Tek Trough (2024)

Tek Trough

Tek Trough (1)

Put food for your nearby pets in this, and they'll automatically eat it when hungry! Can refridgerate items, so long as it's powered by a Tek Generator!

Spawn Command

cheat gfi TekTrough 1 0 0
or
cheat giveitem "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Structures/Misc/PrimalItemStructure_TekTrough.PrimalItemStructure_TekTrough'" 1 0 0
Unlock Tekgram
cheat unlockengram "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/CoreBlueprints/Items/Structures/Misc/PrimalItemStructure_TekTrough.PrimalItemStructure_TekTrough'"

Crafting XP

464 XP

Required stations

The Tek Trough in ARK: Survival Evolved is an advanced version of the Feeding Trough.

Contents

  • 1 Usage
    • 1.1 Spoilage
    • 1.2 Range
  • 2 Engram
  • 3 Notes
  • 4 Painting and Color Regions
  • 5 Changelog

Usage

Much like Tek Trough (30)Feeding Trough, the Tek Trough can hold almost any type of food for any tames. While it too allows strange items as Tek Trough (31)Stone or Tek Trough (32)Sulfur for creatures such as the Tek Trough (33)Rock Elemental, it does not allow Tek Trough (34)Feces for Tek Trough (35)Dung Beetles. Tames within its range eat from the trough before consuming food in their inventory. Any and all foods can be placed in the trough at once, so Tek Trough (36)Berries, Tek Trough (37)Meat, and so on can all be mixed together to feed all types of tames.

Tames belonging to allied tribes can also feed from a trough.

It can also be used to craft Tek Trough (38)Iced Canteens and Tek Trough (39)Iced Water Jars, however be careful if you have Tek Trough (40)Gachas, as they will eat them quickly since they have a very low nourishment value and will thus be prioritized by it. Including Tek Trough (41)Waterskins and Tek Trough (42)Tek Canteen, even thought they don't function with it.

Spoilage

Food placed in the trough while powered has its spoil time multiplied by 100 (same as the Tek Trough (43)Refrigerator). The Tek Trough must be powered by the Tek Trough (44)Tek Generator, otherwise food inside will spoil as if a survivor was carrying it and not as a normal Feeding Trough would.Furthermore, the total amount of food that can be stored inside is 100 stacks, while the refrigerator holds only 80.

Range

The Tek Trough allows tames to feed within a cubic range of 11 foundations horizontally and 17 walls vertically from the point of placement. The tames do not have to move as long as they are within this cube. Tames that wander through the range area are also able to feed from it. You can confirm which tames are within range by observing the feeding trough icon above each tame's name. Tames display the icon regardless of whether the trough(s) they are in range of actually have suitable food for them. It has an option to show the range with a green circle. Given it is a cube, you can think of this circle matching the borders of a square intersecting with the four borders (◙), where the square borders are parallel to the map borders.

Engram

The Engram is unlocked by defeating Beta Tek Trough (45)Megapithecus, Gamma Tek Trough (46)Manticore, Gamma Tek Trough (47)Rockwell, Tek Trough (48)Desert Titan, Gamma Tek Trough (49)Moeder and Gamma Tek Trough (50)Crystal Wyvern Queen and must be unlocked in order to craft this item, but not to use it or equip it. Defeating the more difficult versions will also give the player the engram.

Notes

  • Other players can steal from a feeding trough as you cannot lock it.
  • Baby dinosaurs can't eat from Troughs until they reach the Juvenile stage (over 10%).
  • Unconscious dinosaurs will not feed off troughs such as the Tek Trough (51)Cryo Cooldown from throwing a Tek Trough (52)Cryopod while the timer is still running.
  • Creatures only eat food from the Tek Trough if they would eat it from their inventory - herbivores will not eat meat, carnivores will not eat berries, and so on.

Painting and Color Regions

Tek Trough (53)

The Tek Trough is not currently paint-able, however this object may be re-mapped to include paint regions in a future update.

For more information on Paint Regions and how to use them, please view the Tek Trough (54) Dye, Tek Trough (55)Paintbrush, or Tek Trough (56)Spray Painter pages.

Changelog

PatchChanges
307.56Added an optional visual indicator for the TEK trough radius
281.107Tek Generator no longer shuts off during thunderstorms on Scorched Earth, allowing the Tek Through to refrigerate the contents even during the storm.
Primitive
Tek Trough (57)Crafting
Tek Trough (58) Production
Tek Trough (59) Irrigation
Tek Trough (60) Storage
Tek Trough (61) Furniture
Tek Trough (62) Weaponry
Tek Trough (63) Elevator
Tek Trough (64) Vehicles
Industrial
Tek Trough (65)Crafting
Tek Trough (66) Production
Tek Trough (67) Power
Tek Trough (68) Storage
Tek Trough (69) Furniture
Tek Trough (70) Weaponry
Tek Trough (71) Elevator
Tek Trough (72) Vehicles
Tek
Tek Trough (73)Crafting
Tek Trough (74) Production
Tek Trough (75) Power
Tek Trough (76) Storage
Tek Trough (77) Furniture
Tek Trough (78) Weaponry
Tek Trough (79) Vehicles
Other
Tek Trough (80)Crafting
Tek Trough (81) Loot
Tek Trough (82) Veins
Tek Trough (83) Nests
Tek Trough (84) Events
Tek Trough (2024)

FAQs

How much does a Tek Trough hold? ›

The Tek Trough must be powered by the Tek Generator, otherwise food inside will spoil as if a survivor was carrying it and not as a normal Feeding Trough would. Furthermore, the total amount of food that can be stored inside is 100 stacks, while the refrigerator holds only 80.

How long does raw meat last in Tek Trough? ›

So based on just food value, raw meat is more efficient. Plus you don't have to cook it which is timed saved. Only reason to put cooked meat in is if you won't be on for days at a time. A stack of raw meat will take about 13-14 days to expire in a Tek Trough.

Can dinos eat from an unpowered Tek Trough? ›

Does the tek trough have the same feeding range as a normal trough? Yes, the tek trough has the same exact feeding range. Can dinos still eat from the tek trough, even though it's not powered? Yes, dinos can still eat out of the tek trough when unpowered.

What boss gives Tek Trough? ›

The Engram is unlocked by defeating Beta Megapithecus, Gamma Manticore, Gamma Rockwell, Desert Titan, Gamma Moeder and Gamma Crystal Wyvern Queen and must be unlocked in order to craft this item, but not to use it or equip it.

Do babies eat from Tek troughs? ›

Notes. Other players can steal from a feeding trough if it is left unlocked. Baby dinosaurs can't eat from the trough until they reach the Juvenile stage. Creatures only eat food from the feeding trough if they would eat it from their inventory - herbivores will not eat meat, carnivores will not eat berries, and so on.

Can you shoot a Tek bow underwater? ›

The Tek Bow can be fired under water.

How long does Tek last? ›

The Tek Generator uses 1 Element or 100 Element Shard in 18 hours for the radius 1.0 plus 0.33 for each additional unit of radius. That is: on 2.0× radius 1.33 Element every 18 hours or 1 every ≈13 1⁄2 hours. on 5.0× radius 2.32 Element every 18 hours or 1 every ≈7 3⁄4 hours.

Will Dinos eat cooked meat out of trough? ›

cooked meat restores more of it's food than raw, and it will eat out of a trough before it eats out of its own inventory. It will like most dinos, eat raw foods before cooked ones, even though cooked restores more of it's food. IF YOURE TAMING TO RAISE WYVERNS it will work but you have to stay near it the entire time.

How do you make food last longer in the trough in Ark? ›

There is a cheaty way of making your meat last longer. Take a stack with fresh timer and break it into singles then take the meat that is older and merge it with the fresh one by dragging the old onto the new. The meat will keep the timer if the original stack.

Can tamed dinos starve? ›

Yes they do. Just keep some of the food you used to tame them with in their inventory and they'll eat when hungery.

Are tek dinos breedable? ›

Tek Creatures spawn at a 20% higher level, i.e. on difficulty 5 (max level 150) they will spawn up to level 180. They have a chance of 5% to spawn instead of their normal counterpart. Tek Creatures can only mate with other Tek Creatures and cannot mate with normal Creatures.

Can dinopithecus disable tek? ›

Their feces is what really sets this species apart -- they've managed to weaponize a parasite in it that disables TEK!

Who is the easiest boss in Ark? ›

Megapithecus, Broodmother, and 2 more bosses in Ark Survival Ascended, ranked
  • Megapithecus is the easiest boss in the game (Image via Studio Wildcard)
  • The Broodmother can summon minions and slow down its enemy (Image via Studio Wildcard)
Nov 12, 2023

What tame is best for boss ark? ›

Equipped with a high-tier saddle and buffed by a Yutyrannus, an army of Rex will make short work of the Megapithecus boss. While the Megatherium and Therizinosaur might be more well-suited to dealing with the Broodmother and Dragon, an army of Rex is almost always the best method for taking down bosses.

How much does a water trough hold? ›

High-quality galvanized steel water trough holds up to 70 gallons.

How much water can a water trough hold? ›

The smallest size you can get for a cattle trough is usually around 140 gallons. Many cattle farmers choose 500-gallon water troughs in order to provide their animals with constant access to clean water without the need for constant refilling.

How many slots does a Tek Trough have? ›

Can be placed by crafting the vanilla feeding troughs and switching to the modded version when placing it down. The normal version has 300 slots while tek has 600.

How much does a stock tank hold? ›

Other Tanks Sizes Available

Tank Depot carries stock tanks from 50 to 920 gallons and they are available in round, oval and rectangular shapes. There is also an option for custom-sized tanks.

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