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Metal Sign
A small metal sign for landmark navigation or relaying messages.
Type
Health
1,000
Weight
4.0
Spawn Command
cheat giveitemnum 214 1 0 0
or
cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Structures/Metal/PrimalItemStructure_MetalSign.PrimalItemStructure_MetalSign'" 1 0 0
Required level
Engram points
10 EP
Crafting XP
10.4 XP
Prerequisites
Required stations
Purchased in
Cost
30 ×  Molds (ARK: Survival Evolved Mobile)

Overview[]

The Metal Sign lets players display a short message to other players. If more space for a message is needed, the Metal Billboard can be used. Edit the text as many times as needed with the use key (E, Y, Triangle). To add a second line of text, use <br/>.

Construction[]

The Metal Sign does not require a foundation for placement, and as such does not interfere with the spawning of natural resources. It does not snap to other structures.


Notes[]

  • Despite being a metal object, the Metal Sign takes damage as if it were wood
  • The Metal Sign is treated as a wooden structure and can not be damaged by hands, stone weapons, or non-explosive ranged attacks.
  • The following aggressive creatures can not damage the Metal Sign:


Painting and Color Regions[]

In addition to its preset paint regions, you can doodle on the Metal Sign by "attacking" it with a  Paintbrush, which will open the "Apply Paint" Menu. Then, click and drag your cursor over the 3D model (like a paintbrush) to draw anything you want. See Painting for more information on doodling.

For more information on Paint Regions and how to use them, please view the Dye,  Paintbrush, or  Spray Painter pages.

Region 1:
Background

Region 2:
Support Post

Region 3 is not used
for this Object.

Region 4 is not used
for this Object.

Region 5:
Screw-heads

Region 6:
Screw Thread

Loading and Saving Custom Images[]

To load Ark PNT files into a Metal Sign, the file name must be suffixed with _Sign_Small_Metal_C.pnt. The resolution is 128x128, and the aspect ratio in-game is 2.5:1. Also see Painting.

Changelog[]

Patch Changes
321.14 Fixed a bug that caused Billboards & Signs to have a 24 character limit.