Aberration Dungeon Loot No Despawn
If you have spent any serious time exploring the treacherous depths of Aberration in ARK: Survival Ascended, you know the frustration all too well. You fight through radioactive zones, navigate treacherous falls, and finally reach a hidden dungeon, only to find empty stone floors where valuable supply crates should be. The culprit is a notorious bug where Aberration Dungeon Loot Crates despawn after just 10 minutes, even though their spawn timers can take hours. The Aberration Dungeon Loot No Despawn mod finally corrects this oversight, bringing the loot behavior in line with every other map in the game.
Why Do Aberration Dungeon Crates Disappear?
The issue stems from how the developers originally coded cave loot. On The Island and Scorched Earth, cave supply crates spawn up to three at a time with a 1-2 hour delay, and they remain until a player collects them. However, when Aberration was created—a map where most of the playable area is technically a cave—the team copied those cave crates but accidentally set them to despawn after 10 minutes. Later, when "Dungeons" (the Aberration name for caves) were introduced, they copied the Aberration Cave Supply Crates again, carrying over the same 10-minute despawn timer. The result is a system where a crate with a 6-12 hour respawn timer vanishes in a tenth of the time it takes to reappear, leaving survivors with zero loot more often than not.
The Secret Supply Drop Problem
This mod also addresses the Secret Supply Drops found in specific dungeons, such as the one in Old Railway Cave (Green Zone) and the three in Hidden Grotto (Blue Zone). These rare drops have an even longer 6-12 hour spawn window, yet they too were despawning after 10 minutes. With Aberration Dungeon Loot No Despawn for ARK: Survival Ascended, these secret crates now persist until you claim them, making the hunt genuinely rewarding.
What This Mod Changes (And What It Doesn't)
The mod is surgical in its approach. It only affects the supply crates inside Aberration Dungeons—not the normal surface drops scattered across the map. The loot tables, item quality, and contents remain completely untouched. Only the despawn behavior is altered. The mod remaps four specific crate classes to new "NoDespawn" variants:
- SupplyCrate_Dungeon_Aberration_Level35 to Level35_NoDespawn
- SupplyCrate_Dungeon_Aberration_Level50 to Level50_NoDespawn
- SupplyCrate_Dungeon_Aberration_Level65 to Level65_NoDespawn
- SupplyCrate_Dungeon_Aberration_Level80 to Level80_NoDespawn
This means the fix applies to Aberration, Valguero, Fjordur, and any custom maps that use these dungeon crate classes. Loading it on other maps has no negative side effects, making it a safe addition to any mod stack.
How to Install and Configure
Learning how to install this mod is straightforward. Simply subscribe to it on the Steam Workshop and add it to your ARK: Survival Ascended server or single-player save. For most players, that is all you need—the mod works out of the box. However, if you use a custom loot setup in your game.ini, you must update your references to point to the new classes. For example, change "SupplyCrate_Dungeon_Aberration_Level35_C" to "SupplyCrate_Dungeon_Aberration_Level35_NoDespawn_C". Remember the "_C" suffix for class names. The same applies if you want to manually spawn a crate using the admin command, such as "cheat spawn SupplyCrate_Dungeon_Aberration_Level50_NoDespawn_C".
If you prefer a more streamlined experience, the foxygame.net launcher offers a one-click installation for Aberration Dungeon Loot No Despawn, automatically handling version compatibility checks so you never have to worry about mod conflicts after an ARK update. The launcher's add-on catalog also keeps the mod updated in the background, ensuring your dungeon runs are never interrupted by a stale build.
Compatibility with ARK: Survival Ascended
This mod is built specifically for ARK: Survival Ascended and supports the current major versions of the game, including the latest Aberration release. It does not require any additional dependencies and plays nicely with other QoL mods, stack mods, or map mods. Since it only remaps crate classes, it will not interfere with creature spawns, building mechanics, or server performance.
Why You Should Download It
When you download Aberration Dungeon Loot No Despawn, you are not just fixing a minor annoyance—you are restoring the core loop of exploration and reward. The dungeons on Aberration are some of the most dangerous and atmospheric content in the game. Spending hours to reach a secret room only to find nothing because the crate evaporated is a terrible experience. This mod ensures that your effort is always rewarded, whether you are hunting for high-level gear, blueprints, or rare resources.
The mod's creator also notes that the despawn bug was likely a simple copy-paste error, but it has persisted for years. This fix is clean, respectful of the base game's balance, and does not introduce any overpowered loot. It simply makes the game behave as originally intended. For solo players, dedicated server admins, and casual explorers alike, this is an essential addition to any Aberration playthrough.
In conclusion, if you have ever cursed the empty dungeon floors of Aberration, the Aberration Dungeon Loot No Despawn mod is the solution you have been waiting for. It is lightweight, easy to install, and fixes a glaring oversight without altering the game's difficulty or reward structure. Download it today and finally experience Aberration the way it was meant to be played—with loot that stays where it belongs.