So I've been dabbling with the issues of creatures overspawning because of a little bug that Studio Wildcard fails to work with (pathless spawns).

All maps have this problem and do this to any creature that is replaced with modded versions.

The reason this happens is because the game's vanilla spawner is being used to spawn in modded creatures (core mod or not) So the spawner will spawn in the modded creature and not register it because it is looking for a vanilla spawn. The creature it's being forced to spawn is there, but not the creaure it thinks it is spawning. Result: Overspawn.

With EC I seem to have the problem with Griffins, Tusos, and Wyverns. Their problem is that their spawner uses a pathless spawn.

I'm going to give you a little help fixing this problem.

Everything here will be done in your game.ini file. So here's a step-by-step on how to fix these. You do not need to download any extra mods. It is all done in the game.ini

First you'll want to disable the vanilla spawns (this causes the overspawn.) We'll use Griffins for the example since that was one I had problems with. You'll want to use the following code.

NPCReplacements=(FromClassName="Griffin_Character_BP_C",ToClassName="")

This alone solves the problem with the Griffins. Some creatures, like the Tusoteuthis require a little bit extra. For cases like this where just disabling the vanilla ones isn't enough and it gets rid of them altogether you'll want to disable the modded version, but keep the vanilla and add a custom spawner. With me, disabling the vanilla tuso and alpha tuso left me with just a few scattered EC Alpha Tusos at the spawn points.

So for a fix like this we will need to add the npc spawn replacement to disable our vanilla alpha, and our EC base dino.

NPCReplacements=(FromClassName="Tusoteuthis_Character_BP_Core_C",ToClassName="")
NPCReplacements=(FromClassName="Mega_Tusoteuthis_Character_BP_C",ToClassName="")

And add a custom spawner for the Vanilla game Tuso (try as you might you will not get EC basic tusos to spawn (same case with any other creature that needs this done to it. I tried.)

Add the following code:

ConfigAddNPCSpawnEntriesContainer=(NPCSpawnEntriesContainerClassString="DinoSpawnEntriesDarkWater_C",NPCSpawnEntries=((AnEntryName="Tusoteuthis_Character_BP_C",EntryWeight=1.0,NPCsToSpawnStrings=("Tusoteuthis_Character_BP_C")),NPCSpawnLimits=((NPCClassString="Tusoteuthis_Character_BP_C",MaxPercentageOfDesiredNumToAllow=1.0)

Make sure you know the region of the spawner. In this case Tusos are Darkwater_C.

For our Wyverns, you should only have to worry about this problem on SE and Ragnarok since they have native wyvern spawners. I've not yet tested Using the NPC replacement code using their codes:

Wyvern_Character_BP_Fire_C
Wyvern_Character_BP_Poison_C
Wyvern_Character_BP_Lightning_C

If this wipes them completely you could try using their EC codes in a custom spawner using the spawn region:

SE_DinoSpawnEntriesWyvern_C

On SE this should fix the overspawn in the trench. On Raganrok It should do the same in the trench their and the coastal spawns. However this would prevent them from spawning anywhere else on the map (godd or bad thing... your choice).

I'm not sure which creatures others have overspawn problems with, but these methods should fix any over-spawn problem you may have. This does not require the aid of other mods to fix it and is done completely in your configurations.

For any questions about creatures and spawn regions you can view the spawn maps here:

https://ark.gamepedia.com/Spawn_Map_(The_Island)
https://ark.gamepedia.com/Spawn_Map_(The_Center)
https://ark.gamepedia.com/Spawn_Map_(Scorched_Earth)
https://ark.gamepedia.com/Spawn_Map_(Ragnarok)
https://ark.gamepedia.com/Spawn_Map_(Aberration)

You can select any creature on these maps and it will give the spawn regions for whichever you pick.

I've been doing a lot of .ini configs as of late and have had to trial and error my way through a lot of this, but these are the results I have and should help for anyone who feels they may not have room for any more mods that could offer a solution.

Feel free to ask any questions. I am not always on, but I'm sure other community members who see this would be glad to help as well.