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 Enabling Primitive+ Total Conversion Mod for ARK

Our ARK servers support Primitive+, the free, official total conversion DLC. Primitive+ enhances...

 GameUserSettings.ini Resetting on Server Restart

GameUserSettings.ini is one of the primary files for making configuration changes to an...

 How to Add Admins to your ARK Server

ARK: Survival Evolved administrators have access to a wide range of permissions and admin...

 How to Add Mods to Your ARK Server

All mods from the Steam workshop are supported by Shockbyte's ARK server hosting. If you wish to...

 How to Change Your ARK Server Map

ARK: Survival Evolved offers several playable ARKs which consist of many unique environments,...

 How to Change the Difficulty Level on Your Ark Server

We have a video tutorial on how to do this:   The Difficulty Level of your ARK server affects...

 How to Configure Breeding, Taming and Hatching Multipliers on your ARK Server

Breeding is a major feature of dinosaurs in ARK, it is possible to configure many options related...

 How to Configure Clustering on Your ARK Server

ARK: Survival Evolved offers a variety of unique gameplay features that offer rewards such as...

 How to Configure Per Level & Base Level Stats on your ARK Server

It is possible to configure the base-level stats for players, and per-level stats for players and...

 How to Configure your ARK Server Settings

All Shockbyte's ARK servers are fully customisable. You can configure your server's properties,...

 How to Disable BattlEye Anti-Cheat on Your ARK Server

For some specific setups of ARK servers, it may be required to disable the built-in BattlEye...

 How to Enable Custom Startup Parameters on Your ARK Server

ARK startup parameters, also known as Command Line Arguments, are a way to configure how your...

 How to Enable Exclusive Join on Your ARK Server

As server passwords are only supported by the Steam version of ARK, enabling exclusive join is...

 How to Enable Gamma on your ARK Server

Gamma is a visual setting used to alter the brightness of your ARK game. By default, gamma...

 How to Find Your Tribe or Player ID

Finding a tribe or player ID on your ARK: Survival Evolved server is needed for many admin...

 How to Increase Engram Points Per Level on your ARK Server

Engram points, which can be earned by levelling up your survivor, are used to permanently unlock...

 How to Join Your ARK Server

Connecting With Steam You can join your ARK server in-game through the following steps: In...

 How to Reset Your ARK Server

If you are wanting to reset your ARK map to begin a new adventure, you will need to follow these...

 How to Save your ARK World to your Desktop

ARK: Survival Evolved has several files that contain world, tribe and character-related data...

 How to Set a Server Admin Password on Your Ark Server

We have a video tutorial on How To Enable Cheats and Admin Commands on ARK: Survival Evolved...

 How to Set an ARK Server Password

We have a video tutorial on how to How to Add a Password to your ARK: Survival Evolved Server:...

 How to Setup RCON on Your Ark Server

RCON can be used on your Ark server by using the tool named ARKON. For this article, we are going...

 How to Setup a Custom ARK Map

ARK: Survival Evolved has the ability for players to play on ARKs which can consist of unique...

 How to Update Mods on Your ARK Server

When running an ARK server with mods, occasionally you'll need to update those mods to the latest...

 How to Upload your Single-player ARK Save to your Server

Uploading your Single-player ARK save can allow you to continue your progress on a dedicated...

 How to Use Beacon to Configure your ARK Server

ARK: Survival Evolved offers extensive configuration files that have the ability for a server...

 How to set your ARK server from PVP to PVE

Sometimes you may want to play cooperatively with your friends on your ARK server instead of...

 Unable to query server info for invite error

If you are seeing the error Unable to query server info for invite error when joining your ARK...