Ryan Pennington

1 ,  admincheat destroywilddinos, wait for connection loss ...
2 , Wait for like 6-10 minutes untill connection is restored
3 , Stop server, when stopped, connect with FTP and :  add this line totally @ the bottom of your game.ini 
  DinoSpawnWeightMultipliers=(DinoNameTag="Giganotosaurus",SpawnWeightMultiplier=0,OverrideSpawnLimitPercentage=True,SpawnLimitPercentage=0)     4 , Save file!!! 5 , Start server.
 
6 , Have fun!

Likely corrupted data and you need a rollback using the database restore tool.
 
This is common around updates with modded (and sometimes even vanilla) servers.

Please create a support ticket.
Occasionally our automated game server creation does not complete and we must manually set up your game server.
I do apologize for this inconvenience.
To keep the forums clean, we will be moving posts to this thread or deleting them if they are related to this issue.

Please read the pinned threads before posting. After that, use the search tool, if you are unsure, create a support ticket. This is a community forum and those are the rules. If you don't like that, simply open up a support ticket and we can directly help you there.
 
Here's a quick search I did for "official server list" -
 
https://www.survivalservers.com/forum/index.php?/topic/1834-server-not-showing-in-any-server-list/?view=findpost&p=10822&hl=%2Bofficial+%2Bserver+%2Blist
https://www.survivalservers.com/forum/index.php?/topic/1460-server-does-not-show-up-on-the-ingame-unofficial-server-list/?hl=%2Bofficial+%2Bserver+%2Blist
 
The information in those threads still remains true. If you can't find your server within 48 hours in the server list, you can switch locations or join your server using alternative methods. This is a known bug related to the Steam API that the ARK server list uses. There are far better options to finding your server which can be found from the pinned topics in this forum. After quicking searching the pinned threads, here's a list of resources to find your server using the external methods:
 
https://www.survivalservers.com/forum/index.php?/topic/1703-toparkserverscom-online-server-listings/
https://www.survivalservers.com/forum/index.php?/topic/1662-survival-launcher-ark-survival-evolved-server-browser-and-launcher/
https://www.survivalservers.com/forum/index.php?/topic/1424-how-to-find-and-join-an-ark-server-in-steam-browser/
 
And last but not least, here's the pinned thread that highlights all of the rules for these forums, please read this over to see why your posts are being locked or removed:
 
https://www.survivalservers.com/forum/index.php?/topic/1817-rules-thread-important-please-read-if-your-postthread-got-deleted/

This will cause some error like "Failed to load modmap" or some error about a mod.
 
This was the old mod:
Research and Development V2.2c 507355109 http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=507355109     The new mod you should have installed from the person who took it over is here: Research and Development WIP v2.4.1 605096060 http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=605096060   Make sure to follow the instructions in the new mod page on how to convert the mods and updating your items in the game.        

There's no such thing as pre-release. There's Rust and Rust Legacy.

Have your read about them on this page? http://ark.gamepedia.com/Server_ConfigurationSometimes descriptions can be hard to understand but I find the on you're referring to pretty clear.

It has been reported before that automated restarts don't come back online immediately. This is in rare circumstances where something on the backend happened. What is likely is that this is related to the Steam issue posted here:
 
https://twitter.com/SurvivalServers/status/740617773819301892

The custom launch param is correct + location of the .map file is correct as well. Issue must be client side.
 

well, heck, thats what I get for not reading everything huh?    Sorry!! 

I unfortunately cannot give an ETA. It is in the books, but not for quite some time.

That's not possible. By everything being saved I meant your character. It's physically not possible to transfer buildings/dinos from one map to another.

Taken from the steam forum 
\Config\WindowsServer\Game.ini
[/script/shootergame.shootergamemode]
NPCReplacements=(FromClassName="Leech_Character_Diseased_C",ToClassName="Leech_Character_C")

The wipe server button is already on the todo list.

This is an ARK bug. Restart to fix.

Yes, and you do have the option to unselect if you want.

Ah ok, I will look into it. Its actually 46 days, 23 hours so it would be a long wait otherwise!
 
Thanks Ryan...hopefully I will get on the new map soon!
 
I am in, thanks again!

Submit a ticket and we'll check it out.

Just to clarify, since we just got done doing this switch, you will not keep the gear you have on your inventory when switching maps.  Your character will retain their level, stats, learned engrams, etc., but any gear that you have in your inventory will vanish.  When you load into the new map, it will be as if you died and you have to spawn in at a new point.  Your dinos will also not follow you to the new map, unless you upload them to an obelisk and then download them again after the switch, and even this is bugged right now and your players will have to go through an extra step (file edit on their drives) so that their local Ark data shows up for transfer after the map switch.  It's very messy right now.
 
If you switch to a new map, decide you don't like it, and switch back, your buildings and such will be saved on the old map save file, but you will still lose the gear you had in your inventory.  Stuff you kept in storages on the old map should still be there when you revert back, but the only way to move dinos and items back and forth between a map switch is to have the players use the obelisks for transfer. 
 
There is a developer note on reddit right now that they are aware that they messed up with TheCenter becoming official and did not use the same local profile save data for them.  They intend to release a fix for this sometime this week, and in the notes they mention that ANY dinos or items left in the obelisk when this update occurs will be lost.  See link below.
 
http://ark.gamepedia.com/241.1

You need to go to steam store and search for the center. It is now a DLC and you will need to download it again.
 
This topic covers it:
 
https://www.survivalservers.com/forum/index.php?/topic/2972-the-center-map-dlc-fix-client-and-server/&do=findComment&comment=15541

You were missing a / before everything. Fixed.

Yes, that's coming in the next hour or so.

I'm posting this because it took me hours to research the different fixes and I foudn one that's worked for me, and all of the people using my server so far.

CLIENT SIDE:
just because you used the Center map before, doesnt mean it works now, the Center map has been removed from the Workshop, but that does not remove it from your computer or subscriptions!

Step 1 - UNSUBSCRIBE! - go to the workshop for ARK and browse subscriptions, find The Center (it will not work if you search for it) and click the unsubscribe button

Step 2 - Right click on ARK Survival Evolved! and select properties - go to the 'Local Files' Tab and select 'Browse local files'. Then go to  ShooterGame>Content>Mods and find the folder labeled 614734500 - DELETE THIS FOLDER

Step 3 - restart your steam. I restarted my computer just to be safe, but others reported restarting steam worked for them.

Step 4 - go to the Steam store and download the ARK DLC that is the Free Center Map addon.
NOTE: when clicking the download button it does seem to start the ark game, but also started the download of the content at the same time (shows as a 1.1GB update download) - LEAVE THE GAME RUNNING WHILE DOWNLOADING. I'm not sure if its necassary, but some have reported that closing the client while the download was going on stoped the download.

you should now be able to restart the client and start playing the game with the new map. Keep in mind, official servers for this map will not be up for a few hours yet.


SERVER SIDE:
Same as the CLIENT SIDE - just because you have the mod installed doesnt mean it will work.

Depending on the type of server/provider you are uding, you may need to do the same steps as above (delete the content, then update the server files afterwards.)
For myself, I use Survivalservers.com who has not yet updated the control panel to allow for the new map to be selected, but they have the files updated.

Step 1: make sure the client is up to date - 241.1 should be what it reads, if you see anything lower, update the server.

Step 2: change your launch parameters - for mine I left everything the saem EXCEPT the beginning part right before the "Multihome=", so my launch perameters look like this:

/Game/Mods/TheCenter/TheCenter?Multihome=[the rest of the normal startup stuff]
 or
TheCenter?Multihome=[the rest of the normal startup stuff]

Restart the server, and connect - its worked so far!

Best wishes!
 

Annunaki is not a total conversion, it is a mod. You enter it in the Mod ID box and remove it from the Total Conversion box and follow these additional steps:
 

That worked! Thanks! Now I need to figure out herbivore taming.
 
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