Ark Survival Ascended (ASA): How to Increase Tether Distance

Ever wondered why your game stopped or lagged the further away you went from your host in Ark Survival Ascended? This is because of something called tether distance. Tether distance limits the rendering of the game to save server space and resources. This is a value that can be increased beyond the limit imposed in-game, allowing you to travel far away from the host. So, if you are interested in knowing how to increase tether distance in Ark Survival Ascended, here’s everything you need to know.

This setting was implemented to make it easier for the game to run in invite-only sessions. These sessions are often not hosted on platformed servers, but the device itself is a server hosting the game. This makes it harder for the device to run the game since it has to render and…