Studio Wildcard has rolled out the Ark Survival Evolved update 2.44 December 18 patch today! This is for all versions of the game, and it brings the Winter Wonderland event to the action game.

This is the fifth time the event is gracing the game, and players can expect Christmas-themed activities and every stage to be adorned with decorations.

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Ark Survival Evolved Update 2.44 December 18 Patch Notes:

Winter Wonderland will be making a triumphant return for the fifth time with new presents and goodies for ARK survivors. The winter-themed holiday event begins on December 17th at 10am PST for PC, XBOX, and PS4 and will last until Tuesday, January 7th. All maps will receive Winter Wonderland and all its content including RaptorClaus and GachaClaus.

Our very recognizable helper, RaptorClaus, is returning to drop off holiday gifts filled with loot, event items, mistletoe, and lumps of coal for all 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 come-back to help RaptorClaus spread the holiday cheer! GachaClaus will be roaming all maps in true holiday spirit 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 event items. weapons, armor and 7 brand new Chibis!

• Winter Wonderland is now live until Jan 7th! Launch your server with -ActiveEvent=WinterWonderland to enjoy the festivities!

Event start: 3 p.m. PST/6 p.m. EST for PC, 8 p.m. PST/11 p.m. EST for Xbox, PS4

Event Details

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

Dates

December 17th to January 7th

Rates

• 2X Breeding (mating interval, egg hatch speed, and maturation)
• 2X Player XP
• 2X Harvesting

Event Creatures

• RaptorClaus
• GachaClaus

Event Skins

• Rex Sweater Skin *NEW*
• Carolers Sweater Skin *NEW*
• Bulbdog Sweater Skin *NEW*
• Blue Winter Beanie *NEW*
• Purple Winter Beanie *NEW*
• Green Winter Beanie *NEW*
• Male and Female Noglin Swimsuit Skin *NEW*
• Male and Female Yeti Swimsuit Skin *NEW*
• 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

Event Chibis

• Shinehorn *NEW*
• Featherlight *NEW*
• Glowtail *NEW*
• Bulbdog *NEW*
• Top-hat Kairuku *NEW*
• Reindeer *NEW*
• Gacha Claus *NEW*

Event Items

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

Wild Creature Colors

• Jade *NEW*
• PineGreen *NEW*
• SpruceGreen *NEW*
• DarkMagenta *NEW*
• Glacial *NEW*
• PowderBlue *NEW*
• Teal *NEW*
• DarkViolet *NEW*
• Red
• Green
• Light Grey
• Light Red
• Dark Green
• Dark Red
• Dino Light Red
• Dino Light Green
• Dino Medium Green
• Dino Albino
• NearWhite

Chances are, this is our last Ark update for the year. But if we get a new one, we’ll let our readers know.

Source: Survive the Ark