maxplanck58 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 Does anyone know if the New Year's Eve gift-drop event will happen automatically in single-player, or if a parameter needs to be added to the command line for it to trigger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Istraken Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 You have to add -NewYearEventhttps://ark.fandom.com/wiki/341.56 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard03 Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 41 minutes ago, maxplanck58 said: Does anyone know if the New Year's Eve gift-drop event will happen automatically in single-player, or if a parameter needs to be added to the command line for it to trigger? last couple years we did not get anything at all. No event, no suprise, nothing. So I can't help you with my experiences. =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxplanck58 Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 48 minutes ago, Istraken said: You have to add -NewYearEventhttps://ark.fandom.com/wiki/341.56 Thanks so much. Do you know if this can be added as a Steam launch option, or does it have to be appended to the executable command line? I have had trouble finding a thorough set of instructions for those that have not done it before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MMaas Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 6 hours ago, maxplanck58 said: Thanks so much. Do you know if this can be added as a Steam launch option, or does it have to be appended to the executable command line? I have had trouble finding a thorough set of instructions for those that have not done it before. In the main menu under the advanced tab, last item, you can enter events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zsenden Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 This is a pretty good explanation video for the event from last year, and in the comments, the creator states that the event starts in SP but you can't change the time. So I'm gonna try start my SP at local equivalent to 12 PM EST (a few minutes before), and see what happens. All other events work on SP, so why shouldn't this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Istraken Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 15 hours ago, maxplanck58 said: Thanks so much. Do you know if this can be added as a Steam launch option, or does it have to be appended to the executable command line? I have had trouble finding a thorough set of instructions for those that have not done it before. You add it as a command line, the link i gave explains the event. Also you can change the time, by default it goes off at midnight est, and noon est on Jan 1st Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egernybar Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 This event did not work on single player and non-dedicated last year. That video was made before the event, so it can say all it wants, when new years came it did not work last year. Not saying they didn't change it for this year, and I'll be playing hoping it does, but don't get your hopes up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxplanck58 Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 The instructions for single player are completely lacking. So far, I have heard confident opinions on getting the event in the following ways: 1) just add NewYearEvent into the active event field within the in-game advanced options tab 2) add -NewYearEvent to the Steam launch options when you go to properties within Steam 3) make a batch file to call an ark executable and add -NewYearEvent to the end of it The majority of the sparse opinions are consistent with the first one. If it is the 3rd option, I wonder how many Steam players that just normally click a launch button to play will know how to add something to a command line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zsenden Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Well... Tried normally at 12:00 EST, -NewYearsEvent in the steam launch options and in the advanced tab: no event. After a look in the patch notes I suspect it's indeed impossible to get this on SP, as the 341.56 New Years update is only for servers, clients still run 341.36 Wish you all a great 2022. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard03 Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Yeah, single players don't get diddle dureing new years. =/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egernybar Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 It's incredibly disappointing that for the second year in a row this didn't work in singleplayer, and there's been no official word from any Wildcard staff about it. Rant aside, if you're a little tech savvy it's pretty easy to just run a dedicated server using Ark Server Manager. In a fraction of the time I wasted last year failing to get it to work I just ran the event this year on a fresh dedicated save through ASM. I'll either be able to directly upload whatever loot I want to use back in singleplayer, or just copy the map from dedicated and run it in singleplayer long enough to upload the good loot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlackScarlatta Posted January 1, 2022 Share Posted January 1, 2022 Well, i was expecing have a issue solved here, but i wil ladd another stuff for NON FIXED that WildCard havent done yet. Ty all guys, i was waiting for the message in my SP for 2hours and nothing XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard03 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 18 hours ago, egernybar said: It's incredibly disappointing that for the second year in a row this didn't work in singleplayer, and there's been no official word from any Wildcard staff about it. Rant aside, if you're a little tech savvy it's pretty easy to just run a dedicated server using Ark Server Manager. In a fraction of the time I wasted last year failing to get it to work I just ran the event this year on a fresh dedicated save through ASM. I'll either be able to directly upload whatever loot I want to use back in singleplayer, or just copy the map from dedicated and run it in singleplayer long enough to upload the good loot. Iv been thinking about getting a server going, but its going to be incredibly difficult on my end. First I got to wait for the company to run fiber optics here {we got fiber comeing FINALLY!!!!!} Once they get the line in, I only have a very out of date and beat up AIO computer, if I can set up a server, its prolly going to be a offsite rental service thing that I can log into remotely. Best I can do. But the catch, trying to figure out which server is easiest to manage and hopefully help me set it up so that both console players and PC players can play together...... Mostly a pipe dream till the fiber gets here. Then its only time and money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wizard03 Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 9 hours ago, BlackScarlatta said: Well, i was expecing have a issue solved here, but i wil ladd another stuff for NON FIXED that WildCard havent done yet. Ty all guys, i was waiting for the message in my SP for 2hours and nothing XD I feel ya man. No love for SP, no love at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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