# ARK: Survival Ascended Community Crunch 517: Sharper Than Ever - Product: ARK: Survival Ascended (https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ark-survival-ascended) - Vendor: Studio Wildcard - Date: 2026-07-31 - Original notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2399830/view/710030717465134704 - Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/ark-survival-ascended/releases/2026-07-31-community-crunch-517-sharper-than-ever 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'. --- - **changed** — Improve Therizinosaurus combat responsiveness, controls, traversal, and visual progression - **changed** — Wild Therizinosaurus are more patient and display clear warning behavior before attacking, including staring and claw spreading - **changed** — Therizinosaurus appearance now reflects its harvesting specialization, with visual differences in claw length and posture based on its work - **added** — New Therizinosaurus dossier with updated information on the species - **changed** — Mounted Therizinosaurus has improved agility and turning radius, and can hop onto or over obstacles more effectively - **changed** — Official Servers for ARK: Survival Evolved and ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition on Nintendo Switch will sunset on August 31st, 2026 - **added** — Conquest Season 8 opens on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation with 18 Genesis Part 1 maps and 5x rates - **added** — Conquest transfers between Cluster A and Cluster B enabled on July 17th at 10 AM PT - **changed** — Official Network bonus rates active until Wednesday, August 5 with 2x harvesting, taming, experience and breeding for PVP/PVE - **changed** — Small Tribes bonus rates increased to 4.5x harvesting, taming, experience and 4x breeding - **changed** — ARKpocalypse bonus rates increased to 5x harvesting, taming, experience and breeding The Tickle Chicken is sharpening its claws. Thanks to your Extra Life vote, one of ARK's most iconic creatures is getting a fresh coat of feathers, all while staying true to the role Survivors have relied on for years. Rather than redefining the creature, this TLC focuses on improving combat responsiveness, controls, traversal, visual progression and expanding the creature’s personality. The Therizino has always had a reputation for turning an innocent stroll through the woods into a frantic sprint for your life, and that isn't changing anytime soon. Survivors will find that wild ones are a little more patient than they used to be. They now make their intentions crystal clear, fixing you with an unblinking stare, spreading those infamous claws, and giving you one last chance to reconsider your life choices. Whether you heed that warning is entirely up to you. Survivors will also notice that no two hardworking Therizinos look quite the same. A seasoned harvester proudly wears the marks of its trade, with claws and posture reflecting the work it does best, making every faithful companion more unique. We're also excited to reveal the brand-new Therizinosaurus dossier, offering a fresh look at this legendary creature and its place on the ARKs. **[Download in full resolution](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10eDgKXiqSbzhCXY-s1nG8lmC-3cxmIZl?usp=drive_link)** **Species:** _Therizinosaurus multiensis_ **Time:** Late Cretaceous **Diet:** Herbivore **Temperament:** Territorial Like several other creatures on the ARKs, Therizinosaurus multiensis seems to be adjusting to our presence. It will even give interlopers a courtesy warning before attacking. The beast’s newfound tolerance works both ways, as tribes no longer see its encroaching populations as an existential threat. That said, a provoked Therizino is more dangerous than ever. From a safe distance you'll notice a Therizino adapted to delicate foraging will flash longer, sharper claws, while the rippers of a power-harvester get worn and chipped. Get too close, and whichever style of claws it has will tear into you with the same vicious double-swipe attack. We're lucky that it's still easy to tame a Therizino. Sedate one into submission and feed it enough, and it'll eventually fall into line. A mounted Therizino turns out to be more clever and agile than you'd expect, for such a big creature. It can turn on a dime, and hop onto or over obstacles that'd stop an Allo or Rex in their tracks. You'd be wise to enlist a Therzino's help in your tribe's fight for survival. It's a reliable and tireless harvester and those same reaping blades are formidable weapons. Saddle one up for the fierce protection it gives a rider from attackers and would-be predators. It is with wistful hearts that today we are announcing the Official Servers for 'ARK: Survival Evolved and ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition' on Nintendo Switch will sunset on August 31st, 2026. Over a million players have explored these servers since the original ARK Switch release in 2018 and the launch of Grove Street Games' rebuilt Switch remaster in 2022. We want to thank everyone who has been a part of this journey. Please note that Unofficial Servers and Single Player modes will continue to remain fully playable after this date. Conquest, introduced to ARK: Survival Ascended by Snail Games, focuses on large-scale PvP, with increased rates, and other changes listed below. The increased rates will allow tribes to set up and establish themselves quickly and enable them to rebuild after potential losses instead of being wiped completely. The official Conquest servers are **open for PC, Xbox and PlayStation**. If you need any support during the Conquest season, join the [Conquest Enforcement's Discord](https://discord.gg/4SyXmfyxT6). - **Conquest Season 8 details:** - Total of 18 maps, all Genesis Part 1 - Cluster A: 12 servers that had transfers enabled with Classic before they shut down. - Cluster B: 6 servers _[Truncated at 4000 characters — full notes: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2399830/view/710030717465134704]_