Sara101

So yeah, I have a few...
 
Custom Panels
 
Custom panels for BOTH GameUserSettings.ini AND Game.ini additions in the Server Settings window, similar to how there is a GameUserSettings.ini already in place for ARK.
 
This would obviously be for advanced users and should be noted as such, but we Really need it to eliminate all of the hassle of having to FTP so much if it could be done. Perhaps have it greyed out, and only "Unlock" while the server is currently offline.
This would additionally help bridge the gap for those that aren't familiar with using things like WinSCP or the such and would really set the already high reputation SS has for it's custom Control Panel that much higher for taking the FTP out of the equation. (Would really like it on the ARK servers too btw)
 
The question is though, can it even be done?
 
Message of the Day / Broadcast
 
We Really need a separate MotD box, right at the top, front and center for servers.
The MotD is an Admins 2 way window to their player-base and ensures the players (If used properly) that the admins are active, even if they don't see them in game often. Adding the MotD window to the front end of the SS Admin panel would be even better than having it tucked away in the Server Settings, especially as there are (kinda broken) in game commands to change the MotD. Which leads me to believe that it may well be possible to create functionality that allows it to be changed here without having to restart the server to do so.
 
Additionally, having a function that performs a system broadcast message from this same location would be of tremendous help in the event an Admin needs to take the server down for unexpected maintenance. Such prime examples are if there has been a server update, and the admin's own client has been updated and thus can not log into game to advise players of the impending downtime for the update for those still online from before the patch was released.
 
This could even be done with say a button that begins a broadcast cycle similar to your ARK daily restart notification, where it gives a 10, 5 and 2 minute warning before the restart, but manually triggered by an Admin needing to do an update so that players stuck waiting for the server to update can log in sooner rather than waiting for the daily restart to update the server to current.
 
One note for this one, to prevent it from being accidentally used by multiple admins / sub users, lock it after it's been used initially, so that it can't be used again until after it's cycle has completed.
 
Performance Warning
 
This is something we've noticed with our ARK server, and perhaps I should just post a ticket for it as well, but to ensure it doesn't affect D&L, I figured I'd put it here too.
 
When changing engram costs in the ARK panel to custom settings, it causes the Engram page on ARK to lag HORRIBLY in game, so I just wanted to make sure such things are thoroughly tested for such if you do add in the ability to modify skill rates or change level requirements for the D&L skills.
 
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Scheduled Broadcasts via Control Panel Tool (New)
 
The ability to add + one or more entry boxes that generate a repeating Broadcast message within game, with time ranges similar to how an ARKON scripted admincheat broadcast can be set up, so that those of us with multiple servers do not need multiple installs of ARKON in order to broadcast daily or even hourly announcements.
This is a feature request that was previously made for ARK, and with 4 servers between ARK and D&L, it would take 4 separate installs of ARKON in order to have all running the broadcast script at once. As the RCON implementation is there, this "should" be doable, and could help those with issues with Cluster servers on ARK, or that otherwise can't have that many instances of ARKON running at once with keeping people informed of things like automated restarts 20 minutes before that restart, specialized PvP / PvE rulesets for servers or Discord links every hour, or the such.
 
Save World (New)
 
A Control Panel button that runs the World Save script would be immensely helpful for admins that for whatever reasons can not get into game to do so. Once a client has been updated, if the server has not yet been updated, that admin would no longer be able to log into game to inform people of an impending server update, or otherwise use the console without access to an RCON tool, whereas they can log in to the SS Control Panel even via many mobile devices.
 
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I'm sure I'll think of more when the coffee kicks in, so I'll edit them in if I do. =)

Call me impatient *family says its an issue lmao* but the server of mine has updated from 232.9 to 233.1 to 234.0 and yet the Gallimimus is nowhere on my servers area of editing the spawn rate which means its not on the server yet, was wondering if the servers are abit slow with bringing the new dinos out, i knew it took about three days for the beetle and the new lizard to come out but figured something was wrong with the spawn rate... sorry to bug someone just wondering if im the only one noticing this lol

what i had to do, they only showed up in one small place, and i tamed all 4 i seen for myself and friends, you know on the bottom right where it has the long land, the FAR south east, well follow that lil riverway up along the part where it goes into spino area, theres a place just slightly to the left that falls into three crossings, one going right, then one going left forward, then one going left closer to you, I found them going right around the corner of the left in the middle, that is the only place i have found them, as for the Kangaroos, i found my first, not where the old volcano is, but the one right of it, beside it, at the bottom where its flat, then once i found it, they were everywhere. For wild dino command, that crashed my server within one minute of using it lol