ARK Tweaks · INI Changer

ARK INI Changer.
One-click looks.

Twelve built-in INI presets for ARK: Survival Evolved, from Super Hard to Content Creator. Click a card and RazorReaper writes it to your game config — after a backup of the old file.

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Windows 10/11 · Steam ARK: Survival Evolved

Inside the INI Changer

Pick a look.
Keep a way back.

INI Changer · Presets

Click a card to apply it.

Each preset is a card with an in-game preview. Click one and it is written straight to the live BaseDeviceProfiles.ini in your ARK folder — no copying files by hand. Before every save or clear, RazorReaper copies the old file to its backup folder and keeps the newest 20 copies.

Built in

Twelve presets.
Pick your trade-off.

The line next to each name is the one the app shows on its card.

Performance

FPS first

  • Super Hard — Max FPS, minimum visuals.
  • Hard — Raid-grade FPS.
  • Hard Black — Dark theme, perf-tuned.
  • Semi Soft — Soft visuals, gentle FPS bump.

Visibility

Spot players

  • Hard Stalker — Long-range PvP visibility.
  • Stalker — Player/dino spotting.

Look

Change the scene

  • Soft — Balanced look and FPS.
  • Black Spyglass — Dark with Spyglass tweaks.
  • Content Creator — Content creator tuning.
  • Black Semi Hard — Black tinted scene.
  • Clear Water Snow North — Snow biome with clear water.
  • Default — Game default.
ARK beach base with the game default settings: palm trees, sea and light beams
The same spot with the Super Hard preset: trees, water and light beams stripped away

Same spot, same time of day. Compare seven presets with the slider on the RazorReaper home page.

ARK Tweaks · INI Builder

INI Builder.
Your own keys, too.

INI Builder · GameUserSettings.ini

One-click presets with backups.

  • Max FPS, Balanced, Quality and PvP Visibility — each edits only its own 24 to 27 keys
  • A backup before every apply; the last 20 per file are kept
  • Restoring a backup snapshots your current file first
  • Your own keys for GameUserSettings.ini or Game.ini — missing keys and sections are created

Close ARK first: the game rewrites GameUserSettings.ini when it exits, so the INI Builder won’t apply while it is running. The PvP Visibility preset is explained on the ARK PvP settings page.

INI Builder with the Max FPS, Balanced, Quality and PvP Visibility presets and the Custom Keys editor

How it works

Three steps to
a new look.

  1. 01

    Download

    Get RazorReaper free for Windows 10 or 11 and install it. It finds Steam ARK: Survival Evolved for you.

  2. 02

    Open the INI Changer

    Open INI Changer in the sidebar’s ARK Tweaks group. The twelve presets are already there.

  3. 03

    Click a preset

    Click any card to apply it to your live ARK INI. Changed your mind? Click another one, or Default.

FAQ

Good to know.

Which files does it change?

The INI Changer writes BaseDeviceProfiles.ini in ARK’s Engine\Config folder. The INI Builder writes GameUserSettings.ini, and Game.ini for custom keys, in ShooterGame\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor.

How do I undo a preset?

Click another preset, or Default for the game default. The INI Changer also copies the old file to RazorReaper’s backup folder before every save or clear and keeps the newest 20. The INI Builder lists its backups and restores one with a click.

Is the INI Changer free?

Yes. The INI Changer and the INI Builder have no monthly limit in the free version. Premium lifts the quota on a few other features.

Does it work with ARK: Survival Ascended?

No. RazorReaper is for Steam ARK: Survival Evolved on Windows 10 or 11. ARK: Survival Ascended, the Microsoft Store version and consoles are not supported.

More tools

Or see every RazorReaper tool on the home page.

Twelve looks.
Free to try.

Free to download. Premium when you want more.

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Windows 10/11 · Steam ARK: Survival Evolved