How to add giga to private server?

[DreamMasterFTW]

so we're trying to get a wild giga spawn to be actrive on the Lost Island map, but we're bad with code on our ark server settings. Is there a specific thing we need to enter because we can't seem to find it. Also, we might want to add things from other maps as well and thought i'd ask about those as well.

[🦊 Hermit]

https://ark.wiki.gg/wiki/Spawn_Map/Lost_Island?creature=Giganotosaurus

According to the spawn map gigas can spawn in 9 different places on that map. If you want to add it to another spawn point where it doesn't normally appear that would be possible, but be aware that most maps have spawn limits for apex creatures like gigas and charcas. I don't know what the limit for Lost Island is, but The Island map is 3, so if LI is the same then you will only get 3 gigas appearing at one time regardless of where you add them to.

On the topic of spawning things in general, a little while ago I made a post about how to spawn the new giant bug, in which I broke down the spawn config. Hopefully that post will assist in figuring out how to use the setting:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/346110/discussions/0/3843305689139065518/#c3843305689139423140

[DreamMasterFTW]

Originally posted by 🦊 Hermit:

https://ark.wiki.gg/wiki/Spawn_Map/Lost_Island?creature=Giganotosaurus

According to the spawn map gigas can spawn in 9 different places on that map. If you want to add it to another spawn point where it doesn't normally appear that would be possible, but be aware that most maps have spawn limits for apex creatures like gigas and charcas. I don't know what the limit for Lost Island is, but The Island map is 3, so if LI is the same then you will only get 3 gigas appearing at one time regardless of where you add them to.

On the topic of spawning things in general, a little while ago I made a post about how to spawn the new giant bug, in which I broke down the spawn config. Hopefully that post will assist in figuring out how to use the setting:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/346110/discussions/0/3843305689139065518/#c3843305689139423140

Thanks! what are considered apex though? I think he set them to spawn in the desert area specifically, but what other than the giga so we can kill them to see if the others spawn? is the rhino bug one?

[🦊 Hermit]

As far as I'm aware creatures which have a limit on how many can be on the map at once are:

Giga
Charca
Quetz
The Extinction titans

Those are the only ones I'm sure of. Rhyniognatha I don't know yet, not enough info been discovered about it and put on sites like the wiki. It may have a map limit, or it may not.

[Sicksadpanda]

I know there are some maps where only two Gigas/Charcas can exist (both share the same spawn), I don't know if Lost Island is the same. Even if you kill one, it'll still take a looong time for a new one to respawn.

However, if you do a dino wipe instead, it should spawn new Giga/Charca very quickly instead.