How to Build a Raft with Foundations that Works in ARK: Survival Ascended!

I discovered how to build a raft with foundations that actually works, in ARK Survival Ascended. In this tutorial, I'll show you how to build a fully functioning raft or motorboat you can drive, by lowering foundations to the lowest snap point, using low cost structures, before building a raft base.

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[Onrain]

So I just discovered a shortcut method to figuring out the pillar height. As you're lowering it you see the blue rotational arrow. There's a point where that arrow disappears when you lower it. You just bring it to the point just before the rotation arrow disappears and thats another way to determine the correct pillar height.

[LukethDragon]

Awesome work btw, in all my snap testing to get foundations as low as possible I never considered doing the simplest thing of simply free placing the pillar and lowering it.

[SnoGryphon]

Well done. A unique solution that works!
Favorite quote: "If things aren't working for you, just run away. Then come back." 😸

[RoyalUnicorn.]

Not sure if mentioned here, but I can get the foundation tiny bit below motorboat floor. I center a pillar put a roof on it then a wall down that, then off that I place a foundation. I then put a pillar center of that foundation. Remove all but the new pillar and add roof, wall down it and foundation off that. Rinse repeat and you will see what I mean. It only like 3 or 4 times of this but I just did it to make sure still works and it does.

[KiwiZD]

Excellent! Saved me a bucket load of agony trying to get this right, and failing miserably. Great work Toast, thanks for sharing

[ribz-gdie]

Shame they removed extending raft foundations- which is exponentially more necessary than sinking them

[CantankerousOB]

not sure if you got lucky or just practiced that much, but I had a helluva time getting the height of the pillar right. I focused the most on seeing the pillar at exactly the same angle you showed in the vid, and there's a very small window for accuracy to get it correct. Worked exactly as you described however, and thanks so much for the vid!

[ozzyisapothead]

thank you for the guide :). after many mistakes by putting the piller to low and maybe being to close to the shore i finally did it.

[OldGamerzNeverDie]

I use this on all my raft builds and happy to give you props in every build vid where I use it! Awesome work dude!

[Retsam]

Outstanding job. You made one of the best vids showing how to set a foundation on a raft. Does this work on the motorized raft?

[PickledT]

Thank you so much. I hate the gap and the hatchframe tricks and was hoping for a way to do it like we could in ASE. Brilliant.

[nerdskigaming]

one fella! Knew you would work it out! :D

[joshyoder]

Thanks so much for this! I was thrilled to discover you could lower foundation height in SA, but disappointed that I still had to leave a hole for the rudder. Now I don't have to!

[philsoldierX]

I appreciate the compactness but why wouldn’t you take advantage of going vertical on the raft by making floors? I can’t remember the structure limit on rafts but I recall being able to do so last I tried.

[DanScribla]

Really enjoyed your video fella, a canny lad, you'll go far.

[CryingRug]

Best guide out there for ASA raft building! Thanks Toasty!

[BigBoyDelivery]

thanks bro u saved me some time here, liked and subscribed.

[iROHxo]

We small creators make better videos than ones with huge following, Keep it up Toast!

[intoxicatedmyself]

Toast! I figured out a way without the sign. On xbox I haven't been able to merge the pillar into the sign it gets obstructed. But if you notice as you place the pillar up and down the blue circle to rotate the pillar will move above or below the raft. You want it so it sits above the raft

[crckdns]

looks a bit hard to make, but I love the idea of driving it directly.
one question remains: is there any open spot where you can hit with area or point damage?