Chitin is one of the most important resources in Ark Lost Island, used to tame creatures and craft weapons and armor. You can also make cementing paste from chitin.
This resource is gathered by hunting creatures like Dung Beetle, Arthropluera (centipede), and Trilobites or from the exoskeleton of insects and other arthropods.
This guide lists down the best methods and locations you can visit to farm Chitin in Ark Lost Island. But if you’ve run out of options, you can always rely on the respawn command to add the item directly to your inventory without finding it.
Waterfall Cave
The first Chitin farming location is in the cave under the waterfall at 39.8 Latitude and 30.0 Longitude on the northwestern side of the map. Dive into the opening, and you will find creatures like Dung Beetle and Arthropluera that drop chitin.
Underwater Creature Skeletons
Head to the western region of the map at 37.8 Latitude and 7.6 Longitude, and you will find some creature skulls under the water that can be harvested to farm chitin.
Harvesting Trilobite
Trilobites are found in deep water and ocean throughout the Lost Island map. Once you encounter the creature, kill it and harvest its body with a hatchet or Moschops, and you will get some chitin.
Chitin Spawn Command
If you’re finding it hard to locate Chitin on Ark Lost Island, open up the console command box by pressing TAB on your keyboard, but if you’re playing on PlayStation, you’ll need to hold down L1, R1, Square, and Triangle at once, and similarly, on Xbox, hold down, LB, RB, X, and Y at once. After the console opens, type “cheat gfi PrimalItemResource_Chitin 1 1 0” and press enter.
