What is Fiber in ARK?
Fiber is one of the most common crafting resources in ARK and can be gathered from the lush, wild grasses and bushes that also yield seeds and berries. It appears like brown, soft strands in a bundle on the game art and is described as perfect for making a thread, cloth, or rope.You will gain access to fiber very early on, at least on most ARK maps. It’s plentiful and easy to find – which is great because it’s used in more recipes than any other crafting resource. Stocking up on fiber early and replenishing your supply often can help keep your crafting area ready for whatever engrams you want to tackle.
What Can You Do With Fiber?
There are a lot of recipes that need fiber. Some of them might seem expected, while others are more random. However, you can’t craft any of the following without it.
Certain building pieces, like the Adobe items in Scorched Earth or fundamental Wooden elements, require fiber. You will also need it for resources like crop plots, fish baskets, preserving bins, and feeding troughs.Many saddles use fiber for their construction. Everything from the Dire Bear to the Mammoth to the Tusoteuthis needs fiber.Decorative pieces like elegant furniture on mobile or the painting canvas require fiber.You’ll need fiber to make alarm traps, rope ladders, and grenades.Fiber is used for most clothing recipes, including Chitin, Riot gear, and SCUBA equipment.
You won’t get far in ARK without a steady supply of fiber. How you choose to collect it might make the difference in how much you earn, with specific options only being open to players who are later in the game.
Collecting Fiber in ARK: Survival Without Tames
Before you’re ready and willing to tame a fiber-specific gatherer, you can collect fiber on your own. A beginner can quickly gather fiber as they move around the map, but there are other options for those who want a higher yield for less work.
Collecting Fiber by Hand
Collecting fiber by hand is the easiest way to get it and, early on, the only way. Before you can build a sickle and tame dinosaurs, you’ll have to walk amongst the lush grasses and bushes to gather all the fiber you can get.This is the least efficient way to gather, but it’s easy and can go fast. Most players walk quickly through, tapping the Use button to get as much as possible with each movement. Doing it in such a way makes it easy to clear large fields quickly.
Using a Metal Sickle to Get Fiber
The metal sickle is the primary tool players use to gather fiber and masse. You must reach level 30 and have 12 available engram points to unlock it. Its prerequisites are the metal pick and the metal hatchet, meaning both of those must also be unlocked to craft a sickle.Although you can probably tame dinosaurs by the time you’ve gained access to the sickle, it’s still a great, portable tool to have on hand. Since it gathers so quickly, it can assist you in putting up outposts or creating new bases, armor, and saddles when you’re away from home.
Collecting Fiber in ARK: Survival With Tames
If you prefer to use tames to harvest, you’re in luck. A few tames are just perfect for collecting fiber – including one that does it autonomously.
Dire Bear
Dire Bears are aggressive creatures that require a bit of skill to tame. However, they have excellent harvesting efficiency and provide a quick, easy way to get fiber.This process will be the same for most creatures you want to tame. Once they’ve collected enough fiber, take it from their inventory and store it where you please. You can use this same method – with different taming food – to get a Therizinosaur which can collect fiber similarly.
Gacha
The Gacha is a hungry creature with a different taming process. However, it’s excellent at collecting fiber and offers a lot of utility to players.Gacha can also grow and create its own resources. One of the possibilities is fiber, but many other, more valuable options exist.
Gigantopithecus
Gigantopithecus is an ape-like creature you tame in a slightly different method than forcible tames. It also has the benefit of being able to collect fiber without you riding it.Each of these tames has the same gathering efficiency as a metal sickle. If you don’t want to tame a dinosaur just to gather fiber, don’t feel like you have to, even if you’re collecting massive amounts.
