ARK: Survival Ascended Mega Base Templates
These are the builds at the top of the size scale: 1,500 to 2,000 structures, which is the ceiling this library accepts in a single file. A behemoth Tek base, a Viking lodge, a full castle.
At this scale the material bill is the decision, not the layout. A 2,000-piece metal or Tek build represents days of farming, so read the piece breakdown on the template page — every structure type and its exact count — before you commit a wipe cycle to it.
Server structure limits also bind hard here. On capped servers a mega build will occupy a tile on its own, and several of these are shipped as multi-part packs precisely so you can place them in stages.
Template pages publish official crafting costs with visible recipe coverage. Modded pieces and files still awaiting an exact breakdown remain clearly uncosted; their requirements are never estimated.
Mega templates
Workshop Base
A 1,511-structure PvE workshop base with an integrated greenhouse, built in mixed stone, wood and metal. The layout puts crafting stations and growing space under one roof, which is what you want on a farming tile rather than a defensive one. Requires Bob's Tall Tales and the Klinger Rustic GreenHouse cosmetic mod - without both loaded the greenhouse section will not import.
Behemoth Tek Base
A 2,000-structure Tek base laid out around a Behemoth Gateway footprint, sitting exactly on the per-template structure cap. Tek tier means every piece needs the boss-defeat engrams and Element to craft, so this is an endgame PvP build rather than a starter shell - plan the Element budget before you place it. The Behemoth footprint is what makes the count worth spending: gateways that size let a fully grown Rex or Giga walk in without a second door line.
Ultimate Gacha Farm
A three-part Gacha farm totalling 2,206 structures: the main production hall, a compact cubby section, and a centre support pillar so the whole thing snaps together on uneven ground. Built in metal and Tek for a PvE tribe running Gachas at scale. Each part imports separately, so you can place the hall first and extend later instead of committing to the full footprint on day one.
Christmas 13x13 Defense Base
A 1,913-structure 13x13 defensive base in metal and Tek with a seasonal exterior theme. The 13x13 footprint is the practical part: an odd-numbered square gives you a true centre tile for the vault core and symmetrical turret coverage on all four faces. Requires Bob's Tall Tales. At nearly 2,000 structures it will use most of a tile's allowance on official PvP settings.
Luxurious Residential Base
A 1,731-structure residential compound built for PvE presentation - layered rooms, detailed living areas and a finished exterior rather than a functional box. Uses Bob's Tall Tales structure pieces. This is a showcase build: there is no turret geometry or soak layering in it, so treat it as a home base on a protected tile rather than a raid-ready shell.
Viking Lodge
Two complete variants of a large Viking-inspired lodge, 1,997 structures at their biggest, sharing one wood-and-stone silhouette with different interior and exterior detailing. Both are vanilla - no DLC, no mods - so they place on any PC server. Pick a variant rather than importing both: at this size a single copy already fills most of a tribe's structure allowance on official settings.
Gazebo & Treehouse Pack
A decorative three-build pack - two gazebo variants and a standalone treehouse - in wood, 5,901 structures across the set with the largest single build at 1,995. Fully vanilla, so nothing here depends on DLC or mods. These are alternatives rather than parts: place the one that fits your spot instead of importing all three into the same base.
Japanese Castle
A 1,600-structure Japanese-inspired castle in wood and stone, with multiple tiers, detailed rooflines and substantial interior space. Entirely vanilla - no DLC and no mods - which makes it one of the larger builds here that will place on any PC server without extra content. Expect the roof detailing to account for a large share of the structure count.
Functional HQ with Lowered Floor
A 1,987-structure metal and Tek headquarters shipped with a separate twelve-foundation part for aligning a lowered storage floor. The alignment part is the point - a flush lowered floor is fiddly to snap by hand, and this gives you the exact foundation grid. Requires Bob's Tall Tales and the Arkitect's Paradise mod, so check both are loaded before importing.
Common questions
What is the maximum template size on this site?
2,000 structures per file. That is enforced at upload by validation, so no template here exceeds it, and packs split larger projects across separate files.
Can I place a mega base in stages?
If it ships as a pack, yes — each part is a separate file you place independently. Single-file builds place in one operation and need the full material cost available at once.
How much does a mega base cost to build?
It depends entirely on the material tier. Every template page lists the full piece breakdown, which is what to check before starting the farming run.
Will a mega base hit my server's structure limit?
Very likely on official and capped unofficial servers. Check your server's per-tile limit against the structure count on the card before importing.
Related collections
- ARK: Survival Ascended Tek Base TemplatesTek base templates for ARK: Survival Ascended on PC. End-game builds with validated files and a full Tek structure breakdown.
- ARK: Survival Ascended Metal Base TemplatesMetal base templates for ARK: Survival Ascended on PC. Raid-relevant durability and validated files with an exact metal piece count.
- ARK: Survival Ascended PvE Base TemplatesPvE base templates for ARK: Survival Ascended on PC — workshops, storage wings and breeding rooms, validated and free to copy or download.
- ARK: Survival Ascended PvP Base TemplatesValidated PvP base templates for ARK: Survival Ascended on PC. Turret coverage, layered walls and vault rooms, ready to import with Template Hammer.
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