Ark: Survival Evolved has many mods that can be added to your game which not only make the game more fun, but to give you an advantage in the world.
Whether you are looking for something that will automate daily tasks, or a way to gain easier access to end-game gear, there is a mod out there for you.
15. Stargate Worlds
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How cool would it be to travel from one location of the Ark to the other with a giant mysterious teleporter that you walk into? With this mod, you can easily traverse the island and get around easier with stargates, avoiding the dangerous rexes and raptors.
Why This Mod Is Useful:
- Travel around the map quicker than ever
- Safer than traveling by dinosaur or on foot
Get the mod here
14. Automated Ark
There is a ton of chore-like activities that need to be completed in Ark as you progress further and further. How else will the dinosaurs be fed? With this mod, you can get around all that boring work and move on to the fun activities that you enjoy.
Why This Mod Is Useful:
- Automate the boring chores that need to be done
- Automatically feed dinosaurs and other essentials that take up time
- More time for fun activities in the game
Get the mod here
13. Inventory Cleaner
Every player has had that moment where they are gathering resources but need to continually stop to throw out the useless materials they don’t want. With the Inventory Cleaner mod, you can purge these items from your inventory before they even get there. You automatically drop them without having to do anything on your part.
Why This Mod Is Useful:
- Cleaner inventory
- Remove useless resources automatically
Get the mod here
12. Carts and Wagons
Players quickly learn that they are limited by their small inventory sizes, so this mod may be useful in working around this. The carts and wagons mod allows you to carry these materials with a cart or wagon rather than in your inventory, allowing you more mobility and a less cluttered inventory.
Why This Mod Is Useful:
- Higher carrying capacity
- More mobility when carrying a higher amount of resources
Get the mod here
11. Structures Plus
Every player has struggled to play with Ark’s seemingly broken structural system. Snap points seem to work half the time, structures glitch through each other, and sometimes they look like a complete mess. With the Structures Plus mod, you can easily work around this and fix all of these issues at once.
Why This Mode Is Useful:
- Structures will look neater than they have in the past
- Fix the broken structural system’s snap points
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10. Classic Flyers
One of the most frustrating patches was where the developers removed the ability to level up the speed stat on flying dinosaurs. Now, the speed is limited to the same for every dinosaur, and that is just no fun. With this mod, you will once again be able to zoom across the map as fast as you can on your flyers by increasing the speed stat with skill points as if the patch never even happened.
Why This Mod Is Useful:
- Faster flying dinosaurs
- Travel the Ark quicker than ever
- Easier to escape danger
Get the mod here
9. Ultra Stacks
Another frustrating issue that Ark players have is the ability to stack items. Some stacks feel somewhat small, but with Ultra Stacks, you can now stack hundreds of pieces of wood together to reach a thousand. This acts as more convenient and saves space in storage containers and your inventory.
Why This Mod Is Useful:
- Cleaner inventory screen
- Cleaner and more organized storage containers
- More room in storage containers
Get the mod here
8. Upgrade Station
Creating the best weapons in the Ark is essential in defeating the many enemies that you will come across. With this mod, you can now upgrade and create better quality weapons and tools. These weapons will give you the advantage you need to take down both enemy players and wild dinosaurs.
Why This Mod Is Useful:
- Deal more damage to enemy players and dinosaurs
- Access to more effective weapons and tools
Get the mod here
7. DinoTracker
One of the most annoying occurrences is when your dinosaur is missing. Either a player angered the dinosaur and it chased them away from your base, or someone has taken your dinosaur from you. With this mod, you can easily find where they have gone rather than running around the map for hours in search of your precious dinosaur.
Why This Mod Is Useful:
- Locate dinosaurs that have chased away players or wild dinosaurs
- Locate dinosaurs that have been taken by other players
Get the mod here
6. Egg N Poop Collector
It is important to collect eggs to hatch new dinosaurs to defend your base. It is also important to gather poop for creating fertilizer for Plant Species X and other farms. With the Egg N Poop Collector mod, you can use a device to automatically collect poop and eggs, ensuring that you pick up every single one before it decomposes or disappears forever.
Why This Mod Is Useful:
- Automatically pick up eggs dropped by dinosaurs for hatching more dinosaurs
- Automatically pick up poop dropped by dinosaurs for use in fertilizer
Get the mod here
5. Death Helper
The map of the Ark can be quite glitchy, and there are plenty of spots where players can get stuck. With this mod, players can kill themselves to get out of these awful situations They can also use this mod for death beacons that show them where their dead bodies or bags of loot are left.
Why This Mod Is Useful:
- Locate dead body faster and easier than before
- Easy way to escape from situations where you are trapped (either by players or the map itself)
Get the mod here
4. Kibble Table
Kibble is one of the confusing aspects of the game that is so powerful in taming dinosaurs. With the Kibble Table mod, it is made easier than ever. By trading in metal, you are able to acquire that precious kibble that you so desperately need to tame the biggest and best dinosaurs of the Ark.
Why This Mod Is Useful:
- More uses for metal ingots
- Easier access to kibble for taming dinosaurs
- Faster and easier taming of dinosaurs
Get the mod here
3. Boosted Fabricator +
With this mod, you are able to craft so much more in a shorter span of time in the fabricator. You will notice that the inventory of the fabricator has around 1,000 inventory slots and extends the amount of time for polymer to spoil. It also changes a ton of the stats on structures such as an auto chem bench, the fridge, vaults, compost bins, and so much more.
Why This Mod Is Useful:
- More slots in the inventory of the fabricator
- Faster crafting of items in the fabricator
- Polymer will last longer
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2. Pimp My Dino
This mod does more than make your dinosaurs flashier. Instead, it gives them armor that you can equip them with. This armor will make them even more powerful. It does have some glitches, but many players have stated that they believe that this mod is a must have and should be a part of the main game.
Why This Mod Is Useful:
- Make your tamed dinosaurs look cooler with custom armor
- Protect them with a variety of types of armor
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1. TekBench
In order to unlock Tek gear, you must defeat the bosses of Ark: Survival Evolved. However, what if there was a way around this? With this mod, you can instead use the TekBench to research and create these powerful pieces of equipment, saving you much time, resources, and stress of having to defeat some of the most powerful enemies in the game.
Why This Mod Is Useful:
- Save lots of time and resources
- Access to end-game gear earlier
- Powerful gear is easier to acquire
Get the mod here