ASA Gameplay changes

[Buck Fell]

Is there somewhere that lists or can somebody rattle off gameplay changes in ASA that make it better than ASE ? I'm indifferent to graphical improvements, bugs, FPS etc I'm only interested in changes to the gameplay. I've read the page after page of subjective bickering about bugs, money, FPS etc, don't care.

For instance I've read that the AI is better, for example pathing is better, is it really different or is it just better navmesh in UE5.

Have they implemented any actual dino AI like was done in various mods, proper diurnal behavior, carnivores having an appetite and eat when hungry rather than being murder hobos all the time. Any interesting changes to taming vs the old system, any immersive taming, wild egg only, baits etc.

Any improvements to the engram layout, the old system was kind of odd, by the time you got your feet settled you were already in stone.

Basically just curious about actual game play improvements that would make it better than ASE+mods before I shell out for a GPU and the game, which I really don't mind doing if they've made gameplay improvements. Again if there's a post page somewhere that lists all the changes that would be perfect ... i tried Wildcards official website which is pretty sad, looks like it's static since 2020.

[JB-emmanuel-Zorg]

https://ark.wiki.gg/wiki/ARK:_Survival_Ascended

[Ferchi]

I don't know where you read "I've read that the AI is better"
It is a different AI but it's really bad, now dinos can drown while following you in water, sometimes they can't attack next to an enemy, they can get stuck in the air, water, or small rocks, and they run in circles. The only good part about the AI is that if you punch or hurt a baby, the parents can attack you, even if they are passive like phiomia, parasaur, etc

Now you can summon bosses from your transmitter

The generators are better now in range, and there are no more cables

Cryopods are nerfed (you need a cryofridge and wait less than 2 minutes)
only a few dinos can enter to the caves

There are good and bad changes actually. You can read more here, but the info is a bit short:
https://ark.wiki.gg/wiki/ARK:_Survival_Ascended

There are also new dinos (with new taming methods) like the Ceratosaurus (they love to be drunk):
https://ark.wiki.gg/wiki/Mod:ARK_Additions/Ceratosaurus

Fasolasuchus (with explosives):
https://ark.wiki.gg/wiki/Fasolasuchus

Gigantoraptor (only wild baby in the nest):
https://ark.wiki.gg/wiki/Gigantoraptor

Oasisaur (protects a baby):
https://ark.wiki.gg/wiki/Oasisaur

Shastasaur (remove leech's):
https://ark.wiki.gg/wiki/Shastasaurus

The best part of ASA is that you can use mods on official servers, even on console (custom cosmetics/skins):
https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended (list of all the mods)