Ark: Survival Evolved is a popular dinosaur survival game that allows players to tame and ride dinosaurs. One of the exciting features in Ark is the ability to customize the colors of your tamed dinosaurs using console commands. This allows players to have unique, vibrantly colored dinosaurs to show off.
When you first tame a dinosaur in Ark, it will have the default colors and patterns for that species. For example, a tamed Trike will be grey and purple. While the default colors can look good, most players enjoy customizing their dinosaurs to be more unique. This is where the dino color commands come in handy.
By using simple console commands, you can instantly change the region colors and patterns of a dino you own. You can make them any color you want, like bright red, neon blue, or forest green. You can also give them special color patterns like polka dots or stripes.
Dino Color Regions
Before we get into the commands, it’s important to understand a dinosaur has 6 different color regions that can be changed:
- Region 0: Main body color
- Region 1: Patterning color
- Region 2: Highlights
- Region 3: Underbelly
- Region 4: Spine/Sail
- Region 5: Additional highlights
So if you want your Parasaur to have a blue body, green underbelly, and orange sail, you would change regions 0, 3, and 4 to those colors.
How to Use the Dino Color Commands
To change dino colors, you’ll need to open the console by pressing Tab on PC (or pressing the Right Bumper + Left Bumper on Xbox at the same time). Then enter the following commands:
Set Color
To set a specific color region to a specific color, use:
SetTargetDinoColor [Region#] [ColorID]
For example, to set region 0 to bright red on the dinosaur you are riding:
SetTargetDinoColor 0 6
The [ColorID] uses a numerical value that corresponds to a color. Here are some common values:
| ColorID | Color |
|---|---|
| 0 | Red |
| 1 | Green |
| 2 | Blue |
| 3 | Purple |
| 5 | Yellow |
| 6 | Bright Red |
| 7 | Dark Green |
Set Color Pattern
To set a region to a special color pattern, use:
SetTargetDinoColorPattern [Region] [Pattern]
For example, to make region 1 striped:
SetTargetDinoColorPattern 1 stripe
Here are some common color patterns you can use:
- stripe
- block
- dots
- cross
- square
Reset Color Region
To reset a color region back to default, use:
SetTargetDinoColorRegion [Region#] NULL
So for example, to reset region 0:
SetTargetDinoColorRegion 0 NULL
Reset All Regions
To reset the dinosaur back to default colors:
SetTargetDinoColorRegion 0-5 NULL
Creative Uses of Dino Colors
Now that you know how to use the commands, you can let your creativity run wild! Here are some fun color ideas to try on your dinosaurs:
- Have a bright pink Trike or Paracer with black polka dots
- Make a blue Raptor with lime green stripes like a tiger
- Give your Pteranodon a fiery reddish-orange and yellow to look like a phoenix
- Have an all white Rex with blood-red eyes to look like an albino
- Put your tribe colors and logo on your dinos
- Give each of your dinos a unique color scheme to tell them apart
The options are endless, so have fun experimenting! Just remember you’ll have to re-enter the commands each time you respawn a dinosaur.
Conclusion
Customizing dino colors in Ark: Survival Evolved is easy once you know the proper console commands. By setting color regions and patterns, you can personalize your dinosaurs however you want. This adds another layer of fun and flair to the game. So try out those color commands and let your creativity run wild!
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