ARK: Survival Evolved Update 2.30 Patch Notes
Crystal Isles mod map [PC only]Anniversary EventJune 11 through June 243X Breeding (mating interval, egg hatch speed, and maturation)4X Player XP4X Harvesting4X TamingFive New Chibi petsIt’s possible to trade four existing Chibis for one of the new ones. Party Dodo (Harvested to get cake slices for event content)Pop Out Birthday Cake StructureTropeognathus Dino AddedFlyer with a mounted Flak CannonHas a saddle with a jetpack. Exclusive to Crystal Isles on PCConsole: Island, Center, Scorched, Ragnarok and Valguero
As a content-focused update, just about everything listed above is critical to ARK update 2.30. One thing that’s very evident, though, is that fans likely expected more from the Anniversary Event beyond five new Chibis and one easily obtained structure. Even further buffed breeding rates would have been preferred, as would some exceptionally rare Creature colors, but it looks like neither of those perks are in the cards for now. The event-based Chibi trading mechanic, however, essentially ensures that all the anniversary goodies will be very easy to get for survivors who want them.
Those who may have been hoping for a gameplay-focused change in the Anniversary Event will have to settle for the meta shift brought about by the arrival of the Tropeognathus. From the looks of things, it appears as though players will essentially be able to engage in full-blown dogfights once they have one of these in their party. Especially as one of the first prehistoric additions to ARK in quite some time, this is a truly exciting and fun Dino to consider. Not everything about update 2.30 is perfect, but there’s just enough here to keep the console audience at bay.
ARK: Survival Evolved is available now on PC, Xbox One, PS4, Switch, Mac and Linux.
What do you think of ARK’s Anniversary Event based on these patch notes? Have you tamed a Tropeognathus yet? Tell us in the comments section!
