[2021] Winter Wonderland 6, Lost Island Launch, and More!

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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 14th and will last until Thursday, January 6th. All maps will receive Winter Wonderland and all its content.

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.

GachaClaus is also making a triumphant return to help RaptorClaus spread the holiday cheer! GachaClaus will be roaming all maps looking for eager recipients while sporting holiday-themed colors. He will be accepting your coal and in exchange will gift you holiday-themed items, or you can trade-in your mistletoe and coal for a chance at an animated TV Show Parasaur skin, a full-body Santa costume, new skins, weapons, armor, or 5 new Chibis!

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This event can be manually activated with the server arg parameter: -ActiveEvent=WinterWonderland

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December 14th to January 6th

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*Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates.

Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
Conquest: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus

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RaptorClaus
GachaClaus

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Santa Laugh Emote *NEW*
Caroling Emote
Happy Clap Emote
Nutcracker Dance Emote

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Full-body Santa Costume *NEW*
Animated TV Show Parasaur Skin *NEW*
3 New Male & Female Christmas-themed Sweater Skins *NEW*
4 New Christmas-themed Beanie Skins *NEW*
Rex Sweater Skin
Carolers Sweater Skin
Bulbdog Sweater Skin
Blue Winter Beanie
Purple Winter Beanie
Green Winter Beanie
Male and Female Noglin Swimsuit Skin
Male and Female Yeti Swimsuit Skin
Candy Cane Club Skin
Christmas Bola Skin
Nutcracker Slingshot Skin
Dino Ornament Swim Bottom Skin
Dino Ornament Swim Top Skin
Jerboa Wreath Swim Bottom Skin
Jerboa Wreath Swim Top Skin
Ugly Bronto Sweater Skin
Ugly Carno Sweater Skin
Ugly Chibi Sweater Skin
Gray Winter Beanie Skin
Purple Winter Beanie Skin
Red Winter Beanie Skin
Felt Reindeer Antlers Skin
Santa Hat Skin

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Animated TV Show Raptor Chibi *NEW*
Sinomacrops Chibi *NEW*
Dinopithecus Chibi *NEW*
Amargasaurus Chibi *NEW*
Festive Noglin Chibi *NEW*

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

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Yellow *NEW*
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

The Lost Island rollout begins with PC first then consoles later in the day on Tuesday, December 14th!

Explore the soaring heights and hidden depths of ARK's newest official community map, featuring three new creatures for you to tame! Lost Island boasts 150 square kilometers of new biomes, new challenges, and mysterious ruins. Discover jungle valleys fed by giant waterfalls, build a treehouse high in the forest canopies, get down and dirty in vast mangrove swamps, dive deep underwater, brave treacherous snowy peaks, or spelunk uncharted cave systems in search of treasure… There's something here for everyone!

Lost Island is the first community map released with three new creatures, and the first to include a creature chosen by the ARK community. Unleash thermal hell from atop your Amargasaurus, glide into battle with Sinomacrops at your back, or treat your enemies to a shower of Tek-disabling Dinopithecus dung!

Stay tuned to our official accounts for more details on the launch timing!

We're in the giving spirit and we've stashed away some ARK loot for the holiday season! If you missed out on an opportunity to score a Dodo plushie, Noglin plushie, or Noglin hat, this holiday season will provide ample opportunity.

A donation of 1$ or greater to ExtraLife (Donations must be made at the Studio Wildcard ExtraLife donation page). Only new donations are eligible (donations made from the current date forward)
A picture submission on Twitter using the hashtag #ARKHolidayLoot
A picture submission in this Community Crunch thread[survivetheark.com]

We want to see pictures of your Lost Island tames, your event-colored dino's, your fan art, your ARK holiday decorations, or videos of your ARK holiday experience! get creative! The rules are simple, make it ARK and make it epic! Each winner will receive 1 Dodo plushie, 1 Noglin plushie, and 1 Noglin hat.

You have until the end of the Winter Wonderland event (Thursday, 1/6) to get your submissions in or make donations to the Studio Wildcard ExtraLife page!

Survivors on all platforms will be receiving a special Evolution Event as part of Winter Wonderland! It will be active from Tuesday the 14th of Dec until Thursday the 6th of Jan. All Official Servers across each platform will be undergoing this evolutionary change which includes:
*Note that these bonuses are multiplicative of the game's standard 1x rates.

Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
Classic: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding (imprint, maturation, hatch/gestation), 0.5x Mating Interval, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus