phlingerize - Make ARK a game and not a chore

Modify ARK Survival game configurations using Phlinger's setting for an improved gaming experience.

He explains his settings in this YouTube video: Best Single Player Settings in Ark Survival Ascended in 2025.

phlingerize.ps1 is a Windows Powershell script.

Basic usage:

phlingerize.ps1 <patchFileName> <targetDirectory>

How it works:

• It uses the name of the patch file (patchFileName) to figure out what should be patched by removing everying after the first non alpla-numerig character.
  • e.g. GameUserSettings-ARK.ini becomes GameUserSettings.ini
• The configuration file to be changed is then searched for in the given directory (targetDirectory)
• You will then be asked to confirm applying the changes.
• A copy of the file, if it doesn't already exist, is then created.
  • e.g. GameUserSettings.ini-prephlingerize
• Values defined in the patch file are then applied to the target file and saved.

ARK Survival Ascended

Update GameUserSettings.ini

phlingerize.ps1 'GameUserSettings-ARK.ini' 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ARK Survival Ascended\ShooterGame\Saved\Config\Windows'

Update Game.ini

phlingerize.ps1 'Game-ASA.ini' 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ARK Survival Ascended\ShooterGame\Saved\Config\Windows'

ARK Survival Evolved

phlingerize.ps1 'GameUserSettings-ARK.ini' 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ARK\ShooterGame\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor'

Patch files

• GameUserSettings-ARK.ini
  • For ASA and ASE
• GameUserSettings-ARK-DayCycleSpeed.ini
  • Change the speed of day and night
• Game-ASA.ini
  • For ASA only

The script is licenced under the GPLv3.