This guide is mostly for future me, I have the memory of a Trilobite. Reminders of useful mods, changes for game.ini, mutation guide, etc. Let's Start w/ Settings! The settings I use are meant to be fair, and keep the game challenging and fun. It really focuses on time-saving, as not everyone has hours to wait for one Rex egg to be laid, hatch, and the baby dino to grow to maturity.... and then do that 19 more times. Let's get started: GAME RULES PLAYER Health Recovery: 3 CREATURE Health Recovery: 3 STRUCTURE Structure Resistance: 0 (don't break my house.. 😑) Disable Structure Placement Collision: ON WORLD XP Multiplier: 3 Taming Speed Multiplier: 3 Harvest Yield Multiplier: 2.5 Allow Speed Leveling: ON Allow Flyer Speed Leveling: ON Maximum Difficulty: ON (for 150 max wild level) PVE NEEDS TO BE OFF RULES Enable Crosshair: ON Use Singleplayer Settings: ON ADVANCED PVE (idk if this section matters for a pvp world, but better safe than sorry) Cave Building: ON Disable Structure Decay: ON Flyer Carry: ON Allow Cave Fliers: ON PVP Dino Decay: OFF Respawn Interval Check Period: .1 Respawn Interval Multiplier: .01 (Cut that wait time down~) WORLD Harvest Health: 2 Resource Respawn Interval: 2 Crop Growth Speed: 2.5 IM GONNA DOUBLE CHECK THESE Mating Interval: 0.1 Lay Egg Interval: 1 (0.5 to half the time) Egg Hatch Speed: 5 Anyone Can Baby Imprint Cuddle: ON Baby Mature Speed: 5 Baby Cuddle Interval: 0.2 Baby Imprint Stat Scale: 3 (could be less or more, but these are the settings I prefer) __________________________________________________________ XP MULTIPLIERS Unclaimed Creature Kill: 2.5 (sacrifice Farm those baby Rexes!) MISC Allow Raid Dino Feeding: ON Supply Crate Loot Quality: 2 (ASA doesn't need as much help as ASE did, leave this alone if you are content with the loot drops they are.) Fishing Loot Quality: 2 (Only really useful during events, unless you're a masochist.) Show Floating Damage Text: ON Some Game.ini Anyone? Some things can't be changed in the settings, but instead forces you to change the world in two different game files! Here is where you will (likely) find the files: NOTE: this has to be done after you create the world, or the "Saved" folder will not exist yet. C: SteamLibrary steamapps common ARK Survival Ascended ShooterGame Saved Config Windows You can also get to the game folder by right-clicking on your game in Steam, hover "Manage", and click "Browse Local Files". Game.ini Find the note document named Game.ini, click on it to edit it. Directly under [/script/shootergame.shootergamemode] add this line: BabyImprintAmountMultiplier=5This makes reaching 100% imprint much easier, especially since we changed the timing so drastically. Most large dinos will still need multiple imprinting sessions, so I still find it fair. Easy enough! Save and go to the next file! GameUserSettings.ini This is the same process, only you will be adding this line of text under [ServerSettings]. DisableCryopodFridgeRequirement=TrueASA added the annoying cryofridge dependency when it comes to using your cryopods. Nobody wants to carry a cryofridge and generator with fuel around everywhere.. I say get rid of it! Save and you should be good to go! Mods to Make Your Ascension Epic So, thankfully we have amazingly talented people who create mods for quality of life, etc. Here is my list of those mods! Thanks to all these creators! FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE I WILL BE PUTTING THE NAME, PRODUCT ID, AND CURSEFORGE LINK UNDER EACH ONE FOR SERVER MAINTENANCE "Necessary" ModsA Simple Performance Mod (60 FPS) This mod broke the hair and other graphics for laptops, though I had no issue with my pc.. Cyber's Sructures QOL+ FINALLY A S+ TYPE MOD!!![/i] Cybers Structures QoL+ (Crossplay),940975,https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/cybers-structures; Prevent Hibernation Prevent Hibernation,955680,https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/prevent-hibernation/download/5337851; Ark Awesome Tools It happens.. we get arked sometimes. Admin Panel has been replaced, it is no longer being worked on and is not compatible. Awesome ARK Tools,941450,https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/awesome-admin-tools; Mx Modified Spawn Level Distribution Mx Modified Spawn Level Distribution,1008144,https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/mx-modified-spawn-level-distribution; Utilities Plus Utilities Plus,928621,https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/utilities-plus/download/4856794; Der Dino Finder Der Dino Finder,935408,https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/der-dino-finder/download/5494550; Awesome Spyglass Awesome Spyglass!,947033,https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/awesomespyglass/download/5293438; Explorer Notes Tracker WIP Explorer Notes Tracker,930025,https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/explorer-notes-tracker; Stackable Prime Meats (x50) Stackable Prime Meats (x50),952945,https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/stackable-prime-meats-x50; Quality Of Life ModsFall Damage Shield For your friends that like to walk off cliffs consistently..👀 Fall Damage Shield,928565,https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/fall-damage-shield/download/5448203; Expanded Passive Tames I prefer knockout tames, but you do you. 👍 Expanded Passive Tames,944734,https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/expanded-passive-tames; Jerky and Spoiling Bins Jerky and Spoiling Bins,930361,https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/jerky-and-spoiling-bins/download/4892029; Egg Collector I have found this mod is redundant if you have Super Cryo Storage or Cyber's Structures downloaded. Egg Collector,928818,https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/egg-collector/download/5300576; Big Storage Box NOT CROSSPLAY Big Storage Box,928728,https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/big-storage-box/download/4830845; Super Cryo Storage Practically Dino Storage v.2 for Ascended. Helps with babies and mutation sorting. Super Cryo Storage,933099,https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/super-cryo-storage; Crazy's Crazy Ascended Potions This one will save you your time and sanity, and it doesn't feel overpowered. Crazy's Crazy Ascended Potions,932975,https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/crazys-crazy-ascended-potions; Upgrade Station Not my thing, but:Use your materials and upgrade your tools, and then augment them(augment station included in mod) to fine tune your upgrades! Done right with a higher crafting skill (i.e: after upgrading to ramshackle, you can simply create a blueprint with the blueprint station addon (comes with the mod) and craft over and over until you get a high durability, high damage item that is still cheap to repair) Upgrade Station,930494,https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/upgrade-station;--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cosmetic ModsMarniiMods Hairstyles MarniiMods Hairstyles,949521,https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/marniimods-hairstyles/download/5374461; Cliffans Wardrobe (CDM) [ARMOR & CLOTHING] Cliffans Wardrobe (CDM) [Armor & Clothing],961601,https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/cliffans-wardrobe/download/5820372;_______________________________________________ Thankfully, ASA comes with the ability to easily look up and install mods, feel free to discover more on your own! These are my suggestions, and their pages have the best descriptions of what they do! X-Men (Mutation) Reminders So! You have a lot of Ark memorized and down to a science. Now time to breed dinos! Not just any dinos.. BOSS KILLING DINOS. You could just imprint a bunch of strong Megatheriums, Rexes, and Therizinosaurs then call it a day, but I am here with a chart from Apollo_Syx on Reddit! Thanks for the most concise chart I have ever seen, so easy to understand! Apollo_Syk's Mutation Guide

说实话，我发现尝试让变异雌性与原始未变异雄性交配非常耗时，而且在我看来并不值得。所以对我来说，我只会保留变异雄性。 变异提醒 要记住的一点是，变异是有概率的。一只雄性可以与多只雌性交配，所有的蛋都有产生新变异的机会。然而，如果雌性带有变异，它偶尔产下的蛋也只有和其他蛋一样（低）的变异概率。在这里，数量对我们来说才是最重要的。所以只培育变异雄性。 另外，不确定这是否属实，但……显然只要遗传的某一方（母系或父系）的变异次数不超过20/20，你就可以继续让另一方进行变异。另一个将突变限制在父系的原因。你可以通过点击恐龙物品栏中的【祖先】按钮来查看。这是我在网上找到的一个不错的例子：

这就是我推荐【Awesome Spyglass】模组的原因。恐龙属性旁的数字会告诉你等级分配情况。这是我的两只基础霸王龙，都是150级野生驯服的。（正常情况下，驯服后的等级应该是224级，而不是225级，150级加上100%驯服效率的74级就是224级，但为了科学研究，我们先忽略这一点……） 另外，忽略“Tribe of Human”这个名字，我后来在游戏里改了角色名。 这是雌性霸王龙，你可以看到近战攻击显示33-0-0，生命值显示37-0-0。这些数字的含义如下： 随机野生等级-变异等级-驯服后手动添加的等级

我养了一些霸王龙，一直没给它们加点，因为我只用它们来繁殖。但有一点非常重要，必须记住：**初始属性值越高的个体，其后代在该属性上获得更高点数的概率就越大**。 考虑到这一点，这是我的雄性霸王龙：

这里我们看到一组更好的属性，近战41点，生命值51点。这让这些属性更容易发生变异！来看看它们变异后的后代吧！

So cute! And a health mutation! But there is something not right here.. can you tell what it is? That's right! This baby Rex has it's mother's base health(37) and NOT it's father's(50). Making this mutation useless. A+! This☝️is why I would make sure my "Base Male" and "Base Female(s)" dinos have the same stats. This way, your base unmutated male and female(s) will be the unmutated offspring from your original dinos. Just keep breeding the originals until you get a male and a female(s) with the same stats. Once you get one gender with the stats you want, getting the second is a LOT easier... ~sWeEt HOmE AlaBAmA~🎤 TLDR; Breed identical stats onto your new unmutated parents. When satisfied, go for the mutations. It is always a good idea to keep your original unmutated male and female dinos in case you make a mistake down the line and need to start over! It is also good to note that there can only be a max of 255 mutated points into one stat. For instance, My female rex, if mutated fully could have: 33-255-0 on Melee and 37-255-0 on health! After one stat is capped(or close to it), move on to another stat or call it good and fight the dragon! ___________________________ P.S: Easy Mutations is a good mod for quick mutations! Remember C: SteamLibrary steamapps common ARK Survival Ascended ShooterGame Saved Config Windows? Easy Mutations,928603,https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/easy-mutations; Good! Go to GameUserSettings.ini, search for MaxMutationStacks, and change the 1 to 20! That way this mod actually works with your game! If it in't there, add: [EasyMutations] MaxMutationStacks=20 (Makes the 20x potion work, makes 40 poinns be added to a stat. 20x 2points=40 points) RemoveMutationLimit=False (unless you want to remove to 20/20 limit, then change to =True) MutationTimer=1800 (Make number larger for potions to last longer) under Server Settings! P.P.S: There is also a mod called Mutation Kibble! Mutation Kibble,1118753,https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/mods/mutation-kibble; This seems to work very well, although I prefer Easy Mutations over this mod. It even comes with kibble to change genders of your baby dinos (keeping the paternal line~) and a kibble to reset the mutation counter. I probably won't use that one, but I thought I would mention it! DO NOT REPLACE YOUR UNMUTATED FEMALE(S) WITH MUTATED ONES. THIS WILL CLUTTER UP THE MATERNAL LINE! For other help, refer to this handy-dandy guide on dododex! 😎 Dododex Mutation Guide[help.dododex.com] Quick Backup Reminder! If you want multiple saves on one pc, you have to create backups! Start by going to: C: SteamLibrary steamapps common ARK Survival Ascended ShooterGame Copy the Saved folder to a safe place. We copy the files to make sure that it doesn't bug out during transfer and you lose your world, better safe than sorry! You now have a backup of the worlds currently saved on your device. (The Saved folder is your backup.) You can rename the folder so you know which world it was, just remember to change it back to Saved when you want to put it back or switch it out. Feel free to delete the OG Saved folder (or just click Delete All Singleplayer Saves in-game) and start a new world! This will create a new Saved folder with your new world. Replace the Saved folder in: C: SteamLibrary steamapps common ARK Survival Ascended ShooterGame with whichever backup(Saved folder) you plan on using~ Voila! Multiple save files! NOTE: Creating backups is ALWAYS risky.. Be sure you have done it right before starting a new save! Measure twice, cut once! TLDR; Switch out the Saved folder in your game files. Server Maintenance So You Want A Server?If you want to build a dedicated server you can start by downloading this: https://asadedicatedmanager.eu/ ADMINS: In order to set your admins you will need the EOS (Epic Online Services) ID of the players you want to appoint. You can find this by having them enter a singleplayer game and entering whoami into the console. (use ~ to enter console) Your EOS ID will then be displayed on the screen, usually at the top or bottom once you exit the command console. NEXT >>>> Create a new .txt document and name it "adminlist", only put one EOS id per line, save and exit. Right click on adminlist.txt and copy the path. NEXT >>>> In GameUserSettings.ini add this path under the [Server Settings] like so: AdminListURL="C: Users Admin OneDrive Desktop Ark Info Reminders adminlist.txt" is an example. Paste the path you copied where the strikethrough is. YOU NEED TO KEEP THE QUOTATION MARKS. Yes, I put my adminlist in a folder on my desktop. I LIKE IT. ASA DEDICATED MANAGER _____________________________________________________________ This app linked above is pretty simple to use and its FREE! The only time you would have to pay is for convenience services. And, as long as you explore and learn the app, they are not necessary at all! The links and product IDs I have provided for the mods is one way you bypass the paid option. You can find all the information needed on the mods CurseForge website. PORT FORWARDING ...yikes. I'm still figuring this one out. Here are some links I browsed while learning: https://www.reddit.com/r/HomeNetworking/comments/i7ijiz/a_guide_to_port_forwarding/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jfSLxs40sIw&ab_channel=Tinkernut ...good luck. I still am having troubles with this. EDIT: Turns out my IP is hidden behind CGNAT, if you are having trouble port forwarding, despite doing everything correctly, and your internet is IPv4... I would double check for that. 😑 Thanks for Coming to my Ted Talk Thanks so much for taking the time to read my guide! I hope it helps a lot of you, and may your ascension be swift and painless! Let me know if you think something should be added to my guide! I am always down for suggestions! ________________________________________________________________ SPECIAL THANKS FOR COMMENTERS THAT HELPED!! PolkaPig578 (For the recommendation of boosting crop growth and resource respawn. 🥕