Astraeos Heaven & Abyss update is now live in ARK: Survival Ascended

Astraeos 1.0 — the final chapter of ARK: Survival Ascended's Greek-mythology map — has arrived on Steam with its most ambitious expansion yet: Heaven and the Abyss. The 264-square-kilometer world gains Helianthos, a bright, lush island of towering ridges, flower-filled plains, and flying islands overhead, plus Abyssanthos, a fog-shrouded deep-sea expanse whose enormous air bubbles shelter a mythical underwater city with room to build far below the surface. New rolling wave physics and weather events turn the ocean into a shifting frontier, and the ancient Trireme warship arrives for Astraeos owners. Watch the launch trailer.

The expansion adds two Kraken Ascension encounters — Abyssalus the Void Beneath and Shallocis the Void Above — one underwater and one at the surface; defeating both awards maximum player levels. Joining the update are Boaratos, a massive, scorching boar exclusive to Astraeos; minibosses Colossus and Kroaratos; a new Boss Terminal on the map's western side; Tidepups and Palaeoctopus in Astraeos spawners; and the Grand Tortugar Saddle in miniboss loot. Apex drops now include Astral Souls and Hex Coins, while unlockable cosmetics range from the Agamemnon Helmet and Boaratos Spartan Saddle to the Divine Sword, Divine Spear, Divine Shield, and Trireme Chair.

Concavenator is also available now on Scorched Earth, Ragnarok, Extinction, and Astraeos, with an X-Concavenator on Genesis and an Aberrant Concavenator on Aberration. This ruthless pack hunter swims beneath the dunes and ambushes prey with aerial attacks and blinding sand clouds.

Tides of Fortune owners can captain the Galleon, a fortress-scale naval titan armed with a broadside cannon battery. Astraeos ownership also unlocks the Trireme, allows crafting the Shipyard and its ship ammunition, and lets the Shipyard convert into "Galleon Mode" to support the larger vessel. The ship HUD gains a rudder direction indicator.

Genesis picks up three Ocean Outposts — Brimstone Bay, Chained Megachelon, and Market Port — plus land-based pirate camps across its oceanic islands. Players can clear 20 Pirate Camp layouts for loot, or encounter friendly Market Camps where neutral Pirate Merchants sell goods at a discount.

Beyond the new realms, Astraeos includes the gliding, baby-raising Maeguana; the armored Grand Tortugar, whose carapace opens into a multi-rider command post; the desert Pyranthos with Deathworms, the Scorpion King and Queen, Skeleton warriors, five Artifact Caves including the Minotaur Labyrinth, and Hydraskos the Unbroken; and Lemnokis Island, home to contrasting climates, buildable glacier caves, the mysterious Maelstrom, and duo-minibosses Kalydonios and Erymanthian — colossal boars wielding fire and poison. Dynamic weather and overhauled lighting shift from blinding glare to eerie fog across Mediterranean, cherry-blossom, and Appalachian-inspired landscapes, alongside enhanced Alpha Creature variants, OSDs, Element Veins, and Zeus-blessed Supply Drops.

The release — Astraeos Official Release v0.1.4 — also carries a lengthy general-fix list covering Valguero and Genesis issues, ship bugs, exploits, and client crashes. Full-resolution screenshots and artwork are available here.