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How To Configure Your Ark Survival Evolved Server

Here’s how you can locate the and edit the most common configuration file for your Ark Survival Evolved server.

This guide covers the GameUserSettings.ini Generator, a powerful tool available on ArkForum that simplifies ARK server configuration. Instead of manually adding and configuring every setting this tool includes an easy-to-use interface to generate your settings.

A full breakdown of settings can also be found on the ARK SE Server Configuration Wiki, this page also contains details on how to configure your Game.ini file, this file is used for advanced configuration of an ARK server.

Using The GameUserSettings.ini Generator

  1. Use the ARK GameUserSettings.ini Generator to set your desired settings.
  2. Click Create File then copy everything directly under the [ServerSettings] section in the generated output.
  3. Login to the Game Host Bros Panel and stop your Ark server.
  4. In File Manager, Navigate to /ShooterGame/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/GameUserSettings.ini.
  5. Paste the settings you copied earlier under the header of [ServerSettings], replacing what used to be there.
  6. Start your server.

Here’s an example of what your settings file shouldafter you’ve pasted in your new settings, only replacing the settings under the [ServerSettings] header in your GameUserSettings.ini file:

GameUserSettings.ini [ServerSettings] Example
GameUserSettings.ini
[ServerSettings]
allowThirdPersonPlayer=0
AllowCaveBuildingPvE=0
alwaysNotifyPlayerJoined=0
alwaysNotifyPlayerLeft=0
bAllowFlyerCarryPvE=0
bDisableStructureDecayPvE=0
DayCycleSpeedScale=1.00000
DayTimeSpeedScale=1.00000
NightTimeSpeedScale=1.00000
DinoCharacterFoodDrainMultiplier=1.00000
DinoCharacterHealthRecoveryMultiplier=1.00000
DinoCharacterStaminaDrainMultiplier=1.00000
DinoCountMultiplier=1.00000
DinoDamageMultiplier=1.00000
DinoResistanceMultiplier=1.00000
globalVoiceChat=0
HarvestAmountMultiplier=1.00000
HarvestHealthMultiplier=1.00000
MaxStructuresInRange=6700
noTributeDownloads=0
PreventDownloadSurvivors=0
PreventDownloadItems=0
PreventDownloadDinos=0
PlayerCharacterFoodDrainMultiplier=1.00000
PlayerCharacterHealthRecoveryMultiplier=1.00000
PlayerCharacterStaminaDrainMultiplier=1.00000
PlayerCharacterWaterDrainMultiplier=1.00000
PlayerDamageMultiplier=1.00000
PlayerResistanceMultiplier=1.00000
proximityChat=0
ResourceNoReplenishRadiusPlayers=1.00000
ResourceNoReplenishRadiusStructures=1.00000
ResourcesRespawnPeriodMultiplier=1.00000
ServerAdminPassword=
ServerCrosshair=0
serverForceNoHud=0
serverHardcore=0
ServerPassword=
serverPVE=0
ShowMapPlayerLocation=0
StructureDamageMultiplier=1.00000
StructureResistanceMultiplier=1.00000
TamedDinoDamageMultiplier=1.00000
TamedDinoResistanceMultiplier=1.00000
TamingSpeedMultiplier=1.00000
XPMultiplier=1.00000
EnablePVPGamma=0
EnablePVEGamma=0
SpectatorPassword=
DifficultyOffset=0.50000
PvEStructureDecayPeriodMultiplier=1.00000
PvEStructureDecayDestructionPeriod=1.00000
Banlist="http://arkdedicated.com/banlist.txt"
PvPStructureDecay=0
DisableDinoDecayPvE=0
PvEDinoDecayPeriodMultiplier=1.00000
AdminLogging=0
MaxTamedDinos=8000
MaxNumbersofPlayersInTribe=2
BattleNumOfTribestoStartGame=2
TimeToCollapseROD=100
BattleAutoStartGameInterval=100
BattleSuddenDeathInterval=300
KickIdlePlayersPeriod=1800
PerPlatformMaxStructuresMultiplier=1.00000
StructureDamageRepairCooldown=180
bForceAllStructureLocking=1
AutoDestroyOldStructuresMultiplier=0.00000
bUseVSync=0
MaxPlatformSaddleStructureLimit=100
bPassiveDefensesDamageRiderlessDinos=1
RCONPort=27020
AutoSavePeriodMinutes=20
RCONServerGameLogBuffer=600
OverrideStructurePlatformPrevention=0
PreventOfflinePvPInterval=60.0
bPvPDinoDecay=1
bPvPStructureDecay=1
DisableImprintDinoBuff=1
AllowAnyoneBabyImprintCuddle=1
EnableExtraStructurePreventionVolumes=1
ShowFloatingDamageText=1
DestroyUnconnectedWaterPipes=0
OverrideOfficialDifficulty=1.0
TheMaxStructuresInRange=10500
MinimumDinoReuploadInterval=0
PvEAllowStructuresAtSupplyDrops=0
NPCNetworkStasisRangeScalePlayerCountStart=70
NPCNetworkStasisRangeScalePlayerCountEnd=120
NPCNetworkStasisRangeScalePercentEnd=0.50
MaxPersonalTamedDinos=500
AutoDestroyDecayedDinos=1
ClampItemSpoilingTimes=0
UseOptimizedHarvestingHealth=1
AllowCrateSpawnsOnTopOfStructures=1
ForceFlyerExplosives=0
PreventOfflinePvP=1
AllowFlyingStaminaRecovery=1
AllowMultipleAttachedC4=1
OxygenSwimSpeedStatMultiplier=1.00
bPvEDisableFriendlyFire=1
ServerAutoForceRespawnWildDinosInterval=86400
DisableWeatherFog=0
RandomSupplyCratePoints=0
CrossARKAllowForeignDinoDownloads=0
PersonalTamedDinosSaddleStructureCost=19

Manually Configuring GameUserSettings.ini

By default, an ARK server won’t include all of the settings in your GameUserSettings.ini file.

A full breakdown of the possible settings can be found on the ARK SE Wiki.

  1. Firstly, login to the Game Host Bros Panel and stop your Ark server.
  2. On the left sidebar, navigate to Management then File Manager.
  3. Navigate to /ShooterGame/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/GameUserSettings.ini.
  4. After you have made the changes you want, start your server.