Prometheus 2 Mod Guide

Prometheus 2 is a creature mod for ARK: Survival Evolved (Steam mod ID 2880209905). It continues the original Prometheus mod by PLAY, which its first creator no longer updates. The current author, Ryan, credits PLAY as the original creator and thanks AW for releasing the mod's source. It adds a large set of "Prome" creatures, many of them in elemental or attribute variants, and adds summoned bosses, its own Tek building set and a group of gasoline-fuelled factories. Our database holds 203 creature entries, 434 items, 108 engrams and 16 crafting stations from the mod.

Before you start

• No single player: the author states that the mod does not work in single player. Run it on a server.
• Bug reports: comments on the Workshop page are switched off. Bugs go to the mod's Discord only.
• Mod help sheet: the Workshop page links a spreadsheet with every INI option of the mod, the engram entries and the spawn codes. Use it when you set up a server.
• Admin items: the Give Items consumable hands out every item in the mod, and the Prome Super Shield Generator can only be used by an administrator. Keep both away from regular players.

Recommended server settings

The author lists the settings the mod is meant to be played with. Anything not listed below is left at 1.

Creature damage, food drain, torpor drain, stamina drain and health recovery, for wild and tamed alike, stay at 1, as do all wild per-level stats.

The creatures

Almost every entry in our list carries the Prome prefix: 199 of the 203. They fall into a few families:

• Base Prome creatures: Prome versions of familiar species, from the Prome Dodo and Prome Trike to the Prome Giganotosaurus, Prome Dragon and Prome Rock Drake.
• Attribute variants: Flame, Lightning, Poison, Power, Speed, Guard and Flight forms, such as the Prome Flame Woolly Rhino, Prome Lightning Gorilla or Prome Guard Trike.
• Chiefs: a stronger Chief of several species, including the Prome Chief Direwolf, Prome Chief Mosasaurus and Prome Chief Giganotosaurus, plus the Prome Human Chief.
• Bone creatures: 17 skeletal forms, such as the Prome Bone Rex and Prome Bone Dragon.
• Human characters: the Prome Grenadier, Prome Magician, Prome Shooter, Prome Summoners and Prome Torchbearer. Each has its own loot drop in our data.
• Bosses: covered below.

Taming and riding

• Prome Dino Food: its item text says it is the food for taming Prome creatures. The engram unlocks at level 90. When it spoils it turns into Prome Crystal. A second item with the same name makes a creature produce food every 2 seconds, so check the description before you craft.
• Prome Tranq Arrow: fired from a crossbow. Engram at level 25.
• Prome Metal Tranq Arrow: fired from a metal bow.
• Prome Tranquilizer Dart: fired from the longneck rifle, which cannot use attachments with it. Watch out: the item text says a hit also enrages wild creatures nearby. Engram at level 25.
• Prome Bola: a thrown bola, unlocked from level 1.
• Saddles: almost every saddle engram unlocks at level 50 for 10 points. The Prome Slaughter Yutyrannus Saddle comes at 100, and the Shadow Spider and Lris saddles at 120. The Bronto, Mosasaur and Quetz have platform saddles. The Prome Equus Saddle crafts chemistry supplies on the go, and the Prome Bigfoot Saddle also fits the Prome Shogun.

Transforming your creatures

A tamed Prome creature can change into an attribute form. There are seven Magic Potions, one per attribute: Flame, Flight, Guard, Lightning, Poison, Power and Speed. There are also 64 single-purpose Transform items, each named for one creature and one attribute, for example Transform Prome Flame Allo or Transform Speed DodoWyvern. Those item names show which forms each species can take:

Cubes and bosses

The mod's big creatures come from summoning cubes. Build the Prome Cube Station (level 60), which is described as the place to craft more powerful creatures. Most cubes say they summon "a powerful creature from hell". The two Slaughter Yutyrannus cubes say they give you a powerful creature.

The Supreme bosses

There are six Supreme bosses: Prome Aphrodite, Prome Demeter, Prome Eros, Prome Hephaestus, Prome Hypnos and Prome Morpheus. Six materials carry their names: Prome Aphrodite Shell, Prome Demeter Claws, Prome Eros Rock, Prome Hephaestus Pelt, Prome Hypnos Tooth and Prome Morpheus Blood. The item text calls each one a powerful boss item that you use to craft the next cube, so hold on to them.

Breaking Boundaries

The Shadow Spider, the Lris and the Behemoth each have a stronger Breaking Boundaries form in our list. Two Breaking Boundaries items, one for the Shadow Spider and one for the Lris, are described as a way to become a more powerful creature. The Prome Magic Seal Canister (level 120) is a structure described as breaking the limits of biology. The Lris and the Behemoth also have Breaking Boundaries saddles.

Other bosses

• Hearts: Prome - Asura, Prome - Druid, Prome - Fenrisulfr, Prome - Ganesh, Prome - Harpy, Prome - Kamaitachi Manticore, Prome - Osiris and Prome - Thorn Devil each have a Heart item. Fenrisulfr, Harpy and Kamaitachi also have Watchmen creatures in the mod.
• Prome - Slaughter Yutyrannus: has its own Claw, Heart, Hides and Visceral items.
• The six Lords: the Grassland, Desert, Ocean, Sky, Mountain Range and Infernal Lords each leave a Lord Essences item, described as a very precious material.
• Also listed: Prome - Nidhogg, Prome - Shogun, Prome - Lris, Prome - Behemoth (Monarch) and Prome - Metal Man BOSS.

Base building and factories

• Prome PandoraBox (level 1): the station where the mod's items are crafted.
• Prome Tek Workbench (level 40): crafts the Prome Tek building set: foundations, walls, ceilings, doors, Behemoth gates and more. Every piece is described as an effective defense against Prome creature attacks.
• Prome Shield Generator and Shield Generator 2X (level 50): raise a shield that keeps Prome creatures out. They run on Gasoline.
• Factories (level 25): the Prome ARK Factory, Apex Items Factory, Element Factory, Element Shard Factory and Gasoline Factory all run on Gasoline and turn out resources, apex items, Element, Element Shards or Gasoline very quickly. The item text warns you to think before you build them.
• Prome Industrial Forge (level 25): bulk refining, powered by Gasoline.
• Prome Nano Generator and Prome Nano Turret (level 50): the generator powers Nano and electrical structures wirelessly and runs on Element. The turret consumes Element while firing.
• Extras: Prome Bee Hive, coloured Prome Beacons, Prome Music Sandbox players and dozens of Prome Hero Banner decorations.

Gear and vehicles

• Prome Nano armor: comes in Ordinary and Senior lines. The helmet has night vision and a targeting mode, switched on by double-clicking the Ç key. The Nano armor engrams start at level 1.
• Prome Scarlet armor: gives faster recovery, with the Prome Scarlet Sword and Prome Scarlet Shield to match.
• Weapons: the Prome Nano Rifle and Prome Nano Poison Rifle (level 50), the Prome Poison Spear (level 25), the Prome Super Grappling Hook and the Prome Flare Gun.
• Potions: the Prome Health Potion (level 25) can be used while mounted.
• Getting around: the Prome SUV seats a driver and a passenger who can both use weapons. The Prome Wooden Raft (level 7) can be built on, and the Prome Glider Suit clips onto chest armor.
• Drawing Papers (level 40): each one gives you a creature or machine: a Drone, Phoenix, Tank or Tek Stryder.

Tips

• Use the author's settings as a starting point, especially the tamed per-level multipliers.
• Keep every Supreme boss material. The text says it goes into the next cube.
• Do not fire Prome Tranquilizer Darts near other wild creatures, because they get enraged.
• If Prome creatures threaten your base, build with the Prome Tek set or put up a Shield Generator. Both are made to keep them out.
• As an admin, decide whether the fast factories and the Give Items consumable belong on your server.
• Check the mod help sheet when you set up the server, and report bugs on the Discord.

Every creature, item and loot drop of the mod is listed on its mod page, with spawn commands.