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InARK: Survival Ascended, building new structures and foundations in your camp is essential for progressing through the game and expanding your reach. However, each structure has a certain amount of health, meaning it can be destroyed after sustaining a large amount of damage frommassive and powerful dinosaurs. There are a few ways you can go about protecting these structures, including stacking them on other platforms.
If you’re wondering how you can stack structures or foundations, we will show you what you need to do in this guide. Outside of protection, stacking can also open up your camp, allowing for more space for additional structures.
How to Stack Foundations in ARK: Survival Ascended
When you begin your journey inARK: Survival Ascended, you’ll find yourself in need of some decent shelter. This will require you to build a Thatch Foundation, but it isn’t the most protected. To protect yourself more, along withsome emplacement weapons, you’re able to stack these foundations on top of each other. To do this, follow these steps:
Another method you can use is just toraise the levelof your foundations. To do this, start by selecting the Foundation and thenclicking your mouse once. It will then allow you to rotate and raise the foundation, so you don’t need to stack to get it higher.
How to Stack Structures in ARK: Survival Ascended
Now, if you’re wondering how you’re able to stack structures on top of each other to elevate them and prevent damagefrom powerful dinosaurs, here’s what you can do:
Some structures, likeStorage Boxes, can automatically stack on top of each other, so you can just place them on top of another one. Some structures, however, won’t allow this.
For more advanced stacking, which will require the use of Metal Pillarsunlocked once you get higher in level, here’s the process you can follow:
ensure to use this process on a solid foundation, like aMetal Foundation. Using this method on the ground won’t work since it is uneven.
