Taming Effectiveness Tweak

Overview

This mod makes it easy to tweak the level boost from taming effectiveness. Normally, perfect tames receive a 50% boost to their wild level. With this mod, you can change the boost to 25% or 400%, or even disable it!

Configuration instructions

The preferred way to configure this mod is to use the in-game Tweak Tool. Admins and players with the admin password are given this tool when they respawn. To use this tool, simply equip it and hold the reload key to open the equipment wheel. You will find the menu for this mod there, together with the menus for your other equipment. Choose Set Multiplier from the menu to get started.

Important!!! If you set the multiplier to a high value and tame high level dinos, there is a chance that their stats could roll over. See the Known Issues.

If you are adding this mod to a map you've already started playing on, you'll need to respawn the wild dinos in order for them to pick up any changes you make. Alternatively, you can try selecting Mass Enrollment from the mod menu. This has no effect on dinos in hibernation however, so for anything but a dedicated server you'll want to add this to your launch options before you begin mass enrollment:

-PreventHibernation[/code]

Only players that are allowed to cheat can equip the Tweak Tool, so remember to enable cheats with your password if you have one!

[h2]Cheat commands[/h2]
If you don't want to use the Tweak Tool for some reason, you can use this command to set the multiplier:

[code]Cheat ScriptCommand TamingEffectivenessTweak SetMultiplier 0.5

You can also use this command to give yourself a Tweak Tool, if you don't want to respawn for it:

Cheat ScriptCommand TamingEffectivenessTweak GiveTweakTool[/code]

[h2]Launch configuration[/h2]
Server owners have the option of setting the multiplier at launch. Use the map parameter [i]TamingEffectivenessTweak[/i] for this:

[code]ShooterGameServer.exe TheIsland?TamingEffectivenessTweak=0.5

Offline configuration

The configuration for this mod is stored in GameUserSettings.ini on the host. The first time you load a map with the mod installed, a new section will be added to that file. Or, copy the section to the GameUserSettings.ini file yourself:

[TamingEffectivenessTweak]
BaseLevelMultiplierOverride=0.5

You'll find GameUserSettings.ini in the sub-directories under ShooterGame\Saved\Config. Be sure to edit the file in the correct sub-directory for your game. On Windows that will be WindowsNoEditor for non-dedicated hosts and clients, and WindowsServer for dedicated servers.

You can set BaseLevelMultiplierOverride=0.0 to disable taming effectiveness. Or, set this property to a custom value to configure the boost as a percent of wild levels. At the default value of 0.5, perfect tames get the standard 50% boost. But you could change it to 0.25 for a 25% boost, or 4.0 for a 400% boost.

Testing your configuration

To test your configuration, simply enable cheats and use Cheat ForceTame to tame a dino. The dino should receive the full boost that you have configured. To change the configuration, either use the Tweak Tool or shutdown the host and restart it after making your changes to GameUserSettings.ini. Tames in progress always use the most recent setting for the multiplier.

Technical details

This mod is stackable, and you can remove it at any time without disrupting your game. The mod works by adding a default buff to dinos that overrides Max Taming Effectiveness Base Level Multiplier in their status component to the configured value. Wild dinos only receive the buff if they can be tamed, and the buff removes itself after the dino is tamed.

Known issues

• The Tweak Tool item displays a meaningless charge percentage. You need not worry about having ammo for it, because it doesn't really use ammo. It automatically charges to 100% when you equip it and stays at 100% from that point on.
• The presets box on the Set Multiplier dialog doesn't respond to two clicks in a row. This could be related to a bug in UE4 which was fixed in a more recent version than what ARK is using. Not likely to be fixed.[/list]
• Mod ID: 3139717876