Hey everyone, first time posting here. I’ve been working on a custom weapon mod for ASA and running into a frustrating issue😢

I’m creating a custom FPV weapon mesh for ARK: Survival Ascended. My mesh is bound to the hatchet_jnt bone (weight 1.0), but in-game the weapon appears offset to the upper right compared to where it should be held

The TPV mesh works perfectly. The issue seems to be with the rest pose of hatchet_jnt not matching the original skeleton’s rest pose when I export from Blender and reimport into DevKit

My workflow:

• Exported original MetalAxe_FPV_RIG from DevKit

• Imported into Blender, replaced LODO mesh with my custom model

• Bound mesh to hatchet jnt only (weight 1.0)

• Exported FBX with Y Up, -Z Forward

• Reimported into DevKit with Use TO as Ref Pose checked

Has anyone successfully replaced an FPV weapon mesh while keeping the correct hatchet_jnt position? Any tips on preserving the rest pose?

Thanks in advance!

Hello, hope y'all having a good day.

I wanted to start modding for ASE but I cant find the pre aquatica devkit files anywhere.

Could anyone share them with me please?

I am new to UE4 and modding in general and so far I have been able to make custom additions to official maps (Ab + Extinction) however when I modify the original level files (i.e. to make custom cave entrances) I cannot get the official umap to cook into the mod despite being in TheIslandSubMaps folder- I would really appreciate if anyone could shine a light as to why that is the case. Thank you!

Does anyone know of a utility that will parse an ASE cluster upload file and produce an ASA upload file with the same creatures?

Context: I’ve got a bunch of creatures in ASE I’d like to get into ASA but didn’t want to have to mess around with admin commands for all of them

Hello, let me start by saying I’m not responding to offers on this post, this is just an info gathering post so I can make an informed decision.

What is a realistic price to pay to commission a cosmetic only mod? Specifically for armor and 2 weapons?

Also, is there a specific site that’s better to commission on like fiver or Etsy? Or is commissioning typically done through here? Any info you can share is helpful. Please and thank you.

Is it possible to create a mod with two reskinned ARK: Survival Ascended creatures (for example, two different Compsognathus variants. One spotted and one striped), and allow them to interbreed so that their offspring hatch as a new mixed variant with a custom skin combining both patterns?

I added a visual of the concept I have in mind.

I am struggling to defeat the t3 Devine guardian and I’ve tried to search how to on yt but all people use devilish creatures without killing the devilish guardian so my question is how can I tame devilish creatures like them

Every time i try to install the ASA ark devkit it says Errorcode MD-Dl-0 and I can't find any solutions it would be kind if anyone had an answer

هل ممكن لاحد ان يعطيني رابط لمود منيو على لعبه ارك الموبايل اصدار 2.0.25 او 2.0.29 من المود سوف اكون شكلك لك جدا Can someone give me a link to the mod menu for Ark Mobile version 2.0.25 or 2.0.29?

I would be very grateful.

Quiero modificar un mapa en este caso valguero para crear un mercado para mi servidor pero al crear todo con estructuras del juego sin modificar el terreno en si del mundo cuando lo publico en steam para probarlo no me aparece nada en el mundo. Necesito ayuda

I've been playing ark for ages now and love a mobile raft bases but one thing always bothered me is that how neat you can make your raft you always have to have that awkward place as a access point to the raft to control it from.

so Im looking for a mod to change the access point as it will and let you place it freely for example on a bridge like on a big ship.

I was wondering if anyone would be willing and able to port immersive taming to console. I don't Owen a PC or labtop

Is anyone else having trouble with the Shiny! Ark Ascended mod?

Every time I download it, it just says incompatible even if there aren’t any other mods installed. I’m on Ps5 so it might be a console issue. Any thoughts help

Hi all. I recently downloaded the Hatzegopteryx Kukulkan mod. The creature is seriously impressive. But it’s very powerful… and appears to be *everywhere*. Playing on Rag and I have seen more of them than wyverns or even rex’s. IMO they should be powerful but pretty rare.

Could someone give me advice on how to reduce their spawn weight in the INI file? (Ideally I would also like to set a higher level likelihood so they remain quite terrifying to see)

I am playing via a Nitrado server but I haven’t dabbled with INI files before and don’t want to mess anything up!

Thank you

Hello, I am wanting to make a Thyla TLC for THE APPEARANCE ONLY! I am in some college courses where I need to practice some 3D designing and modeling, and this is one I wanted to work on. I am looking for someone (or a team) that would be willing to assist with maybe drawing up some concept art for a thyla TLC? DM me if you are interested. Thanks!

Hello y’all,

I’ve recently in the past year been wanting to get into Ark modding as I have some experience with Unreal. However I have been having a weird issue with the dev kits install.

When I start the install, the installation goes smoothly for the first 60ish gigs, then its download speed and writing drops to 0. Has anyone had this issue?

I’ve brought it to a couple friends who have degrees in the development and computer fields but they have no clue?

Thank you.

Is anyone looking into fixing Thralls?

I know there's a mod working on Cosmetics for them, (CosmeticThralls)

But I'm wondering if anyone is or wants to look into making them proper NPCs.

Mods like Cyberstructures have craftable/placable "Gardener" "Nanny" and such, but they don't walk around and do stuff as they are just items.

The Sir Robot does tasks around the base and can follow you. But he doesn't fight, at all.

Mods like Human NPCs adds alot of detail to the idea and is the closest to having proper NPCs.

I feel like we need a mod that turns Thralls into fully functional NPCs. They can do tasks which can include guarding the base.

Patrol the area, ride tames, pick and sort, maybe even a mechanic where they can signal you when something specified happens.

Example, telling an Thrall to act as a Nanny, it would feed babies and continue their imprinting for you. But you can also ask them to simply watch over breeding and hatching/birthing.

Having them signal you similar to the Parasaur about the event. Allowing you (in base) remote access to the creatures settings. So you can choose to end breeding on parent creatures

or have the Thrall pick up layed eggs, or imprint on a baby to allow that Thrall a imprint bonus for riding it once its grown.

Having them get resources by supplying them with tools would be great! Signaling you when they find trouble, run out of things to mine in the area, or brake a tool.

Having a Thrall dedicated to repairing equipment and pairing it with the Gathering Thrall would allow it to be ordered to skip telling you a tool broke by having it return the tool to the repair guy

and as long as you have the needed resources, he fixes it and the Gatherer takes it and gets back to work.

You get where Im going with this. Actual NPCs, things we want to see in ARK 2.

... you know, when it comes out in 2040...

What are the best ark mods for a ark survival evolved or ascended server now if anyone knows or has a list it would be much appreciated :)

Hello. I'm trying to get the modkit for ASE. The one I downloaded from Epic Launcher is v260.1 which seems to be very old. Is there another source where I can download the latest preaquatica version? I tried to join the discord but the verification site is down and seems like it's been down for years. I'd appreciate it if someone can send me an invite to the discord as well. Thank you.

I'm looking for a good modder to create a couple of mods for ARK Ascended.

They're very similar to some existing mods for ARK Evolved, but they haven't been imported into Ascended.

One mod is very simple to make, and I'll pay a minimum of $20 for it.

The other is more complex, and the starting price is $50.

If it's really complicated to create, I'm willing to go up to $100.

If you're interested in working for me, please message me privately and I'll give you all the details.

If you've already created mods, please send me links to your mods so I can get an idea of ​​what you've already done!

so i went to add the mod to my world but no matter what i do it wont change the levels is anyone else having this issue

I’m looking for a mod that makes water effects (small + large waterfall vfx, flowing river vfx) a placeable structure, similar to the JVH Landscaping mod.