Adding mods to your ARK server Print

The following guide will help you install mods onto your ARK: Survival Evolved server.

Log into your game panel and click 'stop' on your service, we suggest you save your server in game first. (This is very important)

Follow this guide to install ARK Remote if you have not done so already

With ARK Remote installed and started we can start the Mod Install

In Server Launcher downloaded in the guide, click the 'Mods' header
This will open up a new window where we can install our mods

Find the mod you want to install in the list.
For example: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=485347671

Step 6:
Copy the id="number" for our example it is: 485347671
Place this into the box and click 'Add > Mod'


Click on the mod you just added (in our case 'Strata Vis')

Click the 'Install / Update' button



This will start the mod install.
When it finishes you will see similar to the following:

Downloading item 478525616 ...
Success. Downloaded item 47855616 to "Directory name"
Mod downloaded, Installing... (This can take awhile)
Mod Installed

Please Note:
To confirm it downloaded you can check for files at:
File Manager > \ShooterGame\Content\Mods\

You have now downloaded your mods, please follow stage two of the guide for final installation


Activation of mods via Ark Remote\Server Launcher

There are two methods in which to enable\activate your mods, 
you can simply click "Activate" just under the "Install/Update button" you just clicked as shown here:




Once this has been clicked your mod will be active and will be loaded when the server is started.

Your mod is now installed and active!


Alternative Activation via Commandline Method

The other method is adding the mods to the commandline, this may be prefered if you want to keep track of mods easily,
To add a mod to your commandline, please follow these steps here:

Select Commandline Manager from the icons.

Select the commandline ark with mods, of if your using a total conversion too, select the total conversion commandline.

Scroll down until you find "Mod ID"
Here you will add the mod ID (this tells the server and the users connecting what mods are loaded).
The ModID is the foldername you uploaded earlier. In our case: 485347671

Note:
If you want to run multiple mods simply seperate them by a ',' 

eg 485347671,485347672,485347673

Step 6:
Scroll down until you find 'Mod\Map File Path'
In this space we will be setting the load location of the map

NOTE: Do NOT change 'Mod\Map File Path' from 'TheIsland' if you aren't doing a map change.

These are setup like the following:
/Game/Mods/MODID/MapName
EG: /Game/Mods/485347671/StateraVis

The map name can be found inside the folder you uploaded it has the extension of .umap at the end.
Do not put the .umap extension into the CMD line.

You'll also want to add your map's ModID to 'MapModId'.

We have a more detailed guide on adding maps to your server here.

Click save\apply to save your commandline.

Start your server.