How do we combine 4 Servers into a 2x2 Cluster with custom map.

[jstoffa 0]

I've been trying to figure this out for days.  I've taken the ServerGridSmall.json file and loaded it into the editor and then modified it.  I saved the project as ServerGrid.json and export all the images.  I then FTP the images into the ServerGrid folder.  I manually modified the ServerGrid.json:

 

1.  Changed WorldFriendlyName to my server name.

2.  Changed WorldAtlasId to one I randomly generated using the (i) button next to AtlasID.

3.  Deleted the two URLS and left them as empty strings.

4.  Changed totalGridsX and totalGridsY each to 2.

5.  In the servers array I changed the MachineIdTags to reflect the positions - SS_00 for 0, 0 etc.

6.  Changed the ips to the ips of each of my respective survival servers.

7.  Changed the ports xxxx6 for port, xxxx5 for gameport, and xxxx7 for seamlessDataPort.

8.  Set ishomeServer to true for 00 and false for the rest.

9.  I've then replaced the ServerGrid.ServerOnly.json from all my servers with the one from my original 00 server.

10.  I've used the web control panel and set the worldId to my random generated one and I've set the grids accordingly for each server.  I've checked these like a million times and they are the same as the ip/grid combinations in my ServerGrid.json file(s).

 

I've started all the servers but none will load successfully.  Any ideas?

 

I do not want to use the defualt 2x2, its a POS in my opinion (4 of the same island on the same grid... etc.), I also don't want to lose all the structures my players have built.

 

Notes

My server set to grid 0,0 is from my preorder that I made on the day the game was supposed to launch.  I've been able to modify that map and have players playing on it with no problems.  I'm using all the Redis server for my cluster.  Ie I'm pointing all the servers in my cluster to those databases.

 

I'm aware of the editors json parsing error and have successfully worked around it.  Look for the offending "[" and "]" in "spawnerOverrides" and change them to "{}".  Then after you've edited the map and saved it you can switch them back.

[Ryan Pennington 359]

You don't need to match Atlas ID with WorldAtlasID. They are mutually exclusive. I would leave WorldAtlasID at 1.

 

What exactly is the error message you are facing?

 

Also as long as your X,Y and Home Server matches the info box of Atlas ID (click the little 'i' next to Atlas ID on the control panel) and then you Reset Template it should work out of the box.

[jstoffa 0]

I'm trying to load a custom ServerGrid.json.  If I reset template wouldn't I go back to the default 4x4?

 

I'm not getting an error message the servers just fail to start.  I think it may be the fact that I'm putting the WorldAtlasID as the Atlas ID.  I will test more later once my server population dies down and update here.  Thanks for the response Ryan!

[jstoffa 0]

Now it seems everytime I upload new map images and my custom GridServer.json and try to restart my server it goes and fetches Survival Services defaults.  Interestingly enough my GridServer.json is the same (hasn't been overwritten) are you pulling data from a json at some other location?

 

*edit* Yep, you guys are definitely rewriting any custom files.  Now my initial custom map is gone.  Luckily I used one of the original islands and that is where my players are at.  Any idea when we'll be able to implement our own custom maps and get them clustered?

[Ryan Pennington 359]

That isn't the case at all. It will only revert to default with a check on the Reset Template and Save & Restart.

 

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