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One of Arkon's two staff levels: people you trust with all settings, such as the server owner, anyone with the Arkon Admin role, or anyone with the Discord Manage Server permission. See Getting Started.
The Discord channel where Arkon posts warnings, such as a schedule or reward that stopped working. Set it with +arkset alertchannel. If you set none, Arkon uses the event log instead. See Server settings and Server control.
A Premium check that gives each brand new Xbox player a score from 0 to 100 for how likely they are to be a fake extra account. See Xbox features.
The set of ArkView checks that find duped tames, mass breeding pens, foreign tames, too many uncryo'd tames and inactive tribes. See Anti-cheat.
A free program that reads your Ark save file and hands the results to Arkon, which unlocks the map commands and anti-cheat checks. See ArkView setup, or ArkView for Nitrado if your ASA server is on Nitrado.
The newer version of Ark. Arkon works with it, including Nitrado-hosted ASA servers. See Getting Started.
The original version of Ark. Arkon works with it, except on Nitrado, which does not allow RCON for ASE. See Getting Started.
A Premium feature where the host Gamertag adds new players as Xbox friends for you. See Xbox features.
The +syncbans commands, which compare each server's ban list with Arkon's own ban list and fix the differences. They only show what would change (a dry run) unless you add true. See Moderation.
The +bulksend command, which sends the same item to a player several times, handy for events. See Server control.
A named group of servers that you manage together in Arkon, like a folder that holds your maps. You must make one before you can add a server, even if you have only one. See Server settings.
A list of admin commands that nobody may run in game, even a player who is allowed to use admin commands. Set it with +arkset commandblacklist. See Security.
The switch that sends game chat lines and in-game command replies to your map chat channel in Discord. Turning it off stops only that direction. See Chat and logs.
An in-game item that stores a tame so it is not out in the world. Arkon's uncryo limit counts the tames a tribe has taken out. See Anti-cheat.
The long mix of letters and numbers that identifies a player on ASA. Arkon uses it to ban and register players. See Player registration.
A Discord channel where Arkon posts notices about what it did, such as a New Player Detected card or a Tame Limit Warning. It is also where alerts go when no alert channel is set. See Server settings.
A tame that was brought in from a server that is not one of yours, often a sign of cheating. Arkon finds them with +scanforeigntames. See Anti-cheat.
The number that identifies a player in the game: a Steam ID, an Xbox XUID or an Epic EOS ID. You give it to Arkon to ban someone. See Moderation.
Your Xbox name. See Player registration.
The company that runs your game server, such as Nitrado, G-Portal, Shockbyte, Host Havoc, or Self-Hosted. The setup wizard and +rconhelp ask for it so they can show the right steps. See Getting Started and RCON setup.
The Xbox account that hosts your ASE server on the Microsoft Store version. Players add it as a friend to join, and Arkon can sign in as it to add friends and send messages. See Xbox features.
A security feature that bans players who run admin commands without being allowed to. It is off until you turn it on. See Security.
An in-game chat command that gives a player a care package of basic items. See In-game commands.
Another name for the specimen number.
Chat that is passed between the maps of a cluster. In game it shows as ServerChat <Map> -> <line>. See Chat and logs.
Short commands players type in Ark chat, such as kit, payday and imstuck, which Arkon answers by handing out items. See In-game commands.
A line posted in your map chat channel whenever a player kills another player. It reads kills from tribe logs. Turn it on with +arkset killfeed. See Chat and logs.
A starter pack of items that a player claims by typing kit in game. See In-game commands.
A ranked list of top players or tribes, shown in Discord. See Stats and leaderboards.
The +lookback command, which draws a chart of where one player was online during a time window. See Chat and logs.
A paid mystery prize: a player pays a price and Arkon sends one random item into their game. See Lootboxes.
The Discord channel that shows every tribe's events on a cluster, for staff to read. See Tribe logs.
Arkon's second staff level: helpers with day-to-day tools such as banning. See Getting Started.
A list of banned character names. Arkon renames players who use one. See Security.
An in-game reward that a player can claim again after a wait. See In-game commands.
Linking one Discord account to one in-game character with +register, so Arkon knows who is who. See Player registration.
The character you type before a command. Arkon's default is +. See Getting Started.
A Discord role Arkon gives a player after they reach a set amount of play time. See Playtime and roles.
Arkon's paid plan that raises limits and unlocks extra tools. It is tied to the owner of your Discord server. See Premium.
The remote-control connection Arkon uses to send commands to your game server and read who is online. It needs an IP, a port and a password. See RCON setup, and Ark RCON commands for the commands themselves.
An in-game chat command (!rename or !rn) that lets a player change their character name. It is off until an admin turns it on. See In-game commands.
A trick where one player is logged in on two maps of the same cluster at once to copy items. Arkon can kick or ban for it. See Security.
The RCON shop, where players spend currency in Discord and get real items in their Ark inventory. See RCON shop.
An RCON command that Arkon runs on a timer, such as a broadcast or a restart. See Server control.
One Ark map, like "The Island". See Server settings.
A command you start by typing / in Discord and picking it from the list. Some Arkon commands work both ways, for example +findtame and /findtame, while /setup works only as a slash command. See Getting Started.
The number in the top left of your in-game inventory. Arkon uses it to send items to your character. See Player registration.
A Discord channel with one message that Arkon keeps updated with how many players are on each server, plus player count graphs. See Status channel.
A 17 to 19 digit number that identifies a Steam player. See Player registration.
The 0 to 100 number from alt detection. Higher means more suspicious. See Xbox features.
A creature a player has tamed in game. Map commands such as +findtame look tames up. See Map tools.
A warning sent to a tribe when it nears the tame cap, by Discord DM and in game chat, and logged in the event log. See Anti-cheat.
A ban that ends by itself after a set time, made with +tempbanplayer. See Moderation.
The +timeline command, which shows one player's joins and leaves across all maps. See Chat and logs.
A group of players in Ark who share bases and tames. Arkon shows each tribe's events in Discord. See Tribe logs.
The record of what happens to a tribe in game: kills, deaths, tames, destroyed structures and more. Arkon copies these into Discord. See Tribe logs.
A private Discord thread that only one tribe can see, with pings for the events they choose. Players get it by pressing Claim in the +tribe menu. See Tribe logs.
A message sent to every member of a tribe with +warntribe. See Moderation.
A cap on how many tames a tribe can have out in the world instead of stored in cryopods. See Anti-cheat.
The list of server names that tames are allowed to come from. Anything else counts as a foreign tame. See Anti-cheat.
A chat vote players start to change the day or night, wipe wild dinos or clean up. See In-game commands.
A list of suspicious players, managed with +suswatch. See Moderation.
A message Arkon posts the first time it sees a new player. The free plan adds a Powered by Arkon footer. See Playtime and roles and Premium.
The long 16-digit number behind an Xbox Gamertag. See Player registration.
Tools for Microsoft Store ASE servers: host Gamertag friends, auto-friend, alt detection and Xbox messages. See Xbox features.