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ARK: Survival Evolved Resource Calculator

Understanding Resource Gathering in ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved is a game renowned for its challenging survival mechanics, which heavily rely on the player's ability to gather and manage resources. From crafting essential tools and weapons to building elaborate bases and taming powerful creatures, every significant advancement in ARK requires a substantial investment of raw materials.

Key Resources and Their Uses:

• Wood: A foundational resource used in almost all crafting recipes, from basic thatch structures to advanced technological items. It's crucial for crafting tools, beds, foundations, walls, and much more.
• Stone: Essential for crafting stronger tools, weapons, and building components like stone foundations, walls, and ceilings. It's also used in smelting metal.
• Metal: A mid-to-late game resource vital for crafting high-tier equipment, advanced structures, firearms, and specialized crafting stations like the Smithy and Fabricator.
• Fiber: Primarily used for crafting armor, clothing, bandages, and some basic building materials like thatch. It can be gathered from various plants and creatures.

Optimizing Your Gathering Efforts:

Efficient resource gathering is paramount to survival and progression in ARK. Several factors influence how quickly you can acquire materials:

• Tools and Weapons: The type of tool used (e.g., Metal Pick vs. Stone Hatchet) dramatically impacts gathering speed and yield. Higher-tier tools are significantly more efficient.
• Creatures: Many dinosaurs and creatures in ARK are specialized for resource gathering. For example, a Triceratops is excellent for wood and thatch, a Doedicurus for stone, and a Ankylosaurus for metal. Utilizing these creatures as gathering mounts can exponentially increase your yield.
• Character Stats: Increasing your character's 'Weight' stat allows you to carry more resources back to your base, and 'Fortitude' can help with environmental resistances, indirectly aiding gathering in harsh biomes.
• Crafting Stations: The Industrial Grinder can process resources into more basic components, and the Smithy is essential for smelting metal ores into ingots.

The ARK Resource Calculator Explained:

This calculator is designed to help you estimate the time and effort required to gather specific amounts of key resources. By inputting your estimated gathering rates (how much of a resource you can gather per minute with your current tools/dinos) and the total amount of resources you need, you can get a clearer picture of your task. The calculator can also help you plan if you have a target timeframe for gathering a certain amount.

How to Use the Calculator:

1. Input Gathering Rates: Enter the average amount of Wood, Stone, Metal, and Fiber you can gather per minute. This will depend on your tools, creature mounts, and character stats.
2. Input Required Resources: Specify the total quantities of each resource you need for your project (e.g., building a specific base, crafting a particular item).
3. Set Target Time (Optional): If you have a deadline or a desired completion time for your gathering efforts, enter it in hours.
4. Calculate: Click the "Calculate Resources Needed" button.

The results will show you:

• The estimated time needed to gather each specific resource type based on your input rates.
• An overall estimate of the time required to gather all the specified resources.
• If you entered a target time, it will help you understand if your current gathering rates are sufficient.

Understanding these calculations can save you hours of planning and can help you prioritize which resources to focus on gathering first. Happy surviving!

Example Usage:

Let's say you're planning to build a medium-sized stone base. You estimate that with your current metal pick and a decent gathering dino, you can gather:

• Wood: 100 per minute
• Stone: 80 per minute
• Metal: 50 per minute
• Fiber: 120 per minute

You've looked up the crafting requirements and need:

• Wood: 5,000
• Stone: 4,000
• Metal: 2,500
• Fiber: 6,000

You want to get this done within a couple of hours of focused gathering. You'd input these values into the calculator.

The calculator might then estimate:

• Wood: You'll need approximately 50 minutes to gather 5,000 wood.
• Stone: You'll need approximately 50 minutes to gather 4,000 stone.
• Metal: You'll need approximately 50 minutes to gather 2,500 metal.
• Fiber: You'll need approximately 50 minutes to gather 6,000 fiber.

In this scenario, gathering each resource individually takes about 50 minutes, meaning you'll likely need to dedicate around 2 hours of total gathering time, potentially overlapping efforts or switching between resources, to complete your base building project within your target timeframe.