ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved

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Suze Jul 29, 2015 @ 7:13am
Still confused about game settings
Sorry, Im an eternal newbie, but I still cant figure out the dino damage v player damage/player resistance v dino resistance set up, am I right to think:
Dino & Player damage means how much damage you deal to others? leading to:
Dino and Player resistance mean how much you can take before you die?
As for the numbers, is 1.0 the weakest you can hit and 3.0 the hardest?
For resistance,is 1.0 the least you can take and 3.0 the most?
Thank you
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Vandragorax Jul 29, 2015 @ 7:28am 
The damage multipliers are actual multipliers, so higher = stronger/better/faster:

DinoDamageMultiplier=1.000000
Changes the amount of damage dealt by dinosaurs. A value of 1 = 100% (normal), 2 = 200%, 0.5 = 50%. etc.

PlayerDamageMultiplier=1.000000
Changes the amount of damage dealt by players Same values as above, higher = more damage output.


The resistance multipliers are backwards, and they should really be renamed or changed so they are actual multipliers as stated. But they work inversely right now, with lower numbers being MORE resistance:

PlayerResistanceMultiplier=1.000000
Changes the damage taken by players in percentage. Values under 1 mean MORE resistance. E.g. 1 = 100% damage taken (normal), 2 = 200% damage taken, 0.5 = 50% damage taken.

DinoResistanceMultiplier=1.000000
Same as above but for dinos.


So for example, the following settings:
DinoDamageMultiplier=3
PlayerResistanceMultiplier=0.1

Would increase dino damage by 3x (300%) and increase player resistance by 10x (only taking 10% of the incoming damage)

Hope that helps :).


This is also a useful link: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=454529617&insideModal=1
Last edited by Vandragorax; Jul 29, 2015 @ 7:35am
Suze Jul 29, 2015 @ 1:17pm 
@Vandragorax I dont like filling posts with thanks, but I really appreciate you taking the time to explain it so clearly, no wonder I couldnt work it out! thanks very much :0)
Vandragorax Jul 29, 2015 @ 3:21pm 
You're welcome :)
vinb123 Dec 31, 2017 @ 11:56am 
@Vandragorax thanks i had player risistance at 5 then 100 thinking it was to low lol
Last edited by vinb123; Dec 31, 2017 @ 12:03pm
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