To run an official event such as Fear Ascended on your ARK: Survival Ascended server, add the event's mod ID to Mod IDs in Game Settings and restart. For Fear Ascended the ID is 877752. Studio Wildcard says no other change is needed to activate the event on a private server.
How do I turn on Fear Ascended?
Studio Wildcard's Community Crunch 529 (24 October 2026) gives 877752 as the mod ID of Fear Ascended and tells private server owners to add it to the server's -mods= launch argument. On PlayNHost, Mod IDs is that argument: the panel puts the IDs on the server's start line as -mods= at every start.
- Take a backup, so you can go back to the world as it was: How to back up and restore your ARK: Survival Ascended world.
- Open your server in the panel and click the Settings tab.
- On Game Settings, add
877752to Mod IDs. If other mods are already listed, put a comma before it and no space, for example123456,877752. - Click outside the field to save. When the panel says
Saved. The server must restart before these take effect., click Restart now. - Watch the Console. The first start after the change takes longer while the event mod downloads. The line
UShooterEngine::LoadGameMods withand a number counts the mods the game loaded, the event included.
Mod IDs takes only numbers and commas. A space, a name or a link is refused and the old list stays.
When does Fear Ascended run?
The same announcement says Fear Ascended returns from 28 October to 11 November 2026, with ghost creatures, Halloween decorations and other seasonal items.
Does the event double the rates on my server?
The boosted rates in the announcement, such as 2x harvesting, taming, experience and breeding, are listed for the official server types (PvP and PvE, Small Tribes, ARKpocalypse). To run your own server at 2x during the event, set the rates yourself: How to change rates on your ARK: Survival Ascended server.
Can Xbox and PlayStation players join with the event on?
Only if the event mod is marked for every platform. The panel's Crossplay setting says: Console players can only load mods that are marked for every platform on CurseForge. Check the event mod's page on curseforge.com before you add it to a server with console players: Which platforms can join your ARK: Survival Ascended server.
How do I turn the event off?
- Take a backup.
- Take
877752out of Mod IDs, keeping the commas between the other IDs correct. - Click outside the field to save, then click Restart now.
Studio Wildcard's announcement does not say what happens to event items and creatures when the mod is removed, so keep that backup until you have checked the world.
Other events
Studio Wildcard announces events in its weekly Community Crunch on Steam. When an announcement gives a mod ID for private servers, use the same steps with that ID. The general guide for mods: How to add mods to your ARK: Survival Ascended server.
