ARK Update v559.2 - Why Does the Game Look Different? ARK's most recent update reverts graphics to a previous version. Why? ARK: Survival Evolved has been a widely popular online game ever since it released back in 2015. With a new game on the way and an animated series in the works, it’s no wonder why it’s been more popular than ever recently. Today marked a new patch for the game, so here’s what’s in the ARK update v559.2. “Reverted visual enhancements as they were causing stability issues (game would crash) and some performance dips in some cases. We’ll be looking to re-implement these visual enhancements in the future once we’ve resolved the stability and performance problems.”