Studio Wildcard has released Ark Survival Ascended update 1.033.008 (version 33.8), and this brings the Winter Wonderland 2023 content into the game alongside a bunch of adjustments! Read on for the Ark Survival Ascended Winter Wonderland schedule, items and patch notes for December 21.
Ark Survival Ascended Update 1.033.008 Patch Notes | Ark Survival Ascended Update 33.8. Patch Notes | Ark Survival Ascended Update Patch Notes for Today (Dec. 21):
(Xbox version 33.3, PC version 33.11)
Update: Added all platform versions and patch notes.
PLAYSTATION:
v33.11 (server) v33.8 (client) – 12/21/2023 – Major version for servers and clients
Cryopod & Cryofridge Release
- Cryopod and Cryofridge have been added and are now level 50 unlockable Engrams
- When a Cryofridge is placed, they take 5 minutes to “activate”
- Cryopod can only be released within range of an “activated” and powered Cryofridge (range set to 6500 currently)
- PVP Only: Cryopod can not be released if there are enemies nearby (range set to 3500 currently)
- Dinos cannot be cryopodded if damaged within 60 seconds
- Dino’s mating cooldown will now tick down correctly within a cryopod
- Cryofridge storage capacity has been increased to 120 slots
- Cryopods can now be queued up when crafting them in supply drops and obelisks (previously was one at a time)
- Cryopodded dinos can be stored and displayed on the Display Case structure
- Cryopod configurable settings:
GameUserSettings.ini under [ServerSettings]
DisableCryopodEnemyCheck=True – will ignore the enemy player/structure/dino checks
AllowCryoFridgeOnSaddle=True – will allow Cryofridge to be placed on rafts/saddles
DisableCryopodFridgeRequirement=True – will disable the Cryofridge requirement for releasing cryopodded dinos
Survival of the Fittest Release
- Survival of the Fittest mod is now available CrossPlatform! Select the SOTF option at the main menu to start playing!
- ARK: Survival of the Fittest is a Battle Royale mod for ARK: Survival Ascended, pitting up to 60 combatants against each other in a fast-paced, action-packed struggle for survival, where players are ultimately pushed into an epic final showdown leading their Dinosaur Armies into battle. SOTF focuses on large-scale creature-army confrontations, combined with an optional unique Real Time Strategy overlay. By using tactics and strategy to assemble a fighting-force of history’s most powerful primeval creatures, only one tribe will survive!
Additional Patch Release Notes
- Fixed full costume skins looking fully damaged when equipped without a chestpiece
- Added updated audio for greenhouse structure set
- Underwater audio can now be adjusted with the SFX slider (was previously Master only)
- Player characters now hold bows correctly while swimming
- Fixed being able to imprint baby dinos without requiring or consuming the item asked for
- Fixed carried dinos sometimes desyncing for other players
- Fixed incorrect weather displaying when joining a server during a weather event
- Fixed moon color changing drastically during weather state change
- Fixed Tek Chest boost not working underwater when overweight
- Fixed double door placement sometimes being obstructed
- Fixed behemoth Gate Frame & Door destroyed mesh being oversized
- Fixed ladders being obstructed when placing them on beams
- Fixed Tek Replicator, Industrial Forge and Tek Teleporter placement being obstructed inside Underwater Vacuum Compartments
- Fixed being able to store structures that are not within their pick-up timer by replacing a supporting structure and picking that up, it will now demolish correctly
- Fixed name not displaying on Display Case structure
- Fixed character jittery movement that would occur after relogging, and would require respawning to fix
- Fixed oviraptor’s missing icon for Egg Collection
- Oviraptor now collects aquatic eggs and no physics eggs (Arthro, Scorpion, Spider)
- Fixed cases where insect eggs would fall through the mesh
- Fixed multiple cases where the Tribe Rename cooldown was not working correctly
- Timer for Tribe Rename is now displayed on the UI when on cooldown
- The command “enablespectator” now requires a true/false bool for destroying the character or not, i.e. “cheat enablespectator 1” will function as before
- All application icons are updated to the ASA icon
- Fixed an issue that caused the players to get stuck floating when jumping up on a raft
- Adjusted Raft collision slightly to make it easier to jump up from the front and back
- Fixed an issue where entering water while grappled was not putting the character in the swimming state
- Fixed camera breaking with enabling photo-mode while in a passenger seat
- Fixed Session List option “Show Player Servers” not checking correctly when selecting the box
- Fixed Session List option “Show Player Servers” not remembering previous checked/unchecked state
- Selecting or deselecting Session List option “Show Player Servers” will now refresh the server session list
- Disabled the use of various console commands used to gain visual advantages (we will continue to monitor and disable more of these as necessary)
- Fixed multiple server crashes
- Fixed multiple client crashes
XBOX:
v33.11 (server) v33.3 (client) – 12/21/2023 – Major version for servers and clients
Cryopod & Cryofridge Release
- Cryopod and Cryofridge have been added and are now level 50 unlockable Engrams
- When a Cryofridge is placed, they take 5 minutes to “activate”
- Cryopod can only be released within range of an “activated” and powered Cryofridge (range set to 6500 currently)
- PVP Only: Cryopod can not be released if there are enemies nearby (range set to 3500 currently)
- Dinos cannot be cryopodded if damaged within 60 seconds
- Dino’s mating cooldown will now tick down correctly within a cryopod
- Cryofridge storage capacity has been increased to 120 slots
- Cryopods can now be queued up when crafting them in supply drops and obelisks (previously was one at a time)
- Cryopodded dinos can be stored and displayed on the Display Case structure
- Cryopod configurable settings:
GameUserSettings.ini under [ServerSettings]
DisableCryopodEnemyCheck=True – will ignore the enemy player/structure/dino checks
AllowCryoFridgeOnSaddle=True – will allow Cryofridge to be placed on rafts/saddles
DisableCryopodFridgeRequirement=True – will disable the Cryofridge requirement for releasing cryopodded dinos
Survival of the Fittest Release
- Survival of the Fittest mod is now available CrossPlatform! Select the SOTF option at the main menu to start playing!
- ARK: Survival of the Fittest is a Battle Royale mod for ARK: Survival Ascended, pitting up to 60 combatants against each other in a fast-paced, action-packed struggle for survival, where players are ultimately pushed into an epic final showdown leading their Dinosaur Armies into battle. SOTF focuses on large-scale creature-army confrontations, combined with an optional unique Real Time Strategy overlay. By using tactics and strategy to assemble a fighting-force of history’s most powerful primeval creatures, only one tribe will survive!
Additional Patch Release Notes
- Fixed full costume skins looking fully damaged when equipped without a chestpiece
- Added updated audio for greenhouse structure set
- Underwater audio can now be adjusted with the SFX slider (was previously Master only)
- Player characters now hold bows correctly while swimming
- Fixed being able to imprint baby dinos without requiring or consuming the item asked for
- Fixed carried dinos sometimes desyncing for other players
- Fixed incorrect weather displaying when joining a server during a weather event
- Fixed moon color changing drastically during weather state change
- Fixed Tek Chest boost not working underwater when overweight
- Fixed double door placement sometimes being obstructed
- Fixed behemoth Gate Frame & Door destroyed mesh being oversized
- Fixed ladders being obstructed when placing them on beams
- Fixed Tek Replicator, Industrial Forge and Tek Teleporter placement being obstructed inside Underwater Vacuum Compartments
- Fixed being able to store structures that are not within their pick-up timer by replacing a supporting structure and picking that up, it will now demolish correctly
- Fixed name not displaying on Display Case structure
- Fixed character jittery movement that would occur after relogging, and would require respawning to fix
- Fixed oviraptor’s missing icon for Egg Collection
- Oviraptor now collects aquatic eggs and no physics eggs (Arthro, Scorpion, Spider)
- Fixed cases where insect eggs would fall through the mesh
- Fixed multiple cases where the Tribe Rename cooldown was not working correctly
- Timer for Tribe Rename is now displayed on the UI when on cooldown
- The command “enablespectator” now requires a true/false bool for destroying the character or not, i.e. “cheat enablespectator 1” will function as before
- All application icons are updated to the ASA icon
- Fixed an issue that caused the players to get stuck floating when jumping up on a raft
- Adjusted Raft collision slightly to make it easier to jump up from the front and back
- Fixed an issue where entering water while grappled was not putting the character in the swimming state
- Fixed camera breaking with enabling photo-mode while in a passenger seat
- Fixed Session List option “Show Player Servers” not checking correctly when selecting the box
- Fixed Session List option “Show Player Servers” not remembering previous checked/unchecked state
- Selecting or deselecting Session List option “Show Player Servers” will now refresh the server session list
- Disabled the use of various console commands used to gain visual advantages (we will continue to monitor and disable more of these as necessary)
- Fixed multiple server crashes
- Fixed multiple client crashes
PC:
v33.11 (server) v33.9 (client) – 12/21/2023 – Major version for servers and clients
Cryopod & Cryofridge Release
- Cryopod and Cryofridge have been added and are now level 50 unlockable Engrams
- When a Cryofridge is placed, they take 5 minutes to “activate”
- Cryopod can only be released within range of an “activated” and powered Cryofridge (range set to 6500 currently)
- PVP Only: Cryopod can not be released if there are enemies nearby (range set to 3500 currently)
- Dinos cannot be cryopodded if damaged within 60 seconds
- Dino’s mating cooldown will now tick down correctly within a cryopod
- Cryofridge storage capacity has been increased to 120 slots
- Cryopods can now be queued up when crafting them in supply drops and obelisks (previously was one at a time)
- Cryopodded dinos can be stored and displayed on the Display Case structure
- Cryopod configurable settings:
GameUserSettings.ini under [ServerSettings]
DisableCryopodEnemyCheck=True – will ignore the enemy player/structure/dino checks
AllowCryoFridgeOnSaddle=True – will allow Cryofridge to be placed on rafts/saddles
DisableCryopodFridgeRequirement=True – will disable the Cryofridge requirement for releasing cryopodded dinos
Survival of the Fittest Release
- Survival of the Fittest mod is now available CrossPlatform! Select the SOTF option at the main menu to start playing!
- ARK: Survival of the Fittest is a Battle Royale mod for ARK: Survival Ascended, pitting up to 60 combatants against each other in a fast-paced, action-packed struggle for survival, where players are ultimately pushed into an epic final showdown leading their Dinosaur Armies into battle. SOTF focuses on large-scale creature-army confrontations, combined with an optional unique Real Time Strategy overlay. By using tactics and strategy to assemble a fighting-force of history’s most powerful primeval creatures, only one tribe will survive!
Additional Patch Release Notes
- Fixed full costume skins looking fully damaged when equipped without a chestpiece
- Added updated audio for greenhouse structure set
- Underwater audio can now be adjusted with the SFX slider (was previously Master only)
- Player characters now hold bows correctly while swimming
- Fixed being able to imprint baby dinos without requiring or consuming the item asked for
- Fixed carried dinos sometimes desyncing for other players
- Fixed incorrect weather displaying when joining a server during a weather event
- Fixed moon color changing drastically during weather state change
- Fixed Tek Chest boost not working underwater when overweight
- Fixed double door placement sometimes being obstructed
- Fixed behemoth Gate Frame & Door destroyed mesh being oversized
- Fixed ladders being obstructed when placing them on beams
- Fixed Tek Replicator, Industrial Forge and Tek Teleporter placement being obstructed inside Underwater Vacuum Compartments
- Fixed being able to store structures that are not within their pick-up timer by replacing a supporting structure and picking that up, it will now demolish correctly
- Fixed name not displaying on Display Case structure
- Fixed character jittery movement that would occur after relogging, and would require respawning to fix
- Fixed oviraptor’s missing icon for Egg Collection
- Oviraptor now collects aquatic eggs and no physics eggs (Arthro, Scorpion, Spider)
- Fixed cases where insect eggs would fall through the mesh
- Fixed multiple cases where the Tribe Rename cooldown was not working correctly
- Timer for Tribe Rename is now displayed on the UI when on cooldown
- The command “enablespectator” now requires a true/false bool for destroying the character or not, i.e. “cheat enablespectator 1” will function as before
- All application icons are updated to the ASA icon
- Fixed an issue that caused the players to get stuck floating when jumping up on a raft
- Adjusted Raft collision slightly to make it easier to jump up from the front and back
- Fixed an issue where entering water while grappled was not putting the character in the swimming state
- Fixed camera breaking with enabling photo-mode while in a passenger seat
- Fixed Session List option “Show Player Servers” not checking correctly when selecting the box
- Fixed Session List option “Show Player Servers” not remembering previous checked/unchecked state
- Selecting or deselecting Session List option “Show Player Servers” will now refresh the server session list
- Disabled the use of various console commands used to gain visual advantages (we will continue to monitor and disable more of these as necessary)
- Fixed multiple server crashes
- Fixed multiple client crashes
Survival Ascended Winter Wonderland 2023 Schedule, Rewards and More:
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 21, 2023 and will be live until January 7, 2024 on Official Servers.
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.
❄️ 
- December 21st to January 7th
❄️ 
- PVP/PVE: 1.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 1.5x Breeding
- Small Tribes: 4x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 3.5x Breeding
- ARKpocalypse: 4.5x Harvesting, Taming and Experience + 4.5x Breeding
❄️ 
- RaptorClaus
- Santa’s Big Helper Yeti – Drops Coal and Mistletoe. *NEW*
- Abominable Snowman – Drops Coal and Mistletoe. *NEW*
- Pegomastax Grouch- Drops Coal and Mistletoe. Steals Gift Boxes in return for a special reward. *NEW*
- Wild Rideable Reindeer – Drops Coal and Mistletoe. Can be fed Rockarrot and ridden for additional drop amounts. *NEW*
*Event-specific recipes are now on the Smithy instead of the Cooking Pot
❄️
- RaptorClauss *NEW*
- Hyaenadeer *NEW*
❄️ 
- Caroling Emote
- Happy Clap Emote
- Nutcracker Dance Emote
- Shiver Emote *NEW*
- Snow Angel Emote *NEW*
❄️ 
- Blue-Ball Winter Beanie Skin
- Candy Cane Club Skin
- Christmas Bola Skin
- Dino Ornament Swimsuit Skins
- Felt Reindeer Antlers Skin
- Gray-Ball Winter Beanie Skin
- Green-Ball Winter Beanie Skin
- HLN-A Winter Beanie Skin
- Jerboa Wreath Swimsuit Skins
- Megaloceros Reindeer Costume
- Noglin Regift Winter Beanie Skin
- Noglin Swimsuit Skins
- Nutcracker Slingshot Skin
- urple-Ball Winter Beanie Skin
- Purple-Ball Winter Beanie Skin (Winter Wonderland 5)
- Raptor Sleighing Winter Beanie Skin
- Red-Ball Winter Beanie Skin
- Santa Costume Skin
- Santa Hat Skin
- Snowy Winter Beanie Skin
- Ugly Carno Sweater Skin
- Ugly Chibi Sweater Skin
- Ugly Bronto Sweater Skin
- Ugly Bulbdog Sweater Skin
- Ugly Caroling Sweater Skin
- Ugly Noglin Regift Sweater Skin
- Ugly Raptor Claws Sweater Skin
- Ugly Rockwell Sweater Skin
- Ugly T-Rex Sweater Skin
- Yeti Swimsuit Skins
- Full-body Krampus Costume Player Character Skin/Cosmetic *NEW*
- Santa’s Workshop Smithy Structure Skin *NEW*
- Festive Forge Structure Skin *NEW*
❄️
- Coal
- Festive Dino Candy
- Gift Box
- Holiday Lights
- Holiday Stocking
- Holiday Tree
- Mistletoe
- Snowman
- Wreath
❄️ 
- Lavender
- Dino Light Purple
- Dino Light Blue
- DragonGreen0
- ActualBlack
- Cyan
- DeepPink
- Dino Dark Purple
- Mint
- 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
- Yellow
- From the Main Menu, select the mod tab.
- Search for Winter Wonderland in the ARK Mod list and Install it.
- After it’s installed, go back to your game setup screen and select ‘Mod Settings’
- You will see Winter Wonderland and any other mods you’ve downloaded in ‘Available Mods’
- Select Winter Wonderland and activate it.
- If you would like to enable Winter Wonderland on your private servers, please the mod ID to your server command-line launch arguments (-mods=modID). No other changes should be necessary to activate the event.
We’ll share the mod ID in the patch notes when the event goes live
Once the official patch notes are out, we’ll update the article.
Update: Added official patch notes for all platforms.