How to have two single player worlds?

[Around999People]

Hey,

I and my wife both play off of the same pc for the time being and can't seem to figure out how to have our own single player worlds.

Basically, when I try to play Ark on my steam profile I load into her world.

[F3nt]

is it possible to gameshare to another account maybe?

[Around999People]

Originally posted by TransportinByTheKey:

is it possible to gameshare to another account maybe?

That's what we're doing atm. It seems to see that there's a single player world going and doesn't care as to what account it belongs to.

[Elucidus]

Not ideal, but have you tried two separate installations? Not sure it would work, but I do this for seven days to die and it works.

[KahvozeinsFang]

There is no way to actually have two saves for the same map. Thats intended game design. It sucks.

The game would be installed in the same place no matter who is signed into steam. So the save would also be in the same place.

Best you *might* do is find where the save file is stored and move it to an alternate location on the PC. Then swap the two saves everytime one of you wants to play.

[Dradiin]

Soooo, lol ChatGPT says to do this, which is based off of other web articles.... Might help ?

To have two saved instances in ARK: Survival Ascended, you can manually copy the save file and make a backup¹. Here are the steps:

1. Locate the save file. It's usually located in `... SteamLibrary\\steamapps\\common\\ARK Survival Ascended\\ShooterGame\\Saved\\SavedArksLocal\\TheIsland_WP`¹.
2. Copy the save file and paste it into a new folder (for example, on your desktop).
3. When you want to start a new game, delete the save file in the main folder¹.
4. To return to the previous save, copy and paste the backup save file into the main folder¹.

Remember, each time you want to switch between games, you'll need to replace the save file in the main folder with the appropriate backup¹. Please note that manipulating game files can lead to unexpected game behavior, so proceed with caution.

(1) Multiple Saves :: ARK: Survival Ascended General Discussions. https://steamcommunity.com/app/2399830/discussions/0/3881599433114216470/.
(2) 2nd save :: ARK: Survival Ascended General Discussions - Steam Community. https://steamcommunity.com/app/2399830/discussions/0/3881599433111971254/.
(3) How do i manually save my progress? - ARK: Survival Ascended ... - GameFAQs. https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/ps4/401817-ark-survival-evolved/answers/452338-how-do-i-manually-save-my-progress.
(4) Does Ark: Survival Ascended Have Split Screen Co-Op?. https://www.gameskinny.com/tips/does-ark-survival-ascended-have-split-screen-co-op/.

[Elucidus]

You can easily put that into two script files and just run that , one for each person,l and just run that before you start the game.

[Tachyon]

Simplest way would be for one of you to play on the Svartalfheim map and one on The Island.

[Sperber]

Without the game running, go to the game folder "ARK Survival Ascended\ShooterGame\Saved\SavedArksLocal" and rename the folder TheIsland_WP to something else. Start the game and it will re-create a fresh survivor and world for you.
Now every time you want to swap back to your previous world, you need to rename those folders back and forth.

Also note that if you want your worlds to have different INI settings (difficulty, mods, etc.), you need to do this folder swapping with the whole "Saved" folder.

[RobbIe]

Originally posted by Sperber:

Without the game running, go to the game folder "ARK Survival Ascended\ShooterGame\Saved\SavedArksLocal" and rename the folder TheIsland_WP to something else. Start the game and it will re-create a fresh survivor and world for you.
Now every time you want to swap back to your previous world, you need to rename those folders back and forth.

Also note that if you want your worlds to have different INI settings (difficulty, mods, etc.), you need to do this folder swapping with the whole "Saved" folder.

Additional to mention the file
PlayerLocalData.arkprofile
in folder ...\Saved\LocalProfiles
As far as I remember from ASE it keeps how much is discovered in the maps and some other things.

[Loquitis]

Originally posted by Around999People:

Originally posted by TransportinByTheKey:

is it possible to gameshare to another account maybe?

That's what we're doing atm. It seems to see that there's a single player world going and doesn't care as to what account it belongs to.

Try creating another user login on your pc, having one for each you and your wife might create seperate save files

[Implicitlee]

Originally posted by Around999People:

Hey,

I and my wife both play off of the same pc for the time being and can't seem to figure out how to have our own single player worlds.

Basically, when I try to play Ark on my steam profile I load into her world.

Just Keep 2 save folders in teh directory example:

F:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\ARK Survival Ascended\ShooterGame

at that location is a folder called Saved in it is your game your configs settings etc etc

at the above addresss creat a folder called My Game and Wifey Game copy the entire Saved folder of youor game into My Game folder and copy the entire Saved folder of your wife's game into Wifey Game folder.

When you exit your game copy the saved folder into your save game folder yo back it up then when you want to swap game just delete the saved folder in the main directory and copy whom ever is playing out of their folder. simples.

[blooper01]

Can I have my solo standard game and a Svartalfheim save? I want to try Svartalfheim but don't see an option for to start a new save. Once I install the Svartalfheim map will a new option show up for a new game?

[blooper01]

Originally posted by The 16th Toad:

Svartalheim is MOD ARKS instead of STORY ARKS when setting up your game.
It should keep each map saved separately being able to switch between them anytime you wish.

Cool, thank you very much.

[Rafael Velzi]

i create two .bat files with commands to change de folders.
for reference, i create a file with de name of "save", like "father.txt" and "son.txt" in eath save folder.

the source of father.bat file:

@echo off
setlocal
if exist ".\Saved\son.txt" (
ren "Saved" "Saved - son"
ren "Saved - father" "Saved"
)
endlocal