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Sun's out, dinos out! Pack your floaties and slap on that dino-safe sunscreen, Summer Bash makes a splash next week, bringing all the sun, fun, and fireworks you can handle! Whether you're kicking back on the beach with a chilled Calien Soup or reeling in trophy-sized Sabertooth Salmon with style, it's almost time to party like it’s 2015 (but with way more emotes).

Get ready, Survivors, your ultimate ARKcation is about to begin!

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• Start: Wednesday, July 2nd, 2025

• End: Wednesday, July 16th, 2025

• PVP/PVE: 2x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience, and Breeding
• Small Tribes: 4.5x Harvesting, Taming, and Experience + 4x Breeding
• ARKpocalypse: 5x Harvesting, Taming and Experience, and Breeding

• Slidy 'N Slippery Kairuku *new*
  • Kill to get Popsicles to craft items from the event

• Ammonite
• Cnidaria
• Manta
• Plesiosaur
• Straw Hat Otter
• Deal With It Dodo

• Festive Dino Candy (Summer Swirl Taffy)
• Shark Jaw Trophy
• Fisherman's Trophy Wall Mount Coel
• Fisherman's Trophy Wall Mount Piranha
• Fisherman's Trophy Wall Mount Salmon

• Gone Fishin Swimsuit Top *new*
• Gone Fishin Swimsuit Bottom *new*
• Gone Fishin shirt *new*
• Captain's Hat *new*
• Fishing Top *new*
• Fishing Pants *new*
• Fishing Boots *new*
• Flower Crown Hat *new*
• Flower Bracelets Glove *new*
• Flower Anklets Boot *new*
• Fishing Chair *new*
• Tackle Box Small *new*
• Squirt Gun Auto Turret *new*
• Squirt Gun Heavy Auto Turret *new*
• Sportsman's Speargun *new*
• Angler's Fishing Rod *new*
• GoneFishing Swim Short skin *new*
• GoneFishing Swim Bottom Skin *new*
• Alpha Raptor Swim Short Skin *new*
• Alpha Raptor Swim Bottom Skin *new*
• Eel Swim Short Skin *new*
• Eel Swim Bottom Skin *new*
• Floral Swim Short Skin *new*
• Floral Swim Bottom Skin *new*
• Ichthy Isles Swim Short Skin *new*
• Ichthy Isles Swim Bottom Skin *new*
• T-Rex Swim Short Skin *new*
• T-Rex Swim Bottom Skin *new*
• Giga Poop Swim Short Skin *new*
• Giga Poop Swim Bottom Skin *new*
• Jellyfish Swim Short Skin *new*
• Jellyfish Swim Bottom Skin *new*
• Fish Bite Swim Short Skin *new*
• Fish Bite Swim Bottom Skin *new*
• Floaty Swim Short Skin *new*
• Floaty Swim Bottom Skin *new*
• Crab Fest Swim Short Skin *new*
• Crab Fest Swim Bottom Skin *new*
• Alpha Raptor Swimsuit Top
• Alpha Raptor Swimsuit Bottom
• Floaty Swimsuit Top
• Floaty Swimsuit Bottom
• Giga Poop Swimsuit Top
• Giga Poop Swimsuit Bottom
• Eel Swimsuit Top
• Eel Swimsuit Bottom
• Jellyfish Swimsuit Top
• Jellyfish Swimsuit Bottom
• T-Rex Swimsuit Top
• T-Rex Swimsuit Bottom
• Floral Swimsuit Top
• Floral Swimsuit Bottom
• Crab Fest Swimsuit Top
• Crab Fest Swimsuit Bottom
• Fish Bite Swimsuit Top
• Fish Bite Swimsuit Bottom
• Ichthy Isles Swimsuit Top
• Ichthy Isles Swimsuit Bottom
• Inflatable Rex Costume
• Sunglasses
• Angler Hat
• Floppy Straw Summer Hat
• Bulbdog-Print Shirt
• Hoversail-Print Shirt
• Retro Glasses
• Cool Noglin-Print Shirt
• Ice Pop-Print Shirt
• Sea Life-Print Shirt
• Uncle Sam Hat
• Gasbags-Print Shirt
• Shadowmane Fishing-Print Shirt
• Pineapple Sunglasses
• Sun Visor
• Fireworks Hat
• Sarco Sandals
• Puka Shell Bracelet
• Shark Costume
• Grilling Spatula
• Fireworks Flaregun
• Torch Sparkler
• Fireworks Rocket Launcher
• Flying Disc
• Water Soaker
• Balloon Sword
• Balloon Axe
• Balloon Pick
• Water Pistol
• Dino Uncle Sam Hat
• Cooler
• BBQ Grill

• Sit *new*
• ThisBig! *new*
• Air Guitar

• Yellow
• Light Yellow
• Cream
• Teal
• MediumTeal
• Turquoise
• LemonLime
• LeafGreen
• Jade
• Coral
• Peach
• Light Orange
• LightPink
• Light Red
• Dino Light Red
• Dino Albino
• White
• ActualBlack

• From the Main Menu, select the mod tab.
• Search for Summer Bash in the ARK Mod list and Install it. Mod ID: 927091
• After it's installed, go back to your game setup screen and select 'Mod Settings'
• You will see Summer Bash and any other mods you've downloaded in 'Available Mods'
• Select Summer Bash and activate it.

• If you would like to enable Summer Bash on your private servers, please add the mod ID to your server command-line launch arguments (-mods=modID). No other changes should be necessary to activate the event. Mod ID: 927091

We’re planning to roll out a Quality of Life and balance patch next week with the Summer Bash. It’s packed with a wide range of improvements aimed at smoothing out day-to-day gameplay and introduces some fresh changes to the meta along the way.

On the QoL front, we’ll be making good on some long-standing community requests. You’ll be able to enable "autorun" from the action wheel, and holding H while wearing armor will show the durability of each equipped piece. For our farmers, Ankylosaurus, Doedicurus, and Dunkleosaurus will let you choose a specific resource type to harvest (so if you're just after metal, for example, you won't have to constantly drop stone). Plus, Anky and Doedic will keep on auto-harvesting past the current 50% max weight even when held by a flyer to make life easier for our solo farmers.

On the balance side, some updates are on the way that should help smooth out certain areas while reintroducing a bit of variety. To touch on a few examples: Mek blueprints will be tinkerable again, with themselves only, bringing back some flexibility without opening the floodgates.  We’ve made adjustments to Tesla Turret stun, reduced poison damage, and tuned down the HP on the Dreadnoughtus. You’ll also see a slight speed increase for Quetzals and health buffs for Spinosaurus, Mammoth and Brontos, among other tweaks.

And, finally, because it’s too hot to keep to ourselves, the Phoenix will soon be breedable! It’s been a long-requested addition, and we’re excited to see what kind of fire-fueled bloodlines you start hatching!

These are just a few highlights from a much larger list of changes and improvements we’ve got queued up. Your feedback keeps us evolving, thanks for being part of the journey as we continue refining and expanding the ARK experience

Download & play new custom content created by players, including new maps, creatures, items, and game modes, through a dedicated new Mod-browser directly within the game. Enjoy an endless stream of new ARK content as the creativity and talent of the community are fully unleashed for the first time across gaming platforms, and stay tuned as we spotlight more Cross-Platform Mods each week!

This video features:

• Cozyverse Cosmetics by Jams_UwU (premium)
• Character Creator Enhanced by AfrimeStudios (premium)
• Simple Equipment Display by Kokou_kohiro
• Dire Panda Costume Skin by Yinmanhaomei
• Bear Skin by TeamMIROKU
• Custom Cosmetic: Maelstorca by NiranV
• ARK: Survival Evolved Ballcaps by SubstituteTV
• Steampunk Decor Skins by AaronLongstaff, CrazyRespawn
• Dinopithecus Costume Port by cyrusCreates
• Galaxy Unicorn by Izurichan93
• Aberrant Cats [Crossplay] by MamaPuma
• The One Bench by Trixt3r
• Cosmics Cohorts - Tyrannodominator by Tristans_Modding
• T.A.C Daemonis by Tristans_Modding
• ARKOLOGY: Dangerous Bosses by DragonHeart7998
• Robo Roonie by BrandiMade

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