Hosting

This page contains all information needed if you wish to host your own Ark Arena server instance.

At this time, Arena is only guarenteed to run correctly on a dedicated server with direct box access. Although it is possible to run in a shared hosting environment, success it not guarenteed.

Authorization

In order to run the Ark Arena map your server must be whitelisted by purchasing an Arena Server License.

All information about obtaining an Arena license can be found at the Ark Arena Webstore:

https://shop.arkarenamod.com/package/4265023

If you have any issues or questions, please contact metsfan#4263 in Discord and join the Arena discord https://discord.gg/7QTGDXj

Configuration

Mod Map ID

1517538187

Map Name

ArenaModMap

Server Launch Arguments

-culture=en

GameUserSettings.ini

Add the following to the bottom of your GameUserSettings.ini file

PreventDownloadSurvivors=true
PreventDownloadItems=true
PreventDownloadDinos=true
PreventUploadSurvivors=true
PreventUploadItems=true
PreventUploadDinos=true
XPMultiplier=10.0
StructureResistanceMultiplier=2.0
EnablePvPGamma=true
DifficultyOffset=0.0
PreventTribeAlliances=true
PreventSpawnAnimations=true

[ArkArena]
StartingElementShardsQuantity=10000
ElementShardsMultiplier=1.0
LeaderboardName=YOUR COMMUNITY NAME HERE

Configurations Details

All configurations go in the [ArkArena] section of GameUserSettings.ini

Configuration	Required	Type	Description	Default Value
StartingElementShardsQuantity	yes	number	The amount of element shards a player will have the first time they join the server	0
ElementShardsMultiplier	yes	number	The rate at which players will earn element shards	1.0
LeaderboardName	yes	text	The name of your leaderboard for tracking player states	""
DisableGold	no	true/false	Disables purchases of gold and spending gold in the Collection tab	false
AFKTimeout	no	number	Set your maximum AFK time in seconds. We recommend 900 (15 minutes). If players are AFK longer than this time they will be removed from the server.	0
ClusterMode	no	number	Useful when running Arena in a cluster. 0 = Cluster Mode disabled. 1 = Deathmatch game modes only. 2 = Capture the Artifact only	0

Game.ini

Add the following to the [/script/shootergame.shootergamemode] section of your Game.ini file

[/script/shootergame.shootergamemode]
IncreasePvPRespawnIntervalBaseAmount=0
IncreasePvPRespawnIntervalCheckPeriod=30
IncreasePvPRespawnIntervalMultiplier=1
bIncreasePvPRespawnInterval=false
LimitTurretsNum=5
GlobalSpoilingTimeMultiplier=5.0
ConfigOverrideItemMaxQuantity=(ItemClassString="PrimalItemConsumable_RawMutton_C",Quantity=(MaxItemQuantity=200, bIgnoreMultiplier=true))
ConfigOverrideItemMaxQuantity=(ItemClassString="PrimalItemConsumable_RawPrimeMeat_C",Quantity=(MaxItemQuantity=200, bIgnoreMultiplier=true))
bDisableFriendlyFire=true
PoopIntervalMultiplier=1000
GlobalCorpseDecompositionTimeMultiplier=0.1
HairGrowthSpeedMultiplier=1000.0

Extra Files

Extract the following zip file into the directory on your server

<ArkInstallation>/ShooterGame/Saved/SaveGames/ArkArena/Structures

https://drive.google.com/file/d/10FsqdsRwnxGCEA-4u1y-n7j7mb6IlRDD/view?usp=sharing

In-Game Shop

Additional Items

At this time there is no ability to customize the In-Game shop through configuration. If there are additional items you would like to add to the Arena shop, please contact Metsfan in Discord.

If an item is added to the in-game shop it will be available for all Arena servers. At this time we do not support server-specific items.

Gold

Unfortunately Server owners cannot modify the Gold system in any way. All revenue earned from Gold will go to the mod developer.

If this is an issue, you can choose to disable Gold through configuration. See the Configuration section for details.

Revenue Sharing

If you would like to add new cosmetic items to the shop which are your own intellectual property, please contact Metsfan in Discord and we can discuss a revenue sharing opportunity.

Cheat Commands

Server admins will have access to the following custom cheat commands

Command Syntax	Description	Notes	Example
cheat scriptcommand addcurrency <steamid> <amount>	Give Element Shards to a player	amount should be a number	cheat scriptcommand addcurrency 76561198027275868 10000
cheat scriptcommand addgamecurrency <steamid> <amount>	Give Hexagons to a player in Capture the Artifact	amount should be a number	cheat scriptcommand addgamecurrency 76561198027275868 5000
cheat scriptcommand endcta <result>	Prematurely end a Capture the Artifact game	Values for result: 0 = Draw 1 = Red Team wins 2 = Blue Team wins	cheat scriptcommand endcta 0