Ark: Survival Evolved


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ARK: Survival Evolved is an open-world survival game developed by Studio Wildcard. Players wake up on a mysterious island called ARK, populated by dinosaurs, prehistoric creatures, and fantastical animals.

To survive, players must gather resources, craft tools, build shelters, and learn to defend themselves against environmental hazards as well as other players. A central feature of the game is the ability to tame and train dinosaurs to use them as mounts, guardians, or helpers for transportation and combat.

As the adventure unfolds, players uncover the secrets of the ARKs, ancient structures built using advanced technology. The game combines exploration, survival, crafting, and cooperation in a vast and dangerous world where progressing unlocks increasingly advanced gear.

With its rich gameplay, impressive creatures, and options for single-player or multiplayer gameplay, ARK: Survival Evolved has become a benchmark among modern survival games.

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Customer requirements

Minimal:
  • Operating system : Windows 11 or macOS (64-Bit)
  • Processor : i5-2400, AMD FX-8320 or equivalent performance
  • RAM : 8 GB of memory
  • Graphics card : Nvidia GTX 670, Radeon HD 7870 or equivalent performance
  • Disk space : 60 GB of available disk space
Recommended:
  • Operating system : Windows 11 or macOS (64-Bit)
  • Processor : i5-4670K, Ryzen 5 2600 or equivalent performance
  • RAM : 16 GB of memory
  • Graphics card : GTX 670, Radeon R9 280 or equivalent performance
  • Disk space : 100 GB of available disk space

View the list of recommended gaming PCs (regularly updated)

Server requirements

  • Operating system : Windows 11 or Linux (64-Bit)
  • Processor : i5-3570 3.4 GHz 4 core or equivalent performance
  • RAM : 16 GB of memory, or more for advanced servers
  • Disk space : 50 GB of available disk space

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Deploying a server

Prerequisites : Having a hosting on which the Drooft Game Hosting service is installed.
If you haven't already, please follow the installation guide for the Drooft Game Hosting service.

Installing an Ark Survival Evolved game server takes a lot of time, mainly due to the extremely large download time for the game server!

Step 1:

Go to the page adding game server and provide the following information:

  • Choice of host : Choose which hosting the game server will be deployed on
  • Game : Choose the game to deploy (so Ark Survival Evolved)
  • Game server name : Name your game server so that it is easily identifiable to you
  • Game port : Enter the server port (make sure the port is open in UDP/TCP on the internet)
  • Game Port 2 : Enter the server's second port (make sure the port is open for UDP/TCP on the internet)
  • RCON port : Enter the server's RCON port (make sure that the port is not open for UDP/TCP on the internet)
  • Access type : Choose the access mode to your server (password, friends)

Once the above information has been entered, you will be redirected to your server's administration page.


Step 2:

Wait a few minutes for the server to go into the state "Game server turned off" (depending on the speed of your internet connection).


Now that the server is initialized, you can configure a number of server options at the bottom of the page (eg: Maximum number of players).


Start your server (button "to start up").

If your server is on Windows, you may be prompted to install a dependency, click accept.


The game server is ready, all you have to do is play and invite your friends !


Tips:

1. Check that the server port is open to the internet (UDP and TCP). You can use online tools like "https://portchecker.co/check-v0" to confirm your network stream opening.


Customizing Server Settings

A number of game server settings can be changed directly from the site. This list is constantly evolving.


Below is the list of already supported options:

  • Password : Allows you to join the game (single player)
  • Admin password : Allows you to join the game server in administrator mode (access to options)
  • Maximum number of players : Allows you to choose the maximum number of simultaneous players on the server
  • Map selection : Allows you to choose the game map from the list of available options.
  • PvP or PvE : Enable or disable PvP on the server

As well as these advanced options:

  • AllowFlyerCarryPvE : Allows flying units in PvE mode to transport wild dinosaurs
  • NightTimeSpeedScale : Allows you to increase or decrease the length of the night
  • DifficultyOffset : Allows you to increase or decrease the game's difficulty
  • OverrideOfficialDifficulty : Allows you to increase or decrease the game difficulty (option 2)
  • ItemStackSizeMultiplier : Allows you to increase or decrease the stacking of items
  • XPMultiplier : Allows you to increase or decrease the XP gain
  • TamingSpeedMultiplier : Allows you to increase or decrease the taming speed
  • MatingIntervalMultiplier : Allows you to increase or decrease the time between two matings.
  • EggHatchSpeedMultiplier : Allows you to increase or decrease the time it takes for eggs to hatch
  • BabyMatureSpeedMultiplier : Allows you to increase or decrease the time it takes for a baby dinosaur to reach maturity.

Other options may be added in the future, depending on needs.