Ark: How To Build A Starter Base

[@AaronLongstaff]

I have been wanting to do this for some time now, this is a re imagined design of my popular started base I build back in 2019. I redesigned it using some of the new building pieces that was introduced in Wildcards Homestead update and made the build process slightly easier. Enjoy!

[@user-zs6hw3jo4i]

11:30 my snap point cycle doesn’t work (PS4 keyboard and mouse) do I have to use the snap point or can I line it up

[@joerambo4977]

Nice build please do more small cool cottage starter base maybe a hunting camp

[@jafjay6024]

I just built that today and realised this

[@Raiver-f1nn]

I'm playing in mobile so I changed it a little bit

[@AKJewels69]

Ive always liked the way you show how to place pieces. slowly showing what to use, how to place them, speed up when placing the pieces yourself and then the look of how it should be once they are done before going on to the next set. I *LOVE* that and its greatly appreciated. specially for those of us that have to usually go back through videos cuz we got lost and try to figure out how something was done cuz we missed it. (to be more specific... me)

[@MorguerotheGaming]

Your videos are such an inspiration as I build my "resort" on the Island map. Tried a few of your builds but couldn't get them to place because of terrain so I took your style and made my own stuff with your tips.

[@siobhantheprawn]

I really love this sort of build. I'm dotting little houses all over my single player island. These are brilliant for inspiration 😁

[@AaronLongstaff]

Me too I actually prefer smaller build!

[@chaivon2756]

How singleplayer going?

[@samspijker3857]

@@chaivon2756 good thank you I stoped playing online you get killed ever 24 hours

[@bryanp5843]

​@@chaivon2756Doing a playthrough on Valguero rn hoping I can make a deep run this time and beat some bosses

[@anthernandez7252]

Make sure before you build this base design you make it in a flat area because the smallest incline can ruin the dino area

[@paperboipwaters7005]

Yeah it screwed me

[@terminalspeakers]

I love following some of your builds on my single player and have dabbled on some multiplayer maps. I just did this build with a few exceptions on mobile. It’s tough to get everything to line up right and a couple of the building pieces (stairs and fence supports) are missing. I ended up using stone pipes for the supports on the front of the house where you put the supports and had to do a ladder instead of the multi tier stairs inside, but it’s still very satisfying to do something like that in block base world. I love your videos!

[@brutallegend1100]

Honestly I wish I had this much creativity when building. And not just talking about this build but all your builds. I usually just put a wood block somewhere because I don't use much space with crafting tables.

[@jlsonline]

Amazing job with this build. I really like the sort of pause and explain you do for each piece. It's so much easier to follow along this way and has really helped me to improve my own building skills. Thank you!

[@AaronLongstaff]

Glad you like the tutorials thank you

[@RabbitTeaPot]

This is perfect for what I need in single player 💜 thank you! I’ve done a couple of your other builds on different maps & I swear of all the games I play with all the building tutorials yours are the most simple to follow, even on the more technical complicated builds.

[@-_Blitz_-]

I love the builds Aaron, they’re amazing! Keep up the great videos❤️

[@nova3ris]

-10,864 total wood -3,436 total thatch -2,152 total fiber -1,088 total stone -20 total flint

[@shrainikduddula4372]

could you please build a base in the hidden lake. I would love to see how you would use your style to best utilize that space!!

[@TrooperHawkk]

The fence support part was such a pain but amazing vid i love my new base better than my wooden box

[@ChristianWright23]

How did you figure it out? I can’t seem to figure out how to place them.

[@TrooperHawkk]

@@ChristianWright23 This was months ago so my memory isn’t as good but I believe that I had to get on a certain angle to connect them. Sorry for not very good help. When I get home from school, I’ll test it out and see if I can figure it out and I’ll tell you

[@nicolagio1977]

Gorgeously done as always Aaron!! Thank you!!

[@AaronLongstaff]

Thank you so much!

[@foxyblonde16]

omg i LOVE your little builds

[@AaronLongstaff]

Thank you so glad you like the builds!

[@TheImperialHunter_O7]

Idea to extend: at the far back behind the base in the dino pen, maybe we can add some more pillars, fence foundation, then a fence wall with wood roof ontop covering to the top of the first floor to make little flyer platform and underneath that could be like some tek para killing pen for metal so they don't escape.

[@PlaneswalkerShiba]

I remember the OG video :) It was the first time I found your videos and began to build on my first Pv server!

[@itchy9661]

Ur builds have made my game so much better

[@AaronLongstaff]

Thank you so glad you like them!!

[@kishen.s10]

Love all your content man, it's much appreciated by all

[@AaronLongstaff]

Thank you so glad you like the videos!

[@kishen.s10]

@@AaronLongstaff I enjoy making these in my mobile server!!

[@crgaming1019]

You have got an instant sub right from the first couple mins great build

[@calluum_]

can you do a warehouse build? as these houses always look nice but i can never fit all my machines inside

[@AaronLongstaff]

Yes it is on the list to do a big workshop/warehouse

[@Bunkziller]

I love how I got soooooo close to finishing this House, but right when I got to the Dino pen, the game just went “ Wait! You can’t do that! “

[@inohalajian4151]

Aaron Legendary Builder 👷‍♀️🙌👏❤ Why Fear The Unknown When Aaron Is Around.

[@dynamicsoulz5078]

So for Genesis part 2, am I the only one that really wants to see him build an armory with the new stands

[@AaronLongstaff]

lets do this thing!

[@adenturner7543]

Thank you so much I’ve never really built a base but now I did because I saw this vid amazing house

[@sannyliu4327]

wow this is really detail I like the way you present how to build.

[@o_Iang]

hi, I'm here representing Brazil 🇧🇷❤️🤗

[@cjstillwell1994]

Thank you so much i used this on single player in aboration this really helped

[@arkdesign9517]

Well well well if it isn't my favourite builder!

[@AaronLongstaff]

Haha thank you hows it going?

[@BlakeTheB]

Your “beginner house” is better than my creative mode house XD

[@queenkoi]

This .. is amazing! Thank you so much!

[@kathrynshaw5298]

Great build, very creative! Hope you don't mind me asking, but what's your planning process for a build? Do you draw it out beforehand or anything?

[@AaronLongstaff]

Thank you sometimes I draw it before hand but mainly play around on my single player until it works!

[@simonthisdale696]

On my previous comment, im talking about the part he places at 1:29, each time i try to move it with R1 or moving my angle around the block, it always goes on the bottom touching the grass.

[@zpanda9999]

yoooo ty for this i remember building your first version of this

[@AaronLongstaff]

its alot easier and looks better in my opinion

[@vlademierando4113]

Build a thylacoleo pen part2 pls and love the video

[@WasP013]

alway great job Thanks Aaron

[@MadHatter2291]

Absolutely love this build, one question! Are you using small crop plots for the plants around the deck? And if so, how do you keep them watered to grow?

[@javyassassin13]

Dude I love your videos because they alwasy shock people when I make your work on pvp servers I dont even get attacked lol because they think its such a nice design on that note I know you do mostly ark builds but do you think you could try some Conan Exiles builds that would be cool to see with your creativity

[@AaronLongstaff]

Thank you!!! I tried Conan but i struggled to get into it

[@simonthisdale696]

Im playing ark survival ascended on ps5 but i cant seem to be able to place a wooden fence foundation on top of the wooden foundation to start the pillar section, is it normal? And i dont have the option to switch to blocks? Is it a ascended problem? Is it because i play on a modded server? Help please!! TIA

[@ChristianWright23]

Having this same problem and can’t figure it out😅

[@hdslytro387]

Nice bro and can you tell any cool pen for beachy from ark addition mod

[@sgrb387]

Could you please make a Rock Drake pen? I'm looking for a way to spruce up my Aberration home

[@evok2691]

1:19 footprint start

[@preyo6511]

Still looks good in Ascended

[@mikeH824]

Hi Aaron! I was wondering if you could do a snail pen build. I use your videos for most of my builds and I don't have any ideas for a snail enclosure.

[@chrissychamberlin797]

There were some times I just couldn’t change the snappoint and had to make do, sadly. Plus I built too close to something else and got a ‘cannot build here’ message halfway through the fence area, I wish these things weren’t the way they were but what can I do about it. Looks amazing, even with the modifications I was forced to make!

[@AaronLongstaff]

Thank you I feel your pain building in ARK is frustrating at times

[@javyassassin13]

There are some servers that allow you to clip builds from what I've seen but you risk losing it because you know toxic people lol

[@supernova2944]

Towards the end where I was doing the fences I didn’t have enough room so I did it but not as big on the backside

[@jesusfranco88]

Hola amigo me gustan muchos tus diseños, me gustaría verte hacer una base de tek en extincion, gracias un saludo

[@MemeBeans5]

Me using all my emgrams to build this knowing I'm gonna need those emgrams later into the game. Still this is the best base I've ever built in ark

[@anthonyhaylock6655]

This is great build

[@AaronLongstaff]

Thank You!!

[@Joshg-23]

I know I know and I’m sorry if this is annoying but have you built a big breeding compound yet?

[@AaronLongstaff]

No it is something on my list!

[@Joshg-23]

@@AaronLongstaff I am down for any build you make just built a large breeding compound myself in a survival world!

[@MrKillerRamm]

Hey Aaron, I'm starting my Aberration Journey on Aberration and the music is so synth and stuff so I was thinking... "Man I really need a Synthwave theme base" But I couldn't get any ideas of how to do that... And you are one of the greatest Ark Builder I've ever seen so maybe you can come up with some "Breathtaking" design :)

[@AaronLongstaff]

I can certainly look at it!

[@xilky8975]

How do you get the fence supports to snap like that? I have been fighting with mine for the last 2 hours to get them to snap like yours and I can't figure it out for the life of me!

[@xilky8975]

Time stamp is 10:04 in the video

[@MostcallmeTim]

My game won’t let me place a wood fence foundation on top of the wood foundation as shown in the very beginning. Just playing single player no mods.

[@jvstn9662]

Playing on Ascended? Got the same problem

[@jordanfletcher8670]

Hey Aaron I LOVE the videos I was wondering if you could possibly do a medical bay for PVP It would be an awesome build!!!

[@diegodasilva663]

Anyone have any tips on direbear taming keep killing them by accident lol, loved this build definitely gonna add it to my town build

[@AaronLongstaff]

jump on my discord I am suer someone can help

[@carlywright1533]

i can't figure out the dino pen but i love the house i used an other dino pen tutorial for it

[@hatedaidan]

How did u do the raptor thing

[@M4DD1.X]

Late to this, but figured I'd share my (hopefully correct) math with people. -10,864 total wood -3,436 total thatch -2,152 total fiber -1,088 total stone -20 total flint

[@alannaandaurora]

not too bad if you have the right gathering dinos tbh

[@Mayconsantosgamer]

Muito lindo, parabéns! Minha casa em fjordur é assim.

[@myoldacc9209]

Ive using this for the second time now but whats the map ur using

[@steathghost101]

this helped a TON! thx!

[@Emkee_]

Love it but how did u put bush in front of house

[@Geodatan]

It's crazy what things you can do on this game

[@WillzNZGaming]

Wouldn't it be better to make this base out of stone or metal ? It can easily be destroyed otherwise. Great video btw

[@BlenderSpeedModeling]

Do you have a stone one? Also have a great day

[@GhostriderFVP]

Re-upload, I think or not 🤔

[@AaronLongstaff]

Nope it is a re design using homestead items some of the techniques used in the first build have been patched like overlapping ramps etc

[@MTGFrosty7]

For Ark mobile we like triangle shapes

[@yazeedyazeed6182]

I would like the build cost to farm it before hand

[@PogoOnGTAO]

Amazing!

[@Brito_sticker]

Parei no 9:31 , vou continuar depois

[@itsyadude4799]

CAN YOU PLEAE DO A MULTI-OCEAN PLATFORM BASE

[@brianmulkey8425]

How do you put a railing inside a foundation it will not let me do that

[@parkourevolutiondan1928]

Location pls

[@roki6474]

I love your bases man but i always farm the list of foundations and stuff before i start building and i always have to end up farming more because your list was incorrect

[@rm-dev2156]

Hello ! Vers good job, can u realise big egg farm with Rex, gigano ... ? Because he have only small or medium farm tutoriel on youtube ! Thanks

[@ceejayinyaface406]

Hey Aaron I've seen alot of your builds recently and with Gen 2 coming out I've decided to use a few but my question is are these possible without being able to fly or float? Kinda of a noob question 😂

[@mikeH824]

Yes if you are building these you can either use a grappling hook or stand on top of a dino like a trike, rex, mammoth, or wyvern to reach them.

[@ceejayinyaface406]

@@mikeH824 sweet thanks alot

[@theagoraphobicatheist]

Hi mate!

[@AaronLongstaff]

Hey hows it going?

[@elizabethsmith3891]

I love the design of this but I got confused when building it.

[@noob123inthabin2]

Is that a better version of the old one i still use it but i haven’t played ark for almost a year because we are having problems with money to buy tv and pay almost 1k £ for month or year i don’t know properly

[@AaronLongstaff]

Hi yeah its an improved version should be easier to build and it uses the new building pieces from the Homestead update

[@IverGameplays]

N O I I C E ! ! 👍👍

[@nataliedawson9203]

How do i flip the railing on xbox

[@KadarineTTV]

can you do a large home tech build on extinction map please?

[@AaronLongstaff]

I will add this to my list

[@nachomansandycabbage]

is this possible if im not in creative?

[@adamrichards8214]

Can pc users with ark purchased from Microsoft not us mods if u can plz tell me how n where to get them I've been wanting to try out mods but dont want to buy ark again on steam to play with them

[@AaronLongstaff]

Unfortunately mods are only available on Steam not Windows 10 or Xbox

[@adamrichards8214]

Dang that really does suck wish Microsoft would allow ark players use mods

[@arkdesign9517]

@@adamrichards8214 try the steam workshop mate, sometimes the whole game with dlcs goes stupid low price. Microsoft are ass

[@deondutoit7836]

Why when I start snapping those wood fench supports it tells me requires nearby foundation support am I doing something wrong please if anyone knows

[@AaronLongstaff]

Are you using vanilla pieces or S+?

[@billbaggins1688]

how do you fly?

[@randomtrigger1378]

Why no 60fps

[@AaronLongstaff]

not sure I understand what you mean?

[@rango5033]

amazing

[@AaronLongstaff]

Thank you!!!

[@Fibi89]

sweeeeeeeet! 🥰🥰🥰

[@zourin8804]

so many very nice builds, but so few places to put them. The island is a miserable place to build because it's all uneven ground except for the carnivore raceways.

[@yaboi1808]

8:41

[@Pizza0023]

Please make building videos for Ark Mobile

[@kimonhanke6046]

How you cheated the flowers you dont habe showed that

[@boot-strapper]

Funny, I don’t think I’ve ever seen land this flat in ark. Nice trolling

[@bunnny1315]

am i the only one that hits my head and have to crawl through the front door:(

[@anthoonius_gabagoolius]

Won’t dinos fuck the wood up

[@sastrosastro3988]

Whia Whoa Whia

[@sabrinaguty8691]

Cut ☺️

[@yeonsharien]

May I know, do you using cheat to get all resource to bulid building? How often you use cheat? I'm asking This because lately I feel guilty,sad and mess with my own feeling while deciding my gameplay experience. I found myself can't stop cheating after knowing the cheat code on ark. It ruin my experience on my beloved game. Hmm

[@AaronLongstaff]

Hey I use creative mode just foe the recording and materials it helps speed the build up and makes for a cleaner video

[@Mrk-I]

Hiii

[@AaronLongstaff]

Hello!