Platform Saddles
Types
Creature | Saddle | Structure Limit | Required Level |
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Brontosaurus | Bronto Platform Saddle | 63 | Level 82 |
Mammoth | Mammoth Side Saddle | N/A | N/A |
Megachelon | Megachelon Platform Saddle1 | 188 | Level 45 |
Mosasaurus | Mosasaur Platform Saddle | 50 | Level 93 |
Paraceratherium | Paracer Platform Saddle | 32 | Level 50 |
Plesiosaur | Plesiosaur Platform Saddle | 50 | Level 84 |
Quetzal | Quetz Platform Saddle | 40 | Level 97 |
Tek Stryder | Built-in | 30 | N/A |
Titan | Built-in | ? | N/A |
Titanosaur | Titanosaur Platform Saddle | 250 | Level 100 |
1The Megachelon can be built on without a Platform Saddle
Utility
- If a Bed is built on the saddle, a player may teleport to the creature whenever they die or may travel between several mobile bases. However, if the creature is nearby an enemy structure the player will be unable to teleport to the creature.
- If a Feeding Trough is built on the saddle any nearby allied creatures will be fed by the trough.
Limitations
All structures except for Pipes, Auto Turrets, Crop Plots with Plant Species X, Behemoth Gateway, Vault, and Industrial Forge can be built on the creature's back including feeding troughs, storage chests and beds. However, platform saddles have a limit of structures on its back, this number depends on the creature wearing the platform saddle. Every little thing counts from foundations to Remote Keypads (including structures that are built alongside the saddle like ladders).
Weight inside the inventory of storage structures on the saddle is not ignored by the creature, making it inefficient at carrying the materials of a full base. As of v256 100% of animal weight is conveyed to the creature. Take advantage of animals that have weight reduction capabilities to greatly enhance your overall carry capacity.
Platform saddles cannot be removed from the creature if structures are still on the platform. To remove the saddle all structures must be destroyed first.
Platform saddles cannot be dyed if structures are still on the platform. To dye the saddle, all structures must be destroyed first.
Notes
- The Megachelon and Tek Stryder can be built on without Platform Saddles.
- The Astrocetus tek saddle does allow you to build on it with 5 structures however it is quite small and barely considered a platform thats why it's in the notes it however also has 3 turrets and allows bombing with it.
Changelog
Patch | ARK: Survival Evolved Changes |
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207.0 | Bronto Platform Saddle is added to the game. |
208.0 |
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208.1 |
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209.0 |
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210.0 | Fixed Dinos getting detached and warped when riding on bronto platform saddles / rafts (i.e. disappearing Dinos), and some visual issues on clients. |
213.0 |
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214.0 | Plesiosaur Platform Saddle is added to the game. |
215.0 | Paracer Platform Saddle is added to the game. |
218.0 |
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218.3 | Improved walking on dynamic platforms. |
219.0 | Mosasaur Platform Saddle is added to the game. |
242.0 | Auto-Turrets can no longer be built on Quetz/Sauro/Mosa/Plesi/Paracer platforms. |
243.0 | Titanosaur Platform Saddle is added to the game. |
247.2 | Fixed issue with platform Beds not allowing spawn. |
254.94 | C4 attached to Platform Saddles can no longer be remote detonates through world geometry. |
260.0 |
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273.11 |
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306.41 | Megachelon Platform Saddle is added to the game. |
Patch | ARK: Survival Ascended Changes |
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38.18 | File:Platform Cart.png Platform Cart is added to the game. |