Glowbugs on ragnarok not working

[Wguy1987]

So, I've successfully added glowpets to multiple spawn entities on ragnarok.

When trying to add the glowbug later, for some reason this one isn't working.


Here's the code that I'm trying to use for the glowbug:

[/script/shootergame.shootergamemode]
ConfigAddNPCSpawnEntriesContainer=(NPCSpawnEntriesContainerClassString="DinoSpawnEntriesBeach_C",NPCSpawnEntries=((AnEntryName="GlowbugBeach",EntryWeight=0.50,NPCsToSpawnStrings=("Lightbug_Character_BaseBP_C"))),NPCSpawnLimits=((NPCClassString="Lightbug_Character_BaseBP_C",MaxPercentageOfDesiredNumToAllow=0.02)))


Here's a sample of just the bulbdog at the same spawn entity that works exactly as intended:

ConfigAddNPCSpawnEntriesContainer=(NPCSpawnEntriesContainerClassString="DinoSpawnEntriesBeach_C",NPCSpawnEntries=((AnEntryName="PugBeach",EntryWeight=0.3,NPCsToSpawnStrings=("LanternPug_Character_BP_C"))),NPCSpawnLimits=((NPCClassString="LanternPug_Character_BP_C",MaxPercentageOfDesiredNumToAllow=0.02)))


Link to my full game.ini: TinyURL = /y8onqys9


Am I blind and can't see a typo I made? Plz halp, lol.

[Wguy1987]

Bump? These forums move fast..

[Creotor]

I don't know what the problem is, but I ran the two fragments you posted through a script and they are the same, save for unique names and quantities.

[Creotor]

Although, this doesn't quite match:
Lightbug_Character_BaseBP_C
LanternPug_Character_BP_C

LanternPug doesn't have "Base" in it.

[Wguy1987]

I got Lightbug_Character_BaseBP_C from the wiki for spawn IDs, I guess I should try removing it("Base")?

[Creotor]

I'd give it a shot. The wiki is wrong here and there.

[Wguy1987]

I tried it both ways, still not working.

Something else I noticed:
Standard "cheat summon lanternpug_character_bp_c" works but I can't get it to work for the glowbug either way.

Any thoughts?

[Creotor]

Hm... it's weird. I went on SP and first tried SpawDino for the glowbug. It worked without issues, I spawned a bunch. Soon after my game crashed. Then I tried the Summon command for it and it didn't work. I tried removing base, misspelling light as 'lihgt', replacing it with 'glow'... nothing worked. I tried the SpawnDino command again (copy/paste, just like before) and it didn't work this time.
Throughout all of this, I was also spawning pugs, without issues.
Afterwards, I tried the summon command for the lightbugs again (exactly as from the wiki) and it worked! I spawned a bunch and then my game crashed. I got on again, but couldn't spawn them anymore once again. And then my game crashed again. There was a total of 4-5 crashes.

I don't know if the crashes were related somehow. I haven't opened the game in months prior to this, but I've never had it crash like that before during normal gameplay or while spawing a few dinos. I did have some crazy experimental spawn settings in the config, perhaps even for a mod, so Idk. Too lazy to try and sort that out now.

In any case, it seems like there's an actual game bug here somewhere.

P.S. This was all on Ragnarok.

[Creotor]

Removed the spawn config entries I had (weren't actually that crazy), no difference.
Also tried on the Island and Aberration. Only worked on Aberration, at least right off the bat.

[Wguy1987]

I really appreciate you helping test this.

I think I've given up at this point, I really hope they start working sometime..

[Splićo]

today i try same thing but on The Island...it just doesn't work for some reason.
I have no prob adding any other creature like Roll Rat or Deathworm or any...Glowbugs just refuse to spawn via Game.ini

[🦊 Hermit]

As far as I'm aware, glowbugs use the same spawn perameters as jugbugs on SE. And those have some special conditions when spawning which prevent them from working in other situations.

I don't know the full details, but something about a jugbug spawns in as neither an oil nor water bug, but as an unassigned placeholder. Then a split second after it is spawned, the game asigns a type to it as to which resource it contains. So because of this placeholder mechanic and the extra step in spawning one, their spawn fails on other maps.

If it is true that glowbugs use the same spawn mechanics, that would explain why they don't work.

[Splićo]

i have oil bugs set spawn on "DinoSpawnEntries_InlandWater_C" and they work fine.
There are actually 3 types of bugs
Jugbug_Character_BaseBP_C
Jugbug_Oil_Character_BP_C
Jugbug_Water_Character_BP_C

Something strange is with Glowbugs...I wanted to add it because only glowbugs can recharge Charge Battery bcz Island doesn't have charge nodes https://ark.gamepedia.com/Charge_Node_(Aberration)

Charge Battery;
https://ark.gamepedia.com/Charge_Battery_(Aberration)




Using those two;
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1292661988
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1286452614

[Davetiger]

This article is a bit old but I'm trying to do this and it still doesn't work for the reason splico says I'm trying to add them to island, all the others add fine, snow owl, glowdog shinehorn so far the one that can actually be used to charge the dang battery doesn't work :(