This is a simple QOL mod that packages large quantities of raw meat into single-stackable consumables, replacing the tedious "raw meat spam" for healing and feeding carnivorous dinos. This mod was made to be balanced around vanilla gameplay, and it should be compatible with the majority of mods available. Any creature that would normally eat raw meat as its primary food will also work. Lastly, this mod also adds a “meat packager” structure at level 1, which is the only structure where you can craft these new consumables.
These new pieces of raw meat have the same “dino auto-heal” function as veggie cakes, which also heal to the same percentage. These pieces are divided into three tiers, each offering its unique values in terms of food, health, cooldown, and weight. Be careful, though, they all share a common reset time interval to ensure balanced gameplay.
Long story short, they function as a new veggie cake, but for carnivore dinos, if you will, with 3 tiers of benefits.
This is my first mod for Ark, so please be patient with me. I also don’t have a way to test this on console, but there should not be a difference given the properties and assets I used to create this. However, if you have any suggestions, comments, or concerns, I would be more than happy to respond in the comments.
Changelog-
Version 2:
- Fixed placement box for Meat Packer.
Version 3:
- Slightly decreased crafting time for Meat Snacks.
- Gave the Meat Packer a subtle decrease in the time it takes for the meat to spoil.
Spawn Codes
cheat giveitem "/CarnoDinosQOL/Meat_Packer/PrimalItemStructure_MeatPacker.PrimalItemStructure_MeatPacker" 1 0 0
cheat giveitem "/CarnoDinosQOL/Meat_Snacks/PrimalItemConsumable_MeatSnack.PrimalItemConsumable_MeatSnack" 1 0 0
cheat giveitem "/CarnoDinosQOL/Meat_Snacks/PrimalItemConsumable_MeatSnack_Big.PrimalItemConsumable_MeatSnack_Big" 1 0 0
cheat giveitem "/CarnoDinosQOL/Meat_Snacks/PrimalItemConsumable_MeatSnack_Huge.PrimalItemConsumable_MeatSnack_Huge" 1 0 0