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Server Settings

Settings not listed match official small tribes

Rates

Experience = 5X

Taming & Breeding

Taming & Breeding

Player & Tame

Taming & Breeding

Taming & Breeding

Taming & Breeding

Taming = 10X

Hatching = 10X

Gestation = 10X

Maturation = 10X

Mating Interval = 2X

Harvesting = 5X

Taming & Breeding

Fortitude Per Level = 5X

Element = 2.5X

Extinction Element Veins = 10X

Hexagons = 5X

Fortitude Per Level = 5X

Melee Damage Per Level = 2X

Fortitude Per Level = 5X

Player Only

Weight Per Level = 10X

Melee Damage Per Level = 2X

Melee Damage Per Level = 2X

Player & Tame

To maintain balance, we do not use a "Stack Mod".  We have instead set custom stack sizes for each item and increased player and creature weight to achieve the same QOL feel and function but retain the balance.

Melee Damage Per Level = 2X

Melee Damage Per Level = 2X

Melee Damage Per Level = 2X

Player Only

Crop Growth Rate = 3X

Food & Water Drain = 0.5X

Crop Growth Rate = 3X

Structure/Dino Decay

Food & Water Drain = 0.5X

Crop Growth Rate = 3X

Rate = 1X (Matches Official)

Thatch = 4 Days

Wood = 8 Days

Stone = 12 Days

Metal = 16 Days

Tek = 20 Days

*Note:  Some lone/single unsnapped structures such as pillars and foundations decay at 40X the above rates.  You can check your decay timers in-game with the "H" key.

Food & Water Drain = 0.5X

Food & Water Drain = 0.5X

Food & Water Drain = 0.5X

Player Only

Health Recovery = 2X

Player Level Cap = +20 Levels

Food & Water Drain = 0.5X

Player Only

Player Level Cap = +20 Levels

Player Level Cap = +20 Levels

Player Level Cap = +20 Levels

Player Level Cap increased by 20 levels to accommodate for the difficulty of achieving Explorer Note/Rune Ascensions.

Poop Interval = 0.5X

Player Level Cap = +20 Levels

Player Level Cap = +20 Levels

Additional Server Settings

Anyone Imprinting = Enabled

Anyone Imprinting = Enabled

Anyone Imprinting = Enabled

Unlimited Respecs = Enabled

Anyone Imprinting = Enabled

Anyone Imprinting = Enabled

BattlEye Required = Enabled

Anyone Imprinting = Enabled

Notify Player Joined/Left = Enabled

Notify Player Joined/Left = Enabled

Notify Player Joined/Left = Enabled

Notify Player Joined/Left = Enabled

Tribe Alliances = Disabled

Notify Player Joined/Left = Enabled

Respawn Animation = Disabled

Respawn Animation = Disabled

Notify Player Joined/Left = Enabled

Respawn Animation = Disabled

Player Map Location = Enabled

Player Map Location = Enabled

Player Map Location = Enabled

Stack Sizes = Custom

Player Map Location = Enabled

Player Map Location = Enabled

 Common materials increased to 5000.  Other items changed or unchanged based on balance & quality of life.  For a complete list click here.

PVP Tribe Logs = Enabled

Player Map Location = Enabled

PVP Tribe Logs = Enabled

Max Tribe Logs = 1000 (Up From 100)

Tribe Tame Limit = 300

Tribe Slot Cooldown = 8 Hours

Tribe Tame Limit = 300

Per Map

Tribe Player Limit = 6

Tribe Slot Cooldown = 8 Hours

Tribe Tame Limit = 300

 Matches Official Small Tribes 

Tribe Slot Cooldown = 8 Hours

Tribe Slot Cooldown = 8 Hours

Structure Collision = Disabled

Structure Collision = Disabled

Structure Collision = Disabled

Structure Collision = Disabled

This allows for more versatile building and makes building possible in areas not possible on official.

Ovis Taming = Disabled

Structure Collision = Disabled

Structure Locking = Enabled

Wild Ovis can still be found, killed, & harvested but cannot be tamed/bred due to an issue with their code that causes server lag when harvesting vast amounts via chainsaw.

Structure Locking = Enabled

Structure Collision = Disabled

Structure Locking = Enabled

Structures are locked by default.

Genesis Tek Suit = Enabled

Engram Map Restrictions = Off

Engram Map Restrictions = Off

Engram Map Restrictions = Off

Engram Map Restrictions = Off

Engram Map Restrictions = Off

 Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, Genesis, & Genesis 2 specific non-boss engrams are available on all maps.  Due to bugs with Genesis & Genesis Part 2 missions which are required for Corrupted Master Controller & Rockwell Prime, their engrams are auto-unlocked at level 135.

Boss Drop Changes

Engram Map Restrictions = Off

Tame Balance Changes

Dinopithecus King (Alpha) = 10k Element Drop

Tame Balance Changes

Weapon Balance Changes

Tame Balance Changes

Andrewsarchus = 3X Damage

Astrocetus = 3X EHP/Damage

Astrodelphis = 50% EHP

Brontosaurus = 2X Damage/EHP

Enforcer = 5X EHP/Damage

Fenrir = 5X EHP/10X Damage

Gasbags = 2X EHP/Damage

Griffin = 3X EHP/Damage

Magmasaur = 2X Damage

Managarmr = 3X Damage

Phoenix = 5X EHP/Damage

Pithecus' (Monkeys) = 3X EHP/Damage

Rhino = 2X Damage/EHP

Roll Rat = 3X Damage

Tek Stryder = 5X EHP

Tropeognathus = 3X Damage

Voidwyrm = 2X EHP/Damage

Wyverns = 2X EHP

PVP Balance Changes

Weapon Balance Changes

Weapon Balance Changes

Net Projectile = Player & Wild Dinos Only

Tek Bow Structure Damage = Disabled

Turret Broadcast On PVP CD = Disabled

Upload On PVP CD = Disabled

Popcorn On PVP CD = Limited

Cruise Missile Engram = Removed

Sleeping Bag Engram = Removed

Weapon Balance Changes

Weapon Balance Changes

Weapon Balance Changes

Damage

Assault Rifle = 10X

Boomerang = 25X

Bow = 10X

Compound Bow = 3X

Electric Prod = 10X

Longneck Rifle = 8X

Minigun = 10X

Poison Grenades = 5X

Shotgun = 10X

Simple Pistol = 10X

Slingshot = 25X

Spear = 10X

Tek Claws = 10X

Tek Pistol = 3X


*Weapons not listed match Official.

*Buffed weapons deal 50% damage to wild dinos and no increased damage to structures.

*Weapons that can damage OR torpor deal 1X to tames and wilds.

 Note:  Some of the damage changes may SOUND extreme, but are not when you take into consideration the damage done to good armor at 1X.  As an example, a capped 298% Longneck Rifle does 12 damage to the body with good flak at 1X (and was thus useless/unused in pvp).

Titan Balance Changes

Titan Balance Changes

Titan Balance Changes

Titan & Titanosaur EHP/Damage = 3X

Mek EHP/Damage = 2X

Food Drain = Disabled (Titanosaur & Titans)

Feeding = Enabled (Titanosaur Only)

Lifespan After Download = 90 Minutes

(Titan Only)

Mods/APIs

Structures Plus (S+)

New Player Protection

Structures Plus (S+)

The added structures and QOL improvements make this the most popular mod in Ark.  The "OP" and exploitable engrams have been removed.  Removed engrams are listed below.  S+ Transmitter Dino Scan is enabled for all maps excluding Aberration, Genesis 1 & 2.


S+ Intake Without Water = Enabled

MAGA ORP

New Player Protection

Structures Plus (S+)

This ORP/PVP System helps maintain balance in all aspects of PVP.  When ORP is active, structures and passive tames inside do not take damage, and turrets have infinite ammo.  This works via a craftable item called "Maga ORP" and activates when your tribe logs off, and deactivates after logging on.  Being recently engaged in PVP will cause a delay on ORP activation if your tribe logs off during the PVP cooldown timer.  This plugin also governs other PVP functions such as transferring items and "popcorning" during the PVP cooldown timer.  The system has a 50 foundation range.  Limit 1 per tribe per map.  Maximum duration is 3 days.  More information is listed in our Discord.

New Player Protection

New Player Protection

New Player Protection

New players automatically receive 7 days of structure protection.

Bitou2k's Binocular

Bitou2k's Binocular

New Player Protection

Adds an improved spyglass alternative that provide stats and taming information as well as having some other useful features.

TCs Auto Rewards

Bitou2k's Binocular

TCs Auto Rewards

Players accumulate currency (1 every fifteen minutes and 10 when first joining) that can be spent on items in the in-game reward vault.  The vault must be crafted to use.

HG Pick Up Gun

Bitou2k's Binocular

TCs Auto Rewards

This mod adds a gun that allows structure pickup.

Items+

Vote Rewards

Vote Rewards

This allows typically non-transferrable items such as element, artifacts, and tribute to be transferred between servers automatically when traveling to another server.  You can also use "/upload" in chat at any obelisk or terminal to upload the items manually and they will be downloaded automatically when you transfer.  Items in upload expire after 60 minutes.

Vote Rewards

Vote Rewards

Vote Rewards

Vote Rewards is a plugin that rewards players with in-game items for casting votes for our server at websites such as Ark-Servers.net.  These votes improve our server rank and increase the chances of other players discovering Ark Forever.  More info in the #vote-rewards channel in our Discord.

QOL Plugins

Vote Rewards

QOL Plugins

There are several other plugins that provide a wide range of QOL including Solo Farm (Use "/farm" in chat to enable/disable | Makes farming dinos auto-attack when carried or held), Balanced User-Only Damage Numbers (Use "/dn 1 on" In Game Chat To Enable), Mesh Detection, Dino Re-Coloring, Chat Help, Dupe & Exploit Prevention, Tribe Log Relay for Discord, and more!

QOL Plugins

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Removed Engrams

Removed Due to Balance and/or Exploits

Cruise Missile

Hide Sleeping Bag

Ocean Platforms

S+ Unbalanced Duplicate Structures

S+ Exclusive Tek Structures

S+ Mutator/Transmutator

S+ Incinerator

S+ Teleporters

S+ Blueprint Maker

S+ Auto Crafter

S+ Gacha Gavager

S+ Item Translocator

S+ Laboratory

S+ Element Catalyzer

S+ XL/Behemoth Structures

S+ Glass Foundations

S+ Wedges

S+ Converter

S+ Transfer Control Unit

S+ Internal Piping/Wiring

S+ Vivarium

S+ Harvester

S+ Chibi/Taxidermy Displays

S+ Multi-Tool Chibi, Repair, Pillar, Dino, & Turret Modes

S+ Omni Tool Inventory Assistant, Teleporter, & Scanner Modes

Server Schedule

Server Backup

Maintenance (Server Restart)

Maintenance (Server Restart)

Every 30 Minutes

Maintenance (Server Restart)

Maintenance (Server Restart)

Maintenance (Server Restart)

Every day at 4:00 AM CST

Wild Dino Wipe

Maintenance (Server Restart)

Wild Dino Wipe

Every day at Restart


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