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Xbox Primitive Plus Drops It’s been almost a year without drops on Primitive Plus, new players can’t get Blueprints, transfers don’t happen due to blocked obs. We desperately need drops back

Solo Armies - 10xBreed+Harvest 160xBreed 4xDmg Hello there, Please join us for some challenging raiding, super fast breeding, easy taming and gathering, boosted drops and crafting, custom dino spawns, all around less douchebaggery and hopefully alot of fun. We recently downsized our servers from 2 to 1 due to lack of activity, but everyone always says they love the settings, so if this post gets a good response we can always make more room or add another server/map again. Currently running Valguero with solo pvp settings, alliances are enabled, all engrams are unlocked, except railguns. Become a 1 man army or team up with some friends in an alliance, we just want more action! Server name is the title of this post, you can also find some more info at the new discord here; https://discord.gg/88ZQ8nt Solo Armies - 10xBreed+Harvest 160xBreed 4xDmg Thanks

Reapers disapeared from abb Since the last update. Reapers have completely disapeared from abb. Our server admin said he didnt do anything. So I'm here asking what the heck. And is anyone else experiencing this.

Many of us have requested this many times. We would like to be able to turn off Bloom and Light Shafts from within the main options.

ADS Cluster-Fresh Wipe Friday 10/4-100+ members- If you are looking for a boosted server close to official then look no further. ARKS DREAM SERVER -Full Time Pvp- -Option of 14 Days Grace- -Cross Play- -Boosted Exp gain- -Chill Admins- -Growing Community- -Gigas Matter- +Player Stats+ -No Food/Water Drain--Infinite Weight- -Crafting x 1.5- -Movement x2- -Stam x2- -Oxygen x2- -Fortitude x5- +Dino Stats+ -Infinite Weight- -Stamina x2- https://discord.gg/haZ3sKw

Increase the limit from 6 people to 8 in the small tribes l find it very interesting if you slightly increase the limit of players per tribe. as you can't make an alliance, it would be nice if you raised this limit

Xbox Dedicated aberration server crashes when loading Boss Arena I recently booted up my ark aberration server on my Xbox to play it, but when my friends and i joined, we quickly decided to close the server to add floating damage text. Now whenever i try to load up a dedicated aberration server, it keeps crashing when its finished loading Boss Arena. I have restarted my Xbox, I have tried multiple times to start it but with no luck. I don't believe i have made any ridiculous multipliers or stats and the island loads up fine. Any help?

Chicken's Playen 4 map cluster including Ragnorak, Valguero, Aberration and a fresh start center. Boosted Drops with white drops giving element and metal building materials and red drops giving tek. Dino tames are 150 for regular dinos 190 for wyverns and 180 for tek dinos. Non admin abuse server. Orp weekdays and pvp purge weekends. Events which can guarantee a prize for coming out and mythical drinks frons other server. Server is ran by the players for the players. Join our discord for more information and make sure u tell them REAPER sent you. Server name is Chicken's Playpen Discord --- https://discord.gg/D5Wesrs

PS4 Cross-Play Ability This recently exited the beta phase, was not announced publicly, and is available to all developers. Is there any chance of getting to play with my friends on other platforms? Source: https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/10/02/ps4-cross-play-exits-beta-now-a-full-feature-for-developers

3 Map Slightly Boosted Cluster Server looking for New Members! Looking for new players to join the adventures on this cluster server! Join us on Ragnarok, Valguero and The Island! Quick imprint rate and baby growth (Trex hits 25% Imprint at 13 minutes) Hidden Loot boxes throughout all maps with variety of loot No Cool down on mating Custom Drops on all maps Flyer speed boosted (Except Wyvern, Snow owls, and Argents) Extinction and Abberation Dinos on all 3 maps! Zero Admin Abuse Server Settings Max wild dino: 600 Auto Learn Engrams including Tek 20x Harvest Rates Speedy Crop Growth Longer corpse locator timer Come join us on : Bork 15x BOOSTED XP, Harvest, Tame, & more

Xbox with mods? Don't yall think its about time xbox god mods for ark? Like i understand new dlcs but mods give us things the makers of ark don't plus it would revive the game for many people.

Siren Cluster - 4x harvest, xp, taming. 8x breeding Siren Cluster Extinction, Ragnarok, and Aberration maps. 4x Taming, Harvesting, and XP. 8x Maturation and egg hatching. PvPvE *Starter kit *Offline raid protection *2x turret damage *150 wild dinos *Event colored wild dinos *Crossplay *Admin logging *Locking containers Cluster name: Siren Cluster 4x tame, harvest, XP. 8x Raise

As Xbox players and hosts we've never had access to the .ini files to control our servers. Everything for us was pretty straightforward in terms of configuring settings, but we were also fairly limited in the amount of custom configuration we could implement. All of that of course changed when hosted servers arrived on scene, which opened us up to a whole-new-world of possibilities and headaches. I wanted to create this guide to help alleviate some of the pain associated with altering the .ini files, and to dispel some of the apprehension associated with implementing custom configuration code. I spent days researching, hours writing code, and hours fixing some of the mistakes I made. I figured some of you folks might find some value in the mistakes I've made, and what I've learned through my trial-by-fire. What follows is a sectional guide on the use of Expert Mode, and how to configure some of the more common custom configuration elements. NFD vs. Expert Mode When you first access the Nitrado Admin Console, you will find that they have created their own version of the configuration menu we had when running PDS through our consoles. It's all very straightforward and simplified, and it will look pretty familiar. For most of the settings you will want to alter, this is by far the easiest way to go about it. I have dubbed their console, Nitrado for Dummies. This is not to say you are a Dummy if you use this, but it is a simplified means of configuring the server; thus, the moniker. If you run a single server, and are apprehensive about altering the .ini files, this might be your best option for server configuration. A few things to consider before deciding which configuration mode you want to proceed with: How you want to customize your server: If you want to implement changes to level progression or custom stats, the NFD interface can be very time consuming (I'll get further into detail about these aspects later on) How many servers you run: if you run more than one server, and intend to implement customization, the NFD interface is a massive time-suck. Is your apprehension justified?: The simple reality here is that, there isn't a major difference between engaging the NFD interface, and directly manipulating the .ini files. Just like the NFD interface, every line item in the .ini file is easily identified. As an example: NightTimeSpeedScale=.7 DayTimeSpeedScale=.7 TamingSpeedMultiplier=3.0 HarvestAmountMultiplier=3.0 HarvestHealthMultiplier=3.0 Note: When switching to Expert Mode, most of the configuration options disappear from the General Settings interface. You will also notice that Engine Settings is replaced by Expert Settings. When switching from one configuration mode to the other, settings do not usually transfer. If you have been using the NFD interface for any period of time, it is probable that most configuration settings will show up in the .ini files; however, custom level progression and other custom configurations may not. Be sure to scan the .ini files to ensure that your server is configured according to your desires, check it again, and then proceed. Expert Mode Sounds fancy, right: Expert Mode, dun dun dun. It's neither as glamorous or as ominous as it might at first appear. If you've made it through this wall of text, and are now ready to start tinkering with the .ini files, here is where we begin. First things first, let's identify exactly what we're working with, and what goes where. To activate Expert Mode, you will navigate to the General Settings interface, click the little box at the top, and then click save. Once this is done, the pane on the left will look like: Let's go ahead and click on Expert Settings, and take a gander. You will notice that you're now nose-to-nose with an .ini file. Pretty unimpressive right? Feel free to scroll around, and familiarize yourself with what you're looking at. You'll notice that not all of your settings are here, and that's because there is more than one file in this interface. Click the area highlighted in red, and a drop down will appear. Once there, go ahead and click on Game.ini, the click Load File. You will notice that there is an Engine.ini in the drop down, but it is blank, and has nothing to do with what we're doing here. You will make use of both files in this interface when configuring your server, as they both contain different game variables. You will want to acclimate yourself with both of these files, so you know where everything is when you need to alter a variable. Note: Under GameUserSettings.ini you are going to see all manner of things you might be tempted to tinker with. Avoid altering settings directly under the following sections: [/Script/ShooterGame.ShooterGameUserSettings] [ScalabilityGroups] [/Script/Engine.GameSession] Alterable variables fall below the following sections: [SessionSettings] SessionName=[US] Ark FTW-Ragnarok (this is the name of your server, and can be changed at your leisure) [ServerSettings] (many of the settings you found under General Settings are now found here, and they can all be altered) AutoSavePeriodMinutes=15.000000 (this can be altered, but I have read there may be some performance related issues in so doing, so probably don't) In order to make any changes to these files, you're going to need to completely stop your server. Once the server is completely stopped, you can make any necessary alterations to the .ini files. Once those alterations have been made, click Save, and then go have yourself a cup of coffee. Nitrado recommends that you wait around 4 minutes before bringing your server back up, as the backend has to make conversions. I also always run a server check any time I make any changes, which is probably a good habit to acquire. If you don't wait, you may end up with corrupted data, so wait the 4 minutes. Now, let's talk about some of the custom configurations you can make, and some of the resources I've found helpful. Level Ramp Overrides This is just a fancy way of identifying the option to add a custom level scheme to your server, and it works for both Players and Dinos. I'm going to break this down into three sections: Players and Dinos, Engrams, and Resources...oh my? Players and Dinos How you proceed here will be largely dependent on the type of server you run. Using the Overrides you can add more levels, reduce the total number of levels, and completely reshape the way you progress through those levels. Altering the Dino progression scheme is straightforward; not so much for players. The game reserves 30 levels for ascension, so you need to keep this in mind when you're deciding on a max level. The easiest way to explain it is: If you want a max server level of 150, after ascension, you will simply add 150 levels If you want a max server level of 150, before ascension, you will need 180 levels in total Ramps Another factor to consider is how you want your ramp to work. What is a ramp you ask? Simply put, it is the increase in experience required per level. You can effectively create any ramping scheme you want with the override. The vanilla progression system uses a progressive ramp with a steep curve towards the end. I use the vanilla ramp up through 115, and then a wave scheme thereafter. Maybe you want a linear ramp where each level requires the same amount of experience. The world is your oyster here, so do whatever feels good to you. Code Now let's talk a bit about code, shall we? The method for coding is linear, but it is time consuming. There is an override variable for both Players and Dinos, and you will need to create a block of code for each if you intend to create custom level schemes for both. If you elect to override the vanilla level cap and progression, your code block MUST start at level 0, and MUST include every-single level you want to have on your server. I made the mistake of starting my code block at a specific level, instead of coding every level, and I magically transported every logged in player to level 82. So what does the code look like? Glad you asked: LevelExperienceRampOverrides=(ExperiencePointsForLevel[0]=5,ExperiencePointsForLevel[1]=20,ExperiencePointsForLevel[2]=40,ExperiencePointsForLevel[3]=70 As you can see, there isn't anything overly complicated about the actual syntax of the code. If you've noticed something odd, however, you're right to be suspicious. Level 0. Well, there is no Level 0 in the game, so what on earth is that for? When you first spawn on the beach, you are already at level 1, so it seems odd that this wouldn't start at level 2, right? Level 0 in this code block represents level 2 in-game. So if you are coding these blocks, always subtract 2 from the max level: If you want 180 total levels, your code block will start at Level 0 and end at Level 178. Engrams Points Now that you've coded out your level progression system, what about engram points? Just like with levels, you can employ any engram point scheme your wee heart desires, and it is all linear: OverridePlayerLevelEngramPoints=8 OverridePlayerLevelEngramPoints=8 OverridePlayerLevelEngramPoints=8 OverridePlayerLevelEngramPoints=8 OverridePlayerLevelEngramPoints=8 OverridePlayerLevelEngramPoints=8 OverridePlayerLevelEngramPoints=8 OverridePlayerLevelEngramPoints=8 OverridePlayerLevelEngramPoints=12 OverridePlayerLevelEngramPoints=12 OverridePlayerLevelEngramPoints=12 Each line ties directly to a level, and in order. So, the first line is the number of engram points you gain at Level 0 in your level code block, and so on. Your engram points code block should match your level code block in terms of numbers: If you have 198 levels written into your code block, you will need 198 lines in your engram points block if you want each level to come with engram points. Resources The following are some of the things I found useful when setting up my server's progression scheme: Ark's vanilla level scheme from the Wiki Code Generator Tool Note that the level scheme is out of date, so you will need to adjust if you intend to use the vanilla progression scheme up through any particular level Also note that, the site has other tools for custom settings aside from levels and engram points Server Configuration Specifics from the Wiki More to follow...

Unofficial Server Trading Is anyone willing to trade a wyvern or rex or high quality argy on a unofficial server on xbox? Eggs work well too. Level 40+. Please no cheats. I am willing to trade argy eggs level 100+, argy level 100+, journeyman flak armor and journey man assault rifle.

All Map Cluster Server Cluster advertisement: Awakened Gaming PVP Server. Easy craft, somewhat Boosted. Join the discord channel to get a free Griffin. Discord Channel Link: https://discord.gg/sMV2Zxj New tribes get one week beginninger protection.

Nv Smurfy It’s a freshly wiped sever wiped 10 mins ago I don’t really do this kind of stuff; advertising boosted as I’m a official player, this boosted is really good I may even stop playing official for this, the stats are absolutely perfect, it’s 6 Man Servers there’s 5 clusters, it’s 10x the admins are amazing they are so helpful and do admin events where you can earn money. now if you want to join it’s a Xbox Server so go to Pc Sessions and type in SOFT - 6 Man - 10x Remember there’s 5 maps so you can choose any one you want and the best thing is it’s fresh it started today so get on before servers start popping! See you there!

Chat box disabling Is there a way to disable or have the chat not show up on an unofficial server? Thanks

DROPS ON PRIMITIVE+ This is starting to become anoying, Drops on prim+ have not been spawning for more than half a year, we cant get any blue prints of any kind, and the alpha tribes have blocked off all the obilisks, trapping players. and making it so they cannot leave the map,

Xbox/Pc true play anywhere Please make it so the xbox and win10 pcs have a true playanywhere cause just installed on pc hopong to free xbox up but its not true playanywhere whole diff server tree and hardly any xbox servers on it please include all of the xbox server tree if your calling it play anywhere shouldnt have to move from server i have been on xbox to get to one thats in both systems as that is not a playanywhere and false advertising on game... https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2017/12/20/xbox-play-anywhere-support-comes-ark-survival-evolved/.... By now all of the xbox servers should of been available to select on pcs so we can use our chars on ethier system just like play anywhere supppse to work.

Official Small Tribes Xbox Argentavis not able to pick wild/tamed dinos I play small tribes on xbox and after just taming an argentavis on the Center map, it stopped being able to pick wild/tamed dinos in its talons. For a short time it worked fine, however, it stopped working randomly and now it can only pick up dinos in its beak. I have changed servers, maps, and even put the disk in another console which I unplugged/plugged and it still won't pick. Anyone else experiencing this or have any suggestions?

Stack size increase on xbox I was wondering if there is any way to increase the stack size on single player because on the server i play on its 10 times the normal stack.

Xbox One Dedicated Server Issue So, I host a private dedicated server for a group of friends. When we first started trying to play Valguero on a dedicated server when the map was first released, the map wouldn't save (or technically load) correctly. This was a very known issue and Wildcard fixed the issue a few weeks back and everything was fine. After the update earlier this week, the save issue has returned with a vengeance. I don't feel I need to elaborate on the issue since it was so known. My question is, is it known that the issue has returned? Is Wildcard working on it? I haven't seen any recent posts about the return of the issue, all are from the original save issue. Thanks in advance for any useful replies.

""The required DLC has not yet been installed" keeps popping up when I try to join my Extinction server. I play through crossplay on Windows PC with my friends on Xbox. When I go to the Microsoft Store, I check for updates, it says everything is updated. It says Extinction is downloaded too. I don't know why it won't let me play.

SP Wild poo and eggs Not spawning HI excuse the title but i recently started back ark on SP, just wanted to know what are some good settings to get poo and wild dino eggs to be more frequent in the wild.

please dont move thread yet because this is important for general discussion because it's affecting both PS4 and Xbox with no public acknowledgement by wildcard or nitrado.. I have finally got a response back from nitrado about my server not upgrading to last week's patch " Thank you for your support request. We can try to move your server to different hardware to see if this remedies the symptoms you're describing. Be advised that your IP address and/or port number may change as a result. Before writing back, please ensure that your service is in a stopped state to prevent a possible rollback (if possible). Let us know if you would like us to proceed with the hardware change." ....I'm worried to do this because I don't want to lose all our data or saves because I have never done this before.. wanted to ask if other nitrado users on the Xbox/PS4 have had their server upgrade to 790.18(Xbox) or 538.7(PS4) yet? or if others had to do what nitrado is asking and it fixed the issue?