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In-game screenshot of the 8x8 Starter Turret Tower, an 8x8 metal PvP starter turret tower in ARK: Survival Ascended
In-game screenshot of the 8x8 Starter Turret Tower, an 8x8 metal PvP starter turret tower in ARK: Survival Ascended

In-game screenshot of the 8x8 Starter Turret Tower, an 8x8 metal PvP starter turret tower in ARK: Survival Ascended

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8x8 Starter Turret Tower

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A 1,138-structure 8x8 PvP tower meant as a first real turret tower rather than an endgame one: metal railings and thin pillars over a doubledoorframe core, with a thatch layer doing the cheap sacrificial work. The footprint is small enough to hold under a per-tile structure cap while still giving turrets height. Requires Bob's Tall Tales.

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8x8 Starter Turret Tower

Template Hammer JSON · 1,138 structures · 20 unique types · 491 KB

Materials

Official build cost

100%official recipe coverage
1,138placed structures
DevKitofficial recipe source
Raw material equivalents 4 processed materials

Alternative farming view. Do not add these quantities to the prepared materials above.

  1. 10,370 Electronics10,370 crafts produce 10,370
    • 10,370Metal Ingot
    • 31,110Silica Pearls
  2. 6,485 Polymer6,485 crafts produce 6,485
    • 12,970Cementing Paste
    • 12,970Obsidian
  3. 25,786 Cementing Paste25,786 crafts produce 25,786
    • 103,144Chitin/Keratin
    • 206,288Stone
  4. 54,725 Metal Ingot54,725 crafts produce 54,725
    • 109,450Metal

Combined raw farming total

  • 206,688Stone
  • 109,550Metal
  • 103,144Chitin/Keratin
  • 31,110Silica Pearls
  • 12,970Obsidian
  • 1,940Crystal
  • 1,672Fiber
  • 1,540Thatch
  • 914Wood
  • 600Chitin
  • 280Oil
  • 104Element
  • 20Giant Bee Honey

Every one of the 1,138 placed structures is costed from official DevKit recipe data.

Structure list — 15 types, 1,138 pieces
  • Ammo Box
    other
    ×1
    Material subtotal
    • 500 × Fiber
    • 250 × Wood
    • 100 × Metal
  • Bladewasp Hive
    other
    ×1
    Material subtotal
    • 600 × Chitin
    • 400 × Polymer
    • 200 × Crystal
    • 150 × Metal Ingot
    • 20 × Electronics
    • 20 × Giant Bee Honey
  • Heavy Auto Turret
    other
    ×25
    Material subtotal
    • 13,500 × Metal Ingot
    • 6,750 × Electronics
    • 5,000 × Cementing Paste
    • 1,750 × Polymer
  • Large Crop Plot
    other
    ×4
    Material subtotal
    • 400 × Stone
    • 320 × Wood
    • 240 × Fiber
    • 160 × Thatch
  • Metal Foundation
    metal
    ×60
    Material subtotal
    • 3,000 × Metal Ingot
    • 900 × Cementing Paste
  • Metal Pillar
    metal
    ×186
    Material subtotal
    • 4,650 × Metal Ingot
    • 1,302 × Cementing Paste
  • Metal Quarter & Triangle Ceiling
    metal
    ×6
    Material subtotal
    • 108 × Metal Ingot
    • 30 × Cementing Paste
  • Metal Quarter Wall & Railing
    metal
    ×281
    Material subtotal
    • 3,372 × Metal Ingot
    • 843 × Cementing Paste
  • Metal Wall, Doorways & Windowframe
    metal
    ×413
    Material subtotal
    • 10,325 × Metal Ingot
    • 2,891 × Cementing Paste
  • Tek Ceiling & Hatchframe
    tek
    ×17
    Material subtotal
    • 850 × Metal Ingot
    • 425 × Polymer
    • 340 × Crystal
    • 17 × Element
  • Tek Turret
    tek
    ×29
    Material subtotal
    • 2,900 × Electronics
    • 2,900 × Metal Ingot
    • 1,450 × Cementing Paste
    • 1,450 × Polymer
    • 87 × Element
  • Tesla Coil
    other
    ×7
    Material subtotal
    • 3,500 × Metal Ingot
    • 2,100 × Polymer
    • 1,400 × Crystal
    • 700 × Electronics
  • Thatch Ceiling & Hatchframe
    thatch
    ×68
    Material subtotal
    • 1,020 × Thatch
    • 680 × Fiber
    • 272 × Wood
  • Thatch Wall & Doorway
    thatch
    ×36
    Material subtotal
    • 360 × Thatch
    • 252 × Fiber
    • 72 × Wood
  • Vault
    other
    ×4
    Material subtotal
    • 2,000 × Metal Ingot
    • 400 × Cementing Paste
    • 360 × Polymer
    • 280 × Oil
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