LCJ Bench
The LCJ Bench is a transformative add-on for ARK: Survival Ascended, designed to supercharge your single-player and PvE experiences. If you are tired of grinding for basic resources or managing dozens of storage boxes, this mod is your answer. It introduces a central crafting station that unlocks a suite of powerful structures, weapons, and armor, all tailored for players who prefer cooperative play and challenging dinosaur encounters over competitive PvP. With the LCJ Bench, you can focus on exploration and base building, leaving the tedious parts of survival behind.
Why Choose the LCJ Bench for ARK: Survival Ascended?
This mod is explicitly balanced for PvE and single-player worlds with higher-level dinosaurs. The weapons are intentionally overpowered (OP), ensuring you can handle even the most ferocious alpha predators with confidence. It streamlines the entire mid-to-late game progression by condensing essential crafting stations into a single, efficient workflow. The LCJ Bench itself is the foundation, available at level one, and it acts as the gateway to a vast catalog of advanced items that would otherwise require multiple end-game engrams.
Streamlined Crafting and Storage Solutions
One of the standout features is the sheer convenience offered by the mod's storage and crafting options. You will find that managing your inventory becomes significantly easier, allowing you to spend more time adventuring and less time organizing.
- Fridge/Freezer: Offers 1000 slots with extended spoil timers, even allowing you to store items like Milk that normally expire quickly.
- Storage Vault: A reduced-size vault that still provides a massive 1000 slots, complete with a sign for labeling.
- Forge with Chem Bench: Processes items very fast, uses cheaper materials, and outputs double the metal.
- Tek Replicator: Much smaller footprint, perfect for compact bases, and includes the latest Genesis items.
- Grinder: Reduced size and returns all items when grinding down structures or equipment.
Revolutionary Resource Generation
The LCJ Bench mod removes the need for constant resource runs. The Garden Barrel grows resource seeds at an accelerated rate and produces heavy-duty fertilizer, while the Hydroponic Generators create Rocky, Fruity, and Paint resources automatically. You can also craft Element for a single Metal Ingot, making late-game tech accessible without tedious boss fights. The Loot Box offers a fun gamble for five ingots, giving you a random item that can be a pleasant surprise.
Overpowered Weapons and Armor for PvE
As mentioned, the weapons in this mod are designed to be OP. They are perfect for players who want to feel like demigods on the island. Every tool and weapon in the LCJ Bench arsenal has no durability, meaning you will never have to repair your favorite gear again.
Melee and Ranged Arsenal
- Harvesting Tools: Hatchet and Pickaxe provide 10x harvesting with no durability loss, respecting server rates.
- Elemental Swords: A variety of blades, including the Black Ice Sword (freezes enemies), Stunner Sword (stuns and drains food), Fire Blade (adds fire damage), and Razorclaw Sword (adds bleed damage).
- LCJ Sniper Rifle: Powerful, lightweight, and waterproof with an extended magazine and HUD. Special bullets cause Freeze, Tranquilize, Fire, Bleed, Health, and Poison effects.
- Homing Missiles: Includes Tranq, Explosive, and Nuke variants with extra range and a HUD for precision targeting.
- Explosive Arrows & Darts: Craftable with various status effects like Bleed, Fire, Freeze, and Tranquilize.
Defensive Gear and Utilities
Your survivability is greatly enhanced with the mod's armor sets. The Flak Armour boasts 1500 armor and 2500 durability, including buffs and a custom glider. The Tek Armour provides similar stats with cheaper repair costs, though it requires the vanilla Tek Suit engrams to be unlocked to use with Element. For base defense, the Heavy Turret uses only one ammo per shot instead of four, saving you resources while dealing heavy damage.
Installation and Compatibility
When you are ready to enhance your game, you will want to know how to install the mod. The process is straightforward. First, ensure you are running a supported version of ARK: Survival Ascended. The mod is designed to work with the latest stable builds of the game. You can download LCJ Bench from the Steam Workshop or mod manager of your choice. For a seamless experience, consider using the foxygame.net launcher, which simplifies the process with a one-click install for LCJ Bench for ARK: Survival Ascended, ensuring you get the correct version without hassle. After downloading, simply subscribe to the mod and activate it in your server's mod list. The foxygame.net launcher also provides auto-updates for mods like LCJ Bench, so you never have to worry about version compatibility issues breaking your saves. Once active, you will find the LCJ Bench in your engrams at level one.
Notable Structures and Quality of Life
The mod goes beyond just combat and storage. It includes a Healing Bed for quick recovery, a Refrigerated Feeding Trough that extends spoil time, and a Fireplace that prevents hypothermia. The Heavy Duty Tent is described as the safest place in the game, offering many buffs. There is also a Water Intake that requires no water source, a Meat Spoiler that is refrigerated, and a Server Transfer station for moving trophies and artifacts. The Ammo Box for turrets and the Burrow Buck added to stealth brew and armor are recent updates that round out the package. With the LCJ Bench, every aspect of survival is made more convenient and powerful.
In conclusion, the LCJ Bench is an essential mod for any PvE-focused survivor in ARK: Survival Ascended. It removes the grind, amplifies your power, and introduces a level of convenience that vanilla ARK simply cannot match. Whether you are building a massive base or taming the highest-level creatures, this mod ensures you have the tools to succeed. Download it today and transform your survival experience.