ARK update 1.44 is now available for the popular survival game. It brings in a number of changes including new Tek equipment. Players can now wield the Tek Sword and Shield, and use a new structure called the Tek Light that “attaches to any surface and can be either independently powered by Element Shards in its Inventory, or traditionally powered via generators.” It also has a ton of balancing changes.
Check out the ARK update 1.44 patch notes below:
– New Weapon: Tek Sword (Charge-Attack and damages Metal & significantly pierces Armor when powered by Element)

– New Armor: Tek Shield (Reflects incoming projectiles/bullets when powered by Element)

– New Structure: Tek Light (Attaches to any surface and can be either independently powered by Element Shards in its Inventory, or traditionally powered via generators)
– Fixed issue where clients would sometimes become disconnected after demolishing/destroying structures

– Fixed a spawn issue with Ragnarok Lava Golem Boss.

– Fixed the bear trap to avoid turret exploit. Bear traps only damageable by explosion now (or demolishing)

– Reduced Flamethrower Damage from base 100 per second to 30 per second.

– Flamethrower Direct Damage is now affected by Armour.

– Flamethrower expensive foliage particle effects now eliminated for everyone except the local player using the weapon

– Chainsaw not able to attack whilst running

– Tripled the effecti...