How to Enable Primitive Plus on Your ARK Server

Published 8 June 2026 · By Host Havoc Technical Support Team

Primitive Plus is an official total conversion for ARK: Survival Evolved that reworks crafting and resources. You enable it with a single line in GameUserSettings.ini. Because it is a total conversion and not a standard mod, do not load it through the mods list. After enabling it, players connect the usual way shown in joining your ARK server.

Enable Primitive Plus

  1. Log into the game panel and stop the server.
  2. Open Configuration Files and open GameUserSettings.ini in the Config Editor.
  3. Under [ServerSettings], add:
ActiveTotalConversion=111111111
  1. Save the file and start the server.

Note: Total conversions change the whole game mode. Misusing the total conversion parameter for a regular mod is a common cause of a server reverting to 70 slots, so only use it for actual total conversions.