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Seasonal Colors & Events

Seasonal events in Ark: Survival Evolved (ASE), such as Winter Wonderland, Fear Evolved, and Easter Egg-Cellent, bring more than just new mechanics and items. They introduce rare and vibrant color palettes to the dinosaur population, making exploration and taming even more rewarding. This guide explains how to activate these events on your server at any time of the year.

Difficulty

Beginner Friendly

Time

5 Minutes

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How to Toggle Events

You can enable an event by using the specialized input field in your server’s startup configuration.
1

Access Startup Settings

Log in to your Game Panel, select your Ark server, and navigate to the Startup tab.
2

Enter Event Name

Locate the Active Event field and enter one of the following exact event names:
  • WinterWonderland (Winter/Christmas)
  • Easter (Easter Egg-Cellent)
  • FearEvolved (Halloween)
  • Summer (Summer Bash)
  • TurkeyTrial (Thanksgiving)
  • LoveEvolved (Valentine’s Day)
3

Save and Restart

Click outside the field to ensure the setting is saved, then Restart your server via the Console.

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Applying Colors to the World

Simply enabling an event will not change the colors of dinosaurs already standing in the world. To see the new event colors, you must refresh the wild creature population.
1

Log in as Admin

Join your server and authenticate as an administrator using enablecheats YourPassword.
2

Execute Wipe Command

Open the console (TAB) and type the following command:
cheat destroywilddinos
3

Wait for Respawn

Existing wild dinosaurs will be removed instantly. Over the next few minutes, new dinosaurs will spawn, and a percentage of them will feature the rare event color palette.

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Year-Round Colors

If you want to maintain event colors permanently without the extra overhead of event items or mechanics, you can install the Eventmap mod or use a colorizer plugin via the Ark Server API to force specific palettes globally.

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Last Updated: January 2026 | Vibrancy: Bringing life to the ARK.