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Ark: Survival Ascended has finally launched, and players are flocking to official servers to see who can become the king of The Island. However, many players are experiencing a “Server Full” error when trying to join all Official servers, even though the server isn’t actually full. I’ll explain this issue below.

Ark: Survival Ascended “Server Full” error explained

Studio Wildcard has made an announcement stating they are aware of inaccurate player counts in the server browser. This is why you are receiving a “Server Full” error when trying to join seemingly open servers.

This statement makes a lot of sense to those who have attempted to join Official servers in ASA over the last few days, as many are…

If you need an Ark Survival Ascended server hosting guide to get more information about creating servers, you’ve come to the right place. Let’s talk about how to create a dedicated server in Ark Survival Ascended.

Ark Survival Ascended: How to Create a Dedicated Server

There are numerous ways to approach the game besides single-player. You can join official servers for online play and also create non-dedicated and dedicated servers yourself. They allow your community to play the game even though the host isn’t online. So, how do you create one?

Studio Wildcard is partnered with Nitrado for the creation of dedicated servers. This is a game server hosting service that allows you to buy and maintain dedicated servers for Ark Survival Ascended. Therefore, if this is something…

Ark: Survival Ascended provides several different ways to play the game, but what are the differences in server types?

There are four different server types in Ark: Survival Ascended, which range in features and the amount of players they can hold. This includes a single-player server, which is the easiest way to access the game but prevents all multiplayer.

As such, many players will turn to online ways to play but with three different types of servers, what are the differences? We’ve explained it all below.

What is an official server in Ark: Survival Ascended?

An official server in Ark: Survival Ascended is one managed by Studio Wildcard themselves and puts you online with other players, in either PvP or PvE format.

Official servers in Ark: Survival Ascended can be accessed…

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,…

Ark: Survival Ascended is finally available on PC but a significant change to dedicated servers has led to fury among players.

Nitrado has secured Ark: Survival Ascended server hosting exclusivity for the new release, which significantly limits the options for players to host their own servers—and locks it behind a monstrous paywall.

A three-day server subscription with 26 player slots, the cheapest option with Nitrado, costs $8.09, with a 30-day subscription priced at $32.29. If you want to secure that service for a year, the price increases to a whopping $322.19.

Prices also increase for the number of players, with a maximum size of 200, and just three days runtime for that size costs $51.99, while a 30-day runtime is priced at $207.79. At the top end of the spectrum, a year-long…