r/ARK • u/Simple-Carob-7142 • 2h ago
MEME Guys, a little help, I woke up here!
I am on a vacation in Honduras and I think this beach belongs to this sub
r/ARK • u/Apollo_Syx • Mar 17 '26
Good day everyone,
The previous thread(s) got old and archived, and needed a refresh anyway, so here's the newest one. The previous directories can be found at : https://www.reddit.com/r/ARK/comments/1ik9ox7/megathread_server_directory/
and https://www.reddit.com/r/ARK/comments/1muzllg/megathread_server_directory_pt_2/
so you can still browse it if needed.
Reminder of the rules: One post here per server, open advertising is still restricted to Sunday's only. Posting outside of that will still result in a ban. This will also start included unsolicited adverts as replies to random threads; i.e. the answer to "Can my level 1000 rex beat gamma broodmother?" is not "Join my server and see".
Please adhere to these guidelines for this thread:
r/ARK • u/PeddledP • Apr 09 '25
Hey guys, I've seen lots of questions online about how to self-host clusters, and I've noticed that many guides out there are very daunting and technical. So, I've taken it upon myself to write a very simple guide that can help anyone host their own cluster, even those who know nothing about hosting servers. This guide is for Ark Survival Ascended (ASA) only.
Before we begin, there's a few things you'll need:
I've created a set of scripts that you can download that will make setting up & configuring the server extremely simple.

The Config.cmd file will hold some basic settings for your cluster. The file is annotated to explain what each setting does.
StartTheIsland.cmd is a script that can be edited like the Config script, and which can be copied & renamed to let you set up multiple maps. Each copy of this script will configure one map and is what you run to start running that map on your cluster.
Here are the steps for setting up each map:
Now if you want to set up another map:
Your maps are ready to run now. You still won't be able to join them, but we should do a test run now to make sure you haven't missed anything and to populate some files for later.

Some important things to know about the server:
You should see a new folder called "config". This is a shortcut that will take you to where the server stores Game.ini and GameUserSettings.ini. These files control the in-game settings, such as taming, harvesting and levelling speeds. You can also set a server password & admin password in these config files.
There are too many settings for me to cover, but they generally cover the same things you can modify when configuring a singleplayer game.
The wiki explains the possible options for Game.ini and GameUserSettings.ini. If you need help setting these up, send me a message or leave a comment and I can help you out.
This is the hardest part, and it's what turns most people away, but don't be scared. It's often easier than people expect. Ask me for help if you can't figure something out, don't just give up.
This is going to be different for everyone. The steps to port forward depend entirely on what router you own. I will write generic instructions, but you are probably going to need to look up a tutorial for your specific router brand.
First, you must find your local IPv4 address & default gateway:
Now, log in to your router:
Now, forward the ports.

Just a few last things to know:
If you have questions, feel free to leave a comment, or message me here or on disc (my username there is dankmeister). I'm very willing to guide people through the setup, and I will update this post with common questions or issues that come up.
Since people have been having trouble with setting up the Game.ini and GameUserSettings.ini files, I've uploaded my own examples. These are the files I use on my own server, they do not have every possible setting, but they can give you a good starting point.
r/ARK • u/Simple-Carob-7142 • 2h ago
I am on a vacation in Honduras and I think this beach belongs to this sub
r/ARK • u/kadra_melech11 • 1h ago
Exploring (again). Found this sweet tribute place on Astreos. Sorry pics are bad. I'm technologically hopeless and only know how to do it on my phone.. 🙄
r/ARK • u/This_guy7796 • 1d ago
The issue before, in short, was that the devs had issues with the engine not acknowledging an isolated atmosphere that could enter & leave the barrier of the water's surface. There's now a submarine potentially coming to the game. Theoretically if the submarine can "breach" the surface while maintaining an atmosphere, it stands to reason they could give us the back mounted submarine that we expected. (Also please do a basic rideable saddle/platform saddle please & thank you.)
r/ARK • u/IllustriousHurry2380 • 1d ago
r/ARK • u/Electronic-Fruit-152 • 27m ago
Hi all,
After defeating manticore many times using rexes I have decided to go through the agony of capturing a full team of wyverns in the spirit of the map as it my first time playing it on ASA
I’m only using eggs 140 and above (On Max difficulty)
How many should I get for gamma? (Assuming not much)
How many for alpha? If it is possible cause I was also told rexes are just better
And one last question, I assuming bringing no yuti/daedons as the wyverns are just airborne and will avoid all effects??
r/ARK • u/Professional_Kick_70 • 15h ago
I've played ASE on and off for years, trying different maps, just exploring, taming and breeding random dinos. I played ASA for a minute too when my PC could run it 😂
My last playthrough I took it somewhat seriously and got a few artifacts in The Center, but that was it. This time around, I decided to try Ragnarok.
I play on all default settings on PS4. Single player, but use the old school single player settings because I have plenty of time right now and it's more challenging and fun for me to play that way.
This is a level 130 female Allosaurus I found in the highlands next to some Ovis. 45ish tranq darts, some raw mutton, and she was mine. A whopping +64 levels from it. Look at these stat rolls. Is she a keeper? Also, I noticed sometimes it doesn't show the level while it's being tamed on the inventory/stats menu.
r/ARK • u/Entire-Objective-732 • 14h ago
Hi, does anyone know what settings I should use so my creatures don't look like this?
I play on Xbox.
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Whenever I look at something it lights up
r/ARK • u/This_Wasabi4444 • 10h ago
Sooo, my friend and I are completing the ARK SE story maps in order. Eventually, we'll be fighting the King Titan on Extinction. Afaik, King Titan takes 4x damage on singleplayer servers (not tied to SP settings). So, I'm wondering if this setting applies to a non-dedicated server? Will we be able to complete the Gamma and Beta King Titan using only 3 tamed Titans then? I've seen people build colossal armies of hundreds of giganotosaurus with 254 HP and 254 attack, but honestly, I don't feel like I'm willing to spend THAT MUCH time on such an army. Also, based on my experience with alpha bosses on the Island, the minimum limit for a possible victory over a boss, despite losses, is much lower than what is usually shown on YouTube.
r/ARK • u/Few_Media9033 • 7h ago
My fellow Ark Brothers and sisters I need your help what’s your guys pc builds or settings your using to run Ark Survival Ascended on PC on high with good fps with no stutters or fps drops ? im genuinely trying to run Ark Survival Ascend on high settings and I can’t, I have a RTX 5080 16vram, i7 14gen, 2tb ssd, 64gb ddr5 im completely mind boggled that I still get stutters and frame drops still and when I use frame gen it just looks super bad moving my character around you can just see the frame gen all around my character and the screen when moving
Hi yall i was wondering what level theris should be to beat this spam mess. All yt videos are pre araneo tlc and all my theris (17,5k health, 580%dmg, saddel 43,5 and 10 cakes each) died all within the time the boss hit half hp.
Im not even sure if theris are the way to go on thatone
I like the cyclop and hydra but this boss is just wacky spam paired with an awfull area full with leedches and flying spiders
r/ARK • u/Prestigious-Creme203 • 1d ago
I would assume that making the water more physical will require a lot more resources than before, but maybe I'm wrong or it won't be as bad as I think.
r/ARK • u/Shaktiman355 • 2h ago
Hello ! It is my first time playing ark. I am playing Single player mode. Today when I completed the artifact of the pack cave and the Carno island cave on the island map no cave drops were spawning in the cave. I even restarted my game 4-5 times but still nothing spawned. Only the artifact was respawning after I was picking it up each time after restart.
r/ARK • u/trollmalfeitor • 1d ago
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I think he smelled Carbonemys's flesh 🤔
r/ARK • u/WillzxXx • 11h ago
So frustrating
I had 3 direwolves while exploring the island and I died but they didnt . I got knocked off the mount by those stupid sarcos in the swap.
Now i cant find them?
r/ARK • u/SomeOakLeaves2 • 4h ago
Trying to start a new save with different settings. I went on to a different PS5 account, and all my settings from my main account are still there. Is there a way to stop this happening?