Understanding structure decay

[Giorgino87]

Hiall,

 

I would like to understand structure decay and autodestroy timers. What is the difference between decay and detroy? Are the settings different between pvp and pve?

I would like to adjust my server settings to have structures decay turned on, because savefiles are getting huge, and server is slowing down. However, I would like to have the settings set to something relaxed, so that people can log back after 7 days and still find their base there. Here is my current attempt:

game.ini

[/script/shootergame.shootergamemode]
MaxTribeLogs=100
bDisableFriendlyFire=True
bPvEDisableFriendlyFire=True
bDisableLootCrates=False
MaxNumberOfPlayersInTribe=10
bIncreasePvPRespawnInterval=True
bAutoPvETimer=False
bPvEAllowTribeWar=True
bPvEAllowTribeWarCancel=False
bAllowCustomRecipes=False
CustomRecipeEffectivenessMultiplier=1.000000
CustomRecipeSkillMultiplier=1.000000
bUseCorpseLocator=True
bAllowUnlimitedRespecs=True
bAllowPlatformSaddleMultiFloors=True
SupplyCrateLootQualityMultiplier=1.000000
FishingLootQualityMultiplier=1.000000
UseCorpseLifeSpanMultiplier=1.000000
GlobalPoweredBatteryDurabilityDecreasePerSecond=4.000000
RandomSupplyCratePoints=False
OverrideMaxExperiencePointsPlayer=12473539
PlayerHarvestingDamageMultiplier=1.000000
CraftingSkillBonusMultiplier=1.000000
OverrideMaxExperiencePointsDino=2525001
DinoHarvestingDamageMultiplier=1.500000
DinoTurretDamageMultiplier=1.000000
MatingIntervalMultiplier=0.340000
EggHatchSpeedMultiplier=3.000000
BabyMatureSpeedMultiplier=3.000000
BabyFoodConsumptionSpeedMultiplier=1.000000
BabyImprintingStatScaleMultiplier=1.000000
BabyCuddleIntervalMultiplier=1.000000
BabyCuddleGracePeriodMultiplier=3.000000
BabyCuddleLoseImprintQualitySpeedMultiplier=1.000000
WildDinoCharacterFoodDrainMultiplier=1.000000
TamedDinoCharacterFoodDrainMultiplier=1.000000
WildDinoTorporDrainMultiplier=1.000000
TamedDinoTorporDrainMultiplier=1.000000
PassiveTameIntervalMultiplier=1.000000
ResourceNoReplenishRadiusPlayers=1.000000
ResourceNoReplenishRadiusStructures=0.500000
BaseTemperatureMultiplier=1.000000
GlobalSpoilingTimeMultiplier=2.000000
GlobalItemDecompositionTimeMultiplier=3.000000
GlobalCorpseDecompositionTimeMultiplier=3.000000
CropDecaySpeedMultiplier=1.000000
CropGrowthSpeedMultiplier=1.000000
LayEggIntervalMultiplier=0.340000
PoopIntervalMultiplier=1.000000
HairGrowthSpeedMultiplier=1.000000
CraftXPMultiplier=1.000000
GenericXPMultiplier=1.000000
HarvestXPMultiplier=1.000000
KillXPMultiplier=1.500000
SpecialXPMultiplier=1.000000
StructureDamageRepairCooldown=180
PvPZoneStructureDamageMultiplier=6.000000
bFlyerPlatformAllowUnalignedDinoBasing=False
bPassiveDefensesDamageRiderlessDinos=False
bDisableStructurePlacementCollision=True
bLimitTurretsInRange=True
bHardLimitTurretsInRange=False
IncreasePvPRespawnIntervalCheckPeriod=300
IncreasePvPRespawnIntervalMultiplier=2.000000
IncreasePvPRespawnIntervalBaseAmount=60
PreventOfflinePvPConnectionInvincibleInterval=5
MaxAlliancesPerTribe=2
MaxTribesPerAlliance=10
LimitTurretsRange=10000
LimitTurretsNum=100

 

gameusersettings.ini

[ServerSettings]
ServerPassword=
ServerAdminPassword=XXXXXXXXX
SpectatorPassword=
KickIdlePlayersPeriod=3600
RCONEnabled=True
RCONPort=27021
RCONServerGameLogBuffer=600
AdminLogging=False
ActiveMods=
AutoSavePeriodMinutes=15.000000
TribeLogDestroyedEnemyStructures=False
AllowHideDamageSourceFromLogs=False
ServerHardcore=False
ServerPVE=False
AllowCaveBuildingPvE=False
EnableExtraStructurePreventionVolumes=False
NoTributeDownloads=False
PreventUploadSurvivors=False
PreventUploadItems=False
PreventUploadDinos=False
CrossARKAllowForeignDinoDownloads=False
PreventOfflinePvP=True
PreventOfflinePvPInterval=900
PreventTribeAlliances=False
PreventDiseases=False
NonPermanentDiseases=True
PreventSpawnAnimations=False
OxygenSwimSpeedStatMultiplier=1.000000
TribeNameChangeCooldown=15
globalVoiceChat=False
proximityChat=False
alwaysNotifyPlayerLeft=True
alwaysNotifyPlayerJoined=True
ServerCrosshair=True
ServerForceNoHud=False
AllowThirdPersonPlayer=True
ShowMapPlayerLocation=True
EnablePVPGamma=False
DisablePvEGamma=True
ShowFloatingDamageText=True
AllowHitMarkers=True
AllowFlyerCarryPVE=False
XPMultiplier=3.000000
PlayerCharacterWaterDrainMultiplier=0.500000
PlayerCharacterFoodDrainMultiplier=0.500000
TamedDinoDamageMultiplier=1.000000
TamedDinoResistanceMultiplier=1.000000
MaxTamedDinos=5000
AllowRaidDinoFeeding=False
RaidDinoCharacterFoodDrainMultiplier=1.000000
DisableDinoDecayPvE=False
PvPDinoDecay=False
AutoDestroyDecayedDinos=False
PvEDinoDecayPeriodMultiplier=1.000000
MaxPersonalTamedDinos=500.000000
PersonalTamedDinosSaddleStructureCost=19
DisableImprintDinoBuff=False
AllowAnyoneBabyImprintCuddle=False
TamingSpeedMultiplier=3.000000
HarvestAmountMultiplier=3.000000
DisableWeatherFog=False
PvPStructureDecay=True
TheMaxStructuresInRange=10500.000000
PerPlatformMaxStructuresMultiplier=1.000000
MaxPlatformSaddleStructureLimit=50
OverrideStructurePlatformPrevention=False
PvEAllowStructuresAtSupplyDrops=False
DisableStructureDecayPVE=True
AutoDestroyOldStructuresMultiplier=1.000000
ForceAllStructureLocking=False
OnlyAutoDestroyCoreStructures=False
OnlyDecayUnsnappedCoreStructures=False
FastDecayUnsnappedCoreStructures=True
DestroyUnconnectedWaterPipes=True
PreventDownloadSurvivors=False
PreventDownloadItems=False
PreventDownloadDinos=False
StructurePreventResourceRadiusMultiplier=1.000000
ListenServerTetherDistanceMultiplier=1.000000
AllowCrateSpawnsOnTopOfStructures=True
OverrideOfficialDifficulty=5.000000
DifficultyOffset=1.000000
TributeCharacterExpirationSeconds=21600
TributeItemExpirationSeconds=21600
TributeDinoExpirationSeconds=21600
DayCycleSpeedScale=1.000000
DayTimeSpeedScale=1.000000
NightTimeSpeedScale=1.000000
PlayerDamageMultiplier=1.000000
PlayerResistanceMultiplier=1.000000
PlayerCharacterStaminaDrainMultiplier=1.000000
PlayerCharacterHealthRecoveryMultiplier=1.000000
DinoDamageMultiplier=1.000000
DinoResistanceMultiplier=1.000000
DinoCharacterFoodDrainMultiplier=1.000000
DinoCharacterStaminaDrainMultiplier=1.000000
DinoCharacterHealthRecoveryMultiplier=1.000000
DinoCountMultiplier=1.000000
ResourcesRespawnPeriodMultiplier=1.000000
HarvestHealthMultiplier=1.000000
StructureResistanceMultiplier=1.000000
StructureDamageMultiplier=1.000000

[Housatonic]

Decay means it becomes available for manual destruction by any player after X amount of time of inactivity, where destroy means the structure is automatically destroyed.
So in your case, you could set the decay up to something reasonable, so that if possibly abandoned bases get in anyone's way, they can get rid of them themselves, but put destroy on a longer timer so that if the base bothers no one, the owner has more time to return before everything goes poof.