How To Bypass IP Ban in Ark Survival
IP Bans on Ark Survival are the most common punishment for hackers, cheaters, and people who break the rules in Ark Survival. You can get IP banned on Ark Survival for using external software or abusing any bugs/glitches in-game to gain a competitive advantage over the rest of the players.
When you log in to Ark Survival, it stores your IP in its database, and your IP address acts as a unique identifier for you. It is usually used to protect your account from potential hackers, but be sure that it will be used against you without hesitation if you break the rules.
While, as I said above, the Ark Survival IP ban mainly applies to cheaters in-game and people who break the rules, some rare cases exist when users get IP banned without an apparent reason.
Whatever the case, below, you will find step-by-step instructions on how to get around the Ark Survival IP ban instantly and get back to playing with the gang.
IF THIS GUIDE DOESN’T GET YOU UNBANNED, THEN YOU ARE PROBABLY HWID BANNED, AND YOU WILL HAVE TO FOLLOW MY GUIDE ON HOW TO BYPASS HWID BANS.
Below you can see some of the most common reasons people get banned on Ark Survival:
- Hate speech and real-life threats on Ark Survival chat.
- Exposing personal information of other Ark Survival players.
- Posting links on chat or Ark Survival forums redirects users to malicious software/websites.
- Impersonating Ark Survival stuff.
- Cheating, Exploiting, Abusing glitches and bugs, third-party software, and anything that would negatively affect another person’s gameplay experience in Ark Survival.
- + more.
How To Bypass IP Ban on Ark Survival
Now that you know the fundamentals of an IP Ban on Ark Survival, let’s get straight to the point. Below you can find all the steps to get around an IP Ban and get your IP address whitelisted again, and start playing instantly.
To get around the IP ban on Ark Survival with 100% success, you should do every step of this guide in the same order as shown below and not skip a single one. If you miss anything, you’ll most likely fail to bypass the IP ban and have to redo everything.
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You are not encouraged to use these methods or techniques.
Step 1 – Uninstall Ark Survival.
The first and most important thing you’ll have to do is to uninstall Ark Survival completely. We want to ensure that no files are left on the PC that could link you back to the IP ban.
Navigate to the Control Panel and choose the option Programs.
Next, click on Programs & Features option.
Locate Ark Survival, right-click on it, and choose Uninstall.
Step 2 – Clear Ark Survival Cache/Fingerprints/Leftovers.
Now let’s start clearing up any trace files left on your PC. Please copy each location from the list below, paste it into the search bar, and look for Folders/Files related to Ark Survival and delete them.
These are the locations you will find in the shortcuts:
- C:\Program Files (x86)
- C:\Program Files
- C:\%userprofile%\Documents\
- C:\%localappdata%
- C:\%programdata%
- C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local
Once you delete everything related to Ark Survival from all these locations, the next thing you will have to do is to delete some leftovers in the registry.
Press Windows Key + R, and type Regedit.
A window should pop up. You will have to do now to copy each of the locations below, paste them into the registry search bar, and then look for any folders related to Ark Survival and delete them.
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\
- HKLM\Software\WOW6432Node\
At each location, you will see a lot of folders on the left side.
Right-click on any folder related to Ark Survival and choose Delete.
Make sure you clear up the files above, so you don’t get linked to the previous IP Ban.
Step 3 – Mask your IP Address
Click here to get NordVPN (<- that link gets you a discount + 🎁), create an account, download the app, and follow the steps in the video below.
I can’t find a completely free working method to go around the ban, but this is the cheapest it can get.
How to correctly set up the VPN to protect you from getting your actual IP address revealed:
Step 4 – Change your MAC address.
The next thing that immediately gets banned by Ark Survival after the IP address on any IP Ban is the MAC address, so you have to make sure you have a different one. Below you can find step-by-step instructions on how to change your MAC address on any Windows machine.
Navigate to Settings.
Click on Network & Internet.
Click on “Change adapter Options“.
Right-click on your primary internet adapter and click on “Properties“.
Choose Client for Microsoft Networks, and click Configure.
Navigate to the Advanced tab and choose Network Address.
Now go to Browserling, generate a new mac address, copy it, and paste it to the Network address box.
Click OK, and you will be disconnected for a few seconds/minutes from the internet. No worries, it will get back up.
Now do the same thing for the NordVPN adapter. Right-Click on the NordVPN adapter and choose Properties.
Choose “Client for Microsoft Networks” and click “Configure“. Navigate to the Advanced tab, choose MAC Address, and paste a newly generated MAC address from the generator.
Once you’ve changed your ethernet/wifi adapter and the NordVPN’s adapter, MAC Address, proceed to the next step.
If the above method didn’t work for you
You will easily find Technitium MAC Address Changer to change your MAC address in the previously downloaded files or download Technitium MAC Address Changer directly from their official website.
Select your Network Connections, click on the “Random MAC Address” button, and click on “Change Now!“.
Step 5 – Create or buy a new game account.
It’s time to create a new account or buy a cheap one from one of these websites: MMOGA, MMOGAH.
Navigate to the Ark Survival Official Website and create a new account with new details.
TIPS:
- Use the most commonly used email providers ( Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, Protonmail, etc.) Avoid temporary emails.
- The same goes for the phone number. Don’t use the free numbers you’ll find on websites on the internet. Instead, use a phone number you never used before, and get a cheap one from Tossable Digits, Hushed or TextVerified(One-time verification).
- Don’t use Russian Numbers until further notice.
Step 6 – Set up Everything Correctly.
Please navigate to the official website of Ark Survival, download it, install it, and don’t run the game just yet.
- Open NordVPN, go to “Settings” and make sure “Kill Switch” is enabled.
- Connect to a server in your preferred country. (Servers closer to you will get you better ping)
- Run Ark Survival and log in with your new account.
- Enjoy the game, and leave a comment below to let me know if it worked for you!
WHENEVER YOU WANT TO PLAY THE GAME, YOU WILL HAVE TO ACTIVATE THE VPN!
Ark Survival Bans: Frequently Asked Questions
Does Ark Survival IP Ban?
Yes, Ark Survival does IP Ban players frequently to keep the rest of the players protected.
If you log into Ark Survival and see a message that your account is banned or blocked, or your connection is blocked, you are most likely IP banned.
What is an IP Ban on Ark Survival?
Getting IP Banned on Ark Survival means that the Ark Survival servers are configured to block player requests with specific IP addresses.
How long do IP bans last on Ark Survival?
The duration of an IP ban on Ark Survival is usually unknown. Your ban’s appeal chance and time also depend on the follow-up actions you take and the reason you got banned in the first place.
