I can't join my freinds dedicated server on Ark survival evolved because it loads my own...

Here is a "how to" article about creating dedicated servers for Ark. How to Host an ARK: Survival Evolved Dedicated Server

Let me know if this was of any assistance.

Hey all, I just started a dedicated server running 24/7 for Ark Survival Evolved, The Center (map). Its PVP with guidelines. (trying to discourage offline raiding) Hit me up on my gamer tag if you want to join and create a tribe. Will be eventually holding
dino fights and player fights (for fun) with prizes and such. Add my gamer tag for more information or if you want to join.

My friends haven’t been able to join me on ARK Survival Evolved (Non-Dedicated Session), Astroneer, Kingdom Two Crowns and there may be others I don’t remember.

The weird thing is that sometimes they can join me on those games and other times they can’t and it says “Failed to Connect”.

Hello Pecete,

Ark Survival Evolved does allow Cross-play with PC and Xbox consoles. I used my PC to host a dedicated server for about 2 months for me and a bunch of friends to play together on our own server. We all connected to the server from our Xbox consoles. Do you
have the Xbox Console Companion on your PC?

https://www.xbox.com/en-US/console-companion-app

I ran Ark through this program and was able to invite my Xbox friends to it much easier. It also allowed my friends to add the server as a friend and jump in whenever they wanted. If you do not Plan on using the Xbox companion app
on your PC, you can always host your server and give your Xbox friend the server name and password that you create and they can go in to "Join an Ark" then filter the servers shown to quickly find yours and join it.

As explained above, this forum does not provide support or advice for ARK Survival Evolved. You may visit visit the wiki I linked above for instructions on setting up a dedicated server. If you need further help, you can visit the official ARK forums, Steam community, or subreddit.

Thanks,
Kyle