Platform Cart
A platform cart that can be built on, and pulled by many Creatures.
The "Platform Cart" was added as part of the Frontier Pack for Scorched Earth in ARK: Survival Ascended.
Once crafted, the cart can be equipped onto a dino's "Cart" slot, next to it's saddle.
Weight Reduction
The cart appears to reduce the weight of anything carried to 65% of its original weight.
For example:
- A Parasaur, with an empty inventory, after being equipped with a Parasaur Saddle, then File:Platform Cart.png Platform Cart, will show as having a weight of 40.
- A Large Storage Box can be placed on the cart adding 0 to the overall weight (vs it having a structure weight of 4).
- However, adding 20 stacks of Wood into the storage box adds 650 weight to the dino vs the 1,000 weight that it shows in the box.
Similarly:
- Adding 10 fishing rods only adds 65 weight, reflected on the dino's inventory, vs the 100 weight as shown in the container.
--Note: further testing is needed to confirm if varying types of cargo in varying containers: e.g. Artifacts and Vessel or Preserving Bin have different percent reductions. As well as, if all structures add 0 weight, e.g. walls, floors, and beds.--
Limitations
Like other platform saddles, some items cannot be placed on the cart. (e.g. Vault & Tek Dedicated Storage)
Additionally, there are build restrictions as to the height and overhang of walls/ceilings placed on the cart.
--Further testing is needed to expand on this info.--
Compatible tames
The following creatures, equipped with their saddle, can pull the cart (non exhaustive):
- Ankylosaurus
- Carbonemys
- Daeodon
- Doedicurus
- Gallimimus
- Iguanodon
- Megaloceros
- Megatherium
- Parasaur
- Phiomia
- Pulmonoscorpius
- Therizinosaur
- Thylacoleo
- Triceratops
- Woolly Rhino
Incompatible tames
To reduce duplicate testing until a complete list is established, the following similarly sized creatures, do not currently have a slot for the cart:
Gallery
A Thylacoleo equipped with the Platform Cart on Scorched Earth.