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ARK: Survival Ascended - Increase Dino Level 🦖 | Set Max Level to 450 (Singleplayer & Server) This guide shows how to increase the maximum Dino level in ARK: Survival Ascended to up to 450 without mods. It explains the necessary settings in the Game.ini and GameUserSettings.ini files for single player and server.
ARK: Survival Ascended - Increase Dino Level 🦖 | Set Max Level to 450 (Singleplayer & Server)
1. Introduction: Increase Max Level of Dinos in ARK 🦖
  • ✅ The video is about how to increase the maximum level of the dinos in ARK: Survival Ascended.
  • ✅ This is possible in both single player and on servers.
  • ✅ It shows how to adjust the Max Level without mods.
00:00 - 00:21
1. Introduction: Increase Max Level of Dinos in ARK 🦖
  • ✅ The video is about how to increase the maximum level of the dinos in ARK: Survival Ascended.
  • ✅ This is possible in both single player and on servers.
  • ✅ It shows how to adjust the Max Level without mods.
00:26 - 00:54
2. Why Max Level Increase Makes Sense and What is Needed ⚙️
  • ✅ Higher max levels are possible without mods, which puts less strain on the system.
  • ⚠️ On consoles in single player, a mod is required to adjust the Max Level.
01:39 - 02:27
3. Requirements for Max Level Adjustment 🛠️
  • ✅ Access to the Game.ini and GameUserSettings.ini files is required.
  • ⚠️ Console players in single player need a mod or play on a server to increase the Max Level.
02:28 - 03:42
4. Step-by-step instructions: Finding the configuration files 📂
  1. Steam Library → SteamApps → common → Ark Survival Ascended → ShooterGame → Saved → Config → Windows
  2. The required files are Game.ini and GameUserSettings.ini.
03:43 - 04:47
5. Configuration of Game.ini: Adjust Max Difficulty ⚙️
  • ✅ Open the Game.ini file.
  • ✅ Find the line MaxDifficulty.
  • ✅ Change the value from True to False.
  • ✅ Save the file.
04:48 - 06:10
6. Configuration of GameUserSettings.ini: Adjust difficulty level ⚙️
  • ✅ Open the GameUserSettings.ini file.
  • ✅ Find the [ServerSettings] section.
  • ✅ Find the line DifficultyOffset and set it to 0.5 (optional, to make taming easier, but makes bosses easier).
06:11 - 07:25
7. Set OverrideOfficialDifficulty: Set Max Level 🔢
  • ✅ Add the line OverrideOfficialDifficulty=15 if it doesn't exist.
  • ✅ The value is always multiplied by 30 to determine the Max Level (e.g. 15 * 30 = 450).
  • ✅ Save the file.
07:26 - 07:59
8. Restart and first steps in the game 🚀
  • ✅ Restart the game.
  • ✅ Select single player mode and the desired map.
08:00 - 09:56
9. Check Dino Level and Execute DestroyWildDinos 🦖
  • ✅ Check the level of the dinos in the area to make sure the changes are effective.
  • ✅ Execute the console command DestroyWildDinos to delete all dinos on the map and respawn them so that the new levels are displayed.
09:57 - 13:31
10. Server Configuration: Setting Max Level on Servers ⚙️
  • ✅ Deactivate the maximum difficulty level in the gameplay tab of the server interface.
  • ✅ Make sure that the "Override official difficulty" option is activated and the value is set to 15 (for Max Level 450).
  • ✅ Execute the command Cheat DestroyWildDinos in admin mode to respawn the dinos.
13:32 - 14:49
11. Dedicated Server and Conclusion 🏁
  • ✅ On a dedicated server, the same steps as in single player can be carried out, as there is access to the file system.
  • ✅ The commands and storage locations mentioned are summarized in the video description.
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