ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved

Extinction Core
koekwau5 29 Oct, 2018 @ 10:57am
Extinction Core + Volcano Map = 60 Alpha Reapers within 5 feet of eachother on Lava Island
Hi all,

currently trying to solve a overspawn issue on our Volcano map server.
On the small Lava Island on the center right of the map there are living like 60 Alpha Reapers all very close together. Tried to tame a DodoRex there with our Megaphiticus but they get insta-knocked out of torpor.

I've read the FAQ and have seen we can change the SpawnWeightMultiplier like this:
DinoSpawnWeightMultipliers=(DinoNameTag="Human",OverrideSpawnLimitPercentage=True,SpawnLimitPercentage=0.X,SpawnWeightMultiplier=0.X)

So there are a few things I had to know:

- Where to put this code?; Game.ini
- Tag code of Alpha Reaper; MegaXenomorph

So the code will end up like this (default spawn weights):
DinoSpawnWeightMultipliers=(DinoNameTag=MegaXenomorph,SpawnWeightMultiplier=0.0,OverrideSpawnLimitPercentage=true,SpawnLimitPercentage=0.0)

Now when I even do set 0.1 as SpawnWeight they still spawn back massively.

Ran this tonight and just came back to find again like 50 Alpha Reapers all clogged up together:
DinoSpawnWeightMultipliers=(DinoNameTag=MegaXenomorph,SpawnWeightMultiplier=0.000001,OverrideSpawnLimitPercentage=true,SpawnLimitPercentage=0.00000001)

So setting it to it's ultimate low also doesnt work.
So I think I'm missing some key information here, maybe someone knows.

1. Do I have the correct tag for the Alpha Reaper. The spawn code is as followed:
/Game/Mods/Extinction/Dinos/Nameless/Alpha/MegaXenomorph_Character_BP_Male_Core.MegaXenomorph_Character_BP_Male_Core

The tag is MegaXenomorph but it's the Nameless dino which causes the spawn.
This is the only thing that doesnt matches compared to other spawn codes.

2. Or is the SpawnWeight so extremely low it's going the other way around now due to the Volcano map spawn weights and thusfor creating piles of Alpha Reapers instead of 1 ~ 3?

I tried lots of things. I have many servers running and changed many dino spawn weights no problem but I can't get this one to work.

And I need to tackle the Alpha Reaper overspawn or else you can't simply progress anymore. We need the DodoRex of that Lava Island to kill an Omega boss. But since our strongest boss tames get insta knocked out by level 350 Alpha Reaper that is just impossible to do with so many of them around.

If there are like 10 you can maybe kite them away. But when one triggers and you try to kite it away you walk against a wall of 20 others left and right :P

Thanks in advance for your help and time!
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Chief 29 Oct, 2018 @ 2:52pm 
DinoSpawnWeightMultipliers=(DinoNameTag="MegaXenomorph_Character_BP_Male_Surface_C",OverrideSpawnLimitPercentage=true,SpawnLimitPercentage=0.5,SpawnWeightMultiplier=0.1)
DinoSpawnWeightMultipliers=(DinoNameTag="MegaXenomorph_Character_BP_Male_Core_C",OverrideSpawnLimitPercentage=true,SpawnLimitPercentage=0.3,SpawnWeightMultiplier=0.05)
DinoSpawnWeightMultipliers=(DinoNameTag="MegaXenomorph_Character_BP_Wild_Core_C",OverrideSpawnLimitPercentage=true,SpawnLimitPercentage=0.3,SpawnWeightMultiplier=0.05)
DinoSpawnWeightMultipliers=(DinoNameTag="Xenomorph_Character_BP_Male_C",OverrideSpawnLimitPercentage=true,SpawnLimitPercentage=0.3,SpawnWeightMultiplier=0.05)
DinoSpawnWeightMultipliers=(DinoNameTag="Xenomorph_Character_BP_Male_Chupa_Core_C",OverrideSpawnLimitPercentage=true,SpawnLimitPercentage=0.3,SpawnWeightMultiplier=0.05)
DinoSpawnWeightMultipliers=(DinoNameTag="Xenomorph_Character_BP_Female_Core_C",OverrideSpawnLimitPercentage=true,SpawnLimitPercentage=0.3,SpawnWeightMultiplier=0.05)
DinoSpawnWeightMultipliers=(DinoNameTag="Xenomorph_Character_BP_Female_C",OverrideSpawnLimitPercentage=true,SpawnLimitPercentage=0.3,SpawnWeightMultiplier=0.05)
DinoSpawnWeightMultipliers=(DinoNameTag="Xenomorph_Character_BP_Male_Core_C",OverrideSpawnLimitPercentage=true,SpawnLimitPercentage=0.3,SpawnWeightMultiplier=0.05)
Chief 29 Oct, 2018 @ 2:52pm 
Note the dino tag names compared to yours and you must include the quotes. Can just copy and paste the ones you need.

That is what I run now. It seems to be just at that edge. If you know what I mean

You will see vanilla in there as well because with custom spawners these map guys use, it can interfere with the spawners mod authors try and use. So I do both modded and vanilla variants sometimes. On Hope test server, I had to completely disable vanilla otters as his container wasn't even allowing EC otters to spawn and we were getting several hundred otter in each little area. Then can use Simple Spawners mod to replace them with EC dino spawns
Last edited by Chief; 29 Oct, 2018 @ 3:24pm
Chief 29 Oct, 2018 @ 2:56pm 
Don't get me wrong though. The few on my server really love EC on just about any map we've tried. Not Aberration yet though. I hear it doesnt work well, but I like to try anyways
koekwau5 29 Oct, 2018 @ 3:23pm 
Thank you for all the information. Changed the Game.ini with your complete configuration and gonna test it out ;) I see you have alot more nametags for Alpha Reapers I was able to pull out of the files! Will let you know. Again ty for your time!
Chief 29 Oct, 2018 @ 3:26pm 
No worries. Can add me to steam friends if you have any other issues. I will help if I know how.
Chief 29 Oct, 2018 @ 3:29pm 
I usually take my names tags directly from the steamapps\common\ARK\ShooterGame\Content\Mods\817096835\dinos
folder. Those are usually more up to date than the google documents. And though the files are there, doesn't mean they all spawn or are even active. lol
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