ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved

Pirate Treasure
Aedrus 24 Sep, 2021 @ 7:15pm
Using Pirate Treasure with Custom Supply Drops | Insight
This mod adds a unique twist on hunting for supply drops, especially when combined with supply drop configurations/augmentations.

For those who are having trouble combining this mod with custom loot table mods or configurations, here are some things I've discovered:

Firstly, I am unsure if there is a way to combine this mod with other beacon mods without one completely overriding the other. You will have to use custom supply crate code that overrides the content of each beacon type (white,green,yellow,etc.); which is placed inside of your game.ini. You can google some code written by others who have already modified loot tables to their taste or set one up yourself. Here are some links that may help or offer codes:

https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/workshop/filedetails/discussion/708257555/351660338681409923/
https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/forums/topic/65930-tutorial-modify-loot-crate-contents-v242/
https://ark.fandom.com/wiki/Beacon_IDs

Here is the custom configuration I use if you need some code to start with, it should cover most crate types:
https://pastebin.com/quJxKGmw

Secondly, in order for this all to work you will have to make sure you edit your code(in the game.ini) and set each starting line for each crate type as the name of the file located within the mods SupplyCrates folder, which is most likely located in your steam folder under it's workshop ID. To clarify, you code should be directly modifying the file that is used by the mod by placing its name in the field: Supply CrateClassString=""
For example, to modify the white beacon the start of our custom supply crate would look like this:
ConfigOverrideSupplyCrateItems=(SupplyCrateClassString="SupplyCrate_Level03_PL"
Followed by other entries and variables which you can read about in the links above.

Thirdly, as an aside, if you want to summon the treasure chest beacons that this mod creates for testing then you can use the command: Cheat Summon SupplyCrate_Level03_PL_C
Keep in mind the part after SupplyCrate summons a specific type of beacon and corresponds to the files located within the mods folder under the folder SupplyCrates. Level03 summons a white beacon, PL is required as it corresponds to the specific file, and C is also required for beacons in general. Change the Level03 part for different types of beacons and you can add _DBL for the double ring variant. Some examples:
Cheat Summon SupplyCrate_Level03_PL_C
Cheat Summon SupplyCrate_Level03_DBL_PL_C
Cheat Summon SupplyCrate_Level15_PL_C
Cheat Summon SupplyCrate_Level15_DBL_PL_C
Cheat Summon SupplyCrate_Cave_QualityTier1_PL_C
To summon the vanilla crates, for comparison purposes, just remove the PL part:
Cheat Summon SupplyCrate_Level03_C
Cheat Summon SupplyCrate_Level15_C

In summary, you will have to use custom loot crate table code, that is placed in your game.ini, to directly modify the loot tables of each type of loot crate (beacons,cave,underwater,etc.). You can set it up yourself or use precompiled code from someone else. Once that is set up to your liking, make sure each start of each supply crate type is replaced with the name of the files this mod uses. You can use the commands above to test the supply crates in game. I hope this helps somebody out there who wants to use this mod with better loot tables.

Take Care