Strap on your goggles and gear up for an incomparable journey to the dark heart of Aberration! Brave this lethal underworld with a trusty clockwork-robot companion by your side, voiced by Alan Tudyk! Defy the subterranean depths by airship, or swing from luminous spider-silk with the new ‘Cosmo’ tame! Gum up adversaries with viscid projectiles, and evade attack with a wondrous watch that allows you to slip backwards to safety! Learn to identify, extract, and transfer useful DNA-traits between creatures! Harness the forces of nature and hurl the gauntlet of super-science into the frightful face of death itself!
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Cosmo, the web-slinging companion, uses its webs and sharp instincts to navigate danger and protect those in need, proving that even the tiniest hero can wield great power.
New Steampunk-style structures like your own brass-clad workshop, then fire up your own Steam Forge for a truly atmospheric experience.
A large clock that seems to speed up time.
SIR-5rM8, a trusty robot friend voiced by Alan Tudyk who can automate various chores!
A Zeppelin with a platform to hover the world without worry!
And much so more!
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Waking up on ‘Aberration’, a derelict, malfunctioning ARK with an elaborate underground biome system, survivors face exotic new challenges unlike anything before: extreme radioactive sunlight and environmental hazards, ziplines, wingsuits, climbing gear, cave dwellings, charge-batteries, and far more, along with a stable of extraordinary new creatures await within the mysterious depths. But beware the ‘Nameless’: unrelenting, Element-infused humanoids which have evolved into vicious light-hating monstrosities! On Aberration, survivors will uncover the ultimate secrets of the ARKs, and discover what the future holds in store for those strong and clever enough to survive!
Aberration places survivors on a damaged ARK: its internal atmosphere has leaked away, resulting in a harsh surface with intense radiation, and a plethora of lush biomes underground. With the maintenance systems of this ARK malfunctioning, the many hazards, creatures, and nature of the environment present a thrilling new world to explore and master.
Discover 15 new creature types with amazing abilities! Clamber up walls & glide through the air on a self-camouflaging ’Rock Drake’, keep the dark at bay with one of four friendly ‘Lantern Pets’, or grab and toss multiple creatures simultaneously with a massive ‘Cave Crustacean’, or — if you are brave enough – allow the horrific “Reaper Queen” to impregnate you, and spawn a vicious male Reaper alien lifeform you can tame and control.
With 30 new Engrams to speed your crafting, you’ll now have access to cave-climbing picks, gliding wingsuits, and ziplines to traverse this new ARK. Dominate the harsh environment and protect yourself with hazmat outfits, charge lanterns, flashbangs, batteries, glowsticks, railguns and much more. Thrive by gathering new resources, using fishing baskets, and gas collectors.
With the maintenance systems of this new ARK malfunctioning, earthquakes, radiation exposure, gas leaks, and Element chambers are among the many hazards that survivors will learn to grapple with Aberration’s five new major biomes, both aboveground and below the surface.
Gear-up to take on the terrifying threat lurking within the deepest depths of Aberration as you uncover the ultimate secrets of the ARKs, and learn more about the future of Ark itself!
Remastered all legacy Aberration creatures, items, structures and environment.
New Creatures
Yi Ling
Aberrant Oviraptor
Aberrant Gigantoraptor
Aberrant Fasolasuchus
New Breedable Creatures
Basilisk
Karkinos
New Wild Babies
Ravager
Karkinos
Featherlight
Shinehorn
Glowtail
Bulbdog
Roll Rat
Aberrant Gigantoraptor
Aberrant Ankylo
Aberrant Gigantopithecus
Aberrant Carno
Aberrant Dimetrodon
Aberrant Diplodocus
Aberrant Direbear
Aberrant Dodo
Aberrant Doedicurus
Aberrant Equus
Aberrant Iguanodon
Aberrant Lystro
Aberrant Megalosaurus
Aberrant Moschops
Aberrant Otter
Aberrant Oviraptor
Aberrant Parasaur
Aberrant Paracer
Aberrant Raptor
Aberrant Ovis
Aberrant Stego
Aberrant Trike
Aberrant Carbonemys
New Additions
“Cinematic Lighting Mode” option added to the PC Graphics Options
Increases lumen lighting quality significantly, note this is quite an expensive setting to turn on so we’d only recommend using it for cinematics and photos.
Enabled AMD FidelityFX Frame Interpolation on all platforms, across all hardwares. Boosting performance approximately up to 80% on consoles and PCs (that didn’t already have frame-gen enabled)
The Aberration Ascension fight now awards Element
Similarly to Scorched Earth, to retain the Element through ascension, you will need to store the element in a creature before the ascension-cutscene triggers.
Charge nodes now have Transmitter functionality
Reaper King levels will now scale with the player’s level
Wild creatures are now found with various traits, opening up greater utility and customization for your tames
Added inventory UI support for SIR-5rM8 functionality
New Aberrant Ghillie skin
New Stone Tree Platform
New Wood Cliff Platform
Cliff Platforms now have 3 sizes (small, medium and large)
Tek Sleeping Pod can now be placed upright
Wood Elevator can now be controlled by the track itself
Structure skins can now be flipped
Previously, if you wanted to change the way a wall skin was facing you would have to replace the wall, but now you can just flip through the multiuse. Also you can now flip the walls vertically, which was not previously possible.
“Hide Enemy Structure Cosmetics” option in the UI can now be set to “None”, “All”, “Tek Only” and “Non-Tek”
Gigantoraptor Feathers can now be utilized by both parents mating, as long as they are two different stats
Bob’s Tall Tales cosmetics no longer display in the engrams tab, and instead are automatically unlocked when BTT is purchased
Balance Changes
Reduced Plant Species X growth time by 50%
Reduced Plant Species X damage from flame arrow damage type by 70%
Plant Species Z grenades now give a 25 second immunity timer (up from 5 seconds)
Rhyniognatha health scaling has been reduced by approximately 20%
Rhyniognatha riders will no longer be able to equip weapons while mounted on PvP servers, unless they are wall-latched. PvE servers unaffected.
Unofficial server owners can disable this by using
“IgnorePVPMountedWeaponryRestrictions=True” in the GameUserSettings.ini under [ServerSettings]
Added a config for unofficial server owners to override Tesla Coil placement within caves
“AllowTeslaCoilCaveBuildingPVP=True” in the GameUserSettings.ini under [ServerSettings]
Added two configs for unofficial server owners to control Cosmo’s web weapon ammo
“MaxCosmoWeaponAmmo” and “CosmoWeaponAmmoReloadAmount” in the GameUserSettings.ini under [ServerSettings]
Bug Fixes
Fixed babies born as twins/triplets always being identical genders
Fixed signs and canvases clipping into the Vault mesh
Standardized lava damage types across The Island, The Center and Scorched Earth
Fixed a visual issue with the Stego saddle
Fixed a visual seam issue on the Tek Transmitter
Fixed Neutered male creatures displaying “Spayed” on their HUD instead of “Neutered”
Fixed being unable to load the default character body template via the Scissors character editor
Fixed several creatures that were unable to be pixel painted
Adjusted the text color of some UI elements to improve readability
Fixed cannon firing unreliably on server when placed on a platform saddle
Fixed an issue that prevented fishing when a Mirror was placed nearby
Fixed engram level inconsistencies with the Metal Billboard
Fixed hit markers not displaying when successfully damaging enemy structures with an Arthropleura
Adjusted the Decor box structure so that it no longer blocks shots or turrets when standing inside of it
Fixed an issues where the player would retain the Tek Forcefield buff after picking up the structure
Fixed an animation inconsistency when rolling on the Doedicurus
Fixed Pyromane’s flame color not displaying correctly when white
Fixed Pyromane having an unintentional higher max level
Fixed fertilized Thorny dragon eggs being used for the wrong kibble
Reduced the Mammoth’s hitbox to better match its visual size
Fixed an issue that caused Achatina paste to disappear when depositing all in a dedicated storage that was set to Cementing paste
Fixed an issue that caused Creature mating cooldowns to change when transferring to a different server
Fixed inconsistencies with saving and loading “allowed engrams” in Single Player
Fixed Tek Forcefield not playing its visual effect when powering on in Single Player
Adjusted some of the voice lines when playing emotes
Fixed a rare issue that caused lights to remain turned on visually when the power is turned off
Fixed a Single Player issue that sometimes caused creatures to change gender when downloading them
Fixed an issue with Vacuum compartments that prevented some structures from being powered
Fixed an issue in the painting UI that caused dye to be consumed erroneously when switching to a different dye. Additionally, when pixel painting a creature, allowed changing the current color by double clicking the dye
Fixed resources respawning on top of train tracks that would block the train from traversing
Fixed a visual issue with the Chibi-Argentavis
Fixed an issue that could cause the camera to get stuck in ADS mode when mounting and dismounting with a weapon
Fixed an issue with the pickaxe model
Fixed missing VFX in various lava pools on The Center
Fixed several unintentional rat holes and mesh holes on The Center
Fixed several mesh holes on The Island
Fixed a client crash
Fixed a client stall in the main menu caused by loading cosmetic mods
Fixed several client crashes on Playstation
Fixed several server crashes
2 New Creatures/Companions
Cosmo
A web-slinging shoulder pet known for getting survivors out of tight spot with its threat-sense, organic grappling, web slinging and shooting abilities
SIR-5rM8
A trusty robot voiced by Alan Tudyk who can automate various chores such as: organizing items, repairing structures, and harvesting resources
1 New Vehicle
Zeppelin
A large dirigible with a platform to create mobile airbases
3 New Weapons/Tools
Gene Scanner
A utility item for players with multiple functions, including detecting specific creatures, interacting with the Gene Infusion system, extracting traits, applying infusions to baby creatures, and harvesting embryos from pregnant creatures.
Goo Gun
Fires incapacitating and bouncy blobs of organic goo
Stopwatch
A handheld time-traveling teleportation device
11 New Structures
Clockface
A large clock face that speeds up crafting for nearby structures
Embryo Incubator
An incubator specifically for Embryos, with Gene Scanner compatibility for extracting Embryos from non-Egg-laying creatures
Gene Storage
A structure for storing and applying Traits to Tames, allowing players to enhance their creatures with up to five abilities collected from wild creatures
Industrial Preserving Bin
A larger, gasoline-powered upgrade to the Preserving Bin designed for Fabricator-level efficiency
Library Storage
A storage structure for Blueprints and Notes, allowing all allied inventories within a certain radius to access and use stored Blueprints
Steam Lights & Lamps
A series of electric-powered, omnidirectional Victorian-style lights for various placements, including a tabletop plasma ball lamp for added aesthetic flair
Linked Storage Box
A Storage Box that shares its inventory with other Linked Storage Boxes
Steam Forge
A Tek-level Forge that runs on Element
Spotlight
A highly adjustable spotlight with a paintable front surface for custom designs, allowing players to create personalized signals and aim it in any direction
Tesla Coil
A defensive structure that shoots arcing electricity, chaining shots to nearby enemies, with multiple arc type settings
Tinkering Desk
A structure for combining existing Item-Blueprints for a chance to create higher-quality versions or downgrade them
2 New Structure Cosmetic Sets
Steampunk Structure Skins
A steampunk-themed cosmetic skin set for furniture structures, including a table, chair, and bench
Steampunk Structure Tileset
A steampunk-themed structure tileset including various pieces like ceilings, doors, walls, floors, and more, each designed with a steampunk aesthetic
2 New Player Emotes
Tea Time
Hat Tip
15 New Player Character Cosmetics
Dapper Outfit Set
Includes Hat, Shirt, Pants, Gloves and Boots
Engineer Outfit Set
Includes Hat, Shirt, Pants, Gloves and Boots
Beret Hat Skin
Boater Hat Skin
Cyclist Hat Skin
Steampunk Hat and Goggles Skin
Steampunk Goggles Skin
1 New Creature Saddle Cosmetic
Rock Drake Steampunk Saddle Skin with Goggles
A steampunk-themed saddle skin for the Rock Drake featuring goggles, functions as a regular saddle
Q&A
Where is Nvidia Framegen?
We’re currently in the process of making some implementation changes to Nvidia FG as tweaks were necessary after intregrating AMD Frame Interpolation. We opted for the AMD FI implementation with this release as it is supported on all hardware, including consoles. We’re looking to restore Nvidia Frame Gen ASAP
Where is AMD FSR 3.1 Upscaler?
In AMD FSR 3.1, AMD decoupled the Upscaler from the Frame Interpolation, this allowed us to implement the Frame Interpolation while we work on FSR. Technically you could enable it with some console commands, but there are some visual issues we need to resolve which is why we haven’t completely enabled it in the game.
