ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved

Pandora's Box - Mobile Storage
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Kozenomenon  [developer] 14 Jan, 2020 @ 10:18pm
CONFIG
Config settings go in your GameUserSettings.ini file.
Settings are OPTIONAL.

Example (Defaults)
[PandorasBox] ItemDisplayMax=30 RespectItemPreventUpload=False ItemWhitelist= ItemBlacklist= DisableBlopSound=False DisablePickupSound=False PickupSoundVolumeMult=1.0 MaxItemSlots_MagicBox=30 MaxItemSlots_PandorasBox=120 SpoilMult_MagicBox=2 SpoilMult_PandorasBox=6 MaxItemCap_MagicBox=100 MaxItemCap_PandorasBox=200 WeightMult_MagicBox=0.5 WeightMult_PandorasBox=0.25 AllowAnyCapAndVoidMyWarranty=False

ItemDisplayMax
Controls the number of stored items that will be listed on box item tooltip. Default is 30 items.

RespectItemPreventUpload
Default is False. Set to True to make items not allowed for upload/server transfer to be disallowed from Magic or Pandora Box.

ItemWhitelist
Default is unused/blank. Accepts comma delimited list of item class names (such as stone is PrimalItemResource_Stone_C). Wildcard character asterisk (*) can be used for fuzzy match. If used, only items in the whitelist will be allowed in Magic or Pandora Box.

ItemBlacklist
Default is unused/blank. Accepts comma delimited list of item class names (such as stone is PrimalItemResource_Stone_C). Wildcard character asterisk (*) can be used for fuzzy match. If used, items in the blacklist will be disallowed in Magic or Pandora Box.

DisableBlopSound
Default is False. Set to True to disable the "blop" sound at the end of the effects during box pickup. This sets the server default setting and players can set their own setting after that via radial wheel Preferences.

DisablePickupSound
Default is False. Set to True to disable the all sound during box pickup. This sets the server default setting and players can set their own setting after that via radial wheel Preferences.

PickupSoundVolumeMult
Default is 1.0 which is 100%. Value can range from 0.1 - 1.5, in increments of 0.1 only. Controls the volume of the pickup effects. This sets the server default setting and players can set their own setting after that via radial wheel Preferences.

MaxItemSlots_MagicBox
Default is 30. Controls the max item slots for the Magic Box. Due to ARK, you should not put more than 1000 for this value!!!
Note: The max cap also controls the amount that can be stored!
Note: If box contains more than max slots (such as if you lower this setting with boxes in game already containing more) then pickup will not be allowed until you remove the excess items. Boxes have absolute max slots of 10,000 so items will not be lost due to this (again, you should NEVER use max slots value higher than 1,000!).

MaxItemSlots_PandorasBox
Default is 120. Controls the max item slots for the Pandora Box. Due to ARK, you should not put more than 1000 for this value!!!
Note: The max cap also controls the amount that can be stored!
Note: If box contains more than max slots (such as if you lower this setting with boxes in game already containing more) then pickup will not be allowed until you remove the excess items. Boxes have absolute max slots of 10,000 so items will not be lost due to this (again, you should NEVER use max slots value higher than 1,000!).

SpoilMult_MagicBox
Default is 2. Controls the multiplier applied to spoil times for perishable items held in the Magic Box. If you want no multiplier use a value of 1. Values lower than 1 will reduce spoil time. A value of 0 will cause the default to apply.

SpoilMult_PandorasBox
Default is 6. Controls the multiplier applied to spoil times for perishable items held in the Pandora Box. If you want no multiplier use a value of 1. Values lower than 1 will reduce spoil time. A value of 0 will cause the default to apply.

MaxItemCap_MagicBox
Default is 100. Controls the item capacity of the Magic Box. This will limit how many items can be stored (in addition to max slots). An item's CAP depends on the complexity of the item. The tooltips and UIs in the mod will show how much CAP each item is using. Simple items such as stone, wood, etc will use very little CAP and you will be able to store many stacks of them. More advanced items like weapons, armor, fertilized eggs, Cryo Pods will use up much more CAP.
Note: A hard max of 300 will apply for safety reasons. This is to prevent you from storing too much in a single item which could brick your worldsave!
Note: If the box contains over 100% capacity, such as if you lower this setting with boxes in world having more already, then pickup will not be allowed until CAP is <= 100% again.

MaxItemCap_PandorasBox
Default is 200. Controls the item capacity of the Pandora Box. This will limit how many items can be stored (in addition to max slots). An item's CAP depends on the complexity of the item. The tooltips and UIs in the mod will show how much CAP each item is using. Simple items such as stone, wood, etc will use very little CAP and you will be able to store many stacks of them. More advanced items like weapons, armor, fertilized eggs, Cryo Pods will use up much more CAP.
Note: A hard max of 300 will apply for safety reasons. This is to prevent you from storing too much in a single item which could brick your worldsave!
Note: If the box contains over 100% capacity, such as if you lower this setting with boxes in world having more already, then pickup will not be allowed until CAP is <= 100% again.

WeightMult_MagicBox
Default is 0.5. Value is multiplier on the weight of the items contained in the Magic Box. So the default means that items in Magic Box weigh half as much as normal. If you want no multiplier use a value of 1. Values greater than 1 will increase weight. A value of 0 will cause the default to apply.

WeightMult_PandorasBox
Default is 0.25. Value is multiplier on the weight of the items contained in the Pandora Box. So the default means that items in Pandora Box weigh a quarter as much as normal. If you want no multiplier use a value of 1. Values greater than 1 will increase weight. A value of 0 will cause the default to apply.

AllowAnyCapAndVoidMyWarranty
Default is False. NOT RECOMMENDED If set to True then the hard max on CAP (300) will not apply. Whatever CAP setting values you put will be used. Your warranty is void. Expect no support if you brick your save and lose everything!
Last edited by Kozenomenon; 5 Jan, 2022 @ 4:11am
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Lufion 30 Jan, 2020 @ 4:28pm 
The MaxItemSlot config does'nt work. I changed it to 1000 and it is still only 30
Kozenomenon  [developer] 30 Jan, 2020 @ 4:37pm 
Did you read the description for the setting? ;)

Your attempt at 1000 is exactly why I hard capped it at 30. Setting is to further limit the size only.

1000 would most surely not be possible due to network buffer limitations. That is an unreal engine thing. If you cap the network buffer servers crash.
Kozenomenon  [developer] 30 Jan, 2020 @ 4:44pm 
Thinking of adding in future a backpack. If I can find way to limit it to player inventory only and only allow 1 then I could see allowing for much higher item limit.
SOBEK 19 Mar, 2020 @ 1:20pm 
Hi. Like idea for backpack, but you can change magic box to backpack, but with bigger cost and more rare items to craft recipe enable engram on lvl 50. Can work like box work. But backpack version will by for real hunters, and can have smithy inside like some saddles. Good luck.
SOBEK 19 Mar, 2020 @ 1:27pm 
You can make portable fridge too, powered on batteries. For long exploration of map and for save all fast spoils items from gone in player inventory :) This will by must have mod.
DaoXiaoYao 21 Apr, 2020 @ 1:14am 
Originally posted by julekBombon:
Hi. Like idea for backpack, but you can change magic box to backpack, but with bigger cost and more rare items to craft recipe enable engram on lvl 50. Can work like box work. But backpack version will by for real hunters, and can have smithy inside like some saddles. Good luck.
God, this is the feature I've always wanted, and if the author can build it and give it a blacksmith shop or higher level of manufacturing, I'd love to contribute a little bit to this piece
Triphamr 29 Nov, 2020 @ 8:30am 
Originally posted by Lufion:
The MaxItemSlot config does'nt work. I changed it to 1000 and it is still only 30

MaxItemSlots
Controls the max inventory items for Magic Box. Default and hard max is 30. This is intended for those that want to limit it further.
Granpafishy 11 Jan, 2022 @ 12:26pm 
Just so I understand, if we set the SpoilMult_MagicBox & SpoilMult_PandorasBox to 0, items in them will not spoil?
Kozenomenon  [developer] 11 Jan, 2022 @ 1:31pm 
Originally posted by Granpafishy:
Just so I understand, if we set the SpoilMult_MagicBox & SpoilMult_PandorasBox to 0, items in them will not spoil?

SpoilMult_MagicBox
Default is 2. Controls the multiplier applied to spoil times for perishable items held in the Magic Box. If you want no multiplier use a value of 1. Values lower than 1 will reduce spoil time. A value of 0 will cause the default to apply.

SpoilMult_PandorasBox
Default is 6. Controls the multiplier applied to spoil times for perishable items held in the Pandora Box. If you want no multiplier use a value of 1. Values lower than 1 will reduce spoil time. A value of 0 will cause the default to apply.
Last edited by Kozenomenon; 11 Jan, 2022 @ 1:32pm
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