Direct connecting via Steam to ARK: Survival Evolved
Adding server to favorites
Launch Steam
Go to Servers (found under View) in the menu.
Then click on Favorites.
Now, the IP address (with the query port) of the game server can be added to the FAVORITES tab with a right-click
(add server by IP address)
Don’t forget to click “Refresh” after adding, otherwise you won’t be able to join the server.
Finding servers through in-game search
Start ARK.
Click on Join ARK.
Select Unofficial under SERVER FILTER at the bottom.
Enter 4netplayers (only works for branded servers) or part of the server name in the NAME FILTER at the top.
Now, search for your own server using the self-assigned name.
DirectConnect on game startup
Launch Steam.
Right-click on the game ARK: Survival Evolved in your library, and click on Manage.
Click on Properties.
Under the GENERAL tab, click on Set launch options….
Enter ShooterGame.exe +connect YOUR IP:Gameport +password “YOUR PASSWORD” into the field.
(Replace YOUR IP:Gameport and YOUR PASSWORD with your own values.)
Click OK.
Now, ARK will always start on the specified server.
Directconnect via shortcut
Right-click on the desktop and create a new shortcut.
Enter the following into the shortcut: steam://connect/YOURIP:Queryport
Replace YOURIP and Queryport with the values of your server.
