Community Crunch 390: Winter Wonderland, Official ARK Merch, and More!

16 Dec 2023Developer post

Source: Steam Community (opens in a new tab)

Deck the halls with boughs of holly! Winter Wonderland will be making a triumphant return with new presents and goodies for ARK survivors. The epic winter-themed holiday event begins on December 21, 2023 will be live until January 7, 2024 on Official Servers.

RaptorClaus will be sailing across the star-filled night sky in his sleigh, dropping off presents filled with high-end loot as well as Mistletoe, and Coal for those naughty Survivors. You'll be able to catch RaptorClaus flying across the skies at midnight (game time) on all maps.

December 21st to January 7th

PVP/PVE: 1.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 1.5x Breeding
Small Tribes: 4x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 3.5x Breeding
ARKpocalypse: 4.5x Harvesting, Taming and Experience + 4.5x Breeding

RaptorClaus
Santa's Big Helper Yet - Drops Coal and Mistletoe. *NEW*
Abominable Snowman - Drops Coal and Mistletoe. *NEW*
Pegomastax Grouch- Drops Coal and Mistletoe. Steals Gift Boxes in return for a special reward. *NEW*
Wild Rideable Reindeer - Drops Coal and Mistletoe. Can be fed Rockarrot and ridden for additional drop amounts. *NEW*

*Event-specific recipes are now on the Smithy instead of the Cooking Pot

RaptorClauss *NEW*
Hyaenadeer *NEW*

Caroling Emote
Happy Clap Emote
Nutcracker Dance Emote
Shiver Emote *NEW*
Snow Angel Emote *NEW*

Blue-Ball Winter Beanie Skin
Candy Cane Club Skin
Christmas Bola Skin
Dino Ornament Swimsuit Skins
Felt Reindeer Antlers Skin
Gray-Ball Winter Beanie Skin
Green-Ball Winter Beanie Skin
HLN-A Winter Beanie Skin
Jerboa Wreath Swimsuit Skins
Megaloceros Reindeer Costume
Noglin Regift Winter Beanie Skin
Noglin Swimsuit Skins
Nutcracker Slingshot Skin
urple-Ball Winter Beanie Skin
Purple-Ball Winter Beanie Skin (Winter Wonderland 5)
Raptor Sleighing Winter Beanie Skin
Red-Ball Winter Beanie Skin
Santa Costume Skin
Santa Hat Skin
Snowy Winter Beanie Skin
Ugly Carno Sweater Skin
Ugly Chibi Sweater Skin
Ugly Bronto Sweater Skin
Ugly Bulbdog Sweater Skin
Ugly Caroling Sweater Skin
Ugly Noglin Regift Sweater Skin
Ugly Raptor Claws Sweater Skin
Ugly Rockwell Sweater Skin
Ugly T-Rex Sweater Skin
Yeti Swimsuit Skins
Full-body Krampus Costume Player Character Skin/Cosmetic *NEW*
Santa’s Workshop Smithy Structure Skin *NEW*
Festive Forge Structure Skin *NEW*

Coal
Festive Dino Candy
Gift Box
Holiday Lights
Holiday Stocking
Holiday Tree
Mistletoe
Snowman
Wreath

Lavender
Dino Light Purple
Dino Light Blue
DragonGreen0
ActualBlack
Cyan
DeepPink
Dino Dark Purple
Mint
Jade
PineGreen
SpruceGreen
DarkMagenta
Glacial
PowderBlue
Teal
DarkViolet
Red
Green
Light Grey
Light Red
Dark Red
Dino Light Red
Dino Light Green
Dino Medium Green
Dino Albino
NearWhite
Yellow

From the Main Menu, select the mod tab.
Search for Winter Wonderland in the ARK Mod list and Install it.
After it's installed, go back to your game setup screen and select 'Mod Settings'
You will see Winter Wonderland and any other mods you've downloaded in 'Available Mods'
Select Winter Wonderland and activate it.

If you would like to enable Winter Wonderland on your private servers, please the mod ID to your server command-line launch arguments (-mods=modID). No other changes should be necessary to activate the event. We'll share the mod ID in the patch notes when the event goes live.

Exciting news, survivors! We've heard your calls for Official ARK Merch over the years, and it's finally here! We're kicking things off with a few of our favorite items, but this is just the beginning! We're gearing up for more, and we want your input! Share your ideas, suggestions, and dreams for future merchandise, and get ready for community-voted plushies! Your creativity always fuels our creativity, so we can't wait to see your ideas!

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Download & play new custom content created by players, including new maps, creatures, items, and game modes, through a dedicated new Mod-bowser directly within the game. Enjoy an endless stream of new ARK content as the creativity and talent of the community is fully unleashed for the first time across gaming platforms and stay tuned as we spotlight more Cross-Platform Mods each week!

This video features:

Shiny! Dinos Ascended by nevcairiel
Randi’s Emporium by RandiBeers
Randi’s Animal Traps by RandiBeers
Lethal Loot Ascended by Lethal_Plugins
Creator Chibi Pack Mod by Krono212
RR-Star Animals by Naneya
RR-Otodontidae Sharks by Naneya
Visual Storage by Aesthetic_Construct

ARK: Survival of the Fittest is will go live on December 21st for crossplay on PC, Xbox and PlayStation!

Re-evolved from the ground up with redesigned mechanics! ARK: The Survival of the Fittest pits up to 60 combatants against each other in a fast-paced, action-packed struggle for survival, where players are ultimately pushed into an epic final showdown leading their Dinosaur Armies into battle.

If you're unfamiliar with SOTF check out our older trailer from ASE to get an idea of the game mode. The trailer may contain outdated features but it should give you an idea of what the game mode is all about!

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A few days remain until Turkey Trial leaves on Monday, December 18th! Make sure you don't miss it!

Click here for all the information on the event!

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CurseForge is calling all ARK modders and game studios!

ARKathon is a massive ARK: Survival Ascended modding contest. Create and publish your best ARK: Survival Ascended mods for a chance to win big with $350,000 in rewards across two uniques tracks:

Modders Track:

Unleash your creativity to create new maps, skins, dinos, weapons and more.
Publish your mods cross-platform instantly
$50,000 worth of prizes

Studios Track:

It's time to dream big and aim high.
Curseforge is calling all studios to bring their own content and IP to ARK in the form of DLC-level premium mods
3 studios will win a $100,000 development grant each

Submissions have now begun!

For more info, visit this page!

Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form

Help us discover your talent by tagging your art with #ARKPhotoMode or #ARKFanart on social media!

Creator: Sanyxs feat. Haxeu
Sanyxs and Haxeu team up to win the first-ever ARK: Survival of the Fittest game on ARK: Survival Ascended.

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Creator: DocStenko
Doc Stenko brings his mutated Megatherium army to defeat the Broodmother on all difficulty, proving once and for all that over-preparation is a valid strategy.