1 min readUpdated Oct 7, 2026

How To Switch Your ARK: Survival Ascended Server Between PvE And PvP

On a PvE server, players can't hurt each other, each other's creatures or each other's structures, and the world is all about surviving against ARK itself. On a PvP server, tribes can fight and raid each other. New servers start as PvE.

Switching Between PvE And PvP

  1. 1
    Log in to Bropanel and select your server.
  2. 2
    In the sidebar, go to Settings.
  3. 3
    Under Gameplay, enable PvE for a PvE server, or disable it for PvP.
  4. 4
    Click Save & Restart to apply your changes.

You can switch at any time; your world and everything in it is kept.