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How to Remove Ice Wyverns from your ARK server

In ARK: Survival Evolved, every creature has its own behavior and combat style. On the Ragnarok map, one of the most troublesome creatures is the Ice Wyvern.

Its frost breath can slow both players and tamed creatures by 50%, which makes escaping or fighting back much harder. If you want a smoother PvE experience or better PvP balance, you can disable Ice Wyverns entirely from your server.

This guide shows you two ways to do it:

Method 1: Game Settings menu​

Step 1) Open your Console, select your server, and stop it using the STOP button.

Stop server

Step 2) In the left-side menu, open Game Settings.

Game Settings

You will see the Game.ini settings page, with built-in fields for many available options.

Game.ini page

Step 3) Click the View File button on the right side above the settings menu to open the raw Game.ini file.

Step 4) Add the following line on a new line in the file:

NPCReplacements=(FromClassName="Ragnarok_Wyvern_Override_Ice_C",ToClassName="")

Step 5) Click Save Content after making the change.

Save Content

Step 6) Return to the Console and start your server again.

Method 2: File Manager​

Step 1) Open your Console, select your server, and stop it using the STOP button.

Once the server is stopped, open FILE MANAGER from the left-side menu under SERVER CONTROLS.

Stop server then file manager

Step 2) Go to:

ShooterGame > Saved > Config > LinuxServer

Then open the Game.ini file.

Navigate to Game.ini

Step 3) If the file is empty, add this line at the top:

[/script/shootergame.shootergamemode]

Game.ini add script

Then, under that line, add:

NPCReplacements=(FromClassName="Ragnarok_Wyvern_Override_Ice_C",ToClassName="")

Disable Ice Wyvern

Step 4) Click Save Content when you are done.

Save Content

Step 5) Return to the Console and start your server again.

Your server is now Ice Wyvern-free.