Ark: Survival Evolved
Mods
Enabling Total Conversion
Total Conversion is a modification of the game (DLC).
To enable the Primitive Plus Total Conversion;
1) Visit your ARK: Survival Evolved > Console page.
2) Click the "Files" menu.
3) Click on the file ark.config to open it - This file contains a set of start arguments in JSON format.
4) Between the { }, add "TotalConversionMod":"111111111" - Note: The file is JSON format, make sure to add a comma between each argument you add, eg: {"Arg1":"1","TotalConversionMod":"111111111","Arg2":"1"}
5) Click "Save" at the top/bottom of the document.
6) Visit the ./ark/ShooterGame/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/ directory and open the GameUserSettings.ini, add "ActiveMapMod=111111111" under "[Server Settings]".
7) Click "Save" at the top/bottom of the document.
You can now start your server.
Installing Mods
To install mods on Ark, it is similar to other services we provide. First you will stop the server from the Overview/Console page.
- Click Ark
- Click Mod Manager
- Search for the mod by name and click install
Often times it is also best practice to go ahead and drag the mod to a different position in the list to make the configuration file update.
World Management
Backups and Current World
Ark manages its world saves in a bit different of a manner than most games. These are typically stored in the fashion of:
- TheIsland
- TheIsland.bak
But you will see many of these, they are date coded. To have a copy of your current world, you will download the original file, not any with .bak on them.
If there are errors in your world, or it won't start with the main one, you can delete it (This is permanent!!), and rename the .bak to the main. i.e. TheIsland.bak you change to TheIsland when you rename it.
Change World
To change a world on Ark you must follow these steps:
- Stop the server
- Click Ark in the left menu to expand the menu
- Click Settings as the option
- Find the ''World" or "Level Name" option and change the setting to the world you want.
- Scroll down and save
- Start the server
After you do all this, the new map will load in. Should you have any issues, open a ticket to our support team.