#modding-announcements

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For those that want to get a head start on preparing their mods for consoles, here are a couple of things that you can start on ahead of time.

Test your mod with a gamepad on PC:
Custom UIs should implement the virtual cursor.
See the images attached for examples of how to Enable & Disable virtual cursor from your widget blueprints
Make sure that you have a gamepad compatible option for any important keybinds

Players don't have access to set arbitrary ini configs on console clients.
Consider adding a menu for controlling your custom settings and managing the values in a savegame object or actor.

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CurseForge is excited to announce the ARKathon mod contest for ARK: Survival Ascended!
🏆 $350,000 in rewards
➡️ 2 unique tracks - modders and game studios
📅 Starting December 5
⚙️ Ready your devkits!

Learn more at: http://arkathon.curseforge.com

CurseForge Mods and Addons - Built On Overwolf

Welcome to the CurseForge community! Build, manage and download mods and addons for your favorite games.

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The size limit for cooked console mod packages has been raised to 4GB.
Please note that this restriction is only on the cooked packages for console on a given mod.

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It's official from the corporate top-boss: creators can use all ATLAS assets within ASA mods as they see fit!
Only for use within ASA mods, of course.

On this subject I want to talk a moment about the spotlight video that just went out. As mod authors you are responsible for getting permission to use assets you don't own.
The presence of the ATLAS parrot in the spotlight mod that just went out does NOT qualify as actual permission for others, and as mod authors you should never ever assume that you have the right to use assets from another IP unless you can reference explicit permission from the IP owner that it is allowed for you to do so.
"Mods" do not qualify as Fair Use.

Wildcard CANNOT give permission to use assets that don't belong to us.
In the case of ATLAS we asked, on behalf of the community, if that is allowed as a blanket permission because of our relationship with the IP owner and because of the historical permission for ASE.
But this cannot be assumed... ever, even from a video in our spotlights, because someone could have permission for only themselves to use those assets. A license to one person does not qualify as license to all.

Copyright law is complicated, and staying on the right side of those laws is your own responsibility.

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ARK DevKit Version 32.12.37.468658 has been posted to the DevKit Beta branch on the Epic Launcher

We are continuing to pursue the frequent cloud cooking errors that are affecting mod cooks. If you aren't sure if your cook is failing for a legitimate reason or not, please try a local cook and refer to the logs for errors.
https://devkit.studiowildcard.com/changelog#h.h8ykjnbbrgah

ARK DevKit Docs - Changelog

The DevKit changelog is not an exhaustive list of changes. These only represent tracked changes that were specifically addressed for mod development reasons.

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We have received reports that some mods are having trouble with snap points after the recent update, and we are investigating.

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The ARK Devkit Main version has been updated to version 33.47.49.478326

This includes the SOTF Mod sources for authors to reference for making their own content

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In an upcoming major version to support some new features we have made some changes to shaders.
Unfortunately we have discovered that these changes will impact some mods (Map authors may find their landscape materials draw black for example)
Fixing the problem should only require cooking your mods again with the updated cloud cooking tools.

We will provide another notice of this change as we get closer to releasing that update.

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⚠️ Notice: If you have added the "Custom Cosmetics" category to any of your mods you will want to remove that category!

This category will be treated in a special manner by the game and any normal mods using this category will fail to function in game. This category is exclusively for use with the custom cosmetics system that will be releasing in the next major game update.

Additionally, any mods in the "Total Conversion" category will be loaded in game in the same manner as Maps (Which may not be suitable for a number of the mods currently listed under this category)

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There is currently a development stream being hosted by the one and only Garuga123
If you have any interesting in designing creatures, this is the place to be! 😄
https://www.twitch.tv/garuga123vz

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garuga123vz - Twitch

Garuga's Let's Build! Session 1: Getting Started & Visual Elements

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The source for these projects will be included in the DevKit as examples when the next update for it is released! 😄
https://youtu.be/D_mUr16d_FU

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ARK: Survival Ascended
Super Steamboat Willie - ARK Dev Kit Platformer Example

Via the new Mod-driven Custom Cosmetics system, a couple of friendly rodents have ventured into ARK as character costumes. And showcasing the power of ARK Dev Kit's new game framework for Total Conversions, we've uploaded an example of a Total Conversion game: Super Steamboat Willie! Grab your trusty hammer (or duck), and venture forth on an act...

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Hello <@&1167982808074043413>
The ARK DevKit Beta has been updated to 34.51.74.481263
This includes the support (and examples) for custom cosmetics and the simple game framework updates.
A cloud cooker update with these changes is still pending.

https://devkit.studiowildcard.com/changelog#h.h8ykjnbbrgah

ARK DevKit Docs - Changelog

The DevKit changelog is not an exhaustive list of changes. These only represent tracked changes that were specifically addressed for mod development reasons.

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An overview the ARK Dev Kit's Simple Game Framework, and how to setup the different kinds of Custom Cosmetics (Costumes, Item Skins, Weapon Skins, & Structure Skins), and what the Structure Skins can functionally do.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkffxv2YjT8

Please also be aware. The following two CurseForge categories should not be used unless the mod is using one of these systems.

"Custom Cosmetics" : Any mods listed as custom cosmetics will only load the data for custom cosmetics support. these will not be usable as regular mods on Curseforge and will not list in the SinglePlayer menu. Installed Custom Cosmetics will be loaded automatically on singleplayer and for servers that they are whitelisted for.

"Total Conversion" : Mods with the Total Conversion category will now load in the same manner as mods with the "Maps" category, they will also warn the player if they try to launch a total conversion mod while other mods are enabled.

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ARK: Survival Ascended
ARK Dev Kit GameFramework & Custom Cosmetics Overview

An overview the ARK Dev Kit's Simple Game Framework, and how to setup the different kinds of Custom Cosmetics (Costumes, Item Skins, Weapon Skins, & Structure Skins), and what the Structure Skins can functionally do.

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<@&1167982808074043413> The ARK DevKit Main has been updated to 34.51.75.481263

This is a minor update to address new performance issues for map authors and some assets that were removed by mistake (these aren't cooked with the game currently, so those assets will need to be copied to a mod in order to function)
https://devkit.studiowildcard.com/changelog#h.h8ykjnbbrgah

ARK DevKit Docs - Changelog

The DevKit changelog is not an exhaustive list of changes. These only represent tracked changes that were specifically addressed for mod development reasons.

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The ARK DevKit Documentation site has been updated with additional pages (Under Guides) for:

GameFramework & Custom Cosmetics Overview
Structure Skins & Custom Cosmetics
Structure Types
Snap Groups
Snapping Updates
Mod Structure Integration
Wireless Exchanges

https://devkit.studiowildcard.com/

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<@&1167982808074043413> It has come to our attention that todays update has resulted in stability issues for some mods.
We believe that a recook of the affected mods will resolve the problem and are working to prepare a new DevKit and Cloud Cooker.

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We have a cloud cooker build in process, it was delayed to address some critical build issues that were identified last night.
We expect that the new cloud cooker version will most likely be deployed to CurseForge tonight or tomorrow morning (from the perspective of Pacific Timezone)

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In the next major version update, we'll be making a significant change to the female character as we've improved pipeline for human characters by removing redundant assets, simplifying the process of making character animations and assets for both modders, content creators, and the team internally. From a player perspective, when this patch rolls out you'll notice your female character having changed its proportions, but we've gone ahead and implemented new functionality on the Scissors allowing you to change your character's appearance at any time, including bone modifications.
For creators, we also have a blender file you can use to help convert your assets to use the new character, which you can read more about here
https://devkit.studiowildcard.com/guides/legacy-female-armor-conversion

A new DevKit update will be posted to Beta later today.

ARK DevKit Docs - Legacy Female Armor Conversion

With ASA game update 36.4 we made a significant change to the female character as we've improved pipeline for human characters by removing redundant assets, simplifying the process of making character animations and assets for both modders, content creators, and the team internally.
For creators,

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<@&1167982808074043413> The Cloud Cooking tools have been updated to 36.4.82.484455
We understand a number of mods are experiencing crashes right now and we are investigating so see what we can solve from the base game, but in the meantime any mods affected by new crashes since the the update to version 36 can try recooking with the new cloud cooking tools to see if that resolves the crashing for your project.

I am still investigating some lingering issues with the DevKit before pushing it to Main but that shouldn't have any bearing on recooking mods against the new cloud cooking tools

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ARK: Bob's Tall Tales & Scorched Earth Modding Update

We're going to be updating the DevKit as soon as possible with all the latest content from the map, as well as the new ARK: Bob's Tall Tales DLC. In the past we would have restricted access to the DLC content for some months via the DevKit, however we'll be including it as soon as possible with this release. Creators are free to mod the content/gameplay systems that derive from ARK: Bob's Tall Tales as long as they continue to maintain the built-in ownership ruleset associated with the new additions. We'll be monitoring mods for how they use the content/systems and any that have modified the permission-ruleset will be removed.

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The ARK DevKit Beta has been updated to 39.24.97.507236 for some minor DevKit updates
The cloud cooking tools have been updated to 39.24.94.507236
Following further checks tomorrow, the Devkit update will be published to Main

https://devkit.studiowildcard.com/changelog#h.uf31rk2p8i40

ARK DevKit Docs - Changelog

The DevKit changelog is not an exhaustive list of changes. These only represent tracked changes that were specifically addressed for mod development reasons.

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<@&1167982808074043413> The ARK DevKit Main has been updated to 41.18.99.529762
Matching Cloud cooking tools have already been deployed.

We are aware that cook times for mods have increased significantly and are investigating the cause.
https://devkit.studiowildcard.com/changelog#h.uf31rk2p8i40

ARK DevKit Docs - Changelog

The DevKit changelog is not an exhaustive list of changes. These only represent tracked changes that were specifically addressed for mod development reasons.

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<@&1167982808074043413> Hello everyone!
With the update today some mods may find that if they were using the HTTP GET/POST functions on the gamestate, that they will have stopped sending those requests from the game.
We have not taken away the ability to make GET & POST calls, but we have implemented a new blueprint networking interface that implements some security measures.
This new implementation offers some benefits for everyone:

For Mod Authors:

  • You will now be able to make these calls from ANY blueprint directly and the instance that calls the function will automatically get the response event directly. (as long as the interface has been properly implemented).
  • You will not have to filter requests from other mods anymore like was necessary on the gamestate
  • It's now possible to set custom headers properly
  • The response data is now more full-featured

For Players & Server Admins, you will be able to know at a glance what mods are making network calls (in the game logs) and be able to identify any suspicious activity.

A section will be added to the Devkit documentation on how to use the new interface and it will require updating your mods against a new cloud cooker in order to use it.
A new cloud cooker and modkit are already in progress and I expect it to be available within the next day or two.

There is one notable exception for the new network support, custom cosmetic mods will not be able to make network calls at all anymore even if they implement the new interface.

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The ARK DevKit Beta has been updated to 47.1.105.557822
https://devkit.studiowildcard.com/changelog

For those that want to take a look at the new network request implementations ahead of the update being publish to Main please take a look at this guide
https://devkit.studiowildcard.com/systems-tools/blueprint-secure-networking

ARK DevKit Docs - Changelog

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ARK DevKit Docs - Blueprint Secure Networking

With version 47.1 we removed the implementations of all pre-existing blueprint exposed HTTP functions. These were untracked and on manageable, so we have implemented a new system. IMPORTANT NOTE: Custom Cosmetics mods cannot send network requests. No exceptions, they are blocked from doing so.

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<@&1167982808074043413> The ARK DevKit Beta has been updated to 49.2.113.565954

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<@&1167982808074043413> The ARK DevKit Main has been updated to 49.2.113.565954

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<@&1167982808074043413> For mods that add functionality intended only for admins that check bIsAdmin on the player controller: It is important to understand that trusting the value of this bool on the client-side is inherently not going to secure your functionality. To secure functionality you also need to make sure to validate that bIsAdmin is true on the server instance before running your code(Or replicating privileged data to a client). Checking bIsAdmin on the clientside is only effective as a preliminary convenience check for cosmetic purposes under the assumption that a client exe is not modified and running without battleeye.

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Hello, Everyone! While working on Aberration and during our work on integrating 5.4 engine changes some attempts at housekeeping were made to reduce unused material complexity and as a result the material hierarchy for many armor materials changed. This introduced several issues and while we resolved most of them this still unfortunately had an undesired impact on many Mod Armor & Cosmetic sets that will cause them to look broken until they have been recooked against the new cloud cooker. We tested against several cases and found that the mods we checked needed only to be recooked against the updated cloud cooker and did not require any changes. The new cloud cooker and Mod Kit for Aberration content should be available at launch or very soon after. This does not affect ALL mods or even all cosmetic mods, it may be best to wait until the update has been released and check to see what mods you have that might have been affected before submitting the mod for recooking.

We apologize for the inconvenience. We will continue to try and avoid these types of situations as best we can and and will work to improve internally in areas where we find these issues occur.

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<@&1167982808074043413> Hello, I just want to make a notice for mod authors really quick.
The Trait System was approved for use by mods without having to enforce BTT ownership.
Mods can modify and make the Trait system accessible without BTT ownership, and can create and provide their own versions of the Trait system items and structures. (Gene Scanner, Gene Storage/Infuser)
The only requirement is that the content assets (models/materials/etc) of these items may not be used in mods without enforcement of BTT ownership, Mods must provide their own assets instead.
The existing items cannot be made available without verifying BTT ownership.
https://devkit.studiowildcard.com/getting-started/additional-information#h.eh1atqfvuca3

ARK DevKit Docs - Additional Information

ARK DevKit Versioning

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Going forward we will only be enabling dynamic download for non-premium custom cosmetics that are less than 700 MB in size. This will only affect consoles and PC users will continue to dynamically download whitelisted cosmetics.

This change will be retroactively applied to already whitelisted cosmetics, and any that are over 700 MB will be disabled from dynamic download on consoles.
Cosmetics that are not dynamically downloaded can still be used and players can manually install them from the mod browser in order to see them in game.

** Premium cosmetics will remain dynamic download enabled on all platforms.**

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<@&1167982808074043413> I hope everyone is having a good weekend! superturkey

The ARK DevKit Main has been updated to 56.7.141.598216
https://devkit.studiowildcard.com/changelog

Additionally a new page has been added to the documentation site to assist with Cosmetics for the Official Whitelist.
If you have a new cosmetic that you want to be evaluated for the official whitelist you can make that request here. Also until we have updated the validation to not require manual updates you can also use this form to notify us if you update your cosmetic so that we can update the validation in the whitelists.
https://devkit.studiowildcard.com/official-cosmetic-whitelist

ARK DevKit Docs - Changelog

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<@&1167982808074043413> For mod authors, it is recommended to use virtual textures for in-world gameplay assets because if you don't use virtual textures, we cannot confirm that they'd always be streamed in fully on consoles

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<@&1167982808074043413> The ARK DevKit Main has been updated to 56.7.142.598216
https://devkit.studiowildcard.com/changelog

With the freemium mod support starting to be explored by mod authors, I want to clarify to those making custom cosmetics that enabling this feature on cosmetics is probably not something that you want to do unless you have explicitly implemented some kind of premium content set using the code options available in the following document.
https://devkit.studiowildcard.com/guides/freemium-mod-implementation-guide

Cosmetic mods will already be visible to other players automatically as long as they are enabled for dynamic download and all premium cosmetics should already be set to do so.

**UPDATE: **There is currently an issue where freemium mods still require ownership to join the server and it will be fixed in the next client update

ARK DevKit Docs - Changelog

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ARK DevKit Docs - Freemium Mod Implementation Guide

If you have a premium mod and want to use the Freemium model, there are a couple of functions that you will want to implement within your mod. Freemium mods will allow the mod to be installed and downloaded without requiring ownership. This will allow servers to add these freemium mods without

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<@&1167982808074043413> With yesterdays update (Major version 59) it is no longer necessary for mod authors to notify us when you update Custom Cosmetics mods to update the CRCs in the whitelist.
Please continue to use the whitelist request form when you have NEW Custom Cosmetics mods to add to the official whitelists, but there's no longer any need to fill it out for every mod update

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<@&1167982808074043413> With the upcoming engine update to the game, we are making a pretty big change to reduce the memory overhead, but this change has the potential to impact some mods in a significant way.

Several classes will have a number of properties that we have identified to be constants-in-practice and will be moving them to a system called sparse data which will make them read-only at runtime and not instance based.

We have put together a form with all of the properties for these classes that are being moved. We want to identify any that might need mitigation strategies to reduce the impact to mods.

Please take a look at your mods, at any properties that you didn't create yourself in blueprints derived from these classes, mark any that you are changing values on at runtime. This is only relevant to runtime changes, you will still be able to modify the values in your class defaults if they are properties exposed to defaults.

(You can edit your responses after submitting, if you need to)
https://ark.gg/UpdateModSurvey

Google Docs
ARK Survival Ascended: 5.5 Engine Update - Mod Impact Survey

Please read the following carefully before filling out this form.

With the engine update to 5.5 there are a few classes that we are moving a number of properties to a system that will result in them no longer being writable at runtime. This is a necessary change in order to move a lot of data into "Sparse Data" and drastically reduce memory imp...

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<@&1167982808074043413> Regarding the previously announced changes for Sparse Data properties.
After reviewing the feedback from the community and finding that most of these properties were being used by at least one project or another, some by many projects, we have opted to make changes to the UE Sparse Data system.

These properties will remain in Sparse Data, but they will no longer be read-only (unless it is a property we very specifically want to be read-only)
What this means is that in blueprint you will still be able to write new values to these properties at runtime; however, they will be static. This means that the value written to one instance will be shared by all instances of the same class automatically.

Existing Set nodes on these properties should migrate automatically.
We understand there may still be cases where you really need some of the properties to be per-instance and I will try to address those cases over time.

Further we've annotated these nodes and you will be able to identify them in blueprint with the -Class Global- as shown below:

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<@&1167982808074043413> 📢 Heads up, ARK: Survival Ascended modders! 🦖

Just a friendly reminder that in preparation for the UE 5.5 update, we'll be temporarily pausing new mod uploads and updates starting May 20th. After that date, no new mods or updates will be possible until the 5.5 patch is live. Please ensure all your updates are out before May 20th! Thanks for your understanding! ❤️

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<@&1167982808074043413> Some mod authors have been reaching out about new structures that will be in the engine update.
These are the structure tags for those for mod authors that want to prepare for them in advance

Pillar_Flat_Half
Pillar_Flat_Half_Thin
Pillar_Half
Pillar_Half_Thin
Ramp_Quarter
Roof_Quarter
Stairs_Quarter
Railing_Half
Railing_Half_Inverted
Ramp_Corner_Left
Ramp_Corner_Left_Inverted
Ramp_Corner_Right
Ramp_Corner_Right_Inverted
Wall_Sloped_Shallow_Left
Wall_Sloped_Shallow_Left_Inverted
Wall_Sloped_Shallow_Right
Wall_Sloped_Shallow_Right_Inverted```
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<@&1167982808074043413> Regarding Custom Cosmetics for Dinos:
Cosmetics that swap the mesh of one creature for another existing creature (the collection of creatures we ship with the game and DLCs) will not be approved on the official whitelist.

We encourage and will approve Dino cosmetic skins with unique (new to the game) meshes that aren't ours. We just don't want to approve (for Official Whitelist) Custom Cosmetics that swap a Dino's mesh for another existing ARK Dino's mesh.

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<@&1167982808074043413> The ARK DevKit Beta has been updated to 474.1.194.708062

This is a beta devkit for the 5.5 engine update, and mods cooked with this devkit will not load with the current live game client.
This is to give mod authors an opportunity to start resolving and raising any issues with their mods in advance of the game update.

Please also remember that cooks for mods against the current live game cloud cooker will be paused on May 20th, and that no new mods or updates will occur until the 5.5 update is live.
https://devkit.studiowildcard.com/changelog

ARK DevKit Docs - Changelog

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‼️Mod Creators‼️

Just a reminder there's 7 hours left (<t:1747724400:R>) to publish updates or new mods before the 5.5 patch drops. After that, publishing will be paused until the patch is live.

A new UE 5.5 devkit is also available—check the Discord for details!
-# Time shown is in your local time zone
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<@&1167982808074043413> The ARK DevKit Beta has been updated to 66.14.221.711945
DevKit issues will continue to be investigated and addressed, but this is the devkit version intended for the 5.5 release.
The matching cloud cooker might not be available right at release of the update though, so this build will go to Main only after it's confirmed that the matching cloud cooker will be ready as well.

Additionally, in regard to the sparse data properties we spoke about before, we have added a system of supporting instance overrides. Details on that system can be found here: https://devkit.studiowildcard.com/systems-tools/sparse-data-instance-overrides

Right now there are only a few properties supported, but we will be adding more over time.

https://devkit.studiowildcard.com/changelog

ARK DevKit Docs - Changelog

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<@&1167982808074043413> With the upcoming update there was a change to cropods that will likely impact some mod authors.
Cryopods had a change where the Dino Class has been moved from the CustomDataClasses array in the CID to CustomDataSoftClasses.

So if you are doing any custom cryopod logic that is expecting the dino class to be in the old array you will want to update your mods to instead read it from CustomDataSoftClasses

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<@&1167982808074043413> The Cloud cooker has been updated to 66.14.221.711945
And uploads for mod cooks should be open again now.

Mod Authors won't be able to test or publish these builds until after the update is released, but anyone with fixes they need to get ready should be able to start queuing up their mods for cooking ahead of time now.

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An issue was identified with Sparse Data properties where if you set the value of these properties from the construction script or from an editor utility, any values changes for sparse data properties on that class and any derived classes will not be retained on save.

I am working to find a solution for that. For now if you are having any issues with sparse data properties reverting values after restarting the editor, make sure to check the construction script and the construction scripts of any parent classes to see if you are setting any sparse data property values in them.

Remove those, save the blueprint in question and then restart your editor.

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<@&1167982808074043413> There was an issue identified for mods being submit to cook with the new update. Resulting in cooks being rejected due to an "SDK mismatch". This was an error in the mod kit build that broke one our rules about SDK matching. In this instance the issue is not compatibility breaking but it is tripping an error in the cloud cooking system.

It's being addressed right now, and should be resolved service side in the next couple of hours.

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<@&1167982808074043413> The SDK mismatch issue has been resolved and you should be able to submit your mods again now.

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<@&1167982808074043413> Hello Mod Authors. We just wanted to give a quick policy update and make it clear that content and assets that were specifically added in ASE: Aquatica have not been permitted for use in ASA mods and we aren't able to allow this.
Any mods found to be using those assets/content will most likely be taken down.
Content and assets from ASE that existed prior to Aquatica are still allowed for use.

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<@&1167982808074043413> I have received some requests about content and systems from the lost colony DLC and some clarifications about BTT content that has changed context since the original permissions were declared.

The documentation site has been updated with these updates in the DLC content permissions for mods
https://devkit.studiowildcard.com/getting-started/additional-information

  1. While the functionality of the gene scanner where it pertains to traits is available to be used by mods without requiring BTT ownership as long as you are using your own custom assets, as was previously declared, the gene scanner did go through some changes that added embryo extraction to its functionality. The embryo extraction functionality requires checking for BTT ownership to use.

  2. The skill tree system is okay for mods to use without requiring Lost Colony DLC/Bundle ownership, however mod authors must make their own UIs and Skills for this.
    The Content files of the Lost Colony skill trees and the skills themselves that are included with it cannot be used without also owning the Lost Colony DLC/Bundle.

ARK DevKit Docs - Additional Information

ARK DevKit Versioning

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<@&1167982808074043413> The ARK DevKit Beta has been updated to 73.7.236.753833

IMPORTANT NOTE FOR MOD AUTHORS:
If your mod was accessing the GeneTrait properties for DisplayName or Description at runtime, you most likely started experiencing crashes when 73.13 went live. The data type for these properties was changed from FString to FText. You should be able to review any areas in your mod files where you were accessing them and update for that change. If it looks like the editor handled the conversion automatically, do not forget to resave the file and submit for recook once the Cloud Cooker has been updated.

Once the cloud cooker has been updated, and you have recooked your mod, it is recommended that you test them using the Public_Test_Realm steam beta branch, which has the initial 73.13 build. After the game update went live ant the crashes were identified the live ops team implemented temporary measures to try and protect against the most frequent crash cases, but these did not fix the mod itself and like broke functionality in them (These changes are temporary) and if you attempt to test your fixes on the live game you may get a false positive impression depending on if your mod was one of those that were being protected against.
Those temporary protections will be removed from the live game, to re-enable any functionality that it broke, when we feel confident most of the affected mods have had a chance to handle the change and get their mods recooked.

https://devkit.studiowildcard.com/changelog

ARK DevKit Docs - Changelog

68.9.235.742496

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<@&1167982808074043413> If you have recently tried to install the devkit for the first time and found that the Epic launcher shows it as "Coming soon", we have a second option for downloading the devkit until this issue is resolved.

In your steam library if you enable "Tools" and search for "ARK: Survival Ascended Devkit" You will be able to install from there. It is highly recommended that you create a new steam library at a drive root when you install it.

It is likely that this will only be a temporary download option until the issues with accessing the devkit through the epic launcher are resolved, so if/when that does happen make a note to yourselves to backup your mod files in the event you ever uninstall the devkit from steam. (If you are not familiar with version control software like Git, SVN, or Perforce - it's highly recommended to learn one.)

This is only relevant to people who are trying to install the DevKit for the first time. Users who already previously installed the devkit from the Epic launcher should still be able to install from their Epic library.

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<@&1167982808074043413> The ARK DevKit Beta has been updated to 78.4.254.778913
This update Includes the Lost Colony content and map files.
https://devkit.studiowildcard.com/changelog

Before implementing lost colony content and features please read the rules regarding DLC ownership restrictions on Lost Colony content:
https://devkit.studiowildcard.com/getting-started/additional-information

If you installed the ARK DevKit from steam: The download issues for new users on EGS have been resolved and we are returning to use that, the steam version will not continue to receive updates. Please back up your mods folder, uninstall the the steam version and reinstall from EGS to get the latest versions of the ARK ModKit

ARK DevKit Docs - Changelog

78.4.260.778913

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<@&1167982808074043413> The ARK DevKit Beta has been updated to 78.4.257.778913
(Please note that the editor still displays 78.4.254.778913 because this was not a binary update and just file corrections)

A compatible cloud cooker has been deployed.
This build will move to main later today pending confirmation of no further severe blocking issues
https://devkit.studiowildcard.com/changelog

ARK DevKit Docs - Changelog

74.1.242.760116

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<@&1167982808074043413> The ARK DevKit Main & Beta have been updated to 78.4.260.778913
This update is not actually to the devkit content or code. This is the same build as 78.4.257.778913.
This update allows for the optional install of map asset files that are not part of the base game package in the actual game builds. This reduces the devkit size some, however we are still investigating other options to reduce the size of the devkit further.

https://devkit.studiowildcard.com/changelog

ARK DevKit Docs - Changelog

78.4.260.778913

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<@&1167982808074043413> If you were using a function called "SaveStringToFile" your mods might be crashing whenever it is called lately. This function was part of a 3rd party library called Sentry and some point it stopped existing. It is important to check what the functions you are calling are part of, as functions/properties/classes from 3rd party libraries can change or be removed without warning in the event that they are ever updated in the live game.

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<@&1167982808074043413> We're going to rollback the devkit on main due to issues with the build. the Cloud cooker is fine so that will remain updated.
The fixed build of the mod kit should be available by this evening or tomorrow morning

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<@&1167982808074043413> The ARK DevKit Main has been updated to 84.11.266.801108

This build has a ~350GB size reduction achieved via resolution reductions on larger textures. So in editor (and only in editor) you may see core game textures look less detailed than the live game. (This will not impact textures you have added yourself)
Please note that if there are any textures in the base game that you absolutely need to be at full resolution that it is advised that you back those up locally somewhere before updating and just replace the files after the update.
We are working on making the original files available for when people need them.

https://devkit.studiowildcard.com/changelog

ARK DevKit Docs - Changelog

84.11.266.801108

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<@&1167982808074043413> The ARK DevKit Main & Beta has been updated to 85.19.272.805383

This addresses the issue with building HLODs that was introduced with the latest version.
If you keep a custom uproject project, please refer to the changelog for what should be added to it.
https://devkit.studiowildcard.com/changelog

ARK DevKit Docs - Changelog

85.19.272.805383