NewbieShield | New Player Protection from PvP and Raids is a plugin for ARK: Survival Ascended servers, created by Lucas F and published on GameServersHub on July 21, 2026, 75 days ago. It is free and downloads as a ZIP archive.
This wiki collects everything known about NewbieShield in one place: how to install and configure it, what it needs to run, its full release history, and what other server owners think of it. Screenshots from the creator's gallery are placed throughout the guides, starting with the tour below (Figures 1 to 5).
At a glance
- Category
- Plugins
- Creator
- Lucas F
- Price
- Free
- Current version
- 0.0.2 (July 21, 2026)
- Download
- NewbieShield-v0.0.2.zip, 2.9 MB
- Published
- July 21, 2026
- Downloads
- 0
- Rating
- Not reviewed yet
What NewbieShield does
In the creator's own words: "NewbieShield shields new players from PvP and raids for their first hours, and it drops the moment they attack, so fresh players stay on your server longer."
Server plugins add features to an ARK: Survival Ascended server without changing the game files players download. They run inside the server's mod framework, read their own config file, and usually expose commands and permissions so admins decide who can use what.
The creator associates it with these topics: "AsaApi plugin", "ARK Survival Ascended plugin", "NewbieShield", "ark new player protection", "ark pvp spawn protection", "ark newbie protection", "ark offline raid protection", "protect new players ark server", "asa pvp grace period" and "ark starter shield". They are a good guide to what server owners use it for, and they are what the site's search matches.
The full feature write up, with the creator's own formatting and media, is on the resource page.
See what NewbieShield looks like in practice below. The first screenshot, Figure 1 , is a good place to start.
Screenshot tour
Lucas F uploaded 5 screenshots with the listing. They are shown here in the creator's order, with the creator's own descriptions. Open the resource page gallery to see them full size.
This is the first image Lucas F chose for the listing, so it is the view they consider most representative of NewbieShield.
Is NewbieShield right for your server?
A good fit if
- you want something free to try on your server today
Check first
- nobody has reviewed it yet, so you will be among the first to test it
NewbieShield and ARK: Survival Ascended
ARK: Survival Ascended is a dinosaur survival game by Studio Wildcard. Server mods and configurations.
GameServersHub lists 28 ARK: Survival Ascended resources, 26 of them plugins. Browse all 26 ARK: Survival Ascended plugins.
How this wiki is organised
Start with the installation guide if you are setting NewbieShield up for the first time. The other pages are references you can come back to:
- Installation guide : step by step setup, prerequisites and how to check it worked
- Configuration guide : where the config lives, the full file and how to change it safely
- Compatibility : game versions, systems, frameworks, hosts and dependencies
- Version history : every release with its notes, dates and checksums
- Troubleshooting : known issues, common problems and how to fix them
- Pricing and license : plans, what a purchase includes, license scope and refunds
- Creator and reviews : who makes it, what reviewers say and their other work
- Alternatives : how it compares with similar resources, side by side
- Glossary : plain explanations of the terms used in these guides
About this page
Compiled by GameServersHub on October 5, 2026 from the live listing for NewbieShield, published by Lucas F. Details marked as the creator's are what they state on the listing. Where this page differs from the creator's own description or wiki pages, theirs apply.