Add a mod
- Open the Mods tab. Select your server in the dashboard and open Mods. It's also under Quick actions on the Overview.
- Find the mod. Type in the box that says "Search the Workshop, or paste a link" and press Search, or paste the mod's Steam Workshop link or item number and press Add mod.
- Add it. Press Add on the mod you want. If it needs other Workshop items, they're added for you, ahead of it in the list.
- Wait for Ready, then restart. The server downloads and checks each mod. When every mod shows Ready, restart the server: a server only loads mods that are Ready when it starts.
Load order
When two mods change the same thing, the higher one in the list wins. Use the ↑ and ↓ buttons to change the order; the new order applies at the next restart.
What players need
Players don't need to subscribe to your mods: ARK downloads them when they join. If a big mod's first download times out, joining again finishes it.
Maps and what isn't supported yet
Map mods and total conversions aren't supported yet: they show Blocked by the file check. Official maps, DLC maps included, are chosen in your server's Settings, under Map. Players need the DLC to play a DLC map, and Genesis: Part 2 needs 16 GB of memory.
Some older mods no longer work with the current version of ARK, so check a mod's recent comments on the Workshop before you add it.