Как изменить настройки сервера арк

В этой инструкции собрана информация касательно параметров и конфигурации игрового сервера ARK: Survival Evolved.

Файлы конфигурации

Большинство параметров сервера нужно указывать в двух файлах конфигурации GameUserSettings.ini и Game.ini.
Прежде чем вносить изменения в данные файлы, сервер нужно отключить.

Расположение файлов конфигурации на FTP:

В файле GameUserSettings.ini содержатся параметры, как для клиента игры, так и для игрового сервера. Параметры клиента игры сервером не используются. Параметры сервера указаны в разделе под названием [ServerSettings].

Файл Game.ini используется для более продвинутых модификаций — отключение каких либо энграмм, какое количество XP игрок будет получать за новый уровень, отключение специфического контента или изменение баланса в зависимости от предпочтений игроков.
Изначально Game.ini чист, параметры в него нужно будет вписывать в ручную. Для начала вписываем раздел [/script/shootergame.shootergamemode], только после этого указываем параметр.

Пример:
[/script/shootergame.shootergamemode]
MatingIntervalMultiplie=1.0

Все параметры в файлах GameUserSettings.ini и Game.ini нужно обязательно указывать со значением. Если параметр не указан в конфигурационном файле, его значение автоматически используется по умолчанию.
После команды обязательно ставьте символ = только потом значение

Пример:
ServerCrosshair=True
AllowThirdPersonPlayer=True
MapPlayerLocation=True
MaxStructuresInRange=100

Важное замечание по значениям параметров

False - ложотключить
True - правдавключить

GameUserSettings.ini

Game.ini

OverrideEngramEntries=(EngramIndex=0,
EngramHidden=false)

OverrideEngramEntries=(EngramIndex=1,
EngramHidden=false,EngramPointsCost=3,
EngramLevelRequirement=3,
RemoveEngramPreReq=true)

OverrideNamedEngramEntries=(
EngramClassName="EngramEntry_Campfire_C",
EngramHidden=false)

OverrideNamedEngramEntries=(
EngramClassName="EngramEntry_StoneHatchet_C",
EngramHidden=false,EngramPointsCost=3,
EngramLevelRequirement=3,
RemoveEngramPreReq=true)

DinoSpawnWeightMultipliers=(DinoNameTag=Bronto,
SpawnWeightMultiplier=10.0,
OverrideSpawnLimitPercentage=true,
SpawnLimitPercentage=0.5)

LevelExperienceRampOverrides=(
ExperiencePointsForLevel[0]=1,
ExperiencePointsForLevel[1]=5,
...
ExperiencePointsForLevel[64]=1000)

LevelExperienceRampOverrides=(
ExperiencePointsForLevel[0]=1,
ExperiencePointsForLevel[1]=5,
...
ExperiencePointsForLevel[34]=1000)

OverridePlayerLevelEngramPoints=5
OverridePlayerLevelEngramPoints=10
...
OverridePlayerLevelEngramPoints=100

DinoClassDamageMultipliers=
(ClassName="MegaRex_Character_BP_C",Multiplier=0.1)
TamedDinoClassDamageMultipliers=
(ClassName="Rex_Character_BP_C",Multiplier=10.0)

DinoClassResistanceMultipliers=
(ClassName="MegaRex_Character_BP_C",Multiplier=0.1)
TamedDinoClassResistanceMultipliers=
(ClassName="Rex_Character_BP_C",Multiplier=10.0)

ConfigAddNPCSpawnEntriesContainer=(NPCSpawnEntriesContainerClassString="DinoSpawnEntriesBeach_C",NPCSpawnEntries=((AnEntryName="GigaSpawner",EntryWeight=1000.0,NPCsToSpawnStrings=("Gigant_Character_BP_C"))),NPCSpawnLimits=((NPCClassString="Gigant_Character_BP_C",MaxPercentageOfDesiredNumToAllow=0.01)))

ConfigSubtractNPCSpawnEntriesContainer=(NPCSpawnEntriesContainerClassString="DinoSpawnEntriesBeach_C",NPCSpawnEntries=((NPCsToSpawnStrings=("Trike_Character_BP_C")),(NPCsToSpawnStrings=("Ptero_Character_BP_C"))),NPCSpawnLimits=((NPCClassString="Trike_Character_BP_C"), (NPCClassString="Ptero_Character_BP_C")))

ConfigOverrideNPCSpawnEntriesContainer=(NPCSpawnEntriesContainerClassString="DinoSpawnEntriesMountain_C",NPCSpawnEntries=((AnEntryName="CarnoSpawner",EntryWeight=1.0,NPCsToSpawnStrings=("Carno_Character_BP_C")),(AnEntryName="RexSpawner",EntryWeight=1.0,NPCsToSpawnStrings= ("Rex_Character_BP_C"))),NPCSpawnLimits=((NPCClassString="Carno_Character_BP_C",MaxPercentageOfDesiredNumToAllow=0.5), (NPCClassString="Rex_Character_BP_C",MaxPercentageOfDesiredNumToAllow=0.5)))

Белый список Администраторов

Для того, что бы добавить игрока в белый список и дать ему привилегии администратора, достаточно прописать его SteamID. Для этого создайте файл AllowedCheaterSteamIDs.txt (ShooterGame/Saved/ AllowedCheaterSteamIDs.txt). В файле укажите SteamID каждого игрока по одному на строчку. Эти игроки смогут использовать на сервере команды администратора автоматически, как если бы они прошли авторизацию через команду enablecheats.

SteamID всех игроков на сервере можно указать в игре при помощи команда cheat ListPlayers.

Если был выбран данный метод авторизации, то нет необходимости указывать пароль администратора сервера. Пароль может использоваться игроками, которые не входят в белый список.

Ссылки

• Заказать сервер игры ARK: Survival Evolved
• Обсудить игру на форуме

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На этой странице вы найдете информацию о установке и некоторых настроек для сервера ARK: SE.

Скрипты по запуску сервера на вашем железе вы найдете в разделе Dedicated Server Scripts.

Требование к ОС[]

Ваша ОС (операционная система) должна быть 64-битной (ShooterGameServer это 64-битный исполняемый файл и не будет работать на 32 битных Linux и Windows). Сервер был протестирован на Ubuntu 14.04 а так же поддерживается любая ОС Windows с предустановленным софтом, который вы найдете в _CommonRedist (DirectX и vcredist 2010-13).

Системные требования[]

Для запуска сервера требуется не менее 6ГБ ОЗУ. Потребление ОЗУ зависит от количества подключенных игроков. А так же зависит от настроек сервера и установленных модов.

В Windows пустой сервер ARK: SE использует от 4.5 ГБ, Linux от 4GB ОЗУ.

Сеть[]

Сервер прослушивает входящие соединения через порты, перечисленные ниже. Убедитесь, что ваша сетевая конфигурация разрешает входящие соединения с этими портами и направляет их на хост, на котором будет работать ваш выделенный сервер.

Примечание: указаны порты по умолчанию, администратор сервера может указать любые порты.

Вы можете разместить несколько выделенных серверов на одном железе, однако имейте в виду, что следует внимательно следить за процессором и памятью.

Например:

Примечание: Query порт не может быть указан в диапазоне 27020 и 27050 из-за того, что Steam использует эти порты.

Программное обеспечение[]

Windows[]

Microsoft Visual C++ 2013 — 2015 Redistributable (находится в папке _CommonRedist/vcredist).

DirectX (находится в папке _CommonRedist/DirectX).

Linux[]

64 битному Linux серверу необходимы 32 битные компоненты для установки и запуска steamcmd.

sudo apt-get install lib32gcc1

Выделенному серверу ARK: SE требуется glibc 2.14 или выше. В Ubuntu 14.04 (или новее) и Debian 8 (Jessie) эти компоненты установлены, а в старых версиях, например, Debian 7 (Wheezy), нет. Чтобы установить необходимую версию glibc на Debian 7 (Wheezy):

1. Добавьте экспериментальные репозитории в /etc/apt/sources.list:

   # Экспериментальные/нестабильные (sid) репозитории
   deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian experimental main
   deb http://ftp.debian.org/debian sid main

2. Обновите список доступных пакетов и установите экспериментальную библиотеку glibc, выполнив команду в консоли(добавьте в начало sudo если нет root привилегий):

   apt-get update
   apt-get -t experimental install libc6-dev

Примечание: данная процедура не обновит систему до Debian Unstable (sid); только glibc и все его зависимости(возможно это сломает все, лучше использовать новые ОС).

Для более старых дистрибутивов, которые не поддерживают glibc 2.14, почитайте документации к дистрибутиву или обратитесь за помощью на форумах.

Лимит открытых файлов[]

Примечание: Пропустите этот пункт, если вы используете systemd (описание найдете в разделе #Automatic Startup), лимит регулируется в конфиге systemd.

Что бы настроить лимит на открытые файлы, следуйте инструкциям:

1. Добавьте строку в /etc/sysctl.conf:

   fs.file-max=100000

   затем выполните следующую команду, чтобы применить изменения(добавьте в начало sudo, если нет root привилегий)

   $ sysctl -p /etc/sysctl.conf

2. Добавьте строки в /etc/security/limits.conf:

   *               soft    nofile          1000000
   *               hard    nofile          1000000

3. Добавьте строку в /etc/pam.d/common-session:

   session required pam_limits.so

Внимание: без этих настроек игровой сервер может не запуститься. Если сервер запускается, но сильно нагружает процессор без использования как минимум 5,5 ГБ ОЗУ, сервер не смог открыть все необходимые ему файлы, и необходимо применить указанные выше изменение.

Tuned

это демон, который отслеживает использование системных компонентов и динамически настраивает системные параметры, в настоящее время только на RHEL7, CentOS7.x и Fedora.

Примечание: вам нужно настроить «пропускную способность». В противном случае все изменения в /etc/security/limits.conf будут игнорироваться!

SteamCMD[]

Выделенный сервер ARK: SE доступен на Windows и Linux. SteamCMD используется для загрузки сервера. Посетите страницу SteamCMD для уточнения детальной информации. Далее описываемые действия являются краткими инструкциями.

Установка сервера[]

1. Скачайте и установить SteamCMD на ваш сервер
2. Создайте папку для размещения файлов сервера. Требуется около 15+ ГБ дискового пространства.
3. Запустите SteamCMD на своем сервере и используйте его для загрузки файлов сервера. (Удалите <> и замените их двойными кавычками, например, force_install_dir "C:Program Files (x86)Ark Server")

4. Используйте идентификатор 376030 для ARK: Survival Evolved и 445400 для ARK: Survival of The Fittest

   Steam> login anonymous
   Steam> force_install_dir <install_dir>
   Steam> app_update 376030 validate
   Steam> exit

5. или, запустите строку в командной строке(или создайте скрипт):

   steamcmd +login anonymous +force_install_dir <install_dir> +app_update 376030 +quit

   Замените <install_dir> на ранее созданную папку. Пример: Linux, /home/steam/servers/ark Windows, c:arkserver.

6. Создайте скрипт для запуска сервера с нужными вам опциями и настройками. Для удобства поместите его в ту же папку, куда были загружены файлы сервера. В Windows это командный файл .bat; в Linux это сценарий оболочки bash .sh. Примеры приведены ниже. Для обеих платформ параметры сервера указаны с одинаковым базовым синтаксисом. Для Windows, создайте start_server.bat: и разместите его в ВАША_ПАПКА_С_СЕРВЕРОМ/ShooterGame/Binaries/Win64/

   start ShooterGameServer.exe TheIsland?listen?SessionName=server_name?ServerPassword=join_password?ServerAdminPassword=admin_password?Port=port?QueryPort=query_port?MaxPlayers=max_players
   exit
   

   Для Linux, создайте server_start.sh: и разместите в ВАША_ПАПКА_С_СЕРВЕРОМ/ShooterGame/Binaries/Linux/

   #! /bin/bash
   ./ShooterGameServer TheIsland?listen?SessionName=server_name?ServerPassword=join_password?ServerAdminPassword=admin_password -server -log
   

   В Linux, после создания скрипта, сделайте его запускаемым:

   $ chmod +x server_start.sh

   В скриптах <server_name> это название сервера, отредактируйте по своему желанию, <join_password> укажите пароль для подключения к серверу и <admin_password> пароль для получения прав администратора сервера. Если для подключения к серверу пароль не требуется, удалите параметр?ServerPassword=.

7. Скрипты готовы, можете запускать сервер! (Примечание: это лишь базовая информация, ознакомившись со всем параметрами запуска, вы можете творить «магию»!  )

Установка бета версий[]

Иногда вы можете поучаствовать в тестировании бета версий.

Добавьте параметр -beta после app_update, например:

Steam> app_update 376030 -beta branchname validate

А так же запустите сервер с параметром -branchname.

Brachname это пример, название бета версии может быть другим.

Перенаправление портов и брандмауэр[]

Чтобы ваш сервер был виден в списках серверов Ark, так и в списках Steam, сделайте следующее:

Windows[]

1. Если вы используете Windows 10, нажмите на пуск в левом нижнем углу и введите «Брандмауэр».
2. После открытия брандмауэра нажмите «Дополнительные параметры» на левой панели.
3. Нажмите «Правила для входящих подключений» на левой панели, затем нажмите «Создать правило …» на правой панели.
4. Когда откроется «Мастер создания правила для нового входящего подключения», выберите «Порт», затем «Далее».
5. Теперь «Мастер создания правила» попросит вас, указать тип TCP или UDP порт. Выберите TCP. Затем убедитесь, что выбран «Определенные локальные порты», а затем укажите порт, который вы планируете открыть. (по умолчанию 27020 для RCON).
6. Выберите «Разрешить подключение» и продолжите работу с мастером.
7. Далее убедитесь что установлены все галочки на профилях.
8. Введите имя правила (обязательно) и описание (необязательно).
9. Повторите эти шаги, но теперь вместо TCP укажите UDP. Обязательно откройте порты для Steam Query — порт запроса (по умолчанию 27015) и игровой порт (по умолчанию 7777).
10. Теперь у вас должно быть 3 ваших правила в разделе «Правила входящих подключений».
11. Закройте окно дополнительных параметров брандмауэра и снова откройте брандмауэр Windows.
12. Нажмите «Разрешение взаимодействия с приложениями или компонентами брандмауэра». Прокрутите вниз до ShooterGame. Убедитесь, что во всех приложениях с именем ShooterGame установлены флажки Личное и Публичное.
13. Все готово, если порты не открылись, вернись и начните сначала.

OS X[]

Данные отсутствуют.

Linux[]

В большинстве Linux дистрибутивах брандмауэром является iptables. Для настройки правил будем использовать удобную утилиту UFW.

Все команды выполняем от root или с приставкой sudo. These open ports 7777 7778 and 27015 for UDP and optionally 27020 for TCP. You may want to adjust the list of ports you need by editing the «for port in…» line.

UFW[]

This script will open the ports in a way that will persist across reboots. UFW is the firewall on Ubuntu

 #!/bin/sh
 if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
     echo "This must be run as root"
     exit 1
 fi
 for port in 7777 7778 27015; do
     ufw allow $port/udp
 done
 #Uncomment the next if you want to open the default rcon port
 #ufw allow 27020/tcp

FirewallD[]

This script will open the ports in a way that will persist across reboots. FirewallD is the firewall on RHEL7, CentOS7.x, and Fedora.

 #!/bin/sh
 if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
     echo "This must be run as root"
     exit 1
 fi
 for port in 7777 7778 27015; do
     firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port $port/udp
 done
 #Uncomment the next if you want to open the default rcon port
 #firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port 27020/tcp
 firewall-cmd --reload

iptables[]

Keep in mind that this is only a temporary solution, and should only be used if neither of the other scripts apply for your system. To make it safe for reboots see the documentation of your distribution, how to add firewall ports to the existing configuration files — or how to add scripts to the boot process.

 #!/bin/sh
 if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
     echo "This must be run as root"
     exit 1
 fi
 for port in 7777 7778 27015; do
   iptables -t filter -I INPUT -p udp --dport $port -j ACCEPT
 done
 #Uncomment the next if you want to open the default rcon port
 #iptables -t filter -I INPUT -p tcp --dport 27020 -j ACCEPT

Port Forwarding[]

There are many websites with tutorials on port forwarding. It is highly suggested you visit portforward.com, which offers tutorials for the majority of routers.

What ports work depends on you. Try forwarding 27015 as the port, and 27016 as the query port. 27015, 27016, and 7777 are the most common ports that work.

You MUST forward both TCP and UDP for your server to show up on any lists. You can make sure your ports are open by using the tool from portforward.com, that is, after you

Enter the ports that you have forwarded in the start_server.bat file you should have created earlier. For example,

start ShooterGameServer.exe TheIsland?listen?SessionName=<server_name>?ServerPassword=<join_password>?ServerAdminPassword=<admin_password>?Port=7777?QueryPort=27015?MaxPlayers=<max_players></max_players>

Good luck, port forwarding is not very easy.

Finding Your Server in Lists[]

You can access your server via the Steam servers list or the Ark unofficial list. Just search for you name in the Ark list, or find your IP address in the Steam server list. It is best to add your servers IP:PORT to your Steam favourites and joining using the ‘favourites’ tab ingame. The ingame list has a limit on the servers it will show at one time. There is no guarantee your server will appear in the unofficial lists all the time.

Good luck!

Automatic Startup[]

Windows (via Scheduled Task)[]

You can configure a scheduled task to automatically run a batch file and start the dedicated server when the system boots.

1. Open ‘Task Scheduler’
2. Create Basic Task
3. The ‘Create Basic Task Wizard’ will appear, name the task whatever you want
4. Set the Trigger to ‘When the computer starts’
5. Set the Action to ‘Start a program’.
6. You will need to browse to the program/script you wish to start (which is your .BAT batch file that starts your server).
7. Depending on how your batch file works, you may need to set the «Start in (optional)» path, so the working directory of your batch file is correct. (If your batch file simply contains the «start ShooterGame …» command, then you should set the «Start in (optional)» path of your scheduled task to the directory that contains the batch file)
8. Before you create the scheduled task, click the checkbox to «open properties window» after it’s created
9. In the General Tab under the Security Options frame, you probably want to choose «Run whether user is logged on or not»
10. I personally checked «run with highest privileges» just in case. This might not be necessary.

Linux (via systemd)[]

NOTE: systemd is not available for Ubuntu 14.04

As an alternative to using a script to launch the dedicated server manually, hosts running systemd can be configured to automatically start the dedicated server when the system boots. When using this method to manage the server, using GameUserSettings.ini to specify its settings is highly recommended. Refer to Admin Game Commands for more information.

1. Create a file named /etc/systemd/system/ark-dedicated.service with the following contents:

   [Unit]
   Description=ARK: Survival Evolved dedicated server
   Wants=network-online.target
   After=syslog.target network.target nss-lookup.target network-online.target
   
   [Service]
   ExecStartPre=/home/steam/steamcmd +login anonymous +force_install_dir /home/steam/servers/ark +app_update 376030 +quit
   ExecStart=/home/steam/servers/ark/ShooterGame/Binaries/Linux/ShooterGameServer TheIsland?listen?SessionName=<session_name> -server -log
   WorkingDirectory=/home/steam/servers/ark/ShooterGame/Binaries/Linux
   LimitNOFILE=100000
   ExecReload=/bin/kill -s HUP $MAINPID
   ExecStop=/bin/kill -s INT $MAINPID
   User=steam
   Group=steam
   
   [Install]
   WantedBy=multi-user.target

   The ExecStart line specifies the command to run in order to start the service. It uses the same syntax as the startup examples shown above (in #Server Installation), with all the same arguments, but here it’s important to adjust it to reflect the location of your ARK dedicated server on the host. Use the full path to the server executable, as shown above.

   Be sure to replace <SESSION_NAME> with the desired session name for your server as well.

   Finally, adjust the User and Group settings for your host. Without these two options in ark-dedicated.service, the dedicated server will be run as the root user. This is unsafe, as any vulnerability in the dedicated server could result in an attacker gaining remote superuser access on the host.

   It’s recommended to run the dedicated server in an unprivileged account used solely for this purpose. In the example above, the user account «steam» is used. It’s a member of the «steam» group, which is generally created along with the account.

   WorkingDirectory option is required to fix some issues. (For example not having WorkingDirectory set will fail to download mods (if using with -automanagedmods))

2. To install systemd:

   apt-get install systemd systemd-sysv

   You will need to reboot after installation to initialize systemd.

   Activate the new service so it starts automatically when the host boots by running the following command via sudo or a root shell:

   # systemctl enable ark-dedicated

   After running this command, the dedicated server will automatically start when the host does. The command doesn’t start the server immediately, so to launch the dedicated server after enabling it, run:

   # systemctl start ark-dedicated

After following these steps, your server should be up and running, and be automatically managed by the host on startup and shutdown.

Post-Setup Management[]

The server can be stopped by running:

# systemctl stop ark-dedicated

and its current status can be viewed (whether it’s running or not) by running:

# systemctl status ark-dedicated

Note: If you need to update the ark-dedicated.service file (to change the dedicated server’s startup options or to adjust its path), run the following command to ensure your changes are applied:

# systemctl daemon-reload

Updating[]

To update the server when a new version is released, repeat the same SteamCMD commands shown in the previous section. Be sure to use the correct set of commands for your platform. Refer to SteamCMD’s documentation for details on automating this process.

If you use the systemd startup file you can easily integrate the update-mechanism to be run before every start of the game.

SteamCMD provides additional tools to make installation and updates easier and more seamless.

Console Commands[]

While running the game, the command console can be accessed with either the [~] (tilde) or [TAB] keys (depending on game version, default configuration and your keyboard layout). Once in the console, to activate administrator commands, enter:

enablecheats <admin_password></admin_password>

Replace <admin_password> with the server’s administrator password.

Refer to Admin Game Commands for a list of available commands.

If the console can’t be opened in-game, exit the game, open the game’s DefaultInput.ini file (located in your Steam library in the folder named steamappscommonARKShooterGameConfig) with a text editor and locate the line (near the bottom of the file) that reads:

;+ConsoleKeys=Tab

Remove the semicolon (;), changing the line to read:

+ConsoleKeys=Tab

Save the file and launch the game. The console should be accessible.

Backing Up Server Data[]

To make a backup of the server data, simply copy the folder named ShooterGame/Saved (and his content) to the desired backup location. This folder contains all tribe, player and world data for the server.
Performing a backup is recommended before updating a server to a new release.

Troubleshooting[]

Server Loses Characters or World Data Upon Restart[]

If your server isn’t retaining characters or world data when it’s restarted, it may not have full access to the folder where it’s installed.

The first time the server is run, it should create a folder named ShooterGame/Saved containing various configuration and save files. If the server has run at least once but hasn’t created this folder, it may not have been able to create new folders and files there. Verify that the folder where the server is installed is readable and writable by the user account that actually runs the server. (For Windows servers, check the status of User Account Control)

The server software, by default, is set-up to automatically save world data every 15 minutes. If your server crashes before the first 15 minutes are up, you will not have any data saved.

Linux Server Exhibits High CPU Usage and Low Memory Usage (Below 1GB)[]

This can occur when the server can’t open all the files it needs due to an insufficient open files limit on the host. Refer to the Linux section above and follow the procedure to increase the host’s open files limit.

Tool — ARK Server Organiser[]

You can also use this tool to manage your server when it is installed: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=951274291

This freeware give an interface for your ARK Dedicated Server. It works with SteamCMD.

Extra :

• AutoUpdate: You can choose to update and restart the server everyday to keep your server up to date. You just have to check the checkbox and to choose the update time.    
• Hide Server Window: Allow you to hide the black screen of the server (Screenshot n°4). You can also close the app, it will send it in notification area and the server will still run. This function need to be set before launching the server.
• Get Public Server Address IP: You can now have the full address quicly and easily to share it with friends for example.
• NotifyIcon Settings: Allow you to Turn ON or Turn OFF Server from NotifyIcon without any visual form. You can also have access to ‘Get IP Address’ function.
• Portable Application: Quick start, low size, no installation required.
• Night Mode: Cool for night using. It doesn’t hurt your eyes anymore.
• Anti-hibernation: Your machine will not sleep or hibernate when server is running.
• Server Backup: You can save your server’s data.
• SteamCMD packed-in: You can install SteamCMD with ARKSO

Notes[]

References[]

External Links[]

• This material is partially based on a Guide posted on the Steam Community forums by ShuwA.
• http://gameserversetup.com/ark-survival-evolved-dedicated-server-setup/
• https://survivalservers.com/wiki/index.php?title=How_to_Create_an_ARK:_Survival_Evolved_Dedicated_Server_Guide
• http://steamcommunity.com/app/346110/discussions/0/615086038673139870/
• https://www.bestarkhosting.com/guides/how-to-host-an-ark-dedicated-server/
• https://comparegamehosting.com/reviews/how-to-find-the-perfect-ark-survival-evolved-server-hosting-company/
• https://comparegameservers.com Compare ark survival evolved hosting companies to find the best hosting company for you.
• https://topserver.network/how-to-host-an-ark-survival-evolved-dedicated-server/ Find providers with the modern all in one compare site. Complete with guides/articles and do it yourself tips.
• https://topserver.network/ Compare Ark hosting companies.

The ARK: Survival Evolved dedicated server has a wide variety of configuration options that control its behavior and adjust many aspects of the game. These are options that can only be set at server startup.

Most options can be specified on the command line when launching the server or in the server’s configuration files. Options that must be specified on the command line are noted below.

Command Line

Syntax

The server is currently launched via the command line using the following syntax to specify runtime options:

<executable> <map_name>?listen[?<option>=<value>][?<option>=<value>]...[?<option>=<value>] -UseBattleye [<Argument>]

Following the <executable> name, options are specified as a single string with each option separated by a question mark (?). Most options require a value argument. Refer to the option reference below for more details.

When an option is not specified, its default value is used automatically.

Example

To launch a server that:

1. shows each player a crosshair
2. shows each player their position on the map
3. allows players to view themselves in third person
4. enforces a minimum distance between player structures built by different players and tribes
5. enables BattlEye

On a Linux host:

./ShooterGameServer TheIsland?listen?ServerCrosshair=True?MapPlayerLocation=True?AllowThirdPersonPlayer=True?TheMaxStructuresInRange=100 -UseBattlEye

On a Windows host:

start ShooterGameServer.exe "TheIsland?listen?ServerCrosshair=True?AllowThirdPersonPlayer=True?MapPlayerLocation=True?TheMaxStructuresInRange=100" -UseBattlEye

On Windows, quotation marks («) are used to ensure the command shell does not attempt to interpret any options itself.

Map names

For modded maps check their Workshop pages or contact the author for the exact name.

Command line arguments

These options may be only specified on the command line. For the syntax see above. Options starting with a ? (question mark) are appended directly one after another, options starting with a — (dash) have to be noted separately.

For Single Player: Right click in your Steam client on the game’s name in the Library, choose Properties, tab General, button «Set Launch Options…», enter the options. But some options won’t work this way, especially these starting with a ? (question mark). Try to put them into the section [ServerSettings] of the GameUserSettings.ini (for the location of this file see Configuration Files).

Configuration Files

Most options can also be specified in the games configuration files. The location of the configuration files varies by platform

The GameUserSettings.ini file contains options for both the game client and the game server. Options for the game client are not used by the server. Server options are specified in the section labeled [ServerSettings], which is usually located at the bottom of the file.

The Game.ini file is used for more advanced modifications, such as changing engram points or XP rewarded per level, disabling specific content, or rebalancing depending on player tastes.

For all supported platforms, options are listed one per line using the same basic syntax:

<option>=<value>

All options in the configuration file require a value. If an option is not listed in the configuration file, its default value is used automatically.

To configure a game server with the same configuration as shown in Command Line Syntax above:

ServerCrosshair=True
AllowThirdPersonPlayer=True
MapPlayerLocation=True
TheMaxStructuresInRange=100

With these options in the configuration file, the server can be launched with a much shorter command line. For Linux:

./ShooterGameServer TheIsland?listen

For Windows:

start ShooterGameServer.exe "TheIsland?listen"

GameUserSettings.ini

To easily create this file, you can use this ini-Generator.

Ragnarok

The following options are only available when playing the DLC Ragnarok.

They need to be set in the [Ragnarok] section (if you dont have one you can create it at the bottom) of the GameUserSettings.ini file.

NOTE: You don’t need to use these settings. The game will use the default values if these settings aren’t specified.

ARK: Homestead specific

Game.ini

The following options can only be set in the [/script/shootergame.shootergamemode] section of Game.ini, located in the same folder as GameUserSettings.ini (see above for the location for each platform). Specifying them on the command line will have no effect.

ConfigOverrideItemMaxQuantity=(ItemClassString="PrimalItemAmmo_ArrowTranq_C",Quantity=(MaxItemQuantity=543, bIgnoreMultiplier=true))

LevelExperienceRampOverrides=(
ExperiencePointsForLevel[0]=1,
ExperiencePointsForLevel[1]=5,
...
ExperiencePointsForLevel[64]=1000)

LevelExperienceRampOverrides=(
ExperiencePointsForLevel[0]=1,
ExperiencePointsForLevel[1]=5,
...
ExperiencePointsForLevel[34]=1000)

OverridePlayerLevelEngramPoints=5
OverridePlayerLevelEngramPoints=10
...
OverridePlayerLevelEngramPoints=100

HarvestResourceItemAmountClassMultipliers=(
 ClassName="PrimalItemResource_Thatch_C",
 Multiplier=2.0
)

DinoClassDamageMultipliers=(
 ClassName="MegaRex_Character_BP_C",
 Multiplier=0.1
)

TamedDinoClassDamageMultipliers=(
 ClassName="Rex_Character_BP_C",
 Multiplier=10.0
)

DinoClassResistanceMultipliers=(
 ClassName="MegaRex_Character_BP_C",
 Multiplier=0.1
)

TamedDinoClassResistanceMultipliers=(
 ClassName="Rex_Character_BP_C",
 Multiplier=10.0
)

EngramEntryAutoUnlocks=(
 EngramClassName="EngramEntry_TekTeleporter_C",
 LevelToAutoUnlock=0
)

Genesis

Option	Value Type	Default	Effect
bDisableDefaultMapItemSets	boolean	false	Disable Genesis 2 Tek Suit on Spawn. Introduced in patch 329.7
bDisableGenesisMissions	boolean	false	Disables missions on Genesis
bDisableWorldBuffs	boolean	false	Disables world effects from Missions (Genesis: Part 2) altogether. Introduced in patch 329.51
bEnableWorldBuffScaling	boolean	false	Makes world effects from Missions (Genesis: Part 2) scale from server settings, rather than add/subtract a flat amount to the value at runtime. Introduced in patch 329.25
WorldBuffScalingEfficacy	float	1	Makes world effects from Missions (Genesis: Part 2) scaling more or less effective when setting bEnableWorldBuffScaling=true. 1 would be default, 0.5 would be 50% less effective, 100 would be 100x more effective. Introduced in patch 329.51
MutagenLevelBoost[stat ID]	integer	5, 5, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 5, 5, 0, 0, 0	Number of levels  Mutagen adds to tames with wild ancestry. Introduced in patch 329.51 Stat IDs 0  Health 1  Stamina /  Charge Capacity 2  Torpidity 3  Oxygen /  Charge Regeneration 4  Food 5  Water 6 Temperature 7  Weight 8  Melee Damage /  Charge Emission Range 9  Movement Speed /  Maewing’s Nursing Effectiveness 10  Fortitude 11  Crafting Speed
MutagenLevelBoostBred[stat ID]	integer	1, 1, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 0, 0, 0	Analogical to MutagenLevelBoost, but for bred dinos. Introduced in patch 329.51

bLimitTurretsInRange=<overrride>
LimitTurretsRange=<range>
LimitTurretsNum=<turrets>

Engram Entries

OverrideEngramEntries=(EngramIndex=<index>
[,EngramHidden=<hidden>]
[,EngramPointsCost=<cost>]
[,EngramLevelRequirement=<level>]
[,RemoveEngramPreReq=<remove_prereq>])

OverrideNamedEngramEntries=(EngramClassName="<class_name>"
[,EngramHidden=<hidden>]
[,EngramPointsCost=<cost>]
[,EngramLevelRequirement=<level>]
[,RemoveEngramPreReq=<remove_prereq>])

OverrideEngramEntries=(EngramIndex=0, EngramHidden=false)

OverrideEngramEntries=(EngramIndex=1, EngramHidden=false, EngramPointsCost=3, EngramLevelRequirement=3, RemoveEngramPreReq=true)

OverrideNamedEngramEntries=(EngramClassName="EngramEntry_Campfire_C",  EngramHidden=false)

OverrideNamedEngramEntries=(EngramClassName="EngramEntry_StoneHatchet_C", EngramHidden=false, EngramPointsCost=3, EngramLevelRequirement=3, RemoveEngramPreReq=true)

ConfigAddNPCSpawnEntriesContainer=(
[NPCSpawnEntriesContainerClassString=<spawn_class>],
[NPCSpawnEntries=((AnEntryName=<spawn_name>],
[EntryWeight=<factor>],
[NPCsToSpawnStrings=(<entity_id>)))],
[NPCSpawnLimits=((NPCClassString=<entity_id>],
[MaxPercentageOfDesiredNumToAllow=<percentage>)))]

ConfigAddNPCSpawnEntriesContainer=(
 NPCSpawnEntriesContainerClassString="DinoSpawnEntriesBeach_C",
 NPCSpawnEntries=((AnEntryName="GigaSpawner", EntryWeight=1000.0, NPCsToSpawnStrings=("Gigant_Character_BP_C"))),
 NPCSpawnLimits=((NPCClassString="Gigant_Character_BP_C", MaxPercentageOfDesiredNumToAllow=0.01))
)

ConfigAddNPCSpawnEntriesContainer=(
 NPCSpawnEntriesContainerClassString="DinoSpawnEntriesDamiensAtoll_C",
 NPCSpawnEntries=(
   (AnEntryName="Dodos (2)", EntryWeight=1.0, NPCsToSpawnStrings=("Dodo_Character_BP_C","Dodo_Character_BP_C")),
   (AnEntryName="Rex (1)", EntryWeight=0.5, NPCsToSpawnStrings=("Rex_Character_BP_C"))
 ),
 NPCSpawnLimits=(
   (NPCClassString="Dodo_Character_BP_C", MaxPercentageOfDesiredNumToAllow=0.5),
   (NPCClassString="Rex_Character_BP_C", MaxPercentageOfDesiredNumToAllow=0.01)
 )
)

ConfigSubtractNPCSpawnEntriesContainer=(
[NPCSpawnEntriesContainerClassString=<spawn_class>],
[NPCSpawnEntries=((NPCsToSpawnStrings=(<entity_id>)))],
[NPCSpawnLimits=((NPCClassString=<entity_id>)))]

ConfigSubtractNPCSpawnEntriesContainer=(
 NPCSpawnEntriesContainerClassString="DinoSpawnEntriesBeach_C",
 NPCSpawnEntries=(
  (NPCsToSpawnStrings=("Trike_Character_BP_C")),
  (NPCsToSpawnStrings=("Ptero_Character_BP_C"))
 ),
 NPCSpawnLimits=(
  (NPCClassString="Trike_Character_BP_C"),
  (NPCClassString="Ptero_Character_BP_C")
 )
)

ConfigOverrideNPCSpawnEntriesContainer=(
[NPCSpawnEntriesContainerClassString=<spawn_class>],
[NPCSpawnEntries=((AnEntryName=<spawn_name>],
[EntryWeight=<factor>],
[NPCsToSpawnStrings=(<entity_id>)))],
[NPCSpawnLimits=((NPCClassString=<entity_id>],
[MaxPercentageOfDesiredNumToAllow=<percentage>)))]

ConfigOverrideNPCSpawnEntriesContainer=(
 NPCSpawnEntriesContainerClassString="DinoSpawnEntriesMountain_C",
 NPCSpawnEntries=(
  (AnEntryName="CarnoSpawner", EntryWeight=1.0, NPCsToSpawnStrings=("Carno_Character_BP_C")),
  (AnEntryName="RexSpawner", EntryWeight=1.0, NPCsToSpawnStrings=("Rex_Character_BP_C"))
 ),
 NPCSpawnLimits=(
  (NPCClassString="Carno_Character_BP_C", MaxPercentageOfDesiredNumToAllow=0.5),
  (NPCClassString="Rex_Character_BP_C", MaxPercentageOfDesiredNumToAllow=0.5)
 )
)

DinoSpawnWeightMultipliers=(
DinoNameTag=<tag>
[,SpawnWeightMultiplier=<factor>]
[,OverrideSpawnLimitPercentage=<override>]
[,SpawnLimitPercentage=<limit>])

DinoSpawnWeightMultipliers=(
 DinoNameTag=Bronto,
 SpawnWeightMultiplier=10.0,
 OverrideSpawnLimitPercentage=true,
 SpawnLimitPercentage=0.5
)

NPCReplacements=(FromClassName="<classname>", ToClassName="<classname>")

NPCReplacements=(FromClassName="MegaRaptor_Character_BP_C", ToClassName="Dodo_Character_BP_C")

NPCReplacements=((FromClassName="MegaRaptor_Character_BP_C", ToClassName="Dodo_Character_BP_C"))

NPCReplacements=((FromClassName="MegaRaptor_Character_BP_C", ToClassName="Dodo_Character_BP_C"), (FromClassName="Coel_Character_BP_C", ToClassName="Piranha_Character_BP_C"))

PlayerBaseStatMultipliers

PlayerBaseStatMultipliers[<attribute>]=<multiplier>

PerLevelStatsMultiplier

PerLevelStatsMultiplier_Player[<attribute>]=<multiplier>
PerLevelStatsMultiplier_DinoTamed<type>[<attribute>]=<multiplier>
PerLevelStatsMultiplier_DinoWild[<attribute>]=<multiplier>

PerLevelStatsMultiplier_DinoTamed[0]=1.0
PerLevelStatsMultiplier_DinoTamed_Add[0]=1.0
PerLevelStatsMultiplier_DinoTamed_Affinity[0]=1.0

ConfigOverrideItemCraftingCosts

ConfigOverrideItemCraftingCosts=(ItemClassString="PrimalItem_WeaponStoneHatchet_C",BaseCraftingResourceRequirements=((ResourceItemTypeString="PrimalItemResource_Thatch_C",BaseResourceRequirement=1.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=false),(ResourceItemTypeString="PrimalItemAmmo_ArrowStone_C",BaseResourceRequirement=2.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=false)))

ConfigOverrideItemCraftingCosts=(ItemClassString="PrimalItem_WeaponTorch_C",BaseCraftingResourceRequirements=((ResourceItemTypeString="PrimalItemConsumable_RawMeat_C",BaseResourceRequirement=3.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=false),(ResourceItemTypeString="PrimalItemConsumable_CookedMeat_C",BaseResourceRequirement=2.0,bCraftingRequireExactResourceType=false)))

ConfigOverrideSupplyCrateItems

ConfigOverrideSupplyCrateItems=(SupplyCrateClassString="SupplyCrate_Level03_C",MinItemSets=1,MaxItemSets=1,NumItemSetsPower=1.0,bSetsRandomWithoutReplacement=true,ItemSets=((MinNumItems=2,MaxNumItems=2,NumItemsPower=1.0,SetWeight=1.0,bItemsRandomWithoutReplacement=true,ItemEntries=((EntryWeight=1.0,ItemClassStrings=("PrimalItemResource_Stone_C"),ItemsWeights=(1.0),MinQuantity=10.0,MaxQuantity=10.0,MinQuality=1.0,MaxQuality=1.0,bForceBlueprint=false,ChanceToBeBlueprintOverride=0.0),(EntryWeight=1.0,ItemClassStrings=("PrimalItemResource_Thatch_C"),ItemsWeights=(1.0),MinQuantity=10.0,MaxQuantity=10.0,MinQuality=1.0,MaxQuality=1.0,bForceBlueprint=false,ChanceToBeBlueprintOverride=0.0)))))

ItemStatClamps

ItemStatClamps[<attribute>]=<value>

ItemStatClamps[1]=19800
ItemStatClamps[3]=19800

Administrator Whitelisting

Players can be whitelisted as administrators on the server via their SteamID. These players can use cheat commands on the server automatically, as if they had authenticated themselves via the enablecheats command (described below).

To whitelist administrators, create the file ShooterGame/Saved/AllowedCheaterSteamIDs.txt. In the file, list each player’s SteamID, one per line.

SteamIDs for all connected players can be listed in-game via the cheat ListPlayers command. Players can be kicked from the server (using their SteamIDs) via the cheat KickPlayer command. Refer to the following section for details.

Note: When this method is used, it is not necessary to specify a server administrator password. A password can still be specified, and can be used by players not on the whitelist to gain administrator privileges, but the server will function without it and will still automatically grant privileges to whitelisted administrators.

Cross-ARK Data Transfer

How Cross-ARK Data Transfer works ^[2]

1. For Officials, you can ‘upload’ Survivors from TheIsland or TheCenter via the «ARK Tribute» option available at any Supply Crate or Tribute Terminal. You can then ‘download’ these Survivors onto an Official ScorchedEarth Server of that same game mode. Currently only Survivors are allowed to travel TO ScorchedEarth (they can not have any items on them), in order to keep it balanced for the time being. However, FROM ScorchedEarth you can transfer Survivors, Items, and Dinos, which you can then download (via the ARK Tribute) onto TheIsland or TheCenter. So indeed you can bring all ScorchedEarth Items, Dinos, and Survivors (and thus Scorched Earth Engrams) onto TheIsland or TheCenter to extend your capabilities there. When transferring a Survivor between ARKs using this method, Tribes should be retained. However Alliances will not be retained, and will need to be re-setup on the other side.

2. For Unofficial Servers, if they wish to allow dynamic Cross-ARK Travel, they will need to run two Servers on the same box from the same directory, and then you can launch with the following commandlines:

ShooterGameServer.exe ScorchedEarth_P?SessionName=MySession1?AltSaveDirectoryName=Save1 -NoTransferFromFiltering -clusterid=mycluster123
ShooterGameServer.exe TheIsland?SessionName=MySession2?AltSaveDirectoryName=Save2  -NoTransferFromFiltering  -clusterid=mycluster123

(the clusterid must be the same between the servers!)
(to avoid saves from clashing each server should use distinct values for: ?AltSaveDirectoryName=<SaveFolderName>)

you also have options like:

?PreventDownloadSurvivors=False
?PreventDownloadItems=False
?PreventDownloadDinos=False
?PreventUploadSurvivors=False
?PreventUploadItems=False
?PreventUploadDinos=False
?noTributeDownloads=False

247.85 added the ability to specify a common cross-server storage location that functions between multiple servers running on the same machine by adding the following launch parameter to each server:

-ClusterDirOverride=C:/TestStorage/

3. Meanwhile, in singleplayer, you can just use the «ARK Tribute» option and then go back to the main menu and host on the other map, and download your data accordingly.

References

The ARK: Survival Evolved dedicated server has a wide variety of configuration options that control its behavior and adjust many aspects of the game. These are options that can only be set at server startup.

Most options can be specified on the command line when launching the server or in the server’s configuration files. Options that must be specified on the command line are noted below.

Command Line

Syntax

The server is currently launched via the command line using the following syntax to specify runtime options:

<executable> <map_name>?listen[?<option>=<value>][?<option>=<value>]...[?<option>=<value>] -UseBattleye [<Argument>]

Following the <executable> name, options are specified as a single string with each option separated by a question mark (?). Most options require a value argument. Refer to the option reference below for more details.

When an option is not specified, its default value is used automatically.

Example

To launch a server that:

1. shows each player a crosshair
2. shows each player their position on the map
3. allows players to view themselves in third person
4. enforces a minimum distance between player structures built by different players and tribes
5. enables BattlEye

On a Linux host:

./ShooterGameServer TheIsland?listen?ServerCrosshair=True?MapPlayerLocation=True?AllowThirdPersonPlayer=True?TheMaxStructuresInRange=100 -UseBattlEye

On a Windows host:

start ShooterGameServer.exe "TheIsland?listen?ServerCrosshair=True?AllowThirdPersonPlayer=True?MapPlayerLocation=True?TheMaxStructuresInRange=100" -UseBattlEye

On Windows, quotation marks («) are used to ensure the command shell does not attempt to interpret any options itself.

Map names

For modded maps check their Workshop pages or contact the author for the exact name.

Command line arguments

These options may be only specified on the command line. For the syntax see above. Options starting with a ? (question mark) are appended directly one after another, options starting with a — (dash) have to be noted separately.

For Single Player: Right click in your Steam client on the game’s name in the Library, choose Properties, tab General, button «Set Launch Options…», enter the options. But some options won’t work this way, especially these starting with a ? (question mark). Try to put them into the section [ServerSettings] of the GameUserSettings.ini (for the location of this file see Configuration Files).

Configuration Files

Most options can also be specified in the games configuration files. The location of the configuration files varies by platform

The GameUserSettings.ini file contains options for both the game client and the game server. Options for the game client are not used by the server. Server options are specified in the section labeled [ServerSettings], which is usually located at the bottom of the file.

The Game.ini file is used for more advanced modifications, such as changing engram points or XP rewarded per level, disabling specific content, or rebalancing depending on player tastes.

For all supported platforms, options are listed one per line using the same basic syntax:

<option>=<value>

All options in the configuration file require a value. If an option is not listed in the configuration file, its default value is used automatically.

To configure a game server with the same configuration as shown in Command Line Syntax above:

ServerCrosshair=True
AllowThirdPersonPlayer=True
MapPlayerLocation=True
TheMaxStructuresInRange=100

With these options in the configuration file, the server can be launched with a much shorter command line. For Linux:

./ShooterGameServer TheIsland?listen

For Windows:

start ShooterGameServer.exe "TheIsland?listen"

GameUserSettings.ini

To easily create this file, you can use this ini-Generator.

Ragnarok

The following options are only available when playing the DLC Ragnarok.

They need to be set in the [Ragnarok] section (if you dont have one you can create it at the bottom) of the GameUserSettings.ini file.

NOTE: You don’t need to use these settings. The game will use the default values if these settings aren’t specified.

ARK: Homestead specific

Game.ini

The following options can only be set in the [/script/shootergame.shootergamemode] section of Game.ini, located in the same folder as GameUserSettings.ini (see above for the location for each platform). Specifying them on the command line will have no effect.

ConfigOverrideItemMaxQuantity=(ItemClassString="PrimalItemAmmo_ArrowTranq_C",Quantity=(MaxItemQuantity=543, bIgnoreMultiplier=true))

LevelExperienceRampOverrides=(
ExperiencePointsForLevel[0]=1,
ExperiencePointsForLevel[1]=5,
...
ExperiencePointsForLevel[64]=1000)

LevelExperienceRampOverrides=(
ExperiencePointsForLevel[0]=1,
ExperiencePointsForLevel[1]=5,
...
ExperiencePointsForLevel[34]=1000)

OverridePlayerLevelEngramPoints=5
OverridePlayerLevelEngramPoints=10
...
OverridePlayerLevelEngramPoints=100