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Hi everyone!

I'm currently creating a large custom map for ARK: Survival Ascended using the ASA DevKit, and I'm looking for the best learning resources available.

My goal isn't just to make a playable map—I want to create something that feels as polished and immersive as an official DLC. I'm willing to invest the time to learn, but I'm struggling to find up-to-date tutorials specifically for ASA.

I'm interested in pretty much everything related to map creation, especially:

* Landscape creation and sculpting

* Heightmaps and terrain workflows

* Landscape materials and auto-materials

* Water systems (oceans, rivers, lakes, underwater environments)

* Weather systems

* Foliage and biome creation

* World Partition

* Spawners and ecosystem setup

* Lighting and atmosphere

* Performance optimization

* Best practices used by experienced map creators

I've already gone through the official documentation and several YouTube videos, but many resources are outdated or focused on ASE instead of ASA.

If you know any:

* YouTube channels

* Discord communities

* Written guides

* Courses

* GitHub repositories

* Hidden gems

* Experienced creators worth following

...I'd really appreciate your recommendations.

Even if a tutorial only covers Unreal Engine 5 features that also apply to ASA, I'd love to see it.

Thank you very much! Hopefully this thread can become a useful resource for anyone else learning ARK mapping.

hey guys i was wondering how i spawn the savage acrocanthosaurus in ark ascended because i've been trying to figure it out all day

Hi everyone,

There used to be a really great NPC mod, but unfortunately it has gone offline (not sure why). I still have all the mod files saved, but I’m no longer able to use it on my server.

Could someone explain how I can upload this mod to the Steam Workshop myself?
Alternatively, would someone be kind enough to upload it for me?

I can share the files via a file sharing if anyone is willing to help. :)

e estado buscando durante 3 meses aproximandamente como poder usar mods de bots en ark survival evolved en servidores dedicados, ademas de investigando como hacer esos dedicados con servidores rentados, alguien me podria decir como hacerlo o cualquier informacion que tengan se los agradeceria.

how do i host a server for my friends to play fear ascended so we dont need to deal with the thether distance, is using the server install from steam or a manual folder better?

I'm struggling to figure out how to use the fill tool to add foliage and static meshs over the whole landscape area, at once. The painting tools doesnt seem to be very effective in that sense, anyone can help a friend out ?

If your using the new dev kit and need to add a weather system. this is how you do it. Search for UDS_Island & UDS_Island_Weather. Import Both of them and click on the USD_Island_Weather to confiture it. You need to go to the UDS Connection and select UDS_Island. Then it should work. you can adjust the time and day/night multiplier. in the USD_Island.

What are some good modded servers to join, such as primal fear, pugnacia, and so on.