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ARK Survival Evolved
cheats explained
The ARK console is a pathway to many abilities
some consider to be unnatural

Guide by Ollie Toms

Guides Editor
Published on 5 Mar, 2020

I believe it was Dr Ian Malcolm who Mrst spoke

those iconic, halting words: "Life, uh, Mnds a way."
And it turns out he was right, because with our
ARK: Survival Evolved admin commands and
cheats guide you can "Mnd a way" to do pretty
much anything you want. God mode, inMnite stats,
spawning items and dinosaurs out of thin air... You
name it, we can teach you how to do it.

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How to enable ARK admin

commands
The ARK admin commands and cheats in this guide
must be input into the game's console to make use
of them. You can open the ARK console by hitting
TAB while in-game.

If you want to use ARK commands in

multiplayer:

Most of the commands in this guide are classed

by the game as "cheats", and can only be used by
players with admin privileges. We've noted which
commands are classed as cheats below.
To give yourself admin privileges, you need to
type into the console "enablecheats" followed by
the server admin password. For example:

enablecheats examplepassword69

But even with admin privileges, you'll need to

preface every "cheat" command with the
"admincheat" preMx. For example:

admincheat god

This is only required for multiplayer. For cheats in

singleplayer ARK, just input the desired command
without the "admincheat" preMx, and it'll work.

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ARK ADMIN
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ARK: Survival Evolved admin

commands & cheats
Now that you can work the ARK console, let's work
some magic with the various ARK admin
commands and cheats on oXer.

Note: hover over each command to view the syntax

info!

Command Function

enablecheats Enable server

administrator
commands for the
current player (only
needed for
multiplayer).

ce Starts and stops

weather of type
speciMed.

gamecommand Runs a game-mode

speciMc command.

gM Adds the speciMed

item or blueprint to
the player's inventory.

playersonly Toggle on/oX all

creature movement
and crafting. Player
movement
unaXected.

printcolors Prints all Color IDs in

the console for
reference.

startnearesthorde Spawns an Orbital

Supply Drop or
Element Node at the
nearest location to
you.

listactivehordeevents Lists all active Orbital

Supply Drops and
Element Nodes.

scriptcommand Runs a game-mode

speciMc
command/script.

slomo Sets the game speed

multiplier (default 1).

enablespectator Set game mode to

spectator.

requestspectator Requests spectator

mode on servers
where there is a
spectator password.

setshowallplayers Show/hide player

names in spectator
mode.

disablespectator Exits spectator mode.

stopspectating Leaves spectator

mode which was
enabled with
"enablespectator".

toggledamagenumbers Toggles on/oX

_oating damage
numbers.

hatchegg Sets incubating

progress of target egg
to 0%.

allowplayertojoinnocheck Adds speciMed player

to the server whitelist.

banplayer Bans the speciMed

player.

broadcast Broadcast a message

to all players on the
server.

tribemessage Adds a message to

the speciMed tribe's
Tribelog.

disallowplayertojoinnocheck Removes speciMed

player from the server
whitelist.

doexit Shuts down the

server.

getchat Returns the latest

chat buXer.

getgamelog Print 100 entries at a

time. Also outputs
dated Mle in "\Logs".

gettribeidplayerlist Prints a list of every

player of a speciMed
tribe.

tribestructureaudit Prints types and

counts of speciMed
tribe's structures.

tribedinoaudit Prints types and

counts of speciMed
tribe's dinos.

serverchat Sends a chat

message to all
currently connected
players.

serverchatto Sends a direct chat

message to the
speciMed player.

serverchattoplayer Sends a direct chat

message to the
speciMed player.

saveworld Forces the server to

save.

setglobalpause Pauses/Unpauses the

game.

settimeofday Sets the time of day.

showmessageoftheday Displays the message

of the day.

unbanplayer Unbans the speciMed

player.

setcheatplayer Enable cheat

commands that aXect
the current player.

clearplayerinventory Clears inventory of

the speciMed player.

getallstate Prints all entities of

the speciMed type to
console.

giveexptotarget Gives speciMed

amount of XP to
target.

giveinMnitestatstotarget Gives inMnite stats to

target.

kickplayer Kicks the speciMed

player from the
server.

kill Instantly kills the

target structure or
dino.

killaoe Instantly kills all

targets of speciMed
type within speciMed
radius.

killplayer Kills the speciMed

player.

renameplayer Renames the

speciMed player.

renametribe Renames the

speciMed tribe.

takealldino Changes ownership of

all dinos from target
tribe to player's tribe.

takeallstructure Changes ownership of

all structures from
target tribe to player's
tribe.

levelup Levels up target stat

for your character.

levelupaoe Levels up target stat

for all targets within
radius.

leveluptarget Levels up target stat

for target.

teleport Moves player

character forward in
the direction they are
facing.

teleportplayeridtome Teleports the

speciMed player to the
current player.

teleportplayernametome Teleports the

speciMed player to the
current player.

teleporttoplayer Teleports current

player to the speciMed
player.

teleporttoplayername Teleports current

player to the speciMed
player.

teleporttoactorlocation Teleports current

player to the speciMed
target.

tp Teleport to the
speciMed deMned
location.

tpcoords Teleports to the

speciMed coordinates.

spi Teleports to the

speciMed coordinates.
Allows you to also set
yaw and pitch.

setplayerpos Teleports player to

speciMed coordinates.

movetargetto Teleports target to

speciMed coordinates.

teleporttoactivehorde Teleports player to the

speciMed horde event.

destroyall Destroys all creatures

of speciMed type.

destroyallenemies Destroys all non-

player creatures.

destroymytarget Destroys target

creature.

destroystructures Destroys all

structures.

destroytribedinos Destroys all dinos

owned by target tribe.

destroytribeid Destroys speciMed

tribe.

destroytribeiddinos Destroys all dinos

owned by speciMed
tribe.

destroytribeidplayers Destroys all players in

speciMed tribe.

destroytribeidstructures Destroys all

structures in speciMed
tribe.

destroytribeplayers Destroys all players in

target tribe.

destroytribestructures Destroys all

structures in target
tribe.

destroytribestructureslessthan Destroys all

structures in speciMed
tribe that have less
than the speciMed
connections (snapped
structures).

destroywilddinos Destroys all untamed

dinos.

forceplayertojointargettribe Forces speciMed

player to join target
tribe.

forceplayertojointribe Forces speciMed

player to join speciMed
tribe.

forcejointribe Lets you join target

tribe.

forcetribes Creates a new tribe

and forces speciMed
players to join it.

giveallstructure Gives current player

ownership of target
structure and all
connected structures.

maketribeadmin Makes you admin of

your current tribe.

maketribefounder Makes you founder of

your current tribe.

removetribeadmin Removes your admin

status for current
tribe.

taketribe Gives you all of the

speciMed tribe's dinos
and structures.

givecreativemode Sets game mode to

creative.

givecreativemodetotarget Sets game mode of

target player to
creative.

givecreativemodetoplayer Sets game mode of

speciMed player to
creative.

addexperience Adds speciMed

amount of XP.

unlockengram Unlocks Tek Engram.

hideriders Toggle on/oX rider

invisibility.

changesize Changes player size

(default 1).

cleartutorials Resets all tutorials.

enemyinvisible Toggle on/oX hostility.

When enabled, all
creatures will ignore
you.

execsetsleeping Puts current player to

sleep or wakes them
up.

_y Activates _y mode.

ghost Activates ghost mode,

allowing you to pass
through
objects/terrain.

givecolors Gives the speciMed

quantity of each dye.

giveengrams Unlocks all crafting

recipes for player.

giveengramstekonly Gives all tek engrams

to player.

givetekengramsto Gives all tek engrams

to speciMed player.

giveexptoplayer Gives speciMed player

the speciMed amount
of XP.

giveitem Adds the speciMed

item to the player's
inventory.

giveitemnum Adds the speciMed

item to the player's
inventory.

giveitemtoplayer Adds the speciMed

item to the speciMed
player's inventory.

giveitemnumtoplayer Adds the speciMed

item to the speciMed
player's inventory.

giveresources Adds 50 of each

resource to player's
inventory.

giveslotitem Adds speciMed item to

speciMed item slot.

giveslotitemnum Adds speciMed item to

speciMed item slot.

givetome Changes ownership of

target dino or
structure to current
player.

gmbuX Executes the "god",

"inMnitestats", and
"enemyinvisible"
commands, and
provides XP.

envqa Executes the

"gmbuX",
"givearmorset tek 0",
"stat fps", and "stat
unit" commands.

god Toggles
invulnerability.

hidetutorial Hides speciMed

tutorial.

hurtme Deals speciMed

amount of damage to
player.

inMnitestats Sets all stats to

maximum until
command is repeated.

leavemealone Executes the "god",

"inMnitestats", and
"enemyinvisible"
commands.

ontoggleingamemenu Enables/disables
opening of in-game
menu when you hit
ESC.

openmap Loads the speciMed

map.

playercommand Gives the player the

speciMed ascension
eXect.

setadminicon Shows/hides your

admin icon.

setfacialhairpercent Sets length of facial

hair.

setfacialhairstyle Sets style of facial

hair.

setheadhairpercent Sets length of head

hair.

setheadhairstyle Sets style of head

hair.

setgodmode Enables/disables god

mode.

settargetplayerbodyval Sets index of speciMed

body region.

settargetplayercolorval Sets color of speciMed

body region.

showingamemenu Displays the in-game

menu.

showtutorial Displays the speciMed

tutorial.

suicide Kill yourself (won't

work with God mode
enabled).

toggleinMniteammo Toggles on/oX inMnite

ammo.

walk Deactivates _y mode.

togglegun Disables/enables
display of character's
equipped item or
hands.

reMllstats Sets all stats to

maximum (one-oX,
unlike inMnitestats).

givearmorset Gives you a full armor

set of the speciMed
tier and quality.

giveweaponset Gives you a full

weapon set of the
speciMed tier and
quality.

giveitemset Gives you a full item

set of the speciMed
tier.

clearmybuXs Clears all currently

active buXs from
player.

setmytargetsleeping Knocks out target

dino or player.

maxascend Unlocks all ascensions

for speciMed player.

defeatboss Unlocks speciMed

boss for speciMed
player.

defeatallbosses Unlocks all bosses for

speciMed player.

giveallexplorernotes Unlocks all explorer

notes for player.

giveexplorernote Unkocks speciMed

explorer note for
player.

addhexagons Adds speciMed

number of hexagons.

destroyall Destroys all of a

speciMed type of
creature.

destroyallenemies Destroys all non-

player creatures.

dotame Tames the target

creature, if possible.

dumpdinostats Dumps the stats for

the target dino into
the console.

forcetame Tames the target dino.

forcetameaoe Tames all dinos within

speciMed radius
(default 2000).

raincritters Spawns mix of sheep

and dodos above
player.

raindinos Spawns mix of trikes

and paranaurs above
player.

raindanger Spawns mix of rexes

and allos above
player.

sdf Spawn creature of

speciMed type with
random level.

setbabyage Sets age of target

baby dino.

setimprintquality Sets imprint quality of

target dino.

setimprintedplayer Changes imprinted

player of target dino
to speciMed player.

transferimprints Transfers all dinos

imprinted on old
playerid to new
playerid.

settargetdinocolor Sets the target dino

to speciMed colors.

spawnactor Spawns the speciMed

entity at a random
level.

spawnactorspread Spawns the speciMed

number of entities in
the speciMed area.

spawndino Spawns the speciMed

dino at the speciMed
level.

summon Spawns the speciMed

entity. Can be used to
spawn beacons.

summontamed Spawn a force-tamed

creature of the
speciMed type.

gmsummon Spawns creature of

speciMed type and
tames it (but still
requires saddle).

givedinoset Spawns a set of dinos

in speciMed tier, fully
set up with stats and
saddles.

spawnsetupdino Spawns a dino set up

to speciMcations.

forcepoop Forces target dino to

poop.

clearcryosickness Removes cryo-

sickness status from
target.

dino reset Resets all blink

cooldowns for target
dino.

dino inMniteblink Don't use blink

cooldown slots, just
always allow blinking
for target dino.

dinoset cooldowns Set number of blink

cooldown slots for
target dino.

dino donthideriderduringblink Prevents enforcer

from touching rider
visibility during blink
for target dino.

dinoset blink Sets the blink vfx

(forwards) to the
speciMed percentage
for target dino.

dinoset blinkback Sets the blink vfx

(forwards) to the
speciMed percentage
for target dino.

dino in_ate Sets current in_ation

to maximum for
target dino.

dinoset in_ate Increases/decreases

in_ation of target dino
by speciMed amount.

dino inMnitegas Constantly reMlls

in_ation for target
dino. Keeps at
maximum until