Tribe XP Balancer Plugin (ARK Survival Evolved - ArkApi)

[steveallen_]

Looking for an Ark Survival Evolved ArkApi plugin.

We are running a story-focused, progression-focused server with players with different availabilities and want to keep players progressing together without needing hard rules or admin intervention.

Goal
Keep tribe members within a reasonable level range while still allowing independent play.

Desired Behavior

• Calculate tribe median level.
• Players at or below median receive 100% XP.
• XP gradually decreases above tribe median.
• XP reaches 0% at a configurable level difference (default: +15 levels).
• Players can still gather, craft, tame, build, breed, etc. while capped.

Example

• Tribe median: 80
• Level 80 = 100% XP
• Level 85 = ~67% XP
• Level 90 = ~33% XP
• Level 95 = 0% XP

(Exact curve configurable.)

Configuration

• Maximum level difference before XP becomes 0%
• XP reduction curve (linear preferred initially)
• Minimum tribe size before the plugin becomes active (configurable).
• Enable/disable messages notifying players when XP is reduced
• Calculation method: median preferred, average optional.

Purpose
This is intended for a cooperative PvE playthrough. The goal is to prevent one player from significantly out-leveling the rest of the tribe while still allowing them to play normally.

Additional Considerations
Open to suggestions regarding inactive tribe members and edge cases.

Server is hosted through GTXGaming and will be running ArkApi plugins.

Questions

• Does ArkApi expose the required XP hooks?
• Estimated development time?
• Estimated cost?
• Previous ArkApi plugin experience?

Potential Future Features (Not Required)

• Option to use median level instead of average level.
• Ignore players who have not logged in for X days.
• Different XP curves (linear, exponential, custom).
• Admin commands to view tribe XP scaling.

Thank you for your attention, and cheers,

Steve