Ketaros Advanced Decoration
Base building in ARK: Survival Ascended is only half the battle. Once your walls are up and your turrets are humming, the real question hits you: what do you actually put on those walls? Ketaros Advanced Decoration answers that question with a collection of rare, thematic decoration items that transform bland outposts into personal galleries. This add-on does not hand you a crafting bench full of freebies. Instead, it turns every Supply Drop into a potential treasure chest, giving decoration a purpose beyond simple aesthetics.
What Ketaros Advanced Decoration Adds to the Game
At its current stage, the add-on introduces 50 decoration objects split into two categories:
- 40 Thematic Paintings — wall art covering a range of visual themes, perfect for sprucing up a main hall, a boss arena lobby, or a PvP war room.
- 10 Thematic Rugs — available in three sizes: Small, Mid, and Large, so you can accent a cramped crafting corner or carpet an entire throne room.
The creator has stated that more decoration types are planned for future versions, which means the catalog will keep growing. If you enjoy base design in ARK: Survival Ascended, this is a mod that rewards patience and exploration rather than raw resource grinding.
The Supply Drop Treasure Hunt
Here is the twist that makes Ketaros Advanced Decoration stand out from typical decoration mods. None of these items appear in your crafting menu. Every painting and rug spawns exclusively through Supply Drops at all levels, arriving either as finished items or as Blueprints. That design choice creates a genuine sense of collecting. Suddenly, chasing a white drop across the beach or cracking open a red drop in the snow biome carries a little extra excitement, because you never know when a rare rug blueprint will pop out.
For solo players, this adds a low-stakes activity between taming sessions. For tribes on a server, it sparks trading. A Large rug blueprint you already own might be exactly what your neighbor needs, and that turns decoration into an economy of its own.
Blueprints, Duplicates, and Long-Term Goals
Because drops can yield Blueprints, you can craft additional copies once you learn them, which softens the randomness over time. Duplicates are not wasted either. They become bargaining chips or gifts for newer tribe members who want to decorate their first stone hut. The system respects your time while still preserving the thrill of the hunt.
Version Support and Mod Compatibility
Ketaros Advanced Decoration for ARK: Survival Ascended is built for current ASA builds and is regularly maintained to keep pace with official patches. Before you download Ketaros Advanced Decoration, check that your server or single-player session is running a recent game version, since older builds can cause missing icons or failed spawns on Supply Drops. In terms of compatibility, the mod plays nicely with most building and structure mods because it adds standalone placeable objects rather than editing core assets. Stacking it alongside popular building overhaul mods is generally safe, though on heavily modded servers you should confirm load order with your admin. If you manage your own cluster, the foxygame.net launcher keeps Ketaros Advanced Decoration updated automatically, so your players never log in to a version mismatch after a patch.
How to Install Ketaros Advanced Decoration
Getting the mod running takes only a few minutes:
- Open the in-game mod browser or your preferred mod platform and search for the exact name.
- Subscribe or add the mod to your server's active mod list.
- Restart ARK: Survival Ascended so the files load correctly.
- Verify the mod appears in your active mods menu before joining.
- For servers, add the mod ID to your configuration and restart the cluster.
Once installed, head out and start farming drops. Remember that paintings and rugs will not show up in your inventory crafting tab, so do not panic if you cannot find them there. Loot a few Supply Drops and the collection begins.
Tips for Faster Collecting
Use a fast flyer to sweep drop locations after server restarts, when spawns refresh. On PvP servers, loot drops during quiet hours to avoid ambushes. Keep a storage vault near your base dedicated to duplicate blueprints so trading stays organized.
Final Thoughts
Ketaros Advanced Decoration fills a niche that ARK: Survival Ascended has always needed: meaningful, collectible decoration. The Supply Drop system gives every painting and rug a story, and the planned expansions promise even more variety down the road. Whether you are a builder chasing the perfect base or a collector who loves rare loot, this add-on earns its place in your mod list.