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Advanced Utilities

by James · for ARK: Survival Evolved

Advanced Utilities Advanced Utilities is a light-weight, clean and stackable mod that you can add to your ARK. It adds a selection of utilities which are revamps of vanilla items in the game, such as…

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About Advanced Utilities

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Advanced Utilities Advanced Utilities is a light-weight, clean and stackable mod that you can add to your ARK. It adds a selection of utilities which are revamps of vanilla items in the game, such as…

Advanced Utilities

Advanced Utilities is a light-weight, clean and stackable mod that you can add to your ARK. It adds a selection of utilities which are revamps of vanilla items in the game, such as Vaults, Fabricators and Industrial Forges. Modifications have been made to them, such as adjusting their crafting speed, their health and also their inventory slots / size.

Features:

This mod comes with lots of new and unique features that will improve your ARK server significantly. Advanced Fabricator:

  • Cost x2 as many engrams as a normal Fabricator does.
  • Can hold x2 as many items as a normal Fabricator can.
  • Has a craft Queue of 10, which is x2 as many slots as a normal Fabricator has.
  • Fabricates x25 times faster than a normal Fabricator does.
  • Structure is smaller with improved collision.
  • Structure has x2 as much health as a normal Fabricator does.
  • Structure costs x2 as many resources a normal Fabricator does.
  • Structure can be locked / unlocked or even pincoded.
  • Structure can be picked up and placed back down again.
  • Provides x2 as much XP as a normal Fabricator does. (Crafting and Repairing the structure).

Advanced Forge:

  • Cost x2 as many engrams as a normal Forge does.
  • Can hold x2 as many items as a normal Forge can.
  • Smelts x25 times faster than a normal Forge does.
  • Structure is smaller with improved collision.
  • Structure has x2 as much health as a normal Forge does.
  • Structure costs x2 as many resources a normal Forge does.
  • Structure can be locked / unlocked or even pincoded.
  • Structure can be picked up and placed back down again.
  • Provides x2 as much XP as a normal Forge does. (Crafting and Repairing the structure).

Advanced Vault:

  • Cost x2 as many engrams as a normal Vault does.
  • Can hold x2 as many items as a normal Vault can.
  • Structure is smaller with improved collision.
  • Structure has x1.5 as much health as a normal Forge does.
  • Structure costs x2 as many resources a normal Forge does.
  • Structure can be locked / unlocked or even pincoded.
  • Structure can be picked up and placed back down again.
  • Provides x2 as much XP as a normal Vault does. (Crafting and Repairing the structure).

Advanced Smithy:

  • Cost x2 as many engrams as a normal Smithy does.
  • Can hold x2 as many items as a normal Smithy can.
  • Crafts x25 faster than a normal Smithy does.
  • Structure is smaller with improved collision.
  • Structure has x2 as much health as a normal Smithy does.
  • Structure costs x2 as many resources a normal Smithy does.
  • Structure can be locked / unlocked or even pincoded.
  • Structure can be picked up and placed back down again.
  • Provides x2 as much XP as a normal Smithy does. (Crafting and Repairing the structure).

Advanced Mortar & Pestle:

  • Cost x2 as many engrams as a normal Mortar & Pestle does.
  • Can hold x2 as many items as a normal Mortar & Pestle can.
  • Crafts x25 faster than a normal Mortar & Pestle does.
  • Structure has x2 as much health as a normal Mortar & Pestle does.
  • Structure costs x2 as many resources a normal Mortar & Pestle does.
  • Structure can be placed down anywhere, does not require a foundation.
  • Structure can be locked / unlocked or even pincoded.
  • Structure can be picked up and placed back down again.
  • Provides x2 as much XP as a normal Mortar & Pestle does. (Crafting and Repairing the structure).

Advanced Grill:

  • Cost x2 as many engrams as a normal Grill does.
  • Can hold x2 as many items as a normal Grill can.
  • Has a craft Queue of 10, which is x2 as many slots as a normal Grill has.
  • Cooks x25 times faster than a normal Grill does.
  • Structure is smaller with improved collision.
  • Structure has x2 as much health as a normal Grill does.
  • Structure costs x2 as many resources a normal Grill does.
  • Structure can be locked / unlocked or even pincoded.
  • Structure can be picked up and placed back down again.
  • Provides x2 as much XP as a normal Grill does. (Crafting and Repairing the structure).

Admin Spawn Codes:

Advanced Fabricator:

cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Advanced_Utilities/Fabricator/PrimalItemStructure_Fabricator_Advanced_Utilities.PrimalItemStructure_Fabricator_Advanced_Utilities" 1 0 0[/quote] Advanced Vault: [quote=author]cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Advanced_Utilities/Vault/PrimalItemStructure_StorageBox_Huge_Advanced_Utilities.PrimalItemStructure_StorageBox_Huge_Advanced_Utilities" 1 0 0

Advanced Forge:

cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Advanced_Utilities/Forge/PrimalItemStructure_IndustrialForge_Advanced_Utilities.PrimalItemStructure_IndustrialForge_Advanced_Utilities" 1 0 0[/quote] Advanced Smithy: [quote=author]cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Advanced_Utilities/Smithy/PrimalItemStructure_AnvilBench_Advanced_Utilities.PrimalItemStructure_AnvilBench_Advanced_Utilities" 1 0 0

Advanced Mortar & Pestle:

cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Advanced_Utilities/Mortar_Pestle/PrimalItemStructure_MortarAndPestle_Advanced_Utilities.PrimalItemStructure_MortarAndPestle_Advanced_Utilities" 1 0 0[/quote] Advanced Grill: [quote=author]cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/Mods/Advanced_Utilities/Grill/PrimalItemStructure_Grill_Advanced_Utilities.PrimalItemStructure_Grill_Advanced_Utilities" 1 0 0

[h1]Version Status: [/h1]Stable

Mod ID:

801434717

Upcoming Features:

Model design changes. Custom structures.

Servers using this mod:

Decise Gaming https://arkservers.net/server/137.74.47.96:27015

Read the full description on Steam Workshop →

Highlights

From source data

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 10 yr ago.

Advanced Utilities on Nxeon

From our catalogue
One-click install
Supported on Nxeon ARK: Survival Evolved servers. We download it from Steam Workshop, place it, and restart the server.
Server load
light
Smallest plan we suggest
ARK — 8 GB (8 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
Latest build
2016-11-25, released 2016-11-25

Game versions by loader

LoaderGame versionsNewest
Workshop

From 1 recorded build of Advanced Utilities.

Run Advanced Utilities on a ARK: Survival Evolved server

Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.

What kind of mod it is

From the catalog
Listed on Steam Workshop as “Workshop”

Quality of life & UI

Small conveniences, tweaks and interface improvements players notice straight away.

Compatibility

Game
ARK: Survival Evolved

Verified at the source

  • ✓Steam WorkshopOfficial listing, checked 2026-11-01Open ↗
  • ✓AuthorJames, as published on Steam Workshop
  • ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree

Advanced Utilities, answered

Generated from the mod’s own source data.

Is it free?

Yes. Advanced Utilities is free to download from Steam Workshop.

How do I add it to my Nxeon server?

Use “Add to a server” on this page, or open NxLabs from your dashboard. We install it, restart your server and switch it on.

NxLabs

Run Advanced Utilities on a ARK: Survival Evolved server.

Deploy in about a minute from $14.99 a month, then add Advanced Utilities in one click.