unofficial-setup-help

[iron bronze]

👍

I'll ask again so it's not buried...

Is there any news on PS5 people having trouble playing on modded unofficial??

[gentle niche]

Anyone here use crystal structures cosmetic? after removing the 'CosmeticWhitelistOverride=URL' from my servers GUS all of my custom cosmetics are showing in the cosmetics tab and working as normal, all except for crystal structures

[tidal geyser]

Would anyone know how to fix my server ? I lost everything .. my character and all my progress I was level 123 … I’m so confused I did a back up saved file but nothing …..

[queen crow]

My asa cluster has been going for a little over a year with no problems. Well, other than a power outage that shut down the whole neighborhood.

[gentle frigate]

yea, it's the server manager doing dumb things, it is using the same profile.json file for all 3 of my servers, and if it tries to check it for two servers at the same time, it gets a read access error and crashes. I just need to figure out to tell ASAM to not be dumb.

it doesn't have an obvious place to tell it to point to different config files for each of the cluster servers, so it could just be a flaw in this release

[queen crow]

That's why I'm using asadm. It doesn't normally do dumb things like that.

[gentle frigate]

is that also a free distro?

[queen crow]

Yup. It does have a paid premium side to it, but you can still do everything without paying for it.

[gentle frigate]

and you're hosting them locally?

[queen crow]

I am. I think I've got 5 servers running atm.

[gentle frigate]

i'll have to look into it when i get back home

[queen crow]

It's about as easy to configure as asm is for evolved, so there's not a lot of learning for it. Plus, the dev's discord is a great help as well.

[gentle frigate]

ok, so i migrated a couple of my servers over to ASADM, but, i cant get more than the first one to show up. I've enabled multihome with internal and external IP's assigned one to port 7777 the other to 7779, the rcon's are the same (27020), i've tried seperating them out and still not seeing anything for the second cluster

for the cluster side, do you need to point them all to the same custom cluster path folder?

[queen crow]

Yes, they all need to share the same cluster folder, as well as the cluster id.

[queen crow]

The rcon ports need to be different as well.

Also, unless you have multiple network adapters, you shouldn't need to do anything with multihome.

[pulsar otter]

Anyone here have any idea what could be increasing server ping on an unofficial cluster, 9/10 of the maps are fine around 100 ping. But like 5 days ago, our rag server on cluster jumps to 300-1k server ping randomly, its not all the time. We've tried changing ports, changing config, dino wipes, checking for 50/50 bug, tamed dino abundance, any of it, we are at a loss and arent sure what could be causing it. Its not the network the server is on as 9/10 servers are fine still. Please help.

[iron bronze]

Bump

[knotty cedar]

been there done that. Left it on for hours. (My internet is decent and it did not create any files whatsoever anywhere, even in the downloads)

[pulsar otter]

Anyone?

[vale meteor]

Hey guys, I need help. Since yesterday's update, I can't access any online servers because I'm getting this error:

LowLevelFatalError [File:D:\ASE\Engine\Source\Runtime\Engine\Private\NetConnection.cpp] [Line: 517]
UNetConnection::ValidateSendBuffer: Out.IsError() == true. NumBits: 4046, NumBytes: 506, MaxBits: 4096

Please someone help me. I've been playing ARK for 8 years, it's my favorite game, and things like this make me less and less inclined to play it.

[quiet shale]

Is there a way to connect a Microsoft account to a Steam account?
I wanted to swap to Steam (ASE) since I own the game but I cant seem to get a Microsoft/Xbox account to join that server.

I have a private Microsoft server (ASE) but since the update it has stopped functioning. I know theres a way to un-install the update for Steam. Is there a way to do this for Microsoft as well or is this an only Steam solution?

[wise kindle]

ASE is not crossplay with console.

[quiet shale]

Okay thank you.

[heady basalt]

having issue where server was being wiped on restart and from what i can see it was saving files in BobsMissions folder instead of Ragnarok. any idea what causes this? i just started it but did notice every random restart seemed like it was wiping things and yeah it is. I am using that unified save option, curious if that is causing it, but why is it choosing BobsMissions folder?

i did orig have club ark mod on main mod list thinking i needed it to try to make that work, but i took it off. wonder if that did it? but why impact save folder

[pulsar otter]

Anyone?

[wise kindle]

Club Ark does not save progress by design.

[heady basalt]

im not on clubark, its ragnarok, which is why im so confused why it used bobs missions for folder name. i just add the club ark on the mod list though

[heady basalt]

we were playing, went to do a restart to tweak things and map came up reset, but our save was there, just in wrong folder so moved the files to correct folder

wondering if club ark does that, though i swear i had char resets seem to happen before i messed with club ark too so iwas wondering if that universal save to store players in world file is just known to be buggy or something

[wise kindle]

The Club ark mod is a map mod server side that doesnt go on a server unless you are running that server as a Club ark server.

[queen crow]

Where do the template files go so I can access them in game?

[mighty oyster]

Is it possible to change what is in the supply drops? Im using nitrado for my server (ark ascended)

[swift gulch]

Yep. Grab an app on your PC called Beacon and can change there. Or hand code it all via ini

[mighty oyster]

Oh it works for ascended I was going to try that thank you

[fallen pike]

Hi everybody, we still have the problem that after the last update the custom cosmetics does not work. Suggestion ? Thanks

[mighty sleet]

hello ı just wanted play ark survıval evolved wıth my frıends but ı cant play ıts stuck at prımalgamedata_bp and not openıng

[near hawk]

Both of u on steam?

[mighty sleet]

yeah

And normally when I play the game, there are ads on the side, but the pictures I call ads are not visible on them.

[near hawk]

What's the game version? 360. ?

[snow karma]

Hello Grove Street, I'm an ARK ASE player who's been playing ARK on Switch for a very long time, and today I'm here to complain about a problem Switch players have been having for several years. ARK on Switch is holding strong despite its small community, and right now, ARK on Switch is experiencing a major drop in hype. The entire ARK Switch community agrees that one or even several new maps could completely revive the game, like The Center, Lost Island, Crystal Isles...

So, I would love, from the bottom of my heart, for a new map to arrive. And if you don't trust the Switch community, I propose a sort of petition to show you the determination of the Switch community.

Thank you for your reply.

[near hawk]

Grove street has their separate discord, this here is WC's.

Grove street is probably focused on the mobile version right now, if I remember correctly their last statement on the matter said no more non cannon maps would come to switch

[mighty sleet]

360.26

[near hawk]

U both on the Aquatica version, both of u switch to preaquatica beta, if on a dedicated server, also switch the server to the beta

[snow karma]

Noooo pls give me the discord

[near hawk]

I don't have it

[snow karma]

Ark switch is d'eau even adding just the center could revive the whole game

@near hawk

[near hawk]

U can say dead, maybe if they ever do a switch 2 update for ark on the switch

[snow karma]

you don't have any contact, even just one, I would have the determination to go and talk to him

[near hawk]

Not a switch player, maybe someone like snow know the link

[snow karma]

Ok tanks

[mellow nymph]

I self host a PVE cluster

[primal sequoia]

anyone know if the adminlisturl thing is fixed

[mighty oyster]

Think its working but game.ini is locked dunno if thats alright but still goes 😆

[swift gulch]

Wdym locked lol?

[mighty oyster]

Its faded out on nitrado with a lock by it but it works just cant edit anything now 😆

[wise kindle]

In Nitrado you edit ini files via the Config files tab, not the File Browser.

[mighty oyster]

Ohh 😆 thank you i haven't hosted since the original ark game

[slow ginkgo]

ok, silly question time:

• I run a cluster through steamcmd and my GUS.ini has autosave set to 15 mins [AutoSavePeriodMinutes=15]
• had a power outage at say 10pm and a map (.ark) had corrupted and wouldn't launch.
• checked the saved folder expecting a .ark file from 9:45pm or around there
• previous .ark file is from 7:50pm and all backup files (or .ark files) are separated by 130 mins.

Am i missing something here?

[celest halo]

130 sounds about right for backup files, the 15min save period is when the server should be saving "changes" to the main map file

[slow ginkgo]

this was pretty much the conclusion i'd come to, but is there any way to shorten that 130 mins or Ark be doin Ark things?

[celest halo]

Looking at the wiki nope and it should be every 2 hours for the backups, only see away to set how many it keeps

[slow ginkgo]

awesome, ty for the help mate

[tepid berry]

Only way to keep more granular backups is to have your own 3rd party solution.

[forest isle]

How long does it take for a server to become joinable after its started?

I bought a server from a hosting site despite it saying it is online i still cannot join the server after 50 minutes

[celest halo]

Depends on map, how many mods, server hardware

[forest isle]

Lowest of the low, the island, no mods.

For like 10 euro for 4 player slots

Console said it will be 10 minutes before its joinable.

still nothing. Is it worth restarting? (stopping it and starting it again)

Ive also got a monitor status that doesnt tell me much. Like CPU and memory activity

Right now its close to zero on CPU and on 80 mb ram on memory. Peak was 241 mb and CPU 2.6% (i assume while installing it) then it dropped and now its been like this for the past 45 minutes

[rich vault]

still not working, last patch did nothing regarding this, it seems.

[primal sequoia]

as much as i didnt want to do it, i ended up doing the workaround (hosting the file on a web server) instead of a local file

[rich vault]

if that's the new way they will be forcing us to do it, at least should make a statement about, mention in patch notes :\

[celest halo]

Why they need a patch note setting says url not cheesy workaround to use local file 🤣

[tidal zephyr]

is there a something i could put in the config files of my server to allow all creature downloads? cuz me and my friends are still unable to download a few modded creatures to rag and im not sure why or if theres anything i could do about it

[kindred gulch]

Hi, does anybody have a problem with Deinotherium taming on server with mods? It eats the beer, but no taming progress.
I've tried reordering mods, even finding the one generating this issue, but it seems to be a combination of mods.
Anybody have an idea?

[strange crypt]

How does my friend go about fixing dedi storage box on his server? When we try to take stuff out it says something like inventory full or something.

[rich vault]

because since the release of ASA they been forcing people into Nitrado, you could not even self host on ASA launch, there was never any info from them regarding how to do an admin list in ASA, except for people finding out on by themselfs, and that includes the AdminURL.
there is not enough official info for self hosting servers, because they do not want us to do it, the less people doing self hosted servers, the better for them, simple as that, been clear as water since day 1 of ASA early access.

[teal pollen]

CrossARKAllowForeignDinoDownloads=True in the GUS.ini

[tidal zephyr]

ty!!

[teal pollen]

Welcome !

[flat cloud]

Hi again everyone, does anyone know the ini code to add items to the loot drop?

[reef thistle]

Anyone know or seen an official spec sheet from WC regarding minimum requirements to host a server or cluster from home machine?

[autumn hornet]

the best bet is the dedicated server setup on the official wiki.gg. it covers cpu cores, ram and bandwidth

[near hawk]

use a program like beacon to edit the loot tables, it's ConfigOverrideSupplyCrateItems= , https://ark.wiki.gg/wiki/Server_configuration#ConfigOverrideSupplyCrateItems

[near hawk]

the link to the guide BadAtVideoGames mentioned https://ark.wiki.gg/wiki/Dedicated_server_setup

[flat cloud]

Yeah but Beacon is a paid service I rather do it on my own

[near hawk]

u can configure drops for free

[next lynx]

I need help im trying to turn on keep inventory for my sever but nothing is working

[analog lily]

hey

[smoky burrow]

Does anyone know a BP path for the IceWorm male?

[cloud kite]

Hi! I’m looking for an Ark: Survival Evolved server to join. I’ve been watching the game for about 8 years, but I’ve never actually played it in multiplayer. I’d really like to try it out on the classic Ark, but I can’t seem to find a server. Does anyone know a good one I could join?

[warped python]

i think you have more luck asking in the ASE discord ^^ the link to the discord that was provided by dollie doesn't work anymore(outdated) and for us it's not allowed to post links here, but if you google ASE official discord it should be right on the top. (there's a #1110925695900713072 area here, so expect the same on the other official server)

[cloud kite]

Thanks

[warped python]

yw

[near hawk]

ignore that, u can still look for ASE servers here, that discord is for ASE in the Aquatica version, u don't want to play that version, trust me

[cloud kite]

Yeah I read that about that DLC

[near hawk]

if on switch switch to preaquatica beta

[near hawk]

ASE players are still welcomed here, no need to push people there, the less people there the more Snails realises that was a shit show and hopefully they never try it again

unless they want something to do with Aquatica, no to push them there

[warped python]

not pushing people at all. just for this specific question the answer can be found in the older posts on that discord

[rare mauve]

question. I am using ASAM's to set up my server / cluster. If I use beacon to modify server settings it messes everything up. ASAMs cant really tell what to change and not to change like you can in beacon. I am just looking to maybe do something around 3 to 5x rates. Not sure if someone already has those kind of rates yet or not.

[tardy prairie]

I want to setup the next map release (in my cluster) with a fresh start. Not allowing players to tranfer anything from other maps for about a month. Is there a way to accomplish that through settings? I've done it manually and its kind of a pain in the ass thankfully the community is small lol

[near hawk]

use PreventDownloadDinos and PreventDownloadItems in the new map gus

[jaunty vortex]

If the server manager is reading GameUserSettings.ini and Game.ini then there should be no issue with using Beacon. I have known some server managers keep their own copies of config though and write out the ini files and those would likely have issues.

[topaz fractal]

Almost past two weeks without a clue about custom cosmetic don't working on our private cluster, Nitrado said they know nothing about, we tried evrything people suggested, and the skins doesn't work, anyone have any clue about? just official skin work on cluster, and it's not a client side problem cause we see cosmetic on official and other cluster, so seem it affect just a few private server.... PLS anyone can help?!

[foggy plinth]

i removed some mods and now when i open my server it gets to a point like it loads almost 30 seconds and then the server crashes???

What should i do?

It says your server … has successfully started, but then it proceeds to crash???

Okay very weird as soon as i put back the mod i removed it starts again and works??????

[heady basalt]

this is the big issue with all the dang server managers is everyone tries to include their own config management system. we need a dang simple server manager that doesnt try to control configs. I just wrote my own scripts to do stuff but wish i didnt need to. old ASM for ASE I had to do some really hacky stuff to make it ignore its config stuff to do a file copy after ASM tried to write configs.

[slow crane]

Im wanting to remove the summer bash mod from my nitrado server will that delete the summer skins and the props or are those in the base game yet

[heady basalt]

those were added years ago wasnt it

[slow crane]

Not sure

[bleak ivy]

there aren't any active events. you can remove them all.

[slow ginkgo]

lol this is exactly where i got to so I built my own discord bot

[jaunty vortex]

Brad’s ASAM. It has a config editor but stores everything in the game’s ini files.

[heady basalt]

i dont want it to generate configs, i want somethingthat lets you select where the config files live outside of the game dir and it just copies them to the game dir on start

[coarse tulip]

I randomly started getting dreadnoughtus, gachas, gasbags etc spawning on my rag server. and my config to block their spawn isnt working, i even got the spawn blocker mod to block them and none of them show up on there. Anyone know whats up? did they change their path?

[slow adder]

Can somebody add me and help me understand this better please and thank you

[lyric python]

What's the .ini setting called we set to 5.0 for creatures to spawn at official level ranges?

[neon pollen]

OverrideOfficialDifficulty

[marble crystal]

How do I change the level of certain engrams or hide them?

[toxic hazel]

OverrideEngramEntries=(EngramID="<EngramName>",Level=<UnlockLevel>,Points=<EngramPoints>,UnlockAtLevel=True) Game.ini

[marble crystal]

I see. That's what I did wrong. I'll try that thank you so much!

[versed sedge]

“I need someone to set up my map cluster, who can help me, even in a party on PlayStation.”

[spiral ruin]

timeout connection to host lost patch 360.26 how do i fix on ark survival evolved?

[near hawk]

by switching to preaquatica beta

[spiral ruin]

what even is that 🙏

[near hawk]

if on a non dedicated both u and your friendn, if on a dedicated the server too

[spiral ruin]

non dedicated

ill try it thanks

[near hawk]

on steam library right click ark, go to properties, go to betas switch to preaquatica beta

both u and your friend

[spiral ruin]

ill get him to do it now

im downloading it

it just said 32 gb them it says 56gb

[near hawk]

the download of the preaquatica beta is small, patching can be slow on slow storage devices

[spiral ruin]

i got decent stuff

shouldnt be too bad

[near hawk]

what's the write speed?

[worthy finch]

Is there a way to raise the tamed dino cap on a server?

[junior zenith]

Is there any admin?

[near hawk]

what do u need help with?

[near hawk]

use the ini config MaxPersonalTamedDinos=

[worthy finch]

Is that already in there or will I have to add the line myself?

[near hawk]

if it's not just add it in the GameUserSettings.ini under [ServerSettings]

[worthy finch]

That did it, thanks a lot mate

[spiral ruin]

wasted my time honestly just crashes whenever i did anything

i couldnt even open the game

now i gotta download the normal one again

[fringe lava]

Does anyone else have this issue? I've got an unofficial server cluster set up. Everything is running smoothly except one map, Extinction. We do have mods but all mods are the same on all maps. What happens is, we go to a certain area in the map and it disconnects the server and crashes the game. This only happens on Extinction, no other map. I've wiped the server completely and removed some mods and it's still happening, any ideas?

[cunning pollen]

Question/Needing Help:
Is anyone else getting this message when loading up Ark?

DirectX 12 is not supported on your system. Try running without the -dx 12 or -d3d12 command line argument.

Every time I go to boot up the game this pops up and I can't load Ark up at all.

[robust nymph]

Anyone know how to get the tame limit per tribe to work on pve?
Maxtamed is for the whole map
Maxpersonal doesn't add a cap

[queen crow]

MaxPersonalTamedDinos sets a per tribe limit

At least that's what it says when I hover over it with my mouse in the manager I'm using.

[flat cloud]

Has anyone figured out why structures don't start auto destroy after hitting "Demolish Allowed"?
HP stays at full and never goes down.

PVE and PVP Decay are both enabled on my server but structure is still there.

[sterile sierra]

is an unofficial server setup free?

[queen crow]

It is if you self-host.

[slow holly]

Best unofficial to run on pc? And should I used Nitrado?

[queen crow]

I use ASA Dedicated Manager without the need for Nitrado.

[sterile sierra]

do you use a separate pc for your server? because I wanna play with some friends (like 5 people max) and only have my main pc. Should I just buy a server from Nitrado or something?

[queen crow]

I use the same pc as a host and as a client.

[iron bronze]

Bump ^^

[iron bronze]

I would always suggest getting a machine for GSH instead of Nitrado, but thats just me

[near hawk]

u can use the same pc u play on, u just need the extra ram to run it

[noble tide]

Need help my server will not turn back on after they put that stupid update out

I'm on an unofficial server with heavy mods

[near hawk]

has it updated yet?

[noble tide]

Tried to update it keeps freezing

Will not turn on or even restart and anytime I try it keeps pausing mid-restart

[near hawk]

what are u using to host it

[noble tide]

Nitrado it is the only one I know how to use

I've nvr had this issue before they put this update out and I start having issues

[coarse echo]

You can contact nitrado through their support site as well.

[noble tide]

Figured it out

[dawn sandal]

Not sure if this is the right place but, Is there a way to add movement speed leveling to a specific dinosaur through the ini? I want to enable movement speed leveling to the Shastasaurus and nothing else, is that possible?

[near hawk]

don't think so

[lilac heart]

can confirm its not. you can give shastas a speed buff specific to them though. but thats all you really have for that

anbody else on PC getting consistent crashes when leaving a server?

im getting fatal world error leak/lowlevelfatalerror

[lilac heart]

i RARELY crash anywhere else but here

[dawn sandal]

How do I buff their speed?

[lilac heart]

id use the program called beacon. its for server hosting but will work on singleplayer as well.
it makes custom loot tables and engram options very easy

ALSO.
On the topic of the recent custom cosmetic issues.
Upon further investigating i've found that there is no specific mod that is causing this issue. I removed mods one by one and once i had removed all of them the issue still persisted.
Some servers work, some don't. It doesnt seem to be caused by if the server is hosted by nitrado or personally or not.
This issue is one that needs to be fixed by WC themselves. 👈

[sterile sierra]

can someone help me with setting up my server, so ive made the server on steamcmd, got it running and joined fine, then I tried having a friend add the server after port forwarding from my router and it didnt work for them, they put my (my ip):27015

only thing I can think of is I didnt port foward correctly, I've never done that before and the guy in the video doesnt have the same router website as me

[royal swift]

I'm just guessing but the 27015 is the wrong port for Ark. It's probably 7777. 27015 is most likely the RCON port.

[sterile sierra]

ahh wait so do (my ip):7777?

[tepid berry]

@sterile sierra it's whatever you set it for. It has to be set in the command line options.

This ASE or ASA?

[sterile sierra]

ASE

[tepid berry]

Just use ARK Server Manager, honestly - I wouldn't bother with the command line options on an ASE server.

[sterile sierra]

how do I do that, is it different from SteamCMD?

[royal swift]

if you base install an ark server, it's going to use 7777 as the default port and the 27015 as the default rcon ip. it does it when you use the server manager as well.

[tepid berry]

@sterile sierra it's a program that manages all the steamcmd crap for you

If you google it, it's the one made by bletch

[royal swift]

the server manager is handy. it's a lot of settings crammed together so read through as you do stuff.

[tepid berry]

I can't recommend the same for ASA stuff; as the landscape there hasn't quite settled yet. Everyone is trying to charge for their offerings there.

[sterile sierra]

i installed it but it didnt open anything or create an application?

[tepid berry]

@sterile sierra it's usually in the systray (if I recall correctly)

[sterile sierra]

im so lost lmao

[royal swift]

there was a decent server manager for ASA but it did indeed switch to a pay model that's questionable.

[tepid berry]

What ports did you forward?

[sterile sierra]

i added one as 27015 and another as 7777

[royal swift]

which tutorial did you follow is a better question

[sterile sierra]

its by NeddyTheNoodle

Like I was able to get the server running and able to join myself because I added localhost:27015, but then my friend tried adding it and it wont let them

[royal swift]

try with the 7777 port open and have them use that.

can you invite them to it through steam? would that work?

[tepid berry]

And you forwarded TCP and UDP?

[sterile sierra]

i need to find someone else to do this now, they are currently drinking playing Valorant 💀

[sterile sierra]

yes

it says "Global port range (27015 - 27015), Protocol (TCP/UDP), Host Port (27015)"

and same with 7777

[tepid berry]

Okay, that's good

And your internal IP address matches the port forwarded address as well? (should be something like 192.168.1.50 or similar)

[royal swift]

i would suggest doing a google search for ark server manager wiki and read through the page. everything is pretty much there.

oir rather dedicated server setup

they got graphs and everything

[sterile sierra]

sorry yeah, i looked ipchicken and gave them the blue number

[tepid berry]

But in your router, you have a different number (internal IP pointing to the machine running the ark server), right?

[sterile sierra]

ohhh

the IPv4 address?

[tepid berry]

So you have 2 IPv4 addresses. An "internal" network, and an "external" network.

The blue address on ipchicken is your external address, the one other people can reach you at.

When you forward ports on your router though, you're forwarding them to your internal network.

[sterile sierra]

ohhhhh, wait so what they type in is the 192.xxx.x.xxx:7777?

[tepid berry]

No

[sterile sierra]

oh

[tepid berry]

They use the ipchicken number

but your port forwards will use the 192.x.x.x number.

Just make sure the 192.x.x.x number matches the computer running the ASE server

[sterile sierra]

idk what you mean by the port forward, you mean the service i added to my router on the website? sorry

[tepid berry]

You should have seen something mentioned about "port forwarding". While you were in the router website.

[sterile sierra]

I looked up how to port forward on At&t router and it says its NAT/Gaming, doesnt say port forwarding anywhere though

[royal swift]

Port Purpose
UDP 7777 Game port
UDP 7778 Peer port (always Game port +1)
UDP 27015 Query port (for Steam's server browser only)
TCP 27020 RCON for remote console server access (optional)

Just saying. he could have his ports forwarded correctly already.

[tepid berry]

I forgot about peer ports!

@sterile sierra forward a range of ports, 7777 to 7800 and not just 7777

[royal swift]

you can check for open ports on the web as well. there's more than a few apps that'll check for you.

[sterile sierra]

alright i changed the global port range to 7777 - 7800

[tepid berry]

I forgot that when I did my ASA server, if I didn't forward a port range (one for each potential player), then my players had issues connecting

Have your buddy try again.

[sterile sierra]

im waiting on him to reply 🥀

[tepid berry]

💀

[royal swift]

did you open the ports in windows firewall?

[sterile sierra]

i dont think so

[royal swift]

you'll want to do that.

[sterile sierra]

uhhhhh looking up how to do that

do i choose TCP or UDP and what do i put for "does this rule apply to all local ports or specific local ports"

[royal swift]

Port Forwarding and Firewall
For your server to become visible in both the Ark server lists and the Steam lists, do the following:

Windows (Firewall and Allow Rules)
On Windows, click on Start and search for "wf.msc" without the quotes. Right click on it and choose the "Run as administrator" option.
Click "Inbound Rules" on the left panel, then click "New Rule..." on the right panel.
When the New Inbound Rule Wizard opens up, select Port, then Next.
The wizard will present options for choosing the protocol and specifying ports. Select "UDP" and "Specific local ports". List the Query and Peer ports interval, as well the Steam query port, then select Next to continue. Example:
For a default (one server only) setup list them as 7777-7778, 27015
For a multiple instance setup like the one listened above, list them as 7777-7782, 9999-10000, 27015-27019, 37015
Select "Allow the connection" and continue with the wizard.
Finally enter a name (required) and a description (optional). It is recommended to append the protocol (UDP or TCP) to the rule name.
If you are using also RCON repeat the above procedure but selecting "TCP" as protocol and the RCON port(s) chosen. Example:
For a default (one server only) setup list them as 27020
For a multiple instance setup like the one listened above, list them as 27020-27022, 32330
When finished, you should have a rule for UDP ports in the Inbound Rules section and eventually a TCP one.
If needed it is always possible to change these rules to add or remove ports on your setup needing.
Note: with default Windows settings there is no need to create outbound rules in the "Outbound Rules" section.

[sterile sierra]

would i put 7777-7778 or 7777-7800

[royal swift]

it doesn't matter really. Ark is going to only use the 2 ports. but if you plan on expanding eventually it doesn't hurt to save work for later.

[sterile sierra]

wait so do i make one for UDP and one for TCP?

he said doing the (my ip):7777 stil didnt work

[royal swift]

try the 7778. And have you finished with the firewall? if you haven't then it wouldn't work.

[sterile sierra]

so I make an inbound rule for UDP and TCP, specific local ports "7777-7800,27015" right?

[royal swift]

yes.

[tepid berry]

Have him do IP:27015; as that's the query port.

Oh, another thing

You're both on the same platform right? Steam/Steam, Xbox/Xbox, etc?

[sterile sierra]

yeah, hes adding through the steam > view > game servers

[tepid berry]

yeah, then have him add the server ip:27015

[sterile sierra]

this guy literally dont reply, would this theoretically work for me too?

[tepid berry]

Should.

[sterile sierra]

ip:7777 7778 and 27015 dont work :<

[tepid berry]

It's possible that you're behind CGNAT as well. :[

[sterile sierra]

mannnn, this is so confusing

maybe ill just buy a server.

[tepid berry]

Goovern, run a command in terminal for me

tracert [youripaddress]

Let me know if it comes back with 2 lines, or just 1

[sterile sierra]

it says unable to resolve target system name [ip]

[tepid berry]

You used your public IP address?

[sterile sierra]

the blue ipchicken one?

[tepid berry]

yeah

[sterile sierra]

yes

[tepid berry]

That's....weird

[sterile sierra]

oh wait

i wasnt supposed to put brackets huh

[tepid berry]

no

[sterile sierra]

LMAO it came back with like 6 lines

tracing route, over a max of 30 hops, bunch of numbers, trace complete

[tepid berry]

How many lines does it have under the "over a maximum of 30 hops"

[sterile sierra]

uh,
over a max:
blank space
1 <1 ms...
blank
Trace complete.

[tepid berry]

Okay, so a single line

You're not behind CGNAT, so you can forward your own ports and host your own services.

[sterile sierra]

i wonder why adding the server doesnt work :/

[royal swift]

probably something small. it usually is.

[tepid berry]

Yep, it's probably something you overlooked. We all do it.

[royal swift]

it took me forever to get things figured out.

[sterile sierra]

yeaaaah, im not at all experienced with this stuff

I really appreciate yalls help tho

[tepid berry]

You're doing really good at understanding given that you've never done this before.

[royal swift]

the server manager is worth using. it makes a lot of things so much easier.

[sterile sierra]

ill try figuring that out, i already installed it so

okay i have the ASE server manager opened

[tepid berry]

Server manager just puts all of the controls in a single place, lets you add servers, etc all easy and straightforward.

[royal swift]

i would highly suggest reading through the steam forum page or the wiki to get an idea of what stuff does. or at least find those resources in case you click the wrong box.

[sterile sierra]

i have to pay for a steam api key to do all this?

[royal swift]

not at all

[sterile sierra]

so do i not need to add the api key to my server manager

[royal swift]

no. no you don't. That's a whole level above running a server for you and your buddy.

[sterile sierra]

ah

[spare raft]

Hi, For the past week I've had players on my server losing their characters. They log out and the next day when they log in they have to recreate a character. In the logs they are not dead and their bodies are right in front of me.

[tepid berry]

You need to be using the -usestore -converttostore command line flags for the new character save method (assuming this is an ASA server?)

[spare raft]

How so ?

[tepid berry]

Are you running and hosting your own ASA/ASE server? On your own hardware/computer/server?

[spare raft]

ASA

[tepid berry]

Okay, so in your startup script for the ASA server, add those flags.

Official servers use the "new saves" method, which is more robust against character loss.

[spare raft]

And what file does that create?

[tepid berry]

It doesn't. It saves the .arkprofile files as part of the map save.

and changes how the ASA server operates.

Wildcard NEEEEEEEDS to just make this the default save method - but they don't - and it's caused so many lost characters for unofficial that they put out an official announcement, instructing people to use those 2 command line flags to solve it. I haven't had anyone lose a character since doing it 2 years ago.

[bleak ivy]

I'd assume the reason they don't is, it'd screw over everybody that doesn't use the new server type.
while its supposed to work if you use it, it'll probably have issues going on all servers.

not to mention anybody with backups will have those backups essentially be useless unless they change it back.

[tepid berry]

If officials use it, and they've told everyone using unofficials to use it, I assume it's safe enough that everyone should be using it.

[bleak ivy]

I more of meant everybody all at once without a backup being made as people should be doing when they switch.

[iron bronze]

Bump again

[somber arrow]

Anyone know a way to increase the tick rate of your server?

[toxic hazel]

Add this to start commands -ServerTickRate=

[high isle]

Has the Admin Whitelist feature stopped working for others, a couple of weeks back after an update the admin whitelist feature seemed to stop working on my servers.

[toxic hazel]

Dont work locally at the moment, maybe never again, but you can host it still, on your own machine or a service site like github/pastebin

[high isle]

I was using the AdminListURL originally and I've tried the AllowedCheaterAccountIDs.txt documented on the wiki, neither seem to work anymore.

[toxic hazel]

You cannot host it as a file, you need to host it as a url now, hope that makes better sense

[high isle]

Thanks, I'll setup a url link then and give it a try, I'm guessing the wiki's AllowedCheaterAccountIDs.txt is out due to same reasons then?

[toxic hazel]

I dont use that but likely if it is not working

Al that has changes is you cant use file:\ or whatever it was any more

[high isle]

Thanks again, that info solved my issue.

[gloomy light]

Last update is making the game crash constantly for us, any tips on what to do?

[worthy finch]

Anyone got any idea why some of my dinos aren't mytating anymore? I've had an unnoffical server since day 1 of ASA, and have been breeding stuff that'll be usefull i.e gigas, carchars, rex, pyromanes, theris, megatheriums etc but when I moved all my stuff to Extinction it seems some of the dinos have stopped mutating. I've since moved to Astraeos now and still had none. My server mimics Official servers for rates and such, and the only mods I ever have are the event ones for Xmas, Summer Bash etc. I used to get a pyromane mutations every few days but now I haven't had one in months, after breeding a male with 1bout 15-20 males about 30-40 times. I'm working on traits but it's slow going since I do most of the work on my own, but I'm not even convinced that'll help. Anyone got any ideas?

I'm also aware there's a cap on mutations, but my friend that plays official has said I'm absolutely no where near that cap. My Pyros have 48 points in both Health and Melee, most of the say about 466 mutations when checking them, and they're only level 249 on birth so I wouldn't think I was anywhere near the cap

[wise kindle]

Which side are you keeping clean? Male or female? The side with zero mutations.

[worthy finch]

None for now, I wouldn't have thought that would be an issue yet since I've only had about 4 or 5 mutations since I got them

Eventually I'll delve into all that but I just wanted to get some decent ones for the time being

[wise kindle]

Theres a couple videos out on breeding that will teach you how to enable mutations.
One side needs to remain clean.

[barren void]

any idea why costum cosmetics dissapeared from my dedicated server? i read a bunch of people are having this problem but cant find a solution anywhere

[frosty totem]

Hi, i have a question, is there any command to forcefully upload all players on my server?

[hardy bobcat]

Hi, i have a problem with ark. When i join my server or a singleplayer game it doesnt load. in the corner is only the Primal game data and i dont know what to do. Please help

[fathom tinsel]

Not that I am aware of.

[stark tangle]

Hello, there is a way to eliminate the wooden boxes that apear in ragnarok beaches?

[hollow comet]

ark survival ascended admin list url stop working on my server
me have Admin List URL="file:///D:\arksa\AdminList.txt"
in the GameUserSettings config .. I don't know how to fix it.

[hollow comet]

thx 🫡

[steep pasture]

Anyone else having problems with markers on the map?

[visual pollen]

ok so i have my server set to daylight at all times. with it the Tribe log timers stays at 12:00 is there a way to make the tribe log time continue to go or do i have to have it to where it is day and night for it to do that?

[onyx gale]

Could I trouble for some elaboration on this? I have a player reporting he's tamed two Rhynios but the dossier won't count it. Anything that can be done about this?

[elfin willow]

Having the same issue, no idea what caused it. Tried restarting the server, idk if a mod causes it but it appeared after a small update/patch.

[fierce mortar]

Ok so is the custom dino levels mod just not working now? i have it set for higher levels but its not taking into effect i followed the info on curseforge but its not working

[tacit oyster]

Hello everyone, I’m looking for someone to check my .ini files and tell me what’s wrong please. My players keep crashing all the time and I don’t understand why .
Send me a DM if you can help me 🙏🏻

[bleak ivy]

its still RNG. just more common.

[candid tree]

What is the process for clustering? At the moment, I'm installing serverA using PowershellGSM. Unsure how to install a second server, as they have a config to re-use and it's either the asa or asa_cluster.

[novel stratus]

Hello! Anyone here that can help me get going with my own server on nitrado? Bought it yesterday but cant seem to get any conversion mod to work. I'd be grateful!

[near hawk]

What conversion mod?

[novel stratus]

Tried with dragon punk pve overhaul so far

Trying survival plus now

[near hawk]

Just asking, it's a ASA or ASE server?

[novel stratus]

ASE

[near hawk]

Is the server in preaquatica, a great deal of mods won't work in the Aquatica version

[novel stratus]

No, island

[near hawk]

I'm not asking about the map, it's the game version,
Patch 360. or higher are Aquatica version
Patch 358. Is preaquatica beta version

[novel stratus]

Ah, yes its Aquatica version

can i change that on nitrado and on steam?

[near hawk]

U need to change both your game and your server

[novel stratus]

Switch to beta version Pre aquatica?

[near hawk]

Yes

[novel stratus]

Changed both, still same issue.

It says "total conversion missmatch" - Relaunch game using modname?

Hello! Anyone here that can help me get going with my own server on nitrado? Bought it yesterday but cant seem to get any conversion mod to work. I'd be grateful! Getting "total conversion missmatch" - Relaunch game using modname" with whatver conversion mod i use

[visual pollen]

how can i get my tribe log timestamp to work? its stuck on 12:00

[faint elk]

hi everyone, im new to the Discord
I wanted to play with my friends on non-dedicated server, but despite max players of 4, only 3 people can play. Is there a possibility to change that?

[wise kindle]

What mod?

[novel stratus]

I've tried Dragonpunk and and survival plus

[wise kindle]

Have you tried removing the conversion mod, saving, then readding it?

[novel stratus]

YEs

I've added it trough nitrado, downloaded it trough steam. Made my server settings, steam only and pre aquatica. Same on steam. Have i missed anything needed for total conversion? other mods that arent conversion mods work

[wise kindle]

Are you able to play the mod on single player?

[humble orbit]

Is there a way to increase upload storage for unofficial??

[near hawk]

change MaxTributeItems= up to 154

[bleak ivy]

changing that can make the uploads break tho. so be careful
too much stuff in upload can make you unable to load it.

[near hawk]

i said the max safe limit the wiki recommends, never touched that config my self

[bleak ivy]

oh, that makes sense. probably changes if you add mods to the mix tho. I haven't used it either.

[humble orbit]

Ty Ty! @near hawk @bleak ivy

[forest isle]

Can anyone recommend a hosting service?

[near hawk]

for ASA the only acutual hosting service is still nitrado, rest is VM, u can host ASA servers for free if u got a pc

[forest isle]

ASE

Ark survival evolved. Last host i used was unlimited-host. And it was awful.

But i dont know how much its my fault or how much its someone elses. fault.

[bleak ivy]

most renters are gonna be like that. self-host is where you actually get control over it.

[near hawk]

try gportal alway heard good thing from them.
but selfhosting is above all

[forest isle]

Self hosting ive tried multiple times and failed misserably. I would gladly pay money for someone else to do it.

gportal ey?

[bleak ivy]

I'd go with gportal then. out of the big ones (not the randoms like unlimited lol)
i've heard more people use them and generally complain less, tho there are still issues.

[forest isle]

Do you know some on the top of your head?

[bleak ivy]

I've only ever self-hosted. I've only heard of the ones people talk about here. its almost always nitrado and gportal with the different randoms sometimes. remember when people come here chances are its because of issues lol

[forest isle]

Self hosting servers, can you run them 24/7?

Or only when your pc is supporting them, right?

[bleak ivy]

you can run them as long as you have your PC running

[bleak ivy]

your PC needs to be on to run servers yes.

[forest isle]

Okay. Will any latest youtube video show me everything i need to try self hosting again?

Or do you have a specific one you could recoomend

[bleak ivy]

it hasn't changed. there is a video guide in the pins. (make sure to choose the correct game)
and here is the text guide on the wiki https://ark.wiki.gg/wiki/Dedicated_server_setup

[vestal shuttle]

Anyone use beacon for server set up?

[near hawk]

kinda

[vestal shuttle]

Im having issues with loot drops on Ragnarok not working

[near hawk]

maybe rag used new drop ids

go ingame and admin yellow gun the drop without the edited loot to find their name

[vestal shuttle]

OK thanks seems to be the only map ive had issues with when it comes to drops

[frail grotto]

One message removed from a suspended account.

[heady basalt]

having a weird issue. was running server just fine on my own local pc with discord webhooks setup on mods. but then moved server to a remote server on windows server 2022. did the certificate install stuff to get it working, server is running fine, but no mods discord webhooks work anymore. thought maybe firewall or cert issue still, but i can make test calls using powershell just fine. just arks usage of them seems broken. any ideas?

ive tried outbound firewall rules for 443 as well as by ark process name, nothing helps

but not sure why if it was a firewall, that ark would be blocked but powershell not

[onyx vault]

How do you set it in the setting so that creatures that are just spawning wild around your map spawn in much higher levels than 150?

[heady basalt]

and mysteriously after restarting instances the webhooks start working. i did reimport the certs yet again incase something went wrong so maybe related

[mortal inlet]

Go to wiki.gg and type in server configuration

Ctrl + F "difficulty".
Google anything you don't know.
If you are gonna run a server, get used to that process.

Or even just search it here.

[frozen atlas]

Hi, what line should I put on Nitrado to have auto engrams? I don't want the tek to be unlocked.

[novel stratus]

Hello! Anyone here that can help me get going with my own server on nitrado? Bought it yesterday but cant seem to get any conversion mod to work. I'd be grateful! Getting "total conversion missmatch" - Relaunch game using modname" with whatver conversion mod i use.

[toxic hazel]

If getting that when trying to join the server, reinstall the mod on your client

[queen mural]

Does anyone know anything about any issues with ASA servers through AMP? I made a fresh server with no changes at all, with updated instance and I just cannot see any of my servers.

[willow crystal]

On our cluster, we have a frozen Ragnarok at least once a day, usually twice... Nohang is active, all plugins and mods are identical to the other maps that do not exhibit this behavior. What could be the reason for this?

The map then freezes for 5 minutes until all players are kicked out, then the map returns to normal...

[waxen robin]

Is there a way to disable auto update for mods on start up?

Or prevent 1 mod atleast. Say I wanna use an outdated version of a mod

[warped python]

if you manually (transfer over sftp/scp to your server instead of curseforge) install a mod i believe that's possible. don't know the specifics though.
(because almost every time i try to connect to a certain server i have to redownload specific mods to an outdated version to play there)
doesn't work for patches and it could give problems in the long run, but if a mod stays outdated for a week or so i don't see issues with deprecated functions

[foggy ferry]

For ark survival evolved, does anyone how I can make creatures spawn up to lvl 600? Ive messed with ini files a ton and nothing changes in game

[near hawk]

i would guess setting OverrideOfficialDifficulty to 40

[heady basalt]

you mean 20

10 is 300, so 20 should be 600

[foggy ferry]

That's what I thought

I did all that, but nothing's changed

[near hawk]

right divided 600 by 15 instead of 30, sometimes my brain just farts

[foggy ferry]

I have the command at 20, but creatures levels don't change, I also had gotten a mod to help with the issue and that's not working

[heady basalt]

dont you also need difficulty offset or something

but note raising difficulty just makes game easier not harder imo

[near hawk]

it's not a command it's a ini config line

[foggy ferry]

That's what I meant

[foggy ferry]

I just want wild creatures to spawn up to lvl 600

[final mountain]

ini file edits

DinoLevelEqualized=True ; Equal chance for any level in 1-600
DinoMinLevel=1 ; Minimum spawn level (default 1)
DinoMaxLevel=600 ; Maximum spawn level
WantsHighLevels=True ; Bias toward higher levels (optional, for more 300-600 spawns)
(don't add anything after the semicolon)

[foggy ferry]

That exactly?

[wise kindle]

Ensure maxdifficulty=false
It locks you to 150 if its set to true.

[foggy ferry]

I didn't even know that was a file, I'll have to look

[wise kindle]

Its an ini entry.

[queen crow]

@foggy ferry Using asm, I've got Max Dino Level set to 950, Difficulty Offset set to 10, and Enable Difficulty Override set to true.

That gives me some ridiculously high level dinos.

[mighty walrus]

Is anyone having a problem with the helicoprion not making blue prints?

[strong trout]

why cant i see any servers in ark ?

[junior jacinth]

How can I add mods into my ark single player and where can I find them

[near hawk]

ASA or ASE?

[junior jacinth]

ASE

[near hawk]

install them via steam workshop

[queen crow]

In ASA, where do I add the template files for the template hammer? Anyone?

[wise kindle]

Following. Been looking for this as well.

[junior jacinth]

Thank you

[quiet bobcat]

When I join a friend in Ark Evolved, I get this error: Unable to query server info for invite.

[undone crown]

How do I see more servers of unofficial on Asa with more pop
Because I only see mostly 0 pop servers atm

[heady basalt]

use battle metrics to find servers

[fickle ferry]

anyone here runs a server in nitrado?

need some help

[frozen mango]

[ARK Rules]

Difficulty Level: 1
Taming Speed:3
Harvest Amount:2

Admin Logging
Show Map Player Location
No Tribute Downloads
Use Corpse Locator
Disable Structure Placement Collision
Allow Multiple Platform Floors
Allow Unlimited Respecs

[Advanced Rules]

Non Permanent Diseases
Override Structure Platform Prevention

[World Settings]

Mating Interval:0.01
Egg Hatch Speed:45
Baby Mature Speed:45
Baby Food Consumption Speed:0.25
Resources Respawn Period:0.5
Baby Cuddle Interval Multipler:0.015
Baby Cuddle Grace Period Multipler:10
Baby Cuddle Lose Imprint Quality Speed Multiplier:0.015
Baby Imprinting Stat Scale Multiplier:5
Day Time Speed:0.5
Night Time Speed:2
Crop Growth Speed:2

[Miscellaneous Settings]
Show Floating Damage Text
Allow Custom Recipes
Allow Raid Dino Feeding
Supply Crate Loot Quality:2
Fishing Loot Quality:2

[near hawk]

sure it's good

what did u want people to tell u

[frozen mango]

I get that Ark's unofficial and SP experience is customizable to each and every player, and I wanted to reduce the grind without making it too easy. But the borked breeding settings trivialized the game a lot when I could throw out 15 rexes and swarm a giga, and all 15 said rexes only took me a total of 6 minutes to acquire, hatch and raise. I guess you could say I still want something of the "Traditional Ark Experience". Ill be honest, I just wanna brag when i accomplish stuff, and I dont want easy settings to demean whatever I achieved.

[near hawk]

want to brag play 1x

[frozen mango]

So just needed like a thumbs up from someone who plays a lot that this is pretty regular and that I no longer have skill issue if beating the Island on these setting

[near hawk]

but not modern 1x, actual 2015 1x

[frozen mango]

I have a college life too, I meant difficulty, not time padding

[near hawk]

your settings are just fine

[frozen mango]

anyway Ill regenerate a fresh gameusersettings,ini and paste in my settings, Thanks

[near hawk]

don't put [World Settings] and [ARK Rules] in there they aren't actual things

[frozen mango]

Oh, this isn't the actual variable I paste into ark. I delete the Saved config folder, restart ark, fix graphics settings, restart. Then I go through the world settings and change them in sequence and load into my world. Then Exit again and paste only two lines into my config under [Server Settings]

OverrideOfficialDifficulty=6.0
AlwaysAllowStructurePickup=True

[weary sapphire]

Can Nitrado and a Server i run off a spare pc, be connected in the same cluster?

[near hawk]

Yeah

[weary sapphire]

how do i it exactly?

[near hawk]

Put it he same cluster Id in both

[bleak ivy]

uploads won't work tho. it'll just be transferring that works

[weary sapphire]

thats what i was gonna say

[tacit oyster]

Someone can help me to setup the player stats please ?
I’m on ASA Nitrado

[willow crystal]

Problem:
When you update Evolved from the old 358.24 to 360.26, everything works fine, but if you install 360.26 directly (i.e., create a new build), there are massive problems with snap points in almost all structures, especially triangles, ramps, etc.

Is there a solution for this? Apparently, the error is already stored in the savemaps because even copying from a working 360.26 version (another map where it works) doesn't seem to work...

[mortal inlet]

Youtube and google are your best friends. That and wiki.gg

Server configuration wiki.

[near hawk]

Don't play 360.26, simple as that, don't play the aquatica version, stay in preaquatica

[frozen cipher]

Out of curiosity, has anyone else been having issues with custom cosmetics since the last major patch? Our unofficial modded server for ASA was running fine with them until around the 16/09 last month, then suddenly none are accessible, including the ones from club ark. We'd been using the CosmeticWhitelistOverride=URL up until that point.

[candid tree]

Commandline:  "TheIsland_WP?SessionName=Surx and Nytemare's 100 Day Challenge?Port=7777" -ServerPlatform=ALL -clusterid=mycluster1234
Full Startup: 51.21 seconds
Number of cores 16
Server has completed startup and is now advertising for join.

I cannot find the server after the console has come to this point. I've port forwarded ports 7777:7779 on my host computer's IP address

[candid tree]

The cluster I main has had this issue

[frozen cipher]

hmm.. seems like we might just be in for a wait until that gets fixed though

[candid tree]

yep, that's been the consensus from our admins. they've tried a few things here and there to no avail.

[frozen cipher]

Same here, we went so far as to manually enter every cosmetic code but still nothing

[candid tree]

Yep, Ark has been rather naked lately lol

[frozen cipher]

Since they're still working on SP, I have to wonder whether they're working on official. This feels like something I'd have heard/seen more on if it wasn't limited to only some modded unofficial

[candid tree]

Yeah, might be worth a check to load into official ew

[candid tree]

okie, tried to make nice message for you guys.

opened ports 7777 and 27015 on my local ip 192.168.50.95 but cannot see my server

[queen crow]

When you port forwarded, did you also open port 7778? Even though ASA doesn't use ports the same as ASE, mine wouldn't work until I forwarded the game port +1. I use the 27015 for RCON.

Also, in your game browser, do you have the correct filterrs set?

[toxic hazel]

Ports wont affect it showing in the list, try update you amazon certs, as well as making sure got the filters correct as Nutter advises

[candid tree]

Yep, it was the server filters. .-.

[candid tree]

It was strange as it was showing PVE yesterday, but PVP today. Glad it was something on my end, and was simple as that.

But after testing and testing, I thought to myself... No friggen way, goofball. Sure enough, boom, shows up. embarrassing

[queen crow]

I understand perfectly. Personal experience with my cluster. hehehe

[candid tree]

I love it, so easy to overlook the small things

[silk seal]

Let me ask you a question: is it normal that I can lock chests, refrigerators, and other objects? Only the doors lock; I don't know if it's an error on my PvE server or if it's directly an error in Ark.

[golden nest]

Are you the tribe leader?

[oblique summit]

Hello everyone, the last 2 weeks I’ve been starting to host my own unofficial servers but I’m still getting the hang of it, I was wondering if anyone has any experience with Remote API? Any insight you can give is greatly appreciated

[silk seal]

Yes, but it's a general thing because people from another tribe can open my vaults and steal stuff, the same with the Smiths and fridges, the only thing they can't do is open the doors (luckily). And it happens for everyone and nonse I've played in the configuration.

[subtle fossil]

Set up my private server and no one can use push to talk voice chat.... all settings are correct server side setting globalchat=true proximitychat=true in game settings voice chat set to all. Push to talk works on official and single player just not on our server. Is there an ini file change I'm missing or something? I know it's specifically a problem with my server.

[golden nest]

You'll need to adjust the tribe governance then. Set up a hierarchy with groups so only people of x rank can access a storage box. It'll solve the problem pretty quickly, we've been using it for about a year without issues

[shell island]

Hi playing splitscreen on Ps5, whenever someone opens their menu the other persons screen goes very blurry until the menu on the other user is shut! Any help would be great!?

[prisma tendon]

Not sure if this is the correct channel. I rent a server from dathost (survival evolved) and saw the setting for events. Enabled the vday event but doesn’t seem to be taking place. Am I just not able to actually activate events? Tried googling but most posts are old

[short bone]

Query: How do I add Dino Spawns into my dedicated server? I want to add Snow Owls, Gachas, Cosmos, Velos, and more onto my Ragnarok map!

[autumn hornet]

the server config wiki.gg and i think beacon is useful for that too

[calm holly]

I am wondering if anyone is willing to share their Server Settings you run on Ark (The Ini) I totally understand if it’s a no! I have tried doing settings before myself but it didn’t go to well lmao. Or even just guide me through it!

[short bone]

Yeah, we tried that, but nothing is working...

[gaunt berry]

Do I have to update the servers to the latest update. Or can I just leave it and I can still play on it

[wispy spindle]

Has to be updated as your system has already installed the update on player side

[near hawk]

has to be updated

[whole zinc]

There are new event colors o nthis new update correct? Whats the MOD ID or event ID to add it to our unofficial servers

[bleak ivy]

fear ascended hasn't started and we don't know when it will.

the mod ID would be the same as last time, but don't enable it now as it has issues.

[solid tide]

from a modder friend of mine whos made loads of whitelisted and non whitelisted mods: a year ago they posted on the STA website how to get your CRC stuff.
We just tried to do it and it didnt work. so we dont know if the way to retrieve that info to create our own URL is different now or what.

[frozen cipher]

Yeah, considering that it seemed to occur right after the patch (as it was working on our server prior to that) I'm pretty sure that something on their backend that operates the custom cosmetics has a new conflict

[shell island]

On PS5 single player splitscreen, when one player opens inventory the other players screen goes very blurry! any help on this matter would be greatly appreciated as it is very frustrating.

[dawn spire]

guys i need some help. My nitrado server seems to pause or slow down when im not logged on for a while (at night). My dinos mature way slower and i was hoping its a setting or something, can anyone help me

[quasi grove]

I can't play as I can't click the lower half of the screen in-game - trying to change the resolution and to fullscreen mode as this seems to be the issue from a cursory google search, but I can't click to save the settings? Anyone had this problem?

[dawn spire]

what you wana do is unplug the computer and throw it out the window

[quasi grove]

Seems like my only option

[modest night]

Go to your server settings
Game user settings
ForceLockAllStructures=true
Everything already made will have to be manually locked but all new structures will be created locked.

In my files thats usually around line 90ish

[candid tree]

2 problems

1. I can join the server via Steam, but friend cannot join it via Xbox.
2. When I add a list of "mods", csv with no spaces, the server will sit in an infinite ticking loop. Then, I removed the mods and the server was un-joinable. So I reset the save files and was able to join.

Thanks in advance

[modest night]

1. is your server set to steam only or all platforms
2. your list is corrupted or a mod is not available anymore. Load mods directly from curseforge lists

[candid tree]

How do I load mods directly from lists?

When launching, it says serverPlatform=all

[modest night]

Are you using nitrado host ?

[candid tree]

No, self hosting

[modest night]

Dang, that oversteps my knowledge, i use nitrado. I am no help there . Sorry 😞

[candid tree]

Dude, you've been a massive help already!

If the server says serverPlatform=all, then any other idea why Xbox can't join?

[modest night]

Can your friend see the map but cant join , or is the map invisible

[candid tree]

She can see the map, and can prompt to join, but times out

[modest night]

Have her close the game
On her Xbox go to settings
Storage devices
On the left side of the screen there are 3 options
Select “clear local game saves”
Click it. This will cause her xbox to restart and it clears the cache. She has a corrupt line somewhere. (That usually corrects mine)
DO NOT CLEAR XBOX 360 FILES !!!! She will turn her console into a paperweight

[candid tree]

Oooh, so this is on her, and not me?

Once in my life it's not my fault 🤣

[modest night]

Possibly. Lol

[candid tree]

So with the mod issue, one of the mods aren't updated? I just need to go through and double check it all?

Do you have any idea why the server would become unjoinable, even for me, after I removed the mod list (after it tick loop fail)?

[candid tree]

Well, I'm unable to join it on my Playstation.. It is launching and saying ServerPlatform=ALL but still can't join

[modest night]

Not really sure, but it seems something is blocking consoles

[candid tree]

She's actually on PC on the game pass version. Is there anything particular I can look into for this setting?

[unreal jasper]

can unofficial servers make you watch adds now to play?

[wise kindle]

We will see.

[unreal jasper]

Doesnt this violate steams tos for adds in game lol?

[wise kindle]

Where are you seeing ads?

[unreal jasper]

on an unoffical server elite ark lol there playing adds between transfers making money and then you get kicked to main menu

[wise kindle]

I honestly have no idea. I havent heard of this before.

[unreal jasper]

yeah i brought it up in there discord and they banned me lol

[wise kindle]

WHoa

[unreal jasper]

but i got video of it so idc

[wise kindle]

can you dm me please?

[serene swan]

Is there a reason my custom drops are working on Astraeos? Is that a thing?

[queen crow]

If you're self-hosting, you need to forward the ports or nobody but you will be able to join. That's usually the cause for getting connection/timeout error message.

[smoky burrow]

I got a strange visual bug where when further away from characters, they and their chibis are just glitching around, anybody else?
Any help to fix this would be appreciated!

[candid tree]

Hi, I did forward the ports, the issue was I didn't allow them also through the firewall, lol. But back on track now. :)

[subtle sparrow]

I rent a server from nitrado like 3 days ago and I don’t know how to make it good for 8 people,, can anyone help me plss

Can anyone help me with the file settings?

[gray anchor]

Hello everyone.. can I get some help with Ark Server Manager (Evolved) I can't update to the latest server, it's saying New server TRUE but it remains at 0.0 and doesn't get the latest version

[whole granite]

hey guys is there anyone who can help add dinos on the server with ini settings?

[copper vault]

Hey folks, I haven't tried hosting an unofficial server yet myself, but I know there's a minimum slot capacity. Is it possible to host a singleplayer unofficial server, or would I pay extra for slots I'll never use? I would play base SP, but I don't want my map shutting down while I'm inactive, and on console I can't prevent hibernation

[near hawk]

u can host a server just for yourself

sever host servecies have a minimum server slots

nitrado being 20 for ASA

can't be lowered

but u can host a dedicated server just for yourself in a spare pc

for free

[copper vault]

Ok sweet. Does this work for consoles as well? I don't have a PC but I have a Series S and a PS5

[near hawk]

no, ASA can't be hosted on a second console

[wise kindle]

Ensure your decay settings are enabled for BOTH PVE and PVP, regardless of your mode, or you will experience decay reset on startup.

Not sure then. Double check all settings are identical.
Otherwise, no idea as identical settings fixes the issue.

Yep.

[warm wharf]

Massive overspawn of kairuku on Center. Keep attempting to lower the spawn with no resolve. Does anyone have a code that works to lower a spawn of only 1 dino? Im talking 2700 at once in the water next to green ob on center.

[mortal ravine]

How much ram would i need to run dedicated server and asa on the same computer.
Would 32gb be enough?
It going to be only for me (I trying to fix Dino not spawning)
Does it make computer "significantly hotter" (thinking of running it on laptop, (it got to 100C few times in the past)

[near hawk]

sould be, i got 64 and can run asa + 2 servers

[mortal ravine]

Ty, dedicated server only uses ram and some cpu power? Since ark seems to use only "half of cpu power"
This way I could just buy stick of ram since 32 can get problematic already

[near hawk]

yes

[mortal ravine]

ty time to test, i guess.
worse case scenario i just gonna take apart laptop clean it, then run server or buy more ram

[mortal ravine]

whenever i open .bat file it checks integrity and then closes

trying to run dedicated server from my pc

i gonna try again tomorrow

[queen crow]

I also have 64 and can run 5 servers plus club ark and play on the same pc. So, @mortal ravine you ought to be able to do what you're wanting to do.

[warm wharf]

Massive overspawn of kairuku on Center. Keep attempting to lower the spawn with no resolve. Does anyone have a code that works to lower a spawn of only 1 dino? Im talking 2700 at once in the water next to green ob on center. Or a suggested mod that doesn't kill valuable spawns

[mortal ravine]

when trying to start server from start.bat file i get error after starting server that cant find exact file ~(its not exactly what it says since i got it in polish)

i got both ark and sever on same disk too

hmm i could as well try to not use steamcmd and setup steam version

nwm i gonna run it throught steam 25/32 gb ram used while playing so it works time to learn how to load mods and change settings and other stuff i guess

from what i see all settings are in game user and propably other files, time to copy changes from sp

[mortal ravine]

i guess i gonna use some ark server creation tool from github xd

[mortal ravine]

if i am going to want to move (propably not sure) to diffrent map on my own deficated server, should i upload survivor and maybe some items/dinos. then create a new cluster or just change map in current one i wont be running both at the same time anyway

[rose coral]

Unhandled Exception: EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION reading address 0xffffffffffffffff

CL: 753470 
0x00007ff7e00080f3 ArkAscendedServer.exe!UE::GC::TBatchDispatcher<UE::GC::TReachabilityProcessor<9> >::FlushQueuedReferences() [C:\j\workspace\RelB\Engine\Source\Runtime\CoreUObject\Private\UObject\GarbageCollection.cpp:3082]
0x00007ff7e0017abb ArkAscendedServer.exe!UE::GC::TFastReferenceCollector<UE::GC::TReachabilityProcessor<5>,UE::GC::TReachabilityCollector<5> >::ProcessObjectArray() [C:\j\workspace\RelB\Engine\Source\Runtime\CoreUObject\Public\UObject\FastReferenceCollector.h:922]
0x00007ff7dffee463 ArkAscendedServer.exe!`UE::GC::FRealtimeGC::CollectReferencesForGC<UE::GC::TReachabilityCollector<5>,UE::GC::TReachabilityProcessor<5> >'::`3'::<lambda_1>::<lambda_invoker_cdecl>() [C:\j\workspace\RelB\Engine\Source\Runtime\CoreUObject\Private\UObject\GarbageCollection.cpp:3941]
0x00007ff7e0006059 ArkAscendedServer.exe!UE::Tasks::Private::TExecutableTaskBase<`UE::GC::ProcessAsync'::`8'::<lambda_1>,void,void>::ExecuteTask() [C:\j\workspace\RelB\Engine\Source\Runtime\Core\Public\Tasks\TaskPrivate.h:876]
0x00007ff7dfd41101 ArkAscendedServer.exe!UE::Tasks::Private::FTaskBase::TryExecuteTask() [C:\j\workspace\RelB\Engine\Source\Runtime\Core\Public\Tasks\TaskPrivate.h:507]
0x00007ff7dfd2db4f ArkAscendedServer.exe!LowLevelTasks::TTaskDelegate<LowLevelTasks::FTask * __cdecl(bool),48>::TTaskDelegateImpl<`LowLevelTasks::FTask::Init<`UE::Tasks::Private::FTaskBase::Init'::`2'::<lambda_1> >'::`5'::<lambda_1>,0>::CallAndMove() [C:\j\workspace\RelB\Engine\Source\Runtime\Core\Public\Async\Fundamental\TaskDelegate.h:171]
0x00007ff7dfd3074e ArkAscendedServer.exe!LowLevelTasks::FTask::ExecuteTask() [C:\j\workspace\RelB\Engine\Source\Runtime\Core\Public\Async\Fundamental\Task.h:627]
0x00007ff7dfd42d33 ArkAscendedServer.exe!LowLevelTasks::FScheduler::WorkerLoop() [C:\j\workspace\RelB\Engine\Source\Runtime\Core\Private\Async\Fundamental\Scheduler.cpp:514]
0x00007ff7dfd2a5a1 ArkAscendedServer.exe!`LowLevelTasks::FScheduler::CreateWorker'::`2'::<lambda_1>::operator()() [C:\j\workspace\RelB\Engine\Source\Runtime\Core\Private\Async\Fundamental\Scheduler.cpp:75]
0x00007ff7dfdbf074 ArkAscendedServer.exe!FThreadImpl::Run() [C:\j\workspace\RelB\Engine\Source\Runtime\Core\Private\HAL\Thread.cpp:68]
0x00007ff7dff05047 ArkAscendedServer.exe!FRunnableThreadWin::Run() [C:\j\workspace\RelB\Engine\Source\Runtime\Core\Private\Windows\WindowsRunnableThread.cpp:159]
0x00007ff7dff04e1f ArkAscendedServer.exe!FRunnableThreadWin::GuardedRun() [C:\j\workspace\RelB\Engine\Source\Runtime\Core\Private\Windows\WindowsRunnableThread.cpp:79]
0x00007ff96d7fe8d7 KERNEL32.DLL!UnknownFunction []
Last Remote Function ClientStopAnimation

[regal iris]

Anyone know exactly how the XP multipliers work?
With all the different ones, are they all separate? Or do they stack
Say if
KillXP multipliers is (1)
Does is the multiply against the tamed, unclaimed, wild Mulitpliers

Like if I kill something wild in a cave is it (killxp) X (WildKillXP) x (CavekillXP) = (received XP)

Or are all these multipliers separate from eachother.

[deft patrol]

Can anyone help

What do I need to do to play with my Xbox mate in non dedicated together it’s somehow not working

Im on PlayStation when I Host a non dedicated he can’t find it

[near hawk]

Non dedicated session don't have crossplay

Only dedicated server do

[deft patrol]

Damn fr

Thank you Bro

[mortal ravine]

how do i properly close server? do i just stop it and then i can close ark server creation tool? (i lost some progress before) still learning how deficated works (Also solo dedicated)

[timid rover]

Anyone know how to make the rewards better in my club ark server?

[fierce mortar]

can anyone help me? i'm trying to replace pyromanes on ragnarok with reapers so far all ive achieved is removing the pyromanes but the reapers arent spawning

[fierce mortar]

id add a spawn entry and add the reapers but i dont know what the container is for that area

[still thunder]

cheat DoExit will shut the server down safely and save the world beforehand. you could either just use the command ingame or remotely via any rcon program.

[mortal ravine]

Ty

[iron current]

Hi, I have a question related to dino respawns on an unofficial ragnarok server I run. The dino respawns seem very slow for me. I killed all therizinos and megatheriums, gigas and carchas. At least my gene scanner does not show any of them around anymore. Right now I play most of the time alone on the server, but I try to do regular flies over the map in hope to get new spawns. I started to extinct more creatures like rexes, yuties and spinos in hope this would help, but without success.
I would like to not do dino wipes, but I think I have to do it?

[sage cliff]

Hello! Want to replace Pyromane and Dreadmare for someone else on dedicated server, and add this commands in game.ini
NPCReplacements=(FromClassName="FireLion_Character_BP_C",ToClassName="Megalosaurus_Character_BP_C")
NPCReplacements=(FromClassName="DarkPegasus_Character_BP_C",ToClassName="Griffin_Character_BP_C")
And pyromanes with dreadmares dissappear, but hasn't replaced with new creatures. Can someone help and tell what am i doing wrong with commands?

[near hawk]

Tye Npcreplacement in rarely work like intended

Most they actually got for most of the time is removing a dino from the map

[sage cliff]

Not good( Do you know any other methods to replace creatures?

[near hawk]

i think a mod called b+ spawner can do it

haven't tested t out yet

[sage cliff]

Thank you, i can try to add new creatures to existing containers

[rare mauve]

Does anyone have a basic bat file? I am trying to get away from using ASAM because I keep having issues and it keeps writing over settings that I change so Im just going to go to just manually doing everything. But everyway that I try to set up a bat I cant get the server to start up.

[autumn hornet]

this is the one i use for all my servers. [sp] is where a space should be. needs to be one long string

start[sp]ArkAscendedServer.exe[sp]MapName_WP?SessionName=Server1?ServerPassword=password123?QueryPort=27015?-Port=7777[sp]-launchoption1[sp]-launchoption2

[mortal ravine]

I use ark creation tool to i load back save. i almost deleted (i deleted thought i had whole saved arks folder)
all my tames and buildings.

its still new to dedicated server and i just learned how u force save/make backup but not how do i use backups

[hollow plaza]

I can't post screenshots here, but my server is saving 5 times per second. Any idea how I can stop this?
Backup is set to 60 minutes, so that's not it (I think)

I use Arkasm as my server manager if that matters

[celest halo]

Same way you make/use a backup of any file on a pc

[hollow plaza]

And my ping instantly jumps up to 400 from 81 when I join 🥲

[pure haven]

does any clusters have problem with custom cosmetic mods not being available anymore? is there any fix for it?

[wispy spindle]

Have you tried stopping the server, saving it, uninstalling the mods, saving it, reinstall mods, save, then start server?

Also be sure your setting for dynamic Cosmetics Download is enabled in your system setting

[tidal zephyr]

When setting up a server cluster, is there a way to just disable the creature and item transfer expiration timers? If not, could i set it to last several months without it causing issues?

[dawn sandal]

Can the item traits from Extintinctions OSDs be added to regular drops via ini?

[near hawk]

yes

[barren stream]

Yo i need some help,
everytime i load into a server my asa crashes, sometimes its cuz my cpu runs at 100% or just dies.
I've tried usual steps like uninstalling, updating drivers, checking for corrupted files etc etc, but i cant seem to find something that works.
Can anybody please help me out here🙏

[light breach]

ON ASE, Does anybody know why I cant use any servers from steam ip or anything, it says unable to query server and the servers arent showing up in my favorites section in game on ark

[near hawk]

are u in the same version as the server

they might be in preaquatica beta

[light breach]

i dont know how to check that

[near hawk]

and u not

[light breach]

how do i get that

[near hawk]

number in the corner of the main menu?

[light breach]

how do i get the preaquatica

[near hawk]

steam lib, right click ark, go to properties, go to betas and switch to preaquatica beta

[light breach]

okay thank you bro

[sage surge]

anyone got any info on if the map name is going to continue to follow the same pattern?

[echo pecan]

map name for valguero is

Valguero_WP

[sage surge]

Thanks @echo pecan

[queen crow]

I use ASADM and it seems to work flawlessly. At least for me that is.

[zinc pumice]

Hi, need help. Im trying to start the taming on a helicoprion on unoficial server, but does not want to eat the iteam, item is not damaged and from an air drop. Any help?

[final ingot]

Why can’t I join any servers it just says refresh

[surreal solar]

Have you got the right kibble?

[zinc pumice]

?

[flat cloud]

Do we know if Val is going to be ready for Unoffical Server on Launch?

[near hawk]

will probably be, use this as name #unofficial-setup-help message

[flint oasis]

So I will have to do custom at first?

[celest halo]

depends on what track record they go with, it could be a few hours after officals get it

or could be few min after

[flint oasis]

Yeah thats true lol I may just update the server then put it in custom like I had to do with aber

[celest halo]

its not even out yet for unoffical servers

[flint oasis]

Right right I am jsut putting it out there lol

[tawny elbow]

yeah, they posted that it was, it's not

[celest halo]

thats normal patch notes are more for official

[flint oasis]

@zealous aurora Sorry to bother you again but the unofficials updating yet?

[stable ledge]

What’s the map name for Valguero on nitrado? Valguero_WP? Usually do that to bring up maps early

[tawny elbow]

yes

[flint oasis]

Me too but Idk if its updated lol

[stone fiber]

My server is not loading to advertising join, guessing Valguero_WP not avail yet for unofficial

[tawny elbow]

nope, server files last updated 4 days ago

[flint oasis]

I keep resetting mine nitrado is gonna hate me lol

[celest halo]

only thing on steam is the client, unofficial servers not released yet

 — 10:17 PMTuesday, October 7, 2025 10:17 PM
 UPDATES FOUND ON STEAM 
ARK: Survival Ascended (2399830:public)
Released: October 7, 2025 10:16 PMTuesday, October 7, 2025 10:16 PM,
Today at 10:17 PM```

[tawny elbow]

its up

[tepid berry]

just dropped

[stable ledge]

Did they update non modded to not have _WP?

[stone fiber]

seeing messages it's up

🤣

[native wave]

public 20292814 1 minute ago

[summer sorrel]

do you know how to switch a nitrado server to it?

[celest halo]

my bots being little slow this time 😂 , it still hasnt said its out

[native wave]

you have to wait for nitrado's build to go live

[summer sorrel]

do you have any idea how long that usually takes?

[native wave]

not really

[summer sorrel]

ok thanks

[tepid berry]

All my servers are up 😄

Still waiting on the stupid client.

[celest halo]

bot only 5 min late 😂

 — 10:42 PM
:rotating_light: UPDATES FOUND ON STEAM :rotating_light:
ARK: Survival Ascended Dedicated Server (2430930:public)
Released: October 7, 2025 10:37 PM
Today at 10:42 PM```

[flint oasis]

It seems my nit is updating

[rose lark]

why cant i see val on my nitrado but other people have it up?

[unique sierra]

Nitrado isn't the only server hosting client

[uncut stratus]

can u host val on nitrado already?

[cold brook]

Any known issues so far with Valg on unofficials?

[unique sierra]

No not as of yet

[graceful gyro]

Trying to load into the map crashes my game

Not just valguero so far, also the island

Definitely take a backup before updating

[spark citrus]

yeah i'm having the same issue client crashes instantly when loading into astraeos or any other map, wasn't happening prior to the update

[cold brook]

Valguero crashed instantly for me on server start, all other maps appear fine.

[frail crescent]

Having what looks like a mod conflict with this new patch

[sleek nacelle]

Anyone having issues with their self hosted servers not announcing?

[open dagger]

yea, me too

[sleek nacelle]

Log file shows it hanging on number of cores

[gloomy cloak]

Anyone else’s game crashes when you log in?

[jaunty galleon]

mods are broken that's why, both singleplayer and dedi servers will crash if any mods are enabled

[open dagger]

my dediated server launches, and shows its supposed to be advertising, but it is not being listed

ahh

[sleek nacelle]

I run 0 mods

same issue

[spark citrus]

der dino finder was the culprit for me on insta crashes

[frail crescent]

Improved Gene Scanner from Shinygati is causing my servers to Restart loop

[ivory iron]

Is the map name Valguero_WP? or is it different?

[open dagger]

I have awesome spyglass, TG_Stack_10000, and Cyber Structures, disabling to see if it will come up

[frail crescent]

Awesome and CS came up for me

[heady basalt]

i cant even get my server to start, i get no machine id found on start and then it crashes with an NPE after battle eye start msg

[neat gorge]

Our nitrado server is stuck on UPDATING

[spiral egret]

My EU servers are stuck on updating. My American server is updated. Not sure if that makes a difference.

[sleek nacelle]

Mine is doing something similar but its hanging on where it would announce the server

[neat gorge]

Interesting, but ours is NA. So still not sure why it's stuck. Wish there was a force stop.

[open dagger]

Iaunched with CS and AS, still not advertising

it shows it should be from the log

[hasty sedge]

My servers seem to be working fully with 10+ mods on them including my Valg, if I can offer anyone some help

[native wave]

my val server started fine...as did all my others in my cluster. have not attempted to play yet though

[open dagger]

yea log shows they started, they are just not listed in unofficial server

[sleek nacelle]

same exact issue

[dim geyser]

I got mine to work after removing der dino finder without crash.

[sleek nacelle]

[2025.10.08-03.50.30:742][ 0]LogCFCore: Detected OS Windows: 10.0.19043.1.0.64bit
[2025.10.08-03.50.30:743][ 0]LogCFCore: Error: No machine id was found

[open dagger]

I am not running der dino

I'm running on linux

[dim geyser]

I removed my saved folder then deleted the files before updating though

Just slotted the saved folder back in and it worked after redownloading

[sleek nacelle]

I run in linux as well

but in a docker container that runs windows

[native wave]

mine are in pterodactyl containers

[sleek nacelle]

which is a docker container....lol

[open dagger]

Pelican Panel here

[native wave]

I'm inclined to wait on mod updates for mine, do run der dino finder

[dim geyser]

I just run my on my windows 11 pc and play on xbox. Don't have to worry about memory if solo lol.

[native wave]

yes...run plenty of other docker containers, smartass

[sleek nacelle]

its just funny

[keen eagle]

Hi I’m trying to join a unofficial server on ark evolved but I’m getting but I keep getting booted by anti cheat, I uninstalled battle eye and launched without battle eye but when I try to join the server it just shuts down my ark and the battle eye pop up appears

[sleek nacelle]

the way you said it just made me have to be a smart ass

[golden nest]

Anyone have issues with their servers? I've been running a rag server for over a month now, but after the latest update it pulls an "EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION" err 0x000000 now

[uncut stratus]

can nitrado run val

[golden nest]

The server was working perfectly fine prior

[spark citrus]

its one of your mods, i had to check one by one in single player

[heady basalt]

bug in update, see latest dollie msg, im getting same, but i dont use der dino finder

its what we call a null pointer error, very easy to do sadly

[sleek nacelle]

I run zero mods and my cluster is crashing on launch

[golden nest]

Oops! I didn't see that status-update, sorry about that!

[heady basalt]

latest attempt to start got an error saying the curseforge api was 404 lol ....

[native wave]

all 10 of my servers show up in the server list, all stable with 37 or more mods in my list: https://ark.wiki.gg/wiki/User:ThunderGod97/cluster/Center

staying off them until mod updates

[cold brook]

I've got players getting stuck with Downloading... when trying to spawn on Vag from a transfer, any ideas?

[native wave]

was it working before the update?

[cold brook]

Yeah all good, players can make new characters on the map but attempting to transfer just gets them stuck

[golden nest]

#ark-survival-ascended message

[native wave]

doublecheck permissions...only thing I can think of

[golden nest]

That issue with transfers breaking characters has been around for over 3 months now. Still no message from the developers

[cold brook]

This is a new issue following the recent update, their arkprofiles were removed from the cluster entirely

[golden nest]

Yep, it completely deletes their characters, I hope you have backups you can pull from.

Whatever map they were originally transferring FROM will need a rollback to before the transfer ocurred. We've been dealing with that issue for MONTHS now.

[cold brook]

Superb I'm glad we've not experienced that issue at all whatsoever. I dropped their arkprofiles back on their original maps and they were able to login as them without issue

[golden nest]

Glad to hear it's sorted out! It's been an absolute nightmare to play the game, granted that we can't even get in the server now 😄

[cold brook]

Well they got their characters back but still can't transfer haha.... 😢

[open dagger]

ok i fixed mine

Error! App '2430930' state is 0x6 after update job. is often fixed by going to the server files> steamapp>"appmanafest_2430930" file is there, delete it and restart

Delete that and restart, it updates correctly and will be listed

listed almost instantly after update

[golden nest]

Are you on Windows?

[open dagger]

no, its hosted on a pelican panel server, linux

[golden nest]

Gotcha. For my update script I have a line that calls for the file system to delete that file and then try to update the server. If the update fails, SteamCMD will validate the install and add it back

[open dagger]

nice

i just import the egg lol

[golden nest]

I'm unfamiliar, whats "the egg"?

[open dagger]

egg is an install and maint script used by pelican panel

[golden nest]

Ahh I see, I need to familiarize myself with that sometime

[open dagger]

pterodacyl is cool too

both run on linux servers, pretty cool setup

[heady basalt]

is pelican a fork of ptero, as i thought egg was ptero terminology

[open dagger]

yea

[slow ginkgo]

ty, i appreciate you ❤️

[viral cape]

Spawn code for megaraptor?

[serene stone]

Anyone else just have their entire cluster bricked by this update?

[sleek nacelle]

aye

[serene stone]

I dont want to have to start removing mods. Thats a lot of hours people would be losing with some of these.

[minor musk]

ay cant enter valguero blackscreen and crash if i enter, do i have to turn off mods ?

[dim geyser]

Mine works fine. Backed up the saved folder. Deleted the whole server file, installed, removed der dino finder, replaced the saved file booted and transferred no issues.

Running 20ish mods.

[serene stone]

We have 84...

[minor musk]

deleted dino finder and works now

[echo pecan]

der dino finder and improved gene scanner cause crashes atm

[serene stone]

I tried deleting dino finder, still crashing.

Im guessing its either my admin panel or one of the other 80something mods we have.

I know when I was on for 7 seconds I saw a T posing Ledu and Mono

Ugh I wish they made it easier to tell what shit they broke

[dim geyser]

It seems anything that looks up drinks is getting affected by the new ones.

Dinos not drinks

[serene stone]

Drinks you say?

Nope too late, we're all g etting drunk now.

But ill try removing my admin panel and dino finder and see if it helps

Gonna be hard to track spawns for the server but ill make due

[slim turret]

Mapname is Valguero_WP, right? Server is in ticking loop/booting for 10 minutes now <.<

[serene stone]

Pretty sure thats what showed for us when we were on for all of 30 seconds

[flat cloud]

Is anyone having issues with Astraeos after this recent update? HUGE lag spikes. My server was running smooth before the update

[slim turret]

hmh weird, even without any mods it seems stucked in booting... and I cant see any of my other servers ingame.. I hate updates

[wise flame]

Check patch notes

[candid veldt]

Uhh, anyone else running into the issue where log files are gigabytes in size? Engineers are on it

[raven wigeon]

hum whats the valguero memorial???

[chilly scaffold]

My Val-Server hangs in Ticking Loop, other Servers are up and running, but not shown in Server list

[modest linden]

Anyone know the blueprint path for the wild baby elder claw and mega raptor
or where to find them?
They’re not on wiki or beacon

[empty robin]

Are other people having issues with their steamcmd server?

[chilly scaffold]

Yes. Maybe the update is not yet available?

[empty robin]

Yea thats what im thinking im trying to find out how long it takes for the new update to come out for it

[chilly scaffold]

I hope soon

[toxic dragon]

i've got a nitrado server, but i keep getting timed out... so idk

nitrado is saying the server is up, but when i join on ark i get timed out

does it just take long when the server is ACTUALLY online? even tho it shows online

[tacit condor]

So is it not working for others to start up their unofficial servers? Not nitrado

[iron bronze]

Seems like mine is just a constant "connection refused"

So looks like there are issues

I haven't tried updating my other servers yet, but if they don't update, my guess is that the update hasn't rolled out for unofficial servers yet. I think there is something in the pins to check, but can't remember what...

Thats not exactly true lol

And that would proove that it takes 2 to 3 days to roll out to servers how? lol

Normally it takes a few hours and maybe more if there are issues. I have sat here waiting for updates myself lol

[tacit condor]

we launched Rag same day it launched just fine

[iron bronze]

Yea, me too...it could have something to do with the mod issue they have been talking about

[iron bronze]

Ah...you getting "Error! App '2430930' state is 0x6 after update job."?

Mine is now updateing

Join my Ark community Mesozoic Ascended...I am working on our Val server now ^^

(Link in my bio ^^)

[arctic mica]

What's the map name for launching the server?

[iron bronze]

Valguero_WP

[neat mesa]

update released?

[celest halo]

It released like 7 hours ago

[neat mesa]

bruh

the release for dedi servers

[celest halo]

Was 7 hours ago bruh

[iron bronze]

The reason why my server wasn't updating was because of an error that I fixed with the help of this post #unofficial-setup-help message

[queen crow]

I'm running all 20 of the same mods as before the drop and it is working perfectly.

[minor musk]

thats like 6 hours ago bro

[mortal ravine]

< Valgulero_WP > is this correct valguero name?
nwm got it Valguero_WP

[cyan glade]

Why is there no server in the new map?

[mortal ravine]

i got issue that ark server is stuck in booting \

[sleek nacelle]

I have that same issue

[mortal ravine]

i would go back to sp, but dinos actually spawning is to good

[mortal ravine]

valguero map?

i written this as map maybe acutal name is diffrent? "Valguero_WP"

[sleek nacelle]

all maps

[mortal ravine]

oh

i gonna check abberation then

i could try disabling all mods i guess

oh abberation launched

valguero is definitely Valguero_WP

maybe i need to update ark server creation tool?

nwm i know propably the issue i forgot to update app or something

[whole vapor]

I'm having issues with increasing wild Dino levels from 150 to 180, I have the custom Dino levels mod and changed the gameusersettings and in the nitrado server setting but it's still not worked, anyone help me out ?

[worthy warren]

#unofficial-setup-help message

[spiral egret]

There is a setting called “Enable max difficulty” make sure it is turned OFF. For level 180 creatures, make sure the override difficulty is 6

[worthy warren]

works on asa too

[worthy warren]

oh, what do i need to put it on for 300?

[spiral egret]

I think 10

[worthy warren]

thanks ^^

didnt know i need to make difficulty off

[spiral egret]

But the “enable max difficulty” command on Nitrado tripped me up for a week. I had it on thinking that’s how it worked. Nope. That forces it to be capped at 150. So it has to be off

[nimble talon]

So all my servers are running, but none of them are showing up, they've been running for about 5 months prior without issue, so I'm not sure what could be the problem, all of them are not on the list since the update to Valguero last night

[celest halo]

You check there log file to make sure they running and not stuck at showing how many cores the comp they are on has

[nimble talon]

Nah they all say they are online and ready to connect

Apparently they are online, but we just can't connect to ourselves, seems extrenals are fine, so something in my network it looks like

[zealous nebula]

So since the Update all our private servers won´t start again, updated Root server and stuffs but they just wont start

[jagged garnet]

do you have any update on this? Only 1/10 servers are showing on server lsting since the update and the only ones showing is VAL

[jagged garnet]

Mines are doing the same, my networking is correct and unchanged. only change was updating to the new version and now only my val server is showing on the ark server listing.

[zealous nebula]

Still not working for us, not even Val

[remote zephyr]

Same, his discord disappeared some time ago. Had to remove the gene scanner, all other mods were fine.

[jagged garnet]

I have variefied and updated all, even redeployed my inis and have restared 20+ imes and still only one shoing is val which I believe is somehow a fluke, Im trying to figure out whats different. if I figure it out Ill post it.

[sleek nacelle]

are you running mschnitzer/ark-survival-ascended-linux-container-image

[jagged garnet]

hey can you trigger a update on your server not working and see what version it reorts back? mine is reporting (20041203) but almost immediatly its stopping its update process and never actually updating to the new version (20292814)

[jagged garnet]

no I am running on a windowws system, have been running a 9 map clster over 2 years on asa and since scorched for ASE so my unit side of things are correct, right now I believe the issue is lying with steam cmd not fetcing the correct version file.

[10/08/2025-08:49:18][#1] Action: Update
[10/08/2025-08:49:25][#1] Checking: Version (20041203) => (20292814)
[10/08/2025-08:49:30][#1] Server: Updated (20292814)
Anyone else having this same issue, check your steam CMD file version. My servers keep falsely updating. stating they update to the nest version but if i trigger another update and it checks the file version it keeps coming back with the 2004... version instead of the newest 202.... version.

Im restarting my system to see if that helps Ill update this thread in a bit.

[celest halo]

go to the server install dir/steamapps and move the appmanifest_2430930.acf file somewhere to make a backup of it and run the steamcmd again, if it updates delete the backup appmanifest file

[cyan glade]

احد عربي

[jagged garnet]

thank you so much that fixed it.

[jagged garnet]

@zealous nebula @nimble talon and anyone else having an issue of thier servers not showing since the update this is what wrked for me.

[zealous nebula]

Gonna try that in a bit 😄 Thanks alot ^^

[nimble talon]

Thanks, mine was due to DNS, nat loopback wasn't working right.

[celest halo]

Deleting the appmanifest only relay helps if server is not updating

It's basically steams version control file, letting steam know what version of the server is installed, sometimes it messed up and steam thinks your upto date when your not

[jagged garnet]

yeah my servesr kept updating reporting one version of files,saying it was updating to the newest ones but update would fail sucessfully and never actually update.

[celest halo]

Yeah steam be like that at times

[mellow nymph]

all my servers are up and running no problem

[heady basalt]

anyone know if that patch from WC Fixed it for Improved Gene Scanner too?

at work so not able to test things yet

but it said client update... so not sure how that fixes server

[sick fulcrum]

Is anyone else experiencing deinonychus not spawning in their val unofficial nitrado server?

[indigo zenith]

Anyone else joining your servers then within a few seconds Ark crashes. I thought it was the Val map I had installed but its done the same to Rag and Ext I run.

[serene swan]

Which setting is it to allow players to demolish old structures that say "demolish allowed"? I feel like my timer never move on bases I know havent been touched in days.

[ripe haven]

I had to uninstall gene scanner to get my server working. This was about 20 mins ago & wouldn’t work prior to that so i don’t believe its been fixed

[vale pollen]

Anyone got a plan how to activate building in button cave on val on PvP servers

[heady basalt]

yeah well thats a mod you cant just go remove temporarily, so gonna have to be down until its fixed

you just wiped your players stuff if you removed that, id imo roll back to backup and wait until its fixed

i got tons of points and traits in my gene scanner, i cant go losing that lol

server downtimes better than data loss

[paper tulip]

can someone tell me why i cant find skylord atrifact at Valguero??

[ripe haven]

Thankfully i hadn’t used the gene scanner so it didn’t cause any issues for me. Just giving you an update to your question.

[craggy girder]

Anybody on the ps5 able to get into the new map. Tried over 10 times and it just crashes as the Character is loading in.

[stuck leaf]

for editing val drops (white and green non desert/snow version just standard) is it the same drop name for island drops?

[solid pike]

@bitter creek

Try here

[bitter creek]

can anyone help my mods list is empty but when i try to join my unoffical server it says need mods space but i deleted all my installed mods

[mortal ravine]

is there a way to disable cryosickness on pvp server (solo but i like it for killing babies) if it still exists xd. i just (if works) disabled need for fridge

[last magnet]

pvp can't disable cryosickness

let me doublecheck though

yep cannot disable cryosickness in PvP. I use a mod that gets around that. couple of options: near vanilla: configurable cryopods (charge or no charge needed flavor), then there's SCS, DinoDepot, PCS. I use SCS and PCS as SCS can cryo oasisaurs. SCS and DD offer baby growup in cryo + resource generation while in cryo. PCS has baby growup + a very good backup system

DD needs a lot of config and it's easy to break when WC does updates

[indigo zenith]

Well I updated my client version and got on Rag...however I have no tribe log and parts of my base are missing. I manged to crash out and join again for about 5 seconds and everything seemed like it was sorted, then the crash happened...ugh.

Dam I can't sent sceen shots on here.

[tidal schooner]

I know this has been asked a thousand times... but has anyone by any chance found a solution or workaround for the autodecay not working issue?

I would like to keep my servers clean, but without that it is impossible

[fickle epoch]

my ark SE world running on my unraid server's docker suddenly isn't working and I can't get it to show up like it did before. The game is also very different than last I played.

Anyone have experience running this on unraid and have a rec of wehther I should go SE again or do ascended nowadays?

[queen crow]

Another added bonus of SCS is when you're in admin mode, you can cryo anything, tamed or not.

[last magnet]

yup

PCS too in admin mode, but not the raid dinos

I like the resource gen and abillty to cryo anything with SCS, but the backup is a little tricky to recover

especially if you had a bunch of tames in cryo on one map and you want them on the next map. I've had transfer issues between maps, but copy paste the sav file and PCS loads it right up. SCS gave me fits

[sharp relic]

Anyone not having Drakes or Reapers spawn in the ab zone on unofficial Nitrado?

Un-installed almost every mod to make sure there wasn't conflict and have dino wiped and reset server 10+ times. Nothing seems to be making them spawn

[stuck mortar]

asa right?

[sharp relic]

Yes, ASA Valguero

[stuck mortar]

valguero

alright so i got some info not sure if its gonna help can i send ss in the chat?

[last magnet]

fanart and screenshots is where you can send it I think

[serene swan]

Just a question, is the issue the timer not going down at all?

[twilit current]

When I restart my server, I lose progress on things I haven't rendered in. Like baby raising and oil pumps, after restart it will forget all the time it should have been growing unrendered, and start again from last rendered point. Is there any way to fix this?

[haughty badger]

just tried to do the update on servers and its saying validation failed. anyone else running into this

?

[sick fulcrum]

I submitted a bug report this afternoon for something similar. My self and other people confirmed we are having a mix of spawn issues with unofficial nitrado servers for Valguero. Mainly no deinonychus or rockdrakes. (Discussed with people in the bobs with probs channel).

Hopefully it gets fixed

[boreal tendon]

i just redownloaded ark and when im in the game the background(trees and grass) turns very grainy while it looks completely fine up close. how do i fix this?

[supple bramble]

i finally can login online but now my dlc's arent showing. anyone have a fix ?

[timid estuary]

So I am starting a server with high lvl tames. I hit a spot and I'm not sure how it works. I played on a server where max wild was 500 but we were able to get "all stat capped" dinos which is all base stats at 255 and the mutation capped in hp and melee. That puts that tame at 2041 without leveling. If I set the difficulty setting to 16.67 or what ever to make wild spawn at 500, I am not able to throw the higher lvl admin spawned tame out. There's got to be a setting where wilds spawn as 500 and theres no server limit to how how the level number goes right? I'm looking for help with the ini. codes for it. Thank you very much in advance!

[twilit current]

Is there a setting to disable "can't place structure here" in places like rags artifact caves, but keep terrain collision?
edit, found it: bIgnoreStructuresPreventionVolumes=true

[tidal schooner]

when the server does the daily reboot, the decay timer also resets... and I noticed that the motd is not shown either

[outer maple]

I use this in command but the beacons from supply drops dissapear which line does that?

|r.Tonemapper.Sharpen 1|r.VolumetricCloud 0|r.SkyAtmosphere 1|r.Fog 0|r.shadowQuality 0|r.Shadow.Virtual.Enable 0|grass.sizescale 0|r.SkylightIntensityMultiplier 10|r.Nanite.MaxPixelsPerEdge 4|r.Water.SingleLayer.Reflection 0|r.LightShaftQuality 0|r.ScreenPercentage 100| ark.MaxActiveDestroyedMeshGeoCollectionCount 0|r.Streaming.PoolSize 1|r.detailmode 0|fx.MaxNiagaraGPUParticlesSpawnPerFrame 0|r.SetNearClipPlane 0|r.Lumen.ScreenProbeGather.RadianceCache.ProbeResolution 16|r.VT.EnableFeedback 0|r.globalmindirectionallightangle 200|Slate.GlobalScrollAmount 50|foliage.LODDistanceScale 0 | r.VolumetricCloud 0 | r.Water.SingleLayer.Reflection 0 | r.shadowquality 0 | r.Lumen.Reflections.Allow 0 | r.Lumen.DiffuseIndirect.Allow 0 | grass.Enable 0 | r.Water.SingleLayer 0 | show InstancedFoliage | show InstancedGrass | show DynamicShadows | grass.densityscale 0 | grass.sizescale 0 |r.VolumetricFog 0 |sg.GlobalIlluminationQuality 2 |r.SkylightIntensityMultiplier 3 |r.Shadow.Virtual.Enable 0 | r.Shadow.CSM.MaxCascades 0 | r.DistanceFieldShadowing 0 |r.ContactShadows 0 |wp.Runtime.HLOD 0 |r.Nanite.MaxPixelsPerEdge 2 | r.Tonemapper.Sharpen 0 |gamma 3

[terse plume]

will more valguero servers come out?

[zealous nebula]

So our Servers are online but we can´t seem to connect ot them, nor can we see they are online in Ark. IS there any way to fix this? Running servers on Linux

[spring cairn]

Yeah, I'm having the same issue, server is online, but not visible in the server listing. Even running open <ip>:<port> just times out when trying to direct connet.

[jaunty galleon]

Anyone else on pc been having weird graphic/flickering before crashing? only seems to be happening on valguero

[tough escarp]

Did you get this figured out yet?

[untold moss]

Same issue here

[untold moss]

I've seen suggestions that it could be proton version from the container I'm running (machnitzer) but not had a chance to change to test yet

[balmy plover]

is this shit out for everyone or just official and nitrado?

[flat cloud]

Everyone

[pallid dock]

What am I supposed to do when a mod got taken down and it won't let me uninstall it?

[pure haven]

does anyone have half of their custom cosmetics not showing up on their servers/clusters? i removed CosmeticWhitelistOverride=URL from ini and that fix some of them but even after i reinstalled all custom cosmetics half of them are still not showing up

[dim mortar]

On the beacon or nitrado settings, do you have the "max" level set for allowing the admin level you are trying to spawn? I know there is a setting that insta kills at a certain level

[fallow flicker]

Anybody know the launch arg for Valguero?

[timid estuary]

Naw theres a setting called max difficulty but if you have that enabled its just all dinos on the map spawn at 150

[fallow flicker]

nevermind, mod conflict. user error, lol

[paper steeple]

Since the updates I can’t seem to use my Dino finder. Is there a toggle? Or do I need to uninstall and reinstall it?

[serene swan]

No

[serene swan]

Yeah I would like for my players to be able to loot “demolish allowed” bases but it’s like the timer never goes down.

[tough escarp]

Are you using Beacon?

[serene swan]

Yes

[tough escarp]

I can send you a picture of my decay settings? Mine work

[serene swan]

That would be amazing. It’s for PVE

[tough escarp]

Sending now

[autumn hornet]

not sure if this is exactly applicable but there's the DestroyTamesOverLevelClamp config in the game.ini. you can use it to set a lvl cap if you want but default on unofficial should be 0

[timid estuary]

Yea I set that high and it allows the tames to be out and stay out during restarts and after cryo but it doesnt fix the issue im having with stats doubling after cryoing and throwing it back out

[autumn hornet]

ooohhh, i c. i suppose i didn't quite understand what you were sayin. eesh, not sure what's going on there then

[timid estuary]

I know it works cause I play a server that has lvl 3000 dinos and it works just fine. Just didnt know if I had setting causing it

[zealous nebula]

Anyone running Ark server on Linux and has a fix for them beeing online but youre not able to see them through Ark nor able to direct connect

[polar dagger]

@nypheena @nypheena @heady basalt same issue, too. Main problem I don't know why..

In the logs this part is missing compared to before the valg patch

[2025.10.06-04.05.03:670][237]Server has completed startup and is now advertising for

System:

• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
• Docker
• GE-Proton8-21

[strong sluice]

Any one else have problems with the rock Drake not spawning in the cave at all?

[autumn hornet]

you're right, it def works. could it be smth with the cryos?

[stuck leaf]

does anyone know why on val asa my custom drops aren't spawning on server? every other map on cluster has right drops, but val doesn't just uses default

[gloomy cloak]

Are reapers and rock drakes still not spawning for anyone else?

[flint oasis]

Hey! Anyone having the issue where the game will kick you like a bad crash using the template then when you finally get back into the server you can no longer place the template where you want to because it says one is already there when it isn't and nothing is showing up and you cannot build it nor stop it ?? thanks

[strong sluice]

Have the same problem here

[queen crow]

This may be a dumb question, but I've got to ask it anyway. Are your ports forwarded correctly?

[dusty jay]

Is anyone able to grab the new update yet?

[gaunt plank]

can anyone help me, on my singleplayer world i can no longer see how much damage im dealing, i could a few days ago but ever since i cant

[echo pecan]

server update is available for unofficial now

[dusty jay]

only 18 minutes after the announcement

come on WC dont announce shit until its available

[celest halo]

Once you realize patchnotes are more for officials the better off you’ll be

[queen crow]

It's always a pain for about a week after launch of a new map as a server owner. Constant restarts with every update that gets dropped for servers.

[shrewd spire]

why are reapers and rock drakes not spawning in the abb zone on val in my server

[jaunty galleon]

Anyone having experience with items getting duped when transferring nitrado servers and know how to fix it?

[zenith bone]

can someone help me with server stats. ini has me a tad confused.

like im hella confused XD

[zenith bone]

is there anyone that knows inis and server setup that can help me

[timid estuary]

Naw i tried it with vanilla cryos and 2 cryo mods

[serene swan]

Does anyone know what makes Astraeos drops go to default?

[desert bluff]

Upload them to the transmitter then they don’t duplicate also don’t spawn into big base always have small base off to side to spawn into

[fiery fable]

What are you confused abt

[zenith bone]

i got it now. took about looking up 5 videos to figure it out. was having issues with dino levels and other things

[fiery fable]

Ok

[zealous nebula]

yeah they are. Really running out of ideas and don´t wanna wait till WC maybe comes up with a solution, as that could take forever

[polar dagger]

There is a mod to fix duping on nitrado server 🤣

Search for: nitrado-transfers-fix

[jaunty galleon]

We've already tried this mod but this doesn't fix the problem sadly items are still duping even after increasing the timer from ini

[polar dagger]

Ok good to know