Admin Spectator
General Info
The admin spectator mode was first introduced In V191 of ARK. It has added the ability for admins to freely roam around the map and teleport and follow players. This is an extremely useful tool for preventing greifing and maintaining servers. Additionally it could also be used as a content creation tool in order to achieve those hard to get shots of your in game creations. Admins can also make a password for other players to go into spectator mode.
Warning
Once you enter the spectator state your body will disapear and your inventory items will be erased as well. If you leave the game and rejoin it will carry on where you left off, thus using the command "stopspectating" is highly recommended. The latter will show the respawn map.
Commands
- To enable spectator [For any admin]:
cheat enablespectator
- To Disable spectatormode:
stopspectating
To use non-admin spectator, the server must specify a spectator password like so in the GameUserSettings.ini:
[ServerSettings] SpectatorPassword=mypassword
or via commandline ?SpectatorPassword=mypassword
Then any client can use this console command:
requestspectator mypassword
Spectator Controls
| Action | Key(s) |
|---|---|
| Move forward/backward, left/right (like underwater) | W, A, S, D |
| Ascend / Descend | Space / C |
| Player-list | Ctrl + N |
| Attach to player in front | 
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| Cycle through attached players | ← / → |
| Detach from player | Space |
| Move fast | ⇧ Shift |
| Move Slow | Ctrl |
| Adjust Speed | scroll 
|
| Save Camera positions | ⇧ Shift + F1 - F10 |
| Jump to saved Camera positions | F1 - F10 |
Changelog
| Patch |  ASE Changes
|
|---|---|
| 191.0 | Admin Spectator is added to the game. |
| 193.0 |
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| 194.0 | Fix for one last case of possibly erroneously entering Spectator mode. |