Server Transfers are coming to ARK Mobile!
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Server Transfers are coming to ARK Mobile before the year is up, and we'd like to take this opportunity to review what you can expect. This feature is being built from the ground up specifically for mobile devices, as such you may find that some features are limited compared to what you can transfer in the PC & Console versions of the game. Our goal is to give you as many options as possible while also making sure that nothing breaks the game or becomes unbalanced. Please feel free to sound off with any questions in the comments below, as they will contribute to a more expansive FAQ that will be posted when Server Transfers are released.
WHAT YOU CAN TRANSFER
- You will be able to transfer your Survivor (including Level, Stats, Engrams & Pursuit Progress), Blueprints, Creature Implants, Artifacts, Trophies, Revival Platforms, Soothing Balm, Pheromones, Cuddle Bears, Candy, Premium Structures, Premium Skins, Collars and your Ancient Amber balance.
- The following items must be in your Survivor's inventory at the time of transfer, otherwise they will be left behind: Blueprints, Trophies, Artifacts, Revival Platforms, Soothing Balm, Pheromones, Cuddle Bears, Candy, and Creature Implants.
- All owned Premium Structures and Collars will be removed from the Island automatically and taken with you upon Server Transfer.
- Your Creature Implants will maintain their Ancient Amber revival cost when you arrive on the new server. Anyone who is forced off of a server (such as with the upcoming Server Refresh) will not incur a revival cost on their Creature Implants. Creatures must be personally owned or they will revive as wild on the new server.
WHAT YOU CAN'T TRANSFER
- Anything not explicitly mentioned above will not transfer with you. This includes resources, standard structures, crafted weapons and crafted armor.
WHERE YOU CAN TRANSFER (OFFICIAL SERVERS)
- You cannot transfer between Official and Unofficial servers.
- You can only transfer within the same difficulty setting (ie. Hard server to Hard server).
- If you play on a PvE server, you can only transfer to another PvE server.
- If you play on a PvP server, you can transfer to PvE, PvX or another PvP server.
- If you play on a PvX server, you can transfer to PvE, PvP or another PvX server.
WHERE YOU CAN TRANSFER (UNOFFICIAL SERVERS)
- You cannot transfer between Unofficial and Official servers.
- You can transfer between any difficulty or game mode as long as both unofficial servers share the same Transfer Secret.
- A Transfer Secret is a key (aka. password) that Unofficial Server Owners can set in their Server Settings. For example, to transfer from Server A to Server B, both Server Owners will need to have the same key set in the Transfer Secret field of their Server Settings. There is no limit to the amount of Unofficial Servers that can use the same Transfer Secret.
HOW YOU CAN TRANSFER
- Server Transfer tickets are purchased with Ancient Amber. They will appear as a premium item in your inventory and cannot be dropped or transferred to another inventory.
- Once you decide to use the Server Transfer ticket, you will be immediately kicked from your current server.
- The transfer process takes approximately 15 minutes. If you have push notifications enabled on your device, then you will receive a notification when your transfer is successfully uploaded.
- Once uploaded, select the server you'd like to join and navigate to the Spawn Selection screen, where you will find the Download Survivor button.
- After downloading onto a new server, you will retain your blueprints and implants when you die for 24 hours so you can get established. You also will not be able to transfer again during that 24 hour period.
- If you are using the Account Link feature, you will only be able to download your Survivor onto a new server using the original device.
If you have any further questions about how Server Transfers will work, please let us know in the comments below.
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