How can I stop mods from updating on the client?

[Alt-F4]

Can anyone tell me how I can stop mods getting updated on the client? It is extremely frustrating when you go to play and you client mod updates but then you are frozen out of the server until the server gets updated!!

Even games that were around long ago such as 'Day of Defeat' were smart enough to update the client mods from the server, not the other way around.

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The easiest solution is to not install mods in the first place. I don't use any mods, and then.. as a direct result.. my mods are never updating.

[say999]

Originally posted by Impending Rentacle Tape:

The easiest solution is to not install mods in the first place. I don't use any mods, and then.. as a direct result.. my mods are never updating.

+1

[EzRyder]

i dont think there is any way to prevent this, its a steam workshop thing.
the only solution is to play on a server with an active admin that updates the server when needed.

[Heimdall]

log into steam offline

if you're ark server needs you to update your mods then log into steam online only then.

not a good solution but its the only way I know.

OH or become the admin of your server. ; )

[Alt-F4]

Is anyone able to provide a copy of their S+ mod files prior to todays update? I am desperate :-(

[Lethal]

Originally posted by 1AR Alt-F4:

Is anyone able to provide a copy of their S+ mod files prior to todays update? I am desperate :-(

That won't work. Been there and tried that.

What will work is to set your server up to auto-detect and auto-restart 15 minutes after it detects a mod update: https://gyazo.com/9f577c77799ca1a96f8bcc6145649ab6

[Duke]

Op what you need to do is go into your ark game files and make a shortcut to desktop of the file that launches ark then set ark to only update when you launch it.
Then start steam and if a mod starts updating stop it then launch ark from the shortcut you made.
I've found that the first time you try to get on the server it will close ark but just do it again and it's fine.

[Toooni]

Originally posted by 1AR Alt-F4:

Can anyone tell me how I can stop mods getting updated on the client? It is extremely frustrating when you go to play and you client mod updates but then you are frozen out of the server until the server gets updated!!

Even games that were around long ago such as 'Day of Defeat' were smart enough to update the client mods from the server, not the other way around.

You should ask the question --> Why isn't your admin doing mod auto updates? Why are you playing on a server which doesn't do it? :)

There will be always game and mod updates for ARK. So a serveradmins has to setup his servers in a way that they are doing the updates automatically.

In our case... Updates are checked all 15 Minutes. So the longest time a player isn't able to connect is 15 Minutes.
How to do it? --> Script it yourself instead of using some mod update tools which are causing problems then :)

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Originally posted by Toooni:

Originally posted by 1AR Alt-F4:

Can anyone tell me how I can stop mods getting updated on the client? It is extremely frustrating when you go to play and you client mod updates but then you are frozen out of the server until the server gets updated!!

Even games that were around long ago such as 'Day of Defeat' were smart enough to update the client mods from the server, not the other way around.

You should ask the question --> Why isn't your admin doing mod auto updates? Why are you playing on a server which doesn't do it? :)

There will be always game and mod updates for ARK. So a serveradmins has to setup his servers in a way that they are doing the updates automatically.

In our case... Updates are checked all 15 Minutes. So the longest time a player isn't able to connect is 15 Minutes.

Unless of course the person running one of your mods doesn't update at all for 4 weeks or 8 weeks. Then you couldn't even run your server for 8 weeks.

Mods in general in ark server side is a stupid idea right now until the devs stop updating it.

[Eminence]

Originally posted by Toooni:

Originally posted by 1AR Alt-F4:

Can anyone tell me how I can stop mods getting updated on the client? It is extremely frustrating when you go to play and you client mod updates but then you are frozen out of the server until the server gets updated!!

Even games that were around long ago such as 'Day of Defeat' were smart enough to update the client mods from the server, not the other way around.

You should ask the question --> Why isn't your admin doing mod auto updates? Why are you playing on a server which doesn't do it? :)

There will be always game and mod updates for ARK. So a serveradmins has to setup his servers in a way that they are doing the updates automatically.

In our case... Updates are checked all 15 Minutes. So the longest time a player isn't able to connect is 15 Minutes.

Plus how ever long it takes to download and apply update and launch the server, so more like 30 minutes :P

Still much better than days. If your admin doesn't know how to do this offer to help them get it set up. A good admin is always looking for water to improve their server.

[SoNicolas The Cagehog]

Ok I read something here that's a bit of a faff but seemed to help when I was locked out of a server due to a mod mismatch, here goes:

1. Find out which mod has been updated, you can do this by going to the ARK steam workshop and selecting "Your subscribed items" the one that has been updated most recently that is also being run by your server is the one you are looking for.

2. Unsubscribe. (unsubscribing possibly optional not checked).

3. Check the Mod ID (if you set steam to display page URLS it's in the URL).

4. Navigate to ...steam/steamapps/common/ark/shootergame/content/mods.

5. Find the folder that shares the ID of the mismatched mod and delete it.

6. Attempt to log in to server, it will have to redownload the mod files and reinstall them.

7. Profit.

I honestly don't know how/why this did the trick, maybe it downloaded them off the server, maybe my server happened to get updated whilst I was doing this twice (pretty certain it didn't though). Either way it's worked for me twice now so thought I'd re-share!

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Originally posted by thedogowl:

Ok I read something here that's a bit of a faff but seemed to help when I was locked out of a server due to a mod mismatch, here goes:

1. Find out which mod has been updated, you can do this by going to the ARK steam workshop and selecting "Your subscribed items" the one that has been updated most recently that is also being run by your server is the one you are looking for.

2. Unsubscribe. (unsubscribing possibly optional not checked).

3. Check the Mod ID (if you set steam to display page URLS it's in the URL).

4. Navigate to ...steam/steamapps/common/ark/shootergame/content/mods.

5. Find the folder that shares the ID of the mismatched mod and delete it.

6. Attempt to log in to server, it will have to redownload the mod files and reinstall them.

7. Profit.

I honestly don't know how/why this did the trick, maybe it downloaded them off the server, maybe my server happened to get updated whilst I was doing this twice (pretty certain it didn't though). Either way it's worked for me twice now so thought I'd re-share!

Good gods.. that's waaaaaay too much effort just to join a server after a patch came... and all this just to play a game that's still mostly broken in the first place.

[SoNicolas The Cagehog]

Hahaha like I said it's a faff! But it could save someone a load of hassle losing dinosaurs to starvation in a pinch whilst they're logged out, or not being able to rejoin a raid after being DC'd!

Can be made slightly easier for instance I've now got a desktop shortcut to the mods folder, and our server only runs two mods anyway so it's a case of.

Fail to join>Check subscribed items>unsubscribe>shortcut>delete>join. so like 4 steps?

Really though, it shouldn't be a problem in the first place!

[Toooni]

Originally posted by Eminence:

Originally posted by Toooni:

You should ask the question --> Why isn't your admin doing mod auto updates? Why are you playing on a server which doesn't do it? :)

There will be always game and mod updates for ARK. So a serveradmins has to setup his servers in a way that they are doing the updates automatically.

In our case... Updates are checked all 15 Minutes. So the longest time a player isn't able to connect is 15 Minutes.

Plus how ever long it takes to download and apply update and launch the server, so more like 30 minutes :P

Still much better than days. If your admin doesn't know how to do this offer to help them get it set up. A good admin is always looking for water to improve their server.

+ 1 Minute for Shutdown + 2 Min for Mod Update + 2 Mins Server starting time = Max 20 Minutes.

[Duke]

Originally posted by thedogowl:

Ok I read something here that's a bit of a faff but seemed to help when I was locked out of a server due to a mod mismatch, here goes:

1. Find out which mod has been updated, you can do this by going to the ARK steam workshop and selecting "Your subscribed items" the one that has been updated most recently that is also being run by your server is the one you are looking for.

2. Unsubscribe. (unsubscribing possibly optional not checked).

3. Check the Mod ID (if you set steam to display page URLS it's in the URL).

4. Navigate to ...steam/steamapps/common/ark/shootergame/content/mods.

5. Find the folder that shares the ID of the mismatched mod and delete it.

6. Attempt to log in to server, it will have to redownload the mod files and reinstall them.

7. Profit.

I honestly don't know how/why this did the trick, maybe it downloaded them off the server, maybe my server happened to get updated whilst I was doing this twice (pretty certain it didn't though). Either way it's worked for me twice now so thought I'd re-share!

This will only download the mod from the workshop i.e. the updated one I've explained a method above that as far as I know is the only way to join an out of date server and a method I use daily as some servers don't want to update straight away as their can be lots of things wrong with the new version the latest s+ update for example.