is there a map editor for steam in ark?

[Sparkyy]

I want to make my own map but the ark dev kit is only available for epic games. Can someone tell me if there is a med editor in steam for ark?

[Ravenous RedBeard]

As far as I know, it's only on Epic Games but it should be free for the editor.

[Sparkyy]

what do you mean with it should be free for the editor.

[skyguard]

The ARK dev Kit is for editing/creating content that uses UE4 not just for Epic games. ARK is built with the UE4.

Here is a good link if you don't have it already: https://www.playark.com/workshop/

[Sparkyy]

so you can download the dev kit on epic games and use it for steam?

[x0Z3ro0x]

Originally posted by kekw:

so you can download the dev kit on epic games and use it for steam?

You aren't reading what skyguard told you. The Ark Dev Kit is for creating and editing content for UE4 gaming engine. Not epic or steam or ubisoft or any other platform. The platform is irrelevant. What matters is the content is being created for UE4 engine and ark uses that engine.

[Sparkyy]

I just have ark on steam and you can just download the dev kit on epic games. So I want to know if and how I can usethe dev kit on steam when downloading it with epic games because I cant just start the ark that I downloadet on steam on epic games... So is it like a thing that I have to put into a ark folder (mods or something else) or how do I use it with steam Ark. I do understand that the game is the same but it is on a different platform and I cant just buy a game or a mod on an other platform and use it with steam.

[skyguard]

Did you go to the link I posted above ?
It explains everything you need to know and do.

[zerassar]

You've been given the answer already.

You get the devkit from epic. It is not on steam. That is the ONLY place to get it.

It is the same devkit that literally every other modder is using.

Mods, at this time only work on steam.

The devkit does not interact or touch your game directly. It's used to make mods which you then upload to steam.


Being upfront with you though... I get the strong feeling that you are way out of your depth on this one. But good luck all the same.

[Cipher]

Originally posted by zerassar:

You've been given the answer already.

You get the devkit from epic. It is not on steam. That is the ONLY place to get it.

It is the same devkit that literally every other modder is using.

Mods, at this time only work on steam.

The devkit does not interact or touch your game directly. It's used to make mods which you then upload to steam.


Being upfront with you though... I get the strong feeling that you are way out of your depth on this one. But good luck all the same.

100% Writing mods for Ark is not an easy task even for the smallest mods lol.

[Ravenous RedBeard]

Originally posted by kekw:

what do you mean with it should be free for the editor.

Sorry for late reply. I meant the editor is not something you need to pay for as far as I'm aware. Just need a basic account, find it and download it from the epic store.

[Ancient]

Originally posted by zerassar:

Being upfront with you though... I get the strong feeling that you are way out of your depth on this one. But good luck all the same.

Just the fact that they want to "make their own map" is already proof of that. It is an endeavor that will require a single person to spend hundreds if not thousands of hours just to get something even resembling an alpha version of a small, bad-quality map going, and orders of magnitude more time and effort to produce something good and playable.