Ark: Survival Ascended Aberration Release Date, New Creatures, Features, Skins, & Gameplay Features

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has finally announced the release of the map, coming out later this year. Originally released for on December 12, 2017, is an expansion map primarily featuring a damaged ARK and an expansive underground biome. It's the third DLC map to be added to following back in June and in April.

Much like other map DLCs, includes a variety of new creatures, items, and locations for players to tame, craft, and explore. So, without further ado, here's everything players can expect from the new map coming to.

Ark: Survival Ascended is a remastered Survival Evolved in Unreal Engine 5, and is expected to gradually include all of the original’s DLC expansions.

's map is scheduled to be released on September 4, 2024. This marks a delay from its originally scheduled release date, which was initially planned for this July. That's been a trend with recent expansions, as and were also delayed. There's been no word yet on how 's late release will impact the timing of, the next expansion scheduled, but considering was also originally planned for September, it'll probably be pushed back too.

Amid backlash over 's recent paid creature controversy, is expected to be released for free. Much like delays, that is the standard for maps — players pay for the base game, but get access to map DLCs at no additional cost. However, there's been no official announcement from Studio Wildcard on the topic just yet.

The new creature featured in: is the Yi Qi, a feathered, winged dinosaur. As always, the Yi Qi's addition was decided via a fan poll, narrowly beating the colorful Jumper spider over nine rounds. Its common name comes from a very real, late Jurassic period creature; its official species name in, though, is Yi Xue. According to the original pitch by forums user RRG, where "" translates from Chinese to "," "" translates to "." That's a meaningful difference, as 's version of the Yi Qi has some deadly features never before seen in real biology.

Yi Qi's main mode of attack is its incredibly