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Tethering in Ark: Survival Ascended is a mechanic that prevents players from getting too far away from the host player when playing on a non-dedicated server. This can be frustrating for players who want to explore the map freely, or who want to split up and work on different tasks.

Below we’ll explain how to change and remove tethering in Ark: Survival Ascended.

How To Remove the Tether Distance in Ark: Survival Ascended

You’ll have to run a private server to remove the tether distance in Ark: Survival Ascended. This will allow you to use the server without any limitations on memory because those limitations are only for public servers. That also means that you could have issues with your own game’s performance because of this.

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Tether Distance in Ark: Survival Ascended can sometimes be annoying. You may want to make it bigger so your friends can explore more of the map, or you may need to make it smaller if your server is having a hard time loading everything.

Either way, you can definitely change it—here’s how.

What is Tether Distance in Ark: Survival Ascended?

Tether Distance in Ark: Survival Ascended is about how far away other players can go from the player hosting the game. If the Tether Distance is bigger, players can go further from the host.

This option is there because the game can be tough on your computer or console’s hardware at the best of times, and when players on a non-dedicated server go far from the host player, it has to load more things on the map, which can make it even harder on…

If you’re playing with a friend in Ark Survival Ascended, you may see a message saying, “You’re heading out of range! You need to get closer to the Host Player!” This message, combined with the distance indicator in the bottom right corner, is host tethering.

Tethering in Ark Survival Ascended is a distance limiter set on the host and everyone on their server. It’s extremely annoying which leads people to want to learn how to remove the player tethering in the game. In this guide, I’ll tell you everything you need to know about tethering in Ark Survival.

Ark Survival Ascended: How to remove host tethering

After learning about the different server types in Ark Survival Ascended (read our server guide if you need a refresher), you’ll know the difference between official,…