createDino

Creates a cryopod containing the specified dino. Dinos can be random like a natural spawn or can have very specific details.

Signatures

beacon.createDino(characterId, dinoPath);
beacon.createDino(characterId, dinoPath, dinoInfo);

Parameters

characterId

The Sentinel UUID of the survivor this dino should be given to.

dinoPath

The blueprint path of the desired dino species.

dinoInfo

An object describing one or more specific details about the dino to create. It supports the following properties:

Property	Type	Notes
level	Number	The desired dino level. A random level will be chosen if omitted.
age	Number	To create a baby, specify a value less than 1. Baby is less than 0.1, juvenille is less than 0.5, and adolescent is less than 1. The default is 1.
isFemale	Boolean	Specify true to create a female, false to create a male. Default is random. It is possible to use this to assign gender to a dino that does not normally have a gender.
isSterilized	Boolean	Specify true to create a dino that has been spayed or neutered. Default is false.
name	String	The name for the dino. Defaults to empty.
imprint	Number	Created dinos are automatically imprinted to the survivor they are given to. This 0-1 number specifies the amount of imprinting quality. Defaults to 0.
stats	Object	Allows specifying the number of stat points for each stat. Ark stat points are capped at 255. Attempting to send a value less than 0 or greater than 255 will trigger an exception. Valid keys are 0, health, 1, stamina, 2, torpor, 3, oxygen, 4, food, 5, water, 6, temperature, temp, 7, weight, 8, melee, 9, speed, 10, fortitude, fort, 11, crafting, crafting_speed, craft, craftingSpeed, craft_speed, craftSpeed. Yes, there is a lot of overlap in this list. This is to allow for human errors.
colors	Array	An array of exactly 6 color names. Not numeric color values. Full color list is available at usebeacon.app. Use the values from the Official Name column.
traits	Array	An array of dino traits. It is valid to include the same trait multiple times. Full trait list is available at usebeacon.app. Use the values from the Official Name column.

Examples

Give a player random dodo

const characterId = '305b1849-c7ac-5a4b-afe9-86628d91bf23';
const dinoPath = '/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Dodo/Dodo_Character_BP.Dodo_Character_BP';
beacon.createDino(characterId, dinoPath);

Give a player an albino kaprosuchus

const characterId = '305b1849-c7ac-5a4b-afe9-86628d91bf23';
const dinoPath = '/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Kaprosuchus/Kaprosuchus_Character_BP.Kaprosuchus_Character_BP';
const dinoInfo = {
  colors: [
    'White',
    'White',
    'White',
    'White',
    'White',
    'White',
  ],
};
beacon.createDino(characterId, dinoPath, dinoInfo);

Give a player an imprinted spayed female rex

const characterId = '305b1849-c7ac-5a4b-afe9-86628d91bf23';
const dinoPath = '/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Rex/Rex_Character_BP.Rex_Character_BP';
const dinoInfo = {
  isFemale: true,
  isSterilized: true,
  imprint: 1.0,
};
beacon.createDino(characterId, dinoPath, dinoInfo);

See Also

• editDino