ARK: Workplaces - useful engrams ARK Survival Evolved guide, tips
Last update: 12 June 2020
This chapter describes all the places where you can craft more advanced resources. When you come up to the object, press E to bring up the crafting window.
Workplace list:
Name | Icon | Requirements | Description/Use |
Campfire |  | Level: 2 Engram Points: 3 Resources: Thatch - 12 units Flint - 1 unit Stone - 16 units Wood - 2 units | The campfire gives light and heat, and lets you prepare two types of meat: Cooked Meat Cooked Prime Meat As a byproduct, it creates: Charcoal |
Mortar and Pestle |  | Level: 5 Engram Points: 6 Resources: Stone - 65 units Hide - 15 units | Used for mixing resources into other items. Narcotic - 5x Narcoberry + 1x Spoiled Meat Sparkpowder - Stone + 2x Flint Gunpowder - 1x Sparpowder + 1x Charcoal Stimulant - 5x Stimberry + 2x Sparkpowder Cementing Paste - 4x Chitin or Keratin + 8x Stone Bug Repellant - 6x Pelt + 2x Narcotic + 4x Citronal + 4x Rockarrot |
Cooking Pot |  | Level: 10 Engram Points: 9 Required engram - Campfire Resources: Thatch - 15 units Flint - 5 units Stone - 75 units Wood - 10 units | Used for cooking food, making kibble and preparing paint that lets you change the color of items. For this device to work, you need to kindle it with: Thatch (7.5sec) Wood (30sec) Sparkpowder (1min) Angler Gel (4min) |
Refining Forge |  | Level: 20 Engram Points: 21 Required engram - Campfire Resources: Fiber - 40 units Flint - 5 units Stone - 125 units Wood - 20 units Hide - 65 units | Used for forging metal and refining oil. Metal Ingot - 2x Metal - 20 seconds. 5x Gasoline - 3x Oil + 5x Hide -30 seconds For this device to work, you need to kindle it with: Thatch (7.5sec) Wood (30sec) Sparkpowder (1min) Angler Gel (4min) |
Smithy | Level: 25 Engram Points: 16 Required engram - Refining Forge Resources: Metal Ingot - 5 units Hide - 20 units Stone - 50 units Wood - 30 units | Smithy's main use is making combat equipment. It can also be used to repair broken weapons or armor pieces. It can be used to create: Metal tools Chitin armor - whole set Fur armor - whole set Flak armor - whole set Crossbow + Firearms Ammo and ballista Traps Saddles It can also make: Fabricator Beer Barrel | |
Beer Barrel |  | Level: 35 Engram Points: 24 Required engram - Refining Forge, Mortar and Pestle Resources: Metal Ingot - 80 units Cementing Paste - 100 units Wood - 500 units | You can brew beer with it. When the beer is ready, it can be transported in water containers. To fill the barrel, you will need: Thatch - 40 units Berry - 50 units Water |
Fabricator |  | Level: 40 Engram Points: 24 Required engram - Refining Forge, Mortar and Pestle Resources: Metal Ingot - 35 units Cementing Paste - 20 units Sparkpowder - 50 units Crystal - 15 units Oil - 10 units | An improved version of a smithy that you can use to craft better items. It requires Gasoline which makes it run for 15 minutes. Items it can make: Riot armor - whole set SCUBA Gear - whole set Weapon add-ons Firearms Rocket launcher Grenades It can also create new resources: Polymer Electronics It can be used to create new machines: Electrical Vault |
Industrial Grill |  | Level: 45 Engram Points: 40 Required engram - Refining Forge, Mortar and Pestle Resources: Metal Ingot - 200 units Cementing Paste - 40 units Oil - 40 units Crystal - 30 units | Fueled by Gasoline which makes it run for 20 minutes. It works similarly to a campfire - you can use it to cook meat and heat the room it's in. It can cook any type of meat many times faster than other devices. |
Chemistry Bench |  | Level: 85 Engram Points: 65 Required engram - Beer Barrel, Fabricator and Mortar and Pestle Resources: Metal Ingot - 250 units Cementing Paste - 250 units Sparkpowder - 100 units Crystal - 250 units Polymer - 250 units Electronics - 250 units | It is an improved version of the Mortar and Pestle. It can be used to create more resourced for a lower cost. It runs on either gasoline or electricity. You can use it to make: 6x Narcotic - 20x Narcoberry + 4x Spoiled Meat 12x Sparkpowder - 4x Stone + 8x Flint 6x Gunpowder - 4x Sparkpowder + 4x Charcoal 6x Cementing Paste - 16x Chitin or Keratin + 32x Stone 6x Stimulant - 20x Stimberry + 8x Sparkpowder 6x Bug Repellant - 24x Pelt + 8x Narcotic + 16x Citronal + 16x Rockarrot 6x Lesser Antidote - 40x Rare Flower + 40x Rare Mushroom + 20x Leech Blood + 4x Narcotic 6x Absorbent Substrate - 8x Black Pearl + 8x Sap + 8x Oil |
Industrial Forge |  | Level: 85 Engram Points: 90 Required engram - Refining Forge and Fabricator Resources: Metal Ingot - 2500 units Crystal - 200 units Cementing Paste - 600 units Oil - 400 units Polymer - 400 units | This device forges metals and creates Gasoline much faster than a Refining Forge. 20x Metal Ingot in 20 seconds 100x Gasoline in 30 seconds |