This guide will show you how to change the tribute requirements for boss arenas in ARK. There are a few boss tributes that kinda nag me, like why is the Artifact of the Strong always required for Beta difficulty boss fights on Valguero and Crystal Isles and Lost Island, and why is the Artifact of the Brute not used to enter the Ragnarok Arena?
Setup
First, find your Game.ini file, located in the file explorer. This is the file: “SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\ARK\ShooterGame\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\Game” (DO NOT COPY THE QUOTES!) Go all the way to line 118 and input this code: “ConfigOverrideItemCraftingCosts”
Boss Portal Item Class Strings
The Island:
PrimalItem_BossTribute_Spider_Easy_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_Gorilla_Easy_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_Dragon_Easy_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_Spider_Medium_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_Gorilla_Medium_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_Dragon_Medium_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_Spider_Hard_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_Gorilla_Hard_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_Dragon_Hard_C
The Center:
PrimalItem_BossTribute_TheCenter_Easy_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_TheCenter_Medium_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_TheCenter_Hard_C
Scorched Earth:
PrimalItem_BossTribute_Manticore_Easy_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_Manticore_Medium_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_Manticore_Hard_C
Ragnarok:
PrimalItem_BossTribute_Ragnarok_Easy_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_Ragnarok_Medium_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_Ragnarok_Hard_C
Aberration:
PrimalItem_BossTribute_Aberration_Easy_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_Aberration_Medium_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_Aberration_Hard_C
Extinction:
PrimalItem_BossTribute_DesertKaiju_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_ForestKaiju_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_IceKaiju_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_KingKaijuEasy_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_KingKaijuMedium_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_KingKaijuHard_C
Valguero:
PrimalItem_BossTribute_ValThreeBoss_Easy_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_ValThreeBoss_Medium_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_ValThreeBoss_Hard_C
Lost Island:
PrimalItem_BossTribute_LostIsland_Easy_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_LostIsland_Medium_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_LostIsland_Hard_C
Fjordur:
PrimalItem_BossTribute_FenrirBoss_Easy_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_FenrirBoss_Medium_C
PrimalItem_BossTribute_FenrirBoss_Hard_C
How to Set Up the Code in the .ini
The code may seem strange, but this is how it is entered:
ConfigOverrideItemCraftingCosts=(ItemClassString="<Class string>",BaseCraftingResourceRequirements=((ResourceItemTypeString="<Class string>",BaseResourceRequirement=<Numerical value, 1.0-18446744073709552615.0>,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=<true/false>)))
Example 1: Alpha-difficulty Valguero fight as it should be
ConfigOverrideItemCraftingCosts=(ItemClassString=”PrimalItem_BossTribute_ValThreeBoss_Hard_C”,BaseCraftingResourceRequirements=((ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemArtifact_12_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=1.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemArtifactSE_02_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=1.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemArtifact_11_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=1.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemArtifactSE_03_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=1.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemArtifact_07_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=1.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemArtifactSE_01_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=1.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemArtifact_08_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=1.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemArtifact_02_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=1.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemArtifact_06_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=1.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemArtifact_09_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=1.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Allo_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=10.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Basilo_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=10.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_FireWyvern_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=20.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Gigant_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=2.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_LightningWyvern_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=20.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Megalania_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=10.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Megalodon_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=10.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_PoisonWyvern_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=20.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Spino_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=10.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Theriz_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=10.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Thylaco_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=10.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Tuso_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=10.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Rex_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=15.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemResource_ApexDrop_Yuty_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=10.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true)))
Example 2: Using Extinction Titan trophies to summon the Fjordur boss (Gamma)
ConfigOverrideItemCraftingCosts=(ItemClassString=”PrimalItem_BossTribute_FenrirBoss_Easy_C”,BaseCraftingResourceRequirements=((ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemTrophy_Spider_Gamma_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=1.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=false),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemTrophy_Kaiju_Desert_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=1.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemTrophy_Dragon_Gamma_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=1.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=false),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemTrophy_Kaiju_Forest_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=1.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemTrophy_Kaiju_Ice_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=1.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=true),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemTrophy_Gorilla_Gamma_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=1.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=false),(ResourceItemTypeString=”PrimalItemArtifact_04_C”,BaseResourceRequirement=1.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=false)))
