🐾 Feras Vanilla Edits: Smilodon – Balance & Polish Update

A small balance and polish update for Smilodon is now live.

Mod page:
https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/feras-vanilla-edits-smilodon

Changes:

🔧 Changed the eyes of the normal Smilodon
🔧 Reduced damage by 5%
🔧 Increased health by 3%
🔧 Fixed roar and bite cancel movement animations
🔧 Made the roar slightly louder

The Smilodon was previously using the Snow Saber BP as its base, which meant it was basically an X-Smilodon all the time. That has now been cleaned up.

I also added a separate Character BP for the future X-Smilodon:

Snow_Smilodon_Character_BP_C

It will not spawn until the Gen 1 DevKit update is available, but it is already prepared with a different pattern, different eyes and different color sets

🌊 Feras Vanilla Edits: Ichthyotitan – Small Polish Update

A small polish update for Ichthyotitan is now live.

Mod page:
https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/feras-vanilla-edits-ichthyotitan

Changes:

🔧 Adjusted a few animations for smoother tail movement
🔧 Added turn-in-place support
🔧 Changed the Tek Saddle emissive parent to hopefully reduce brightness
🔧 Adjusted the Tek Saddle rider socket for a clearer first-person view

This update is mostly focused on movement polish and improving the player view while riding with the Tek Saddle.

Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/feraspielt

Feras Vanilla Edits: Smilodon

• changed eyes off the normal Smilodon
• reduced dmg by 5%
• increased health by 3%

(was using the snowsaber BP as base so smilodon was a X-Smilo all the time xD)

• fixed roar and bite cancel movement animations
• made roar a tiny bit louder
• added Character_BP for the X-Smilodon (will not spawn until gen1 devkit update of course "Snow_Smilodon_Character_BP_C")

(X-Smilodon will have a different pattern, different eyes and different color sets)

This is a large balance, quality-of-life and content expansion update! Biggest update ive made so far.

The goal of this update was to make the mod cleaner, more useful throughout progression, less grindy, and easier to understand in-game.

General Improvements

• Reworked item folders for better organization:
  • Immersive Food - Ingredients
  • Immersive Food - Meals
  • Immersive Food - Drinks
  • Immersive Food - Healing
  • Immersive Food - Buff Food
• Reparented several items to prevent them from being counted as the wrong item.
• All structure-crafted items are now craftable in upgraded structures of the same type:
  • Cooking Pot items are now also craftable in the Industrial Cooking Pot.
  • Mortar and Pestle items are now also craftable in the Chemistry Bench and Lab.
  • Preserving Bin items are now also craftable in the Industrial Preserving Bin.
• Updated all item and buff descriptions so they now clearly show what the item does, including food, health, water and buff effects where relevant.
• Fixed a few missing icons.
• Removed the old Cracked Egg item, since Scrambled Eggs are now crafted directly in the inventory.

Ingredients

Cracker

• No longer spoils.
• Stack size increased from 50 to 500.
• Crafting time reduced from 120 seconds to 60 seconds.

Roasted Vegetables

• Output increased from 1 to 3.
• Stack size increased to 100.
• Crafting time reduced from 20 seconds to 10 seconds.

Roasted Berries

• Output increased from 1 to 3.
• Stack size increased to 100.
• Crafting time reduced from 20 seconds to 10 seconds.

Crushed Berries

• Output increased from 1 to 5.
• This applies to the generic version and all specific berry types.
• Spoil timer increased from 1200 seconds to 3600 seconds.

Vegetable Paste

• Now gives 10 water instead of reducing water by 5.
• Output increased from 1 to 3.
• Crafting time reduced from 30 seconds to 10 seconds.
• Spoil timer increased from 1200 seconds to 7200 seconds.
• Stack size increased from 50 to 100.

Egg Meals

Scrambled Eggs

• Now crafted directly in the inventory.
• Now requires 1 Small Egg.
• Crafting time reduced from 10 seconds to 5 seconds.
• Stack size increased from 30 to 50.

Boiled Eggs

• Stack size reduced from 100 to 50.
• Spoil timer increased from 1800 seconds to 2400 seconds.

Egg Salad

• Now requires 2 Medium Eggs instead of 5.
• Now requires 3 Rockarrots instead of 5.
• Stack size reduced from 100 to 50.
• Spoil timer increased from 1800 seconds to 2400 seconds.

Fried Eggs

• Now requires 3 Savoroots and 2 Rockarrots instead of 5 Savoroots and Rockarrots.
• Food increased from 40 to 45.
• Stack size reduced from 100 to 50.
• Spoil timer increased from 1800 seconds to 3600 seconds.

Meals

Cooked Meat with Berries

• Stack size reduced from 100 to 50.
• Spoil timer reduced from 3600 seconds to 1200 seconds.
• Now gives 1 Spoiled Meat when spoiled.

Fish and Veggie Skewer

• Food changed from 15 over 5 seconds to 18 over 8 seconds.
• Health changed from 15 over 5 seconds to 15 over 10 seconds.

Hearty Meat Stew

• Food increased from 35 to 40.
• Water increased from 15 to 25.
• Crafting time reduced from 60 seconds to 20 seconds.
• Spoil timer increased from 3600 seconds to 7200 seconds.

Fried Meat with Roots

• Recipe changed from 5 Raw Prime Meat, 5 Savoroots and 2 Citronals to 3 Raw Prime Meat, 2 Savoroots and 1 Citronal.
• Food increased from 45 to 55.
• Stack size reduced from 100 to 50.
• Crafting time increased from 5 seconds to 10 seconds.
• Now gives Spoiled Meat when spoiled.

Prime Feast Skillet

• Recipe changed from 5 Raw Prime Meat, 5 Raw Prime Fish Meat and 3 Sap to 3 Raw Prime Meat, 3 Raw Prime Fish Meat and 2 Sap.
• Food increased from 60 to 65.
• Crafting time increased from 10 seconds to 20 seconds.
• Stack size reduced from 100 to 50.
• Spoil timer increased from 3600 seconds to 7200 seconds.

Fish Bento

• Renamed from Preserved Fish Bento to Fish Bento.
• Now requires 1 unit of water instead of 1 Water Jar.
• Crafting time reduced from 500 seconds to 30 seconds.

Survival Ration

• Now requires 1 unit of water instead of 1 Water Jar.
• Crafting time reduced from 500 seconds to 30 seconds.

Drinks & Soup

Berry Smoothie

• Unlock level reduced from 12 to 5.
• Now gives back a Water Skin when used or spoiled.
• Now plays drinking animation and sound instead of eating.

Veggie Smoothie

• Unlock level reduced from 22 to 15.
• Now gives back a Water Jar when used or spoiled.

Survivor Smoothie

• Now gives back a Water Jar when used or spoiled.
• Now plays drinking animation and sound instead of eating.
• Spoil timer increased from 2400 seconds to 7200 seconds.

Veggie Soup

• Unlock level increased from 20 to 25.
• Now plays drinking animation and sound instead of eating.
• Food increased from 25 to 30.
• Water increased from 15 to 40.
• Spoil timer increased from 2400 seconds to 3600 seconds.

Crafting & Builder Jams

Berry Jam

• Crafting cooldown removed.
• Consumption cooldown increased from 30 seconds to 90 seconds.
• Buff duration increased from 30 seconds to 90 seconds.

Citronal Jam

• Now requires 8 Citronals instead of 20.
• Now requires 1 Citronal Seed instead of 5.
• Cooldown increased from 60 seconds to 120 seconds.
• Buff duration increased from 60 seconds to 120 seconds.

Brain Fruit Jam

• Recipe changed to 15 Crushed Azulberries, 1 Allo Brain, 5 Citronals, 2 Sap and 1 Citronal Seed.
• Cooldown increased from 90 seconds to 180 seconds.
• Buff duration increased from 90 seconds to 180 seconds.

Brain Jam

• Now requires 2 Allo Brains instead of 5.
• Crafting time reduced from 500 seconds to 200 seconds.
• Stack size increased from 20 to 50.
• Cooldown increased from 200 seconds to 300 seconds.
• Buff duration increased from 200 seconds to 300 seconds.

Pure Brain Jam

• Now requires 1 Brain Jam instead of 1 Berry Jam.
• Now requires 3 Allo Brains instead of 8.
• Crafting time reduced from 500 seconds to 250 seconds.
• Now requires Brain Jam to be unlocked first instead of Brain Fruit Jam.

Healing Items

Tintoberry with Fiber

• Crafting time reduced from 15 seconds to 5 seconds.
• Stack size reduced from 100 to 50.

Cracker with Tintoberry

• Crafting time reduced from 15 seconds to 10 seconds.
• Spoil timer increased from 1200 seconds to 1800 seconds.
• Cooldown increased from 1 second to 3 seconds.

Tintoberry Paste

• Now requires 1 Narcotic instead of 2.
• Now requires 5 Crushed Tintoberries instead of 10.

Healing Brew

• Healing changed from 40 health over 15 seconds to 45 health over 12 seconds.

Rescue Brew

• Now requires 25 Crushed Tintoberries instead of 30.
• Now requires 10 Narcotic instead of 15.

Vitality Brew

• Cooldown increased from 5 seconds to 15 seconds.
• Spoil timer increased from 3600 seconds to 6000 seconds.
• Stack size lowered to 50.

Revitalizing Brew

• Cooldown increased from 5 seconds to 15 seconds.
• Spoil timer increased from 3600 seconds to 6000 seconds.
• Stack size lowered to 50.

Blood Brew

• Cooldown increased from 35 seconds to 60 seconds.
• Stack size lowered to 50.

Cold Protection Food

Sweet Root Paste

• Spoil timer increased from 1200 seconds to 1800 seconds.
• Crafting time reduced from 30 seconds to 10 seconds.

Spiced Root Crumble

• Now requires 5 Savoroots instead of 10.
• Crafting time reduced from 30 seconds to 15 seconds.

Warming Egg Stew

• Renamed from Egg Hot Pot.
• Crafting time reduced from 30 seconds to 20 seconds.
• Spoil timer increased from 2400 seconds to 3600 seconds.

Bison Cheese Fondue

• Now requires 2 Bison Milk instead of 5.
• Spoil timer increased from 3000 seconds to 7200 seconds.

Wyvern Cheese Fondue

• Spoil timer increased from 3000 seconds to 7200 seconds.
• Can no longer be crafted with Bison Milk.

Movement Food

Cianberry Paste

• Crafting time reduced from 30 seconds to 15 seconds.
• Spoil timer increased from 800 seconds to 1200 seconds.

Cracker with Cianberries

• Now requires 5 Crushed Cianberries instead of 10.
• Now requires 3 Crackers instead of 5.
• Cooldown increased from 120 seconds to 180 seconds.
• Spoil timer increased from 1200 seconds to 1800 seconds.

Stamina Food

Berry Trail Mix

• Stack size reduced from 100 to 50.

New Items

Fish with Berries

• New early-game fish meal.
• Focuses on slower food and health recovery with extra water compared to meat-based meals.

Cookie Cake

• New satiety-focused buff food.
• Reduces food consumption.

Fruit Cake

• New satiety-focused buff food.
• Reduces food consumption and provides light healing.

Honey Fruit Cake

• New stronger satiety-focused buff food.
• Reduces food consumption and water consumption.

Green Tea

• New heat and hydration drink.
• Provides heat protection and reduces water consumption.

Lazarus Special

• New underwater food.
• Reduces oxygen consumption and helps with stamina recovery.

Mushroom Soup

• New melee and recovery soup.
• Increases melee damage and health regeneration, but comes with Rare Mushroom vision as a downside.

Lamb Stew

• New endurance meat stew.
• Reduces food consumption and provides health regeneration.

Sushi Maki

• New seafood buff food.
• Increases swim speed.

Tuso Maki

• New endgame seafood buff food.
• Increases swim speed and reduces incoming damage.

Design Notes

• Meat meals focus more on direct food restoration.
• Fish meals focus more on slower recovery over time and water support.
• Drinks focus on hydration and travel comfort.
• Buff foods are meant for specific situations such as building, healing, movement, stamina, temperature protection or underwater exploration.