Lamppost

Electric light in every direction

Fed by an existing electrical grid, the Omnidirectional Lamppost is a light source in ARK: Survival Evolved and ARK: Survival Ascended. The in-game text reads: "Requires electricity to activate. Lights an area without adding much heat." In ASA, the description speaks of a large area instead. The ARK Wiki points out that, unlike the Lamppost, this model spreads its light in all directions.

Engram and crafting

It unlocks at level 50 for 20 engram points, with the Standing Torch as its prerequisite, and crafting it also requires level 50. A Fabricator or a Tek Replicator turns one out in 5 seconds for 7.2 XP, using:

• 2 Electronics
• 5 Metal Ingot (or Scrap Metal Ingot)
• 10 Crystal (or Primal Crystal)

Each lamppost weighs 4, and 100 fit in a stack, for a full-stack weight of 400. Our records list it on 14 maps.

Placement rules

No foundation is needed, so it does not interfere with natural resources spawning, and it does not snap to other structures. It can be set down underwater, but it cannot be switched on while its base is submerged. The wiki also notes that its light passes through player-made walls, reaching areas outside its direct line of sight, and that the community has asked for this to change in ASA.

What cannot damage it

It counts as a wooden structure: bare hands, stone weapons and non-explosive ranged attacks cannot hurt it. The wiki also names aggressive creatures that cannot damage it, among them the Raptor, Direwolf, Sabertooth, Titanoboa, Kaprosuchus and Thylacoleo.