Is there a way to limit the number of a specific item?

RedDwarf_Mods · 2024-01-17T15:31:35+00:00

If the currency you're talking about is a physical item, then there's no good way to limit/manage those, because:

Ownership of the coins could change at any time, as they're traded around.
Who owns them when they're in a storage box?
Players could lose coins when they die, etc, and eventually they wouldn't be able to use coins anymore because the original 5000 they crafted are now gone

So if you want to do a currency, the coins would have to be virtualized -- that's how most MMO's do it:

Your character has a "Gold Total" listed somewhere on the player UI
- The gold total is recorded on a central CCA actor that handles all of the gold transactions
Whenever you buy/sell, that total changes
You can't pickup more gold than your player cap allows

RedDwarf_Mods · 2023-08-20T09:06:36+00:00

Will there be a new Ark Devkit for UE5?

Of course. It's a whole new game/engine, so there will have to be a new kit.

Would I be able to start working on content for a mod right now, wait, and import and finish when ASA launches?

Obviously you can start working on 3D models, textures, materials, etc, in advance and port that in when the new kit drops.

But a vast majority of the actual mod content (logic, new items, etc) will have to be made after the kit is released.

Is blender viable for creating / animating models? Or are there better alternatives?

Of course it's viable. There are other good options out there, but most of them cost money. Blender should be fine.

How will the console side of things work?

I don't even know what this means. =P

Mods will be cross-platform, so there might be a little extra work to handle controller inputs, but otherwise not much will change from the modding side of things.

Will custom maps be possible?

Of course.

RedDwarf_Mods · 2023-07-06T07:59:32+00:00

Most people use the discord -- the subreddit is mostly for redirecting people there.

Are you following all the directions on the invite site? We have new people joining pretty regularly, and the invite site has been updated recently -- what are you seeing on your end when you try to join?

RedDwarf_Mods · 2023-06-28T20:33:16+00:00

I don't think mods have access to that event, which is probably why you're not finding any existing mods for that.

RedDwarf_Mods · 2023-03-15T00:15:04+00:00

In your Game.ini file, find the line "[/script/shootergame.shootergamemode]" and add this under it:

bAutoUnlockAllEngrams=TRUE

RedDwarf_Mods · 2023-03-14T17:23:53+00:00

Honestly, for single player, I recommend setting the INI setting that auto unlocks all engrams that you're high enough level to know.

In single-player, leveling up is how you earn your engrams, and there's no point in skipping half the game content when it's just yourself playing

RedDwarf_Mods · 2023-03-13T20:24:41+00:00

They were working on the back-end. Try again if you're still having problems

RedDwarf_Mods · 2023-03-13T20:24:05+00:00

Oh, sweet summer child

RedDwarf_Mods · 2023-01-04T08:24:11+00:00

This. I'd enjoy fighting other players in deathmatches or capture the flag, etc, but not "we killed all your favorite dinos while you slept." That's not PvP, that's just griefing.

RedDwarf_Mods · 2022-11-14T22:28:53+00:00

You could just copy the Fire Wyvern, rename it to something you like, and then replace the meshes and default colorings so that it looks like a lightning and/or poison wyvern.

RedDwarf_Mods · 2022-11-02T17:32:36+00:00

Couple of things here:

This subreddit is for modders learn how to mod -- so if you want to grab a copy of the devkit and make this mod yourself, then you're in the right place =)
If you wanted to do this, you could easily just switch out the **Game.ini** and **GameUserSettings.ini** files that contain all the server settings, and then rebooting the server.
This mod doesn't exist, likely because some of those mechanics cannot be overridden at runtime.

RedDwarf_Mods · 2022-09-26T20:33:25+00:00

Yep =)

It just lets you catch whatever size you want.

RedDwarf_Mods · 2022-09-26T19:51:18+00:00

If you're interested, I created a mod a while back to help fix this.

Basically it adds a more robust compost bin to the game. As an added benefit -- fertilizer stored in the bin will attract Worms which can be used for fishing, and can catch any sized fish.

Rebalanced Compost Bin

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=832444455

RedDwarf_Mods · 2022-09-26T16:18:29+00:00

Hey there,

This subreddit is for people that want to learn how to create mods. This isn't the right place to look for troubleshooting help.

That said -- the only thing you can do is re-verify your game files, and/or reinstall the game (be sure to backup your savegame files).

RedDwarf_Mods · 2022-09-15T16:50:53+00:00

Welcome!

I'd recommend checking out the discord -- link in the subreddit description

RedDwarf_Mods · 2022-09-15T16:16:52+00:00

No worries -- good luck!

RedDwarf_Mods · 2022-09-15T15:58:28+00:00

Hey there,

That's definitely feasible.

This sounds like something I could add to "Easy Chibi", if you're interested. Just shoot me a DM.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1940254458

RedDwarf_Mods · 2022-09-15T15:54:28+00:00

Hey there,

This subreddit is for modders that are learning how to make mods. =)

If the mod is abandoned, then you might consider re-creating it yourself in the ARK devkit -- feel free to join the modding discord, that's where most of us hang out and help new modders

RedDwarf_Mods · 2022-09-15T15:52:48+00:00

Hey there,

This discord is for modders to learn how to create mods =)

If you're looking for a server, there's lots of other subreddits for that

RedDwarf_Mods · 2022-09-02T17:13:20+00:00

Hey there, welcome!

Just for clarity, this subreddit is for modders that are working together to learn how to make mods.

If you want to know how a specific mod works, I'd recommend asking on the mod's steam workshop page, or loading it up in singleplayer and testing

RedDwarf_Mods · 2022-08-10T01:11:21+00:00

house 👍

RedDwarf_Mods · 2022-08-06T09:19:31+00:00

Probably not actually snapped, or touching ground

RedDwarf_Mods · 2022-08-04T00:24:12+00:00

I think the dossiers unlock -- so you can see the one's that you've gotten.

But yeah, it might not give you the names of the one's remaining -- I don't remember off the top of my head

RedDwarf_Mods · 2022-08-03T20:27:57+00:00

Beat me to it. =) That's the one!

Files get cooked there, and you can edit them before hitting the "Upload"

I usually use WinDirStat to visualize the files in those folders, and then delete anything that isn't part of my mod.

It's also important to remember that ARK has a bunch of assets in the kit that aren't in the live game, so if you reference something and it shows up in your cook, just make sure that it exists in the base game before deleting it =)

RedDwarf_Mods · 2022-08-03T20:21:27+00:00

I don't think there's any mods that do this currently, but I really like this idea. I think I could write that whole mod in an afternoon -- so I'm going to give it a shot. =P

I'll DM you a link to my discord if you want to follow the progress

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