How To Transfer Servers In ARK Survival

You can transfer your participant character, gadgets, and dinosaurs from one ARK server to a different. While there are limits on which servers you possibly can switch between, they’re comparatively beneficiant, and you may transfer lots of gadgets and creatures between appropriate servers.

Most transfers are carried out on the Obelisks or with a Tek Transmitter. 

How Does Transferring Servers Work on ARK Survival?

When you switch a server, you add your character information, gadgets, and dinosaurs from one server to a different. There are some things to recollect when planning a switch:

• You can solely switch inside a server cluster. In different phrases, the servers must be arrange so that they’re linked collectively to switch characters, dinosaurs, and gadgets between them. The server house owners must be those to set that up.
• You can solely switch from an official server to an official server or from an unofficial server to an unofficial server – and provided that they’re clustered collectively. 
• You can transfer from a PVP server to a different PVP server or from a PVE server to a different PVE server, however you possibly can’t switch from PVP to PVE or vice versa. 
• You don’t must solely transfer between the identical maps. You can switch from The Island to Crystal Isles, for instance.
• You can solely transfer between maps that you just personal. If you attempt to switch to a map you don’t personal, you threat dropping your character. 
• You can’t transfer artifacts between servers. If you’re attempting to summon bosses, you could get the artifacts on the map the place you’ll do the summoning. 
• You can’t transfer particular boss trophies, aspect, gacha crystals, coal, plant species X seeds, full fish baskets, or mistletoe between servers.
• Not all creatures will be transferred between servers or maps.
• While you possibly can switch creatures in cryopods in your stock, there are some drawbacks and concerns to pay attention to that I’ll element later. 
• Always save a backup of your world earlier than doing any transferring in case you must undo it later. Some folks have misplaced characters or gadgets in the course of the course of. A backup ensures that it’s straightforward to return to your world as wanted. 

The strategy of transferring is fairly easy. The hardest part is gathering what you need to carry with you. There isn’t any switch course of for gadgets that aren’t in your stock.

How to Transfer Servers on ARK Survival

When you’re able to switch from one server to a different, you could discover a console. These are the units that allow you to connect with the opposite servers. Fortunately, they’re easy to seek out! Just search for the big obelisks at numerous factors on the map. The consoles are positioned at their bases.

1. Approach the console on the base of the obelisk.
2. Press E to open the stock.
3. Click Upload Survivor.
4. Click Accept.
5. Exit the sport and go to the principle menu.
6. Open the server to which you’re transferring.
7. Click Download Survivor on the character creation display screen.
8. Choose to spawn as normal.

This is how you are taking your survivor from one server to a different. If you need to switch gadgets, comply with the subsequent set of directions.

1. Approach the console.
2. Press E to open its stock.
3. Click the ARK Data tab.
4. Drag the gadgets you need to switch out of your stock into the console’s stock.
5. Exit the sport and go to the principle menu.
6. Open the server to which you’re transferring.
7. Log on with a personality.
8. Approach an obelisk.
9. Press F to open its stock.
10. Select the ARK Data tab.
11. Drag the gadgets into your stock. 

The course of for transferring tamed creatures between servers may be very related. However, you could have the creature close to the console for this to work, which will be hazardous as harmful enemies are sometimes positioned close to obelisks. Be ready and keep your tame protected. 

Remember, tames can solely be transferred each 12 hours. Plan accordingly. 

1. Bring your tame close to the console. 
2. Press E to open the console’s stock.
3. Click the Creatures tab.
4. Click the tame you need to add within the listing. If it isn’t showing, it isn’t shut sufficient to the console, or it isn’t eligible for switch.
5. Click the paw print icon on the high to provoke the add.
6. Exit the sport and go to the principle menu.
7. Log onto the server the place you need to obtain your tame.
8. Approach an obelisk.
9. Press F to open its stock.
10. Click the Creatures tab.
11. Click the tame you need to add from the listing on the backside.
12. Press the paw print icon to maneuver the creature to the brand new server. The tame will seem within the spawn zone, which should be empty, otherwise you would possibly expertise points along with your recreation.

Creatures can’t be transferred with an lively stock or a saddle. These gadgets can be destroyed if you change between servers.

Using a Tek Transmitter to Transfer

You also can use a Tek Transmitter to switch your characters, gadgets, and tames between servers. The guidelines are the identical as these for using a console – you gained’t be capable of get round any of the rules or restrictions. However, using a Tek Transmitter will be more handy for some gamers.

You can solely get it after defeating the Dragon or the Crystal Wyvern Queen. 

Once you entry the Tek Transmitter’s stock, it really works the identical manner because the console. The profit to using it’s that it may be positioned virtually anyplace.

Crafting the Tek Transmitter

Once you possibly can entry the Tek Transmitter by unlocking the engram, you possibly can craft it within the Tek Replicator. You will need to have the next substances to make it.

Fighting the Dragon

You can discover the Dragon on The Island, Ragnarock, and Valguero. You have to make use of the obelisk on these maps to summon the Dragon. Once you’ve emerged victorious from the battle, you’ll be capable of use a wide range of tek engrams, together with the Tek Transmitter. 

To summon the Dragon, use:

Once these things are positioned within the Tribute part of the console’s stock on the obelisk, you can begin your battle with The Dragon. 

Fighting the Crystal Wyvern Queen

The Crystal Wyvern Queen is on the market to battle on the Crystal Isles map. You have to have interaction in fight along with her to unlock late-game tek engrams, together with the Tek Transmitter.

Leave the next gadgets within the Tribute part of a console’s stock at any obelisk on Crystal Isles to summon the Crystal Wyvern Queen.

• Ten primal crystals. That quantity will increase to twenty or 30 in case you’re doing beta or alpha issue.
• Five crystal talons. That quantity will increase to twenty or 15 in case you’re doing beta or alpha issue.
• 1 Alpha crystal talon. Increase it to three or 5 talons in case you’re growing the issue.
• Artifact of the Brute, Artifact of the Devious, Artifact of the Immune, Artifact of the Massive, and Artifact of the Skylord for gamma issue. 
• Artifact of the Clever, Artifact of the Cunning, Artifact of the Depths, Artifact of the Devourer, Artifact of the Hunter, and Artifact of the Strong in case you’re doing beta issue. 
• Artifact of the Crag, Artifact of the Destroyer, Artifact of the Gatekeeper, Artifact of the Lost, Artifact of the Pack, ARtifact of the Shadows, and Artifact of the Stalker in case you’re doing alpha issue. 

In addition to the tek engrams, you’ll additionally get a trophy, aspect, and the Crystal Wyvern Queen flag when you defeat this boss. 

Other Considerations for Transferring Servers in ARK

Transferring servers additionally has different concerns, particularly in case you plan to switch dinosaurs in cryopods. These ingenious little units can retailer even the most important dinos, however you threat dropping your tames in case you switch them this manner. Always save a backup so you possibly can return to an earlier save in case issues don’t go nicely. 

• Sometimes dinosaurs transferred in a cryopod lose their stats, together with their degree, coloration, and even gender. This is among the causes it’s so vital to have a backup as a result of when you’ve got a excessive degree tough tame, it’s very disappointing to see it lose its stats.
• Dinosaurs transferred in a cryopod can’t be launched simply because the cryopod survives the switch. Some maps don’t assist you to carry explicit creatures out of cryopods.

Players are likely to have more luck transferring gadgets in the event that they keep the merchandise of their stock for no less than quarter-hour earlier than making the switch. Find one thing to do for a bit earlier than initiating the add to make sure you don’t lose your merchandise.