Enhancing the Vanilla Ark Experience

The following list of mods has been carefully been selected and curated through extensive research and community feedback. The overall goal of the mods is to extend the functionality of the existing mechanics without going too far over the top with mods such as Annunaki. Some features of the installed mods have been removed in to preserve the intended sense of risk and thrill.

Custom Supply Loot Crates

On your mark. Get set, Go! The loot table on both maps has been redefined and tweaked in order to make supply and cave drops worth hunting. In these you will find armors and weapons of differing qualities as well as resources, and rare holiday skins. For any item, there is a 12.5% (20% in cave and deep sea crates) chance of receiving a blueprint.

Difficulty 8

Players have the ability to reach level 350 at 4,699,500 XP XP. The first hundred levels are easy, intended to help players get out of that grind zone, but quickly ramps up afterwards. It takes a very dedicated player several days to get to max level, so while there is a 25x XP multiplier do not expect it to be a complete walk in the park.

Players have the ability to reach level 350 at 4,699,500 XP. The first hundred levels are easy, intended to help players get out of that grind zone, but quickly ramps up afterwards. It takes a very dedicated player several days to get to max level, so while there is a 25x XP multiplier do not expect it to be a complete walk in the park.

The max dino wild level is 240, and tamed dinos can gain an additional 150 levels after training 370,930 XP.

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ORP2 - Offline Raid Protection

In order to discourage griefers and chronic offline raiders, this mod offer a craftable pillar which can be placed anywhere in your base. Its function is to increase the health of your structures and tamed dinos, as well as increasing the melee of your dinos while you are offline. While it is not impossible to raid someone when ORP is active, it makes it slightly more challenging and will take more time to get through your defenses. Making an ORP pillar should be a newcomer's first priority!

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Ultra Stacks

A simple yet very useful mod that compliments the server's accelerated gathering rates.

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Ark Advance

An entire suite of craftable items from better, smaller, portable forges to the beloved X-arrow. This mod also provides its own form of glass structures but we highly recommend you use the S+ glass from the Structures Plus mod. The X-darts have been disabled due to ridiculous torpor deliveries. However, the X-arrow remains which deals a modest amount of torpor while webbing the victim. They are unlockable at level 175 for a cost of 5000 engram points. Save up and spend your engram points wisely! This mod also includes a pantry which is particularly for spoiling meat at an accelerated rate. All Ark Advance items originate from the Advance Crafting Station, with some requiring an additional crafting station such as cooking structures.

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Structures Plus

Building materials as it should be. Better snap points, glass structures, ability to pick up structures and more. Gets rid of all the frustration that comes with building with vanilla structures. While it's possible to make the vanilla structures, we recommend players use the S+ structures from the get-go.

This mod also includes an S+ version of crafting stations which allow resource pulling from neighboring containers. No more running back and forth from one crafting station to another trying to find supplies. Access the resource pulling dialog by long-pressing "E".

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Platforms Anywhere

Constructs 30 different structures that will support a tree platform for those times you want a raised base but don't want it in the trees. Can also be used for decorative purposes.

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Platforms Plus

Tree platforms with snap points for perimeter walls, extending ceilings, ladders, ramps and catwalks. Also adds platform wedges that allow you to build multi level tree platforms. Glass platforms!

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Pillars Plus

Sloped and adjustable length pillars. Great for making bridges or extending overhanging structures.

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Raft Extender

Not really a land person? Build a moving base! This mod increases the number of structures allowed on a raft to 2000 total structures and adds a reverse function. See the referenced video in the workshop page on how to extend the platform horizontally.

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Color Blind Friendly Supply

Recolors the supply drop beams in order to make the colors more conspicuous especially in bright backgrounds where the vanilla beams would have been confused due to their unsaturated colors.

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Improved Spyglass

Offers two types of glasses, the binoglass and the omnicular. The Binoglass is the vanilla spyglass plus a few levels of zoom and a circular cross hair The omniglass spots all dinos in its direct field of vision. In addition, the omnicular can open and close doors as well as cycle their state based on a timer. Useful for opening behemoth gates without having to worry about closing them manually. Range is limited.

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Snappy Saddles

Extension for saddle platforms that adds snap points for walls, ramps, ceilings, catwalks and ladders.

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Auto Torch

Auto-timer, endless, fuel-less torches. Can emit different colors based on the type of 'fuel' added.

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Crystal Lamps

Practial lamps in the shape of small crystal nodes which emit white light among a variety of other colors based on the name of the lamp.

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Ultimate Remote Control

Remote control all the things! Adds a remote control for gates, doors, turrets, elevators and generators. With automatic close timer for gates and doors. Usable while riding dinos.

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Death Helper

Mod that allows you to craft a drinkable death potion at the cost of your implant Handy for when in sticky situations and death is the only option. Corpse finder was disabled in order keep deaths consequential.

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Pet Finder

Lose your dino? Here's something to help you find it.

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Craftable Tribute Terminal

As this is a Center-Scorched Earth linked server, traditionally the only way to transfer characters or dinos was to make the long trek to an obelisk or the temporary supply drops scattered about the map. Craft this terminal and enjoy transfers from the comfort of your own base.

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Planting v1.2f

A mod that adds trees, bushes and rocks into the game as a structure. You can place those anywhere.

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