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Larkator : ARK Dino Finder

Reads your ARK. Finds your dinos.

What is is?

Need help locating your next high-stat tame for better dino breeding? Larkator uses your ARK save file to help you locate both wild and tamed creatures.

Larkator Screenshot

Features

  • Find both wild and tamed creatures
  • Filter based on species, gender, min and max levels
  • Show the results on a map with full coordinates
  • Helps you find your lost tames
  • Creature stats are shown to help you find that elusive next tame
  • Automatically re-reads your save file when it changes
  • Supports all six of the standard ARK maps

Requirements

Larkator no longer requires ark-tools.

Limitations

  • Due to screen space only health, stamina, weight, damage and speed stats are shown

Installation

For full step-by-step installation instructions refer to the wiki.

Use and Tips

  • Select a filter on the left side of the window to show a map of the results. Details of the results are show on the right.
  • Use your mouse's scroll wheel over a search filter's gender and level selector to change them.
  • To add a new species click the big add button. Set a category name, the species and any other filters you would like then click add.
  • Filters can be dragged around in the list to re-order or change categories.
  • While ingame, use the command saveworld to force the game to save - Larkator will update immediately
  • Locate that max-level Quetzal and go get it!

Known Issues

See the known issues page on the wiki.

License

Larkator is Open Source and released under the MIT license. Contributions are encouraged.

Thanks

Thanks to Qowyn for ark-tools, which inspired this tool - even though it it no longer used. Thanks to Flachdachs for ArkSavegameToolkit, a worthy successor to ark-tools.

The project includes ListView Layout Manager from Jani Giannoudis.

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