my friends keeps getting teleported to me

[DoniSio]

im on my hosted non decicated server and whenever i go too far from him he gets dragged along to me and when i die he teleports to where i spawn help me fix this

[Elliebird]

That is called a host tether, and it applies to all singleplayer games when someone joins. Your friend won't be able to go too far away from you before the game plops him down where you are. It's not something that can be fixed.

[🦊 Hermit]

In the settings menu when setting up the game you can adjust the tether distance. I believe you can type a crazy high number into the box to go higher than the slider allows. Be aware that this will put more strain on your computer though, as it will have to simulate a larger area of the map.

Alternatively, you can set up your own dedicated server instead of using non-ded. Dedicated servers have no tether at all. But again, you need a good enough computer to run this.

[DoniSio]

Originally posted by Hermit:

In the settings menu when setting up the game you can adjust the tether distance. I believe you can type a crazy high number into the box to go higher than the slider allows. Be aware that this will put more strain on your computer though, as it will have to simulate a larger area of the map.

Alternatively, you can set up your own dedicated server instead of using non-ded. Dedicated servers have no tether at all. But again, you need a good enough computer to run this.

how do i make a dedicated server i saw the vids on youtube but didnt work at all waited an hour for the program nothing popped up

[🦊 Hermit]

There's a few ways.

*) There is a button in the top corner of the single player menu to 'host dedicated server', I've never tried that myself as I hosted mine before that button was added and just stuck with my old methods. But it may be the simplest way to do it, I'm not sure, something to perhaps look into.

*) A lot of people on here will also recommend you get ASM, Ark Server Manager. Again I have no experience in this area so I can't advise there, but it might be something you want to research.

*) Personally, I use a similar method to the one written in this guide:

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=656433788
That article explains it pretty simply and easily imo, even though it's quite an old one now. That's the method I have most experience in, so if you had any questions about it after reading the guide, I might be able to help out a little (although I'm no computer whizz).

Hope that helps^^

EDIT: Actually after skimming through that guide again I realise it's been updated since I last read it, it includes the detail about the host server button in the solo menu. I'll have to re-read it in full again sometime to see what else is new lol