Need Help With .ini Settings For Mods

[Starry Knight]

Hi, all. As the title states, I'm in need of help for changing the ini settings for two different mods. My server is hosted through Gportal and they've been less than helpful. I'm trying to add a line for S+ and Upgrade Station as follows.

[StructuresPlus]
NoFoundationsRequired=true

[UpgradeStation]
UpgradeMultiplier=1.5

Now, my issue is that these work fine in Singleplayer but do not work on my Gportal server, even though I have changed things on Gportal's end. I've tried putting them at the very bottom as instructed but with no results. I then tried putting it under the [ServerSettings] area in the file with no change. Then I tried under [/script/shootergame.shootergameusersettings] with also no change. I've asked Gportal through a lengthy conversation and they have no idea why it won't work. I know it does because I watch ARK youtubers with these settings and they run Gportal servers. I'm hoping someone here has experience with this as I'd like to get these on for my server. Thank you in advance.

[Vesuvius]

how are you editing the GUS.ini in gportal .... ftp? .. or directly through their UI

[[XGS]DonkyBoY]

Sorry to be an ass hat :*( but get off GPortal

Those settings would go in the gameusersettings.ini
that you find here ARK\ShooterGame\Saved\Config\WindowsServer

Looks like you have got the upgrade station right.
you can find the Upgrade station link to the ini settings here http://linode.ghazlawl.com/ark/mods/upgradestation/wiki/

And it lookslike you have got the S+ right aswell
https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vStj6KKLPcd3khtCUPHU9ZKZfLB9bMzXI688LqPEXL_3XA_I94iaRaUwkBgq8qd1d8w10Tr9QNL3AWv/pub

was there already a heading in your GUS.ini for these mod's ?
if so add the settings under these, do not add extra.

eg if this heading [StructuresPlus] already exists you cant add another, you must add the command you want under the existing header.

I do not think that I can help anymore than this, if you have gotten all this correct it should work just fine. but I am not experienced with the GPortal server host.

[Vesuvius]

Originally posted by XGSDonkyBoY:

Sorry to be an ass hat :*( but get off GPortal



I do not think that I can help anymore than this, if you have gotten all this correct it should work just fine. but I am not experienced with the GPortal server host.

GPortal has a custom UI... wich allows you to paste into the config files without fishing through the filepaths.

Gportal is also probably the single best host ive had experience with .. and ive used a few.... just sayin :)

[[XGS]DonkyBoY]

Ye I am hearing you with the many bad server hosting company's out there.

I have not tried GPortal so I cant comment. (the mods I wanted to run at the time would not work with GPortal so I stayed away).

I have been with Streamline Servers for a few years now (better than most I have tried)
Thou they are still not very good with their support for new users and they do not accept responsibility when they are the problem preferring to blame the customer most of the time)

[Starry Knight]

Yes, I had to add the headers in and nothing seemed to work still. I know there's no typos and such. And to answer how I was doing it, it's just a simple UI that allows me to access the file directly instead of through ftp. For some reason ftp also doesn't work through Gportal for me.

[Vesuvius]

Originally posted by Mandalor327:

Yes, I had to add the headers in and nothing seemed to work still. I know there's no typos and such. And to answer how I was doing it, it's just a simple UI that allows me to access the file directly instead of through ftp. For some reason ftp also doesn't work through Gportal for me.

Gportal uses a custom batchfile for editing the configs .. that is why it will overwrite things you add via FTP.

Youre mod configs should be directly below the [ServerSettings] config lines .. with a gap in between

eg:

[ServerSettings]
ForceAllStructureLocking=true
AutoSavePeriodMinutes=15
KickIdlePlayersPeriod=2400
AllowHideDamageSourceFromLogs=true
ActiveMods=2001576569,833379388,1169020368,928102085,1999447172,1814953878,2121156303,2007400172,2007411835,1404697612,889745138,751991809,1991535138,1592192369,1446292779,1365639288,575017270,2127263541,1229631593,719928795,1,2,1251586701

[GaiaTools]
LStoneArrowTorporPerSecond=160
MStoneArrowTorporPerSecond=185
GStoneArrowTorporPerSecond=280
LDartTorporPerSecond=200

[GaiaSettings]
AntHillProdRate=100
BeeTreeProdRate=100
DivDamProdRate=100
MagicWellProdRate=100

[Vesuvius]

Originally posted by XGSDonkyBoY:

Ye I am hearing you with the many bad server hosting company's out there.

I have not tried GPortal so I cant comment. (the mods I wanted to run at the time would not work with GPortal so I stayed away).

I have been with Streamline Servers for a few years now (better than most I have tried)
Thou they are still not very good with their support for new users and they do not accept responsibility when they are the problem preferring to blame the customer most of the time)

Yep Streamline was also very good. was with them for a while

[[XGS]DonkyBoY]

I always prefer to do things with FTP if i can. Using my hosts tick box settings and settings editor seem to have issues sometimes. I have even put all my settings in and then opened the ini file directly to find that no changes were made at all.

[Vesuvius]

Originally posted by XGSDonkyBoY:

I always prefer to do things with FTP if i can. Using my hosts tick box settings and settings editor seem to have issues sometimes. I have even put all my settings in and then opened the ini file directly to find that no changes were made at all.

with most hosts i would use FTP .. Gportal is the exception

[Vesuvius]

in the end OP .. it should not matter where you put the mod configs in the GUS.ini ... as long as they are below the [ServerSettings] config

[Starry Knight]

Originally posted by Vesuvius:

Originally posted by Mandalor327:

Yes, I had to add the headers in and nothing seemed to work still. I know there's no typos and such. And to answer how I was doing it, it's just a simple UI that allows me to access the file directly instead of through ftp. For some reason ftp also doesn't work through Gportal for me.

Gportal uses a custom batchfile for editing the configs .. that is why it will overwrite things you add via FTP.

Youre mod configs should be directly below the [ServerSettings] config lines .. with a gap in between

eg:

[ServerSettings]
ForceAllStructureLocking=true
AutoSavePeriodMinutes=15
KickIdlePlayersPeriod=2400
AllowHideDamageSourceFromLogs=true
ActiveMods=2001576569,833379388,1169020368,928102085,1999447172,1814953878,2121156303,2007400172,2007411835,1404697612,889745138,751991809,1991535138,1592192369,1446292779,1365639288,575017270,2127263541,1229631593,719928795,1,2,1251586701

[GaiaTools]
LStoneArrowTorporPerSecond=160
MStoneArrowTorporPerSecond=185
GStoneArrowTorporPerSecond=280
LDartTorporPerSecond=200

[GaiaSettings]
AntHillProdRate=100
BeeTreeProdRate=100
DivDamProdRate=100
MagicWellProdRate=100

Yeah, the weird thing is that even under that, the settings don't work. Still have foundation support and the 1.0 Upgrade settings. Even having Gportal techs manually put the settings in from their end did nothing. I would say maybe it's a bug with their servers but I still see the Youtubers using servers with the settings. It's a bit frustrating but everyone here seems to echo what I've done so I'm not sure what's wrong.

[Vesuvius]

tried with Super Structures instead?

[Vesuvius]

we moved to SS when i t was still a straight swap ... so i realise this isnt possible if you are using a well established worldsave

[Evolvei]

Are you sure the server is completely stopped before changing the ini?

[Starry Knight]

I haven't used SS. I've definitely seen this with S+ though. And yeah, I wouldn't be able to switch over right now. I'll try to send another ticket to Gportal but thanks for all the input.