🟢 Live Cluster Status

Choose Your Map and Join the Fight.

View the current status of every HqK ARK: Survival Ascended server. All four maps are connected through the HqK PvP Cluster, allowing players to transfer, progress, and compete across the entire network.

The Island

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Scorched Earth

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Ragnarok

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Extinction

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🔥 The Early Window

Get Established Before the Cluster Expands.

The strongest tribes on any lasting ARK cluster are usually the ones that arrived before the map was crowded, before the best territory was claimed, and before the breeding lines were fully established.

HqK is growing now. Bases are being built, tribes are forming, and more maps will be added as the population increases. Join early enough, and you will enter those future maps with resources, experience, and an established tribe behind you.

Build Now. Compete Later From a Position of Strength.
United States Hosting

Dedicated US-East Performance

HqK runs on dedicated US-East hardware built for responsive gameplay, reliable transfers, and stable PvP action. Server performance, saves, backups, and resource usage are monitored as the cluster population grows.

Fast Progression. Real Competition.

Classic 10x PvP

10x harvest and taming keep the game moving without removing the building, breeding, progression, and tribal warfare that make ARK PvP worth playing. Crossplay, player speed leveling, and flyer speed leveling are enabled.

Built to Keep Growing

A Cluster Built to Expand

HqK currently runs four connected maps, but the cluster will not stop there. As the population grows, additional maps will be added to create fresh territory, new progression, and more opportunities for tribes to compete.

Need to Know

Frequently Asked Questions

Everything you need to know before joining the HqK ARK: Survival Ascended US-East PvP Cluster.

01 How do I join an HqK server?
Choose one of the live server cards above and click Click to join. You can also open ARK: Survival Ascended, select Unofficial Sessions, and search for one of these server names:

US-East | PvP | The Island | 10x | Classic Beta | HqK
US-East | PvP | Scorched Earth | 10x | Classic Beta | HqK
US-East | PvP | The Center | 10x | Classic Beta | HqK
US-East | PvP | Extinction | 10x | Classic Beta | HqK
02 Is HqK PvP or PvE?
HqK is a Classic Beta-style PvP cluster. Building, breeding, farming, alliances, rivalries, raids, and cross-map competition are all part of the experience.
03 How do I link my ARK account to the HqK website?
First, create an HqK Gaming website account or sign in to your existing account. After signing in, open your account settings and follow the account-linking directions.

While connected to an HqK ARK server, type this command into the in-game chat:

!getconnectcode

ARK will provide a connection code. Enter that code on your website account settings page to link your game account.

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04 Where can I get help?
Join the HqK Discord and open a private Ark Help Desk ticket for account linking, store deliveries, connection problems, character recovery, tribe issues, player reports, or general support.

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05 What are the HqK server rates?
HqK uses boosted rates designed to reduce unnecessary grind while preserving meaningful progression and competitive PvP.

Core Rates
10x Harvest
20x Taming
2x Experience
2x Player Damage
0.5x Structure Resistance

Survival and Character Rates
0.5x Food and Water Drain
2x Health
0.5x Dino Stamina Drain
1.5x Structure Decay
06 Is crossplay enabled?
Yes. HqK supports ARK: Survival Ascended crossplay, allowing supported PC and console players to compete throughout the same connected cluster.
07 How do transfers between maps work?
Characters, eligible creatures, and eligible items can be transferred between connected HqK maps using the appropriate in-game transfer terminals. All four current servers belong to the same HqK PvP Cluster.
08 Can tribes build inside caves?
No. HqK is built around the Classic Beta ARK experience, when tribes constructed visible, defensible bases throughout the world instead of hiding entire operations inside caves.

We want tribes designing strong compounds, building layered defenses, controlling territory, and creating bases that become part of the server’s history. Cave building is restricted to preserve that style of PvP and keep progression areas accessible.

Creature and cryopod deployment remains available where needed for normal cave progression.
09 Is the HqK Server Shop pay-to-win?
That is not the direction of HqK. Supporter subscriptions and HqK Token purchases help fund the cluster, but the store is being designed to avoid dominant breeding lines, selected-stat boss armies, raid kits, and purchases that hand one tribe control of the server.

Store purchases may save time or provide useful options, but they should not replace playing the game or make a tribe unbeatable.
10 Which maps are currently available?
HqK currently operates The Island, Scorched Earth, The Center, and Extinction. More maps will be added as the population grows and the community needs additional territory, progression, and variety.