Updated: 1/24/2026 Defense Plus – ARK: Ascended

Everything Is Craftable Inside The "Defence Plus Workbench"

🔗 Discord Link: https://discord.gg/WweAx3M2vw <- report issues here

Fortify your base, strengthen your defenses, and take survival to the next level with Defense Plus. This comprehensive expansion pack introduces advanced structures, powerful weapons, and next-generation utilities to give you the ultimate edge in ARK: Ascended.

🔧 Crafting & Utilities

• Armory Workbench – Craft ammo and armor at 2x speed

• Defense Plus Workbench – Central hub to craft every item in the modpack

• Mining Rig – Harvest oil anywhere, no nodes required

• Tek Mining Drill – Extract valuable Element Dust efficiently

• Oil Refinery – Rapidly converts oil into barrels of gas, which refine further into gasoline

• Super Tek Generator – Expanded 2.5x range compared to standard Tek Gens

• Super Gas Generator – Operates on gasoline with 2x range of a normal Gas Generator

• Custom Storage – Specialized storage units with increased capacity and organization

• Custom Lights – Advanced lighting options to illuminate and secure your base

• Tripod Light Color Variants – Blue, Cyan, Red, Green, Purple, Pink, Yellow, Orange, White

🔫 Advanced Turrets

• Flamethrower Turret

• Tek Cannon Turret

• Flak Turret

• Bola Turret

• Ballista Turret

• Cannon Turret

• Tek Laser Turret

• Rocket Turret

• Tranq Turret

• Shotgun Turret

• Spotlight Turret – Tracks enemies with a powerful searchlight

• Auto Turret

• Heavy Turret

• Tek Turret

🎯 Mountable Turrets

• Cannon

• Flamethrower

• Oil Jar Launcher

• Shotgun (Work In Progress)

• Rocket Turret

• Minigun Turret

🏰 Fortifications

• Sandbag Defenses – Build layered protection for choke points

• Watchtowers – Complete with functional barbed wire

• Placeable Barbed Wire Barricades – Slow and damage intruders

• Anti-Tank Triangles – Halt enemy vehicles and dinos

• Electrified Barbed Wire Walls – Power them up to shock enemies on contact

• Landmines – Lethal traps for unsuspecting foes

• Air Siren System – Detects enemy players and triggers alerts

• Sniper Tower – Elevated defense platform for long-range suppression

📄 INI Files: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1idO0TM9yFBpFhbHr2IeSii0asj2-bQR_gLwh1QD-Iz0/edit?usp=sharing