Why Alphas on solo games?

[stylex_2]

so i play solo only because i have no need for other players ruining my day whenever they can.
and now the devs implemented the Alphas...
i just was on my way to farm some chitin on my raptor with my two carnos as my guard, when a lvl 10 alpha rex charged out of the woods to attack me making my way up the eastern beach.
my guards (lvl40 mate boosted carnos) stood no chance and were killed and my lvl 50 raptor was unable to outrun the rex so he and then me (lvl 55) were killed, too.
i understand that the devs implemented alphas as a challenge for high level tribes and thats a good thing, but why do i get confronted with a challenge i cannot (to my knowledge) deal with in my sologame where i have no tribe with highlvl dinos and other stuff to help me?

[zeshinizumi]

You can get high level dinos yourself in solo.

[ShitShotScot]

You do realise they added in ways to substitute/remove any given type of dinosaurs from the game? This can be applied to single player config games, as well as servers.

[stylex_2]

♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ の投稿を引用：

You do realise they added in ways to substitute/remove any given type of dinosaurs from the game? This can be applied to single player config games, as well as servers.

ok, thats new to me. how do i do this? does it also remove the dinos that are already in?

[stylex_2]

does anybody have any hints, please? i already lost my best dinos and dont want my base demolished by this monster :(

[Rauvoir]

* Added option to disable specific Alpha predators ("NPC Replacements") on custom servers. This can also be used to disable any specific NPC, or replace the spawns of a particular NPC with that of a different NPC.

\Config\WindowsServer\Game.ini
[/script/shootergame.shootergamemode]
NPCReplacements=(FromClassName="MegaRaptor_Character_BP_C",ToClassName="Dodo_Character_BP_C")
NPCReplacements=(FromClassName="MegaRex_Character_BP_C",ToClassName="")

^ From the patch notes thread

It won't remove existing alphas, but will turn potential alpha spawns into whatever you replaced them as.

I prefer to keep Alphas in my SP game, but it does mean I have to be careful about my mining/resource collecting runs on the surface, which makes it a bit more fun for me. A good way to harvest some resources without the threat of Alphas is to do some cave spelunking. Loads of resources to grab with some decent challenge on foot. You can even bring in a Raptor or Saber into some of the caves for extra help/loot carrying while you're down there.

[Scar]

well why not, surely you're not gonna be such a casual

[Angelous Wang]

Go here on your pc

\Steam\steamapps\common\ARK\ShooterGame\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor

It will be in your computer program files.

There you will find a file game.ini. You can open it with notepad.

Assuming you have never added anything to it, it will be blank.

Add these: (these will replace alpha's with normal versions)

[/script/shootergame.shootergamemode]
NPCReplacements=(FromClassName="MegaRex_Character_BP_C",ToClassName="Rex_Character_BP_C")
NPCReplacements=(FromClassName="MegaRaptor_Character_BP_C",ToClassName="Raptor_Character_BP_C")
NPCReplacements=(FromClassName="MegaCarno_Character_BP_C",ToClassName="Carno_Character_BP_C")

and save and exit.

Load your single player game.

open the console (tab button)

type all 3 of these into the console sepratly:
destroyall MegaRex_Character_BP_C
destroyall MegaRaptor_Character_BP_C
destroyall MegaCarno_Character_BP_C

Alpha's are now removed from your single player.

[Stellion]

Yep... they can be removed.

[stylex_2]

thank you very much :)

[Jath]

Alphas Suck Ass. I understand them taking a crapton of damage, but they do half my level 100 carno's health in 1 hit. Way to ruin your day.

[2ugly]

I'm getting rid of those in the SP side, doesn't seem to be a need for them there. Way OP and ruins the atmosphere, where an alpha type already exists but isn't called such as a mate boosted male. A level 2 alpha raptor killed a coulple of my level 20 raps, saber, and carno. Then I ran back to the base to be greated by another that had apparently magically spawned. Both on the coast, one on the beach. Flew my bird back and killed them both using playersonly.

[Mr Pie 5]

I live on the beach and have never seen a single alpha anything anywhere nearby. I have to take my Rexes and actively look for them if I want to find any.

[KaGeFu]

youbwill get to a point where all other dinos pose no challenge, it keeps the game from getting boring later on

[Jofene]

I am very late to this discussion - but thank you for providing the solution for my singleplayer game. At level 33, Carnos are a big enough threat to me, let alone these insane alpha raptors!

Perhaps the spawn of Alphas should be level-related thing for sp? Ie - you hit level 60 (for example) and from then on Alpha spawns will occur.

[Rauvoir]

It would be nice if they trigger as soon as you collect your first Artifact. If you can reach the bottom of a cave in SP, you definitely can deal with an Alpha.