The Cerberax will arrive on September 30 for owners of ARK Fantastic Tames Season 1, according to the official Community Crunch 524. Its release is scheduled alongside the Therizinosaurus TLC, the Gargantar and the upgrade to Unreal Engine 5.8. ARK: Survival Ascended The official Community Crunch 524 announcement
The creature’s taming process is built around its three heads. Players will face three distinct trials: fighting for control, using food to negotiate and leading a hunt. The announcement confirms that the Cerberax joins the tribe only after each head has been handled according to its own conditions, but it does not detail the required resources or the precise objectives. No release time or time zone is provided for September 30.
One release date, several major additions
The September 30 schedule covers the Cerberax, the Therizinosaurus TLC, the Gargantar and the Unreal Engine 5.8 upgrade. The announcement does not provide a platform-by-platform availability table for these elements, so the date is clear while the exact deployment details remain open.
New rules for creators and more visibility for mods
The ARK Fan Content Guidelines have also been updated to clarify how fans can create, share and monetize their work. The announcement says creators may offer paid access to ARK videos through services such as Patreon and YouTube memberships, provided they follow the conditions in the guidelines. The post summarizes the change but does not reproduce the full rules.
For players, the integrated mod browser is the more direct change. It supports downloads of community-made maps, creatures, items and game modes from inside the game. The post specifically highlights cross-platform mods and says that more selections will be featured each week, giving community content a more visible route to players.
ARKpocalypse resets monthly with boosted rates
The ARKpocalypse servers were reset at the time of publication. These servers use a monthly reset schedule and higher-than-usual rates; the next reset is set for October 16, 2026. Players can find them by searching for « Arkpocalypse » in the server browser.
The weekend bonus lists 2x harvesting, taming and experience rates in PVP/PVE. Small Tribes receives 4.5x for those three categories and 4x for breeding, while ARKpocalypse receives 5x for harvesting, taming and experience. The announcement shows the end of the bonus only as « Monday, DATE », without a complete calendar date.
For Season 1 owners, the clearest change is the Cerberax’s September 30 arrival and its three-part taming structure. The wider update also affects the Therizinosaurus, Gargantar, Unreal Engine 5.8, creator rules, mods and seasonal server activity, although the post leaves the exact rollout details and full fan-content conditions to be clarified.
