How to keep progress in personal private server?

[laemers2]

My friend and I made our own server and when we quit nothing saved, anyone know how to keep the world you have been using after you exit out the game, like is there any way to go back to the same place with the same guy after you quit?
Thanks!

[PlayerNumber03]

If you launched the arkserver in

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ARK\ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64

Then your saves will be located at

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ARK\ShooterGame\Saved\SavedArks

The server is *supposed* to save on shut down. You can enable cheats and use "admincheat saveworld" to be safe.

[Santas Helper]

If you force close the hosting client the server will not save and will roll back to the last autosave, and if you have autosaves disabled, well, you are screwed. Either way, in the above post they mention where to find the save files, not sure why it would not be showing up when you launched local hosting or single player again if you were the host client. If you are using a dedicated server to host, it may be pulling files from somewhere different each time because it isn't set up correctly? It should resume where server "turned off" each time you join that same game. Only the "host" of a coop game saves the files, sure your friend wasn't the host and not you? Couple things to look into.

[laemers2]

Thanks guys, what do I do once I have found the saved file player number03? I found it in the location you posted but if I go to host a server how do I use that saved file if that makes sense?

[sriggle]

If you're on a dedicated then the host should have added an "autosaveperiodminutes" command into their game files when setting up the server. I have mine set as autosaveperiodminutes=10 in my defaultgameusersettings file so my server saves every 10 minutes. Incase of my TheIsland.ark being corrupted or any other issues, I have more than 20 other copies within the last two days to replace it and avoid a total loss.

[laemers2]

Santa's helper, my friend was hosting it and his server name was volunteerfan3 but once we closed the game it went away. So if we create a new server with the same name that would not bring us back to the same world would it? like how would I get back on that private server with the same stuff would he go to host or join the next time he wanted to play on that server?

(I'm not too good at this if you cant tell new to pc gaming)

[PlayerNumber03]

Originally posted by laemers2:

Thanks guys, what do I do once I have found the saved file player number03? I found it in the location you posted but if I go to host a server how do I use that saved file if that makes sense?

That safe file will ONLY work for the server located in the first location I gave you. If you're playing on a non-dedicated host session (YOUR singleplayer), you have to copy+paste that file to savedarklocal folder. The name of the file is the player's steam id, but for singleplayer, YOU are LocalPlayer.

What you should be looking for (and the locations I gave you) is for a LAN server. My girlfriend and I always play that - I host, she joins. For me, I connect via Play Ark -> LAN. Do that for your friend

[PlayerNumber03]

Originally posted by laemers2:

Okay cool, so I get how to save it now how would I use that save to start the same world up again?

The best way to run it is this.

Under

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ARK\ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64

Create a .bat file (create text doc, file, save as. "ark-server.bat" just set it to ALL FILE TYPES, or it saves as .bat.txt. Inside of this .bat file, put

start ShooterGameServer.exe "TheIsland?SessionName=SERVERNAME?Port=27015?QueryPort=27016?MaxPlayers=50?ServerPassword=SERVERPASSWORD?ServerAdminPassword=ADMINPASSWORD?listen"

Then learn how to portforward and you can connect to this server via the LAN tab, and invite friends. It takes ~3 minutes for the server to startup.

[laemers2]

Originally posted by PlayerNumber03:

Originally posted by laemers2:

Okay cool, so I get how to save it now how would I use that save to start the same world up again?

The best way to run it is this.

Under

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ARK\ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64

Create a .bat file (create text doc, file, save as. "ark-server.bat" just set it to ALL FILE TYPES, or it saves as .bat.txt. Inside of this .bat file, put

start ShooterGameServer.exe "TheIsland?SessionName=SERVERNAME?Port=27015?QueryPort=27016?MaxPlayers=50?ServerPassword=SERVERPASSWORD?ServerAdminPassword=ADMINPASSWORD?listen"

Then learn how to portforward and you can connect to this server via the LAN tab, and invite friends. It takes ~3 minutes for the server to startup.

Is the LAN tab in ARK or some other place?

[laemers2]

Originally posted by laemers2:

Originally posted by PlayerNumber03:

The best way to run it is this.

Under

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\ARK\ShooterGame\Binaries\Win64

Create a .bat file (create text doc, file, save as. "ark-server.bat" just set it to ALL FILE TYPES, or it saves as .bat.txt. Inside of this .bat file, put

start ShooterGameServer.exe "TheIsland?SessionName=SERVERNAME?Port=27015?QueryPort=27016?MaxPlayers=50?ServerPassword=SERVERPASSWORD?ServerAdminPassword=ADMINPASSWORD?listen"

Then learn how to portforward and you can connect to this server via the LAN tab, and invite friends. It takes ~3 minutes for the server to startup.

Is the LAN tab in ARK or some other place?

I created the ark-server.bat file and copy and basted what you put in there and when I click on it it just brings up those words again does not start anything.

(Again very bad at this so thank you guys)

[sriggle]

You would be better off searching for tutorials on how to host a dedicated server. Not only will you need to download steamcmd, but you will have to make a file to update your server, launch your server and know how to fine tune and change the settings and modifiers for your server. There's a lot more to it than just creating a single txt file and logging in. Also make sure you have a minimum of 3gb of memory to spare on your computer as it usually takes 2-3 gigs just to launch one.

[PlayerNumber03]

Originally posted by sriggle:

You would be better off searching for tutorials on how to host a dedicated server. Not only will you need to download steamcmd, but you will have to make a file to update your server, launch your server and know how to fine tune and change the settings and modifiers for your server. There's a lot more to it than just creating a single txt file and logging in. Also make sure you have a minimum of 3gb of memory to spare on your computer as it usually takes 2-3 gigs just to launch one.

This server is just for him and his friend, he can shut it off at his liesure.

@OP the server will take 3 minutes to start (maybe longer.. I'm running on an SSD). It'll say "Server startup xxx.xx seconds". And yes, run ark, then play ark, and under the LAN tab it'll appear.. but ONLY after it's full started up. I'm getting ready to go to work, but I'm gonna bring my laptop and continue to help you. I might have installed ark on my laptop...

P.S. USB 3.0 external hard drive works like a charm vs HDD

[laemers2]

Originally posted by PlayerNumber03:

Originally posted by sriggle:

You would be better off searching for tutorials on how to host a dedicated server. Not only will you need to download steamcmd, but you will have to make a file to update your server, launch your server and know how to fine tune and change the settings and modifiers for your server. There's a lot more to it than just creating a single txt file and logging in. Also make sure you have a minimum of 3gb of memory to spare on your computer as it usually takes 2-3 gigs just to launch one.

This server is just for him and his friend, he can shut it off at his liesure.

@OP the server will take 3 minutes to start (maybe longer.. I'm running on an SSD). It'll say "Server startup xxx.xx seconds". And yes, run ark, then play ark, and under the LAN tab it'll appear.. but ONLY after it's full started up. I'm getting ready to go to work, but I'm gonna bring my laptop and continue to help you. I might have installed ark on my laptop...

P.S. USB 3.0 external hard drive works like a charm vs HDD

So now I have made the server and I can find it in the Lan Tab when I go to join in now it always just says session timed out and I'm not sure why

[sriggle]

Try closing steam completely and reopening it, it does that to me whenever I update my server.

[laemers2]

Nope same problem, just starts loading and eventually times out. how can I make sure my server is up to date?

[laemers2]

Now my friend can join the server I hosted but not me... how does the host (me) join the server that I started?