The Switch Version of Ark: Survival Evolved Has Been Updated

When the “Ultimate Survivor Edition” of Ark: Survival Evolved was released for the Nintendo Switch last year, it underwent a significant overhaul.

In case you missed it, it reduced load times, enhanced visual quality and performance, and added several quality-of-life features, such as inventory management. In 2023, a new patch (version 2.0.5) has just been made available.

This most recent patch contains several fixes and enhancements in addition to adding support for the Ragnarok DLC. Here is a complete summary of what to anticipate from the official patch notes:

Official Servers are coming down for brief maintenance at 3:00pm EST to prepare for Patch v2.0.5. At that time you may download the new patch on your Nintendo Switch.
Patch notes: https://t.co/OLnyUNhVSi pic.twitter.com/z2qD4tg4l1

— PlayARKSwitch (@PlayARKSwitch) January 20, 2023

Ark: Survival Evolved – Version 2.0.5

• Added support for upcoming Ragnarok DLC
• Non-dedicated sessions now available
• Fixed broken state in which wild dinos would stop moving online
• Fixed creature spawning issues
• Fixed broken anti-mesh logic incorrectly killing players on entry to pearl caves online
• Fixed days not saving online
• Significantly improved melee combat performance
• Fixed some creatures being lost during ascension
• Fixed crash that would occur when Network Error dialog was present
• Fixed beehives floating on the island
• Fixed tree sap taps
• Fixed Aberration exterior lighting
• Fixed multiplayer movement issues with parachute and zip line
• Improved underwater post process visuals
• Improved Aberration cave lighting
• Fixed overly bright tooltip icons
• Improved Baby Reaper vfx
• Fixed Reaper King aggro issues
• Fixed Reaper impregnation issues whilst riding a creature
• Fixed Rockwell trophy visual issues
• Fixed Manticore trophy colors to be accurate
• Fixed lighting in Rockwell boss arena
• Fixed Rockwell tentacle animation issues
• Fixed issue in which tamed Megalosaurus would stand whilst asleep
• Fixed Megatherium to preserve sitting state on save/load
• Fixed many ground seams and collision issues on all maps
• Fixed bad movement on flyers if player logged out whilst mounted online
• Fixed flickering mating icons online
• Fixed animation hitches online opening map or cycling tools
• Fixed creatures in caves to be untamable by design
• Fixed Cryopod tool tip not displaying stats correctly
• Fixed visuals on “She Who Waits” explorer notes
• Fixed ballista turret visualizing ammo when it had none
• Cheat fly no longer interrupted when colliding with water