Breeding, hatching, maturation, and imprint settings are usually edited in Game.ini. Use careful values, because very high breeding settings can make imprint timing difficult.

  1. Open your ARK server in the control panel.
  2. Click Configuration Files.
  3. Open Game.ini with Config Editor or Text Editor.

    ARK Game.ini Config Editor

  4. Add or edit the settings under [/Script/ShooterGame.ShooterGameMode]:
    [/Script/ShooterGame.ShooterGameMode]
    MatingIntervalMultiplier=0.1
    EggHatchSpeedMultiplier=32.0
    BabyMatureSpeedMultiplier=32.0
    LayEggIntervalMultiplier=0.3
    BabyCuddleIntervalMultiplier=0.1
  5. Click Save & Exit, then restart the server.

SettingWhat it does
MatingIntervalMultiplierControls how long dinos wait before they can mate again. Lower values reduce the wait.
EggHatchSpeedMultiplierControls egg hatch speed. Higher values hatch faster.
BabyMatureSpeedMultiplierControls how quickly babies mature. Higher values mature faster.
BabyCuddleIntervalMultiplierControls the imprint cuddle interval. Lower values shorten the interval.
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