About Smart Beetle
From Steam WorkshopSmart Beetle - Mod ID 718873660 Replaces dung beetle with a beetle that collects poop as it wanders around. Toss the Smart Beetle in a fence with some other dinos and it will collect poop as it…
Smart Beetle - Mod ID 718873660
Replaces dung beetle with a beetle that collects poop as it wanders around.
Toss the Smart Beetle in a fence with some other dinos and it will collect poop as it wanders around. The beetle will only pick up poop if it will still be unencumbered after doing so - helping to ensure it will still be able to move and wander and thus be able to produce fertilizer and oil.
No stats or crafting changes were made to the beetle.
Note: Like the vanilla beetle - it will only function while not in stasis.
This mod remaps the vanilla Dung Beetle to a Smart Dung Beetles. Beetles tamed before this mod is installed will not be converted - you will need to tame new beetles after they spawn in (They will have the name "Wild Smart Dung Beetle" )
After installing the mod, you will want to do the command 'admincheat destroywilddinos' to remove all dinos from the game and force respawn of the new beetles - or you can simply wait and over time smart beetles will replace vanilla beetles.
This mod is also part of the IronAge primitive enhancement mod found here: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=700468234
If you have IronAge installed, you do not need Smart Beetle as well.
IronAge / Smart Beetle can be played here: IronAge x25t x15g x5xp RP Primitive PvPvE Mature Players, Valhalla Map http://toparkservers.com/server/192.198.91.6:18516
Highlights
From source dataFootprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Last update
Its author last shipped an update 10 yr ago.
Smart Beetle 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
- 2016-07-11, released 2016-07-11
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Workshop |
From 1 recorded build of Smart Beetle.
Run Smart Beetle 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 catalogCreatures & NPCs
Adds or changes creatures, NPCs and how they behave.
Compatibility
- Game
- ARK: Survival Evolved
Verified at the source
- ✓Steam WorkshopOfficial listing, checked 2026-11-01Open ↗
- ✓AuthorThe Fury, as published on Steam Workshop
- ✓LicenseNot published by the sourceFree
