Simple Dungeons [Discontinued]
If you have ever wanted to turn your ARK: Survival Ascended server into a proper dungeon crawler, Simple Dungeons [Discontinued] was built with exactly that fantasy in mind. This add-on gives you the building blocks to construct custom dungeon-like structures, complete with maces, traps, and configurable spawners. The important word here is discontinued: the mod will no longer receive updates or fixes, so it is best treated as a finished, frozen toolkit rather than an actively maintained project.
What Simple Dungeons [Discontinued] Actually Adds
At its core, this is a construction and encounter mod. Instead of relying on vanilla caves or hand-placed boss arenas, you get a dedicated set of pieces that let you design your own labyrinth from the ground up. The original description sums it up neatly: building blocks for custom dungeon structures, maces, encounters, plus structures, traps, and customizable spawners.
- Dungeon building blocks: walls, floors, and decorative pieces styled for dark, enclosed spaces.
- Traps: hazards you can place to punish careless players and reward careful ones.
- Maces: melee weapons that fit the dungeon-crawler theme.
- Customizable spawners: control which creatures appear, and where, inside your creation.
- Encounter tools: set up staged fights instead of random wandering mobs.
Why Players Still Want It
Even without future patches, the appeal is obvious. ARK: Survival Ascended already has a thriving modding scene, and dungeon content is one of the most requested categories. Simple Dungeons [Discontinued] fills that gap without requiring you to learn a full dev kit. You place blocks, drop in spawners, tune your traps, and you have a playable dungeon for your tribe or your public server.
If you are ready to try it, you can download Simple Dungeons [Discontinued] through the usual in-game mod browser and add it to your server's active mod list. For players who prefer a smoother setup, the foxygame.net launcher offers a curated add-on catalog where Simple Dungeons [Discontinued] sits alongside other ARK: Survival Ascended mods, installable with a single click and kept current automatically.
Version Support and Mod Compatibility
Because the mod is discontinued, version support is frozen at the point the author stepped away. In practice, this means Simple Dungeons [Discontinued] for ARK: Survival Ascended tends to work best on the game builds it was last updated against, and it may behave unpredictably after major official patches. Before adding it to a live cluster, check the mod page for the last confirmed compatible version and test on a private save first.
Mod compatibility is the other big consideration. Simple Dungeons [Discontinued] is generally safe to run alongside cosmetic and quality-of-life mods, but stacking it with other structure overhauls or spawner replacements can cause overlapping engrams or conflicting spawn logic. Load order matters too: place it after core framework mods but before small add-ons that depend on its pieces.
How to Install
Knowing how to install the mod correctly saves a lot of headaches later. The process is straightforward:
- Open the in-game mod browser and search for Simple Dungeons [Discontinued].
- Subscribe or add it to your server's mod list, then note its mod ID.
- Add the ID to your server command line or configuration file.
- Restart the server and confirm the mod loads without errors in the log.
- Test placement in a single-player world before going live.
If you run multiple maps, remember that every map needs the mod listed individually. A missing entry on one map is the most common reason players report "invisible" structures or missing spawners.
Final Thoughts
Simple Dungeons [Discontinued] is a niche but genuinely useful add-on. It will not grow with the game anymore, and that is a real limitation worth accepting up front. What remains is a solid creative toolkit: blocks, traps, maces, and spawners that let you build the dungeon experience ARK does not ship with by default. Treat it as a finished product, verify your version compatibility, and it can still deliver hours of custom encounters for your ARK: Survival Ascended community.