In this article, we will review some of the common sources of lag and their solutions. 99% of the lag issues that our clients experience are due to either mods or server configurations.
Configuration Files
- Having multiple lines per setting in the config files has been known to cause lag issues, most commonly with the auto-save setting but for others just as well. Please ensure that there is only one line for each setting in your config file by deleting duplicates.
- Setting multipliers to large values will degrade performance, try setting them back to the standard values.
- Setting your auto-save period to a low value (shorter period) can negatively impact performance. We always suggest either leaving it at its default value (15 minutes) or increasing it and simply force saving the map via RCON upon restarts/updates.
- Increasing your dino count multiplier will definitely reduce performance. The server effectively needs to manage x times the number of dinos on the map, which results in it needing to significantly harder. It's also crucial to be mindful of the effects that this will have on players' frame rates.
Mods
- Several mods have been known to cause performance issues for ARK servers. If mods are on your server, the first thing that we suggest you do is to temporarily remove them as well as your saved data (for testing purposes) to see if the performance issues persist.
Note: We will not be held liable for any performance issues caused by changes made to the server by the client, this includes mods and configurations. We will, however, do our best to provide the customer with the corresponding solution to each performance issue should they not already be listed here. We will do everything in our power to ensure your server's performance is up to our noteworthy standards.
