Otherwise connect to a server running the map and you will automatically download the bits.

The legendary Isla Nublar SITE A Island is available for hosting and playing.

Load the game and head into the host locally option, you should either see the mod in the list or its possible that it is updating which it will tell you if it is currently doing that. It does appear that steam's deployments lag behind - even I am having problems loading the mod on my dedicated server but hey, were just getting started!


Option 1: QUICK CONNECT (Recommended!)
steam://connect/ark.indgen.co:27015 (works in a browser or as a desktop shortcut!)

Option 2: SAVE IN FAVORITES
In TOP LEFT OF steam client go to "VIEW" then "SERVERS"
Go to FAVORITES tab
Right click in the window and add server by ip
Enter IP: ark.indgen.co:27015
Add server!

Important to open ports 27015 and 7777 on the host running the server.

To use this mod with a dedicated server:

After installing the mod locally, you should copy this directory to the same place on your dedicated server:
\steamapps\common\ARK\ShooterGame\Content\Mods\479918835

Then run the server with this commandline and argument:
"ShooterGameServer.exe" /Game/Mods/479918835/WelcomeToJurassicARK?SessionName=MyJurassicArk?QueryPort=27015?MaxPlayers=77?listen?ModId=479918835

(Note that to run other Mods on your server, just replace the ModID and map name in that commandline!)

Clients that connect to your Server will then dynamically download the Mod from Steam Workshop before connecting, if they don't already have it installed!

Download SteamCMD and Extract it somewhere that steam can download and update its core files: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD
Run steamcmd - this will inflate the steam install to your current directory.

from steamcmd command line login.
login USERNAME PASSWORD

tell steam to install to a target location (Solid state, etc)
force_install_dir D:\ARKServer\

tell steam to install/update the game 346110 (ARK) and validate the files are not corrupt.
app_update 346110 validate

logout of your steam account with 'logout'

You can start the standard server by browsing to the D:\ArkServer\shootergame\binaries\win64\ and creating a batch file:

Right click > New text Document

Change name >Serverstart.bat

Open the new batch file in a text editor and place the code into it. Save the file.

Change the code below as needed:
"ShooterGameServer.exe" /Game/Mods/479918835/SiteA?SessionName=JurassicArk?QueryPort=27015?MaxPlayers=77?listen?ModId=479918835