i want to attempt a default run but the "default settings" for a singplayer game is different from that of server. so do i use the default settings that ark singplayer or modify it to what a sever would have? (considering its a singplayer run i think default singeplayer should be allowed)

May be in server settings you need to turn on "Use singleplayer settings"? Or that is wrong? I do not remember now. In any case, you need to config same settings. But why you want server not SP? (On SP babies growth speed is x365)

ok thanks I don't want to use sever settings I was just checking if i had to use them because rules were not very clear. maybe i read them wrong

after Bishokukai verified my configs for dedicated easy, i will add configs for singleplayer (easy and default), that should make everything a lot easier

I will check rules. May be there is some errors.