24Auhr Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 server updates / mod id no.`s ? Hi all I have recently been granted server admin privileges on a fairly active server . my duty is to update the mods whenever they issue new releases . the problem is that i do not know how to identify which mod has been updated i am limited to using the web interface and iv been advised to not use the generic "update mods" button because it takes so long for the server to restart. instead i need to use the "download mod" button and enter the mod ID here to update mods manually . tldr : how do i tell which mod has been updated ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkfields Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 You shouldn't have to do any updates manually if the ini files are setup properly. Use -automanagedmods on the command line that launches the maps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24Auhr Posted January 31, 2020 Author Share Posted January 31, 2020 Ok i understand that your a very intelligent person and that's probably a very intelligent answer but 1: i have no idea what that means 2: me dabbeling in the server owners ini files should (i`d hope) result in a reasonably swift kick in the ass i thought my question would have had an easy answer , can we approach this again from a different angle ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkfields Posted January 31, 2020 Share Posted January 31, 2020 >> tldr : how do i tell which mod has been updated ? Take a look in GameUserSettings.ini. There might be a line which says "ActiveMods=…." For example... [ServerSettings] ActiveMods=731604991,1333671171,821530042,793605978 And Game.ini should have a line for each mod... [ModInstaller] ModIDS=731604991 ModIDS=1333671171 ModIDS=821530042 ModIDS=793605978 So you can look at the Workshop page for each mod to see if there's been an update. For example: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=731604991 The thing is: You shouldn't update a mod while the servers are running. You could cause corruption in some files. I'd also recommend that you don't manually update any mods. This is more prone to error than having the Ark server pull the mods for you. You should stop the servers before updating any mods. It might take some time, but it's the correct way to do the job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
24Auhr Posted February 2, 2020 Author Share Posted February 2, 2020 Thankyou so much Larkfields that really helps im going to talk to the server owner about that -automanagedmods line and see if hes interseted in some changes and im sorry for the late reply , work has been super busy . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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