


If your ARK installation is on a different drive, simply change the drive letter above. Start "" steamcmd.exe +login USERNAME PASSWORD +force_install_dir "C:\Path_to_Ark" +app_update 376030 validate +quit Update by executing Step #2 & #3 above to update the server code.Īlternatively, see on how to automate SteamCMD to keep the application up to date.Ī simple batch file placed in your SteamCMD directory with the following commands will help you automate the process of updating your ARK off Double click Serverstart.bat to start up the server!.Ensure that the ports above have been allowed through the firewall and port-forwarded if operating in a NAT environment (most home users will be).Start ShooterGameServer "TheIsland?SessionName=GameServerSetup?QueryPort=27015?ServerPassword=MyPassword?ServerAdminPassword=MYPassword?Port=7777?listen" Change the ServerPassword and ServerAdminPassword to the passwords you want. Open Serverstart.bat in a text editor (such as Notepad).Right click -> New text Document - type in Serverstart.bat as it's name.Navigate to C:\ArkServer\shootergame\binaries\win64\ and create a batch script to properly startup ArkServer (can later be setup to auto-start on system startup).Install Visual Studio 2013 Redist pack from C:\ArkServer\_commonRedist\Vredist\.Install Direct-X from C:\ArkServer\_commonredist\DirectX.

You can also download the entire game and the server files are included in the game folder. You can close the application once the download has finished.force_install_dir C:\ArkServer\ #(or whatever directory you selected in Step 1).Replace USERNAME with your Steam username, and PASSWORD with your Steam password Once you reach the prompt, type the following.NOTE: YOU MUST OWN ARK: IN ORDER TO INSTALL THE SERVER It will start downloading the rest of SteamCMD. Doubleclick the extracted SteamCMD.exe file.Create a folder where you wish to store your ARK: Survival Evolved Dedicated Server Files (such as C:\ArkServer).Install Visual Studio 2013 Redist pack (Included with download C:\ArkServer\_commonRedist\Vredist\).

Make sure you have the latest DirectX Run-Time package.
