Community Crunch 439: Winter Wonderland Is Nigh!
The night sky sparkles gifts falling from the sky, and the faint jingle of bells echoes across the ARK—it can only mean one thing: RaptorClaus is back! Sailing through the midnight sky in his festive sleigh, he’s dropping gifts packed with high-end loot, Mistletoe for the nice, and Coal for the naughty. Keep your eyes on the skies, Survivors—the holiday magic is about to begin!
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Deck the halls with boughs of holly! Winter Wonderland returns with new presents and goodies for ARK survivors. The epic winter-themed holiday event begins on December 23, 2024, and will be live until January 9, 2025, on Official Servers.
December 23rd to January 9th
PVP/PVE: 2x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience, and Breeding
Small Tribes: 4.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 4x Breeding
ARKpocalypse: 5x Harvesting, Taming and Experience, and Breeding
RaptorClaus
Santa's Big Helper Yeti - Drops Coal and Mistletoe.
Abominable Snowman - Drops Coal and Mistletoe.
Pegomastax Grouch- Drops Coal and Mistletoe. Steals Gift Boxes in return for a special reward.
Wild Rideable Reindeer - Drops Coal and Mistletoe. Can be fed Rockarrot and ridden for additional drop amounts.
Gacha Claus *NEW*
*Event-specific recipes are now on the Smithy instead of the Cooking Pot
RaptorClaus
Hyaenadeer
Chibi-Festive Bulbdog (Green) *NEW*
Chibi-Festive Bulbdog (Red) *NEW*
Chibi-Festive Featherlight (Green) *NEW*
Chibi-Festive Featherlight (Red) *NEW*
Chibi-Festive Glowtail (Green) *NEW*
Chibi-Festive Glowtail (Red) *NEW*
Chibi-Festive Shinehorn (Green) *NEW*
Chibi-Festive Shinehorn (Red) *NEW*
Chibi-Gacha Claus *NEW*
Chibi-Reindeer *NEW*
White-Collar Kairuku Chibi *NEW*
Happy Clap Emote
Nutcracker Dance Emote
Shiver Emote
Snow Angel Emote
Jolly Jump Emote *NEW*
Caroling 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
Purple-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
Santa’s Workshop Smithy Structure Skin
Festive Forge Structure Skin
Gingerbread Person Costume *NEW*
Snowman Hat *NEW*
Winter Gloves *NEW*
Candycane Pike Skin *NEW*
Candycane Spike Wall *NEW*
Coal
Festive Dino Candy
Gift Box
Holiday Lights
Holiday Stocking
Holiday Tree
Mistletoe
Snowman
Wreath
ActualBlack
Cyan
DeepPink
Dino Dark Purple
Mint
Lavender
Dino Light Purple
Dino Light Blue
DragonGreen0
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. Mod ID: 927090
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 add the mod ID to your server command-line launch arguments (-mods=modID). No other changes should be necessary to activate the event.
Mod ID: 927090.
Gear-up for 'Wasteland War' on ARK Extinction, the thrilling conclusion of Bob’s Tall Tales! Drive through the desolate wastes in highly-customizable cars called 'BattleRigs—with over 10,000 possible variations—and blaze your own high-octane trail of destruction. Build an epic wasteland stronghold with new structures to defend your tribe's legacy against all challengers. Equip yourself with explosive spears and fire-quenching grenades to dominate the battlefield. Tame the loyal Armadoggo, a unique permanent companion you can outfit with powerful armor attachments to unlock incredible new abilities. So fuel-up, kick the tires, and forge your destiny as the ruler of this post-apocalyptic world!
Buy the expansion pass now on Steam!
Finish your journey through the worlds of ARK in ‘Extinction’, where the story began and ends: on Earth itself! An Element-infested, ravaged planet filled with fantastical creatures both organic & technological, Earth holds both the secrets of the past and the keys to its salvation. As a veteran Survivor who has conquered all previous obstacles, your ultimate challenge awaits: can you defeat the gigantic roaming Titans which dominate the planet, and complete the ARK cycle to save Earth's future?
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This weekend, the Official Network will be receiving bonus rates! It will be active until Monday, December 23.
PVP/PVE: 2x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience, and Breeding
Small Tribes: 4.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 4x Breeding
ARKpocalypse: 5x Harvesting, Taming and Experience, and Breeding
Fan Art Gallery | Screenshot Gallery | Artist Feedback Form
Creator: Etholdir
Watch Etholdir build an incredible Christmas Village just in time for the Holidays!
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Creator: SongbirdGaming
Listen to this fun twist on a holiday classic: "Am Armadoggo for Christmas"!
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When the Fear is Ascended by sillymillipede
Near the end by @WolfTek7
Fan art by Rasvim
Chibi T-Rex by KOKOC
Wyverns by charyzard-art
Chibi of Helena's canon design by ashamazingg
Shadowmane - handmade art doll by sayvaris
Photo Mode by frozen_soap
Photo Mode by bluejay9675
A prehistoric encounter by nemesisstar
Photo Mode by brini2715.
Base on The Island by posejdoon
Enjoy your weekend!
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