3x No-Wipe PVE on The Island and Scorched Earth
A chill, long-term ARK: Survival Ascended community across two maps. 3x harvesting, 8x taming, zero wipes, and staff who actually tame alongside you.
A server built to last
There are no resets and nothing to buy. Build a base and settle in, it'll still be there when you get back.
Boosted rates and breeding
3x harvesting, 2x XP and 8x taming, plus 4x item stacks and resources that respawn twice as fast. Breeding is boosted too: 6x egg hatch and maturation, 2x imprint, and shorter mating and cuddle timers for serious breeders.
No wipes, no decay
PVE with structure decay turned off, so your base and tames stay exactly where you left them.
Quality of life
Slower food, water and stamina drain, faster healing, longer days, and third-person view and map markers enabled.
Two maps, one community
The Island and Scorched Earth run side by side with the same rates and PVE rules, so pick the map you like. Your survivor is already on both maps, and you can upload dinos and items on one map and download them on the other. Move dinos and items only; survivor uploads are switched off on Scorched Earth.
How to connect
ARK's server browser is notoriously flaky with community servers, so the most reliable way in is a one-line console command. Here is the full path.
Open the console at the main menu
Launch ARK: Survival Ascended and stop at the main menu (don't load single player). Press the tilde key ` to open the console. If nothing happens, turn on Enable In-Game Console in Settings first, then press ` again.
Direct connect
Type open ark.vortexgaminghq.net:7777 for The Island, or open ark.vortexgaminghq.net:7787 for Scorched Earth, and press Enter, then wait 20-30 seconds. Use the game port here, not 27015. This skips the browser, which often won't list community servers even when they are online.
Browser fallback
If the console doesn't connect, choose Join ARK, set the filter to Unofficial, turn on Show Player Servers, search Vortex, and hit Refresh a few times (the list is slow to fill in). The Island shows as VortexGamingHQ 3x-No Wipe-PVE and Scorched Earth as VortexGamingHQ 3x-No Wipe-PVE - Scorched Earth; select one and Join.
Save it for next time
Once you're in, click the star next to the server so it's one click from the Favorites tab. To add it in Steam instead, use the query port: ark.vortexgaminghq.net:27015.
Server rules
Six rules, mostly about leaving other tribes alone. Staff play on both maps and enforce them.
- No cheating, hacking, duping, or exploiting.
- Be respectful. No harassment, slurs, or hate speech.
- No griefing: don't steal, raid, or destroy another tribe's tames, bases, or loot.
- Don't block resource spawns, caves, or obelisks with structures (no spam pillaring).
- Don't lure wild creatures onto other players' bases or tames.
- Listen to staff and follow their direction.
Ready to play?
Copy an address and run the console command. Same rates on both maps, so pick the one you like.