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Expand Up @@ -14,26 +14,18 @@ Larkator uses your ARK save file to help you locate both wild and tamed creature
- Helps you find your lost tames
- Creature stats are shown to help you find that elusive next tame
- Automatically re-reads your save file when it changes
- Supports all five of the standard ARK maps
- Supports all six of the standard ARK maps

### Requirements
Larkator requires **ark-tools** to be installed (or at least, extracted).
On first run Larkator will ask you to locate it.
You can get it from the [forum post](https://survivetheark.com/index.php?/forums/topic/80750-ark-tools-v064-tools-for-reading-and-manipulating-ark-savegame-files/),
or directly from [Qowyn/ark-tools](https://github.com/Qowyn/ark-tools/releases).

(note: Larkator now updates the ark-tools database (*update-data*) each time it is launched)
Larkator **no longer** requires ark-tools.

### Limitations
Larkator is already very useful, but it is still new and is limited in some ways.

- None of the new Aberation stats are shown
- Due to screen space only health, stamina, weight, damage and speed stats are shown

### Installation
For full step-by-step installation instructions refer to the [wiki](https://github.com/coldino/Larkator/wiki/Installation).

### Use and Tips
- Larkator will use ark-tools to translate your saved ARK on first load and each time it changes. A large spinning cog appears over the map while this is happening. No changes are made to your saved ARK as the translated output lives in Temp.
- Select a filter on the left side of the window to show a map of the results. Details of the results are show on the right.
- Use your mouse's scroll wheel over a search filter's gender and level selector to change them.
- To add a new species click the big add button. Set a category name, the species and any other filters you would like then click add.
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Larkator is Open Source and released under the MIT license. Contributions are encouraged.

### Thanks
Thanks to [Roland Firmont (Qowyn)](https://github.com/Qowyn) for ark-tools, without which this tool would not be possible.
Thanks to [Qowyn](https://github.com/Qowyn) for ark-tools, which inspired this tool - even though it it no longer used.
Thanks to [Flachdachs](https://github.com/Flachdachs) for ArkSavegameToolkit, a worthy successor to ark-tools.

The project includes [ListView Layout Manager](https://www.codeproject.com/Articles/25058/ListView-Layout-Manager) from Jani Giannoudis.

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