ARK Survival Ascended Structure Labels: How To Properly Label All Your Structures

While constructing a base in ARK Survival Ascended can be an enjoyable way to spend your time in the game, as your base grows more intricate, it becomes easy to lose track of item locations and your intended structure layout. Thankfully, the game provides a helpful way to organize your builds through the use of labels.

These labels are often overlooked by newer players, with their utility mainly recognized by veterans managing massive structures. However, even newcomers can benefit from them. In this guide, we will explain how to effectively organize your base structures using labels in ARK Survival Ascended.

How To Label All Your Structures in ARK Survival Ascended

Assigning labels to your storage devices, structures, and buildings in ARK Survival Ascended is a straightforward process using signposts. To begin, approach the object you wish to label and equip a sign to place down.

Signposts typically snap automatically to objects, although not universally (details on this later). However, this method may obstruct the area of the object you intend to interact with due to its rigid placement. To address this, you can hold down the Q or Z buttons to disable snapping, allowing for flexible sign placement.

Now, position the sign anywhere on your object to label it appropriately, offering a time-saving solution or aiding memory when identifying the contents of chests. Unfortunately, this technique doesn't apply to vaults, as they lack freely snappable points, requiring rigid snap points for sign placement.

Fortunately, a workaround exists by utilizing ceilings above the vault. Snap the sign to the ceilings, ensuring it remains comfortably out of the vault door's way, facilitating easy interaction and visibility from a distance. Alternatively, you can create floating labels/signs using a cellar door. When the door is open, position a sign vertically on it, and upon closing, the sign will remain suspended above the vault.

While this might seem like a minor trick, its impact is significant, especially in large tribes engaged in PvP or when managing an extensive base with numerous storage units. This method proves invaluable for marking storage boxes, specific rooms, and virtually any other imaginable item.

In conclusion, this provides a quick guide on labeling various objects and structures in ARK Survival Ascended. We want to thank YouTuber Teachers Game Too for their breakdown of this simple trick, so be sure to check out the full video above for more advice on this topic.