyar_ARK** - **[Apocalyptic Assassin](https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/apocalyptic-assassin)** **by Fisher_Mod** - **[Tek Giga Saddle](https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/tek-giga-saddle)** **by Shinygati** - **[Summer Bonk & Bounce Park (Interactive)](https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/project-summer-park-events)** **by Sandi_00, TheRealHypernatrema** - **(https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/claystrikeedit)** **by TheClay_Art** - **(https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/clayspachyrhinoedit)** **by TheClay_Art** - **(https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/claysankyloedit)** **by TheClay_Art** - **[S-Dino Variants](https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/s-dino-variants)** **by Nekatus_Modding** - **[Feral Fauna: Walliserops](https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/feral-fauna-walliserops)** **by Lazuli_Live** Since Genesis Part 1 launched, we’ve continued monitoring activity and capacity across the Official Network to identify where additional support would be most useful. Today, we brought another small batch of Official Genesis Part 1 servers online, including a mix of EU and NA servers, along with a few Oceanic Small Tribes servers. These additions give players more opportunities to jump in and find a place to play as activity settles across the initial rollout. We’ll continue monitoring server populations and capacity to determine whether additional servers are needed. Please note that some of these new servers are **Expire servers**. **Expire servers** are temporary Official servers that can be found by searching for "**Expire**" in the session filter. These servers will remain online until **10:00 AM PT / 1:00 PM ET on September 19, 2026**. We're temporarily using server capacity allocated for future maps to provide additional Genesis Part 1 sessions where players can tame creatures, gather resources, and experience the newest content. The same transfer restrictions apply: you may download your character onto these servers, and you are free to transfer items, creatures, and characters off them at any time. These servers are intende _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2399830/view/699896983612033585]_