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ShuFlngPu Aug 22, 2017 @ 4:16am
Why Cant I change map on dedicated server?
Ive changed config files, added command line arguments to the start, nothing will change the server from using default setup despite having custom config.ini, placed in proper folders from what I can tell in the shootergame->config->windowserver file.
What gives?
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ShuFlngPu Aug 22, 2017 @ 4:19am 
Unofficial home server* I meant...
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Armitage Shanks Aug 22, 2017 @ 5:47am 
Originally posted by ShuFlngPu:
Unofficial home server* I meant...
What does this mean? Single player? Or are you running a dedicated server on your local machine?

1) There's no config.ini. The ini files for Ark are called game.ini and gameusersettings.ini.
2) If you're playing singleplayer, the files that need to be changed are located in your Ark\ShooterGame\Saved\Config\WindowNoEditor, this is however, unecessary, because you change maps by selecting the map in the local game setup menu, in the center of the menu screen.
3) If you're running a dedicated server, use one of the many server managers out there.
Last edited by Armitage Shanks; Aug 22, 2017 @ 5:49am
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Aluminate Aug 22, 2017 @ 5:49am 
You have a .bat file to start the server, aye?

"start ShooterGameServer.exe Ragnarok?listen"
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ShuFlngPu Aug 23, 2017 @ 2:09pm 
Originally posted by Armitige:
Originally posted by ShuFlngPu:
Unofficial home server* I meant...
What does this mean? Single player? Or are you running a dedicated server on your local machine?

1) There's no config.ini. The ini files for Ark are called game.ini and gameusersettings.ini.
2) If you're playing singleplayer, the files that need to be changed are located in your Ark\ShooterGame\Saved\Config\WindowNoEditor, this is however, unecessary, because you change maps by selecting the map in the local game setup menu, in the center of the menu screen.
3) If you're running a dedicated server, use one of the many server managers out there.

unoffical dedicated server is running your own server. It has nothing to do with single player and all those steps mean nothing because you cannot use the game GUI to start a server. Thanks tho.
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ShuFlngPu Aug 23, 2017 @ 2:10pm 
Originally posted by Aluminate:
You have a .bat file to start the server, aye?

"start ShooterGameServer.exe Ragnarok?listen"
Nope. I dont know where that sumbitch is located! lol. Or where to save one if I made one.
The help site said something about that code line but not where to put it.
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Zera_Fox Aug 23, 2017 @ 2:12pm 
Originally posted by ShuFlngPu:
Originally posted by Armitige:
What does this mean? Single player? Or are you running a dedicated server on your local machine?

1) There's no config.ini. The ini files for Ark are called game.ini and gameusersettings.ini.
2) If you're playing singleplayer, the files that need to be changed are located in your Ark\ShooterGame\Saved\Config\WindowNoEditor, this is however, unecessary, because you change maps by selecting the map in the local game setup menu, in the center of the menu screen.
3) If you're running a dedicated server, use one of the many server managers out there.

unoffical dedicated server is running your own server. It has nothing to do with single player and all those steps mean nothing because you cannot use the game GUI to start a server. Thanks tho.
All of that information is still relavent. There are 3rd party programs out there (Not ARK) to manage your server. And "Config.ini" is not a file, regardless of Single Player, Dedicated Hosting or Local Hosting.
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Zera_Fox Aug 23, 2017 @ 2:12pm 
Originally posted by ShuFlngPu:
Originally posted by Aluminate:
You have a .bat file to start the server, aye?

"start ShooterGameServer.exe Ragnarok?listen"
Nope. I dont know where that sumbitch is located! lol. Or where to save one if I made one.
The help site said something about that code line but not where to put it.
So, how are you starting the server?
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ShuFlngPu Aug 23, 2017 @ 2:14pm 
shootergame.exe? in the game server files.
( A:\Steam Folder\steamapps\common\ARK Survival Evolved Dedicated Server\ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64 )
It was the only way I could get the server to launch at all. Always loads default configs tho so I know I was missing something somewhere but I couldnt find it myself and the forums were not detailed on this issue.
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Zera_Fox Aug 23, 2017 @ 2:15pm 
Originally posted by ShuFlngPu:
shootergame.exe? in the game server files.
( A:\Steam Folder\steamapps\common\ARK Survival Evolved Dedicated Server\ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64 )
It was the only way I could get the server to launch at all. Always loads default configs tho so I know I was missing something somewhere but I couldnt find it myself and the forums were not detailed on this issue.
Did you try using the wiki for information on how to setup a local dedicated server?
https://ark.gamepedia.com/Unofficial_Server_Hosting_Guide
https://ark.gamepedia.com/Dedicated_Server_Setup
https://ark.gamepedia.com/Server_Configuration
Last edited by Zera_Fox; Aug 23, 2017 @ 2:17pm
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ShuFlngPu Aug 23, 2017 @ 2:18pm 
Yes, thats the site I was using.
It speaks not of a .bat file or where to place it.

It talks about the config file, but it never uses the config file I want. It always loads default, random name and always the island.
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ShuFlngPu Aug 23, 2017 @ 2:20pm 
So basically, there is no way to just run it without 3rd party software? Wow. How impressively weak of them. lmfao. Pass.
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Zera_Fox Aug 23, 2017 @ 2:20pm 
Originally posted by ShuFlngPu:
Yes, thats the site I was using.
It speaks not of a .bat file or where to place it.

It talks about the config file, but it never uses the config file I want. It always loads default, random name and always the island.
There is no config.ini available on ARK wiki. Just because it says "config file" does not mean that the file itself is called config.ini
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Zera_Fox Aug 23, 2017 @ 2:20pm 
Originally posted by ShuFlngPu:
So basically, there is no way to just run it without 3rd party software? Wow. How impressively weak of them. lmfao. Pass.
3rd party software makes things easier, so you have less of all of this going on...
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ShuFlngPu Aug 23, 2017 @ 2:22pm 
Look homeslice, nitpicking over what the file is called dont matter. We are talking about the same thing i just dont feel like switching pages to ACTUALLY look up exactly what its called.
Its the config file that help site tells you to create. I even tried both manually coding the file and using the file generator.
If I input the map code in that .ini file, it puts in the arguments but ALWAYS puts in "Theisland?listen" before I can input any other argument.
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Zera_Fox Aug 23, 2017 @ 2:24pm 
Originally posted by ShuFlngPu:
Look homeslice, nitpicking over what the file is called dont matter. We are talking about the same thing i just dont feel like switching pages to ACTUALLY look up exactly what its called.
Its the config file that help site tells you to create. I even tried both manually coding the file and using the file generator.
If I input the map code in that .ini file, it puts in the arguments but ALWAYS puts in "Theisland?listen" before I can input any other argument.
If you don't know what file you're editing, how we can tell you what's going wrong?
With only half information, we can't tell you what you're doing wrong that it's not working. We're not mind readers.

If you're reaching out for help, you need to have all the information needed to help you.
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