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# How to Configure Custom Drops with Beacon App

> Learn how to use the Beacon app to customize supply drop loot tables on your Ark: Survival Evolved server without manual coding errors.

## Customizing Loot Tables

In Ark: Survival Evolved (ASE), editing supply crate configurations manually is notoriously difficult. The complex syntax, featuring multiple layers of nested parentheses and specific class names, makes manual coding prone to errors. To ensure your loot tables work perfectly, we strongly recommend using **Beacon Omni**, the industry-standard tool for Ark server configuration.

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  <Card title="Difficulty" icon="gauge-low">
    Intermediate
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  <Card title="Time" icon="clock">
    15 Minutes
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## Workflow with Beacon

Using Beacon simplifies the process of creating balanced and rewarding loot drops for your community.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Project Setup">
    Download and install [Beacon Omni](https://usebeacon.app/) for Windows. Launch the application and create a **New Project**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Select Crate Types">
    Navigate to the **Loot Drops** section and choose the specific crates you wish to override (e.g., Red Air Drops, Deep Sea Crates, or Cave Loot).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Customize the Loot">
    Add your desired items to each crate. You can set the quantity, item quality range (Primitive to Ascendant), and the exact probability of each item appearing.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Export Configuration">
    Once satisfied, click the **Export** button and select the **Game.ini** format. Copy the generated code block.
  </Step>
</Steps>

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## Applying the Configuration

Follow these steps to safely add your custom loot code to your FREAKHOSTING server.

<Steps>
  <Step title="Stop the Server">
    Before editing system files, navigate to your **Console** and click **Stop**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Edit Game.ini">
    Go to the **Files** tab and open `Game.ini`.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Paste and Save">
    Paste the generated `ConfigOverrideSupplyCrateItems` block at the very bottom of the file and click **Save Content**.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Restart Your Server">
    Start your server. The new loot tables will apply to the next round of drops that spawn in the world.
  </Step>
</Steps>

<Important>
  ### Syntax Validation

  Ark's configuration parser is extremely strict. A single missing comma or bracket will cause the game to ignore the entire section, reverting your server to default "vanilla" loot. Beacon automatically validates your syntax to prevent these issues.
</Important>

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  **Last Updated:** January 2026 | **Loot:** High stakes, better rewards.
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