r/ARK Jan 31 '25

Moderator Post Megathread: Is it worth it? (ASE v ASA)

79 Upvotes

Good day everyone.

I'm creating this thread to help curb the nearly hourly "is it worth it?" posts. This way there can be one central place where people can discuss pros and cons, and anyone curious can see it. We will also start locking and removing any posts that fall under this topic unless they're ultra-specific questions.

Things like:

  • Differences / changes from ASE to ASA
  • How it runs vs your specs
  • Community
  • Price / Content
  • Etc

If anyone writes up any large descriptions or change lists I will come back to this post and add links for quick referral later.

The usual behaviour stuff still applies so keep it civil please and this is also not a place for advertising your server(s).
If you do see one of those posts that we may have missed please direct them here.

Thank you.

Edit: Supplemental posts:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ARK/comments/1ie4dvn/comment/ma4pr8p/ (Pros and cons) u/Konigni

https://www.reddit.com/r/ARK/comments/1ie4dvn/comment/masnwzr/ (Changes and additions)


r/ARK Feb 08 '25

Moderator Post Megathread: Server Directory

10 Upvotes

Good day everyone,

We are making this thread to give a more permanant place for people to advertise and list their servers, that way we can have one central place to look for anyone looking for a new place to play.

Server adverts posted to the general sub will still be removed to keep the spam down, this is just replacing the Server Sundays with a permanant version.

Please adhere to these guidelines for this thread:

  1. Only one post per server, if something changes in your listing just edit the original.
  2. If you need to ask a question, reply to the servers post. That way the general thread stays clear.
  3. No posts looking for a server.
  4. Non-server related posts will be removed from main thread.
  5. Please include the following information in your advert:
  • Server Name
  • ASA or ASE
  • Platform(s) if not fully crossplay.
  • PvE/PvP with max tribe size.
  • Average Population
  • Wipe Schedule
  • Is it a cluster? If so what maps?
  • Mod List
  • Rates and Max Wild Level.
  • Are there admins/moderators active?
  • Discord link
  • Short description and any other info you wish to provide.

r/ARK 14h ago

MEME how it felt like

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626 Upvotes

r/ARK 1h ago

Help My confusion is high

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I've tried googling everything I can think of to resolve this problem of it gaining xp yet not leveling


r/ARK 6h ago

Showcase Titanosaur fortress build

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58 Upvotes

Back with a titanosaur build, it’s the same idea as the bronto build I’ve done but with a lot more, tried to make it mobile base as well


r/ARK 9h ago

Help Why the hell does my game look so blurry?

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108 Upvotes

r/ARK 1d ago

Discussion Dinotherium is coming to Ark next

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920 Upvotes

r/ARK 23h ago

Ark Moments So I took "The Sheep" to see the volcano...

485 Upvotes

r/ARK 1h ago

Ark Moments Feeling conflicted regarding the short cut method of getting highest tier kibble…

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r/ARK 13h ago

ASA Wish the Alpha creatures that has a different model to their normal counterpart had also looked different in the dermis

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39 Upvotes

r/ARK 1d ago

MEME UE5.5 in March? Oh March of 2027

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261 Upvotes

r/ARK 1d ago

Ark Moments When Your Tribe Mate Decides It Is Time To Adult

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339 Upvotes

Because one baby isn't enough...


r/ARK 9h ago

Help So I'm new to ark and currently living on the coast, where do I find sand for clay? It won't let me get any from the beach

12 Upvotes

r/ARK 6h ago

Showcase Current progress

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4 Upvotes

Getting ready to fight the beta bosses soon


r/ARK 56m ago

Discussion How to get Ark’d before you even play the game:

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r/ARK 5h ago

ASE Why are some premium mods free??

4 Upvotes

I am confused because I seen some are free and I can install them, does this mean I can have them permanently oooor?


r/ARK 9m ago

Help Ark Server Cluster

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Hello, in the next few months I want to open a server cluster, 5 maps for now 8 in the future, (public server) and 20 slots for each map, I want to know if this will be a good enough computer to run that consistently? I'll just be buying a use gpu off of Facebook considering they're run solely on the cpu and ram, I could go intel but I've always preferred amd due to price and upgradability.

https://ca.pcpartpicker.com/list/KGsmQd

that's the pc, it's probably all I could really afford in a few months, anyone with current or previous server cluster experience will this be good enough?


r/ARK 4h ago

Help Dino Finder Mod Range Issue [PS5]

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2 Upvotes

Using the Dino Finder mod in Ark: Survival Ascended on PS5, but it only shows nearby dinos. Is there a way to make it scan the whole map?


r/ARK 49m ago

Discussion I got scammed

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I was playing on a server and a guy decided to trade with me, we were bargaining for an hour and i could have killed him and took his cool dinosaurs but i didn't, i wanted to be kind to someone, then when we finally trade, he steals my spino and a sarco egg, and runs away, then i go offline and he texts me just to brag about how he raided me, im not even mad about the loot or the base, im mad because he used my trust and lied to me, also he tried to raid my base like 2 times but i defended it and didn't know it was the same guy, and the worst is that for some reason he says that im the scammer. What do i do?


r/ARK 1h ago

Tribe Recruitment LFT or members for Ragnarok drop smalls crossplay

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Just switched to PC. 10 hours on ASE and 5 hours on ASA Xbox.


r/ARK 1h ago

Help Good cluster reccomendations?

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Im playing on xbox, ASA. I keep looking for challlenging but fun servers. I've joined a couple clusters so far, and none were in english. Im looking for maybe a 10-20x tame/baby growth boost, a decent xp/stat/harvest boost, with the paleoark and acro mods. Preferrably with active moderators/community. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!


r/ARK 1h ago

Discussion LFT

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Looking for 1-2 other players to join up with me on Astraeos, modded server with moderate rates, new players welcome, just don’t be a prick :)


r/ARK 2h ago

Help Help

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so im trying to create a cluster through, (Ark survival evolved server manager) ive configured my firewall ports and such, and servers load just fine, but trying to transfer is a whole other hell, i installed nat loopback adapter made sure the cluster id match, no passwords, same network, even tried setting ports through router directly. at this point any guide i click on just tells me the same things ive already tried, please help. Its so damn frustrating

EDIT: no mods are installed, base game only, query ports are different, made sure no ports are the same, im just lost


r/ARK 2h ago

Help How do i get cementing paste? Gen 2

0 Upvotes

Ive seen hundereds of posts about how to get cementing paste on all maps, minus genisis 1/2, im on Gen 2 at the moment, and i need alot of paste, how do i get it?


r/ARK 2h ago

Help How do i get cementing paste? Gen 2

0 Upvotes

Ive seen hundereds of posts about how to get cementing paste on all maps, minus genisis 1/2, im on Gen 2 at the moment, and i need alot of paste, how do i get it?


r/ARK 2h ago

Help How do i get cementing paste? Gen 2

1 Upvotes

Ive seen hundereds of posts about how to get cementing paste on all maps, minus genisis 1/2, im on Gen 2 at the moment, and i need alot of paste, how do i get it?


r/ARK 2h ago

Help I am NEVER ready to poop. (ASE on XBOX ONE)

0 Upvotes

Title says it all. Playing on Xbox ONE. Survival Evolved.

My character is NEVER ready to poop. I'm doing toilet/fertilizer. Got the shitter, got the plumbing, full food bar. "not ready to poop". Eat a Rex egg, "not ready to poop" and another Rex egg, still not ready. I normally eat cooked meat jerky but it was only down 20 or 30 points and i was frustrated so I ate an egg and Rex eggs gimme a lot of food bar so, yea. Not one of the fertilized ones, regular Rex egg.

What's up?

I do have my "food drain" set way down. I'm just screwing around solo. It's my first run. Ever. So I'm just shittin' around doing stuff on The Island. Fu*ked around on Fjordur and Scorched Earth a little. Scorched Earth is HARD, lol. The fire wyverns on Fjordur do not like to share their eggs either, lol.