AsaSavegameToolkit 0.5.0

.NET 8.0 This package targets .NET 8.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet add package AsaSavegameToolkit --version 0.5.0
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package AsaSavegameToolkit -Version 0.5.0
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<PackageReference Include="AsaSavegameToolkit" Version="0.5.0" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="AsaSavegameToolkit" Version="0.5.0" />
                    


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<PackageReference Include="AsaSavegameToolkit" />
                    


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paket add AsaSavegameToolkit --version 0.5.0
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: AsaSavegameToolkit, 0.5.0"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package AsaSavegameToolkit@0.5.0
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=AsaSavegameToolkit&version=0.5.0
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=AsaSavegameToolkit&version=0.5.0
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

AsaSavegameToolkit

A .NET 8 library for reading ARK: Survival Ascended save files (*.ark, *.arkprofile, *.arktribe). Originally derived from portions of ASV and the ArkSavegameToolkit port of Qowyn/ark-savegame-toolkit. This repo modernizes the parser for UE5.5-era save formats (ASA).

Install

dotnet add package AsaSavegameToolkit

Or add directly to your project file:

<ItemGroup>
  <PackageReference Include="AsaSavegameToolkit" Version="$(LatestVersion)" />
</ItemGroup>

Targets net8.0. Works cross‑platform (Windows/Linux/macOS). Uses Microsoft.Extensions.Logging for diagnostics and Microsoft.Data.Sqlite for parsing.

Quickstart

using AsaSavegameToolkit;
using AsaSavegameToolkit.Porcelain; // high-level, typed API
using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions;

var savePath = @"D:\repos\AsaSavegameToolkit\tests\assets\version_14\Aberration_WP.ark";
var save = AsaSaveGame.ReadFrom(savePath, logger: NullLogger.Instance);

Console.WriteLine($"Players: {save.Players.Count}, Tamed Creatures: {save.TamedCreatures.Count}, Wild Creatures: {save.TamedCreatures.Count}, Structures: {save.Structures.Count}");

// Example: list player names
foreach (var player in save.Players)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"{player.PlayerName} (Tribe: {player.TribeId}, Location: {player.Location})");
}

Optional settings

var settings = new AsaReaderSettings { MaxCores = Environment.ProcessorCount / 2 };
var save = AsaSaveGame.ReadFrom(savePath, settings: settings);

API surface

Layer Namespace Use case
Porcelain (high-level) AsaSavegameToolkit.Porcelain Typed models like AsaSaveGame, Creature, Structure, Inventory, Player, Tribe with convenience helpers.
Plumbing (low-level) AsaSavegameToolkit.Plumbing.* Readers/parsers (AsaSaveReader, AsaArchive), property primitives (FVector, FColor, FName), and raw record types if you need custom traversal.

Key types:

  • AsaSaveGame.ReadFrom(string path, ILogger? logger = null, AsaReaderSettings? settings = null)
  • Creature, Structure, Item, Inventory, TeamInfo, Player, Tribe
  • Raw property readers in Plumbing.Properties.* when you need exact UE property formats

Supported save formats & versions

  • Save version 14+ EU5.5
  • Save version 13 Earlier versions may work but aren’t officially covered.

Roadmap

  • Cryopods
  • Inventories
  • Tribes
  • Profiles
  • Unreal 5.7 update

Attribution

Derived from

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Version Downloads Last Updated
0.5.0 134 3/9/2026
0.4.0-alpha.14 45 3/1/2026