Breeding and imprinting settings for ARK: Survival Evolved

Mating and eggs

• Mating Interval Multiplier: time between matings. Lower is more often.
• Mating Speed Multiplier: how fast mating completes.
• Egg Lay Interval Multiplier: time between eggs. Lower is more eggs.
• Egg Hatch Speed Multiplier: how fast eggs hatch, up to 100. Higher is faster.

Babies

• Baby Mature Speed Multiplier: how fast babies grow up, up to 100. Higher is faster.
• Baby Food Consumption Multiplier: how fast babies eat.

Imprinting

• Baby Cuddle Interval Multiplier: time between cuddles. Lower values give more cuddles while the baby grows.
• Baby Imprint Amount Multiplier: imprint gained per cuddle.
• Cuddle Grace Period Multiplier and Imprint Quality Loss Speed: how forgiving a missed cuddle is.
• Imprinting Stat Scale Multiplier: how much imprinting improves stats. 0 turns the bonus off.
• Allow Anyone To Imprint, so any tribe member can cuddle, and Disable Imprint Buff.

Turn breeding off

Disable Dino Breeding stops all breeding. To stop it for some creatures only, use Block Breeding on the Dino Class Restrictions card.

Raising babies faster? Keep imprints possible

When babies grow much faster, lower Baby Cuddle Interval in step, or babies grow up before the next cuddle is due and can't reach a full imprint.

Mutagen and per-level stats for bred creatures are on the Dino Stats card.

Questions