PixARK Server Settings
PixARK offers almost endless configuration of game mechanics, server settings, and more!
There are multiple ways to configure PixARK, including startup arguments, world config files, game config files, and beyond. Startup arguments are always overriden by any config files.
Required Startup Query Arguments
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
| ?MaxPlayers={players} | Sets the max players allowed on the server |
| ?SessionName={name} | Sets the server name that appears on the in-game server browser |
| ?Port={port} | Sets the server port |
| ?QueryPort={queryPort} | Sets the server query port |
| ?RCONPort={rconPort} | Sets the server RCON port |
| ?ServerPassword={ServerPassword} | Sets the server password. Omit if you want the server to be publicly accessible |
| ?ServerAdminPassword={adminPassword} | Sets the server admin password. This must be used in-game if you want to use cheats or other commands |
| ?CULTUREFORCOOKING={lang} | Sets the game language |
Many of these options are available for one-click configuration under the "Game Settings" section within NodePanel.
Additional options for Private Servers
-CubePort=15000
-NoBattlEye
-NoHangDetection
-cubeworld=worldnameOther configs
There are many other configuration options available in the /ShooterGame/Saved/Config/WindowsServer/ directory as well as the /ShooterGame/Saved/CubeServers/CubeWorld_Light/world/ directory.
GameUserSettings.ini
| Setting | Default Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DayTimeSpeedScale | 1 | Day Time Speed. A value of 1 equates to ~25.71 minutes |
| NightTimeSpeedScale | 1 | Night Time Speed in Minutes. A value of 1 equates to ~25.71 minutes |
| DayCycleSpeedScale | 1 | Day Cycle in Minutes. A value of 1 equates to ~51.42 minutes |
| DifficultyOffset | 0 | Difficulty. This value controls how many things in the game scale, including dino/player levels |
| XPMultiplier | 1 | XP Multiplier |
| AllowThirdPersonPlayer | True | Third Person View |
| ShowMapPlayerLocation | True | Show Player Position on Map |
| NoNeedReset | True | Need no Reset |
| DisableStructureDecayPvE | True | Disable Structure Decay PvE |
| DisableDinoDecayPvE | True | Disable Dino Decay PvE |
| bAllowFlyerCarryPvE | True | Flyer Carry PvE |
| ListenServerTetherDistanceMultiplier | 1 | Listen Server Tether Distance Multi |
| GlobalVoiceChat | False | Global Voice Chat |
| ProximityChat | False | Proximity Chat |
| NoTributeDownloads | False | No Tribute Downloads |
| AlwaysNotifyPlayerLeft | False | Always Notify Player Left |
| DontAlwaysNotifyPlayerJoined | False | Don't Always Notify Player Joined |
| ServerHardcore | False | Hardcore Server |
| ServerForceNoHUD | False | Server Force No HUD |
| EnablePvPGamme | False | Enable PvP Gamma |
| OnGodMode | False | God Mode |
| ActiveMods | empty | Active Mods |
| ActiveMapMod | 0 | Active Map Mod |
| RCONPort | 27020 | RCON Port |
| RCONEnabled | false | Determines whether RCON is enabled or not |
| StructurePreventResourceRadiusMultiplier | 1 | Structure Prevent Resource Radius Multi |
| ResourceDropQuantityMultiplier | 1 | Resource Drop Quantity Multi |
| ResourceRefreshPeriodMultiplier | 1 | Resource Refresh Period Multi |
| BlueprintTimeToCraftMultiplier | 1 | Blueprint Time to Craft Multi |
| TimeForFullRepairMultiplier | 1 | Time for Full Repair Multi |
| RaidDinoCharacterFoodDrainMultiplier | 1 | Raid Dino Food Drain Multi |
| PvEDinoDecayPeriodMultiplier | 1 | PvE Dino Decay Period Multi |
| KickIdlePlayersPeriod | 3600 | Kick Idle Player Period in Seconds |
| PerPlatformMaxStructuresMultiplier | 1 | Max Structures per Platform Multi |
| AutoSavePeriodMinutes | 15 | Auto Save Period In Minutes |
| MaxTamedDinos | 5000 | Total Max Tamed Dinos |
| MaxPersonalTamedDinos | 25 | Total Max Personal Tamed Dinos |
| RCONServerGameLogBuffer | 600 | RCON Server Game Log Buffer |
| HitMarkers | True | Show Hit Markers |
| ShowFloatingDamageText | False | Show Hit Damage Markers |
| ServerPVE | False | Controls server PVE. Set to true for creative, or false for Fury (survival) |
| ServerCrosshair | True | Show Crosshair |
| NewMaxStructuresInRange | 6000 | New Max Structures in Range |
| DinoDamageMultiplier | 1 | Dino Damage Multiplier |
| PlayerDamageMultiplier | 1 | Player Damage Multiplier |
| StructureDamageMultiplier | 1 | Structure Damage Multiplier |
| PlayerResistanceMultiplier | 1 | Player Resistance Multiplier |
| DinoResistanceMultiplier | 1 | Dino Resistance Multiplier |
| StructureResistanceMultiplier | 1 | Structure Resistance Multiplier |
| TamingSpeedMultiplier | 1 | Taming Speed Multiplier |
| HarvestAmountMultiplier | 1 | Harvest Amount Multiplier |
| PlayerCharacterWaterDrainMultiplier | 1 | Player Water Drain Multiplier |
| PlayerCharacterFoodDrainMultiplier | 1 | Player Food Drain Multiplier |
| PlayerCharacterStaminaDrainMultiplier | 1 | Player Stamina Drain Multiplier |
| DinoCharacterFoodDrainMultiplier | 1 | Dino Food Drain Multiplier |
| DinoCharacterStaminaDrainMultiplier | 1 | Dino Stamina Drain Multiplier |
| PlayerCharacterHealthRecoveryMultiplier | 1 | Player Health Recovery Multiplier |
| DinoCharacterHealthRecoveryMultiplier | 1 | Dino Health Recovery Multiplier |
| HarvestHealthMultiplier | 1 | Harvest Health Multiplier |
| PvEStructureDecayPeriodMultiplier | 1 | PVE Structure Decay Period Multiplier |
| ResourcesRespawnPeriodMultiplier | 33.3333 | Resources Respawn Period Multiplier |
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As PixARK is in Early Access, more information about configuration options is being uncovered daily. Further documentation for these will be coming soon.
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