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Gravetail

Death Recovery Companion

A fierce little shoulder companion that retrieves recoverable belongings from your death cache, then needs a well-earned rest.

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Gravetail project artwork
The idea

Death Recovery Companion

Look for Gravetails in open grasslands near Dodo habitats. Their spawns are additive. Knock one out and tame it with Gravetail Kibble for best results, or Spoiled Meat for a slower tame. Keep it alive on your shoulder when you die to trigger recovery; returned items are stored in its inventory.

Recovery requires a living Gravetail on your shoulder at death. It cannot recover again, be picked up or be cryopodded while sleeping. It eats Spoiled Meat once tamed.

What it brings to your game

  • Automatic recovery of recoverable inventory, hotbar, armour and cosmetic items
  • Returns belongings after you respawn
  • Deathrunner’s Recovery sleep prevents consecutive recoveries
  • Rage activates below 25% health, boosting speed and damage
  • Additive wild spawns alongside existing creatures

Getting started

  1. Install mod 1680224 through the ASA mod browser or server mod list.
  2. Find a Gravetail in open grasslands and use knockout taming.
  3. Feed it and carry it on your shoulder before heading into danger.

See the official project page for current files and any additional installation notes.

Compatibility

Cross-platform ARK: Survival Ascended mod. Recovery depends on belongings remaining recoverable in the death cache.

Follow the journey

Development journal

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Progress notes and screenshots will appear here as they are published.

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