Spyglass

Spyglass

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This instrument, while primitive, is quite effective at long-range reconnaissance.

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Item

Type

Tool

Weight

0.5

Found in Supply Crate

Green

Spawn Command

cheat giveitemnum 279 1 0 0
or
cheat gfi SpyGlass 1 0 0
or
cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Test/PrimalItem_WeaponSpyglass.PrimalItem_WeaponSpyglass'" 1 0 0

Crafting

Required level

Level 7

Engram points

2 EP

Crafting XP

8 XP

Crafting time

5s

Unlocks

•  Camera
•  Scope Attachment

Crafted in

•  Inventory

Ingredients

5 × Wood or Fungal Wood

10 × Hide

10 × Fiber

2 × Crystal or Primal Crystal

The Spyglass is one of the Tools in ARK: Survival Evolved. It is unlocked at Level 7 for 2 Engram Points.

The Spyglass is the perfect tool for long-range scouting and observation, letting the user spot players and creatures from far away. It can also show the Level and gender of creatures, making it perfect for spotting potential tames from great distances. It can also be used to see the owner of structures.

The Spyglass is superseded by the  Electronic Binoculars (ASE)/ Tek Binoculars (ASA).

Notes

• The Spyglass can be used while mounted. Selecting the Spyglass will equip it on zoom mode and unequipping it will zoom out again.
• While looking at a player or a creature through the Spyglass, you can use the "Attack This Target" whistle (default: .) to command a creature to attack a distant target.
• The Spyglass is useful for calling tamed flyers down in the event of being killed while in flight, disconnecting, or accidental dismounting. The rider will have to look at the tame through the spyglass and then either whistle it to follow or land.
• The ability to see the Level and gender of creatures makes the Spyglass highly valuable when searching for tames like  Rexes.
• Certain mounts (such as the  Pteranodon) make viewing things through the Spyglass difficult due to how much they obstruct the user's view while mounted.
• The recipe for the Spyglass requires 2  Crystal, which can only be reliably harvested with a  Metal Pick (you are able to harvest Crystal with a  Stone Pick, however, the drop chance for Crystal is very low. It often takes harvesting several crystal nodes to loot one Crystal from them), making it a difficult item for low-level players to acquire despite its low unlock Level.

Changelog

Patch	ARK: Survival Evolved Changes
170.0	Added missing Spyglass engram (like binoculars), which also enables you to craft the later glasswares.
180.4	Hitting stuff with the Spyglass (which have no durability) is now akin to punching with your Fists (8 damage per hit and hurts you slightly).
181.0	Using spyglass now shows Floating HUD of Dinos, Players, or Structures that you are directly pointing at, for long range reconnaissance.
186.0	You can now equip the Spyglass while riding on a dino.
247.1	Fixed ability to use Spyglass while Riding Dinos.
259.0	Fixed the Spyglass not functioning properly while flying on the  Griffin.
264.5	Spyglass now usable on all underwater dinos.
278.0	Spyglass now functions correctly on Tamed  Reapers.
287.100	Spyglass use disabled while in  Mek.
287.110	Prevented the Q button from allowing spyglass use while riding the  Mek.
289.100	Can now press N to turn on crosshair while equipped.
324.17	Fixed a bug where the Spyglass was not displaying wild or enemy creature names.