How To Join Your ARK: Survival Ascended Server

How to Join Your ARK: Survival Ascended Server – Introduction

ARK: Survival Ascended is a beautiful and dangerous journey where you’ll explore the deepest depths of caves and conquering powerful creatures that get in your path. The ultimate ARK experience! This experience can be further enhanced by adventuring with fellow ARK: SA players and friends, leading to a desire to join ARK:SA servers rather than playing in singleplayer. Whether you are joining an existing server or connecting to your own, ARK makes it possible, allowing you to start your adventure in seconds. This guide will show you how to join your ARK: SA server to ensure you can get started on your dino adventure!

IMPORTANT: Before we begin, it’s important to understand that ARK: Survival Ascended does not support direct connection through Steam. Due to this, you’ll need to ensure you’re following the correct steps found below to join your ARK: Survival Ascended server. If you are unable to join, please follow the steps in our ARK: SA can’t connect guide.

How to Join Your ARK: SA Server within the Game

The easiest and currently only method to join your server is in the game itself.

1. Firstly, head to your Nitrado server web interface.
2. If your server is started, stop your server.
3. Set your ARK: SA server name and server password.
   
4. Press “Save changes” and restart your server.
5. Open Your Ark Survival Ascended game.
6. Click on “Join” and the “Unofficial” tab.
   
7. At the top right hand side click on the search box and type the name of your server.
   
8. Make sure that the filters are set to “All”
9. Once found, select your server and click Join.
   
10. Depending on your server, if  it does not appear in the list make sure the “show password protected servers” is checked/unchecked and click refresh again.

If you can not find your server we can always help you via chat/ticket here.

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