What changed in ARK: Survival Evolved in 2019

The Winter Wonderland event returns with new presents and holiday-themed content.

Collect over 50 ARK chibi pets during the Winter Wonderland event, which can be leveled up.

Only The Island map will feature a visual winter theme during the event.

GachaClaus will accept coal and mistletoe in exchange for holiday-themed items.

RaptorClaus will drop holiday gifts filled with loot and event items.

Four new mods added to the Sponsored Mod Program: Faith, Primal NPCs, Prehistoric Structures & Paintable Structures, and ARK Parados.

Maintenance on OC network across all platforms scheduled for Thursday afternoon EST.

No EVO event rates while Fear Evolved event rates are active, returning after November 8th.

Teasers for new items and creatures in the upcoming Genesis DLC including Fishing Net, Cruise Missile, TEK Shoulder Cannon, Magmasaur, Bloodstalker, and Lunar Biome.

Current issues with Primitive+ on PS4 are being addressed, with a patch expected to resolve wild dino problems.

Raised over $90,906.20, surpassing last year's total of $76,630.27.

The engineering team is working on a patch to address current issues with Primitive+.

An update is planned to address existing issues with creature spawns during the Fear Evolved event.

The Fear Evolved event has been extended to November 8th 10AM PDT due to early launch issues.

There will be no EVO event rates while Fear Evolved event rates are active.

Transfers into Valguero will open tomorrow.

New color variations for wild creatures introduced during the event.

There will be no EVO event rates while Fear Evolved event rates are active.

October 22nd to November 5th marks the return of Fear Evolved with spooky treats.

Introduced new items including Jack O'Lantern Mask, Hockey Mask, Headless Neck stump, Halloween-inspired Dino Colorization Candy, Panic Emote, Spooky Dance Emote, and Zombie Emote.

The Fear Evolved 3 event will run from October 22nd to November 5th, featuring new items and returning event creatures.

The third annual Fear Evolved event runs from October 22nd to November 5th, featuring returning creatures and new items.

New items include Jack O'Lantern Mask, Hockey Mask, Headless Neck stump, Halloween-inspired Dino Colorization Candy, and various spooky emotes.

The engineering team is working on a patch to resolve issues from the latest deployment.

Increased rates for breeding, player XP, and harvesting to 2X during the event.

Boosted rates on official servers based on donation goals during the ExtraLife charity stream on November 2nd.

Special Evolution Event from October 18th to October 21st with 2x Harvesting, Taming, and EXP Rates.

An issue preventing PS4 Primitive+ players from accessing their survivors is being addressed with a patch in testing.

Special Evolution Event with 2x rates for harvesting, taming, and experience from Oct 11 to Oct 14.

The enforcement team has reduced the backlog of tickets to improve response times.

A new mysterious creature has been teased, details to be revealed.

Increased reports of game mechanics abuse are being addressed by the enforcement team.

New rule added regarding hardware ID bans for alternate accounts.

Final preparations for a client and server-side update bringing Genesis Chronicles to survivors on PC, Xbox, and PS4.

Collect all Genesis-related explorer notes to unlock a new set of skins for your armor.

Explorer Notes related to Genesis will be included on The Island, Scorched Earth, and Aberration.

Adds a range of mechanical steampunk beasts to the game.

Introduces new behaviors to the natural residents of the ARK.

Applications for the Sponsored Mod Program are now open, with a deadline until January.

Allows players to save constructions and place them elsewhere.

Double harvesting rates for resources during the event.

New colors available for tamed dinos: Navy, Red, White, Sky blue, Brick, Blue, Silver, Parchment, Mud, Orange.

Available for 50 cooked prime meat, includes male and female options.

Available for 50 cooked meat.

New emotes available for 100 prime jerky.

Special creature spawns with seasonal colors.

Increased breeding rates including mating interval, egg hatch speed, and maturation.

Available for 10 cooked meat.

Celebrate ARK's Summer Bash with boosted rates and festive items.

Available for 25 cooked meat.

Candy that gives tamed dinos random festive colors when eaten.

Available for 100 cooked prime meat.

Double experience points for players during the event.

Available for 100 cooked prime meat.

The next free map headed to the Official Network.

Players can upload items, creatures, and players through Obelisk terminals, supply drops, and Tek Transmitters to relocate before server removals.

Save files for deleted servers will be made available for download.

Some lower population legacy ARK servers will be permanently removed from the Official Legacy network.

Special Evolution Event with 2x Harvesting, Taming, and EXP rates from May 31 to June 3.

Reminder that the mod contest is open for submissions until June 29.

New creature added: Deinonychus magna pede, an aggressive carnivore with unique hunting and climbing abilities.

Missing Dino Marshmallow Hat skin added to the Cooking Pot.

Fast Turret Targeting change disabled for further iteration.

Fixed issue with weapons not equipping properly on Mantis.

Turrets now ignore players using 'leavemealone' or 'enemyinvisible' admin cheats.

Fixed movement bugs related to stacked impulses affecting Managarmr, Gasbags, and others.

New items include Marshmallow Dodo Hat and Chocolate Bunny Club.

Annual Eggcellent Adventure event from April 16th to April 30th, featuring Bunny Eggs and festive items.

Collect Bunny Eggs from wild Bunny Dodos and craft new holiday-themed item skins.

Fixed gaps in Aberration surface damage and blue mushroom harvesting issues.

Resolved issues with crafting Primitive+ specific resources in the forge.

Enhanced tools for detecting and preventing meshing exploits.

Addressed multiple exploits related to stacking physics impulses and other items.

Cryosick dinos can no longer attack and now use players' in-game names in tribe logs.

Mind Wipe now reflects a 24-hour cooldown in its description.

Resolved issues with transponders disappearing and scaling.

Drastically reduced frost breath range; freezing stops at turret range.

The Eggcellent Adventure event returns with an egg painting competition.

Classic PvP servers will launch, offering a large-team competitive experience.

Developers are actively working to detect and ban players using mesh exploits.

Backups of Conquest server saves are now available for players.

Community will suggest balance changes for Classic PvP throughout the seasons.

Mating Speed and Mating Recovery increased by 3x during the event.

Red, Pink, and White colored wild creatures can be found searching for true loves kiss.

Mate Boosted range increased by 2x during the event.

Ongoing event until February 18th with special bonuses and creature changes.

Baby Food Consumption decreased by 1/3 during the event.

Creatures have a 25% chance to drop items when mating, including Valentines Chocolate and Valentines Candy.

Survivors can create and send custom Valentine's Day cards to loved ones.

Creature Maturing and Egg Incubation speed increased by 3x during the event.