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Starter Box is a must-have mod for Ark Survival Ascended, designed to give new players a strong start on any server. This tiny yet powerful mod offers four fully customizable items that cater to both novice survivors and those embarking on a new playthrough.

Features:

  • Starter Box: Provides basic default items or fully customized items based on the server's specifications. Whether you need essential survival gear or tailored equipment, the Starter Box has you covered.
  • (3) Starter Dino Egg: These offer either a default dinosaur or a fully customized dinosaur chosen by the server. These boxes ensure that players have a trusty companion right from the start.

Server administrators have the flexibility to customize both the items and dinosaurs provided, creating a unique and personalized experience for their player base. The Starter Box mod enhances the onboarding experience for new players, making the initial stages of survival less daunting and more enjoyable. By providing essential items and dinosaurs right at the beginning, players can dive into the adventure with confidence and readiness.

Starter Box is developed to bring a fully customizable and supportive start to any server in the Ark universe. Whether you’re a server admin looking to enhance the player experience or a new survivor seeking a solid beginning, this mod ensures that everyone has the tools and companions they need to thrive from day one.

Craft this item within your own inventory for 1 wood.

Starter Box Default Items: Metal Pick Metal Hatchet Metal Sickle

Starter Dino Egg (1, 2, 3) Default Dino: Vanilla Raptor Vanilla Ptero Vanilla Ankylo

Hopefully this helps all servers out!

Engram Code:

  • EngramEntry_StarterBox_C
  • EngramEntry_StarterDinoEgg1_C
  • EngramEntry_StarterDinoEgg2_C
  • EngramEntry_StarterDinoEgg3_C

Override Engram Code (Change Engram Point Cost & Engram Level Requirement to whatever youd like it to be & even hide the Engram if you so choose. Place Code in the Game.ini for it to apply to next server restart.):

  • OverrideNamedEngramEntries=(EngramClassName="EngramEntry_StarterBox_C", EngramHidden=false, EngramPointsCost=0, EngramLevelRequirement=2, RemoveEngramPreReq=true)
  • OverrideNamedEngramEntries=(EngramClassName="EngramEntry_StarterDinoEgg1_C", EngramHidden=false, EngramPointsCost=0, EngramLevelRequirement=2, RemoveEngramPreReq=true)
  • OverrideNamedEngramEntries=(EngramClassName="EngramEntry_StarterDinoEgg2_C", EngramHidden=false, EngramPointsCost=0, EngramLevelRequirement=2, RemoveEngramPreReq=true)
  • OverrideNamedEngramEntries=(EngramClassName="EngramEntry_StarterDinoEgg3_C", EngramHidden=false, EngramPointsCost=0, EngramLevelRequirement=2, RemoveEngramPreReq=true)

Override Crafting Cost (Here is a code if you want to change the crafting requirements for the Starter Box or Dino Eggs on your server. Place code in the Game.ini for it to apply to next server restart.):

  • ConfigOverrideItemCraftingCosts=(ItemClassString="PrimalItemConsumable_StarterBox_C",BaseCraftingResourceRequirements=((ResourceItemTypeString="PrimalItemResource_Thatch_C",BaseResourceRequirement=1.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=false),(ResourceItemTypeString="PrimalItemResource_Wood_C",BaseResourceRequirement=2.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=false)))

  • ConfigOverrideItemCraftingCosts=(ItemClassString="PrimalItemConsumable_DinoEgg1_C",BaseCraftingResourceRequirements=((ResourceItemTypeString="PrimalItemResource_Thatch_C",BaseResourceRequirement=1.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=false),(ResourceItemTypeString="PrimalItemResource_Wood_C",BaseResourceRequirement=2.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=false)))

  • ConfigOverrideItemCraftingCosts=(ItemClassString="PrimalItemConsumable_DinoEgg2_C",BaseCraftingResourceRequirements=((ResourceItemTypeString="PrimalItemResource_Thatch_C",BaseResourceRequirement=1.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=false),(ResourceItemTypeString="PrimalItemResource_Wood_C",BaseResourceRequirement=2.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=false)))

  • ConfigOverrideItemCraftingCosts=(ItemClassString="PrimalItemConsumable_DinoEgg3_C",BaseCraftingResourceRequirements=((ResourceItemTypeString="PrimalItemResource_Thatch_C",BaseResourceRequirement=1.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=false),(ResourceItemTypeString="PrimalItemResource_Wood_C",BaseResourceRequirement=2.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=false)))

Spawn Code:

  • admincheat GiveItem "Blueprint'/StarterBox/Box/PrimalItemConsumable_StarterBox.PrimalItemConsumable_StarterBox'" 1 1 0
  • admincheat GiveItem "Blueprint'/Game/Egg1/PrimalItemConsumable_DinoEgg1.PrimalItemConsumable_DinoEgg1'" 1 1 0
  • admincheat GiveItem "Blueprint'/Game/Egg2/PrimalItemConsumable_DinoEgg2.PrimalItemConsumable_DinoEgg2'" 1 1 0
  • admincheat GiveItem "Blueprint'/Game/Egg3/PrimalItemConsumable_DinoEgg3.PrimalItemConsumable_DinoEgg3'" 1 1 0

Server Owner ini Code: All of you server owners now have the option to choose what items you want to have placed within the Starter Box. (Keep in mind, if you do not use the ini code, the Starter Box will revert to 3 default items stated above.)

[StarterBox]

  • Item_1=
  • Item_2=
  • Item_3=
  • Item_4=
  • Item_5=
  • Item_6=
  • Item_7=
  • Item_8=
  • Item_9=
  • Item_10=
  • Dino_1=
  • Dino_2=
  • Dino_3=

(Example On How To Setup ini:)

[StarterBox] - (This is the Header and is needed within the GameUserSetting.ini if you want the config to work)

  • Item_1=Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Weapons/PrimalItem_WeaponMetalHatchet.PrimalItem_WeaponMetalHatchet'
  • Item_2=Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Weapons/PrimalItem_WeaponMetalPick.PrimalItem_WeaponMetalPick'
  • Item_3=Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Weapons/PrimalItem_WeaponSickle.PrimalItem_WeaponSickle'
  • Item_4=Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Structures/Metal/PrimalItemStructure_MetalFloor.PrimalItemStructure_MetalFloor'
  • Item_5=Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Structures/Misc/PrimalItemStructure_Bed_Simple.PrimalItemStructure_Bed_Simple'
  • Item_6=Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Structures/Misc/PrimalItemStructure_AnvilBench.PrimalItemStructure_AnvilBench'
  • Item_7=Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Structures/Misc/PrimalItemStructure_TekReplicator.PrimalItemStructure_TekReplicator'
  • Item_8=
  • Item_9=
  • Item_10=
  • QuanItem_1=1
  • QuanItem_2=1
  • QuanItem_3=1
  • QuanItem_4=1
  • QuanItem_5=1
  • QuanItem_6=1
  • QuanItem_7=1
  • QuanItem_8=1
  • QuanItem_9=1
  • QuanItem_10=1
  • QualItem_1=5.0
  • QualItem_2=5.0
  • QualItem_3=5.0
  • QualItem_4=5.0
  • QualItem_5=5.0
  • QualItem_6=5.0
  • QualItem_7=5.0
  • QualItem_8=5.0
  • QualItem_9=5.0
  • QualItem_10=5.0
  • Dino_1=Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Ptero/Ptero_Character_BP.Ptero_Character_BP'
  • Dino_2=Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Raptor/Raptor_Character_BP.Raptor_Character_BP'
  • Dino_3=Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Ankylo/Ankylo_Character_BP.Ankylo_Character_BP'
  • LevelDino_1=150
  • LevelDino_2=150
  • LevelDino_3=150

(LevelDino: Dino will spawn at the level you set within the ini config now.) (QuanItem: The amount of that item or resource you want to give to the player.) (QualItem: The quality range at which the item will spawn in at. This is random just like when you use admin commands to spawn in items.)

You decide if you want 1 or 10 items to appear when the Starter Box is consumed. You also decided what 3 dinos players will start off with. You don't have to worry about it being OP either. Dino levels are set by you with a little bit of math involved when setting up the ini.

(Note: This now works with Items & Structures & Resources for the Starter Box & of course the Dino Egg only works for Dinos. Modded Items, Structures, Resources & Dinos will work for the ini config so feel free to play around with what you add in the configs. With the changes made to how the ini config for the mod works, you can now decide the level of the Dino within the Dino egg you want for your player base and decide the Quality/Quantity of the items/resources your players get from the Starter Box.)

I hope you enjoy the changes and the mod in general!

Credit for Mod Idea: Skynet (Discord Name)

Credit for Mod Development Help: ohjackfroste (CurseForge & Discord Name) aka Slushie

Discord Community Link: https://discord.gg/kScY499hmK

**Join the community discord through the link above to ask questions you may have about the mod or codes that are listed above. **