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Skins Evolved

by Sandmouse · for ARK: Survival Evolved

Mod ID = 2992190197 Clean, Stackable, no changes to base game assets. Can be placed anywhere in the load order. Alpha: things are still being added, some things may change, including some stats that…

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About Skins Evolved

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Mod ID = 2992190197 Clean, Stackable, no changes to base game assets. Can be placed anywhere in the load order. Alpha: things are still being added, some things may change, including some stats that…

Mod ID = 2992190197

Clean, Stackable, no changes to base game assets. Can be placed anywhere in the load order. Alpha: things are still being added, some things may change, including some stats that may change for ballance reasons.

Skins evolved is Lore friendly and primarily ballanced for PvE and RP.

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Features:

Mirror (skins workbench) unlockable at level 3, costs 3 engram points

All vanilla armor added as skins, and all vanilla armor skins have variations, eg: with or without pouldrons, shorts, etc. Expect some clipping when combining items that were never meant to be combined. Various Mesh and apparel related optimisations and QoL.

(If you're using this mod for the first time on an existing save - you'll need to place a mirror once or respawn once for changes to take effect)

Skin + Tek compatibility: Update 1.1 and 1.2 introduce full skin/Tek compatibility. ALL skins now work on Tek armor and Gen2 Tek armor This includes all vanilla skins and costumes. Skins from other mods should also work on Tek armor and Gen2 Tek armor.

Persistent "hide hat" feature. When using the "Hide hat" emote SE will remember your choice when transferring servers, finishing boss battles, dying etc

Tek: All Tek armor is now radiation proof and is interchangeable with all hazardsuit armor and skins.

Stats: All SE skins impart armor, weight, hyperthermal and hypothermal stats like their armor counterparts and require the same resources to make and repair. All SE skins impart buffs like their armor counterparts, eg: scuba shirt skin allows breathing underwater, hazardsuit skins grant antiradiation buff, etc. All SE skins show armor values on their icon

Armor & Underarmor: All SE skins have an armor version too for more customisation options (also available in the mirror workbench) Some SE skins have a shield symbol on their icon, these are "Underarmor" variations which show the armor underneath.

Devices: Custom "ProtoTek" jetpack (Runs on gasoline) - equipped in the offhand slot. (cannot be equipped with a tek shirt) Standalone Tek jetpack and Gen2 jetpack - equipped in the offhand slot. (cannot be equipped with a tek shirt) Standalone scuba breather and scuba tank - equipped in the offhand slot. Gasmasks and Nightvision goggles (equipped in the offhand slot or equipped as skin in the head slot)

INI Settings Change jetpack fuel rates Disable skin stats and buffs Disable tek and jetpacks for primative players Disable Prototek jetpack while underwater More INI settings will be added in future updates, find instructions Here

R&D:

(may or may not be coming in the future, listed in order of complexity)

Alternative equipping and customisation system Element corruption for players and dinos Smart hats/headgear that shows your hair underneath Weapons on back when (Q) unequipped Weapon customisation Character Re-Creation Dino customisation

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Known Bugs and limitations:

If for some reason Tek armor can't be skinned, try placing a mirror or respawning. (This will probably never happen)

Underarmor versions of skins temporarily pass their dye colors onto the armor underneath while equipped (There may be no workaround for this)

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Coming soon to ASA:

I'm currently working on porting/converting this mod to ASA As such work will be paused on Skins Evolved ASE untill the ASA version is up and running. Please keep any feedback and suggestions coming.

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Highlights

From source data

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 3 yr ago.

Skins Evolved on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon ARK: Survival Evolved servers. We download it from Steam Workshop, place it, and restart the server.
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
ARK — 8 GB (8 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
2023-08-23, released 2023-08-23

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Workshop

From 1 recorded build of Skins Evolved.

Run Skins Evolved on a ARK: Survival Evolved server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Steam Workshop as “Workshop”

Cosmetics, visuals & audio

Skins, textures, shaders, models and sound — how the game looks and sounds.

Compatibility

Game
ARK: Survival Evolved

Verified at the source

  • ✓Steam WorkshopOfficial listing, checked 2026-11-01Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorSandmouse, as published on Steam Workshop
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

Skins Evolved, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Is it free?

Yes. Skins Evolved is free to download from Steam Workshop.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

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