Crafting costs
- Open Item Crafting Costs.
- Pick the item, then each resource and its amount. Rows for the same item are combined.
- Turn on Require Exact Type if only that exact resource may be used.
Spoiling and decay
- Spoiling Time Multiplier, higher values make food last longer.
- Corpse Decomposition Time Multiplier and Dropped Item Decomposition Time Multiplier.
- Fuel Consumption Interval Multiplier, higher values make fuel last longer.
Crafting
- Crafting Skill Bonus Multiplier and the custom recipe settings.
- Wireless crafting from nearby storage, on or off for players, creatures and structures, and its range.
Item stats
On Item Stat Clamps, set a limit for armor, durability, weapon damage and other item stats, and turn on Clamp Item Stats on the Items & Crafting card (on Linux, ClampItemStats=True in the GameUserSettings.ini card).
Spoiling, decay, fuel and wireless crafting are on the Server Config cards. On Linux, add the lines to the Game.ini card.
Questions
How do I make food last longer on my ARK server?
Raise Spoiling Time Multiplier on the Items & Crafting card; 2 makes food spoil half as fast.