PanludiaDossier: Dilophosaur
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COMMUNITY INTEGRATION
Ark: Survival EvolvedArchipelago randomizer mod
Turn ARK survival into a multiworld of engram, taming and crate unlocks. Version 0.3.1 adds quoted slot names, Unicorn/Yeti check fixes and revised map logic; a dedicated Windows server is required.
Maintained by Jbaker16163 and contributors
GAME MECHANICS
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Browse possible checks, rewards and settings. What appears in your game depends on your World options.
The 1,437 listed location rows span all supported maps and supported mod creatures; they are not all active in one slot. The default The Island settings select 813 checks, including 232 dossiers and explorer notes. The static item table has 1,413 types across maps and mods; the default has 583 ordinary pool types, one hard-placed Campfire engram, and filler to balance the remaining slots. A generated seed chooses actual filler copies and placements.
Actions and milestones that can send a check to your multiworld.
1,437 locationsDefault marks checks from configurations selected by standard options; the generated set can still vary with logic and seed.
Dossier: Titanomyrma
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Rockwell Note #1
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Mei Yin Note #1
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Mei Yin Note #2
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Nerva Note #1
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Dossier: Allosaurus
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Dossier: Anglerfish
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Dossier: Ankylosaurus
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Dossier: Archaeopteryx
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Dossier: Argentavis
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Dossier: Arthropleura
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Dossier: Castoroides
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Dossier: Dung Beetle
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Dossier: Beelzebufo
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Dossier: Gigantopithecus
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Dossier: Brontosaurus
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Dossier: Carnotaurus
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Dossier: Chalicotherium
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Dossier: Coelacanth
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Playing with others
Solo through a dedicated server and experimental multiple AP slots on one server are documented. Some unlocks and boss credit are shared by design. The release also describes shared-slot play. No Linux or Panludia end-to-end validation is claimed.
Known scope and limitations
- This is ARK: Survival Evolved for Windows with a dedicated server, not Survival Ascended. The maintainer targets the Pre-Aquatica branch (v358.24) on both game client and server, with ArkServerApi and BattlEye disabled for the modded setup.
- Install the matching ArkAP_plugin.zip and ark_ase.apworld from v0.3.1 and use its ark.yaml. The native plugin connects from game chat; no separate connector is required for that route. Use the current README: the older Getting Started guide still lists missing/renamed assets and understates map support.
- The World contains several supported maps, but generation rejects combinations without sufficient data/checks or an available boss goal. The default remains The Island. Per-survivor play is experimental and some crate/boss behavior remains shared.
- Keep backups of the game save, plugin state and connection files before upgrading, switching rooms or resetting. They form separate state stores; changing the AP seed can clear local AP progress without making an existing survivor/save match the new run.
- Traps default to 25% of filler and can spawn hostile creatures. Set trap_percentage to 0 for a gentler run. Spawn randomization changes server configuration and requires the documented restart/confirmation workflow.
- Use a trusted AP room and protect the dedicated server directory. Connection passwords are stored locally in plaintext, and the native connection does not enforce encrypted-only transport even when a secure scheme is entered. Avoid reusing sensitive passwords.
- The APWorld matches a later source revision and the native DLL carries the expected build marker, but the v0.3.1 tag points to older source. Complete DLL/launcher build reproduction and redistribution permissions for all bundled third-party media/components were not established. The separate launcher is optional; this review did not run it or a game session.