ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved

TCs Brutal Ark v1.0.1
235 Comments
CeVil 6 Jul, 2024 @ 10:04am 
Hello!!! I love the idea of ​​this mod. It's a shame it's not updated more. I would pay to use it in Ark Ascended. Do you think about continuing with this project?
Zim 22 Mar, 2024 @ 3:19am 
can anyone confirm this mod still works and on genesis 2 map because for me it wont let me place the claim block, it just comes up and says max time limit reached, and I only have one tribe on my server. also it doesnt prevent me to build without the claim block either
I_Hurt_People 8 Nov, 2023 @ 6:00pm 
yeah, the buggy demo system keeps randomly demolishing my builds, leaving me encumbered while being attacked .... the dinos arrive and my base vanishes..... I just want a simple raid mechanic man.
I_Hurt_People 8 Nov, 2023 @ 1:11am 
is there a way to disable the claim system? i want dino attacks, but i like building infastructure across the map, the automatic demolition is kinda nuts to me.
Zushy 6 Jul, 2023 @ 11:40am 
DesiredLevelRange ... if my server is ''vanilla'' (max wild dinos 150) but I have wyverns, magmas and rock drakes that can reach 190.. What would be the value there ? 5-190 ?
mabarii 16 May, 2023 @ 4:13am 
is it possible to disable purification? i like the land claim and dino spawn ranges for my server but i want it to stay casual and slow paced.
TimmyCarbine  [author] 26 Apr, 2023 @ 7:41pm 
It plays exactly the same except there are no other tribes to be attacked. When you hear the war song play, you know it's for you.
( 26 Apr, 2023 @ 5:31pm 
how does this play if the server only has 1 small tribe? like my wife and I?
TheRealPanda 13 Mar, 2023 @ 11:06pm 
Is there a way to disable the xp loss on death? I would love to play it but get stuck because of that. Any chance it's a config option I am missing?
Kalh 6 Feb, 2023 @ 1:04pm 
Is there any other mod with Maximum Taming Level, i love this but i dont know if this will work on genesis 2.
Thomsen 12 Nov, 2022 @ 2:17pm 
hey wie bekommt man das tribe lvl auf 50?
Spyro 19 Oct, 2022 @ 2:37pm 
pls work on U mod dont stop pls
Young Twon 20 Aug, 2022 @ 2:37pm 
Cant place down rafts? Tried with claim blocks
Babo 8 Aug, 2022 @ 3:06am 
Is there a configuration to raise the amount of attacking dinos and not only 4
HFF 24 Jul, 2022 @ 9:11am 
or adding Temporary-foundation features to the sleeping bag ?
HFF 24 Jul, 2022 @ 4:59am 
Can you set sleeping bag/fire to be placed down without foundation near adding decading time?
HFF 23 Jul, 2022 @ 10:45am 
Thanks much Timmy for all your effort .. Do you think will be available a chat command to get some "special" rewards .. (e.g. basic tools) without using the vault?
E.g.
TimmyCarbine  [author] 23 Jul, 2022 @ 6:33am 
It's still on hold for now. I'm focusing on Auto Rewards v2 for now. If I have time after I will consider coming back to this, otherwise I might just wait to see what Ark 2 is like
HFF 23 Jul, 2022 @ 4:42am 
I love this mod ... any "to do list" or it's still "on hold" ?
Zim 5 Jul, 2022 @ 8:10am 
Ok after re-adding the mod it just seems to work as it should now, not sure why it wasn't before
TimmyCarbine  [author] 5 Jul, 2022 @ 5:20am 
The only requirements to get the 4th button to show is to have ErrorLogLevel set to Debug and to be admin (without the icon hidden)
Zim 5 Jul, 2022 @ 4:42am 
Not sure where to find the debug menu, I see the graph button, question mark button and the cross to close it
Zim 5 Jul, 2022 @ 4:12am 
I saw you spawn some kind of admin tool/panel in a video but I cant find a spawn code for that anywhere for testing
Zim 5 Jul, 2022 @ 4:05am 
I have since seen a friend using it successfully in their single player game so I will try to track down the details in the log, I had already enabled them. this wave functionality it definitely needed in ark to keep things interesting into late game
TimmyCarbine  [author] 22 Jun, 2022 @ 12:31am 
The mod still works. Check your threat level in the debug menu (forth button from the right in the Threat Suppressor menu) To enable the debug menu you need to be admin and have ErrorLogLevel set to Debug. This will also write logs to the ShooterGame.log file which you can use to find out why the mod isn't working on your current setup
Zim 21 Jun, 2022 @ 9:30pm 
I just never get attacked, I lowered the threat required to 50, i have a massive base and have spend a bunch of points from levelups and I also lowered the max time between encounters to 2 hours and nothing ever comes, I havent killed a single brutal dino . I have a base on the ground and I have this mod at the top of the load list, does it not work anymore?
Mr Crowley 22 May, 2022 @ 2:06pm 
does this mod still work or no?
coodex 10 Apr, 2022 @ 1:04pm 
how can you make the waves harder we dont have a challenge atm^^ its way to easy
Pixie 1 Feb, 2022 @ 11:40pm 
Loved the idea of this mod! Was all excited! Had a raft built to the max limit, put in crop plots on the roof and I'd be set! Logged in and the mod had exploded my raft.... $%# Ill assume because the plants over loaded the raft item limit and Im blown back to beach bum after all that hard work. Letting this mod go after that, I want to enjoy the game not be sent back due to some mod bug.
로스 22 Nov, 2021 @ 11:27pm 
Does this work on Genesis Part 1 ?
活阎王 21 Oct, 2021 @ 8:18pm 
I have some problems. When I picked up Claim Blocks, the buildings within the scope disappeared. Where did they go? Because I put down new Claim Blocks and didn't find these buildings.
Is there any other way to launch an attack right away?
活阎王 21 Oct, 2021 @ 12:49am 
Wow, look what fun MOD I found, great, will you keep it up to date?
꧁รɦαɳƭσƭƭσ꧂ 18 Sep, 2021 @ 8:44am 
I love all your mods! Keep up the awesome work!!! :steamhappy:
Harshmellow 17 Sep, 2021 @ 1:58pm 
I'd love a whitelist ini for specifying additional structures that can be exempt from building restrictions outside the claim zone, specifically for use with Dino Patrol mod to allow building trail markers. The biggest advantage of that mod is being able to set up harvest routes so you can send dinos to collect resources. Doesn't seem possible to use with this mod unless you claim the harvest area and all the land between it and your base.
Rimmer 22 Jul, 2021 @ 4:56am 
Hey @timmycarbine, It's fantastic having things actually attack my base now! I had it working no issue until I have added Primal fear to the mods. Everything on brutal ark works apart from the purge event. The perks all work and building restrictions. Is this a known issue or can they not work together? I have a nitrado server running them both.

Regardless of the combined issue. As it's own mod I thinks its been brilliantly crafted. Ever need some 3D art work doing hit me up :D Cool to add to this haha
Dom1808 18 Jul, 2021 @ 11:08pm 
@timmycarbine, I absolutly love this mod, nice work ;) But can you say me how I can get access to the admin panel to see the threat in numbers?
Lordiii 8 Jul, 2021 @ 3:53am 
i love this mod so much. nice work. thinking of adding this to myserver. but would love to have a setting, so every tribe on my server gets that wave scaled on their threatening. would this be possible? :O
TimmyCarbine  [author] 9 Jun, 2021 @ 3:35pm 
Yeah there are commands for all of that stuff because I needed them for testing.
Having said that, I didn't document them here because they were for testing and not designed to be used in actual gameplay. But if you really want them, they are pinned in my discord, link above.
Go to the #brutal-support channel and check the pinned messages.
JBdubbz 9 Jun, 2021 @ 1:17pm 
Thanks for the awesome mod Timmy! Quick question... I didn't see anything in the spawn codes, but thought I'd ask anyway - is there any way to manually either 1) artificially raise your threat level, or 2) initiate / spawn a purification? These would be awesome options if possible for my playstyle. Thanks!
ctmtank420 19 May, 2021 @ 11:01am 
Timmy, you are a god. Now If i can figure out how to bring this purification system to singleplayer.
Soprano *Capo di tutti Capi* 18 May, 2021 @ 12:30am 
Thank you for the support, it is greatly appreciated. I’ll play it for a while on SP and see what happens and report back as advised on discord.:steamthumbsup:
TimmyCarbine  [author] 17 May, 2021 @ 12:47am 
It might help having hibernation off, but I don't know for sure. Most of the dino systems I built for this were created before we even had the hibernation options, so I only ever designed for non-dedi and dedi setups. I know there other things that SP won't handle but I can't remember exactly what they are. If you do run into any issues and want help, join my discord so I can more easily respond. Either way, cheers for the interest in trying out BA.
Soprano *Capo di tutti Capi* 17 May, 2021 @ 12:19am 
Thanks so much for the response. Sounds good, so what I’m going to do is first back up my save as you said and then run the game and place a claim block. Now, I’m going to try going ahead with standard single player first before jumping to a server setup. I have hibernation turned off in SP, do you think that will help? I believe stasis still applies but my game evolved greatly and is much more enjoyable now that hibernation is off, I am hoping this alleviates possible problems with this mod.
TimmyCarbine  [author] 16 May, 2021 @ 9:02pm 
Ok so it looks like I have a check in place to ignore building restrictions when placing a claim block, which makes sense, because how would you place a claim area if it needs to be inside a claim area? (duh! wow I need more sleep, I think)

So before you do anything, make sure to back up your save, and then after you jump in the game for the first time with TCsBA installed, make sure the very first thing you attempt to place is the Claim Block. This is important because if you try to place anything else before that, it will start deleting pieces. Place Claim Block first, then you can start placing other pieces. Hope that helps
TimmyCarbine  [author] 16 May, 2021 @ 8:31pm 
Hmm, actually now that I think of it, I might have added a check for that. Let me open up the code and have a look just to make sure, I'll post back after the kit loads
TimmyCarbine  [author] 16 May, 2021 @ 8:31pm 
Singleplayer is not ideal, there will be issues with some systems due to singleplayer handling stasis differently. I'd recommend playing a non-dedicated, which you can setup as singleplayer, but has the functionality of a server which the mod is expecting. The main thing that comes to mind is the hibernation system the game has, this will cause many issues with the mod, but there are a few others I can't quite remember at the moment.

Installing mid game will also be a problem due to the mod's claim system. When a player is attempting to build, it is constantly checking to see if the piece is within the tribe's claimed area, it will also remove pieces that have already been placed down if they are outside the claim area.
So after you install the mod, the first thing you'd need to do is place a claim block down to encompass your base, but as soon as you select it, it will start removing pieces of your base because they aren't in a claim area.
Soprano *Capo di tutti Capi* 16 May, 2021 @ 10:49am 
I really fancy this mod, it’s features seem spot on for me. Is it recommended for single player? Any real downsides or anything single players should be really careful about from a an engine perspective? I realise my tribe will be the only one being targeted, and I’m aok with that.

Another important question, which I couldnt find an answer to; can you install this mod mid game without any issues? I already have 2 medium sized bases.

Thanks in advance.
TimmyCarbine  [author] 13 May, 2021 @ 8:56pm 
You set the max tame level yourself in the ini settings
Light 13 May, 2021 @ 8:06pm 
Been look and cant find it anywhere. What is the level you can tame up to :/ ????
Jon Snow 1 Apr, 2021 @ 7:49am 
Hey, thanks for the response. I had some ideas after trying this out with my friends for a while, i will post them in suggestions. Thanks for the mod, its really fun.