v74.8 - Minor version for Steam Clients - 10/30/2025
Client
Cosmetics on server should now apply on login once the mod is validated even if dynamic downloads are disabled.
Fix for main menu carousel audio not being stopped when opening mod page.
v74 - (Steam v74.574.3) - Major version for Servers and Clients - 10/29/2025
Fear Ascended is now live!
Fear Ascended Gameplay Changes
New Event-Only Weapon: "Ecto Lantern" available to craft in the Smithy, used to help weaken wild Ghost creatures
Wild Ghost creatures have increased damage and resistance
Wild Ghost creatures no longer directly drop their costume when killed
Instead, they now drop Ectoplasm, which can be used to craft their costume in the Smithy
TMNT Mousers have been spotted across the ARKs; defeating them yields Mutagen Ooze, a new resource needed to craft event cosmetics
New Wild Ghost Creatures:
Ghost Cat
Ghost Gigantoraptor
Ghost Ankylosaurus
Ghost Ceratosaurus
Ghost Angler
Ghost Veilwyn
Ghost Drakeling
Ghost Yi Ling
Ghost Argentavis
Ghost Spinosaurus
Ghost Megalodon
Ghost Otter
Ghost Deinonychus
Ghost Snow Owl
Valguero
Added Tusoteuthis, Mosasaurus, and Dunkleosteus spawns
Added Aberrant creature spawns in red zone cave
Fixed not being able to place Gas Collector on some gas veins in multiplayer
Fixed some floating rocks
Adjusted the poison damage inside the Spider cave to act as it did in ASE
Changed the Megaraptor's "Isolated" check to only consider Wild enemies of the same species
Ragnarok
Fixed a missing rock material
Elderclaw
Fixed body not dissolving gradually when harvested
Fixed the glow remaining on Crop Plot after harvesting
Fixed the overlay color around player/dino reverting back to blue once totem disappears
Template Hammer
Added "Edit" function to change the info of saved templates
Fixed "select all" not selecting some building pieces
Fixed Tek Bridge not working with templates
Fixed not being able to use template of ceilings to snap to walls or pillars
Fixed sometimes not seeing other player's placed templates
Fixed selecting pillars being difficult
Fixed the preview image for "Anniversary Cake"
Fixed placed structures sometimes having shorter decay timer
Improved the time it takes skins to load in the skin tab
Fixed sometimes Custom Cosmetics skins not loading in the completed skins tab
Fixed completed template not skinning with custom cosmetics on server
Fixed preview image of "Artifact Pedestal" not showing in template
Fixed sideways pillars building beyond normal limit
Fixed an intermittent crash when placing a template
Club Ark
Added description to "Fear Wave" club ark mission
Fixed missing ground geo when teleporting to "Fear Wave" mission
General Fixes
Added an option in Single-player to destroy wild dinos while loading into a Single-player save
Fixed Midas touch skill sometimes not receiving extra resources
Fixed a flicker with Hazard Helmet after opening container on low settings
Fixed Tek Giga's feet disconnecting visually from body when defecating
Fixed the client auto rejoining server after leaving when invited by another client
Fixed Deinonychus' Latch Buff remaining on mount after killing a latched Deinonychus
Fixed dynamic downloads not displaying correctly after user rejoins a server
Fixed Deinonychus' missing texture on its quills
Fixed Virtual Cursor disappearing when using Start/Options gamepad button to go to tribe tab
Fixed gamepad's D-Pad navigation skips over crafting menu in inventory
Fixed Speedy Harvester Skill's speed buff not applying correctly on servers
Fixed DefeatBoss command not giving related tekgrams
Fixed Tek Bunker's placement preview destroying harvestable foliage in Single-player
Fixed an exploit
Fixed a crash
Astraeos Official Release v0.0.9
Changes
Switched out the landscape material for performance improvement and preparation for the desert area
Switched out rock material
Increased Ammonite spawn in ocean deepwater
Fixes
Fixed mesh holes
Fixed stair walking glitches
Fixed water creatures getting killed when being close to a buildable underwater clam