Complete Guide to Ark Survival Ascended Console Commands and Usage

Unlocking Command Power in Ark: Survival Ascended

For server owners in Ark: Survival Ascended, console commands are essential tools that enhance your gameplay experience. These commands allow players to perform a variety of actions such as instantly taming dinosaurs, destroying items, or teleporting to different map locations. Below, we provide a comprehensive guide to all available console commands to help you maximize your gaming experience.

Comprehensive List of Console Commands

Command	Function
addexperience [value]	Adds specified XP to your character.
AllowPlayerToJoinNoCheck [Player ID]	Whitelists a player for your server.
banplayer [Player ID]	Bans a player from joining your server.
broadcast [message]	Sends a message to all connected players.
changesize [value]	Modifies your character’s size.
clearplayerinventory [Player ID] [clearinventory] [clearslotitems] [clearequippeditems]	Clears items from a player’s inventory based on specified criteria.
cleartutorials	Disables tutorial messages.
debugstructures	Displays information about structures’ IDs.
destroyall [type]	Eliminates all specified type dinosaurs.
destroyallenemies	Removes all enemies from the server.
destroystructures	Destroys all player-owned structures.
destroywilddinos	Eliminates all wild dinosaurs.
fly	Activates flying ability for your character.
giveslotitem / giveslotitemnum [blueprintpath] [slotnumber] [quantity]	Provides an item from a specific blueprint in the desired slot.
infinitestats	Grants infinite resources.
kickplayer [Player ID]	Expels a player from your server.
gmbuff	Activates God Mode for invulnerability.
gmsummon [type] [level]	Summons a tamed creature at a specific level.

Understanding Console Commands

Console commands are crucial lines of code that allow players to control various aspects of gameplay while the game is running. They facilitate significant alterations, including the ability to unlock items, spawn entities, and adjust settings that would typically require extensive gameplay to achieve. For example, players can unlock all crafting recipes with a single command.

Dinosaurs preparing for battle in Ark: Survival Ascended — Photo Credit: Studio Wildcard

Enabling & Utilizing Console Commands

To leverage console commands, you first need to enable them:

Navigate to the Settings menu.
Select Advanced.
Enable Console Access from the left menu.

For PC Users

Press the ‘~’ key, located below the Esc key on the top left of your keyboard.
This will open the command console, where you can enter the desired commands.

For PlayStation Users

Access the main menu.
Simultaneously press L1, R1, Square, and Triangle to open the console command bar.
Input your desired command and hit enter.