Patch 89.25 — Tides of Fortune Launch
Complete Patch 89.25 notes for Tides of Fortune — new ships, creatures, weapons, structures, cosmetics, server configs, and Genesis Part 1 changes in ARK Survival Ascended.
Patch Overview
Patch 89.25 (Steam v89.25 / Console v89.19) released July 3, 2026. This major version update launched ARK: Survival Ascended's naval era with three simultaneous content drops: Tides of Fortune premium DLC, Genesis Ascended Part 1 free remaster, and Dragontopia day-one dragon content.
For Tides of Fortune owners, this patch unlocks every naval system — ships, skill trees, treasure hunting, creatures, and Bob's cinematic campaign. Non-DLC players gain the Genesis ocean biome and can use some DLC items but cannot learn engrams or tame DLC creatures.
New Features
Wind-driven sailing with dynamic buoyancy and realistic wave physics across the Genesis ocean.
Manual broadside cannon aiming — solo or cooperative multiplayer crew fire without micromanagement.
Ship Skill Tree progression tied to Genesis Part 1 Milestones across Piracy, Merchant, and Luxury branches.
Treasure Map Bottle system with timed Buried Treasure Cache excavation using the Shovel engram.
Cinematic cutscenes and milestone thresholds starring Karl Urban (Bob) and Auli'i Cravalho (Meeka).
Cinematic Bob playable character with Urban's likeness and voice.
High Seas Encounters — hostile AI ships and multi-phase Ocean Outpost fortress raids.
New Creatures
Tidepup — Regenerative shoulder pet that heals allies below 10% health, removes debuffs, and protects itself from fatal blows. Evolves into a mature rideable mount with a healing zone.
Parrot — Treasure-hunting shoulder pet detecting Cave Crates, Alpha Creatures, and enemy ships. Mimics nearby player speech. Earns Bonding Feathers through shared missions.
Pirate Pegomastax — Mischievous utility creature in Bob's nautical narrative.
New Ships and Structures
Sloop — Fast, maneuverable vessel for exploration, scouting, and hit-and-run combat.
Brigantine — Medium ship balancing speed, durability, and firepower.
Shipyard — Water-based drydock for construction, repair, and docking.
Aquarium (Fish Tank) — Display fishbasket-stored aquatic creatures with customizable aquascapes.
Cargo Ledger — Central logistics hub linking nearby storage crates.
Market — Server-wide player trading with buy/sell orders and Hexagon Exchange access.
Bounty Board — Tribe-wide dynamically generated contracts for Hexagon rewards.
Aquatic Compartment — Enclosed water-filled rooms for aquatic tames, underwater habitats, or pools.
Spanish Colonial Structure Tileset — Pirate haven cosmetics including Hammock Bed, Captain's Desk, and themed storage.
New Weapons and Ammunition
Hand Cannon — Devastating short-range firearm with Grapeshot ammo. Massive damage and knockback for deck clearing.
Reinforced Ship Cannonball — Higher impact damage, effective against destructible structures.
Incendiary Ship Cannonball — Exploding projectile with flaming sludge and fire damage.
Corrosive Ship Cannonball — Direct impact damage plus acid corrosion on surfaces.
Shovel — Treasure excavation, soil tilling, and underground water detection.
New Cosmetics
Karl Urban's Bob Character Appearance — Third default character creation option.
Scurvy Pirate Set and Fancy Pirate Set — Full outfit sets (hat, shirt, pants, gloves, boots).
Captain's Set — Milestone progression reward outfit.
Pirate Cutlass Sword Skin, Eye Patch, Peg Leg, Scurvy Mask accessories.
Player Outfits: Scurvy, Fancy, and Captain pirate variants.
Server Configuration (Unofficial Servers)
Ship settings in GameUserSettings.ini under [ServerSettings]: MaxAnchoredVesselsInRange=50, AnchoredVesselCheckRadius=30000.
Aquatic Compartment: NeedsPowerToActivateAquaticCompartments=True.
Unofficial server owners can override all Tides of Fortune settings in their server configuration files.
Genesis Ascended Part 1 (Free Update)
Complete remaster of all legacy Genesis creatures, items, structures, and environments.
Massive Genesis Part 1 ocean biome overhaul with multi-layer map UI support.
New creatures: Palaeoctopus, X-Acro, X-Deinosuchus, X-Archelon, X-Xiphactinus, X-Cryolophosaurus, and more.
New tools and vehicles: Plasma Claws, Cruise Missiles, Fishing Nets, Mining Drills, Hover Skiff.
Interactive structures: pressure plates, alarm systems, jump pads, ocean platforms.
Bug Fixes and Optimizations
Fixed Dino LOD issues on medium settings, Maeguana passive flee behavior, gamepad scrolling conflicts with KB&M inventory, Glider jitter with hair, Lost Colony boss terminal light flickering, Araneo Web zipline visibility, and Jerboa desert cloth helmet misalignment on Pet Stand.
Various performance optimizations, crash fixes, and exploit patches included in the major version update.