Dino Depot is Survival Enhanced's primary creature storage system, using Dinoballs, terminals, and the Digitizer instead of vanilla cryopods.
Current Settings
Vanilla-style cryos automatically convert to Dinoballs where applicable. Maximum terminals in range: 3.
Babies in Storage
| Feature | Status |
|---|---|
| Age Inside Dinoballs | Yes |
| Gain Imprint Progress | Yes |
| Gain Experience | Yes |
| Mating Cooldown Continues While Stored | Yes |
Depot Terminal
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Requires Power | Yes |
| Slots | 300 |
| Max Terminals in Range | 3 |
| Automatic Newborn Capture | Disabled |
You can kill a stored dino directly from the terminal's UI without releasing it first — useful for clearing out unwanted or low-value creatures without having to pull them out to put them down.
Hurt Capture & Cryo-Prevention
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Obeys Hurt Cooldown | Yes |
| Minimum Qualifying Damage | 5% (0.05) |
| Cooldown Length | 60 seconds |
| Respects Cryo-Prevention Buffs | Yes |
Capturing an injured dino follows hurt-cooldown rules: once a dino takes a hit for at least 5% of its max health, it can't be captured into a Dinoball for 60 seconds. Creatures with a cryo/capture-prevention buff (from bosses, certain PvP effects, etc.) also can't be captured while that buff is active.
Release Safety
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Structure Overlap Check | Enabled |
| Dino Overlap Check | Enabled |
| Cave Volumes | Ignored |
| Prevention Volumes | Not Ignored |
| Nearby-Structure Restriction Range | 12 Foundations |
Structure and dino overlap checks stop you from releasing a dino somewhere it would immediately be stuck or cause problems. Releases are allowed inside cave volumes, but still respect any release-prevention volumes (such as no-release zones around certain areas).
Dino Ball Throwing
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Fire While Riding | Not Allowed |
| Fire While Submerged | Not Allowed |
| Fire While Running | Not Allowed |
| Projectile Lifespan | 0.25 seconds |
| Submerged Projectile Lifespan | 0.1 seconds |
| Auto-Swap on Release | Disabled |
Digitizer
| Setting | Value |
|---|---|
| Range | 20 Foundations |
| Fire Delay | 0.5 seconds |
| Fire While Riding | Not Allowed |
| Fire While Submerged | Allowed |
| Fire While Running | Not Allowed |
The Digitizer is the exception to the underwater rule above — unlike throwing a Dinoball directly, it can still be fired while you're submerged.
Passive Production
Restricted Creatures
A handful of creatures are blacklisted from Dino Depot capture, auto-capture, and release — Lumina and Gargantar. These are creatures that are also disabled from spawning on Survival Enhanced, and the Dino Depot blacklist exists so a previously-stored Dino Ball can't be used to bypass that restriction. See Disabled Dinos & Creatures for why each one is disabled.
Related: Rates & Settings for breeding rates, Starter Kit, Cybers Structures, and Disabled Dinos & Creatures.