noob help about switching servers

[SIMWOLF VR]

I'm a noob on ARK, so far I have only played single player on my own PC. If i play online in servers do I keep my stats and level ? thanks

[Shimo]

No you do not. Every character is synced to that server, aside from officials. On official you can make a character and then transfer that character to any other official server but you cant transfer from singleplayer to multiplayer.

[Orumis]

jes you keep it jou just have to upload your caracter on an obilisk or loot crate Those ligts in the sky just select travel to another ark and select the server you want to join

[Orumis]

no single player dont works

[CaptainMurphy66]

You can join our server if you'd like. We've been running continuously for over 2 years, have a great staff with lot of player help. There's no griefing, so playing is actually fun.
Come check us out, we've modded the server so as soon as you can you will be able to use the tek stuff, the engrams are already there. We look forward to seeing you on the server.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=913322912

[SIMWOLF VR]

thanks for the replies and offer Murph. For now i'll play alone, im still learning how things work and ive spent ages building a very basic house lol.

[Housatonic]

It would be possible if you'd find an unofficial server that would let you transfer over your character, but this is generally not done because in single player, you could have any rates, even admin commands, and then bring who knows what over into the server. It would be impossible for a server owner to regulate what enters the server this way, so it's always off by default, you'd have to find an admin willing to go out of their way to let you in.

One way to know which servers to avoid is those that copy/paste their ads completely irrelevant to the topic at hand.

[EzRyder]

it is possible to transfer from SP to Un Official servers but ....
It takes some work.
i managed to create a local server hosted on my pc then manually copied my character to it
i could then upload and get on any server with the right settings
i havent tried to directly 'upload' at an obilisk as suggested but had heard it didnt work when i was playing at this, it may have changed since then

edit: as Housatonic stated the only legit purpose for this might be to join a pve with friends but most would concider it a cheat if you try to join a random server with a SP character

[SIMWOLF VR]

ok so if i start playing online then i can move my new character to different servers using the obilisks ?

[Shimo]

As far as I know its impossible. Specifically made impossible by the fact you can go to SP and cheat, then take cheated characters, dinos, etc to servers and cause a bad time for everyone

[EzRyder]

Originally posted by Sniper:

ok so if i start playing online then i can move my new character to different servers using the obilisks ?

if you 'start' online then yes, by that i mean if you create a character 'online' you can transfer that character to other servers within certain parameters

http://ark.gamepedia.com/Obelisk

"Server Traveling
One of the features of the Obelisk is the Character Data Transmission. By saving your character data, you'll be able to transfer your character to a different Server. Please note that you can not transfer the character from an unofficial server to an official server, nor can you transfer the data from the single player mode to the official server. Server transfers between two official servers are available, but limited to specific servers. You also cannot transfer between PVP and PVE. You can also put items in the tribute inventory by clicking Transmit Ark Data and dragging items in. If you put the items in the inventory for artifacts, they will be lost."

[margalus]

Originally posted by Sniper:

ok so if i start playing online then i can move my new character to different servers using the obilisks ?

Only if the servers allow transfers.

[SIMWOLF VR]

also if i start a new game in a server, will i still be able to play my original single player character on my own PC ?

[margalus]

Originally posted by Sniper:

also if i start a new game in a server, will i still be able to play my original single player character on my own PC ?

Yes, all multiplayer data is saved on the server you are playing on. Nothing you do on a server will affect any other server you play on. Nor will it affect your single player games.

[NGCaliber]

This should have been such a simple answer to a simple question.

Question: Can I bring my singleplayer made character to another server?

Answer: Yes it is possible if the server you are seeking to join has this feature enabled. Though most servers will have it disabled or set to use a cluster for cross transfer. You would need to check with the server admin. Official servers will be an immediate no.

Question: Will I lose my stats if I do bring over my character from a singleplayer?

Answer: Yes you will lose your stats. Also you will be at level 1 since each server may present different stat gains and or different amount of obtainable levels.

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Other considerations:

Question: Can I bring my dinosaur?

Answer: Technically yes if enabled, however 99.99999% of the time admins turn this off for a reason. It wouldn't take much to spawn in a lv120 t-rex and give it 500% imprinting... or just the lv6000 t-rex at that. It is unfair to the rest of the server and disrupts the balance. Same with bringing gear.

[SIMWOLF VR]

ok thanks !