Welcome to Ark Arena
Ark Arena gives you all the excitement and complexity of Ark PvP but without any of the grinding.
Choose from our exciting Game modes and compete against your fellow survivors to prove who has the most skill
Contents
Discord
Make sure to join our Discord to get all the latest updates, vote on new features, and interact directly with the mod developer on where the game will go next. https://discord.gg/7QTGDXj
Joining the server
Visit Connecting to the server for full instructions including a video tutorial
Currency
Arena has 2 main currencies which can be used for purchasing
Element Shard
Element Shards are used to purchase items, equipment, ammo, and other combat items. It can also be used to buy and unlock certain cosmetic items.
Gold
Gold is a premium currency which can be used to unlock any cosmetic item. Gold can be purchased at the Replicator.
For more information, see the Arena Shop
Arena Rules
The rules of this server are really simple: We mirror the Code of Conduct for official servers.
Most important notes:
- No offensive or racist language will be tolerated
- No griefing your own team or purposely throwing games
- Do not prevent people from playing the game, including non combat activities such as the Parkour challenges.
- Purposely forfeiting a deathmatch game by purposely disconnecting is considered "throwing" and is against the server rules. If you do it continually, action will be taken against your account.
- No use of any scripts or macros is allowed. This includes "Flak Macros" and Aimbots
- Using "Emotes" or other non-combat animations in 1v1 and 2v2 games is forbidden
- No "Human", "123", or "blank" Character names (steam name is ok)
- No platform builds which completely prevent the dino from taking damage from other dinos, or abuse snap points (i.e. floating structures)
- Do not cause excessive noise by spamming whistles, loud microphone noise, or other noise disruption
- No "Teaming" in Free-for-all games such as Lava Golem Arena and Mek Wars
For more information, see the official Code of Conduct
Name Rules
Character names must meet the following requirements:
- The following names are completely disallowed:
- Human
- Mensch
- Humano
- 123
- Survivor
- "Blank" names
- Names must use only English characters.
- Names must use only standard symbols.
- If you're not sure which these are, it is any symbol which can be produced on a standard English keyboard.
- Names can contain spaces, as long as it contains at least some other characters.
Learning the Basics
After spawning into the map, all players will be in Home Base. This is the main game lobby where you can access several structures and interact with other players who are waiting for a game, and also queue up for games.
New Keybinds
Arena adds several new keybinds which improve the playing experience. Unfortunately due to technical limitations, these keys cannot be changed.
- P - Enter and exit spectator mode.
- F1 - Show help webpage
- F3 - Display the server leaderboard and your own stats
Capture the Artifact and Team Deathmatch only
- F2 - Display in-game scoreboard
- Middle Mouse Button - Hold to return to your base
- P - Exit the current game.
Structures
Home base will give you access to several important structures which look like structures we are all familiar with and serve a similar purpose.
Arena Replicator
The Arena Replicator gives you access to the Arena Shop
The Arena Shop gives the ability to buy and sell items, upgrade your equipment, customize your kits, and unlock cosmetic items.
Arena Transmitter
Access this structure in order to queue for random games within the arena. In order to earn Element Shards from winning, you must queue up through the Arena Transmitter.
The transmitter can also be used to Transfer to Another Arena on servers which support clusters.
Vault
Use the vault to store items you don't want to lose. Your vault is a Personal Structure. This means when you access the structure, you will only see your own items, and no one else’s.
Chibi Storage
Use the Chibi storage to store Chibis and Dino Candies you are not currently using. Your chibi storage is a Personal Structure. This means when you access the structure, you will only see your own items, and no one else’s.
Game Modes
Capture the Artifact
This is our signature large-scale PvP combat. 2 teams fight to break into their opposing team’s base and destroy their artifact. Team up with your friends or join solo. Click here to learn more.
- Note - only one Capture the Artifact game will be active at a time. If you queue up while a game is in progress, you will be added to the existing game.
Team Deathmatch
A true test of ground PvP and tactical skill. Two teams fight for control of the Valguero Redwoods, competing to kill enemy players. There are no dinos, turrets, or other special items in this mode to help you, just you and your weapon. Click here to learn more.
- Note - only one Team Deathmatch game will be active at a time. If you queue up while a game is in progress, you will be added to the existing game.
Lava Golem Arena
5 players compete in free-for-all combat to be the last man standing and walk away with a bounty of loot, while avoiding deadly lava and the angry Lava Golem. Click here to learn more.
1v1 Quick Play
Two players fight to the death. Last man standing is the winner.
1v1 Ranked
Two players fight to the death with the same armor and weapons. Arena uses an Elo rating system for ranked games.
See Ranked Gameplay for more information.
2v2 Quick Play.
Teams of two fight to the death. Last team with a player alive is the winner.
2v2 Ranked
Teams of two fight to the death with the same armor and weapons. Arena uses an Elo rating system for ranked games.
See Ranked Gameplay for more information.
Dueling
If you prefer to fight a specific person, you can challenge them to a duel. Walk up to the player, hold the action button (E) and select “Challenge to Duel”. The other player will then have the option to hold the action button (E) on you and select “Accept Challenge”. At this point, both players will be teleported to the Arena. Duels do not provide any reward.
Mek Wars
Engage with 2-4 players in a free-for-all, last man standing deathmatch, but with MEKS! Upon entering the Arena, each player will be given a Mek with all attachments and plenty of ammunition. They will then have 10 minutes to fight to the death. Last Mek standing wins.
Ptera 1v1
Face off against your opponent in a battle of aerial superiority and pinpoint accuracy. Last player standing wins.
Ranked Gameplay
Arena offers the most competitive Ark experience, offering ranked gameplay using an Elo rating system. Players will automatically gain and lose rating depending on the rating of their opponent.
- Players will gain or lose 16 points when playing against an opponent of equal rating.
- Players cannot lose more than 20 or gain less than 2 rating for a single game.
Leaderboard
You can view the leaderboard for any game mode by pressing F3 while in game.
The leaderboard will display the top 20 players in each game mode, as well as your own stats.
Rewards
Quick Play 1v1
| Win | 300 |
| Loss | 100 |
Ranked 1v1
| Win | 400 + Rating Bonus* |
| Loss | 100 |
Rating Bonus = 1 Shard for each rating point above 1500
Quick Play 2v2
| Win | 600 |
| Loss | 200 |
Ranked 2v2
| Win | 700 + Rating Bonus* |
| Loss | 200 |
Rating Bonus = 1 Shard for each rating point above 1500
Mek Wars
| Win | 500 |
| Loss | 100 |
Ptera 1v1
| Win | 500 |
| Loss | 100 |
Capture the Artifact
| Win | 6000 |
| Loss | 3000 |
| Player Kill | 200 |
| Dino Kill | 5-20 |
Team Deathmatch
| Win | 2000 |
| Loss | 1000 |
| Player Kill | 100 |
| Kill Assist | 25 |
Lava Golem Arena
| Player Kill | 150 |
| Blue Crate | 300-600 |
| Yellow Crate | 500-800 |
| Red Crate | 700-2000 |
