how to add mods to dedicated server?

[TremorsXD21]

hi I've setup my dedicated server using steamcmd, I cant figure out how to add mods. i see the activemods command and Mods folder from single player. but i dont see something similar on the dedicated server folders. Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

[Fsulaubach]

Im wondering the same thing

[BumpInTheNight]

I am also very curious about this, self-hosted modded server is a must-have for me before I'll buy it. The wording in that shame of a site Nitrado has odd language that implies that modded servers is something they exclusively provide....which would be ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ if true.

[Evren]

Have to add -mods= to the launch argument

[wildbill]

Originally posted by BumpInTheNight:

I am also very curious about this, self-hosted modded server is a must-have for me before I'll buy it. The wording in that shame of a site Nitrado has odd language that implies that modded servers is something they exclusively provide....which would be ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ if true.

Latest I heard, it did start out with Nitrado having near exclusive rights to servers, but the latest I heard was that was changed to allow private servers. Not sure of the details though.

[BumpInTheNight]

Originally posted by wildbill:

Originally posted by BumpInTheNight:

I am also very curious about this, self-hosted modded server is a must-have for me before I'll buy it. The wording in that shame of a site Nitrado has odd language that implies that modded servers is something they exclusively provide....which would be ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ if true.

Latest I heard, it did start out with Nitrado having near exclusive rights to servers, but the latest I heard was that was changed to allow private servers. Not sure of the details though.

Yep Wildcard was able to back off on the needed steam account to run your private server instance(s) so that's one major positive change. Now I just need to see a linux based server release and that you can run mods on your own hosted servers and I'm in.

[TremorsXD21]

Originally posted by Evren:

Have to add -mods= to the launch argument

adding the -mods= to the launch argument followed by the mod ID's worked for me. Thank you.

[Evren]

Originally posted by TremorsXD21:

Originally posted by Evren:

Have to add -mods= to the launch argument

adding the -mods= to the launch argument followed by the mod ID's worked for me. Thank you.

You're welcome! :)

[BumpInTheNight]

Do you need to initially download the mods onto your server instance before you can add them to the launch arguments? Just curious how that works.

[Evren]

The argument will install them.

[BumpInTheNight]

Originally posted by Evren:

The argument will install them.

Well that's handy, thank you! I imagine that'll also handle updating them so one less thing to automate when the time comes :)

[Raz0rsEDGE]

I'm confused as to what you mean by launch argument. Sorry, I'm not that savvy with this stuff but I did setup my server with the SteamCMD so any way you can point me will help

[TremorsXD21]

Originally posted by Raz0rsEDGE:

I'm confused as to what you mean by launch argument. Sorry, I'm not that savvy with this stuff but I did setup my server with the SteamCMD so any way you can point me will help

this is what mine looks like:

cd "C:\Users\Tremor\Desktop\steamcmd\steamapps\common\ARK Survival Ascended Dedicated Server\ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64"
Start "The Island Ascend" ArkAscendedServer.exe "TheIsland_WP?listen?SessionName={session name here}?ServerPassword={password here}?ServerAdminPassword={password here}?Port=27015?QueryPort=27036?MaxPlayers=10?" -NoBattlEye -Mods=927131,926956,914844,916922,912902,908148,900062

Hope this helps.

[Goober]

where you getting these mods? thought the shops not up.

[TremorsXD21]

Originally posted by Goober:

where you getting these mods? thought the shops not up.

the mods i'm using are the current new additional creatures from the MOD List that are available from the start screen.

[BeardO]

https://www.curseforge.com/ark-survival-ascended/search?page=1&pageSize=20&sortType=1&class=mods

Use the project ID as the mod ID.