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Play As Dino!

by Finntastic · for ARK: Survival Evolved

Important: I recebtly rebuild the Play As Dino mod. This version should bemore stable and comes with more admin controll. There is an admin menu allowing you to block dinos in game and change…

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About Play As Dino!

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Important: I recebtly rebuild the Play As Dino mod. This version should bemore stable and comes with more admin controll. There is an admin menu allowing you to block dinos in game and change…

Important: I recebtly rebuild the Play As Dino mod. This version should bemore stable and comes with more admin controll. There is an admin menu allowing you to block dinos in game and change breeding stats of individual dinos. It also allows breeding as almost every dino (vanilla and modded) and can be selected via the spawn menu. This mod will not be updated until I think the new mod can replace this one. So for frequent updates and a better experience I recommend checking out the V2 mod: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1429625638

[b]With this mod you will be able to play as a dinosaur! Fight to survive as you’re playing a lot of different dinosaurs!

Did you always want to be as fast as a Raptor, fly as high as a Quetzal, be as strong as a Giganotosaurus or explore the bottom of the ocean as a Mosasaur, then this is the mod you want![/b]

By playing this mod you will learn how it is to be a dinosaur. You will be able to play as over 80 different dinosaurs, including water and flying dino's. Mate with other dino's, raise your baby's and form a deadly pack! Use this mod with the 'Extra Spawns' map extension (see the important links) for an optimal Play As Dino experience! Or play multiplayer and eat your friends!

[h1]You will be able to play as:[/h1] -Achatina -Allosaurus (breedable) -Alpha Carno -Alpha Raptor -Alpha Rex -Angler -Anklyosaurus -Archaeopteryx -Argentavis (breedable) -Arthropluera -Beaver -Beelzebufo -Bronto -Broodmother -Carno (breedable) -Coel -Compy (breedable) -Daeodon -Dilosaurus -Dimorphodon -Diplocaulus -Direbear (breedable) -Direwolf (breedable) -Dodo -DodoRex -Doedicurus -Dragon -Dragonfly -Dung Beetle -Electrophorus -Equus (breedable) -Euryperid -Giant Bee Queen -Giganotosaurus -Gigantopithicus (breedable) -Griffin -Hyaenadon (breedable) -Ichthyornis -Kairuku (breedable) -Kaprosuchus -Kentrosaurus -Leech -Leedsichtys -Mammoth -Manta -Megaloceros -Megalodon -Megapithecus -Megapiranha -Mesopithecus -Mosasaurus -Moschops -Onyc -Otter (breedable) -Oviraptor -Pachy -Parasaurolophus (breedable) -Plesiosaurus -Procoptodon (breedable) -Pteranodon (breedable) -Purlovia -Quetzal -Raptor (breedable) -Reindeer -Rex (breedable) -Sarco (breedable) -Scorpion -Sheep -Spinosaurus (breedable) -Tapejara -Titanoboa -Titanosaur -Terrorbird (breedable) -Thylacoleo -Trike (breedable) -Trilobite -Troodon (breedable) -Tusoteuthis -Unicorn -Woolly Rhino -Yutyrannus

Scorched Earth: -Jerboa -Manicore -Mantis -Rock Elemental -Thorney Dragon -Wyverns (Poison, Fire, Alpha and Lightning) (breedable)

Aberration: -Bulbdog -Featherlight -Glowtail -Nameless -Ravenger (breedable) -Reaper King and Queen (breedable) -Rock Drake (breedable) -Roll Rat (breedable) -Shinehorn Skeletal variants (Bronto, Raptor, Rex, Trike) Baby Dino’s (every dino)

Have fun!

[h1]Important Links:[/h1] Play As Dino! V2 - Beta: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1429625638 Divide and Conquer https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1498879536 How to play and FAQ: http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/520154171/385429125015350617/ Bugs and Problems http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/520154171/517142253879589651/ Idea's and Feedback http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/discussion/520154171/517142253879587405/ Extra Spawns! http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?edit=true&id=662188939 Play As Dino Collection: http://steamcommunity.com/workshop/filedetails/?id=662773951

[h1]Important Notes:[/h1] -The mod needs to be first in load order to work, it changes a lot of the core game files. -Before creating a new dino, make sure to backup the world as you will lose the old character! -When you have a problem, bug or feedback don't post it on this page, but in the right discussion. Also give more information than just 'It doesn't work!'. Than i am able to help and fix the problem. -Currently in the mod you are just an invisible player riding the dino. This is because of the limitations of the Dev Kit, maybe in the future this will change. -I can only add creatures that are in the Dev Kit, so creatures that just have been released can't be added. No worries, because I am going to add most of the new creatures.

Mod ID: 520154171

This mod is sponsored by Nitrado:

Future plans: -Adding more dino’s, especially aberration -Adding the new egg system to more dino's -Adding unlockable skins -New structures (wolf den/ant hill) to build for dinos -Evolution system -Bugfixes

Thanks to the people from the modding community for helping out and improving the mod.

This mod/code/work is protected by the Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Creative Commons License.]

Highlights

From source data

Footprint

Rated a light load on a server.

Last update

Its author last shipped an update 8 yr ago.

Play As Dino! on Nxeon

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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
2018-11-01, released 2018-11-01

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Compatibility

Game
ARK: Survival Evolved

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

Play As Dino!, answered

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Is it free?

Yes. Play As Dino! is free to download from Steam Workshop.

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