ARK: Survival Evolved Official Save Game Server Import & Setup Guide

Official ARK: SE Save Game Import Guide – Introduction

Are you ready to experience official ARK: SE save games on your own server? Now you can with an ARK: SE Official Save Game server from Nitrado! 

An ARK: SE Official Save Game server offers a new approach to continue with your official ARK server save on your own dedicated server! Due to ARK: SE official servers shutting down on September 30th, you’ll be able to pick up where you left off by importing official save games to your own server using built-in buttons in our Nitrado ARK server webinterface. This includes all ARK: SE Official Save Game files based on the platform of your choice. Importing official ARK: SE save games will only be possible on ARK: Survival Evolved Official Save Game servers and is not supported on regular ARK: SE server hosting. 

Below, we’ll show you step-by-step how to import these official save games to your own ARK: SE Official Save Game server!

Getting Started with Importing Official ARK: SE Save Games

How to Import ARK: SE Official Save Games using Your Webinterface

When preparing your ARK: Survival Evolved Official Save Game server, you’ll have the powerful option to import any official save game to your server for playing. This is integrated directly into your server’s expertly made server webinterface and below, you’ll learn the steps to import a save to your server. Remember that you must be using an ARK: SE Official Save Game server, as official save game imports are not supported on regular ARK: SE servers.

1. Head to Nitrado.net and log in.
2. Then, click your username and in the dropdown, press “My Services”.
   

3. For your ARK: SE Official Save Game server, press “Web interface”.
   

• If you’re using the Nitrado app, press “Services” and then “Settings”.
  

4. On the left side of your web interface under “Tools”, click on “Official Import”.
   

5. Then, find your desired save game and press “Import” next to that.
   

6. Wait for your server to restart and load.
7. Lastly, configure your ARK server to your liking.

You can now begin exploring the official ARK: SE save games on your own server, discovering hundreds of custom player builds, resources, tames, and the wondrous worlds of ARK: Survival Evolved!

Preparing the Configuration of Your ARK: SE Official Save Game Server

How to Use Custom Templates to Setup Your ARK: SE Official Save Game Server Configuration

On your ARK: SE Official Save Game server, after importing a save, you may want to do some additional setup on your server. This can take time to review and adjust every setting to be perfect, but thankfully, at Nitrado you can save time by using a custom setting template. 

A setting template is a set of options that are already prepared and ready to use. Whether you’re a beginner to ARK, are looking to set up a No Tek server, or want to create an Arkpocalypse experience. You can find the steps underneath for how to add a template and then you can find the templates below that you can copy and paste to your own server.

1. To begin, go on your ARK: SE Official Save Game server webinterface.
2. Afterward, to the left under “Settings”, click “General”.
   

3. Then, find the “Expert Mode” option, click its checkbox, select “Continue” to confirm, and press “Save changes”.
   

4. From there, “Expert Settings” will appear on the left side. Click this option.
   

5. Inside, use the dropdown to edit your Game.ini and/or GameUserSettings.ini.
   

6. Using the templates below, you can now copy and paste the Game.ini and GameUserSettings.ini settings templates into your files, replacing the existing settings.
   

7. Finally, press “Save changes” and restart your ARK server to load the new settings!
   

ARK: SE Official Save Game Setting Templates

Setting templates offer a set of already configured options that you can add directly to your ARK: SE Official Save Game server. There are templates for beginner servers, no Tek servers, and even for starting your own ARKpocalypse server. You can find the Game.ini and GameUserSettings.ini templates within this ARK: SE Official Save Game server templates page. Afterward, you can copy those and use the steps above to paste them into your server!

Editing Your ARK: SE Server Settings More with Expert Mode

On top of the streamlined settings templates we’ve provided above, you can also manually adjust these settings to your liking. To edit these settings to best fit your server, you can follow our ARK expert settings server guide!

Taking Your ARK: SE Official Save Game Server Further

Adding Mods to Enhance the ARK: SE Official Save Game PC Server Experience

With your server settings edited to perfection, the customizations do not have to end there if you’re running an ARK: SE Official Save Game PC server. Instead, you can take everything a step further by adding ARK mods. This can be done within seconds by using an easy-to-use mod installer directly on your ARK: Survival Evolved Official Save Game server webinterface. When checking out the diverse selection of mods, you’ll find mods that add new dragons and dinosaurs, enhance game difficulty, provide new adventures with community-created maps, and so much more. For more information and to explore the thousands of mods available to install, you can follow the steps in our ARK mod installation guide.

Managing Players on Your ARK: Survival Evolved Official Save Game Server

To ensure ultimate control over your server, you’ll have the ability to instantly manage the ARK survivors on your server. On your ARK: SE Official Save Game server webinterface, you can find the “Player Control” option on the left side under “Tools”.From there, you can use the “Add Player” button to add a user to your whitelist, adminlist, and/or banlist. This requires a user’s SteamID64. Here is an example of one user having been set to the adminlist and whitelist, while the other user has been added to the banlist:

Player List Files on Your ARK Server

Whitelist: When activated, only the players on this list will be able to join the server.

Adminlist: Usable to add admins to your ARK: SE Official Save Game server.

Banlist: Need to stop a player from joining your server? Add them to the ban list.

FAQ – ARK: SE Official Save Game Servers

Need a specific ARK Official Server save for your server?

At Nitrado, thanks to Studio Wildcard, we’re proud to offer all available ARK official server saves. At a moment’s notice, you can quickly import and begin playing on these saves!

Which platforms are supported for ARK: Survival Evolved Official Save Game servers?

ARK: Survival Evolved Official Save Game servers support official save games on PC, Xbox / Gamepass, and PlayStation. It’s important to keep in mind that official save game files are only compatible with the platform they were originally on. For example, if you come from a PlayStation official server, you will need to purchase an ARK: SE Official Save Game PlayStation server to import the appropriate official save game. Our Xbox ARK: Survival Evolved Official Save Game servers can only be purchased through our Nitrado app. You can use this guide to begin the setup of an Xbox server.

Is CrossARK and mods supported with ARK: SE Official Save Game servers?

Yes, CrossARK and mods for PC servers are supported for ARK: Survival Evolved Official Save Game server hosting. You can set up CrossARK with this guide and you can add mods to your server by following the steps in this guide!

Can I switch between ARK: Survival Evolved Official Save Game servers and regular ARK: SE servers?

Yes, you can switch between ARK: SE Official Save Game servers and regular ARK: Survival Evolved server hosting. This can be done using the Game Switching Feature built into your server’s custom server webinterface. Please keep in mind that to switch between these, your server will need to support the higher minimum player slots of 32 required for ARK: Survival Evolved Official Save Game servers.

Experience Official Save Games on Your Own ARK Server Today

In your hands, you now have the knowledge to create the ultimate ARK: SE Official Save Game server, continuing your official save game journey where you left off. On top of that, with unique setting templates like Arkpocalypse and Conquest, the ability to install mods automatically, and simple player control options, you can set up your dream ARK server. Discover where your ARK official save game adventure leads when you play with friends on your own ARK: Survival Evolved Official Save Game server!

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