Activate Event for Dedicated Server?

[Dreadhorn]

So I'm having issues finding information on how to launch a server with the command -ActiveEvent=Easter.

I can launch the game itself with the command under the general properties, but then it only seems to activate the event in single-player.

Do I have to insert into the .ini, or am I missing something? Read through the main thread, and saw other people asking the same question, but no answer.

Thanks!

[KitsuneShiro]

It's a server launch parameter.

[Dreadhorn]

Originally posted by KitsuneShiro:

It's a server launch parameter.

Any instructions on how to do this? When we launch our server, what do we need to do to change this parameter?

[woodsguide]

drop this in your launch peramiters for single player

-ActiveEvent=Easter


if launching a server ..add the same to the end of the commandline in the .serverstart.bat


you might have to do a dinowipe to get them to start spawning right away tho ;)

your .bat file looks like this...

start ShooterGameServer.exe TheIsland?listen?SessionName=<server_name>?ServerPassword=<join_password>?ServerAdminPassword=<admin_password>?Port=<port>?QueryPort=<query_port>?MaxPlayers=<max_players>
exit


change to
start ShooterGameServer.exe TheIsland?listen?SessionName=<server_name>?ServerPassword=<join_password>?ServerAdminPassword=<admin_password>?Port=<port>?QueryPort=<query_port>?MaxPlayers=<max_players> -ActiveEvent=Easter
exit

[Talis]

Originally posted by woodsguide:

drop this in your launch peramiters for single player

-ActiveEvent=Easter


if launching a server ..add the same to the end of the commandline in the .serverstart.bat


you might have to do a dinowipe to get them to start spawning right away tho ;)

your .bat file looks like this...

start ShooterGameServer.exe TheIsland?listen?SessionName=<server_name>?ServerPassword=<join_password>?ServerAdminPassword=<admin_password>?Port=<port>?QueryPort=<query_port>?MaxPlayers=<max_players>
exit


change to
start ShooterGameServer.exe TheIsland?listen?SessionName=<server_name>?ServerPassword=<join_password>?ServerAdminPassword=<admin_password>?Port=<port>?QueryPort=<query_port>?MaxPlayers=<max_players> -ActiveEvent=Easter
exit

Where can I find the bat file that I need to change?

[Dreadhorn]

I should probably also state that we don't have anything fancy going. We have 3 computers. 2 to play on, and the third is just one we start up, and press 'host dedicated server' on, so we can lan play together.

[woodsguide]

most likely you find your startup.bat here..


Go to the steam library, and find ARK's local files (Properties->Local Files->Browse Local Files). From there, it's ShooterGame/Binaries/Win64

[Talis]

Originally posted by woodsguide:

most likely you find your startup.bat here..


Go to the steam library, and find ARK's local files (Properties->Local Files->Browse Local Files). From there, it's ShooterGame/Binaries/Win64

in that folder i have the following:

folder: BattlEye
libeay32.dll
msvcp110.dll
msvcp120.dll
msvcr110.dll
msvcr120.dll
news
officialservers
officialserverstatus
procdump
procdump
ShooterGame
ShooterGame.pdb
ShooterGame_BE
ShooterGameServer
ShooterGameServer.pdb
steam_appid
steamclient64.dll
tier0_s64.dll
vstdlib_s64.dll

ps: thanks so much for helping me out.

[Talis]

the first procdump seems to be a batch file.
contains the following:

cd %~dp0
start ShooterGame.exe
procdump.exe -ma -e -64 -w ShooterGame.exe
exit

[Cataclisto]

bat files can be manually made, they are just a .txt file renamed with .bat on the end, when renamed they can start with the code inside that you have, ill assume your not using one to start your server.

Its easier just to use the "ark server manager" to host your dedicated server when hosting a server yourself. This provides a place to type in the code for easter in the "Server Args:" location

[Dreadhorn]

Look I really just want to keep this as simple as possible. I really don't want to fool with a bunch of third party stuff if I can get around it. I also don't want to lose my current server, as we've been playing it for quite some time.

[Dreadhorn]

So I need instrucations on how I can go about creating a bat file, and how to make it compatible with our current server if someone would be able to help me with that.

I get how its created, but how do I make it so it brings up the server I already have going.

[KitsuneShiro]

Originally posted by Dreadhorn:

So I need instrucations on how I can go about creating a bat file, and how to make it compatible with our current server if someone would be able to help me with that.

I get how its created, but how do I make it so it brings up the server I already have going.

How exactly do you run your server?

[woodsguide]

in the folder
ShooterGame/Binaries/Win64

R click > create new> txt document

rename that txt file from .txt to .bat

padste in this

start ShooterGameServer.exe TheIsland?listen?SessionName=<server_name>?ServerPassword=<join_password>?ServerAdminPassword=<admin_password>?Port=<port>?QueryPort=<query_port>?MaxPlayers=<max_players> -ActiveEvent=Easter
exit

change the following
<server_name> to your server name ..the one you want to be seen in server selection in game
<join_password> this is what your players wil evnter when they join the server.. leave blank for no password
<admin_password>use this password for your admins to enable cheats and such
<port>7777
<query_port>27015
<max_players>total number of players online at any given time 10-20 sounds good

[wgcutless.ttvYT]

We were having similar difficult with the 2020 anniversary event just now and this thread helped out. here is how we eventually got our unofficial dedicated server on HostHavoc to work. We tried putting in the argument -activeevent=birthday like was instructed but it just wouldn't work. Did a bunch of troubleshooting and even reinstalled server files and nothing worked. Here is a copy and paste to my reply to tech support after we finally figured it out. This this if ur having trouble with ur event on an unofficial dedicated server.

Alright we were finally able to resolve this issue by doing the following idk why it worked like this but if anyone else has this trouble tell them to do the following.

1: Stop the Server
2: Completely remove the argument from the additional parameters section.
3. Start the Server
4: Have an admin log in and use the force save state command. admincheat saveworld
5. Log out and stop the server.
6. Reintroduce the original argument activeevent=birthday.
7. Start the Server.
8. Profit.

Haha I don't know why that worked when even reinstalling the server from scratch didn't but it did. Hope this helps u guys help someone else if they too are having trouble like we were.

Hope this helps someone out there if they're having trouble =)

[Dreadhorn]

I'm really glad that you posted that! We started renting a hosthavoc server too, and I haven't gotten there yet, but if I have that problem, I know how to fix it, thanks!