diff --git a/games/ark-survival-ascended-crossplay/game.yaml b/games/ark-survival-ascended-crossplay/game.yaml
index 59809ad..460f979 100644
--- a/games/ark-survival-ascended-crossplay/game.yaml
+++ b/games/ark-survival-ascended-crossplay/game.yaml
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ agnosticCommandConfig:
   restPortKey: null
   restUser: null
 logFilePath: ShooterGame/Saved/Logs/ShooterGame.log
+readyPattern: Server has completed startup and is now advertising for join
 backupPaths:
   - ShooterGame/Saved
 maxBackupSizeMb: 4096
diff --git a/games/ark-survival-ascended-crossplay/test.yaml b/games/ark-survival-ascended-crossplay/test.yaml
index f3ff373..5ce4a54 100644
--- a/games/ark-survival-ascended-crossplay/test.yaml
+++ b/games/ark-survival-ascended-crossplay/test.yaml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # yaml-language-server: $schema=../../schema/test.schema.json
 # Values CI uses to boot-test this game. Never put real credentials here: map them under 'secrets'.
-# No readyPattern yet: the server must stay up for 10 minutes, which covers the ~13 GB first
-# download and Proton's slow first start.
-settleSec: 600
+# Ready means advertising for join, which comes about 2 minutes after "Full Startup"; the first boot also
+# installs ~13 GB and Proton, so the timeout is generous.
+readyExample: '[2026.10.25-06.32.24:246][239]Server has completed startup and is now advertising for join. (9.96GB Mem)'
 timeoutSec: 2400