Sparkpowder

Sparkpowder



Created by grinding flint with stone in a Mortar and Pestle or Chemistry Table.

Resource
Item
Weight	0.1
Stack size	100
Item ID	108
Spawn Command cheat giveitemnum 108 1 0 0 or cheat GFI Sparkpowder 1 0 0 or cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Resources/PrimalItemResource_Sparkpowder.PrimalItemResource_Sparkpowder'" 1 0 0
Found in Beacon	Green
Crafting
Required level	Level 6
Engram Points	3 EP
Crafting XP	0.12 XP
Crafting Time	1s
Unlocks	Gunpowder Smoke Grenade
Used to craft	15 items
Crafted in	Mortar and Pestle Chemistry Bench Equus Saddle
Crafting Yields	2 Pieces
Ingredients
Resources breakdown 2 × Flint 1 × Stone

Sparkpowder is a resource in ARK: Survival Evolved. It can be created by grinding Flint with Stone in the Mortar and Pestle, each grind will yield 2 sparkpowders.

Sparkpowder can be used as a fuel source, and is the primary fuel for the Preserving Bin. It is also a crafting ingredient for various items including Gunpowder, which is needed to make ammunition for firearms.

Burn Times[edit | edit source]

Structure	Burn Time 1 × Sparkpowder	Burn Time 100 × Sparkpowder
Campfire	1m	1h 40m
Cooking Pot	1m	1h 40m
Refining Forge	1m	1h 40m
Stone Fireplace	1m	1h 40m
Standing Torch	13m 20s	22h 13m 20s
Preserving Bin	30m	2d 2h

Usage[edit | edit source]

Sparkpowder is used in a Preserving Bin to make perishables (like Meat and Berries) last 10 times longer before spoiling. It is also needed to create various Dyes.

Sparkpowder is used to craft the following items:

Used in Preserving Bin with Oil to craft:

Trivia[edit | edit source]

Sparkpowder is likely meant to be analogous to the real life mineral potassium nitrate aka "saltpeter," a substance used in primitive food preservation as well as being a principle component in gunpowder.
Sparkpowder blueprints can no longer be spawned. If the "cheat giveitemnum 108 1 0 1" command is used there will only spawn one item of Sparkpowder. You MUST learn the engram to be able to make it.

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