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Everything you need to know about the ARK: Survival Evolved Halloween event

Fear has evolved yet again.

by Christopher Groux
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ARK: Survival Evolved continues its service-based approach with Fear Evolved 5. Through November 9, players will be collecting Dinosaur Bones, Stolen Headstones, and Pumpkins to craft themed goodies for their characters. And, in an exciting departure from most holiday events, this one offers three entirely unique Wyverns you can tame and keep. Here’s everything you need to know to cheat and legitimately survive your way through Fear Evolved 5.

If at any point you need a visual guide, check out this clip from Raasclark on YouTube. It was hugely helpful in nailing down the essential details of this guide.

A great video guide for ARK Fear Evolved 5

How to get Dinosaur Bones, Stolen Headstones, and Pumpkins in ARK Fear Evolved 5

Fear Evolved 5 features a wide range of skins, chibis, and emotes players can make in a Cooking Pot using Dinosaur Bones, Stolen Headstones, Scarecrows, and Pumpkins. It’s the bones that will be the most valuable resource of the four, and luckily there’s a guaranteed way to get them by killing any skeletal dinos you may encounter across the map. You’ll get a hefty purse of bones for each kill, which makes each battle pretty rewarding.

Scarecrows and Pumpkins are key to the cosmetic grind in ARK Fear Evolved 5.

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Unfortunately, when it comes to Stolen Headstones, Scarecrows, and Pumpkins, the spawn locations are random and thus can’t be found as easily. As a result, you’ll just have to go exploring and hope for the best to get the resources you need.

Here’s the full list of craftable items in Fear Evolved 5 and their associated recipes. Many of these items can be crafted with around 40 Dinosaur Bones and 10 of the other resources listed above. If you’re struggling to craft an item, you can always try on each item by consulting the cheat list below.

  • Strawman Costume: 20 Pumpkin, 50 Dinosaur Bones
  • Skeleton Costume: 10 Stolen Headstones, 35 Dinosaur Bones
  • Skelly Print Shirt: 10 Stolen Headstones, 35 Dinosaur Bones
  • Tentacle Print Shirt: 10 Stolen Headstones, 35 Dinosaur Bones
  • ZombDodo Print Shirt: 10 Stolen Headstones, 35 Dinosaur Bones
  • Zombie Wyvern Print Shirt: 10 Stolen Headstones, 35 Dinosaur Bones
  • Araneo Swim Bottom: 10 Stolen Headstones, 35 Dinosaur Bones
  • Araneo Swim Top: 10 Stolen Headstones, 35 Dinosaur Bones
  • Headless Costume: 30 Pumpkin, 20 Dinosaur Bones
  • Hockey Mask: 30 Pumpkin, 20 Dinosaur Bones
  • Jack-O-Lantern Swim Bottom: 10 Stolen Headstones, 35 Dinosaur Bones
  • Jack-O-Lantern Swim Top: 10 Stolen Headstones, 35 Dinosaur Bones
  • Onyc Swim Bottom Skin: 10 Stolen Headstones, 35 Dinosaur Bones
  • Onyc Swim Top: 10 Stolen Headstones, 35 Dinosaur Bones
  • Reaper Swim Bottom: 10 Stolen Headstones, 35 Dinosaur Bones
  • Reaper Swim Top: 10 Stolen Headstones, 35 Dinosaur Bones
  • Scary Pumpkin Helmet: 30 Pumpkin, 20 Dinosaur Bones
  • Vampire Dodo Swim Bottom: 10 Stolen Headstones, 35 Dinosaur Bones
  • Vampire Dodo Swim Top: 10 Stolen Headstones, 35 Dinosaur Bones

Also tied to resources is Dino Candy Corn, which spawns throughout the map and can be used to change the color of your creatures into one of the following variants.

  • Dino Darker Grey
  • Dino Light Blue
  • Dino Dark Yellow
  • DragonBase1
  • Light Brown
  • Light Grey
  • Dino Light Brown
  • Dino Dark Brown
  • DragonFire
  • Vermillion
  • ActualBlack
  • MidnightBlue
  • MediumAutumn
  • DarkWarmGray
  • Orange
  • DarkLavender
  • Jade

How to find the DodoRex and DodoWyvern during ARK Fear Evolved 5

Every three days at midnight on the in-game clock, the DodoRex and DodoWyvern appear, marked by a message onscreen. It’s your job to track them down on their respective maps. The DodoRex features a whopping 666,666 health and is surrounded by tameable Zomdodos you can take home at the end of your fight. You’ll also get some themed Chibis for your efforts as well.

Hunting down the elusive DodoRex is key to success in this event.

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The DodoWyvern functions similarly, except that one is exclusive to the Scorched Earth map and is surrounded by tamable Zombie Wyverns as well. They come in fire, lightning, and poison varieties and can be kept even after Fear Evolved 5 ends.

What are Ghost and Skeletal creatures?

Also of note are the Ghost and Skeletal creatures that spawn across the map during the event. Not only do the Skeletal types drop the Dinosaur Bones required for crafting, but you also get Skeletal or Ghost skins you can apply to your own dinos once you take them down. In other words, you can’t tame these creatures directly, but you can turn one of your existing creatures into a skeleton or ghost if you wish.

ARK Fear Evolved 5 cheats and spawn commands

You can cheat your way to all these spooky goodies if you so desire.

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If you’d rather not deal with the grind required to collect these skins or fight through the encounters, cheats will always exist to allow you the opportunity to mess with the content in an offline environment.

To open the cheat menu, use the following commands on console or PC:

  • PC: Tab
  • PlaySation: L1 + R1 + Square + Triangle
  • Xbox: LB + RB + X + Y

Next, enter the command “enablecheats” to turn cheats on. This won’t work on most servers, so you’ll likely have to migrate to a single-player server to do it. Once cheats are enabled, here’s the list of possible commands for most major assets found in Fear Evolved 5.

Dinos and creatures

  • DodoRex: CHEAT GMSUMMON "DODOREX_CHARACTER_BP_C" 100
  • Zombdodo: CHEAT GMSUMMON "BONE_ZOMBIEDODO_CHARACTER_BP_C" 100
  • DodoWyvern Boss: CHEAT GMSUMMON "DODOWYVERN_CHARACTER_BP_C" 100
  • Zombie Fire Wyvern: CHEAT GMSUMMON “WYVERN_CHARACTER_BP_ZOMBIEFIRE_C" 100
  • Zombie Lightning Wyvern: CHEAT GMSUMMON “WYVERN_CHARACTER_BP_ZOMBIELIGHTNING_C" 100
  • Zombie Poison Wyvern: CHEAT GMSUMMON “WYVERN_CHARACTER_BP_ZOMBIEPOISON_C" 100
  • Skeletal Giganotosaurus: CHEAT GMSUMMON "BONE_GIGANT_CHARACTER_BP_C" 100
  • Skeletal Quetzal: CHEAT GMSUMMON "BONE_QUETZ_CHARACTER_BP_C" 100
  • Skeletal Jerboa: CHEAT GMSUMMON "BONE_JERBOA_CHARACTER_BP_C" 100
  • Bone Fire Wyvern: CHEAT GMSUMMON “BONE_MEGAWYVERN_CHARACTER_BP_FIRE_C" 100
  • Skeletal Bronto: cheat summon Bone_Sauropod_Character_BP_C
  • Skeletal Stego: CHEAT GMSUMMON "BONE_STEGO_CHARACTER_BP_C" 100
  • Skeletal Trike: CHEAT GMSUMMON "BONE_TRIKE_CHARACTER_BP_C" 100
  • Skeletal Raptor: CHEAT GMSUMMON "BONE_MEGARAPTOR_CHARACTER_BP_C" 100
  • Skeletal Rex: CHEAT GMSUMMON "BONE_MEGAREX_CHARACTER_BP_C" 100
  • Skeletal Carnotaurus: CHEAT GMSUMMON "BONE_MEGACARNO_CHARACTER_BP_C" 100
  • Ghost Reaper: CHEAT GMSUMMON "GHOST_XENOMORPH_CHARACTER_BP_MALE_SURFACE_C" 100
  • Ghost Bulbdog: CHEAT GMSUMMON "GHOST_LANTERNPUG_CHARACTER_BP_C" 100
  • Ghost Rex: CHEAT GMSUMMON "GHOST_REX_CHARACTER_BP_C" 10
  • Ghost Basilisk: CHEAT GMSUMMON "GHOST_BASILISK_CHARACTER_BP_C" 100
  • Ghost Snow Owl: CHEAT GMSUMMON "GHOST_OWL_CHARACTER_BP_C" 100
  • Ghost Mantis: CHEAT GMSUMMON "GHOST_MANTIS_CHARACTER_BP_C" 100
  • Ghost Direwolf: CHEAT GMSUMMON "GHOST_DIREWOLF_CHARACTER_BP_C" 100

Chibis

  • Watching Owl: CHEAT GFI CHIBIDINO_WITCHINGOWL 1 0 0
  • Ghost Direwolf: CHEAT GFI CHIBIDINO_DIREWOLFGHOST 1 0 0
  • Ghost Basilisk: CHEAT GFI CHIBIDINO_BASILISKGHOST 1 0 0
  • Ghost Rex: CHEAT GFI CHIBIDINO_REXGHOST 1 0 0
  • Ghost Mantis: CHEAT GFI CHIBIDINO_MANTISGHOST 1 0 0
  • Skeletal Giganotosaurus: CHEAT GFI CHIBIDINO_GIGANT_BONE 1 0 0
  • Skeletal Quetzal: CHEAT GFI CHIBIDINO_QUETZAL_BONE 1 0 0
  • Skeletal Jerboa: CHEAT GFI CHIBIDINO_JERBOA_BONE 1 0 0
  • Skeletal Bronto: CHEAT GFI CHIBIDINO_BRONTO_BONE 1 0 0
  • Skeletal Stego: CHEAT GFI CHIBIDINO_STEGO_BONE 1 0 0
  • Skeletal Trike: CHEAT GFI CHIBIDINO_TRIKE_BONE 1 0 0
  • Skeletal Raptor: CHEAT GFI CHIBIDINO_RAPTOR_BONE 1 0 0
  • Skeletal Rex: CHEAT GFI CHIBIDINO_REX_BONE 1 0 0
  • Skeletal Carnotaurus: CHEAT GFI CHIBIDINO_CARNOTAURUS_BONE 1 0 0
  • Bone Wyvern: CHEAT GFI CHIBIDINO_WYVERN_BONE 1 0 0
  • Zombie Wyvern: CHEAT GFI CHIBIDINO_WYVERN_ZOMBIE 1 0 0

Items

  • Pumpkin: CHEAT GFI PUMPKIN 1 0 0
  • Stolen Headstone: CHEAT GFI HW_GRAVE 1 0 0
  • Scarecrow: CHEAT GFI SCARECROW 1 0 0
  • Dinosaur Bone: CHEAT GFI ARKBONE 1 0 0
  • Dino Candy Corn: CHEAT GFI CANDYCORN 1 0 0

Emotes

  • Scare: CHEAT GFI UNLOCKEMOTE_FESCARE 1 0 0
  • Knock: CHEAT GFI UNLOCKEMOTE_FEKNOCK 1 0 0
  • Zombie: CHEAT GFI UNLOCKEMOTE_ZOMBIE 1 0 0
  • Dance: CHEAT GFI UNLOCKEMOTE_DANCE 1 0 0
  • Panic: CHEAT GFI UNLOCKEMOTE_PANIC 1 0 0

Skins

  • Strawman costume: CHEAT GFI STRAWMAN 1 0 0
  • Skeleton costume: CHEAT GFI SKELETON 1 0 0
  • Skelly Print Shirt: cheat gfi HawaiianShirt_Skellies 1 0 0
  • Tentacle Print Shirt: cheat gfi HawaiianShirt_Tentacles 1 0 0
  • ZombDodo Print Shirt: cheat gfi HawaiianShirt_DodoZombies 1 0 0
  • Zombie Wyvern Print Shirt: cheat gfi HawaiianShirt_ZombieWyvern 1 0 0
  • Reaper Swimsuit Bottom: cheat gfi Underwear_Reaper 1 0 0
  • Reaper Swimsuit Top: cheat gfi SwimShirt_Reaper 1 0 0
  • Jack-O-Lantern Swimsuit Bottom: cheat gfi Underwear_Pumpkin 1 0 0
  • Pumpkin Helmet Skin: CHEAT GFI PUMPKINHAT 1 0 0
  • Headless Costume Skin: CHEAT GFI HEADLESSHAT 1 0 0
  • Hockey Mask Skin: CHEAT GFI SCARYFACEMASK 1 0 0
  • Araneo Swimsuit Top: cheat gfi SwimShirt_Araneo 1 0 0
  • Araneo Swimsuit Bottom: cheat gfi Underwear_Araneo 1 0 0
  • Onyc Swimsuit Top: cheat gfi SwimShirt_Onyc 1 0 0
  • Onyc Swimsuit Bottom: cheat gfi Underwear_Onyc 1 0 0
  • Vampire Dodo Swimsuit Top: cheat gfi SwimShirt_VampireDodo 1 0 0
  • Vampire Dodo Swimsuit Bottom: cheat gfi Underwear_VampireDodo 1 0 0
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