ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved

Play As Dino V2
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Finntastic  [developer] 16 Apr, 2019 @ 8:27am
How to Use the Admin Menu
The admin menu can be accessed via the Pause Menu. The Admin Menu can ofcourse only be accessed by admins, in singleplayer you can also use the menu.

The menu consists of now of three parts:
-General Settings: contains general gameplay setting that apply to all dinos and players
-Dino List: this is a list of all dinos in the game (vanilla and modded) you can search for an entry and see which dinos people are allowed to play as
-Dino Settings: this contains settings that apply to that specific dino

General Settings
These settings apply to all the dino playerson that server. You can change:
-Hatch/Gestate Multiplier: this increase the rate at which player dinos eggs hatch and gestate
-Baby Grow Multiplier: this increase the speed at which the babies raised by players age
-New Character Delay: this is the time (in seconds) a player has to wait before he can create a new character
-Base Dino Level: this is the level at which a dino player starts (default is level 1)
-Block Cosmetic Unlocks: this blocks players from unlocking any cosmetic items via the challanges system
-Max Dino Structures Per Player: this is the amount of dino structures a player is able to place (these include Dino Homes, Nests and Dino Storage), setting this to -1 will disable the limit
-Max Dino Homes Per Player: this is the amount of Dino Homes a player is able to place, setting this to -1 will disable the limit
-Max Backups per Player: this is the amount of backups a player is allowed to save.

After making changes press Update Settings to confirm the changes.

Dino List
This contains a list of a dinos in the world, both vanilla and modded. You can search for a specific entry and select that to view it's settings. The cross or check marks whether non-admin players can play as that dino. The letters "PAD" mean that it is a dino made specifically for this mod.

You can (un)block large groups of dinos: currently all dinos and bosses (which means also titans and alphas). You can scan the files using the Get All (Modded) Dino Classes button to find all vanilla and modded creatures (note that this will also get unfinished creatures). You can also add dinos via a long spawncode or classpath. If you want to for example add the raptor you can past one of the following lines in there:
admincheat SpawnDino "Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Raptor/Raptor_Character_BP.Raptor_Character_BP'" 500 0 0 35
Blueprint'/Game/PrimalEarth/Dinos/Raptor/Raptor_Character_BP.Raptor_Character_BP

Short spawn code do unfortunatly not work, but with these codes you can spawn them in manually and then perform a scan.

Dino Settings
This allows you to tweak the settings of specific dinos in the list. You can change:
-Can Breed: this controlls whether a dino can breed and have babies. Setting this to true on a dino that normally can't breed will probably cause issues when playing
-Hatch/Gestate Time: this is the time in seconds it takes to hatch an egg or gestate a baby
-Baby Grow Time: the time in seconds it takes for a baby to grow to an adult.
A dino can be (un)blocked via the button. The changes can be confirmed by pressing Update Dino Settings.
-Always Allow For Players: adding the Steam ID of a player to this array will give him always access to that specific dino. The Steam ID's need to be seperated by comma's and not contain spaces.


Last edited by Finntastic; 20 Jul, 2019 @ 7:23am
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Vincent Fabron 19 Jul, 2019 @ 2:36am 
i cant find any admin menu in pause menu , did sth changed ?
Finntastic  [developer] 20 Jul, 2019 @ 7:23am 
Originally posted by 2eyesxtreme:
i cant find any admin menu in pause menu , did sth changed ?

It is still in the pause menu, make sure you are an admin and not in the spawn menu
T. K. Bold 29 Sep, 2019 @ 7:23pm 
Not to nudge a thread that has been basically asleep since July (since its a pinned thread so it can't technically die), but is there any way we can modify this data in the ini, so we don't have to change the values every time we start a game up?
Something like:

PAD_HatchTime 600 for a 10 minute hatch time.
PAD_AllowMating 0 to disable mating on startup.

etc.
Last edited by T. K. Bold; 29 Sep, 2019 @ 7:36pm
Finntastic  [developer] 30 Sep, 2019 @ 2:29am 
Originally posted by T. K. Bold:
Not to nudge a thread that has been basically asleep since July (since its a pinned thread so it can't technically die), but is there any way we can modify this data in the ini, so we don't have to change the values every time we start a game up?
Something like:

PAD_HatchTime 600 for a 10 minute hatch time.
PAD_AllowMating 0 to disable mating on startup.

etc.

The values should save, however not when you switch maps or remove a save.
lDarmithl 24 Nov, 2019 @ 6:33pm 
i am on a private dedicated server, mine, i did enable cheats, but the admin menu is not showing up
SilverQuetzal 1 Feb, 2020 @ 1:30pm 
Sorry to bother but I am an Admin and run a Server but dont fint the admin Menu. Where I can enable it? Do you have a Screenshot where it is located maybe?
Finntastic  [developer] 3 Feb, 2020 @ 12:10am 
Originally posted by SilverQuetzal:
Sorry to bother but I am an Admin and run a Server but dont fint the admin Menu. Where I can enable it? Do you have a Screenshot where it is located maybe?

If you are an admin you can find it in the pause menu. It should be activated automatically. You might need to relog in the server if it does not appear
when i confirm a gestation change or a mating interval to like 2 or anything else it just does not work. every time it says "updated settings" but it still takes 1000 odd seconds to let me breed again... i want to be able to pump babies out very fast to make small armies and for realism reasons like allosaurus had a cluster. and i cant build it up with one egg every 10 minutes its so tiring and boring. if i'm doing something wrong please explain it step by step or if its a bug please fix it thank you
Sir_Shado 24 May, 2020 @ 11:54am 
Originally posted by Finntastic:
Originally posted by 2eyesxtreme:
i cant find any admin menu in pause menu , did sth changed ?

It is still in the pause menu, make sure you are an admin and not in the spawn menu
i am having the same probelm i am admin, and i am not in the spawn menu, but i am in the pause menu
Last edited by Sir_Shado; 24 May, 2020 @ 11:55am
Ruddy Summers 30 Jun, 2020 @ 11:35pm 
Whenever I try to change anything in the dino settings, nothing works (yes, I'm pressing update settings). Is there a solution to this problem?
Finntastic  [developer] 1 Jul, 2020 @ 12:29am 
Originally posted by Ruddy Summers:
Whenever I try to change anything in the dino settings, nothing works (yes, I'm pressing update settings). Is there a solution to this problem?

Are you playing in singleplayer or on a server?
Vocal Tune 14 Sep, 2020 @ 7:43am 
It's not directly shown as admin menu, just: Settings (play as dino}
Peekofwar 14 Nov, 2020 @ 12:40pm 
Is the admin menu missing from the pause menu, or is it unavailable when in the character creation screen?
ᗜˬᗜ Rune 24 Mar, 2021 @ 1:33am 
as an admin/server owner would it be possible to block humans? i am asking this question beforhand of checking the .ini
Is there a way to change the claim timer for my private server, rn I ahve to forcveplayertojoin tribe all the time
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