Arkon is a Discord bot that helps you manage your Ark: Survival Evolved (ASE) and Ark: Survival Ascended (ASA) game servers — featuring cross-chat, player tracking, an automated shop, and much more.
Arkon works with both ASE and ASA. However, ASE on Nitrado is NOT supported.
| I am a... | Start here |
|---|---|
| Server Owner | Setup Guide - Add Arkon to your server in ~10 minutes |
| Player | Player Guide - Link your character and use the shop |
Check out Arkon's available Premium Features and the perks that come with it.
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Cross-Chat | Sync in-game chat to Discord and between servers in a cluster. |
| Scheduled Commands | Automate RCON commands to run at specific times. |
| Live Server Status | Live updating embed showing player counts and visual graph. |
| Ban Sync | Synchronize bans across all your servers automatically. |
| Imposter Protection | Auto-ban anyone who discovers and abuses your admin password. |
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Shop System | Fully automated self-checkout RCON shop with quality/BP options. |
| Lootbox System | Configurable lootboxes with weighted item drops. |
| Economy System | Virtual economy with minigames and customizable banking. |
| Extended Economy | Command costs, transfer taxes, auto-paydays, and bank event logging. |
| Role Discounts | Give specific roles permanent shop discounts. |
| Daily Discounts | Set rotating discounts for each day of the week. |
| Monetization Tools 💰 | Virtual currency integration with Upgrade.Chat. |
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Stat Tracking | Track kills, deaths, dinos tamed, playtime, and more. |
| Player Leaderboards | Leaderboards for playtime, kills, tribes, and tames. |
| Alpha Leaderboard | Competitive tribe ranking based on power structures. |
| Power Leaderboard | 🔹 Rank tribes by turrets, tek, and powered structures. |
| Kill Feed | Announce player kills in chat with shame for bob-killers. |
| Discord Leveling | Activity tracking with leaderboards, profiles, stars, and prestige. |
| Weekly Leaderboards | Track and announce top Discord contributors weekly. |
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Hunt Command | Find wild dinos on the map with coordinates. |
| Find Tame | Locate lost tames by name, tribe, or imprinter. |
| Territory View | Visualize tribe-controlled areas on the map. |
| Structure Finder | Find specific structures (turrets, generators, etc.) on a map. |
| Player Timeline | View a player's join/leave history over a time period. |
| Lookback | Find where a player was during a specific time window. |
| Who Was On | List everyone online at a specific moment. |
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Foreign Tame Detection | 🔹 Detect tames transferred from unauthorized servers. |
| Mass Breed Detection | 🔹 Find clusters of dinos left breeding to catch laggers. |
| Tame Stat Check | 🔹 Find tames that hit specific stat thresholds. |
| Uncryo Limits | 🔹 Limit how many uncryoed tames a tribe can have. |
| Watchlist | Get alerts when suspicious players join or leave. |
| Poll Vote Filtering | Verify poll voters have actually played on the cluster. |
| Xbox Alt Detection | 🔸⚡ Detect alternate Xbox accounts. |
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Private Tribelogs | 🔹 Player-claimable tribelogs in their own Discord thread. |
| Tribelog Alerts | 🔹 Send alerts for specific tribe log events. |
| Starter Kits | Provide one-time starter kits for new players. |
| Payday System | Reward players with items/currency at set intervals. |
| Im Stuck Command | Give stuck players a care package to respawn. |
| Playtime Role Ranks | Automatically assign roles based on player playtime. |
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Suggestion System | Players submit ideas, vote with upvote/downvote, discuss in threads. |
| Anonymous Suggestions | Allow submissions without revealing the author. |
| Suggestion Moderation | Approve, reject, or mark suggestions as implemented. |
| Level-Gated Suggestions | Require a minimum Discord level to submit ideas. |
| Star System | Let members give stars to thank helpful community members. |
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| Host GT Friend Management | Manage host gamertag friends list automatically. |
| Xbox DM Tools | Send Xbox messages via host Gamertag. |
| Autofriend System | ⚡ Automatically add/remove friends based on activity. |
| Xbox Profile Tools | Fetch Xbox profiles, gamerscore, and friend lists. |
Legend: ⚡ = Premium feature | 🔹 = Requires ArkViewer | 🔸 = Xbox/Crossplay only