Update 2.86 has arrived for ARK Survival Evolved, and here’s the full list of changes and fixes added with this patch. The developer Studio Wildcard, surprisingly, released two patches in the last week. The latest version fixes the game’s issues and crashes just like the previous ones. As known, the title’s yearly Halloween event ended a few days ago. Consequently, do not expect major changes and features. Here’s everything new with the ARK Survival Evolved 2.86 update.

ARK Survival Evolved 2.86 Update Patch Notes

v353.1  – 11/09/2022 – Major version for servers and clients

  • Fixed a crash
  • Fixed decompose timer on fertilized Carcha eggs
  • Fixed Carcha taxidermy poses

If you missed the updates released in the last few days, here are their patch notes:

v352.6 – 11/06/2022 – Major Version for Servers – ARK Survival Evolved 2.85 Update

  • Added the Carcharodontosaurus to the game!
  • Fixed multiple exploits
  • Added icons to Fjordhawk death bag retrieval cooldown

v351.6 – 10/20/2022 – Minor Version for Servers

  • Changed scarecrows, pumpkins, and gravestones to now give players a random amount between 1 and 10 (previously was between 1 and 5)
  • Fixed Fjordhawk Death Inventory cooldown timer not calculating correctly when transferring servers
  • Updated Fjordhawk Death Inventory string to correctly display “Death Inventory”
  • Applied a one-time cooldown reset for the Fjordhawk Death Inventory Cooldown

v351.5 – 10/19/2022 – Major version for servers

  • The Fear Evolved Event event will run from October 19th at 1 PM Pacific to November 2nd at 1 PM Pacific.  See this thread for details.
  • Unofficial server owners can activate the event by adding -ActiveEvent=FearEvolved to the launch arguments.
  • Fjordhawk balance pass
  • Reduction to Fjordhawk flight speed when picking up death loot bags
  • Increase the time before the hawk becomes invisible to 20 seconds
  • One hour cooldown added on retrieval of player’s inventory when killed. This can be overridden with launch argument – -MinimumTimeBetweenInventoryRetrieval=
  • Reduced base health and health per level gained on the Fjordhawk by approximately 40%
  • Added 2x damage multiplier from guns and projectiles
  • Visual improvements will be added in the next major version for client display of the cooldown time
  • Fixed multiple crashes
  • Fixed several Exploits

ARK: Survival Evolved is available on PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, Android, iOS, and Stadia (R.I.P) platforms. For more information regarding this patch, visit the official ARK Survival Evolved site.

  • Reduction to Fjordhawk flight speed when picking up death loot bags
  • Increase the time before the hawk becomes invisible to 20 seconds
  • One hour cooldown added on retrieval of player’s inventory when killed. This can be overridden with launch argument – -MinimumTimeBetweenInventoryRetrieval=
  • Reduced base health and health per level gained on the Fjordhawk by approximately 40%
  • Added 2x damage multiplier from guns and projectiles
  • Visual improvements will be added in the next major version for client display of the cooldown time