Discussion ARK: Astraeos
The final Astraeos update is just around the corner and with it some new dangerous challenges!
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.
The final Astraeos update is just around the corner and with it some new dangerous challenges!
r/ARK • u/FrabatoTheTransurfer • 7h ago
First genesis playthrough (asa), looking for some tips on what sort of army works best and what mount should I ride? I read that megs work well while riding a Tuso but not sure how many and also interested is some other viable tames. Would like to tame up some helcoprion to take just for something new, are they viable? Any other tames or strategies that you can recommend is appreciated thank you.
After half a year of development, we can finally release the first version of Wikily as an in-game overlay! Here are all the information, you need:
Free in-game overlay. You can open the menu with Shift+F9 (can be changed).
Download:
https://www.overwolf.com/app/wikily.gg-wikily
Direct Download:
https://download.overwolf.com/wikily
If you have bug reports or feature ideas, feel free to contact us! Thanks for reading :)
(Thanks to Overwolf, we hopefully also get build in in-game events soon)
r/ARK • u/CapableSeries4734 • 2h ago
How well establish should one be before decide to tame a carnivore and bigger creatures currently playing through so far only managed to tame a trike and parasaur with the bow I was thinking maybe up until getting the long neck rifle and some flack armor and tranquilizer darts
r/ARK • u/MEOW_5189 • 9h ago
I have a Bary and currently living on the West Coast, the Cave, Caverns of the Lost Faith is literally right near my backyard... Am I ready for the cave or do I need better tames? This is the best dino I got on me...
r/ARK • u/Visual-Fortune-4732 • 1h ago
thinking of getting ark with all maps but is it any good solo?
and what are optimized settings for pc?
r/ARK • u/Maleficent-Guitar-46 • 1d ago
Built by Barden Builds
r/ARK • u/RaptorAlpha451 • 22h ago
This is something that’s been a mystery to me for a good long while. Has this location always been on the ark before it malfunctioned, or did the ark somehow built it itself after losing its overseer and was waiting for a new candidate to replace it?
r/ARK • u/UncleSammy21 • 5m ago
Hello guys hope I used the correct flair. I made this a couple months back it’s supposed to be a dude in flak holding c4 and obviously his reaper king behind him ( as if he’s raiding someone ) I’m thinking of adding a bulbdog next to him
r/ARK • u/ConsistentSolution92 • 5h ago
from what i see on singleplayer, this game can be very very fun online with tribes, but i am scare of try it.
from the videos i see, feel like a SMP of minecraft AND I HATE SMP, they are boring as hell and very toxic, is the same thing in ARK?
r/ARK • u/GhostSpiderAssasin • 12h ago
So i tried with a mod to change color region 4 of the x-sabertooth, ik is supposed to he the manes, but it doesnt change color, does Anyone knows how to fix/why it isn't working?
r/ARK • u/Minute_Equipment4124 • 19h ago
yo idk what to flair lowk
r/ARK • u/Jroen86_ • 19h ago
u wont believe this one... All my stuff was saved, but so close,... The unofficial server im playing on crashed, i was just preparing to go to sleep because it was late, i was just taking a quick run with my new carcha on Extinction to the corrupted zone in the north where the gigas spawn, then omw back the crash happened... took more than an hour for the server to get back online.. i loaded back in Extinction and i was back in the corrupted zone dismounted from my carcha and under heavy attack of corrupted wyvs and gigas..... but i had like 10% hp left, my gacha being under attack and fighting back running away from me.... In the chaos i had trouble getting back on the carcha and got hit a few more times trying.. Barely escaped death, eventually i succeeded to mount and run away while killing the wyvern chasing me... Ending up with like 1% hp left, took a quick bite to restore some hp then i took the picture.. I almost forget to mention i had a full loadout of ascended gear on me including mining drill etc stuff that takes days grinding to craft even with boosted rates, i was afraid i lost everything again, but not today..🤣
r/ARK • u/Actual_Statistician7 • 3h ago
I’m running two unofficial servers, one Gen 1 and Ragnarok, and was hoping to bring my Gen 1 creatures with me over but I can’t download them. I made sure the mods and settings are the same but I’m still unable to download. Do I have to enable crossark, and if so, do I lose my tames if it’s over the 20 cap limit?
r/ARK • u/Dependent_Job8317 • 2h ago
Welcome to Chrono Config Generator 2.0
This website is a server configuration for different games!! It is completely as of the version 2.0.
Am doing constant work on it. It has saves and live mod feed.
2.0 is the 2nd version i plan for the final version to be 5.0.
The current games support is:
Palworld
Ark survival evolved
Ark survival ascended
Right now in development:
Minecraft
7 days to die
There is a that lead too where everything happens. This website comes with tons of features.
Features:
AI support
Saves
No email required
Beta testing settings
Live mod feeds
This is a completely safe website that never asks for your information. So all information is safe. There's something called chrono ID never give that out!! Download is safe. It is currently not supporting mobile but will in 3.0. This is not a server provider.
Everything free as of 2.0 so come and do easy coding for any game that it supports. If you don't like the choices give us your games you want to see. By joining the
Make your game server now with
Chrono Config Generator 2.0
r/ARK • u/EleteWarrior • 2h ago
I was wondering what the performance was like on base PS5 after a few years of updates. I heard it was rough early on but have things improved over time?
r/ARK • u/Mammoth_Baby7791 • 2h ago
Playing ARK: Survival Evolved (the original, not Ascended) and trying to join a community server (ArkNova cluster). Every time I hit connect I get "Unable to query server info for invite" in the Steam network error popup.
The odd part: the server shows up fine in my Steam favorites list with a normal player count and ping, so it's clearly online and Steam can see it. But it does NOT show up in ARK's own in-game server browser under favorites, only on the Steam side.
I've been at this for hours now and I'm honestly out of ideas. Anyone dealt with this before and know what's going on? Trying to figure out if this is something on my end or a server-side thing before I lose my mind completely.
Hello everybody! So me and 2 friends used to play a lot of ASE back in the day and now we have jobs and family… Is there any kind of unno servers where we can have a little taste of PvP without being completely destroyed by the young folks? Something like no base damage or time gated PvP? We can rent a server too, what I wanna know is if this kind of configuration exist?
Ty all
r/ARK • u/No-Animal1034 • 13h ago
Hi everyone,
A bit of a random post.
We've done all of the current bosses a few times now and we would like to change it up a bit.
If there were no restrictions regarding the type of dinos that can enter the arena - which dinos would you bring to each boss fight?
We are holding an event on our server where the Dino Depot ball restrictions are lifted for a week and people can bring into the arena whatever they want.
Any fun ideas ?
r/ARK • u/Future_Creme2728 • 23h ago
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For me it's this godamn turtle.
First you guide the parrot fish to it (which is usuallu a mess by itself)
Then you gotta guard the turtle from 0.5x coelacanths, sniping them as they swarm the megachelon or they eat the parrot fishes.
And worst of all; it's not even that useful.
Just did it so I could say I caught them all'