diff --git a/games/ark-survival-ascended-crossplay/game.yaml b/games/ark-survival-ascended-crossplay/game.yaml
index 06038f9..460f979 100644
--- a/games/ark-survival-ascended-crossplay/game.yaml
+++ b/games/ark-survival-ascended-crossplay/game.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ id: ark-survival-ascended-crossplay
 name: 'ARK: Survival Ascended (Crossplay Dedicated Server)'
 defaultDockerImage: mschnitzer/asa-linux-server:latest
 containerUser: "25000:25000"
-defaultStartupCommand: bash -c 'mkdir -p /server /data/Steam /data/steamcmd /data/cluster-shared && rm -rf /home/gameserver/server-files /home/gameserver/Steam /home/gameserver/steamcmd /home/gameserver/cluster-shared && ln -sfn /server /home/gameserver/server-files && ln -sfn /data/Steam /home/gameserver/Steam && ln -sfn /data/steamcmd /home/gameserver/steamcmd && ln -sfn /data/cluster-shared /home/gameserver/cluster-shared && export ASA_START_PARAMS="${ASA_START_PARAMS:-${SERVER_MAP:-TheIsland_WP}?listen?Port=${PORT:-7777}?RCONPort=${RCONPORT:-27020}?RCONEnabled=True -WinLiveMaxPlayers=${MAX_PLAYERS:-70} -ServerPlatform=ALL}" && exec /usr/bin/start_server'
+defaultStartupCommand: bash -c 'mkdir -p /server /data/Steam /data/steamcmd /data/cluster-shared && rm -rf /home/gameserver/server-files /home/gameserver/Steam /home/gameserver/steamcmd /home/gameserver/cluster-shared && ln -sfn /server /home/gameserver/server-files && ln -sfn /data/Steam /home/gameserver/Steam && ln -sfn /data/steamcmd /home/gameserver/steamcmd && ln -sfn /data/cluster-shared /home/gameserver/cluster-shared && (cd /home/gameserver/steamcmd && { [ -x steamcmd.sh ] || wget -qO- https://steamcdn-a.akamaihd.net/client/installer/steamcmd_linux.tar.gz | tar xz; } && for i in 1 2 3; do ./steamcmd.sh +login anonymous +quit; ./steamcmd.sh +force_install_dir /home/gameserver/server-files +login anonymous +app_update 2430930 validate +quit; [ -f /home/gameserver/server-files/ShooterGame/Binaries/Win64/ArkAscendedServer.exe ] && break; echo "ARK install attempt $i failed, retrying in 15s"; sleep 15; done) && export ASA_START_PARAMS="${ASA_START_PARAMS:-${SERVER_MAP:-TheIsland_WP}?listen?Port=${PORT:-7777}?RCONPort=${RCONPORT:-27020}?RCONEnabled=True -WinLiveMaxPlayers=${MAX_PLAYERS:-70} -ServerPlatform=ALL}" && exec /usr/bin/start_server'
 requiredMemoryMb: 16384
 requiredDiskMb: 32768
 defaultPorts:
@@ -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