ARK Breeding Bot

A Discord bot that assists with dinosaur breeding in ARK: Survival Evolved and ARK: Survival Ascended.

All commands are available as slash commands and with the > prefix.

Features

Feature	Command	Description
Get Bot Updates	/set_broadcast_channel	Recieve updates I personally send out, or the bot sends out in case of outages, updates, or off-time in need of restarts, code fixes, etc.
Add a dino	/add_creature	Register a creature with all 8 wild stat points and mutation counts
Add from values	/add_creature_values	Enter displayed in-game stat values and auto-estimate wild points
Edit from values	/edit_creature_values	Update an existing creature using displayed in-game stat values
List roster	/list_creatures	Browse registered creatures with pagination
View detail	/view_creature	Full stat breakdown for one creature
Edit stats	/edit_creature	Update any field on a creature
Remove	/remove_creature	Delete a creature (with confirmation)
Search	/search	Find creatures by name or species
Breed analysis	/breed	Stat inheritance odds and mutation probability for any two creatures
Best pairs	/best_pair	Automatically rank male × female pairs to find optimal breeding matches
Stat ranking	/stat_check	See which creatures hold the highest value for a specific stat
Mutation status	/mutation_status	Visual mutation counter bars for a species or single creature
Stacking guide	/stacking_guide	Step-by-step clean-female mutation stacking plan
Mutation calc	/mutation_calc	Probability tables for stacking N mutations in a target stat
Webhook export	/export_webhook	POST creature cards to any Discord webhook
Google Sheets	/export_sheet	Write your creatures to your own Google Spreadsheet
CSV download	/export_csv	Get a CSV file of your roster via DM
Help	/help or 'help or >help	Detailed, category-based command guide

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Usage

• Use /help to view available command categories and command details.
• Primary workflows are creature tracking, breeding analysis, mutation planning, and exports.

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ARK Breeding Mechanics (How the Bot Calculates)

Stat Inheritance

Each of the 8 stats (Health, Stamina, Oxygen, Food, Weight, Melee, Speed, Torpidity) is independently inherited from either parent with a 50 % probability. The bot shows the best possible value and the probability of getting it.

Mutation System

• Each breeding attempt has a 7.31 % chance of a mutation per parent (~14 % total).
• A mutation adds +2 wild levels to a randomly chosen stat.
• Each creature tracks Maternal and Paternal mutation counters.
• Once a parent's total mutation counter reaches ≥ 20 (soft cap), mutations from that lineage are suppressed.

Mutation Stacking Strategy

The bot recommends the Clean Female Method:

1. Keep one female with 0/0 mutations as the permanent mother.
2. Build up mutations on a male by keeping offspring that carry desired mutations.
3. Because the female is always clean, her mutation roll remains active even after the male accumulates many mutations.
4. When a male approaches the soft cap, clone the best mutations onto a new male by breeding and selecting.

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Wild Stat Points — How to Find Them

Open ARK → hold H while looking at a dino to see its stat breakdown, or use ARK Smart Breeding to extract exact wild points. Using the Tek Binoculars in Ark Ascended will show the current stat points each creature has. First set being wild, second being mutated, third being points added by the player. Hope that helps ♥

• Use /add_creature when you already know wild point counts.
• Use /add_creature_values when you only have displayed in-game values and want the bot to estimate wild points.
• Use /edit_creature_values to update an existing creature from displayed in-game values.