Cluster facts and rules

Rates, wipes, PvP, crossplay, mods, how to join.

What the cluster runs, with the rates read live off the servers. The six conduct rules are at the bottom.

The cluster

What you are joining.

Rates

Read off the live config.

Normal weeks run 1.5x. Evo weekends run 3x, Friday 4 AM ET to Tuesday 4 AM ET.

Wipes

None since October 25, 2023, and there will never be one. Maps get added. Nothing gets reset.

PvE and PvP

13 PvE maps where nobody can raid you. One PvP server, The Island PvP, with its own save, structure and dino decay on, and cave building allowed. Same rates, same rules, same character.

Transfers

One character across all 14 maps. Transfers are open everywhere, including in and out of PvP. A new map stays locked for at least a month, or until someone kills its alpha boss, whichever comes last.

Crossplay

PC (Steam and Epic), Xbox, and PlayStation play on the same servers. Search the same name from any of them.

Mods

No gameplay mods. Lost City and Svartalfheim are modded maps; the game downloads the map mod when you join. Server-side plugins handle cross-map chat, respecs, live rates, and quality-of-life tweaks. There is nothing to install.

How to join

Three steps, no form.

Open the server browser

Join ARK, pick Unofficial, tick Show Player Servers.

Search Quietly Ascended

All 14 maps show up. Pick one. No password, no whitelist, no application.

Say hi in Discord

Rates, events, admin help, and the place to ask before you sink 40 hours into a base.

Join the Discord

Cluster rules

Six rules. That's the whole document.

They exist so the cluster stays fun and fair. When in doubt, ask an admin in Discord before you do the thing.

  1. No griefing.Don't wreck other people's game. That covers bases, tames, and their time.
  2. No exploits.No meshing, duping, or abusing unintended mechanics. If you found one, tell an admin; that's a favor, not a confession.
  3. Keep chat civil.Cross-map chat is shared with everyone on the cluster and mirrored to Discord.
  4. Don't block progression.Terminals, obelisks, major resources, artifacts, and mission access stay reachable.
  5. Clean up after yourself.Temporary structures, taming pens, and spam get demolished when you're done.
  6. Ask when unsure.An admin in Discord answers faster than a ban appeal.

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