ARK Update 2.84 Patch Notes (Halloween event)

A new Ark update 2.84 for PS4 and Xbox One is available to download. According to the official ARK 2.84 patch notes, the latest Ark Survival Evolved update added a new ARK Halloween event Fear Evolved to the game. Apart from this, Ark patch 2.84 also includes spook-tackular new chibis making their ARK debut, cutting edge fashion, and eerie event creatures

Previously, a big update added Fjordur map fixes, added further wild creature spawns to the Asgard biome on Fjordur and much more. Unfortunately, players are still facing issues with the game. Today’s Ark version 2.84 will addressed a few of these errors.

Read more details below.

ARK 2.84 Patch Notes – October 19, 2022

The Fear Evolved Event event will run from October 19th 1PM Pacific to November 2nd 1PM Pacific.

Event Rates

  • Official Servers: 3x XP, Harvesting, Taming, and Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  • Small Tribe Servers: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  • ARKPocalypse: 5x XP, 5x Harvesting, 5x Taming, and 5x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus
  • Conquest: 4.5x XP, 4.5x Harvesting, 4.5x Taming, and 4x Breeding, 1.5x Hexagon Bonus

Spooky Encounters

  • DodoRex (Untamable Boss)
  • DodoWyvern (Untamable Boss)
  • Zomdodo
  • Zombie Fire Wyvern (claimable & persist after Fear Evolved)
  • Zombie Lightning Wyvern (claimable & persist after Fear Evolved)
  • Zombie Poison Wyvern (claimable & persist after Fear Evolved)
  • Skeletal Giganotosaurus
  • Skeletal Quetzal
  • Skeletal Jerboa
  • Bone Fire Wyvern
  • Skeletal Bronto
  • Skeletal Stego
  • Skeletal Trike
  • Skeletal Raptor
  • Skeletal Rex
  • Skeletal Carnotaurus
  • Ghost Reaper (Surface reapers)
  • Ghost Bulbdog
  • Ghost Rex
  • Ghost Basilisk
  • Ghost Snow Owl
  • Ghost Mantis
  • Ghost Direwolf

Event Chibis

 (acquired via killing Dodowyvern/Dodorex or Cooking Pot recipe)

  • Desmodus *NEW*
  • Vulture *NEW*
  • Anglerfish *NEW*
  • Araneo *NEW*
  • Spooky Bulbdog *NEW*

Event Ghost Skins

 (acquired via killing Ghost creatures)

  • Reaper
  • Bulbdog
  • Rex
  • Basilisk
  • Snow Owl
  • Mantis
  • Direwolf

Event Items

  • Pumpkin
  • Stolen Headstone
  • Scarecrow
  • Dinosaur Bone
  • Dino Candy Corn

Event Emotes

(acquired via Cooking Pot recipe)

  • Scare Emote
  • Knock Emote
  • Zombie Emote
  • Dance Emote
  • Panic Emote

Event Skins

(acquired via Cooking Pot recipe)

  • Strawman costume
  • Skeleton costume
  • Skelly Print Shirt
  • Tentacle Print Shirt
  • ZombDodo Print Shirt
  • Zombie Wyvern Print Shirt
  • Reaper Swimsuit Skin
  • Jack-O-Lantern Swimsuit Skin
  • Pumpkin Helmet Skin
  • Headless Costume Skin
  • Hockey Mask Skin
  • Araneo Swimsuit Skins
  • Onyc Swimsuit Skins
  • Vampire Dodo Swimsuit Skins

Wild Creature Colors

  • DarkViolet *NEW*
  • DarkBlue *NEW*
  • DragonFire *NEW*
  • Cream *NEW*
  • Vermillion *NEW*
  • BigFoot0 *NEW*
  • BlackSands *NEW*
  • LightAutumn *NEW*
  • Dino Dark Purple *NEW*
  • Dino Darker Grey
  • Dino Light Blue
  • Dino Dark Yellow
  • DragonBase1
  • Light Brown
  • Light Grey
  • Dino Light Brown
  • Dino Dark Brown
  • DragonFire
  • ActualBlack
  • MidnightBlue
  • MediumAutumn
  • DarkWarmGray
  • Orange
  • DarkLavender
  • Jade
  • Unofficial server owners can activate the event by adding -ActiveEvent=FearEvolved to the launch arguments
  • Fjordhawk balance pass
    • Reduction to Fjordhawk flight speed when picking up death lootbags
    • Increase time before hawk becomes invisible to 20 seconds
    • One hour cooldown added on retrieval of player’s inventory. This can be overridden with launch argument –
      -MinimumTimeBetweenInventoryRetrieval=<TimeInSeconds>
    • Reduced base health and health per level gained on the Fjordhawk by approximately 40%
    • Added 2x damage multiplier from guns and projectiles
    • Visual improvements will be added in the next major version for client display of the cooldown time
  • Fixed multiple crashes
  • Fixed several Exploits

Download free ARK update 2.84 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

Jack Johnson
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