ARK Wild Dino Wipe Scheduler

RCON Connection

Broadcast Warning Sequence

Schedule & Target OS

Run these commands in order via your RCON client (ARRCON, mcrcon, or any compatible tool). Wait the specified delay between each step.

# RCON endpoint: <host>:27020

# Step 1 — Broadcast 10-minute warning
Broadcast Wild dino wipe in 10 minutes! Find shelter and secure your tames.

# Wait 5 minute(s) (300 seconds)

# Step 2 — Broadcast 5-minute warning
Broadcast Wild dino wipe in 5 minutes! Saving the world now.

# Wait 3 minute(s) (180 seconds)

# Step 3 — Final warning (2 min before wipe)
Broadcast DINO WIPE IN 2 MINUTES! Expect 5-10 minutes of lag. Stay near your base.

# Wait 2 minute(s) (120 seconds)

# Step 4 — Save the world before wipe
SaveWorld

# Wait 10 seconds for save to complete

# Step 5 — Execute wild dino wipe (5-10 min lag spike expected)
DestroyWildDinos

# Step 6 — Update MOTD post-wipe
SetMessageOfTheDay Wild dino wipe complete! Fresh spawns are now populating the map.

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# ARK Wild Dino Wipe Script
# Generated by DustBowl.Games ARK Dino Wipe Scheduler
# Compatible with ARK: Survival Evolved (ASE) and ARK: Survival Ascended (ASA)
#
# Requires ARRCON: https://github.com/radj307/ARRCON
#   sudo wget -qO /usr/local/bin/arrcon <release-url> && sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/arrcon

HOST='YOUR_SERVER_IP'
PORT=27020
PASSWORD='YOUR_RCON_PASSWORD'

RCON="arrcon -H $HOST -P $PORT -p $PASSWORD"

echo "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] Starting ARK wild dino wipe sequence..."

# Step 1 — 10-minute warning
$RCON "Broadcast Wild dino wipe in 10 minutes! Find shelter and secure your tames."
echo "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] Sent 10-min warning broadcast."
sleep 300

# Step 2 — 5-minute warning
$RCON "Broadcast Wild dino wipe in 5 minutes! Saving the world now."
echo "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] Sent 5-min warning broadcast."
sleep 180

# Step 3 — Final warning (2 min before wipe)
$RCON "Broadcast DINO WIPE IN 2 MINUTES! Expect 5-10 minutes of lag. Stay near your base."
echo "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] Sent final warning broadcast."
sleep 120

# Step 4 — Save the world
echo "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] Saving world..."
$RCON "SaveWorld"
sleep 10

# Step 5 — Destroy wild dinos (5-10 min lag spike expected)
echo "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] Executing DestroyWildDinos..."
$RCON "DestroyWildDinos"

# Step 6 — Update MOTD
$RCON "SetMessageOfTheDay Wild dino wipe complete! Fresh spawns are now populating the map."
echo "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] MOTD updated."

echo "[$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')] Wild dino wipe complete!"

Save as ark-dino-wipe.sh, then run: chmod +x ark-dino-wipe.sh

# Dino wipe daily at 04:00 (script starts 10 min earlier)
50 3 * * * /path/to/ark-dino-wipe.sh >> /var/log/ark-dino-wipe.log 2>&1

Add to your server's crontab with: crontab -e

RCON Command Reference