How to build a metal unloading dock | ARK: Survival Evolved | Building Tips

[@captainfatdog]

Originally, this build was going to be a cool looking octagonal funnel as you can see here: twitter.com/captain_fatdog/status/879448525620338688 but then I realised the boxes are thrown in whatever direction the camera is facing which meant there wasn't much point in it being a funnel so I ended up just making this simple structure. Hope it helps :) Castle build part 2 next!

[@joshcampbell5425]

captain fatdog - ARK: Building Tips is there any chance you know or could attempt an armored plant x build that works against explosives and dinos? most builds were patched so dinos now break them again

[@pr0duct1v1ty7]

captain fatdog - ARK: Building Tips Really excited for part 2 😁

[@captainfatdog]

Josh Campbell I will look into it but I don't think you can do much about it I'm afraid!

[@joshcampbell5425]

captain fatdog - ARK: Building Tips alright man thanks!

[@lilxalt5329]

captain fatdog - ARK: Building Tips you need to post more often cuz ur videos are the best I have seen in a while you are very smart so keep up the good work man

[@alexdaman.]

Best tutorial presenter I've ever watched, seriously. Your vids are to the point, simple to follow, extremely manicured, and exceptionally well presented.

[@captainfatdog]

Thank you very much, I really appreciate that! 😊

[@ordnaelmeister]

You are a very talented ark builder, the tip about the ladder to place the things was the best, I use it every time. Thanks.

[@captainfatdog]

Thank you ;)

[@MartinRodriguez-cu6vl]

I just want to let you know that this build has been extremely useful and efficient, I have used it in every map I played in and unloaded at least 100k+ metal easily using your build. My favorite was the raft build I made with this built into it on The Island! Thanks for this genius build, cheers!

[@captainfatdog]

That's great to hear :D

[@smallblockafc3948]

u never fucking disappoint me with ur building methods ur a fucking legend

[@captainfatdog]

cheers dude ;)

[@theduck9311]

Another great building tip from Fatdog

[@SetzarothTV]

Your videos are so well edited and informative. Keep it up

[@captainfatdog]

Thank you! 😉

[@PyroMancer2k]

This build makes use of a mechanic I didn't even know was in the game. Trying to move stuff directly from your dino to any storage bin is limited by your weight as the game only lets you carry so much. But picking it up off the ground like that lets you go over your normal limit? That's extremely handy to know for when unloading lots of things, just make those collection spots next to the item that needs filling and drop it all in.

[@captainfatdog]

Yeah, it's exactly as you said, it allows you to go beyond the normal limits, its a pretty useful trick

[@EschMerHansWieRuedi]

+Quality editing. +No 's'-Talk. +Informations. +Fast Forwarding boring parts. You my friend, here, have my attention.

[@captainfatdog]

Thanks a lot, glad you like ;)

[@Voidwalker88]

Mind blown! Every video you do is incredible! I am learning so much! Keep it going!

[@captainfatdog]

Thanks Anthony 😊

[@nestorperez2095]

love your editing and step-by-step tutorials

[@captainfatdog]

Thanks!

[@Axvo420]

Stuff like this is why i love this game man

[@marioamilcartorreslara8096]

This is probably the one video that got me into following you. The video is great and the concept of making a tunnel-like structure to dump resourcess into it is awesome. I don't use it for metal since you can simply transfer to a bed right next to the forge. Still, i use it for stone grinding and wood burning. The shaft is deep enough to face the forge but not all the way to the bottom. There i dump wood straight into the forge or whip stone into a chem bench beside the shaft. After this video i started building my bases around the crafting station. Strategically placing everything so I can encumber myself and still move things around and craft. I'll screenshot it and tweet them to you later. You have indeed put up some great, inspiring and problem-solving content.

[@captainfatdog]

What do you mean about transferring to a bed next to the forge? I would love to see your base, looking forward. Thank you!

[@marioamilcartorreslara8096]

If you attempt to transfer to another server with your inventory full, lets say from the Island to Extinction, once you get to the map you exit the game without spawning in a bed or spawn point. Join the first server again, download your character (cause you are in the ark and not in any map) and spawn in a bed with your inventory full. Works great to move metal from blue to your forge without the need of flying.

[@SefiroUltima]

@@captainfatdog Hey, I finally made a video on what we were talking some months ago. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fX3Nla2MmLdlb6M

[@dojostarfox4520]

If only the world had more Captain Fatdogs..

[@captainfatdog]

Haha, your comments always make me laugh 🤣

[@chaz3r223]

Yes! another great video from the master builder himself 👍keep up the great work man

[@captainfatdog]

Thanks :D

[@chaz3r223]

captain fatdog - ARK: Building Tips no problem

[@madcapmagician3130]

Wow, simple and easy to build and will save me hours of effort, you sir are a gentleman and a scholar! And have easily earned yourself a sub!

[@captainfatdog]

Glad to help. Thank you very much for your comment and for subscribing :)

[@nullobject5943]

Cool effects, graphics, nice music and a clean edit. Well done mate.

[@captainfatdog]

Thank you! 😊

[@filippersson4693]

WE WANT MORE!!!

[@adambarrow2155]

Never thought about doing this. Saves a lot of time. Thank you.

[@captainfatdog]

Aye, it's really easy to make too!

[@vince2188]

Your editing skills are AMAZING !!! Love your vids

[@captainfatdog]

Thank you very much :)

[@gabessdsp]

I was always surprised more people didn't do this, been doing this for a while xD

[@captainfatdog]

From some of the comments I have had on this video it seems that for some reason people would actually rather struggle! They say, 'why bother wasting recourses on making this?' 😆

[@Blue-ke5sb]

I like your editing style and step-by-step instructions, very aesthetic. Any chance you could do a video on building a Hesperornis feeding pen sometime?

[@captainfatdog]

Thank you! I don't really know much about them but I will look into it some time.

[@smallblockafc3948]

Blue u know what and argy pen is right I basically just build one of those for it

[@josephmoore286]

Use fence foundations and make a 1x2 box. Have a doorway with a door as well, or leave it empty with a wall and have the doorway with a door already in place. Kite the dino in to the pen, run out and close the door/place the final wall. Now you can drag fish to it and it will not go anywhere. You could always knock it out first and then box it in, that is what I did for a pegomastax.

[@khaledalloush2423]

This is so helpful finally don’t need to unload like 10 times one unload and that’s it

[@sawyersmith2959]

This idea is amazing, all I had was a little stone structure with a industrial forge and I had to waste valuable resources on a Dino gate for my anky. Now I can just do this and have metal in bulk!

[@tabycat273]

This is awesome! Also if you click the "drop all" option it'll move everything over in one backpack instead of dropping them all individually (similar to transfer all) so there's less extra clicking :) Thanks for the idea!

[@captainfatdog]

Thanks! Unfortunately it doesn't work to just put it in the backpack because you can't encumber yourself to the extreme like you can when picking up boxes off the floor.

[@matthewlydon5772]

Another great video Captain!

[@tlqy]

So useful and pleasing to the eye! Keep up this great work!

[@d0g0k]

Just started up on single player due to other commitment not got time for online at the min... and I wish I found your channel sooner

[@PirGoldsword]

Man I wish I found out about your video sooner than monarchy series

[@captainfatdog]

It's nice to hear I'm being found from that series!

[@johnfranklin87]

Oh wise and knowledgeable Sage of the Fat Dog, please reveal to us the secrets to build great structures on the Ark. Love your vids they are so helpful! Keep on keepin on!

[@captainfatdog]

Haha, I try. Thanks!

[@BrandonCDP]

I really like this build, the only thing I would suggest is when you jump down use a whip and you can pick it all up in one go.

[@captainfatdog]

Thanks! I wanted to show how it works even if you don't have a whip, but you are right, I really should have also shown how much better it is if you do have one.

[@yamanwaelk2582]

I love this channel it was so helpful thank you for the help keep it up!👌

[@Carnserker]

ABSOLUTELY GREAT STUFF So clad I came across your channel keep it up mate!!!

[@captainfatdog]

Thanks, much appreciated ;)

[@bm3350]

I can tell you two things, first.) I'm not first, and second.) Your awesome.

[@captainfatdog]

Haha, thanks Bren ;)

[@xDCMTx]

I love how CLEAN your videos, structures and presentations are! 10/10 ps. how would you make poosketball different? we'll be recording our first game tonight!

[@captainfatdog]

Thank you mate. I have an idea of how to make it more hoop like, I will test it now and if it's good I will tweet you a picture.

[@xDCMTx]

captain fatdog - ARK: Building Tips one last thing, the reason for the large vertical gap is for ape tossing. ;)

[@captainfatdog]

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[@bewickkingofthenorth1600]

Love your videos. Keep up the great work 👍

[@noki1515]

Perfect video just what i was searching for👌👌

[@ragemaker1202]

Absolutely great videos as always.

[@captainfatdog]

Thanks :)

[@branjn5431]

Great tutorial much appreciated

[@Alex-lr2vu]

This is a brilliant idea bro, keep up the good work :)

[@captainfatdog]

Thank you :)

[@cesarmay2629]

you are the best. So originally, thx for all your tips

[@captainfatdog]

Thanks César ;)

[@sawez8089]

Ok,dont really need this now but if I start again I will use this. :)

[@joshcampbell5425]

hey bro just a little tip use a whip it grabs it all and helps grab some if they're a little further away

[@captainfatdog]

I almost put that in the video but really I wanted this to be a solution for those who don't have a whip handy :)

[@captainfatdog]

Thanks though

[@gangliaghost8720]

We usually popcorn the metal and then whip it up. This is really nice though, because it contains the metal. I always have trouble keeping it from going everywhere =n= not to mention, silk is a pain to get depending on what map you're playing.

[@captainfatdog]

Thanks, I love to use a whip but like you say it can be a pain to get if you're on a map without silk which is why I wanted show that you can still do it without.

[@Sacredarrowable]

@Fatdog. another idea is have the forge in the back of the house and have a door right on it. Not 2 go inside just a access point for unloading. Aaron Longstaff workshop video.

[@captainfatdog]

The problem with that is you keep having to switch between the ankylo and forge inventories because the metal is too heavy to take out all at once. Picking up boxes is the only way to go beyond the normal carry limits.

[@Egidius77]

Nice! Now I only need a quezal

[@LittleEagleGaming]

Dude, first off, your video editing skills are amazing! I can only imagine how long it takes to make these videos, let alone the game time you spend! Second, would it be any easier with a whip? instead of using a funnel that costs resources, just drop everything within whip range then do it up!

[@captainfatdog]

Cheers dude! Yes, a whip certainly helps. But even if you do have a whip, if you want the forge inside your base and don't have behemoth gates on it, you need something like this to get the metal inside.

[@LittleEagleGaming]

Would it help in any way to have this funnel on the top of the base somewhere that drops down? It just seems impractical to try and implement this funnel in a PvP build....

[@Darth12000]

@captain fatdog : Forge inside and no behemoth gates, juste regular ones, you don't NEED a package drop to do the trick, it's simply one solution that works. Having multiple windowed access in a fully closed off forge chamber with keypad access works just as well. @Little eagle : well you need to be able to drop down yourself without dying, or it'll despawn before you reach it.

[@captainfatdog]

But the purpose of doing the package drop is so that you can encumber yourself well beyond the normal limits. That way you don't need to keep going between the Ankylo and forge inventories. In my experience (provided your character doesn't have crazy weight stats) this is the fastest method. I have a solution for getting down quick: twitter.com/captain_fatdog/status/880625525164843009

[@EnZoDxGaming]

the build is pretty cool but the strategy with weight is the best part

[@captainfatdog]

Aye, there's not really anything special about the build, super simple but very effective!

[@johnboi9769]

I would never do this but it’s still cool

[@captainfatdog]

Ye, it's an old video, things are different now. Thanks though 🙂

[@Shadow77999]

Now its even easier with the whip

[@matheosaugeron552]

IT'S SOOOOOOOOOOO AMAZING I LOVE YOUR CHANNEL

[@captainfatdog]

Thanks 😉

[@shnordster2849]

another awesome video

[@iluvmybruddas3072]

Very creative and effective but what if I were to disconnect not only disconnect to main menu but the actual dashboard which is pretty common on console that would be a risky move considering the fact that When you drop stuff it has like a minute timer before it despawns

[@captainfatdog]

Thanks! Probably not a good idea in your case then.

[@Xtrememunkie]

You fucking rock! So glad I found your wall video

[@XxxMINERxFORxLIFExxX]

Extremely clever!

[@FrontierSettler]

Awesome video! I would love to build this, but sadly I cannot; for I live in primitive.

[@hinteregions]

That's a lovely bit of inventing CF -_-

[@captainfatdog]

Thanks H

[@MrCandyPants]

Great idea!

[@jackmeredith6778]

Can you start giving us a list of what we will need in the beginning of the video plz

[@captainfatdog]

I will try but it's not always suitable because some of the builds are supposed to be adapted to meet your needs.

[@AnnaxGaming]

Cool but.. Can't you just drop your anky right next to the indi, transfere all the metal to ur inventory at the same time and then all at the same time into theindi right beside you? Or was this perhaps something you couldn't do 4 years ago?

[@captainfatdog]

Unless you are on a weight boosted server you are limited as to how much you can transfer into your inventory.

[@l3viath8n14]

when are you going to continue the castle build?

[@captainfatdog]

Back on with it now :)

[@ahmadbazerbachi6300]

I love ur vedioes:) I use whipe also ez but this also works wp man

[@captainfatdog]

Thanks! Aye, a whip is great if you have one :)

[@herbapou]

my forge is already placed. I will try to put the wall up later when I can log. If it doesnt work I will have to make another forge

[@captainfatdog]

Haha, hope it works out for you!

[@geedeetheone]

nice will try in my solo game

[@soldativre]

Very interesting and creative concept, but with the constant micro lags when using platforms on official, the anky NEVER falls where it's meant to :(

[@captainfatdog]

I don't think that's due to lag, I think they changed the position it drops the anky, I've not tested it properly yet though.

[@soldativre]

+captain fatdog - ARK: Building Tips well finaly i just throw the stuff from anky still on platform, no even need to drop him down. it works like a charm :)

[@soldativre]

Well, just dropping stuff when still on platform works very well, I tested. Just have to aim correctly, and you don't even need to take the anky down, directly ready for a new run !!! Dude I was dreaming for a solution like yours since the first day I farm on a quetz platform :) Awsome vids man !

[@captainfatdog]

Sounds good. Thanks!

[@derfskittlers6125]

Just built mine similar to this one but now we can use double doors. Curious though will the anky go into the hole or is he too big. Ive been super careful cause i dont want to chance it.

[@captainfatdog]

Nice. The anky can't fit in the hole you are safe :)

[@hypernova8135]

What’s the point of this compared to just parking next to it or dropping off the Anky next to the forge?

[@captainfatdog]

On official you won't have enough carry weight to get it all out in 1 go. You can drop it next to a forge but I think it's smarter to thow it down a tube.

[@yeetyeetbeep]

Or just get in Front of the forge and take all out the anky and put it in the forge?

[@captainfatdog]

Except you can't on official, you don't have enough weight to take all.

[@zachary5812]

Lol have u heard that one of the DayZ devs called the price change for ark greedy?

[@captainfatdog]

No, I didn't hear that. It wasn't really a surprise to me, they always said it would go up.

[@VictorGraphics1]

Fantastic!!

[@thumbsofsteelgaming8685]

Wow this is a really nice build do you think id be able to make one on an ark mobile official server

[@captainfatdog]

I don't see why not

[@laurensgorter]

But why cant I just drop the anky on the ground next to the forge and than drop it to the forge and pick it up why do I have to have the anky higher on a metal structure and drop the metal down?

[@captainfatdog]

For a start, it can be tricky dropping the anky in the right place. Then it's tricky to drop the boxes without them going all over the place. If you have a whip to pick them up you might get away with it but it's honestly so much easier to just build something like this.

[@laurenzr.8524]

you dont need an unloading station you could just drop it in front of your forge instead of building the metal structure

[@captainfatdog]

Makes it a lot easier though! The forge costs way, way more than the metal structures, also they don't need to be metal, you could build it out of stone or whatever.

[@PhiLe-pj9yw]

Beutyfull video . Thank

[@jcymro200]

play boosted servers so this isn't a problem for me but I liked anyway since I know how useful this would be.

[@captainfatdog]

Thanks dude :)

[@officialfxo]

Yo this is sick, probably going to build this for my official for sure lol, no more getting someone to throw it to me I can go it by myself save time good job bro haha, you see my new video too?

[@captainfatdog]

Nice one, thanks mate. I saw you posted a video but not had time to watch yet, will watch tomorrow :)

[@yargaming]

You can just pick it all up when ur close to it and put it all in ur just going the extra step 😂

[@captainfatdog]

No you can't, picking up boxes is the only way you can carry that amount of weight, it won't let you take it streight out the inventory 😂

[@high_im_darcy5754]

Does it matter which way the tame faces mate?

[@captainfatdog]

No, it just matters which way you are looking when you are sat on the tame.

[@jaimianscharr6320]

You dont have to do that at all, all you have to do is tipe metal in your iventory search and transfer all the items in that folder. (Not trying to be rude, I especially know how it feels since I play ps4)

[@captainfatdog]

The issue is that on official server you don't have enough weight to transfer so much weight like that. You need to keep doing it multiple times as you can see in the intro.

[@laneswerve]

@@captainfatdog jesus... I love how matter of fact they are in their lack of knowledge lol

[@captainfatdog]

@@laneswerve Haha, I know, it does amuse me

[@Aiden-se2tt]

wouldn't it be simpler to put the anky next to the forge, take the metal with transfer all then just transfer it all in the forge

[@captainfatdog]

You can't, it wont allow you to take that amount of metal out of an inventory, it's too heavy. The only way you can become encumbered to such an extreme is by picking it up in boxes.

[@serpzy1111]

What editing software you use

[@captainfatdog]

Premiere Pro and After Effects

[@giancarlocorona4275]

Anyone know how expensive this is to make out of metal.

[@veddyveng]

What dimensions is the base part looks class

[@captainfatdog]

Thanks. It's 3x3

[@veddyveng]

captain fatdog - ARK: Building Tips the final base mate 5x5?

[@captainfatdog]

Sorry for the late reply. Yes, its 5x5.

[@cade469316cw]

whips are your freind man lol

[@captainfatdog]

Not everyone has one. Personally I would use this design with a whip!

[@nathancarter1015]

Do a 2019 one

[@pbboxing]

U really deserve more subs u put amazing quality videos and they are all helpful like this one but if you read this comment could you plz plz PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ make a tutorial of how u put the pop up words I really wanna make my channel like I say something and there is subtitles so like if someone says something and is hard to understand I can subtitle it so yea, it would be really cool if you would make a tutorial on that cause I love the font of how your writing is!

[@captainfatdog]

Thanks! What software you got? I use After Effects for doing the text. The font is from the ark dossiers, its called 'DJB About a Boy'.

[@pbboxing]

captain fatdog - ARK: Building Tips do you know any free softwares and a tutorial of how to do it cause I have spent hours trying to do this lol

[@ilolinatiloliophile691]

Its a Nice idea but with the bug of ark im scared for stil steel (im french mi english is vert bad)

[@gaara1naruto]

So the anky can't fall into the hole?

[@captainfatdog]

nope

[@inah200688]

can you do with karkinos

[@captainfatdog]

I've not got round to testing it yet. I imagine the concept would still work but would need a bit of modification maybe.

[@Chewy427]

S+ mod with pull all resources :D

[@captainfatdog]

That's cheating 😜

[@lewis5889]

Does this work with magmasuars

[@captainfatdog]

Would need some adapting but yes

[@cmj90-s1y]

Needs an update now that you can't hold all that metal in your inventory

[@captainfatdog]

It still works the same. If you pick up boxes off the floor like this you can massively encumber yourself.

[@arazibrahimov4762]

awesome and fasterrr:)

[@charlieboulton519]

Ur a genius

[@captainfatdog]

😘

[@laneswerve]

Does this still work? Asking for myself.

[@captainfatdog]

Yes

[@lutherbonham9103]

Is able to Mack this in stone??

[@captainfatdog]

yes

[@lutherbonham9103]

captain fatdog - ARK Building Tips Thank you

[@josephmedeiros1135]

Genius!

[@konafenske2865]

Wait how tf is this easier? Like the idea is neat but you didn't even use the transfer all button or drop all button.Seems the same as putting the anky next to it transferring all or dropping all and then putting it in the forge

[@captainfatdog]

You can't transfer all because of your characters weight limitations. You can't pick up all out of a bag because of your characters weight limitations. The only way to get around it is to drop boxes then pick them up. You can use a whip to pick them up quicker.

[@konafenske2865]

@@captainfatdog yea I'm sorry I recently learned that's just the case

[@konafenske2865]

@@captainfatdog ty

[@captainfatdog]

@@konafenske2865 haha, no worries

[@jyeballan5250]

What's the point for this?

[@captainfatdog]

🤔

[@kunfu662]

theJYE09 _Kobe faster transfer , some of us bring back almost 10k metal each run and transferring that is a pain so this would be easier

[@PoeticWeasel]

theJYE09 _Kobe yeah you can just search "metal" in inventory and then place it in

[@Darth12000]

Come on guys it's all a matter of preference which way you optimise your resources transfer, right ? This one is quite well thought for its purpouse.

[@UCl9JlfvuWQewNf2l9fiuTvQ]

Devon Soccer dropping the ankylo close enough to the forge might be tedious for some people. It might not be close enough to the forge to where when you take the metal, you're unable to reach the forge and you're overweight and you can't put it back in the ankylo.... this has happened to me so many times lol

[@iPadGameWalkthrough]

Nice