Single Player Settings - The Grind is too much

[Valyus]

I'm just going to say that I don't really want to engage with the multiplayer PvP in this game at all due to whoever has the biggest clan and the most time wins, so I've been playing single player.

But ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥, even with turning up XP and resources upped the buildings cost an insane amount to create compared to how much resources you can carry on you. 80 wood for one piece of a structure is absolutely masochistic and to really get a dino pen going would take me easily 2 - 3 hours running back and forth to mine resources, craft, and finally set up the building. This game is a massive grind because of the carry weight and the cost of crafting.

Is there any mods that one could suggest to make this less hate my life and more I can actually do things by myself? Even some changes to the modifiers would help because right now I don't even want to play the game due to the grind it would require to set up a mediocre base.

[Samadhi]

The point of the game is to tame dinos to do the work for you.

Each dino has a different 'special ability' if you will, that allows it to carry more, or mine rocks/metal etc faster, climb walls, jump super high or be used underwater.

A few really useful ones starting out are Ankylosaurus, Parasaur, Doedicurus and Argentavis( if you can get one as its a little tougher to tame.)

[Valyus]

Originally posted by Samadhi:

The point of the game is to tame dinos to do the work for you.

Each dino has a different 'special ability' if you will, that allows it to carry more, or mine rocks/metal etc faster, climb walls, jump super high or be used underwater.

A few really useful ones starting out are Ankylosaurus, Parasaur, Doedicurus and Argentavis( if you can get one as its a little tougher to tame.)

See I wouldn't mind if within a specific radius of your storage that it would automatically pull it out and use it as if it was in your inventory but to jump from thing to thing to take out the resources needed to construct stuff is a little much for me as it's just a needless waste of my time. I just want to build a base and have fun. Not grind to gather things to put onto other things so I can later run back and forth to create a couple of walls, ladders, and foundations.

Like if you're interacting with storage you should be able to "craft" items without actually having to take it out of the storage and put into your inventory, you should be able to just create that right on the spot but the whole weight/cost system is a little much. You can definitely tell this game was only made with coop in mind.

[🦊 Hermit]

You need the Structures Plus mod, or one of it's derivatives like Super Structures. They have a resource pulling system and crafting station for your structures.

So gather resources and put them in storage nearby. Then go to the station, select the item you want to craft, type the number of them you want and press a button. The mod will automatically search all storage in range and pull exactly the resources you need in order to craft that many of said item, pulling them into the crafting station so your carry weight doesn't matter. And if you are short of something, it will tell you just what you need so you can grab it quick.

[Valyus]

Originally posted by 🦊 Hermit:

You need the Structures Plus mod, or one of it's derivatives like Super Structures. They have a resource pulling system and crafting station for your structures.

So gather resources and put them in storage nearby. Then go to the station, select the item you want to craft, type the number of them you want and press a button. The mod will automatically search all storage in range and pull exactly the resources you need in order to craft that many of said item, pulling them into the crafting station so your carry weight doesn't matter. And if you are short of something, it will tell you just what you need so you can grab it quick.

Thank god something like this exist. This really should be in the base game as going between storages is just a bad gameplay loop and eats time.

[Sicksadpanda]

I also have a friend who made this mod that does automatic pulling and pushing every materials. It's a very steep learning curve unfortunately, but when you get the hang of it, it's a huge help.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2272229228

The pulling system from Structures Plus is still helpful though, but if you want something more automatic when farming materials, it might be worth checking out the mod.

[goatfish]

i usually put all of my materials for building stuff into a dino with a high weight stat (i use the diplodocus) and just build the structures while riding it so if i need some wood, stone, etc. i can grab it from their inventory without having to exit the crafting menu. i also have a window next to my containers for minerals and crafted materials so i don't have to worry too much about be overencumbered and not being able to move. just grab a bunch of mats, turn 90 degrees and dump into diplo inventory through the window

[syedviqarahmed8123]

Hi gays in the ark survival evolved I have a problem of respawn in random location always I die I have to create a new character I am enable to take wood thatch from the tree from bair handsbif i do I die please say the solution to fix it 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🥺🥺🥺🥺

[Steve (Dawn's Hubby)]

The game is so much easier if you can get a few friends to play with you. I read your posts and understand you don't want the PvP and I don't either. But when you get a few people to join you it's so much more fun and you can split the chores as well as travel together so you don't get killed etc. I am new to the game also, so I am still getting the hang of getting the dinos to do all of the work, so I get what you are saying totally.

[Liralen]

Originally posted by ♥Hearth♥Hope♥Happiness♥:

Originally posted by 🦊 Hermit:

You need the Structures Plus mod, or one of it's derivatives like Super Structures. They have a resource pulling system and crafting station for your structures.

So gather resources and put them in storage nearby. Then go to the station, select the item you want to craft, type the number of them you want and press a button. The mod will automatically search all storage in range and pull exactly the resources you need in order to craft that many of said item, pulling them into the crafting station so your carry weight doesn't matter. And if you are short of something, it will tell you just what you need so you can grab it quick.

Thank god something like this exist. This really should be in the base game as going between storages is just a bad gameplay loop and eats time.

I use Structures Plus, which also has a transfer gun. I can select one structure or a dino as the origination structure, then select another structure or dino as a destination. A structure is inventory limited (you won't lose items, they just won't be transferred), while a dino can often be overloaded to the point its weight capacity is exceeded that it cannot move, so be careful.

Using those facts, my general mining routine is to locate a base near a source of metal, obsidian, and crystal. But not so near that any of my base structures will cause the resources to not respawn. That's a parameter that can be altered in non-official, too, but I generally place my bases far enough away from resources that it won't inhibit resource respawns even on official settings.

Then I use an ankylosaurus to harvest the metal, obsidian, and crystal. Their harvesting yields for those are much better than a player can achieve. Plus the anky has a weight reduction for metal. When the anky is full, I place a large storage chest (the S+ version has more inventory slots than vanilla), and use the S+ transfer gun to transfer resources from the anky to the large storage chest. The latter does not require a foundation to be placed, and so does not impact resource respawn limits.

The S+ transfer function is distance limited. So I then place another storage box within the limits of the previous box. Rinse and repeat until I get the resources back to my base.

You could use another dino with high weight capacity to haul the stuff back, but in my experience, they are too cumbersome to use compared to using Structures Plus features. But if you'd rather play with official rules, that's the only option that I know of.

[🦊 Hermit]

Another thing to consider is that using the game's config settings, you can adjust how much of a particular stat you gain per level. So if you wanted, you could give yourself an extra 1000 carry weight for every level you pump into that stat, making weight issues a thing of the past.

Same also can be done for dinos too, if you wanted...

[Liralen]

Also, my general mining team is composed of a therizin, anky, and doedicurus. The latter does for stone similar to what an anky does for metal. The therizin is not only a good wood harvester, they are tough enough to be used in some boss fights (much higher dps than an equivalent level Rex, but lower HPs.) But therizins can be easily overloaded when harvesting wood, which isn't a problem, using the method I described above. The therizin is mostly there to protect the anky and doed, although they probably don't need its protection.

Edited Note: There are a lot of better wood harvesters than a therizin, but they've been my favorite dino since we tamed our first ones. I was breeding them long before I knew their utility in some boss fights, so I've always had quite a few around, so no need for me to tame better wood harvesters on my main toon. However, when playing a new toon, I would not hesitate to tame whatever are the first wood harvesters I find.

[Samadhi]

Originally posted by Liralen:

Also, my general mining team is composed of a therizin, anky, and doedicurus. The latter does for stone similar to what an anky does for metal. The therizin is not only a good wood harvester, they are tough enough to be used in some boss fights (much higher dps than an equivalent level Rex, but lower HPs.) But therizins can be easily overloaded when harvesting wood, which isn't a problem, using the method I described above. The therizin is mostly there to protect the anky and doed, although they probably don't need its protection.

Edited Note: There are a lot of better wood harvesters than a therizin, but they've been my favorite dino since we tamed our first ones. I was breeding them long before I knew their utility in some boss fights, so I've always had quite a few around, so no need for me to tame better wood harvesters on my main toon. However, when playing a new toon, I would not hesitate to tame whatever are the first wood harvesters I find.

Shows my laziness, i havent used anything but a stryder for a year and i always start on gen2....

Ive considered doing a map by map story run, but im too lazy lol.

[Liralen]

Originally posted by Samadhi:

Originally posted by Liralen:

Also, my general mining team is composed of a therizin, anky, and doedicurus. The latter does for stone similar to what an anky does for metal. The therizin is not only a good wood harvester, they are tough enough to be used in some boss fights (much higher dps than an equivalent level Rex, but lower HPs.) But therizins can be easily overloaded when harvesting wood, which isn't a problem, using the method I described above. The therizin is mostly there to protect the anky and doed, although they probably don't need its protection.

Edited Note: There are a lot of better wood harvesters than a therizin, but they've been my favorite dino since we tamed our first ones. I was breeding them long before I knew their utility in some boss fights, so I've always had quite a few around, so no need for me to tame better wood harvesters on my main toon. However, when playing a new toon, I would not hesitate to tame whatever are the first wood harvesters I find.

Shows my laziness, i havent used anything but a stryder for a year and i always start on gen2....

Ive considered doing a map by map story run, but im too lazy lol.

No worries. Games are supposed to be fun, and if you're having fun, the devs have done their job :)

[Valyus]

Originally posted by Samadhi:

Originally posted by Liralen:

Also, my general mining team is composed of a therizin, anky, and doedicurus. The latter does for stone similar to what an anky does for metal. The therizin is not only a good wood harvester, they are tough enough to be used in some boss fights (much higher dps than an equivalent level Rex, but lower HPs.) But therizins can be easily overloaded when harvesting wood, which isn't a problem, using the method I described above. The therizin is mostly there to protect the anky and doed, although they probably don't need its protection.

Edited Note: There are a lot of better wood harvesters than a therizin, but they've been my favorite dino since we tamed our first ones. I was breeding them long before I knew their utility in some boss fights, so I've always had quite a few around, so no need for me to tame better wood harvesters on my main toon. However, when playing a new toon, I would not hesitate to tame whatever are the first wood harvesters I find.

Shows my laziness, i havent used anything but a stryder for a year and i always start on gen2....

Ive considered doing a map by map story run, but im too lazy lol.

Bro, I just looked up on how to beat each island and oh my god, the amount of work you'd have to do if you're playing solo is pretty crazy so I don't blame you.

[🦊 Hermit]

I've had a solo game playing through each map in order which I started back around 2019, and have been playing on and off just whenever I felt like it. It's a great long-term project that I can just dip into from time to time, and has provided me with many hours of entertainment so far. I've completed the Island, Scorched, and Abs, and am currently facing the Extinction titans.

It's given me a lot of achievement, taming and breeding different dinos, building up aesthetic and ergonomic bases on each map in turn, and setting wild challenges for myself in between the major boss battles, not to mention the actual bosses themselves.