Advanced Baby Tracker System
Master large-scale ARK breeding operations with ASI's sophisticated Baby Tracker utility. Monitor multiple batches of babies simultaneously, manage feeding schedules, track maturation progress, and calculate food consumption across your entire breeding facility. The ultimate tool for serious breeders managing dozens or hundreds of babies at once.
🚀 Getting Started with Baby Tracker
The Baby Tracker is ASI's most advanced breeding management tool, designed for players running large-scale breeding operations. Simply tell ASI about your babies, and it will create organized batches with real-time tracking for maturation, feeding, and imprinting schedules.
Important: ASI recognizes specific phrasing for the Baby Tracker. Always use "add X to baby tracker" for best results. When you add batches, ASI will automatically open the Baby Tracker interface on the right side of your screen, or you can toggle it manually using the button in the top-right corner.
Adding Babies to the Tracker:
"Add 10 Rex babies to tracker""Add 25 Giga babies at 30% maturation to baby tracker""Add batch of 50 stegos just hatched""Baby tracker add 20 wyverns 5x rates"Baby Tracker Interface
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The Baby Tracker interface showing multiple batches with real-time maturation and feeding timers.
📊 Real-Time Tracking
- •Live maturation timers: Count down to adult status
- •Growth stage transitions: Baby → Juvenile → Adolescent
- •Imprinting countdowns: Never miss a cuddle opportunity
- •Batch organization: Group by creature type or purpose
🍽️ Advanced Feeding Management
- •Trough calculations: Total consumption across all batches
- •Food spoilage tracking: Account for spoil timers
- •Maewing compatibility: Track baby-stage feeding needs
- •Multi-trough support: Feeding, Tek, and specialized troughs
🖥️ Baby Tracker Interface Guide
The Baby Tracker appears as a comprehensive panel on the right side of your screen, featuring a live indicator, multiple area management, batch organization, and advanced trough management capabilities. Here's everything you need to know about navigating and using the interface effectively.
🎛️ Interface Layout & Components
📊 Header Section
- Baby Tracker Title: Shows the main heading with a baby icon
- Live Indicator: Green pulsing dot showing real-time updates are active
- Help Link: Question mark icon that links directly to this guide
- Close Button: X button to close the tracker interface
🏠 Area Management
- Area Dropdown: Switch between up to 5 different areas/locations
- Add Area Button: Create new areas for organizing different breeding locations
- Area Renaming: Click area names to edit and organize your breeding spaces
- Area Deletion: Remove unused areas (minimum of 1 area required)
⚙️ Global Settings
- Server Rates Panel: Configure maturation, cuddle interval, and imprinting multipliers
- Preset Selection: Choose from common server presets (Official, Small Tribes, etc.)
- Global Updates: Changes apply to all current and future batches
- Rate History: Tracks which rates were used for each batch
📦 Batch Management Interface
Each batch in the Baby Tracker displays comprehensive information and provides interactive controls for managing your babies throughout their maturation process. The interface shows real-time progress and updates automatically.
📋 Batch Display Elements
📊 Core Information
- Batch Number: Unique identifier assigned automatically
- Creature Type: Species name with creature icon
- Count: Number of babies in the batch (editable)
- Food Type: Primary food being consumed
- Current Stage: Baby, Juvenile, Adolescent, or Adult
⏱️ Progress Tracking
- Maturation Progress: Visual progress bar with percentage
- Remaining Time: Live countdown to adult status
- Imprinting Progress: Separate progress bar for imprint percentage
- Next Imprint Timer: Countdown to next cuddle opportunity
🍖 Food Information
- Remaining Food: Total food needed to complete maturation
- Hourly Consumption: Current food consumption rate
- Stage-Specific Rates: Different consumption for each growth stage
- Food Icons: Visual indicators for food types
🎮 Interactive Controls
- Remove Batch: Delete batch when no longer needed
🛠️ Advanced Trough Management System
The trough management system provides sophisticated tracking of food consumption, spoilage calculations, and depletion timers across multiple trough types. It automatically accounts for different growth stages and provides accurate predictions for refill timing.
🍽️ Trough Interface Components
📋 Trough Configuration
- Trough Type Selection: Feeding Trough (60 slots), Tek Trough (100 slots), or Maewing (300 slots)
- Food Type Specification: Set what food each trough contains
- Quantity Configuration: Set number of troughs (supports fractional amounts like 2.5)
- Custom Stack Sizes: Override default food stack sizes for modded servers
⚡ Active Trough Tracking
- Start/Stop Controls: Begin tracking trough depletion with precise timestamps
- Real-Time Depletion: Live calculation of remaining food
- Current Trough Index: Shows which trough in sequence is being consumed
- Remaining Food Display: Exact amount left in current trough
🧮 Advanced Calculations
- Stage-Aware Consumption: Accounts for babies growing from baby → juvenile → adolescent
- Spoilage Integration: Optional spoilage calculations for realistic timing
- Consumption Rate Display: Shows total food per minute across all consuming babies
- Aggregate Analysis: Combines consumption from all batches in the area
📊 Smart Analytics
- Time to Empty: Precise countdown until troughs need refilling
- Consumption Breakdown: Per-batch contribution to total consumption
- Batch Interaction: Automatic updates when batches are added/removed
🗺️ Multi-Area Management System
The Baby Tracker supports up to 5 different areas, allowing you to organize breeding operations across multiple locations, bases, or servers. Each area maintains independent batches, troughs, and settings while sharing global server rates for consistency.
🏗️ Area Management Features
📍 Area Organization
- Custom Naming: Name areas by location (Main Base, Boss Cave, Island North, etc.)
- Independent Batches: Each area maintains its own batch collection (up to 50 per area)
- Separate Troughs: Area-specific trough management and tracking
- Quick Switching: Instant switching between areas via dropdown
🔄 Global vs Area-Specific
- Global Rates: Server rates apply across all areas for consistency
- Unique Batch Numbers: Batch numbering is global across all areas
- Independent Progress: Each area's babies mature independently
- Shared Commands: ASI commands work across areas with context
⚙️ Area Controls
- Add Areas: Create new areas up to maximum of 5
- Rename Areas: Click area names to edit and customize
- Delete Areas: Remove unused areas (minimum 1 required)
- Auto-Switching: ASI automatically switches to relevant areas when adding batches
💡 Best Use Cases
- Multiple Bases: Separate areas for different base locations
- Breeding Projects: Organize by purpose (Boss Team, PvP Mounts, Breeding Stock)
- Server Management: Different areas for different servers or clusters
- Team Coordination: Assign areas to different tribe members
🎯 Area Management Commands
"Create new area called Boss Cave""Switch to Main Base area""Rename area to PvP Breeding""Show all areas in baby tracker"💡 Baby Tracker Best Practices
✓ Organize by Purpose
Group babies into batches based on their intended use: boss fighting, breeding stock, base defenders, etc. This makes it easier to prioritize imprinting and manage different maturation schedules.
Example: "Add 20 boss fight rexes to tracker"
✓ Update Regularly
Keep batch information current by updating maturation percentages and applying imprints as they happen. Regular updates ensure accurate feeding calculations and timing predictions.
Example: "Update batch #1 to 75% maturation"
✓ Monitor Trough Status
Regularly check trough consumption calculations and spoilage timers. Set up multiple troughs for redundancy during long maturation periods, especially for large breeding operations.
Ask: "How long will my troughs last?"
✓ Plan Imprint Schedules
Use imprinting timers to plan your online schedule. For multiple batches with different imprint timings, coordinate your availability to maximize perfect imprint achievements.
Example: "Show imprinting schedule for all batches"