Summer is starting soon in the survival MMO ARK: Survival Evolved with the Summer Bash event. Expect new Chibis, strong bonuses, cool skins, and more.
What’s happening in ARK: Studio Wildcard is soon launching the Summer Event “Summer Bash” for the second time this year in ARK: Survival Evolved. Previously, it was known to players as the “4th of July Event”.
The festivities run from June 25 to July 14 and bring, in addition to the typical event bonuses, 5 new Chibi-Dinos, 11 skins, and further innovations.
What’s in the Summer Event “Summer Bash” 2020
- Duration of the event:
- Starts on June 25, 2020
- Ends on July 14, 2020
- Chibi Pets:
- Manta
- Ammonite
- Cnidaria
- Plesiosaur
- Astrocetus
- Strong bonuses:
- 3x Breeding Speed
- 3x Player Experience
- 3x Harvesting Speed
- 3x Taming Speed
- New Emotes:
- Guitar Riff
- Drum Solo
- Headbanger
- Cool Skins:
- 4 new Hawaiian shirt skins
- 3 new swimsuit skins
- Spatula skin themed for BBQ-grilling for the drumstick
- Frisbee skin for the boomerang
- 1 sunglasses skin with customizable lenses
- Super Soaker water gun skin for the flamethrower
- Event Colors for your Dinos:
- Dino Dark Blue
- Red
- White
- Dino Sky Blue
- Dark Red
- Blue
- Light Gray
- Cream
- Camouflage
- Orange
- Light Blue Green
- Dark Blue
- Yellow-Lime Colors
- Peach Colors
- Coral Colors
How to get the Chibi-Dinos: You can find 5 new Chibi-Dinos during the Summer Bash event. This includes the Space Whale from Genesis Part One. Wildcard has not revealed how to obtain the Chibis at this time. In the first Summer Bash event 2019, all items could be obtained with cooked meat. However, this year, there has been no mention of that so far.
How the community is reacting: On the official site, the event is receiving positive feedback in the comments. Players are celebrating the bright colors and the new Chibis.
- User ladyteruki says: “Bright colors, musical emotes, new Chibis (Astrocetus) … Man, this is the kind of event that could go on all year!”
- User TheBlueBlaze007 is also excited: “Sounds like a good event. I’m looking forward to it!”
The event starts on June 25, and Studio Wildcard will surely release more information and an engaging trailer around the launch. The event and bonuses will make players especially happy who are new to ARK due to the now-concluded free promotion on the Epic Store.
