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ARK cross-server gateway travel using multiple servers in a cluster
ARK cross-server travel lets players move between two or more ARK: Survival Evolved servers that...
ARK cross-map gateway travel using one server
ARK cross-map travel can be used on one server by creating a separate command line for each map...
Ark Holiday Event 2018
This article is an archived note for the ARK: Survival Evolved 2018 holiday event. It is not a...
Backing up and restoring world and player data on your ARK server
Backups give you a restore point before updates, wipes, mod changes, map changes, or large...
Change breeding / hatching multipliers on your ARK server
Breeding, hatching, maturation, and imprint settings are usually edited in Game.ini. Use careful...
Change the name of your ARK server
Your ARK server name is shown in the Steam and in-game server browsers. On this panel, the server...
Changing Engram Points Earned Per Level on Your ARK Server
How to Increase Engram Points Per Level
Engram points in Ark can be earned by levelling up your...
Changing Gathering, taming and xp multipliers on your ARK server
Gathering, taming, and XP multipliers are common ARK server settings. They are stored in...
Changing day/night cycle on your ARK server
ARK day and night length is controlled by speed-scale settings in GameUserSettings.ini. Lower...
Changing the order that mods are loaded in on your ARK server
ARK loads Workshop mods in the order listed in ActiveMods. Load order matters when a mod depends...
Changing the platform multipliers on your ARK server
Platform multipliers control how many structures can be placed on platform saddles and rafts....
Changing the server's admin password on your ARK server
The ARK admin password is used with enablecheats so admins can run commands from the in-game...
Changing the server's private password on your ARK server
A private password requires players to enter a password before joining your ARK server. This is...
Creating a custom command line on your ARK server in 2025
Use a custom command line when you need to change ARK startup options without editing the default...
Enabling Genesis Map on your ARK server
Genesis changes ARK into the mission-based Genesis map experience. Use this guide to switch the...
Enabling Primitive Plus DLC on your ARK server
Primitive Plus is a total conversion for ARK, so it is enabled from the server command...
Enabling Ragnarok Map on your ARK server
Ragnarok is a large official ARK map with varied biomes, caves, desert areas, and wyvern zones....
Enabling TheCenter Map on your ARK server
The Center is an official ARK map with floating islands, deep ocean areas, large caves, and a...
How to Spawn Dinos on Your ARK Server
ARK admins can spawn dinos from the in-game admin console. You need admin access before these...
How to Spawn Items on Your ARK Server
ARK admins can spawn items from the in-game admin console. You need admin access before these...
How to Use the Admin Console on Your ARK Server
The ARK admin console is where you run live server commands in-game. You must be logged in with...
How to change the difficulty on your ARK server
ARK difficulty controls the maximum wild dino level and loot scaling. Difficulty is usually...
How to configure ARK server settings
Most ARK server settings live in GameUserSettings.ini, Game.ini, or the command line. Use Config...
How to disable Battleye on an ARK server
BattlEye can be disabled from the ARK server startup options when you need to troubleshoot...
How to enable the ARK Holiday Event.
ARK events are enabled through startup options. Event names change over time, so use the current...
How to install ARK API Plugins on an ARK Server
ARK API plugins are added after ARK API is installed. Each plugin can have its own files,...
How to install ARK API on your ARK Server
ARK API is a plugin framework for ARK servers. It is normally installed from Mod Manager on...
How to install and update workshop mods on your ARK server
ARK Workshop mods are installed by Steam Workshop ID. The control panel can install the mod...
How to install the Pre-Aquatica branch on your ARK server
Use the Pre-Aquatica branch if you need your ARK: Survival Evolved server to run the older...
How to join your ARK server
You can join an ARK: Survival Evolved server from the in-game server browser or by adding the...
How to run ARK Aberration DLC on your server
Aberration is ARK's underground DLC map, with radiation zones, charge light, climbing...
How to run ARK Aquatica DLC on your server
ARK: Aquatica is an ARK: Survival Evolved expansion map. To run it on your server, set the server...
How to run ARK Extinction DLC on your server
Extinction is ARK's ruined-Earth DLC map with city zones, wasteland areas, orbital supply...
How to run ARK ScorchedEarth DLC on your server
Scorched Earth changes the server into ARK's desert-focused DLC map, with heat, storms,...
How to run ARK Valguero DLC on your server
Valguero combines several ARK biome styles in one DLC map, including an Aberration-style...
How to set up a custom ARK map on your server
Custom ARK maps need two pieces of information from the Steam Workshop page: the Workshop ID so...
How to upload a single player world onto your ARK server
You can upload an ARK single-player save by copying the local save files from your PC into the...
How to wipe your ARK server
Wiping an ARK: Survival Evolved server removes saved server data so the server can start again....
Installing a Workshop Map on your ARK server
a Workshop map is installed as Workshop content, then selected from the ARK startup options...
Installing the map Crystal Isles on your ARK server
Crystal Isles is an official ARK map known for floating islands, bright fantasy biomes, and...
Installing the map ShigoIslands on your ARK server
Shigo Islands is installed as Workshop content, then selected from the ARK startup options using...
Installing the map TheVolcano on your ARK server
The Volcano is installed as Workshop content, then selected from the ARK startup options using...
Installing the map Thieves Island on your ARK server
Thieves Island is installed as Workshop content, then selected from the ARK startup options...
Installing the map Valhalla on your ARK server
Valhalla is installed as Workshop content, then selected from the ARK startup options using the...
Setting up Dynamic Configs on your Ark Server
Note: To implement dynamic configurations, your server must be operating on a Windows operating...
Updating to the latest ARK patch
Use Steam Update when ARK releases a dedicated-server update or players receive a version...
Using admin commands, and whitelisting admins on your ARK server
ARK admin access lets you run server commands, spawn items or dinos, save the world, broadcast...
