How to Enable Gamma on your ARK Server

ARK: Survival Evolved

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Nov 10, 2024

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Gamma is a visual setting used to alter the brightness of your ARK game. By default, gamma changes are disabled on Ark servers. Server owners can alter their server settings to allow players to set their own gamma levels making it easier to see on dark days/nights.


# Enabling Gamma

You can enable the Gamma setting in your GameUserSettings.ini file, found on your server's control panel.

  1. Access your control panel and Stop your server.
  2. Navigate to Config.

ARK server with the Config button highlighted

  1. Click on ARK Game Settings, and open the file in the editor.

Open Game User Settings via Config file

  1. Under [ServerSettings], insert the following options.
    EnablePvPGamma=true DisablePvEGamma=false

The values to enable Gamma in Game User Settings highlighted

  1. Save and Start your server.

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