DinoSpawnX Plugin Description
Features
DinoSpawnX is an admin delivery plugin that creates custom dinos and gives them to online players as cryopods. It is designed for precise, command-driven dino creation rather than normal spawning on the map.
What It Does
DinoSpawnX is not a map spawn controller.
Instead, an admin uses a command to create a specific dino for a specific player:
After the dino is built:
This makes it a controlled dino creation and delivery tool for staff use.
Stat Control
The plugin supports exact point assignment for these stat indexes:
Stat values are validated and can be set per command, allowing admins to build custom dinos with specific distributions instead of random rolls.
Tek Stryder Support
DinoSpawnX includes a separate Tek Stryder creation mode.
For Tek Stryders, admins can choose:
Supported head attachment options:
Supported body attachment options:
The finished Stryder is then delivered as a cryopod to the chosen player.
Commands
The plugin includes commands for:
- creating and delivering a normal dino cryopod
dspx <steamid> <creatureid_or_path> <gender> <imprint> [stat,value] ...
- creating and delivering a Tek Stryder cryopod
dspx.stryder <steamid> <level> <head_rig> <body_rig>
- reloading the plugin config
dinospawnx.reload
Restrictions / Behavior Notes
Requirements
Features
DinoSpawnX is an admin delivery plugin that creates custom dinos and gives them to online players as cryopods. It is designed for precise, command-driven dino creation rather than normal spawning on the map.
- Cryopod-based dino delivery – creates a dino, converts it into cryopod data, and places the pod directly into the target player's inventory
- Custom creature selection – supports spawning a chosen creature by ID or full blueprint-style input
- Gender control – lets admins choose male or female
- Imprint control – can deliver the dino as imprinted to the target player
- Custom wild stat point assignment – admins can define exact stat point values for supported stats
- Online-player targeted delivery – sends the cryopod directly to a specific online player by SteamID
- Tek Stryder support – includes a dedicated command for making Tek Stryders with selected attachments
- Reload support – allows config reload without restarting
- Debug logging – optional logging for spawn attempts and delivery flow
What It Does
DinoSpawnX is not a map spawn controller.
Instead, an admin uses a command to create a specific dino for a specific player:
- the target player must be online
- the admin chooses the creature
- the admin can choose gender
- the admin can choose whether it is imprinted
- the admin can assign exact stat points
After the dino is built:
- it is packaged into cryopod-style item data
- the cryopod is added to the player's inventory
This makes it a controlled dino creation and delivery tool for staff use.
Stat Control
The plugin supports exact point assignment for these stat indexes:
- 1 = Health
- 2 = Stamina
- 3 = Oxygen
- 4 = Food
- 5 = Weight
- 6 = Melee
- 7 = Speed
- 8 = Crafting
Stat values are validated and can be set per command, allowing admins to build custom dinos with specific distributions instead of random rolls.
Tek Stryder Support
DinoSpawnX includes a separate Tek Stryder creation mode.
For Tek Stryders, admins can choose:
- level
- head attachment
- body attachment
Supported head attachment options:
- Harvester
- Silence Cannon
- Machine Gun
- Radar
Supported body attachment options:
- Shield
- One-Sided Shield
- Large Cannon
- Saddlebags
The finished Stryder is then delivered as a cryopod to the chosen player.
Commands
The plugin includes commands for:
- creating and delivering a normal dino cryopod
dspx <steamid> <creatureid_or_path> <gender> <imprint> [stat,value] ...
- creating and delivering a Tek Stryder cryopod
dspx.stryder <steamid> <level> <head_rig> <body_rig>
- reloading the plugin config
dinospawnx.reload
Restrictions / Behavior Notes
- intended for admin use
- target player must be online to receive the cryopod
- creature input must resolve to a valid dino
- stat values are validated before creation
- Tek Stryder attachment choices are validated before creation
Requirements
- ARK: Survival Evolved Dedicated Server
- Ark Server API 3.56
