VeganGaymer Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Hi everyone! Thank you in advance for your advice! I host an Ark Server on my Xbox One. I know it may sound crazy, but I have PC friends who want to join our Dedicated Xbox ARK. I have searched for days looking for details on how this works, but I can only find information on Xbox players joining PC servers, not the other way around. I'm hoping this thread will help other players searching for help with this situation, too. I know that the PC Player would need to buy his ARK via the Xbox/Windows 10 Store, but what else is required and what are the next steps? Does the PC player join via the gamer Profile like other Xbox players? Is the PC interface designed differently to include joining a dedicated Xbox Server? Thank you for your help! Troy aka Vegan Gaymer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberAngel67 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 13 hours ago, VeganGaymer said: Hi everyone! Thank you in advance for your advice! I host an Ark Server on my Xbox One. I know it may sound crazy, but I have PC friends who want to join our Dedicated Xbox ARK. I have searched for days looking for details on how this works, but I can only find information on Xbox players joining PC servers, not the other way around. I'm hoping this thread will help other players searching for help with this situation, too. I know that the PC Player would need to buy his ARK via the Xbox/Windows 10 Store, but what else is required and what are the next steps? Does the PC player join via the gamer Profile like other Xbox players? Is the PC interface designed differently to include joining a dedicated Xbox Server? Thank you for your help! Troy aka Vegan Gaymer Crossplay needs to be selected and they need to have the server GT added as a friend. Then use the GT to just join the server as you would any other friend on Xbox Live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganGaymer Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 7 hours ago, CyberAngel67 said: Crossplay needs to be selected and they need to have the server GT added as a friend. Then use the GT to just join the server as you would any other friend on Xbox Live. Thank you for your help! That's exactly what I thought, and I was able to invite him via Xbox through his gamertag, and that worked perfectly, but he could not find a way to join on his own via PC without being invited. How does it work on PC for joining a game via gamertag? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberAngel67 Posted January 6, 2018 Share Posted January 6, 2018 2 hours ago, VeganGaymer said: Thank you for your help! That's exactly what I thought, and I was able to invite him via Xbox through his gamertag, and that worked perfectly, but he could not find a way to join on his own via PC without being invited. How does it work on PC for joining a game via gamertag? Exactly the same way, You open the Xbox App, click the GT and join that GT's game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganGaymer Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 Just now, CyberAngel67 said: Exactly the same way, You open the Xbox App, click the GT and join that GT's game. Okay, I think he was missing the Xbox App. I will tell him and test this out. Thank you so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VeganGaymer Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 SOLVED: PC users need only install and use the Xbox App to add Server gamertag to friend list, then "join game" through Server gamer tag. Duh. It seems so obvious now! Thank you for your help @CyberAngel67!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucis Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 i am having the same problem as you, i read the threat but i have no idea which app you guys talking about. if you guys let me know i would appreciate it ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberAngel67 Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 1 hour ago, Lucis said: i am having the same problem as you, i read the threat but i have no idea which app you guys talking about. if you guys let me know i would appreciate it ! It is called the Xbox App, it is installed by default for all Windows 10 installations and is on your start menu. If you can't find it then, you either are not running Windows 10 or you have unpinned it somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucis Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 oh thanks @CyberAngel67 yes i found it!. do you know if you buy ark from steam do you still have to pay to play online like on xbox and windows 10 version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberAngel67 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 4 hours ago, Lucis said: oh thanks @CyberAngel67 yes i found it!. do you know if you buy ark from steam do you still have to pay to play online like on xbox and windows 10 version? Ark on Windows 10 and Xbox are an Xbox game under the play anywhere label, steam is totally different and CAN NOT connect to the Xbox Live version or vice versa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucis Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 I get that, but in order to play in the xbox and window 10 version you need the gold membership. do you also need a membership to play online with your friends on steam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberAngel67 Posted September 6, 2018 Share Posted September 6, 2018 3 hours ago, Lucis said: I get that, but in order to play in the xbox and window 10 version you need the gold membership. do you also need a membership to play online with your friends on steam? Steam has no paid membership, in fact Windows 10 doesn't either. Only the console requires you to subscribe to their Networking service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snipers331 Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 One question if cross is now default enable ways my server not showing up on my Xbox 1 I'm logged in on windows 10 with my second account on the Xbox app I can invite players aka my friend but I wanted to also host to have other people play as well but I can never find my server even searching it's name up have see other people server that are up but never mine I also have all ports forwarding open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernaut Posted May 15, 2019 Share Posted May 15, 2019 10 hours ago, snipers331 said: One question if cross is now default enable ways my server not showing up on my Xbox 1 I'm logged in on windows 10 with my second account on the Xbox app I can invite players aka my friend but I wanted to also host to have other people play as well but I can never find my server even searching it's name up have see other people server that are up but never mine I also have all ports forwarding open Only nitrado hosted server show up immediately. Xbox or PC hosted ones have to wait in line which can take days if not weeks of running 24/7 to appear on server list. Any server restart resets your place in line to appear on the list. This is by design from the devs. They refuse to equalize the playing field because nitrado would lose business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSand314 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 Me and my friend r trying to make an ark server. I am on Windows ten and he is Xbox. I don’t have an option to enable cross play when making a server. When ever he tries to join it says our builds don’t match. It also says that for me when I try to join him. Please help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSand314 Posted October 11, 2019 Share Posted October 11, 2019 We have been trying for days now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CyberAngel67 Posted October 13, 2019 Share Posted October 13, 2019 On 10/12/2019 at 8:54 AM, JoeSand314 said: Me and my friend r trying to make an ark server. I am on Windows ten and he is Xbox. I don’t have an option to enable cross play when making a server. When ever he tries to join it says our builds don’t match. It also says that for me when I try to join him. Please help. Are you using the Windows 10 Store version or Steam version? If you are using the Windows 10 Store version, make sure it is fully up to date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snipers331 Posted November 6, 2019 Share Posted November 6, 2019 Windows 10 store version works with Xbox have done it if your using a steam version it doesn't have cross play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juggernaut Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 On 10/11/2019 at 5:54 PM, JoeSand314 said: Me and my friend r trying to make an ark server. I am on Windows ten and he is Xbox. I don’t have an option to enable cross play when making a server. When ever he tries to join it says our builds don’t match. It also says that for me when I try to join him. Please help. Cross-play is always on. The version mis-match is because you don't have the latest version of ARK installed. Simply update Ark. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CjCalibur Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 @VeganGaymer Sorry to ask so late but what is gt and server gt. I believe it to be gamertag. But how does a server have and how would I add it. It is not a profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthGrimnir Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 GT = Gamer Tag. If running a dedicated server, you need to create/use an xbox GT separate from the GT you wish to play on. The Server GT can be a free silver GT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markmozza Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 On 5/15/2019 at 4:12 PM, Juggernaut said: Only nitrado hosted server show up immediately. Xbox or PC hosted ones have to wait in line which can take days if not weeks of running 24/7 to appear on server list. Any server restart resets your place in line to appear on the list. This is by design from the devs. They refuse to equalize the playing field because nitrado would lose business. Not true order a game server from goodgamehosting.com and it was setup and showing instantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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