Chris Berry

Okay, I seem to have figured this out. Here's what worked: Stop the server Save the world locally (optional, but I'm a stickler for this - you can rely on Survival Server's backup system, too) Adjust the mod id's on the control panel Adjust the ini files to remove anything that won't work anymore and add optimizations you would like to see Select "Clean Mods Folder" from the one-time options Start the server back up

Recently I've decided to move from S+ to Super Structures (S+ is a popular quality of life mod that unfortunately will no longer be supported by its dev; SS is its working successor). I tried just changing the mod ID in the control panel, and "save setting and restart game server" but this resulted in a permanently stopped server. I re-added S+ to the mods list and rolled the server back to a backup, and that sorted itself out, but I'd still like to move to Super Structuers. Has anyone done this who'd be willing to walk me through what you did, or should I just submit a support ticket to look into the issue?

I can't speak to question #1, but as for #2, yes, you can set a password on your server to keep the rabble out. And setting a password is super easy.

I just rented my second Ark server and am trying to cluster the two servers together, but I've run into a bit of a strange issue with transfers, and I'm seeking any advice about what I might have done to produce this problem. I have successfully clustered the two servers - my primary is running Genesis and the new one is running the default Island. When I try to transfer my survivor from Genesis to the Island, I follow all the directions - choose to transfer the survivor to the correct server, and when I get to the Island's loading screen, I choose "spawn my survivor" (or whatever the actual text of the button is, but I'm clearly not choosing to create a new Survivor) That's when the trouble starts, as it then just dumps me into the new Survivor creation screen. Every time. And I have to start over at level 1. What could be causing it, because it's definitely not supposed to work that way. Is there some config setting I've screwed up possibly? I can save myself by doing a Server reset to a save file, but that's not a long term fix, nor are admin commands to fix myself. Any help appreciated, as my buddies really want to start getting artifacts for the Island bosses with their spiders. I can successfully upload tames and equipment, so those parts are working, but the survivor transfer is just broke. Any ideas?