ADK Performance Tips – Getting the Kit to Play Nice
ADK… Oh how you misbehave. I just tried to change some simple text, and nope, computer says no. Crash. Well thankfully, the community has come up with some tips to help keep your modding on track.
Learn to Mod – Zen’s Wildcard Workshop
Learning to mod a game like ARK is a daunting task, even for a seasoned programmer. There is just so much to learn, and not just about the underlying game engine (Unreal) but also the quirks that come with such …
Ask Exilog – Video Tutorial Series
Every mapper’s friend Exilog is back with a new tutorial series to answer some of the burning questions that members of the community have had around map making. He covers everything from new assets and features from the Aberration DLC …
Importing and Exporting between ADK and Blender
This is a guide on the fundamentals of importing and exporting Static Meshes and Animations from the ARK Development Kit and Blender. This guide is a supplement to the Modeling page of ARK modding wiki.
This assumes some basic understanding …
Adding Custom Crafting Requirements(Specific Item in Inventory) To An Item
You can use the “BP AllowCrafting” function on a item to add custom checks before the item gets crafted. Returning an empty string allows the item to craft, any other string will show up as a message to the player …
TestMap for Server Testing
This is the TestMap cooked for use on a server. Takes much less time to load for quicker iterations.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=664681320
Created by Finntastic
Here is another TestMap with a SmallerSmallIsland, and a test floor setup for doing stasis checks …
Ark Modding: Where do i start? Resources for ADK/UE4 Beginners
This is a compilation aimed at absolute UE4/ADK beginners. Im trying to point out the most important tutorials and resources(other than this site) that will get you started:
Essential UE4 Tutorials:
These are the official Unreal Engine tutorial i consider …
Check Dino Inventory For Specific Item And Apply Status Changes
Adds a looping timer when the dino is tamed(Event BPSetup Tamed). Checks the current health() against the max health(). If current health is lower checks if there is any RawMeat in the Inventory(). If there is meat it will remove …
jslay’s Git Repository
Source files to multiple project source files by jslay :
- AdvancedSpyglass
- SlayRideLiftKit2.0
- ReusableParachute
- TurretRemote
ARK DevKit: Tips and Tricks
ARK DevKit: Tips and Tricks by DavidBC and others. A collection of useful tips and trick for the DevKit.…
Give multiple new items from item use
The example is a dye pack that gives you 5 of each dye when the pack is used. The “DyeArray” variable needs to be created and holds the items you want to give when the item is used.…
ADK Tutorial Blueprint Examples
Mezzos github repository with different commented blueprint graph examples:…
Modify status values from item use
Checks if it is a dino and if it is tamed or if it is a human. Applies status changes only if the dino is tamed.…
How to spawn and equip items to a dino or character
Tutorial by Samson F. on how to spawn and equip items to dinos/characters from the graph:…
How to add and use a custom menu entry on the radial menu
Tutorial by Mezzo on how to add a custom menu entry to the radial/multiuse menu:…
Get the level of a dino character
Gets the current level of a dino. You can also use this to get the level of a player if you change the cast to “PrimalCharacter”.…
Live Debug Macro
This macro lets you debug values live in the game with a cooked mod through server-wide notifications.
NOTE: Only works if called on server-side!…
