ARK Update 2.11 Patch Notes - PS4, Xbox & PC
Initiation of Winter Wonderland:
Can be manually activated with: -ActiveEvent=WinterWonderland launch parameterIncreased rates to 2X Breeding (mating interval, egg hatch speed, and maturation)Increased rates to 2X Player XPIncreased rates to 2X HarvestingIncreased rated to 2X TamingAdded Event-themed wild dino spawnsThe Island has been given a makeover with a winter landscape and foliage. Coal and Mistletoe can be obtained from Raptor Claus gift drops
Raptor Claus:
Will spawn at midnight and drop gifts across the island. Gifts some special items like holiday structures, some skins, color candies, and chibis.
Gacha Claus:
Spawns on all mapsPlacing coal/mistletoe in the inventory of a wild Gacha Claus will cause it to grow crystals. The crystals have higher quality loot and a chance for chibis
Added new items:
Bronto Ugly SweaterCarno Ugly SweaterChibi Ugly SweaterRed-Ball winter hatGray-ball Winter HatPurple Ball Winter HatReindeer Antlers HatNutcracker SlingshotChristmas Bola SkinTwo sets of Event-themed underwear (tops and bottoms)Chibi pets
Added new emotes:
Happy Clap EmoteCaroling EmoteNutcracker Dance Emote
Added prior event skins:
Reindeer costume for MegalocerosDino Party HatParty HatTop HatDino Santa HatSanta HatCandy Club
Added prior event creatures:
Gacha Claus
Added prior event items:
CoalMistletoeChristmas TreeSnowmanStockingChristmas GiftWreathHoliday Lights
Chibis:
Over 50 chibi pets from various DLC - including GenesisRandomized coloringCan be ’leveled’ to increase character player level
Wild Event Colors:
RedGreenLight GreyLight RedDark GreenDark RedDino Light RedDino Light GreenDino Medium GreenDino AlbinoNearWhite
Despite the fact that ARK’s developers at Studio Wildcard remain hard at work polishing the game’s upcoming Genesis expansion, Winter Wonderland 4 offers the widest assortment of holiday-themed goodies the game has seen to date. The GachaClaus and RaptorClaus return in similar form, with the special Raptor appearing at midnight in the day-night cycle, while GachaClaus stalks the land during those in-between intervals. Collect Coal and Mistletoe from the Raptor, then turn it in to the Gacha to earn one of the above-listed holiday cosmetics. For those who were a bit frustrated by last month’s botched Turkey Trial, the premise of Winter Wonderland 4 sounds far more straightforward.
This year, quite possibly the biggest new addition of all is the Chibi creatures. By description alone, these 50-strong collectibles sound a lot like the back-adorned pets found in games like Fortnite. Unlike those, however, these traveling companions offer a distinct gameplay advantage that allows survivors to level up faster. Winter Wonderland 4 doesn’t totally reinvent the wheel when compared to the ARK holiday events we’ve seen before, but it adds some interesting wrinkles to the tried-and-true formula.
ARK: Survival Evolved is available now on PC, Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch.
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