The Wrong Server Version.

[Freshmoor]

so i basically run a LAN server and port forward it so that my family and friends can play with each other on custom server settings and a couple mods, have had it going for two years now.

Two weeks ago Wildcard Studios Updated ARK to 317, and for some unknown reason they didn't update the Unofficial Servers for Me and my family members PC servers. We have tried to manually update the server files but it crashes our servers the instant we boot them up

Validating the game files does nothing either, it just says that two files are invalid and will be revised. It does not revise those files. and it keeps our servers stuck on Update 316.28.

I'm at my wits end here, i need help.

[kir-kanos]

you and me both, really hope this gets fixed would be great to play this with my wife again seeing as that is why i bought the game in the first place

[Gran]

It is not Wildcards Responsibility to update unofficial servers, that is the responsibility of the Owner/Admins of those unofficial servers. In your case it seems to be you.

Given the fact your talking about validating game files and two files invalid it's safe to say you did something wrong in the first place, that was running the server through the fully installed game.
If you have no clue what you're doing wouldn't it been wiser to ask for help prior starting the server? Cause every other "Admin" doesn't seem to have your problems with updating.

Cause then people would have suggested using the Ark Server Manager (ASM) for setting up and maintaining the Server to prevent the problems you're in now.

And without seeing the crashlog, information about the hardware and mods you're running on the server it is nearly impossible to offer any help at all. Again over 50k unofficial Server are running on v317 so there is no general problem at all.

[Grudgebearer]

My husband and I are having the same issue. We play LAN through the game (no mods or fancy servers of our own), but the server version the game pops up when you host is different than the game version. So it does not show up in the server list like it was befopre and there is no way to update the server that the game pops up. It IS the creator of the games responsibility to keep their own features up to date. And there are no work arounds to get it to update from everything we've looked into. I wrote the company too and they flat out said they don't help with servers.

[Gran]

Originally posted by Lady Vex:

My husband and I are having the same issue. We play LAN through the game (no mods or fancy servers of our own), but the server version the game pops up when you host is different than the game version. So it does not show up in the server list like it was befopre and there is no way to update the server that the game pops up. It IS the creator of the games responsibility to keep their own features up to date. And there are no work arounds to get it to update from everything we've looked into. I wrote the company too and they flat out said they don't help with servers.

Uhm Yes the Server Version is v317.1 for everyone while the Client Version is v317.2 (Except Linux maybe, that would be another story)
But that doesn't prevent the Client from connecting to the Server. That would, usually, only be a problem if the Major Version Number (317) would be different on either side (Usually cause in some very rare cases even a minor version number could cause those problems, but that would be clearly stated in the Patchnotes and would afflict everyone else too, hence there would be more postings then just 3 People)

[CielPhantomhive]

We have the same problem, my dad his server won't work because it didn't updatet to 317 whatever version, no matter how he started it ugh

[margalus]

You are doing something wrong. Using the wrong server file or something. The dedicated server files were updated immediately to 317.xxand work properly.

[margalus]

Originally posted by Lady Vex:

e server list like it was befopre and there is no way to update the server that the game pops up. It IS the creator of the games responsibility to keep their own features up to date. A

The dev's cannot update your server for you. It is on you to make sure you update.

[CielPhantomhive]

Originally posted by margalus:

You are doing something wrong. Using the wrong server file or something. The dedicated server files were updated immediately to 317.xxand work properly.

My dad tried it to start normally from the game, still the old server version
And he tried it to start as he usually do from some ".bat" file but it won't work either way. We don't know what we do wrong, the server won't update no matter how we try x.x

[margalus]

Originally posted by Ciel Phantomhive:

Originally posted by margalus:

You are doing something wrong. Using the wrong server file or something. The dedicated server files were updated immediately to 317.xxand work properly.

My dad tried it to start normally from the game, still the old server version
And he tried it to start as he usually do from some ".bat" file but it won't work either way. We don't know what we do wrong, the server won't update no matter how we try x.x

Are you using the dedicated server that is in the game in Steam?

[CielPhantomhive]

Originally posted by margalus:

Originally posted by Ciel Phantomhive:

My dad tried it to start normally from the game, still the old server version
And he tried it to start as he usually do from some ".bat" file but it won't work either way. We don't know what we do wrong, the server won't update no matter how we try x.x

Are you using the dedicated server that is in the game in Steam?

Uhm yes? If you play ark and start from there the deticated server it will show the old version. I hope I understood the question correctly English isn't my first language sorry x. X
My dad starts usually a other way but it won't work either.

[Gran]

Well i may stand corrected, someone else pointed out that there might be a Problem with the Version of the Server that is included in the Full Game.

Usually we run server via steam cmd install, which is a much leaner version, so that might have added to the confusion cause that steam cmd version just works.

So my advice to those running their server through the Full game is either do the work and install and run the server via steam cmd (Using the Ark Server Manager will be helpful then) or bring that Problem up to the Devs either via Twitter or their actual Website: https://survivetheark.com

[CielPhantomhive]

Ookay Lil update, uhm after validate the game files for the 5th time it finally seems to work, the server finally updated to 317.1 ^^

[123]

They broke Servers once more .. even if you get it running - chance is high that after some minutes it gets stuck.. Main forum, reddit etc are full of reports..

Since they don´t publish any references about howto configure servers like officials,
we are stuck guessing.

That´s ARKs very own behaviour since years.

LAN Servers are like linux clients a very low priority for them,
i don´t expect bugfixes anytime soon.

Only workaround for me is to stick to "paid" maps .. they only crash every now and then now.
( CrystalIsles - Timeout problem so map doesn´t work at all .. / Extinction (paid) - Random crashes but partially playable .. )

[margalus]

Originally posted by Ciel Phantomhive:

Originally posted by margalus:

Are you using the dedicated server that is in the game in Steam?

Uhm yes? If you play ark and start from there the deticated server it will show the old version. I hope I understood the question correctly English isn't my first language sorry x. X
My dad starts usually a other way but it won't work either.

That is the problem. You should never use that server, ever. You need to either download the dedicated server directly from Steam using SteamCMD or use ARK Server Manager to download and manage the dedicated server. The one in game is pointless. Things like this happen all the time with it. Plus the fact that if you start the server up in the game, you cannot play on that account. With the SteamCMD/ASM version there are no worries.

[Grudgebearer]

Originally posted by Gran:

Well i may stand corrected, someone else pointed out that there might be a Problem with the Version of the Server that is included in the Full Game.

Usually we run server via steam cmd install, which is a much leaner version, so that might have added to the confusion cause that steam cmd version just works.

So my advice to those running their server through the Full game is either do the work and install and run the server via steam cmd (Using the Ark Server Manager will be helpful then) or bring that Problem up to the Devs either via Twitter or their actual Website: https://survivetheark.com

That's the server I meant my husband and I were using. It is through the full game. I did write support and bring it to their attention when I wrote them and all I got back from them was a generic response about them not helping with server issues. I'm looking into ARK Server manager now to avoid this again.