Startup & Connection
So you've gotten all the way to the server settings in the dashboard, but now what?
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So you've gotten all the way to the server settings in the dashboard, but now what?
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After clicking on the server's name, you will be brought directly to the "Console" tab in the System menu.
REPLACE TO SHOW ARK: S.E. SERVER
It's finally time to start your new server, go ahead and click the "Start" button.
Click "Accept" on the prompt, this is important! If you don't accept the terms of service for Eula, then your server will not be allowed to function.
Now that your server is up and running, it's time to connect with your friends in your own Jurassic paradise.
On the "Server Details" tab of the System menu, locate the IP information, copy the IP and Port.
Go to Steam, on the top left choose "View" then "Game Servers"
Go to the "Favorites" tab and click the "Add Favorite server by IP address" plus symbol button.
Paste the IP: Port that you copied from the Server Details tab in the "Add Server by IP" text box, then click "Okay".
Open your Ark: Survival Evolved game in Steam and click "Join Ark" on the main menu.
In the bottom left, click on "Session Filter" and select "Favorites", then click "Refresh".
The server should show up in the server selection list!
Start a single-player game of Ark: Survival Evolved and create a new character
Enter the following command in the in-game console, and paste the IP: Port you copied earlier:
example IP:Port 12.345.67.891:55555
Hit "Enter" on your keyboard and you should connect to the server!
