If you like to be environmentally friendly in real life, you may want to do the same in ARK.
Well, you can! Players can actually opt to use a natural version of a resource over a manufactured type.
Where can you find Organic Polymer?
Let's find out!
How To Get Organic Polymer
Organic Polymer is a resource in ARK Survival Evolved.
Organic Polymer is a natural version of Polymer that you can get from killing Kairuku, Hesperornis, Mantis, Karkinos, and harvesting beehives.
You can use it instead of Polymer but it has a spoil timer and can only be stacked up to 20 in comparison to the usual 100 for regular Polymer.
Players can use it instead of Polymer to craft a number of items which you can find below.
Crafting With Organic Polymer
Organic Polymer and regular Polymer can craft the following items:
Tools
- Canteen
- Charge Battery
- Gas Mask
- GPS
- Spray Painter
- Transponder Node
- Transponder Tracker
- Soap
Armour
- Heavy Miner's Helmet
- SCUBA Tank
- SCUBA Leggings
- Tek Armor
- Riot Armor
Saddles
- Rock Drake Tek Saddle
- Tapejara Tek Saddle
- Rex Tek Saddle
- Mosasaur Tek Saddle
- Megalodon Tek Saddle
- Tropeognathus Saddle
Electric Devices
- Air Conditioner
- Refrigerator
- Elevator Structures
Structures & Storage
- Behemoth Gateway
- Vault
- Industrial Cooker
- Industrial Forge
- Industrial Grinder
- Chemistry Bench
Weapons
- Assault Rifle
- Auto Turret
- C4 Charge
- C4 Remote Detonator
- Compound Bow
- Fabricated Pistol
- Pump-Action Shotgun
- Metal Arrow
- Rocket Launcher
- Rocket Propelled Grenade
- Fabricated Sniper Rifle
- Riot Shield
It can be used to craft more items than the above but these are objectively the most useful.
Alternatives
Corrupted Nodules are another natural type of Polymer, this can be found on Extinction.
You can harvest it from deceased Corrupted Creatures in the Wasteland.
Otherwise, you can go with the other option of making Polymer with the fabricator.
Bear in mind you'll need to be level 48 or above!
You'll need the following resources to craft Polymer:
- 2x Cementing Paste
- 2x Obsidian