How to craft and equip clothing in Ark Survival Ascended

Ark Survival Ascended clothing — (Image credit: Studio Wildcard)

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This guide applies to both the original Ark Survival Evolved, and the more recently remastered Ark Survival Ascended.

If you know how to craft and equip clothing in Ark Survival Ascended, then you can protect yourself from injury and also wrap up warm against the wet and cold elements that will otherwise sap your energy. Crafting a basic outfit to replace your initial loin cloth is one of the essential survival skills, alongside being able to build an Ark Survival Ascended shelter and finding Ark Survival Ascended food and water, but the way you go about doing that isn't exactly obvious for new players. If you're keen to cover your modesty, then here's how to get kitted out in your own Ark Survival Ascended clothing and reduce your exposure to threats around you.

How to unlock Ark Survival Ascended clothing crafting

You can begin crafting Ark Survival Ascended clothing as early as Engram Tier 3, when the blueprints for Cloth gear becomes available to unlock. This first clothing set is made up of five individual items, with those being Cloth Pants, Cloth Shirt, Cloth Gloves, Cloth Boots, and a Cloth Hat. As you progress through the Engram Tiers you'll unlock more gear options in Hide, Fur, and other materials, but initially your focus should be on getting that first set of Cloth clothing crafted and equipped to cover up your nakedness.

How to gather materials to craft Ark Survival Ascended clothing

Each piece of Ark Survival Ascended clothing in the Cloth gear set needs to be crafted individually from the following materials:

Cloth Pants: 50 Fiber
Cloth Shirt: 40 Fiber
Cloth Gloves: 20 Fiber, 4 Hide
Cloth Boots: 25 Fiber, 6 Hide
Cloth Hat: 10 Fiber

Fiber is a simple material to round up, as you just need to press the Use button (Triangle/Y) when low-growing plants are close by. Hide is slightly trickier, as you have to kill an animal then hit it with a tool to harvest materials from it – ideally you should use a Hatchet, as that prioritises skin. When you've collected the necessary resources, head to the Crafting section of the Inventory, highlight the required Engram, then use the Craft prompt to put it together.

How to equip Ark Survival Ascended clothing

Once you've crafted your Ark Survival Ascended clothing, you then need to physically put it on so you can start receiving the benefits of wearing it. To equip an individual clothing item, select it in your Inventory which will highlight the body part slot in the middle section it can be applied to, then move over and select that highlighted slot to wear the gear. By hovering over each clothing item you can see how much Armor it provides, as well as the protection against Hypothermic (cold) and Hyperthermic (hot) conditions.

If you're looking for more help then we have some essential Ark Survival Ascended tips to get you started, or you can make things much easier for yourself by applying these Ark Survival Ascended cheats.