Will Steam version have access to the Dev kit?

[Hans Blitz]

Epic Games version will for sure have the dev kit when it's released on Epic, it's the only way to create good mods for this game as that kit has the project core files in it aswell as full access to the Unreal 5 editor, Are they gonna link this in game for Steam users or have users make accounts on Epic Games to access that dev kit and editor, or do you just expect users to make accounts on Epic games to access the dev kit?

Far as i know Valve have there own crappy editor i didn't think it would promote Unreal 5 through Epic Games on Steam.

I have around 600gb of Epic content alone for the Unreal editor let alone another 800 gb of fully licensed assets in Daz3d studio i could convert over into that editor.

It's gonna ♥♥♥♥ me if i have to rebuy the epic version to get access to that dev kit so i need to know now if Steams version will have it, i just need access to the kit i have the editors already. I look in Tools on Steam it only lists dedicated servers no dev kit!

[mxforlife]

The Dev Kit is available for everyone to download and it has been release for a long time already. But it's not yet updated for the Lost Colony

[Hans Blitz]

Where do i download the devkit i only see a map kit not the core files in an editor.

I need the game file in a project so i can add models to the control rigs.

[mxforlife]

In the Epic Games Launcher. You need it even if you bought the game on steam since the Dev Kit is release only on Epic. But it's free.
Noticed it's marked as "Coming Soon" now. But I have it installed and have had for several months. So it's just the "update" for Lost Colony they are working on. So you probably can't download it right now.

[Hans Blitz]

Right yeah cause when i looked at Ark Ascended in Epic it came up as comming soon so i thought it was not available. So they are updating it so it's not available to new users right now. I see thanks, i'll keep checking it's availablity in the new year.

[mxforlife]

Haven't been a patch note for the DevKit since 10 november. You should join the Ark Modding Community Discord.

[Hans Blitz]

So does that devkit allow you to access the mods you have installed in your own game? do they register in the Unreal editor as part of the main game files when editing or are the project files just the core game files, do they detect installed mods that have altered control rigs and other content already.

I mean if i pay for premium content in a mod i'd like that content also available in the devkit to use. Would i'd pay an extra devtool licensing fee for modded content for use in the editor! hint hint! that way you can sell the mod like an asset on FAB for the devkit.

So the mod offers a base price for general interactive gaming use while another devkit license allows you to publish content you paid for in mods.

[mxforlife]

You don't get automatic access to installed mods, only the main game. Some mod devs release there mod source on github, but you can't open the cooked mods (those on curseforge) in the devkit.

All info about what can and what can't be done with the DevKit is available on "Ark Modding Community" Discord. Also info on how to go about to mod since you can't just change the existing game content.

[Hans Blitz]

Yeah due to each mod being there own project thats been added to the game they would require seperate licensing if you were to use them in your own mod i guess so just the vanilla files with whatever addon's you have than for the devkit is still good to work with.
Current mods would have working project files they could offer for an extra fee in the devkit, you couldn't just resell a mod as is anyway, you can't do that with assets they have to be used as part of a project.