[UPDATE] We’ve heard that the much-anticipated ARK Survival Evolved PS4 update is going live today, Wednesday 13 June. We don’t know exactly what time but it should roll out in all regions.
[ORIGINAL]The ARK Survival Evolved PS4 update 508.0 should be available to download on Monday, June 12, 2017.
The new patch for the survival RPG has apparently launched on Xbox One and includes some major changes such as new vehicles, new dinosaurs and tons of tweaks.
The developer had some issues deploying the update on PS4 over the weekend, so it’s expected to roll out on Monday.
Ark Survival Evolved update 507 patch notes
"It’s not a matter about focusing on a console, they’re different, so sometimes they have different problems. In this case, PS4 needs fixes.
"Our only chance would be to get it all done by Saturday A.M as that’s the next release window, if not it’ll be Monday."
The ARK Survival Evolved PS4 patch notes confirm the following changes:
- Per-pixel painting, including Human & Dino Warpaint
- New Weapon: Harpoon Gun (& Tranq Bolts for the Harpoon Gun)
- New Dino: Hyaenodon
- New Dino: Hesperonis
- New Dino: Megatherium
- New Dino: Megalania
- New Dino: Yutyrannus
- New Vehicle: Gas-powered speedy Motorboat
- New Structure: Interactive Toilet
- Viking Hair and Facial Hairstyles
- Memory reductions, texture memory & mesh optimization.
- Tek Projectiles now will not do any damage if they collide with a Structure after 5000 units distance (to balance against Auto-Turrets)
- Achievement set now includes various cosmetics, hairstyles, & emotes unlocked as you get Achievements. New client Options to disable giving cosmetics on respawn, and to disable menu music tracks.
- Re-added the ATV vehicle as work-in-progress "easter egg" for singleplayer and custom servers: Blueprint’/Game/PrimalEarth/Vehicles/VH_Buggy/Blueprint/PrimalItemVHBuggy.PrimalItemVHBuggy’
- Fixed various gameplay exploits and edge cases.
- Direwolf now has pack logic with pack buff
- Fixed bug where Alpha Wild creatures were sometimes improperly buffing enemy (tamed) creatures
- Updated various new UI’s to the new style
- 66 new Explorer Notes! (between The Island and ScorchedEarth)
- Ballista/Harpoon Bolt now has significant piercing properties akin to the Composite Arrow
- Redid The Island’s ambient sounds and various gameplay sound effects
- Explorer Notes subtitle option button, Explorer Notes translations are WIP (https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/ark-translation-project)
- Various misc Island map fixes
- Massive update to Primitive+:
- All tamed dinos with projectiles now support "Turret" AI mode
- Official PvE changed to use Offline Raid Protection
- Made Alpha Leeds more common on The Island, and made them give 5 Blubber items rather than just 1. Also made Alpha Megalodon slightly more common.
- Fixed particle systems not appearing at large world coordinates
Source: ARK