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How to enable ARK admin commands & cheats ARK: Survival Evolved admin commands & cheats list ARK IDs (Items, Creatures, Colors, Beacons)
How to enable ARK admin commands
The ARK admin commands and cheats in this guide must be input into the game’s console to make use of them. You can open the ARK console by hitting TAB while in-game. Most of the commands in this guide are classed by the game as “cheats”, and can only be used by players with admin privileges. We’ve noted which commands are classed as cheats below. To give yourself admin privileges, you need to type into the console “enablecheats” followed by the server admin password. For example: But even with admin privileges, you’ll need to preface every “cheat” command with the “admincheat” prefix. For example: This is only required for multiplayer. For cheats in singleplayer ARK, just input the desired command without the “admincheat” prefix, and it’ll work.
ARK: Survival Evolved admin commands & cheats
Now that you can work the ARK console, let’s work some magic with the various ARK admin commands and cheats on offer. Note: hover over each command to view the syntax info!
ARK IDs (Items, Creatures, Colors, Beacons)
Several of the above commands require specific IDs for things like items, creatures, colors, and supply crates/beacons. For full lists of all IDs, check the following links to the official ARK wiki:
ARK Item IDs ARK Creature IDs ARK Color IDs ARK Beacon IDs
