JSON Error

[notanid10t]

I am getting the INVALID JSON TOKEN ERROR Line:1 Ch:1 error that I have gotten in the past.

Here is what I have done so far -
Changed resolution to lower settings - didn't fix it
updated video driver - didn't fix it
changed resolution again to lower settings - didn't fix it
Uninstalled the game, deleted the Ark folders on my pc and reinstalled it - didn't fix it.
Repeated steps above - didn't fix it.

Unistalled it again, deleted Ark folders and then reinstalled it to another directory - didn't fix it.
Changed resolution - didn't fix it.
Tried it in Window mode - didn't fix it.

What do I have to do to get this thing running properly without issues? My hardware is more than adequate:

i7-4790K
32GB DDR-3 RAM
nVidia 980m video card
512 GB Samsung M.2 NVME SSD
2x 2TB drives

(Yes, it is a laptop. Clevo P770ZM-G)

This issue is with Ark and no other game. I have plenty of other games on my system that have similar hardware requirements and haven't had an issue with JSON errors.

Studio Wildcard FIX THIS! It is something I have suffered from before and it is back again. My wife whom uses a different system has had this develop in the past but the above attempted fixed her system (desktop HP Omen).

[Lethal]

An actual view of the crash log would be helpful. Is this unofficial or official? If unofficial, what mods are you using, and does it work without any mods?

[notanid10t]

Which log files do you want? It happens on both Official AND Unofficial servers, with and without mods.

I have a private server it happens on. My son, his GF and my wife all are on it with the same mods as me and they are not getting JSON Errors.

[Ghost]

R u using acm??

[notanid10t]

No, I am not using ACM. IF I use admin commands, I use the normal command lines available with the tab key in game.

[Sir Weebsalot]

I get the same error, however I get it both in game and at the main menu.

[Ghost]

This is ussualy a java script error. Try updating that

[Jimbo]

might try uninstalling BattleEye and re-installing it (right-click on Ark in steam library). Saw a couple posts where this did the trick... easy enough and worth a shot.

[JB143]

https://shauncassells.wordpress.com/2015/09/28/windows-10-event-10016-fix-the-application-specific-permission-settings-do-not-grant-local-activation-permission-for-the-com-server-application-with-clsid-d63b10c5-bb46-4990-a94f-e40b9d520160-and-a/

This is the error in Windows 10 that gives the error - the permission changes allows more than 1 app to use internet at a time and well makes that error dissapear in time...

[Anderoid]

had the same issue. turns out my ISP changed my network protocol to IPv6. I had them change it back to IPv4 and it solved both the JSON error and a connection issue to a private server.