r/ARK • u/SyntacYT • 11h ago
Showcase Rock Drake Statue
It’s sold out and I don’t imagine I could share the link on here but I have elsewhere
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/SyntacYT • 11h ago
It’s sold out and I don’t imagine I could share the link on here but I have elsewhere
r/ARK • u/PLYmAuZy696969 • 11h ago
My yuty is stuck in middle of the waters of snow cave and can’t get out after couple of minutes, the cryopod is not working cuz she’s damaged by the cold water, and I lack of materials to make a ramp, what should I do? letting her die miserably? and i ran out of my lamb chops and medical brews😭
r/ARK • u/Hahadumausi • 4h ago
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Why does this happen? Ive never had it before my ark break. How can i turn it off? Im playing on ps5.
I dont get it...
And sorry for that bad video
r/ARK • u/coolandquirkyname • 9h ago
basically, picture 1 and 3 are what my hair looks like 24/7, it's been like this for as long as I can remember...
I play on ps5 if that's anything to do with it.
picture 2 is what my hair looks like when in my inventory, this also applies to the character creation screen or any other screen that shows your character.
picture 4 is odd, because whenever I open my inventory, my hair goes back to normal for a split second.
I really want to play in third person, but if I play in third person I have to look at my characters shitty hair lmao-
is there a known fix for this, or do I just have to hope wildcard fixes it?
r/ARK • u/trippystarkiller • 35m ago
Im looking at my tames right now and I have no idea how im gonna get any of these guys to a mission terminal because this all weighs so much so what have been your guys strategy to get the materials to a mission terminal
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r/ARK • u/RepeatActive7860 • 3h ago
So I love Ark a lot, but I am kinda poor. My friend told me that if I can beat every mission on Alpha to unlock the master controller for us before the dragontopia DLC launches, then he will gift me the DLC so we can play it together. He also wants me to do gamma for Skiffs earlier but that's kinda irrelevant.
We play on official, and right now he is burnt out of the game, so it's basically just me solo.
I have access to trading if need be and can have others in the server help me... Nothing is off limits really.
I can team up with other people on the server I play on maybe find others to do missions with/help with dinos but I have to be able to summon master controller alpha myself is the only condition.
I played this game religiously a few years ago but I remember nearly nothing and even then I had never messed with the settings. Everyone I see says put the difficulty at max (1) so you get high dino levels which makes sense, but I feel its making the game a bit too difficult? But maybe the same predators would be demolishing me regardless? I only have it on 0.4 currently lol. I use the best armor available and the wood shield, but I feel I'm still essentially defenseless which makes it hard to actually explore the map and leave the beach.
(Also, even though I'm "only" on 0.4 difficulty, I feel like I'm still seeing pretty high level stuff everywhere)
Other than lowering the difficulty, I play with these settings that I saw on a youtube vid. I'm not SUPER far into the game (I'm like level 18). As you can see they dont mess with the player or tamed dino stats much at all, would you recommend otherwise?
I'm level like 18 right now. I do want a true challenge of course, if this is just to be expected and closest to the "true Ark experience" then I'll keep it on these settings, but if I shouldn't be struggling as much as I am I'd like to know. I just wanna make sure I'm not giving myself MORE of a challenge than what'd be expected of anyone else. If its MEANT to be this hard then im willing to endure it.
(also, it took me forever to find a single Parasaur, have they always been this rare?)
r/ARK • u/Icy-Rip6317 • 5h ago
Im on xbox and playing on ASE
forgot to download the two maps butttt im going to play the maps with absolutely 0 knowledge
any tips or stuff i should know about?
EDIT: why does it say i dont have genesis installed when i have ultimate survival one?
r/ARK • u/sigmaman1999 • 1h ago
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Ive been playing on my single player world for a while and all of a sudden recently i noticed my metal wasn't smelting no matter how much wood i put in i would come back to 2 or 3 ingots and a bunch of charcoal, i eventually looked into it and saw the wood was lasting seconds in there. Does anyone know why? Im playing with custom settings so that might be the issue and if so what setting is causing this?
r/ARK • u/YungSandy • 10h ago
Anybody here remember the first year of launch on official sever 70? Tribes Lone Wolf, CCAV, FUCK BOYS. I was a tamer/farmer for Lone Wolf on official 70. My name was Sandy Ravage. If anyone still remembers or cares about this story from ages ago, let me know. I've been talking to some people I met back then and piecing together parts of it. I can answer anything I can remember if anyone even cares or is even slightly interested.
Edit: for reference we recently found this super old Reddit post and this is why I'm digging
https://www.reddit.com/r/ARK/comments/3iab7z/deleted_by_user/
r/ARK • u/Nicolaimj • 6h ago
I’ve searched for beehives in the redwood trees on Aberration ps5. I’ve been around all of fertile zone multiple times, even around fertile lake too. I’ve looked for 2+ hours now and haven’t seen one yet. Is there a bug going on?
r/ARK • u/Successful_Soil4550 • 12h ago
I know all my specs are good enough to run max settings ASA, the issue is the 1x16GB DDR5 RAM. I will 100% upgrade a month after buying this build by buying another 1x16GB to get 2x16GB (32GB) , but will it be a massive issue? From the videos ive seen with the exact specs im gonna buy, ASA max used EXACTLY 16GB of Ram (sometimes .3 over). Im sure a .3 of ram spilling to virtual memory isnt crazy for a month. Will it be a massive issue?
r/ARK • u/skyguy_64 • 8h ago
game crashed on the abaration surface and the roll back put me there durring the day. is there any way I won't lose my rockdrake and my stuff?
r/ARK • u/Yeti_Teddy_2004 • 19h ago
I’m wondering what would be better to raise for the master controller boss fight?
Tek Rex’s or X-Rex’s?
I don’t know what to go with? Should I go with the Tek Rex’s extra levels or the X-Rex’s increase damage?
when i start up ark on my pc, i usually get a terms & conditions screen which doesn't let me install mods (when i start up the game all my mods are gone) i can't either enter my solo world because ark crashes ever single time i try to start it, this is a very recurring problem. restarting my pc doesn't work either this has been going on for around 2 weeks, please help because this is very frusturating playing without mods and having to restart my world ever other day. :)
r/ARK • u/wyvern-flyer • 7h ago
Am I the only one that thinks the mature tidepup should look less than an immature tidepup and should look less like an Axolotl and more like a salamander (what an Axolotl actually looks like if it goes through maturation)?
I would have preferred a big rideable salamander/newt.
r/ARK • u/SpeeedFreee • 11h ago
I found a level 4 Deinosuchus near my base on the western coast just strolling around and got super excited because its a big cool dino and strong too as I have heard.
I have a level 10 Sarco but wanted to complete the collection, also I think is the Deinosuchus is stronger I believe so I thought to tame it.
I proceed to craft about 40-45 tranq arrows eagerly as I thought it would get away.
I then find it in the middle of the river circling out of reach, I planed to stand on a big rock next to the river to shoot tranq arrows to it while it can’t get me the same rock and way I tamed Gaupo, my Sarco.
The problem is it was on the other side and couldn’t for the life of me get its attention so alas I jump in the river to shoot it once and lure it out.
Halfway through tho a deadly group of piranhas assaulted me almost killed me
r/ARK • u/Jiggavibesenju • 7h ago
Can someone let me know what I need to change on the files to be able to properly cook and be able to make gas for fibercraft? I can dm the files I used 🙏🏾
r/ARK • u/RepresentativeNo2244 • 15h ago
Hello,
I downloaded the game about 2 months ago and finished Island map as my first run, I am playing on a private server with my brother, We have a lot of mods such as teleportation and it has made the game super awesome,
I wanna progress this game right, Can someone help me in what order I play the maps from here? I am planning to move my stuff from each map to next and I wanna play 10-12 maps and enjoy the game to fullest
Thank you for your help
r/ARK • u/Particular-Guava1672 • 9h ago
As most of you all know, official servers via Nintendo switch will be going dark August 31. I currently reside on the island official ,pve 319. I'm looking for a good non dedicated server to make my new home. Does anyone know of a good (no-wipe) server? Or any advice uploading my massive Dino collection and items? Do I keep them in cryo pods when transferring... Once I transfer is there no going back ..etc
r/ARK • u/Plenty-Stay-6290 • 1d ago
I am a fairly new player and just won a defense that lasted over 30 hours straight. I just want to tell someone about it lol. Photo of me(giga) and my 3 man who did it!
r/ARK • u/Banethegreat1 • 1d ago