Better Notebooks & Letters
Better Notebooks & Letters
Better Notebooks & Letters aims to enhance the ARK experience by adding several varieties of in-game notebooks, journals, and letters! These are perfect for leaving messages for friends or raiders, communicating with other tribes, and roleplay servers.
Journal
The journal is the simplest addition: draft a title, custom description, and several pages of content. Once you're done you can sign your journal to prevent any future changes!
Document
The document is an item that allows for a title, short description, and a single page of content. It's key feature is allowing multiple signatures, enabling the creation of contracts and other documents that require signing by multiple players.
Envelope
The envelope is a simple item that allows players to seal any other form of note, be it a journal or document! Simply by dragging an envelope over a non-blank note, a player will be prompted to give the envelope a name, recipient, and then signature. Once this is completed the note will be sealed away in the envelope until another player opens it, easily allowing players to identify mail that may have been read by others!
Future Expansions
I have several additional feature ideas for the future, including mailboxes and an automated mail system! If you have any ideas, please join our discord and let us know!
Configuration Options
Better Notebooks & Letters allows for a variety of config options! You can use Mod Menu for real-time in-game configuration, or the ini options if you prefer.
Issue Reporting
Please report any issues you may uncover in the mod to the proper channels in our discord so that we can fix them!
Settings
Section: [BetterNotes]
| Name | Key | Description | Input Type | Default Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allow Custom Journal Signatures | BN_JournalAllowCustomSign | Should players be allowed to add custom signatures to journals? | Boolean | false |
| Description Character Limit | BN_DescCharLimit | How many characters should all note descriptions be limited to? | Integer | 200 |
| Maximum Journal Pages | BN_JournalMaxPages | The maximum amount of pages allowed per journal. Value MUST be even; otherwise it will be rounded up to the nearest even integer. | Integer | 50 |
| Page Character Limit | BN_PageCharLimit | Integer | 2650 | |
| Journal Weight | BN_JournalWeight | How much a single journal item should weigh. | Float | 0.05 |
| Signature Character Limit | BN_SignCharLimit | How many characters should all note custom signatures be limited to? This is ignored if custom signatues are disabled. | Integer | 24 |
| Title Character Limit | BN_TitleCharLimit | How many characters should all note titles be limited to? | Integer | 48 |
| Document Weight | BN_DocumentWeight | How much a single document item should weigh. | Float | 0.05 |
| Allow Custom Letter Signatures | BN_LetterAllowCustomSign | Should players be allowed to add custom signature names to letters? | Boolean | false |
| Allow Custom Document Signatures | BN_DocumentAllowCustomSign | Should players be allowed to add custom signature names to documents? | Boolean | false |
| Letter Weight | BN_LetterWeight | How much a single letter item should weigh. | Float | 0.05 |