APS Mailbox

A mailbox from Primitive Plus

The APS Mailbox belongs to the Primitive Plus content of ARK: Survival Evolved, and its in-game line reads "Mailbox for the Federated Postal Service of ARK". The ARK Wiki explains how to send mail to other players with it, though its notes disagree on whether that works.

Engram and crafting

The engram costs 8 engram points, and our records place it at level 20. The mailbox is built at the Construction Table from 20 Wood and 5 Iron Ingot (Primitive Plus). A craft takes 5 seconds and gives 2 XP. Each mailbox weighs 4, and they stack to 100, so a full stack weighs 400.

Sending mail on Xbox

On Xbox, the wiki says sending or receiving mail needs a keyboard and mouse connected over Bluetooth; without them the controller does not accept start as enter once the keyboard has closed. The steps it gives, in short: place the mailbox, press start with the keyboard and mouse attached and choose the keyboard and mouse option, use the E key and the mouse to pick sending mail or changing the mailbox address, type the message and press enter twice until send appears, then click send.

Mixed reports

The wiki's notes contradict each other. One says the mailbox does work and blames the Xbox controller for the problems; another says it has never been usable and serves only as decoration, with fans making mods to get it working. A third describes it as a way to chat privately with other players on the same ARK. Players have also reported freezes while editing the address or sending a message, which only a restart or a kick from the server ended.