ARK: Survival Ascended
In short
- Ascended uses a very demanding engine: a real server with 20 players used about 10 GB of memory.
- You can pick an official map and add CurseForge mods from the panel; players need the mods too.
- Turn on backups so your tribe does not lose its progress.
1. Start with memory
Ascended uses a much more demanding engine than the original ARK. A real server with 20 players used about 10 GB of memory, so a service hosting it should give it dedicated memory with room to spare. Before you buy, check how much RAM each server includes.
Included in every ARK: Survival Ascended server on LIZARION, whatever number of slots you pick.
2. Pick the slots
A slot is one player connected at the same time. Count your tribe and the allies who usually overlap at peak hour, not every member. More players means more consumption, which is why servers for this game have a minimum number of slots.
3. Choose the map
You can pick official maps such as The Island, Scorched Earth, Aberration, Extinction, Ragnarok or Valguero, and switch maps from the panel. Each map keeps its own saved progress, so switch carefully if you already have a game going.
4. Add CurseForge mods
Ascended uses CurseForge mods. With LIZARION you add them from the panel and the server downloads them for you. Players also need the mods to join, so give them the list before opening the server.
5. Turn on backups
Months of tribe progress can be lost to a failure or a bad mod update. Keep copies of the world and restore them from the panel if something goes wrong.