ARK Server Settings

Moderate difficulty
OverrideOfficialDifficulty = 5.0
Longer day/night cycles, with the day slightly longer than the night
DayTimeSpeedScale = 0.4871104
NightTimeSpeedScale = 0.5313034
Resources regrow closer to structures
ResourceNoReplenishRadiusStructures = 0.8
Abandoned dinos last longer
PvEDinoDecayPeriodMultiplier = 0.8
2x taming
TamingSpeedMultiplier = 2.0
2x harvesting
HarvestAmountMultiplier = 2.0
Anyone can cuddle babies, regardless of who imprinted them
AllowAnyoneBabyImprintCuddle = true
Less poop
PoopIntervalMultiplier = 2.5
Creatures hatch faster …
EggHatchSpeedMultiplier = 1.5
… and grow up faster …
BabyMatureSpeedMultiplier = 2.0
… but for balance, it takes longer until they can breed again
MatingIntervalMultiplier = 2.0
Damage is shown as floating text
ShowFloatingDamageText = true
Storage is locked by default
ForceAllStructureLocking = true
Unsnapped core structures are removed automatically (single pillars, ceilings, etc.)
FastDecayUnsnappedCoreStructures = true
Same for single water pipes
DestroyUnconnectedWaterPipes = true
That stuff decays after 18 h
FastDecayInterval = 64800
Structures decay on PvP servers as well
PvPStructureDecay = true
Structures decay five times slower than normal (default values at 1x: 4 d Thatch, 8 d Wood & Adobe, 12 d Stone, 16 d Metal, 20 d Tek)
PvEStructureDecayPeriodMultiplier = 5.0
Abandoned tames are destroyed after some time as well
AutoDestroyDecayedDinos = true
PvPDinoDecay = true
On PvP, offline raid protection becomes active 15 min after the last tribe member has left the server
PreventOfflinePvP = true
PreventOfflinePvPInterval = 900
Up to 20 platform saddle tames are allowed per server
MaxPlatformSaddleStructureLimit = 20
Four times as many structures are allowed on platforms
PerPlatformMaxStructuresMultiplier = 4.0