Breaking stone pipes in ARK: Survival Evolved
When building our base, I tried to place a stone pipe intake in a nearby river. However, I misplaced it, and wanted to get rid of it. I wasn't able to damage or destroy it using a stone pick or stone hatchet.
Are pipes indestructible? If no - how can I destroy/recover them?
Best Answer
You should be able to approach the pipe and then hold the 'E' key, this will provide the option to demolish the pipe, it will also return half of the materials used to create it back to you.
Note that you must hover over demolish in the wheel for a few seconds until the timer on it counts down, this is a safety feature used by the developers to prevent accidental demolishes
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How do you destroy stone pipes in Ark?
You should be able to approach the pipe and then hold the 'E' key, this will provide the option to demolish the pipe, it will also return half of the materials used to create it back to you. Alternatively you can potentially kite a dinosaurs attacks around the pipe area and this may damage it enough to break it.How do you destroy water pipes in Ark?
You do not get the "Press E for Options" text, you just have to get close, target the pipe and press and hold E. If you aim just right, you should get the Destroy option for the pipe. Ok it worked with the structure.What can break metal pipes ark?
Stone pipes are very easy to break with metal tools and (maybe, not tested) dinos. Metal pipes are pretty much invincible to all but (expensive) explosives.Ark How Run Water And Hide Pipes - Ark Survival Evolved
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Answer 2
Matthew Pigram already answered the question in the correct sense. Holding 'E' while the pipe is in focus and selecting Demolish is indeed the best route.
To answer the other question,
"Are pipes indestructible? If no - how can I destroy/recover them?"
No, they are not indestructible. A stone pipe requires a metal+ tool/weapon to destroy it.
Larger dinos may also stomp right through them from time to time if they are in the way.
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