Rates (GameUserSettings.ini)
| Setting | Official | Boosted | Casual |
|---|---|---|---|
| XPMultiplier | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| TamingSpeedMultiplier | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| HarvestAmountMultiplier | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| ItemStackSizeMultiplier | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Difficulty
OverrideOfficialDifficulty decides the wild creatures' levels: 5.0 means up to level 150, the official servers' setting; lower it for weaker wild dinos. DinoCountMultiplier and DinoDamageMultiplier change how many there are and how hard they hit.
Breeding (Game.ini)
| Setting | Official | Breeding-friendly | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| MatingIntervalMultiplier | 1 | 0.2 | Lower is a shorter wait between matings |
| EggHatchSpeedMultiplier | 1 | 10 | Higher hatches faster |
| BabyMatureSpeedMultiplier | 1 | 10 | Higher grows up faster |
| BabyCuddleIntervalMultiplier | 1 | 0.2 | Lower means more imprint cuddles in the same time |
PvE, PvP and structures
- serverPVE: players and their creatures cannot hurt each other.
- PreventOfflinePvP: a tribe's base cannot be damaged while all its members are offline.
- DisableStructureDecayPvE: abandoned PvE bases are never cleared away.
- StructureDamageMultiplier: how much damage structures take.
On a Flux server
The Server Settings tab has every one of these, grouped, with the official value beside each and four presets (Official 1x, Boosted 3x, Casual 10x, Breeding-friendly) to start from. Saving writes both ini files and restarts the server; the world is saved first.
Frequently asked questions
What are good ARK server rates for a small group?
A common choice is 3x XP, taming and harvest, with faster breeding (0.5 mating interval, 3x hatch and maturation). Casual groups go to 10x.
Where are the ARK server settings?
GameUserSettings.ini (rates, difficulty, PvE, the clock) and Game.ini (breeding and per-level settings), in ShooterGame/Saved/Config/LinuxServer or WindowsServer.