Reforged Arsenal

Reforged Arsenal is a weapon overhaul that replaces ARK's hitscan firearm system with a projectile-based firing system. It introduces a redesigned recoil mechanic, a magazine-based ammunition system, and allows multiple attachments to be equipped on weapons.

A dedicated configuration UI allows server administrators to customize various weapon properties.

Features

Projectile-Based Weapons

Replaces ARK's instant-hit firearm system with physical projectiles featuring:

Projectile velocity
Gravity influence
Water interaction

Reworked Recoil System

A redesigned recoil mechanic featuring:

Weapon-specific recoil values
Improved recovery behavior
Better player control during sustained fire

Magazine-Based Ammunition System

Weapons now use physical magazines instead of directly consuming ammunition.

Weapon Attachments

Weapons can support multiple attachments with additional functionality.

Compatibility

Reforged Arsenal is designed to be as non-invasive as possible.

Existing weapons do not need to be replaced or crafted again.
Existing ammunition and attachments remain usable.
The mod can safely be removed.

Important: Before removing the mod, make sure all ammunition has been removed from magazines and all attachments have to be removed from weapons.

The mod should be compatible with other weapon mods. However, keep in mind that weapon behavior may differ significantly due to the new projectile and recoil systems.

Configurator

Server administrators can access the configuration UI using:

cheat ScriptCommand ReforgedArsenal Configurator

The configurator allows customization of weapon properties and behavior.

Reworked Weapons

The following weapons have been fully reworked and are configurable through the configurator:

Simple Pistol
Longneck Rifle
Shotgun
Fabricated Pistol
Assault Rifle
Pump-Action Shotgun
Fabricated Sniper

Limitations:

Equipment traits currently do not work on reworked weapons.

Cursed weapons are excluded.

Lightly Affected Weapons

These weapons only receive changes to their magazine behavior:

Flamethrower

Magazines

Magazines must be manually reloaded through the player inventory.

To reload a magazine:

Select the magazine.
Use the magazine directly.

Alternatively, magazines can be loaded using the Magazine Filler UI.

The following weapons now use magazines instead of directly consuming ammunition:

Simple Pistol
Fabricated Pistol
Assault Rifle
Flamethrower
Fabricated Sniper Rifle

Dino Flee Mechanic

Dinos will flee when they are hit from a distance greater than the configured flee distance.

The flee mechanic is based on the dino's Drag Weight:

Dinos with a Drag Weight equal to or below the configured value will trigger the flee behavior.
Dinos above this Drag Weight threshold are unaffected.
Dinos that are attacking will not flee.