Bring a new survival threat to ARK: Ascended.

This mod introduces a Blood Moon event system, roaming zombies, a progressive zombie virus infection, tiered cure crafting, and a full in-game settings menu—no INI edits required.

Blood Moon Event System

A new Blood Moon cycle transforms the ARK into a high-intensity survival scenario.

When a Blood Moon rises:

Waves of Zombie dinosaurs assault players and structures
Rare zombie variants appear more frequently
Special loot tied to the infection system becomes more common

Wild Zombies Across the ARK

Undead threats appear even outside Blood Moons Zombies can sense raw meat and can also target bases and player in random mini-hordes

The Zombie Virus Infection System

Players and dinosaurs can become infected with the zombie virus. The infection progresses through three curable stages:

Stage I – Early Infection Treated with Lesser Rot-Blocker Serum.

Stage II – Active Rot Treated with Rot-Purging Serum.

Stage III – Critical Decay Treated with Rot-Cleanse Vial.

There are rumors of a rare, high-tier cure, Panacea-Z610, that can reverse near-total zombification.

Cure Crafting and Progression

Cures are produced using components obtained from killed zombies. Zombies have a chance of dropping a fleshy growth that may contain these components or much needed resources and gear. This creates a risk-reward loop centered around exploration, combat, and infection management.

In-Game Mod Settings

All configuration settings are accessible without INI editing.

Settings can be opened through:

The radial menu
A craftable settings item included with the mod
The console command: cheat ScriptCommand BloodMoon Menu

Adjust Blood Moon timings, zombie spawns, infection rates, difficulty scaling, and more—all directly in-game. Many console commands also appear as buttons inside this settings menu.

Admin / Script Commands

These commands allow testing, debugging, and direct control of Blood Moon and infection mechanics. Use them in admin mode with the cheat ScriptCommand BloodMoon.

ForceInfectTarget - use with Rad, Expl, Schiz, Armor, Zerk, 1, 2, 3 for a specific variant
ForceCureTarget
ForceBloodMoon
StopForcedBloodMoon
MakeTodayBloodMoon
SkipBloodMoon
SetBloodMoonStartTime Float
SetBloodMoonEndTime Float
IsBloodMoonToday?
LastBloodMoon
TotalBloodMoons
DaysBetBloodMoons
BloodMoonChance
BMDebugHUD True
Help
Menu -SpawnHorde - use with Float Value for the duration of a mini horde at your target location or target player

Key Features Overview

Blood Moon event system with large-scale undead assaults
Wild zombies across all biomes
Random Mini-Horde attacks targeting players and bases
Three-stage Zombie Virus affecting players and dinos
Tiered cure crafting with rare endgame cure
Fully in-game settings menu (radial menu + console access)
Complete admin script command suite
High-risk survival gameplay loop

Note: In the case settings or defaults are not working or are corrupt you can delete: /shootergame/save/savegames/BloodMoonLite/Settings.sav to restore them.

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