[2019] Mod Spotlight: ARK Settlements

Greetings Survivors! Zen Rowe here again, back for another spotlight on our glorious modding community.

Today we’re going to be talking to Kiwiboys!

Who are you and what do you do?

That's a pretty intense modification. ARK itself doesn't really have much in the way of existing mechanics for you to tie into for that kind of system, right?

Making mods can definitely be an exercise in creative solutions. May I ask about your background? Does your education or personal experience tie in well with helping you design the overall system or influence the direction of your solutions to problems?

Shhhhh. Don't let Epic hear you!
We'll talk a bit more about ARK settlements in a moment, but I do want to focus on you a bit. When we make our mods we tend to focus ourselves entirely on that and most of the people who enjoy our creations don't know a thing about us. So tell me, aside from making mods, what other things do you like to spend time on? Do you have any other creative hobbies?

I can relate to the feeling, seeing your own progression in skill and surprising yourself with what you can come up with is a very satisfying thing to be able to look back on. So for anyone that wants to follow what you are working on, do you have a twitter, or discord, or any other social media you engage with?

Thank you for that, prepare for a flood. You said you were working with unity before, were you making games for yourself or were you making mods that used that engine? What made you decide to start making mods?

Sounds like modding has served you well in that regard, ARK settlements is definitely an ambitious project, I can't imagine you would have gotten it to this point if you hadn't learned a lot. Do you take any inspirations from other city-management style games when designing features?

Would you be able to give us a high-level view of what your design and development process looks like for ARK Settlements?

That's a good insight into how you approach the design. Do you have any other mod projects that you work on?

well, if you want my opinion, that sounds like a fun idea! While I've got you here, do you have any secret features or plans for ARK settlements that you can share with us?
What's to come? Leak the goods!

That does sound exciting! I'll have to take a peek when you get the update out. Before we sign off, do you have any advice you would give to new mod authors?

We should put that on an inspirational poster.
It's been a pleasure talking to you, Jordan. I look forward to seeing where you go with Settlements!
Until next time, Happy Modding!

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Greetings Survivors! Zen Rowe here again, back for another spotlight on our glorious modding community.

Today we’re going to be talking to Kiwiboys!

Who are you and what do you do?

That's a pretty intense modification. ARK itself doesn't really have much in the way of existing mechanics for you to tie into for that kind of system, right?

Making mods can definitely be an exercise in creative solutions. May I ask about your background? Does your education or personal experience tie in well with helping you design the overall system or influence the direction of your solutions to problems?

Shhhhh. Don't let Epic hear you!
We'll talk a bit more about ARK settlements in a moment, but I do want to focus on you a bit. When we make our mods we tend to focus ourselves entirely on that and most of the people who enjoy our creations don't know a thing about us. So tell me, aside from making mods, what other things do you like to spend time on? Do you have any other creative hobbies?

I can relate to the feeling, seeing your own progression in skill and surprising yourself with what you can come up with is a very satisfying thing to be able to look back on. So for anyone that wants to follow what you are working on, do you have a twitter, or discord, or any other social media you engage with?

Thank you for that, prepare for a flood. You said you were working with unity before, were you making games for yourself or were you making mods that used that engine? What made you decide to start making mods?

Sounds like modding has served you well in that regard, ARK settlements is definitely an ambitious project, I can't imagine you would have gotten it to this point if you hadn't learned a lot. Do you take any inspirations from other city-management style games when designing features?

Would you be able to give us a high-level view of what your design and development process looks like for ARK Settlements?

That's a good insight into how you approach the design. Do you have any other mod projects that you work on?

well, if you want my opinion, that sounds like a fun idea! While I've got you here, do you have any secret features or plans for ARK settlements that you can share with us?
What's to come? Leak the goods!

That does sound exciting! I'll have to take a peek when you get the update out. Before we sign off, do you have any advice you would give to new mod authors?

We should put that on an inspirational poster.
It's been a pleasure talking to you, Jordan. I look forward to seeing where you go with Settlements!
Until next time, Happy Modding!

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Facebook: facebook.com/survivetheark
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Steam: steamcommunity.com/app/346110
Youtube: youtube.com/survivetheark