xsnipuhx Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 What is Minnesota Aftermath(MNA)? TLDR: A place where players have a voice in 99% of what happens on the servers. Started as a server with the vision of a solo player can do whatever a tribe can do, but has evolved into much more now. Long story: Spoiler MN Aftermath started about 4 months after ARK early access launch. Its name “Aftermath” is referencing where it picked up when the original server I player on closed down. Many of the players from that server then called this one home and has since, grown in size by quite a bit. Everyone that has played on these servers have nothing but good things about MNA. I would like to say that is thanks to the open communication between the admins, the players, and myself. I believe we have only had to ban three people in total. I also started giving the players a choice on what to happen to the servers utilizing polls in the discord and steam discussions and that soon became a core part of MNA. There have been very few decisions that have been made without consulting player approval first. As a firm believer in FOSS, I start posting all of my server variables so people could see what variables were being used. That also leads me to NOT accepting donations. I did once; because the server needed a vital upgrade that at the time I could not afford. I’ve seen how donations wreck servers because donators feel they deserve special treatment. We have been through a lot and learned a lot together: thousands of different players, different admins, hard drive failures and more. Which leads us to today… I have recently become a father, and I now have higher priorities in my life other than gaming or ARK. I have put most of the ARK responsibilities in the hands of our very capable admin team. They can do everything that I do, and even have access to the server console itself. I am still reachable on steam, discord, email, and some admins even have my personal phone number in case of emergencies. Hell, sometimes I even come in, chat with everyone, and say hi to the new faces. MNA Servers: Ragnarok Hope Ebenus Astrum Placeholder, as I have not decided if there is a need for 4 servers yet. Now to the important stuff, the server variables! PvE Cross server chat with no mods! Ark Shop that is cross server with no mods! 5x tame 3x harvest 1x XP with custom levels 300 levels and 15 ascension levels Max wild dino lvl is 300 + more levels after tamed Mating/baby settings are set so all babies can hit 100% No BattlEye Cluster(open transfers between servers) Stats per level adjusted Automated server restarts in early morning hours. 99% uptime No admin abuse, guaranteed. Even ask the players. 9 mods(10 if you play on Mods Map servers) Structures+ Platforms+ HG Stacking mod MindWipe Re-evolved Dino Tracker Awesome Spyglass Rare Sightings Speed Saddles, with custom settings, so not overly OP Reusable Tools, balanced by not being easily craftable About 250mb in mods, not counting Volcano Google Spreadsheet for all server variables and change logs: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1wKTmODWo7vsdZ9pKT3iq3D_ncyeKY6MZW6oeI4MIyn4/edit#gid=7975464 Discord: https://discord.gg/ybqamYg Steam Group: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/MNAftermath/ If you have any questions, please comment below and I'll get back to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedWingBlackBird Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 Thanks for hosting the servers; I've enjoyed playing on them for the past two years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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xsnipuhx Posted June 22, 2018 Author Share Posted June 22, 2018 Bump for the Friday games! Averaging about 20 people a night across 2 servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsnipuhx Posted June 25, 2018 Author Share Posted June 25, 2018 Monday Bumpday. Added a google spreadsheet for INI values. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsnipuhx Posted June 29, 2018 Author Share Posted June 29, 2018 Bump For the weekend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsnipuhx Posted July 1, 2018 Author Share Posted July 1, 2018 Daily Bump. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsnipuhx Posted July 2, 2018 Author Share Posted July 2, 2018 Bump for Monday. Just over 2 weeks till the MNA Meetup as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xsnipuhx Posted July 5, 2018 Author Share Posted July 5, 2018 Bump. Also made further balances to kibble table and reusable tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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