For ARK: SE there only existed a closed source with relic like code🧓. When they made the announcement that they won't make a new version/update their software for ARK: Ascended we stepped in to fill the void, our goal is to make this software easy to use and cross platform (when we get linux binaries for the servers).
For now the only way is to use the nightly release, this is because we are not yet ready to release an alpha version. You can download the installer and install! (nightly is unstable and does not have auto updating at this time!)
Setting up a server with Ark Ascended Server Manager is easy, follow these steps to get started:
- Install the latest version of the app found here
- Run the app for the first time
- Click the "Create new server" button
- Set your installation path
- Click install server and wait for the process to finish
- Once complete, click "Go back" and your server will be shown
- Change any required settings, notable mentions: a. Server Name b. Admin Password c. Max Players d. Ports (You should forward these ports) e. Multipliers (contains the settings for GameUserSettings.ini and Game.ini), you can import existing settings under the "Import settings" header
- Click the green start button
Check out the Contributing Guide to get started with contributing! Once your first contribution is merged you can head over to our Discord Server and ask for the 'Contributor' role :D
This project is still only in very early alpha, so there are still many features to come!