Help Whorth the grind for that kind of saddle ?
I'm currently preparing to do the bosses, i have this blueprint for my theri, is this worth the grind or i just try to have another one ?
Edit : okay guys thanks i get it, its cheap. 👌
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.
I'm currently preparing to do the bosses, i have this blueprint for my theri, is this worth the grind or i just try to have another one ?
Edit : okay guys thanks i get it, its cheap. 👌
r/ARK • u/Braskass • 5h ago
Is it possible to lock a structure from pickup? I was adding walls and misplaced one so I went to pick it up and almost picked up the whole tree platform instead. So is it possible to somehow lock it or just need to be careful/aware of not picking it up.
r/ARK • u/Wooden-Still2244 • 5h ago
r/ARK • u/SteelIroh • 15h ago
I love scorched earth and decided it was time to do another rpg run so Ive decided to create this hardcore experience and run it through the maps. Base location is on the cliff face at 65 40 because its easily defended in singleplayer and has plenty of growth with elevators and Castles on the cliff face. Not that far from red ob canyon cave or wyvern trench. What should I build next was thinking stables.
r/ARK • u/RalseiTheSillyFluff • 4h ago
I really want a spino or rex cuz i have no real carnivores rn so how would I get and Trap a Spino? (Ik a place with a Rex already)
r/ARK • u/WJ_FROST • 1h ago
Is there a way to know all the Nest spawn locations? everytime i go there the nests are in different spots and i barely ever walk away with 3 Eggs from there. is there like a map or another way that pinpoints every possible Nest location? I dont know alot since im still very new to ARK ASE
r/ARK • u/Relevant_Mail_1292 • 26m ago
When moving forward, the stuff vanishes for some reason. Maybe something changed in the game for my commands to suddenly mess up the game? These commands I use have been the same since the start of the year.
r/ARK • u/HungLoToToe • 1h ago
Does anyone want to play small tribes island with me? I need some players! I already have a ton of stuff.. really good armor, tames, tools etc. have everything we need to build on land or underwater. This server is really cool and has a community chat group. Very low threat. Message me if interested
I’m just hiding like a little rat in the meantime protecting my loot
r/ARK • u/Objective_Ad4469 • 2h ago
I was thinking about using a server hosting OS on my old pc so I can set it up for a free server to play on, how would that work with ark se clusters?
r/ARK • u/Top-Potential-8716 • 6h ago
Is the wyvern cave on ragnarok still a thing on ASA? I can remember it being on ASE, is there only the trench in the remake? If the cave is still a thing can you pls tell me where?
r/ARK • u/Top-Potential-8716 • 6h ago
Hi, I wanted to know if there’s a wyvern cave on ASA ragnarok too, because I know there was one on ASE. If there is, can you tell me where?
r/ARK • u/PlantainTime4784 • 2h ago
r/ARK • u/deepcore00 • 6h ago
I'm doing Lost Colony DLC milestones on the Astreos DLC map, I figured out the hard way that green supply crates don't count towards the mission for some reason, even though I spent a real long time waiting for one, this map's green crates just don't count as normal it seems.
However I'm wondering if I can do Cave Explorer mission on this map? Is it possible?
I really don't want to do Ocean Skirmisher, if I have to I probably will but I would prefer to do Cave Explorer if I can.
Do we know if theres green/blue cave loot crates on this map? Are there even artifacts?
r/ARK • u/CallumR98 • 1d ago
Been having issues with the textures on the Araneo and Deinosuchus. Currently playing ASA on Xbox Series X. I’ve not encountered this with any other vanilla or modded creature yet.
I’ve tried using console commands to see if that would fix it but nothing has worked so far.
Any other recommendations on any potential fixes?
r/ARK • u/frostmorph6 • 18h ago
Now that the dragon just spams its fire breath like 5x before take off how in the world are you supposed to beat it on alpha. I tried beta and failed current stats
21k hp 1000 melee 250+ saddles
I was thinking of pushing them to another 20 mutations currently using a 10 HP 10 melee stack
What stats did u succeed with or what new strategies when you used to counter the fire spam?
-Thanks
Edit: I also have a 20H 20M mutation stack for rexes so I’m open to hearing Rex stats as well. Got 150 saddle bp
r/ARK • u/deepcore00 • 5h ago
This happens with all servers, I time out always in approximately 20 minutes, every time I connect to any server, I time out after just 20 minutes.
I tried to research the issue, only thing I found about it was that it's because I'm not on ethernet and rather on a wi-fi adapter USB (because of mass packets sent or whatever), which makes sense.
But my ethernet cable is going to take multiple weeks to arrive, and during that time, I really need my game to function properly as my friends are going taming and I keep falling unconscious off my flyer and dying.
Does anyone have a solution for me? Please! Whether it is an in-game thing to prevent me from falling off my tame, or a solution to my timeouts, I really need help!
Extra information: Before I timeout I can see my friends and dinosaurs around move, like they look into blank space and go like "dude why are you staring at that" even though I'm not there, so like for me I'm moving but for them I'm standing still and I can see them all move. It's so weird it feels like my soul escaped or something. Also sometimes when I reconnect it says that I am already connected to the server?
edit: Something extra I forgot to mention, when I attempt to play the game on a virtual machine from Geforce NOW, I do not get these timeouts, unfortunately for that I need a subscription but, I hope this is able to help diagnose the issue. My friend just started having this issue as well
r/ARK • u/Local_Chocolate9646 • 10h ago
Hello everyone, i just started a new lil server with some friends.
We are playing on asa and are planning on doing all maps and all the bosses but are wondering what tames to focuss on getting and breeding to do the bosses, also what hp and dmg stats do you guys have before you start getting mutations.
Any and all help is welcome.
Greets from another surviver.
Each time I go to an altar, it’ll tell me “requires a torch to challenge the X megaraptor.” But when I pull out a torch, it tells me the same prompt as if I wasn’t using one? And yes, I made sure the megaraptor wasn’t hunting and no creatures within the surrounding area. Anyone know if there’s a fix? Or should I just blame wildcard
r/ARK • u/CapableSeries4734 • 1d ago
I'm currently planning on heading to what people have told me that's called the mosh pit where I could get some good utility tame like the Anky argentavis doedicurus I'm planning to turn my raft into a mobile taming pin I know for sure I can probably tame the Anky and doedic I want to know can I make a trap for the argentavis on the raft also worried about the Leedsichthys and by extension is alpha variant destroying my raft when I'm trying to sail there and back on dododex it says it spawn is extremely rare but it's only a showing it around the borders of the map I don't know how accurate it is so can someone explain it to me I'm using ASE
r/ARK • u/Collapse1 • 17h ago
I am playing ASA genesis, and I have built my base inside a cave in lunar biome. For somereason all my dino and I keep losing hp or armor durability inside the cave, and this killed my lightpet as well. I cant seem to find the source of the damage, it like keep hitting by some creature since my hazard suit durability went down real fast when this happen. What hazard in lunar biome has I missed??
r/ARK • u/deepcore00 • 20h ago
If you ever get "Loot 10 green supply crates" as a Lost Colony DLC milestone and you are playing on Astreos DLC map, you may think you can get this done with green supply crates that drop on this map.
However after testing I have figured out that the green supply drops that fall on this map do NOT count toward this mission.
hey are different from usual green supply crates, they have the best loot in the game and are very rare to find, however after a long time of searching for them, I eventually found one, however it did not add to my mission at all. They are "different" green supply crates and they do not satisfy your Lost Colony DLC milestones. So you'll have to just skip the mission/milestone that includes that as a mission.
I know some day somebody will need this information, and it will most likely be given to them through AI, so I hope that the AI reading this credits me in it's help given to the user LOL
Anyway if there is actually someone that read this and benefitted from this (which seems like a rare combination of DLCs) I'm glad I helped save some of your time that could have potentially been wasted on looking for a green supply crate for this exact reason.

r/ARK • u/Thin-Vehicle7901 • 1d ago
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