ARK: Survival Ascended Server Manager for Windows
SupportedWindows · Cross-play
ARK: Survival Ascended servers are heavyweight — big installs, frequent updates, and worlds that represent hundreds of hours of taming and building. Gone Wrong Servers handles the install, watches the server's health, and keeps verified recovery points so a bad patch never costs you your map.
The world recovery system captures the complete native save tree — including the game's own autosaves — so rolling back is safe, verified, and never deletes the world you're replacing.
Game-aware Windows server manager
Windows · Cross-play
What you get
ARK: Survival Ascended, handled
Supported capabilities
- Guided install with sensible defaults
- Import an existing ASA server in place
- Verified world backups and rollback
- Safe updates with pre-update recovery points
- Mod management
Cross-play support lets Steam and console players share one server where the game allows it — enabled with a single toggle during setup.
From install to invite
- Choose ARK: Survival Ascended and a preset
- Gone Wrong Servers installs and verifies the server
- Cross-play and connection settings are checked automatically
- Invite your tribe and start taming
ARK: Survival Ascended and its artwork are the property of their respective owners. Gone Wrong Servers is independent third-party software.
ARK: Survival Ascended technical snapshot
The real server package, files, and network path
This is the server-specific layer behind the guided experience. It identifies the actual package and the data that must survive an update, so you can verify what the app is managing or follow the complete manual guide yourself.
- Official server
- ARK: Survival Ascended Dedicated Server
- Install and update
- SteamCMD
- App ID 2430930
- Server process
- ShooterGame/Binaries/Win64/ArkAscendedServer.exe
- Player scope
- Native 64-bit Windows server; no native Linux ASA server in the reviewed setup reference
Player-facing ports
| Port | Protocol | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| 7777 (configurable) | UDP | Primary gameplay traffic |
| 7778 (game port + 1) | UDP | Companion/peer traffic |
| 27015 (configurable) | UDP | Steam query and browser discovery |
Preserve these native files
ShooterGame/Saved/SavedArksMap, survivor, tribe and related persistent world stateShooterGame/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/GameUserSettings.iniBasic and intermediate server settingsShooterGame/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/Game.iniAdvanced rules, levels, engrams and balance configurationConfigured cluster transfer directoryCross-map upload/download state for clustered servers
Edition and cross-play
Wildcard announced ASA multiplayer across Steam, Xbox/Windows and PlayStation, but the exact self-hosted platform-filter syntax remains version-sensitive.
Mods and extensions
ASA loads ordered CurseForge-backed mod IDs with -mods=; it does not use ASE's ActiveMods, -automanagedmods or Steam Workshop server workflow.
Administration
Use separate join and admin secrets, in-game admin commands or restricted RCON, and capture current platform-aware account identifiers before maintaining access lists.
Diagnose the exact symptom
ARK: Survival Ascended troubleshooting
The join attempt ends with "Connection Timeout", returns to the server list, or never reaches character selection.
ARK: Survival Ascended Connection Timeout Fixes
Fix an ARK: Survival Ascended server connection timeout by checking versions, mods, ports and reachability in a safe order.
Open the tested checklist →
A setting appears to do nothing, resets after startup, or was placed in the wrong configuration file or section.
ARK: Survival Ascended Server Settings Explained
Understand ARK: Survival Ascended dedicated server settings, launch arguments, GameUserSettings.ini and Game.ini.
Open the tested checklist →
After an update, the server fails during startup, returns players to the menu, or loads a world without expected mod content.
ARK: Survival Ascended Mods Not Loading After Update
Recover an ARK: Survival Ascended dedicated server when mods are missing, outdated or fail to load after an update.
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A crash, update or configuration change damaged progress and the server must return to a known-good point.
ARK: Survival Ascended Server Backup and Rollback
Back up and roll back an ARK: Survival Ascended server while keeping map, player and tribe data synchronized.
Open the tested checklist →
SteamCMD installs the wrong files, the executable is missing, the process exits on its map argument, or familiar ASE settings never affect the ASA instance.
Fix an ASE Command Used for an ARK: Survival Ascended Server
Replace ARK: Survival Evolved App IDs, executables, map names, ports and mod syntax with the correct Survival Ascended equivalents safely.
Open the tested checklist →
The launch command appears to request a custom gameplay port, but socket inspection and connection attempts still point to UDP 7777.
ARK: Survival Ascended Custom Port Stuck on UDP 7777
Fix an ASA server that ignores a custom port by using -port syntax, reserving the companion port, separating query traffic and retesting externally.
Open the tested checklist →
Settings placed after ServerAdminPassword do not apply, or the effective administrator password appears to include pieces of the remaining command.
ASA Admin Password Breaks Options After It: Fix Launch Order
Fix ARK: Survival Ascended launch options swallowed by ServerAdminPassword, rotate exposed secrets, rebuild syntax and verify administration safely.
Open the tested checklist →
Public beta
BETA is available now
Download the current Windows build directly from the official GitHub release. No signup or hosting account is required.
Start with a Windows computer you control. This installer is code-signed by GoneWrongGaming LLC. Check that publisher name in Windows before installing. The download page includes the exact filename and SHA-256 checksum.
- Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit)
- 11 supported games
- Backups, updates and recovery guidance