Welcome to Astral ARK
Astral Imperium was founded on June 10th 2014. We opened our first ARK server in July 2015.
We are proud to host a Dual Cluster which contains our events map, Astral ARK, acting as a central server where our players can choose between PVE or PVP while still being a part of our larger community.
At the moment, our servers are available for PC Steam players only. Should the opportunity arise, we will open our servers to more platforms.

Choose your path
Upon joining our central hub, you must choose whether you want to access and play on our PVE or PVP servers.
Our cluster contains two sets of all official maps, one for each game mode. All our players, both PVE and PVP, can communicate with one another, take part in events and freely trade on The Hub.
Once you have chosen your path, you are tied to this game mode and the servers associated with it. You cannot change it afterwards without admin intervention, so choose carefully.
If you are looking to play on Astral ARK for the first time, you must join the Hub first via the button below before you can join any other maps.
Join links

Join the community
Get the latest news and announcements about Astral ARK, access the recruitment and trading channels and join in the server chat, all via Discord!
You can also raise tickets to request in-game assistance or get in touch with admins and moderators.

Rules
Do not try to work around the rules and limits that we have put in place.
It is the player’s responsibility to understand and follow the rules below and to check them regularly as they are subject to change.
Examples are given for context but do not cover all possible scenarios for each rule. If you are unsure whether something is allowed or not, please raise a ticket with us.
We reserve the right to intervene in any situation where we feel things have gotten out of hand.
We do not tolerate racism, abuse, discrimination or any form of hate.
All members of our community should be treating each other and the staff with respect, no matter what happens on the servers. Remember it’s only a game, everyone wants to have fun when playing, so don’t take frustrations out on others.
All information received will be weighed up equally when making decisions about player actions and behaviour so long as it concerns our community. Players interacting with the community and its members should behave in a respectful manner, no matter where they do it.
Do not build in unintended areas such as, but not limited to, within the mesh. If an area looks like it is not meant to be built in, ask the moderation team first before setting up your base.
PVE:
Players shouldn’t use game mechanics to purposefully antagonise others. This includes kiting wild dinos to bases and tames in progress or stealing from other tribes, for example loot from drops and OSDs.
PVP:
Players shouldn’t build a base whose ORP would overlap with another tribe’s structures or could be used to provide unintended protection during a raid.
ORPs should not be placed on traps, outposts or other secondary structures or builds used for attacking another tribe.
Players should choose unique names for their characters and tribes and not impersonate others. “123”, generic names and names containing unreadable characters such as ☐ are not allowed, as well as changing tribe name to conceal your identity.
Tribes should have the same members and name across all maps to be easily identifiable by the rest of the community. Players are responsible for who they invite in their tribe and alliances. Make sure you fully trust someone before giving them access to something you do not want to lose.
Alt accounts are not allowed, even within the same game mode.
This includes anywhere in artifact caves, obelisks, terminals, mission dispatchers, wild creatures nests areas, surface entrances on Aberration, Underworld access paths, alcoves and side routes on The Center, underground entrances on Valguero and tunnels/vents on Genesis 2 among others.
If a no-build zone has been placed down, do not try to find a way around it as your structures will be removed without warning.
PVE:
Do not build in artifact and resource-rich caves and areas, block pathways or prevent access to loot crates, explorer notes, runes and glitches.
Collectors (oil nodes, gas veins etc.) should stay unlocked. Charge nodes should be freely accessible.
If you built your base on a spawn point, you should leave a way out so players don’t get stuck when spawning.
Build locations include anything that is placed in the world, such as bases, outposts, taming traps or spikes etc.
Players shouldn’t spam areas on a map for the sole purpose of claiming land and preventing others to build. Spam isn’t allowed as a build location.
Make sure to stay within the limits at all times, as we might remove extra build locations without warning.
PVE:
Each tribe can build 1 main base per map and 1 secondary building, no bigger than 10×10. In addition, 1 ocean platform, regardless of type, can be placed by each tribe per map.
PVP:
Each tribe can claim 2 build locations per map, including 5 enclosed areas maximum across all maps. In addition, 1 ocean platform, regardless of type, can be placed by each tribe per map.
Defensive structures and spam (turret towers, foundations etc.) should not extend further than 30 foundations away from a base perimeter.
A base perimeter is defined by the outer most wall or gate within the confines of the enclosed area for indoor bases, or the outer perimeter wall for outdoor bases. This perimeter should not be increased beyond what you reasonably need, it should also not be artificially extended to increase the spam radius.
Enclosed areas include but are not limited to caves, ratholes and other enclosed spaces.
PVE and PVP players are free to interact, communicate and trade with one another but should not involve themselves in each other’s cluster issues.
For example, PVE players shouldn’t purposefully be supplying dinos, weapons and ammo to a PVP tribe to fund a war.
Every trade between players from different game modes must in all circumstances be done through the Auction House. Two players from the same game mode may still trade in person.
Those rules apply for both PVP and PVE during tribe wars.
As each raid is different, admins and moderators will use their discretion to monitor things and ensure PVP is fair on both sides. Players should follow the rules specified below as well as any guidelines the moderation team will give out for a raid.
FOBs:
◦ A FOB shouldn’t exceed 4x4x4 in size.
◦ ORP shouldn’t be placed on a FOB.
◦ Only one FOB is allowed per base attacked, this includes the attacking tribe and their allies.
◦ If the defending tribe has built in a cave or an enclosed area, the FOB shouldn’t be placed within turret range of the entrance.
◦ Spam and any other structures placed during a raid by either the attacking or defending tribe should be removed as soon as the raid is over.
Platform saddles:
◦ Platform saddle builds with tunnels or similar enclosed spaces that could be used to clip through structures and provide protected access to enemy structures are not allowed.
◦ They should not be used to provide full protection to a dino or to prevent it from being targeted during a raid, for example by boxing it.
Rafts:
◦ Rafts should not be used to clip through structures, for example by building a tunnel. Building designs like this are not allowed.
Prisoners:
◦ Players can be kept prisoners for the duration of a raid but should be released as soon as the raid is over.

General
Max wild dino level: 150/190
Wild dino wipes: Tue/Thu/Sat/Sun
Auto-updates: Enabled
Daily restarts ≈ Midnight (UK) ↓
Rates
Experience: 1x
Resources: 2x
Taming: 2x
Breeding: 4x
Structures/Environment
Structures + ↓
Hatchery
Nanny (no imprint)
Multi-Tool: Pickup/Demolish
Omni-Tool: Basic Transfer/Advanced Transfer
Dedicated storage: Use at your own risk
Overall tribe limit: 7,250 ↓
Hatchery: 3
Nanny: 2
AH Auctioneer: 2
AH Hatchery: 2
AH Stockman: 2
AH Transporter: 2
AH Mailbox: 2
Ocean platform: 1 (regardless of type)
S+ Dedicated storage: 10 (use at your own risk)
Auto-decay: 20 days
Auto-destruction of nests/eggs/dams
Players/Tribes
Player weight: 1.5x
Max players in tribe: 10
Alliances: Enabled ↓
5 alliances per tribe
5 tribes per alliance
Tribe wars: Enabled (PVE)
Dinos
Max tamed (tribe): 300
Creature weight: 2x
Tames food consumption: 0.5x
Imprint by anyone
Cuddle interval: 8 hours ↓
Max level (tames): 450 ↓
Plugins
Discord ↔ In-game chat
Tribe Enforcer
Shop
Vote Rewards
Offline Raid Protection (PVP)
& more…

Plugins
We selected these plugins to improve our players’ gaming experience. As an example, each player joining our servers gets a free starter pack that they can claim right away.
Messages sent from our #cross-chat Discord channel are also sent in-game across all maps, and vice versa. To do so, link your Discord account to the servers by following those simple steps:
1 – Join our Discord server and get the ARK role
2 – Click the “Link Account” button in #read-me
3 – The bot will reply with a code to use in-game
4 – In chat in-game, type the command and code
5 – You have now linked your Discord account to the servers!
After linking your account, you will be able to use the “Kick Me” button to be kicked from the servers and type /ignore in-game to ignore specific players. You will also be able to attach images to your messages.
To ensure all players and tribes are easily identifiable, the name of a tribe and its members are the same across all maps. Each member added to the tribe on one map will be added to the others. The tribe will be automatically created once a tribe member logs on to a new map.
Tribe Enforcer is not enabled on The Hub to allow for more flexibility during events. We would still recommend that you create a tribe on this map.
When creating a tribe: Each tribe founder should transfer to all maps after creating their tribe to avoid any issues.
When kicking tribe members: It is best to kick the member on all maps to ensure tribe members are up to date across the cluster.
When merging: The owner of the tribe that has been merged into the other should log on all maps to automatically merge tribes across the cluster.
A community forge and safe zone are available on most maps.
They contain fresh water, crafting stations, an incubation area and a donation vault and cryofridge where other players can leave items, gear and dinos they don’t use anymore.
PVP is not allowed in these areas, even on PVE during tribe wars.
Expand PVE coordinates ↓
Safe Zone: 89 LAT / 24 LON
Community Forge: 57 LAT / 51 LON
– The Center:
Safe Zone: 59 LAT / 64 LON
Community Forge: 64 LAT / 69 LON
– Ragnarok:
Safe Zone: 18 LAT / 22 LON
Community Forge: 79 LAT / 63 LON
– Valguero:
Safe Zone: 63 LAT / 48 LON
Community Forge: 31 LAT / 9 LON
– Crystal Isles:
Safe Zone: 55 LAT / 25 LON
Community Forge: 56 LAT / 48 LON
– Lost Island:
Safe Zone: 44 LAT / 54 LON
– Scorched Earth:
Safe Zone: 65 LAT / 56 LON
– Aberration:
Safe Zone: 46 LAT / 22 LON
– Extinction:
Safe Zone: 51 LAT / 66 LON
– Genesis 2:
Public TP – Eden Tunnel: 46 LAT / 59 LON
Public TP – Rockwell Tunnel: 49 LAT / 40 LON
Expand PVP coordinates ↓
Safe Zone: 89 LAT / 24 LON
Community Forge: 36 LAT / 59 LON
– The Center:
Safe Zone: 59 LAT / 64 LON
Community Forge: 64 LAT / 69 LON
– Ragnarok:
Safe Zone: 18 LAT / 22 LON
Community Forge: 79 LAT / 63 LON
– Valguero:
Safe Zone: 63 LAT / 48 LON
Community Forge: 31 LAT / 9 LON
– Crystal Isles:
Safe Zone: 55 LAT / 25 LON
Community Forge: 56 LAT / 48 LON
– Lost Island:
Safe Zone: 44 LAT / 54 LON
– Scorched Earth:
Safe Zone: 70 LAT / 59 LON
– Aberration:
Safe Zone: 46 LAT / 22 LON
– Extinction:
Safe Zone: 51 LAT / 66 LON
– Genesis 2:
Public TP – Eden Tunnel: 46 LAT / 59 LON
Public TP – Rockwell Tunnel: 49 LAT / 40 LON
You can earn Metal Ingots, Element, shop points and a chance of getting saddle blueprints and chibis by voting for our servers, all instantly delivered to you in-game.
1 – Join the Discord server below
2 – Follow the instructions in #getting-started
3 – Use .vote astralark in TopArkServers Discord
4 – Type the captcha provided in TopArkServers Discord
5 – Type /claim in chat in-game
Using scripts/bots to vote can get you banned from both TopArkServers and Astral ARK.
Creatures that mature in less than 8 hours have a custom cuddle interval to ensure that players can fully imprint them at any time.
Timers:
– Regular custom intervals ↓
– Dilophosaur, Oviraptor, Troodon, Otter: 04:30
– Carbonemys: 05:00
– Dimorphodon, Vulture: 05:30
– Gallimimus, Pachy, Parasaur: 05:45
– Hesperornis, Kairuku: 06:15
– Morellatops, Pegomastax, Jerboa, Mesopithecus: 07:00
– Custom intervals during Baby Boom ↓
– Dilophosaur, Oviraptor, Troodon, Otter: 03:00
– Carbonemys: 03:20
– Dimorphodon, Vulture: 03:40
– Gallimimus, Pachy, Parasaur: 04:00
– Hesperornis, Kairuku: 04:15
– Morellatops, Pegomastax, Jerboa, Mesopithecus: 04:45
– Anglerfish, Beelzebufo, Deinonychus, Diplocaulus, Ichthyornis, Kaprosuchus, Megalania, Pegalornis, Pteranodon, Raptor, Manta: 05:40
– Allosaurus, Baryonyx, Carnotaurus, Dimetrodon, Electrophorus, Iguanodon, Pachyrhinosaurus, Sarco, Terror Bird, Triceratops, Velonasaur, Dire Bear, Gasbags, Hyaenodon, Procoptodon, Woolly Rhino: 07:20
You can buy starter kits, resources and more from our shop in-game with points/coins that you earn by playing on our servers, participating in server events or supporting us.
Commands:
/kit freestarter – To claim your free starter pack
/buykit kitname amount – Adds a kit
/kit kitname – Redeems a kit you own
/kit – To see the kits you already own
/buy ID amount – To instantly buy items
/points – Display your total amount of points
How to convert coins – points:
/buy coins # – Convert # points to coins
/sell coins # – Convert # coins to points
Players can locate their own dinos as long as they remember their names or the species. You can only locate dinos belonging to your own tribe.
Commands:
/track DinoName – Locates a specific dino
/track DinoSpecies – Locates all dinos of a specific species
Partial searches also work for names and dino species. For example “/track bulb” will locate your bulbdogs.
Each tribe can set one area per map where structures and dinos are protected 5 minutes after the last online member logs out. Each area has a radius of 30 foundations. It also prevents combat logging if you or your tribe members have been involved in PVP shortly before disconnecting and will only take effect after 1 hour.
ORPs expire after 20 days of inactivity.
Commands:
/setorp – Sets an ORP at your location
/removeorp – Removes an ORP
/showorp – Shows the range of your ORP
/raid – Shows if you are on RAID cooldown

Server Hardware
Astral01
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5950XRAM: 128GB Memory
SSD: PCIE 4.0 M.2 Drives
Maps:
The Hub (Astral ARK)
(PVE) Aberration
(PVE) Extinction
(PVE) Scorched Earth
(PVE) The Center
(PVP) Aberration
(PVP) Extinction
(PVP) Scorched Earth
(PVP) The Center
Astral02
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5950XRAM: 128GB Memory
SSD: PCIE 4.0 M.2 Drives
Maps:
(PVE) The Island
(PVE) Ragnarok
(PVE) Valguero
(PVE) Crystal Isles
(PVE) Genesis I
(PVE) Genesis II
(PVE) Lost Island
(PVE) Fjordur
Astral03
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5950XRAM: 128GB Memory
SSD: PCIE 4.0 M.2 Drives
Maps:
(PVP) The Island
(PVP) Ragnarok
(PVP) Valguero
(PVP) Crystal Isles
(PVP) Genesis I
(PVP) Genesis II
(PVP) Lost Island
(PVP) Fjordur

Testimonials
“Astral Ark gets our #1 recommendation for the best Ark PVE server.“
UnboxedReviews.com
“Astral is my all time favourite unofficial Ark server because their rates are so similar to official rates, which I enjoy, with the added benefit of some useful mods.
On top of this, the community is absolutely fab and their admins are more than happy to answer any questions in-game or via Discord.”
UnboxedReviews.com
“Truly the best private server I have played on, not just in ARK, but all over. The cluster got a good community of players and some extra tweaks to give new players a fighting chance without the PvP part of the game taking too big of a hit. And it got its very own event server for some extra fun on the side.
Why the admins do all this work is beyond me, but it’s in my eyes the only place to be.“
Talmaron
“Played many many many unofficial servers.
This cluster is the most social and toxic free community, also pretty close to vanilla without too many mods.Recommended!”
Shorty
“Great server with active amazing admins.
Joined the Atlas server after leaving Official due to the toxicity, and stuck around to also play on their Ark servers due to their work, the server settings and the friendly community.”
Jason Bourne
