{"id":21155,"date":"2026-06-04T22:57:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T22:57:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/how-to-install-mods-ark-survival-ascended\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T23:25:59","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T23:25:59","slug":"how-to-install-mods-ark-survival-ascended","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xgamingserver.com\/blog\/how-to-install-mods-ark-survival-ascended\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Install Mods on ARK: Survival Ascended (CurseForge)"},"content":{"rendered":"

ARK: Survival Ascended completely changed how modding works compared to Survival Evolved. This guide explains the new CurseForge system, how to add mods to your server, why load order matters, and the kinds of mods worth running.<\/p>\n

CurseForge, not the Steam Workshop<\/h2>\n

The biggest change: ASA mods are distributed through CurseForge<\/strong> via the game’s built-in mod system, rather than the Steam Workshop that Survival Evolved used. The huge upside is that this made mods cross-platform<\/strong> \u2014 for the first time in ARK, console players can use mods too<\/strong>, as long as the server runs them. You browse and enable mods from the in-game mod menu.<\/p>\n

Installing mods on a server<\/h2>\n\n
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  1. Find a mod on CurseForge<\/strong> (or the in-game browser) and note its mod ID<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  2. Add the mod IDs to your server’s mod list<\/strong> in the launch parameters, in the order you want them to apply.<\/li>\n
  3. Restart the server \u2014 it downloads the mods, and players download them automatically<\/strong> when they connect (no manual subscribing).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n

    Why load order matters<\/h2>\n

    When two mods change the same thing, the one later in the load order wins<\/strong>. Put broad overhaul mods first and specific tweak mods after, so your small fixes aren’t overwritten. Getting the order wrong is a common cause of mods “not working.”<\/p>\n

    Mod types worth running<\/h2>\n