Category Archives: ARK: Survival Evolved

Update to monthly auction rules

Auction entries for the next auction are now open. Tickets can be raised. Please note that, from now on Shiny dinos aren’t accepted in the auction. When we first started these the intention was for them to be an outlet for auction-limited items only – dinos over level 450 or with over 100 points in…

Genesis 2 migration

Our Genesis 2 map has been so over built, over used and abused since it’s launch 18 months ago that its save file is a bloated lagfest – and there is nothing I can do to fix that. I’m working on getting us new hardware (will be in the new year, possibly early spring)… but…

Announcing The Paint Shack

We’ve got something new added into the mix from this month! Every month – from today – all paid patrons will get one additional free self-service paint per month. There are two paint-shack locations on the Market Map: one for land dinos behind the lockers (where the old market used to be) one in the…

Fjordur map launching today

The Fjordur map will launch tonight – and will be included on The Friendly Server cluster. As always with new maps – you won’t be able to take anything into the map with you (except your naked character) for the first month or two. Read our FAQ about the Fjordur launch here. IMPORTANT: if you…

Fjordur DLC launch FAQs

With the new Fjordur map DLC right around the corner, we’ve compiled a list of the most common questions asked by our server players regarding the launch. Will The Friendly Server be hosting the Fjordur map? Yes! We endeavour to host all official maps and do so on their launch dates. How will Fjordur be…