Configuring Dino Spawn Rates and Custom Spawns on an ARK: Survival Evolved Server

Customizing dino spawn rates and adding custom spawns lets you increase or decrease specific creatures, replace existing spawns, or introduce modded dinos on your ARK: Survival Evolved server. This is useful for balancing PvE, creating rare creature spawns, or making boss-level encounters.

This guide will walk you through modifying dino spawn rates, replacing spawns, and adding custom creatures in VolticHost Game Panel.

📌 Prerequisites

• An ARK: Survival Evolved server purchased at VolticHost.com

• Access to VolticHost Game Panel

• Dino class names for any custom spawns (for modded or event creatures)

1️⃣ Modify Dino Spawn Rates

1. Log in to VolticHost Game Panel

2. Click on your ARK: Survival Evolved server.

3. Navigate to the File Manager tab.

4. Open the following file for editing:

   /ShooterGame/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/Game.ini
   

5. Scroll to the bottom and add or modify spawn rate overrides.

   Example: Increase T-Rex spawns and reduce Dodo spawns

   DinoSpawnWeightMultipliers=(DinoNameTag="Rex",SpawnWeightMultiplier=3.0,OverrideSpawnLimitPercentage=True,SpawnLimitPercentage=1.5)
   DinoSpawnWeightMultipliers=(DinoNameTag="Dodo",SpawnWeightMultiplier=0.3,OverrideSpawnLimitPercentage=True,SpawnLimitPercentage=0.5)
   

✅ Your server now has increased T-Rex spawns and fewer Dodos!

2️⃣ Replace Specific Dinos with Other Creatures

To replace one dino with another, add this to Game.ini:

NPCReplacements=(FromClassName="Dodo_Character_BP_C",ToClassName="Raptor_Character_BP_C")

• This replaces all Dodos with Raptors.

• Use the dino class names from ARK DevKit Documentation.

✅ All Dodos are now replaced with Raptors!

3️⃣ Add Custom or Modded Dino Spawns

If you want to add a new creature spawn without replacing anything, use:

ConfigAddNPCSpawnEntriesContainer=(NPCSpawnEntriesContainerClassString="DinoSpawnEntriesJungle_C",NPCSpawnEntries=((AnEntryName="CustomRexSpawn",EntryWeight=0.5,NPCsToSpawnStrings=("Rex_Character_BP_C"))),NPCSpawnLimits=((NPCClassString="Rex_Character_BP_C",MaxPercentageOfDesiredNumToAllow=0.1)))

• Change "DinoSpawnEntriesJungle_C" to the spawn region where the new dino should appear.

• Adjust EntryWeight=0.5 to control spawn chance.

• Modify "Rex_Character_BP_C" to the desired dino.

✅ Your custom dino spawns are now added to the world!

4️⃣ Restart the Server to Apply Changes

1. Go to the Console tab in VolticHost Game Panel.

2. Click Stop to shut down the server.

3. Wait a few seconds, then click Start to restart the server.

✅ Your dino spawn settings are now active!

5️⃣ Verify Spawn Changes in Game

1. Join your ARK server.

2. Use the cheat destroywilddinos command in admin mode to reset spawns.

3. Check different biomes to see if new spawn rates are applied.

✅ Your ARK server now features customized dino spawns!

🎉 Conclusion

You've successfully modified dino spawn rates, replaced creatures, and added custom spawns on your ARK: Survival Evolved server using VolticHost Game Panel! Your world now has a unique balance of creatures. 🚀

For more assistance, contact VolticHost Support.