This configuration is more complex and will fail if not specified perfectly correctly but it does give complete flexibility to specify any resources in the game as a requirement for crafting a life force crystal and will also behave normally when crafting.

Note: To use this override you must set the RequiresCrystal property in "GameUserSettings.ini" to true.


ConfigOverrideItemCraftingCosts entries must be specified in the "Game.ini" file in your server or games configuration folder under the section [/script/shootergame.shootergamemode]. If the section doesn't exist you must create it.

The format for the configuration entry is as follows:

ConfigOverrideItemCraftingCosts=(ItemClassString="PrimalItem_LifeForceCrystal_C",BaseCraftingResourceRequirements=(RESOURCE_LIST))
The RESOURCE_LIST is a list of resource entries where each entry is enclosed in parentheses and separated by a comma.

For example the following will allow you to craft Lifeforce Crystals with 100 crystals, 10 Rare Mushrooms, 15 Rare Flowers, 20 Stimulants and 1 of any Artifact:

[/script/shootergame.shootergamemode]
ConfigOverrideItemCraftingCosts=(ItemClassString="PrimalItem_LifeForceCrystal_C",BaseCraftingResourceRequirements=((ResourceItemTypeString="PrimalItemResource_Crystal_C",BaseResourceRequirement=300.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=false),(ResourceItemTypeString="PrimalItemResource_RareMushroom_C",BaseResourceRequirement=10.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=false),(ResourceItemTypeString="PrimalItemResource_RareFlower_C",BaseResourceRequirement=15.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=false),(ResourceItemTypeString="PrimalItemConsumable_Stimulant_C",BaseResourceRequirement=20.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=false),(ResourceItemTypeString="PrimalItemArtifactGeneric_C",BaseResourceRequirement=1.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=false)))

Be very carefull to get the correct number of parentheses or this will fail. Syntax errors will usually show up in the console log for your server.

*** VERY IMPORTANT: If you change the resources using the above method you MUST uninstall the mod and start your server or the single player game as appropriate. You can then reactivate the mod and the changes should work. If you do not do this Ark will cache some of the old values and you will end up with the resource description not matching the actual resource requirements.