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Community Crunch 515: Bouncing into Summer!

Ark: Survival AscendedPublished: Jul 18, 2026, 1:36 AM

🌴 Summer Bash is back from July 17 through August 5! 🌴

Suit up for some fun in the sun with a fresh wave of summer cosmetics. Dive into the deep end, slip into something shark-shaped, add a touch of jelly to your beach-day look, and keep an eye out for returning favorites from summers past!

Back at base, things are looking a lot bouncier. We're dropping inflatable furnishings, dino balloons, and a bunch of new structure skins to turn any settlement into a proper summer paradise. Even your arsenal is getting a makeover, giving some of ARK's heaviest firepower a wonderfully ridiculous new look.

It's bright, it's chaotic, and it's going to leave you wondering whether that Tek Rifle is actually combat-ready or just one loud noise away from ruining a tribemate's birthday beach party.

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Start: Friday, July 17, 2026

End: Wednesday, August 5, 2026

PvP/PvE: 2x Harvesting, Taming, Experience, and Breeding
Small Tribes: 4.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 4x Breeding
ARKpocalypse: 5x Harvesting, Taming, Experience, and Breeding

Slidy 'N Slippery Kairuku
Defeat them to collect Popsicles used to craft Summer Bash event items.

Astrocetus [color=#00ccff]***new* **[/color]
Ammonite
Cnidaria
Manta
Plesiosaur
Straw Hat Otter
Deal With It Dodo

Festive Dino Candy (Summer Swirl Taffy)
Shark Jaw Trophy
Fisherman's Trophy Wall Mount Coel
Fisherman's Trophy Wall Mount Piranha
Fisherman's Trophy Wall Mount Salmon

Bounce House Tileset [color=#00ccff]***new* **[/color]
Rex Balloon [color=#00ccff]***new* **[/color]
Bronto Balloon [color=#00ccff]***new* **[/color]
Stego Balloon [color=#00ccff]***new* **[/color]
Inflato Bookshelf [color=#00ccff]***new* **[/color]
Inflato Storage Box Small [color=#00ccff]***new* **[/color]
Inflato Storage Box Large [color=#00ccff]***new* **[/color]
Bounce Sofa [color=#00ccff]***new* **[/color]
Bounce Couch [color=#00ccff]***new* **[/color]
Bounce House Bed [color=#00ccff]***new* **[/color]
Life Vest & Water Wings [color=#00ccff]***new* **[/color]
Swim Cap & Goggles [color=#00ccff]***new* **[/color]
Jelly Sandals [color=#00ccff]***new* **[/color]
Silicone Bracelets [color=#00ccff]***new* **[/color]
Balloon Longneck Rifle [color=#00ccff]***new* **[/color]
Balloon Tek Rifle [color=#00ccff]***new* **[/color]
Gone Fishin Swimsuit Top
Gone Fishin Swimsuit Bottom
Gone Fishin Shirt
Captain's Hat
Fishing Top
Fishing Pants
Fishing Boots
Flower Crown Hat
Flower Bracelets Glove
Flower Anklets Boot
Fishing Chair
Tackle Box Small
Squirt Gun Auto Turret
Squirt Gun Heavy Auto Turret
Sportsman's Speargun
Angler's Fishing Rod
GoneFishing Swim Short Skin
GoneFishing Swim Bottom Skin
Alpha Raptor Swim Short Skin
Alpha Raptor Swim Bottom Skin
Eel Swim Short Skin
Eel Swim Bottom Skin
Floral Swim Short Skin
Floral Swim Bottom Skin
Ichthy Isles Swim Short Skin
Ichthy Isles Swim Bottom Skin
T-Rex Swim Short Skin
T-Rex Swim Bottom Skin
Giga Poop Swim Short Skin
Giga Poop Swim Bottom Skin
Jellyfish Swim Short Skin
Jellyfish Swim Bottom Skin
Fish Bite Swim Short Skin
Fish Bite Swim Bottom Skin
Floaty Swim Short Skin
Floaty Swim Bottom Skin
Crab Fest Swim Short Skin
Crab Fest Swim Bottom Skin
Alpha Raptor Swimsuit Top
Alpha Raptor Swimsuit Bottom
Floaty Swimsuit Top
Floaty Swimsuit Bottom
Giga Poop Swimsuit Top
Giga Poop Swimsuit Bottom
Eel Swimsuit Top
Eel Swimsuit Bottom
Jellyfish Swimsuit Top
Jellyfish Swimsuit Bottom
T-Rex Swimsuit Top
T-Rex Swimsuit Bottom
Floral Swimsuit Top
Floral Swimsuit Bottom
Crab Fest Swimsuit Top
Crab Fest Swimsuit Bottom
Fish Bite Swimsuit Top
Fish Bite Swimsuit Bottom
Ichthy Isles Swimsuit Top
Ichthy Isles Swimsuit Bottom
Inflatable Rex Costume
Sunglasses
Angler Hat
Floppy Straw Summer Hat
Bulbdog-Print Shirt
Hoversail-Print Shirt
Retro Glasses
Cool Noglin-Print Shirt
Ice Pop-Print Shirt
Sea Life-Print Shirt
Uncle Sam Hat
Gasbags-Print Shirt
Shadowmane Fishing-Print Shirt
Pineapple Sunglasses
Sun Visor
Fireworks Hat
Sarco Sandals
Puka Shell Bracelet
Shark Costume
Grilling Spatula
Fireworks Flaregun
Torch Sparkler
Fireworks Rocket Launcher
Flying Disc
Water Soaker
Balloon Sword
Balloon Axe
Balloon Pick
Water Pistol
Dino Uncle Sam Hat
Cooler
BBQ Grill

Balloon Animal [color=#00ccff]***new* **[/color]
Sit
ThisBig!
Air Guitar

Yellow
Light Yellow
Cream
Teal
MediumTeal
Turquoise
LemonLime
LeafGreen
Jade
Coral
Peach
Light Orange
LightPink
Light Red
Dino Light Red
Dino Albino
White
ActualBlack

From the Main Menu, select the mod tab.
Search for Summer Bash in the ARK Mod list and install it. [color=#00ccff] Mod ID: 927091[/color]
After it's installed, go back to your game setup screen and select "Mod Settings."
You will see Summer Bash and any other mods you've downloaded in "Available Mods."
Select Summer Bash and activate it.

If you would like to enable Summer Bash on your private servers, please add the mod ID to your server command-line launch arguments (-mods=modID). No other changes should be necessary to activate the event. [color=#00ccff] Mod ID: 927091[/color]

It’s been great to see so many players jumping into Genesis 1 since launch. To help meet demand, we’re preparing to bring an additional batch of Official Gen 1 servers online, currently expected to go live Monday (July 20th) evening, Pacific Time.

The new servers will include a mix of PvP, PvE, Small Tribes, and Console Small Tribes. We’ll continue monitoring activity and capacity following the rollout.

Download & play new custom content created by players, including new maps, creatures, items, and game modes, through a dedicated new Mod-browser directly within the game. Enjoy an endless stream of new ARK content as the creativity and talent of the community is fully unleashed for the first time across gaming platforms and stay tuned as we spotlight more Cross-Platform Mods each week!

This video features:

**Quantum: Nebula [color=#3498db] by Sandi_00**[/color]
**Otter_Suit [color=#3498db] by Maewing_Ojisan**[/color]
**Elder Umbra & Lumina Cosmetics [color=#3498db] by Beyonyx**[/color]
**Piggle's Nanuqsaurus [color=#3498db] by Senorpiggles**[/color]
**Paleo ARK - Evolution | Dangerous Depths [color=#3498db] by Team Paleo ARK**[/color]
**ClaysLeedsichthysEdit [color=#3498db] by TheClay_Art**[/color]
**Piggle's Lycosuchus [color=#3498db] by Senorpiggles**[/color]

[color=#00ccff] ARK Tides of Fortune's Galleon[/color] will release with the final Astraeos update.

This massive superfortress of a ship will support over 300 player-built structures on it!

Alongside the Galleon, we'll also be introducing new technical systems that will increase the number of player-built structures that can be placed on ships by up to four times, depending on the ship class. This will allow for even larger and more elaborate ship builds once the Galleon is ready to leave port.

Conquest focuses on large-scale PvP, with increased rates, and other changes listed below. The increased rates will allow tribes to set up and establish themselves quickly and enable them to rebuild after potential losses instead of being wiped completely.

The official Conquest servers are [color=#3498db] open for PC, Xbox and PlayStation[/color].

If you need any support during the Conquest season, join the [[color=#3498db]Conquest Enforcement's Discord [/color]](https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscord.gg%2F4SyXmfyxT6).

Conquest Season 8 details:
Total of 18 maps, all Genesis Part 1
Cluster A: 12 servers that had transfers enabled with Classic before they shut down.
Cluster B: 6 servers with transfers only enabled between those 6 servers for 2 weeks. *Transfers between Cluster A and Cluster B will open on July 17th at 10 AM PT.*
5x Rates
Tek is enabled with the exception of:
Tek Grenade
Tapejara Tek Saddle
Megalodon Tek Saddle
Rock Drake Tek Saddle
Mosasur Tek Saddle
Tek Railgun
Map: all 18 maps will become Genesis Part 1

In celebration of 11 Years of ARK & Tides of Fortune, we've partnered with Alienware & IntelGaming to give away a custom-skinned Alienware Aurora 16X Gaming Laptop.

The [color=#e67e22] winner[/color] is... LilithiumDawn!

Congratulations!

This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until [color=#3498db]Monday, DATE [/color].

[color=#3498db]PVP/PVE:[/color] 2x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience, and Breeding
[color=#3498db]Small Tribes: [/color] 4.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 4x Breeding
[color=#3498db]ARKpocalypse:[/color] 5x Harvesting, Taming and Experience, and Breeding