Ark: Survival Ascended players can get greater control over their game to access cheat-like codes by using Console Commands—and we can tell you how to use them and what codes to use.
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If you’re playing in a single-player or a private session with your friends in Ark: Survival Ascended, you can use the console commands to boost yourself considerably. Console Commands aren’t available on official servers, and admin access is required on private servers on Nitrado.
Here are all the admin commands in Ark: Survival Ascended.
What are Console Commands?
Console Commands are essentially cheats you can enter into a game’s specific menu on PC, allowing you to streamline the game to your will or acquire items automatically.
Admin commands actual actions depend on the game. For Ark, Console Commands allow you to tame dinosaurs, spawn dinosaurs, gain experience, and adjust settings like removing volumetric clouds.
How to use Console Commands in Ark: Survival Ascended
On PC
- Press the escape key and select the Console Commands menu on the left-hand side of the screen.
On Xbox
- Access the menu
- Press RB, LB, X, and Y simultaneously
On PlayStation
- Access the menu
- Press R1, L1, Square, and Triangle simultaneously
Console Commands are only available if you are the server owner in Ark: Survival Ascended or have been granted admin privileges. They cannot be used on official Studio Wildcard servers.
Tip:
Console Commands can even come in handy on PC for performance. Global illumination, shadows, lighting, grass, reflections, and more can be adjusted via Console Commands.
All Ark: Survival Ascended Console Commands
Once you have used the above methods, you can open up the Console Commands menu, and enter the following terms.
| Console Command Code | Description |
| addexperience (number) | Add the specified amount of XP |
| allowplayertojoinnocheck (steam ID) OR (psn ID) OR (xbox gamertag) / disallowplayertojoinnocheck (steam ID) OR (psn ID) OR (xbox gamertag) | Adds a specified player to the server whitelist / Removes a specified player from the server whitelist |
| banplayer (steam ID) OR (psn ID) OR (xbox gamertag) | Causes a server to no longer appear as an option for the specified player |
| broadcast (message) | Sends a specified message out to all players on the server |
| changesize (number) | Changes the user’s Default size to 1 |
| clearplayerinventory (player ID) (clearinventory) (clearslotitems) (clearequippeditems) | Can be used to remove the specified category of items from a specified player |
| cleartutorials | Stops tutorial messages from appearing |
| debugstructures | Causes the user to see ID and structure information when looking at structures |
| destroyall (type) | Destroys all specified dinosaurs |
| destroy allenemies | Destroys all wild and tamed creatures now owned by the user who uses the command |
| destroystructures | Causes structures owned by all players to be destroyed |
| destroytribedinos | Causes all dinosaurs to be destroyed based on the character the user is currently facing |
| destroytribeplayers | Causes all tribe members the user is currently facing to be destroyed |
| destroytribestructures | Causes all tribe structures the user is currently facing to be destroyed |
| destroywilddinos | Causes all untamed dinosaurs to be destroyed |
| disablespectator | Causes the user to leave spectator mode and respawn as a player |
| doexit | Shuts down the server |
| dorestartlevel | Causes the server’s map to perform an internal restart |
| dotame | Tames dinosaurs the user is currently facing |
| enemyinvisible | Enemies will not attack or react to the user |
| execsetsleeping true | Causes the user to fall asleep |
| execsetsleeping false | Causes the user to wake up |
| fly | Enables the ability to fly |
| forcetame | Tames the dinosaur the user is currently facing and allows the user to ride it without using a saddle |
| forcetameaoe (radius) | Tames every dinosaur within the user’s determined radius |
| forceplayertojointargettribe (player ID) | Causes the specified player to join the tribe that the user is currently facing |
| gamecommand (command) | Allows the user to use specific game commands to start new game modes |
| getchat | Shows the user all in-game chat |
| getallstate | Shows all admin entries to the command console |
| getgamelog | Shows all major game events, such as restarts or stops to the server |
| GFI (name of item) | Can be used to instantly acquire items or dinosaurs, but it isn’t very accurate |
| ghost | Enables the user to pass through objects and models |
| giveallmeat | Provides the user with every type of meat |
| giveallstructure | Gives the user ownership of all tribe or player structures that they’re currently facing |
| givearmorset (tier) (quality) | Provides armor based on desired tier and quality |
| givebossitems | Provides the user with boss reward |
| givecolors | Provides each type of dye |
| givecreativemode | Places the user into creative mode and unlocks everything |
| givecreativemodetoplayer (playerID#) | Places a specific player into creative mode |
| givedinoset (tier)(quantity) | Spawns a dinosaur and a saddle of the specified tier and quantity |
| giveengrams | Unlock all crafting recipes |
| giveengramstekonly | Unlocks each Tek crafting recipe |
| giveitem / giveitemnum (item#/blueprintpath)(quantity)(quality)(forceblueprint) | Provides the specified item |
| giveitemset (tier) | Provides items of the specified tier |
| giveitemtoplayer / giveitemnumtoplayer (playerID#)(item#/blueprintpath)(quantity)(quality)(forceblueprint) | Provides the specified item to a specific player |
| giveresources | Provides 50 of each type of material |
| giveweaponset (tier)(quality) | Provides each weapon from the specified set |
| giveslotitem /giveslotitemnum (blueprintpath) (slotnumber) (quantity) | Gives the user an item based on the (blueprintpath) to the user’s specified (slotnumber) |
| givetome | Gives the user whatever item, structure, or dinosaur that they’re currently facing |
| gmbuff | Places the user in God Mode and provides XP and engram points |
| gmsummon(type)(level) | Spawns a tamed creature of the specified level |
| god | Places the user in God Mode and makes them immune to attacks, but the user can still drown or be damaged by hunger and thirst |
| hidetutorial (tutorialindex) | Hides the specified tutorial |
| hurtme (amount) | Causes the user to take damage equal to the entered amount |
| infinitestats | Remove all food, water, oxygen, and stamina requirements |
| kickplayer (steam ID) OR (psn ID) OR (xbox gamertag) | Removes the specified player from the server |
| kill | Kills the player, structure, or creature that the user is currently facing |
| killplayer (steam ID) OR (psn ID) OR (xbox gamertag) | Causes the specified player to be killed |
| leavemealone | Player becomes invincible |
| listplayers | Shows the user all players in the server as well as their ID |
| maketribeadmin | Makes the user the admin of a tribe that they’re currently a member of |
| maketribefounder | Makes the user the founder of a tribe that they’re currently a member of |
| ontoggleingamemenu | Opens and closes the in-game menu |
| openmap (mapname) | Opens the specified map |
| playersonly | Causes all creatures to be frozen while players can freely roam |
| printcolors | Prints color ID’s |
| removetribeadmin | Causes the current tribe admin of the user’s tribe to become a normal member of the tribe |
| renameplayer (steam ID) OR (psn ID) or (xbox gamertag) (newname) | Causes the in-game name of the specified player to be changed to the user’s specified entry |
| renametribe (tribename) (newtribename) | Allows the user to rename tribes |
| requestspectator (password) | Allows the user to request to join as a spectator — requires the password which is set by the server owner |
| saveworld | Saves all in-game settings and instances |
| serverchat (message) | Sends a message to all players in the server |
| serverchattoplayer (steam ID) OR (psn ID) OR (xbox gamertag) | Sends a message to the specified player |
| setadminicon true | Shows the admin icon next to an admin’s name in the in-game chat |
| setadminicon false | Hides the admin icon next to an admin’s name in the in-game chat |
| setbabyage (agevalue) | Changes the age of whatever baby the user is currently facing |
| setcheatplayer false | Disable cheat menu |
| setcheatplayer true | Enable cheat menu |
| setfacialhairpercent (length) | Changes the length of the beard on whatever character the user is currently facing |
| setfacialhairstyle (number) | Changes the hairstyle of whatever character the user is currently facing using the numbers 0-7 |
| setglobalpause (ispaused) | Pauses the entire server |
| setheadhairpercent (length) | Changes the length of the hair of whatever character the user is currently facing |
| settimeofday xx:xx | Change time of day to desired input |
| summon <type> | Spawn a desired creature |
| summontamed <type> | Spawn a desired tamed creature |
| teleport | Moves the user forward to where they’re facing |
| teleportplayerIDtome <playerid> | Moves a designated player to the user’s location |
| toggleinfiniteammo | Turns infinite ammo on and off |
| tpcoords <lat> <lon> <altitude> | Teleport to specified coordinates |
| walk | Turns off flying |
