can someone help me get this dedicated ark server public?

[helloh]

I started ark with no sky effects, selected host, changed the settings a bit, kept the middle and right boxes the same, and pressed host dedicated server. I launched it and it worked. I then enabled cheats, saved my progress of punching a log, and closed it. I went to my router and added the game server start and router involvement and my friend tried my computer IP and router IP as a desktop shortcut linked to steam://connect/... and it didn't work, nor did it show up in the join server list. please help?

[Larkfields]

Have you done the necessary port-forwarding and does your router support nat-loopback?

[helloh]

if it's not what the picture shows then no, and nat loopback?

[Larkfields]

Beware that you've posted your admin password in that screenshot.
You'll need to lookup your router's manaual to see if it supports nat-loopback, and see how you setup the port-forwarding.

https://ark.fandom.com/wiki/Dedicated_server_setup

 

[helloh]

The router tab says it port forwards for that game, are you saying it didn't do it right? My router has nat-loopback. Also thank you for helping me.

Edited June 17 by helloh

[Larkfields]

Did your friend use your public IP address?
Go to   https://whatismyipaddress.com/  to find your public IP address.  This will be different to your 192.168.x.x address.

Also check on https://www.battlemetrics.com/ to see if your server appears there.

[helloh]

I did these things: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rsbgzn4hdn98c0d/AAAqjAWiUh8sPpxq4y6oahbfa?dl=0 but it didn't work and it says it needs to be in the .bat file but I don't see one besides this in the folder the server is running from: procdump.bat;

 cd %~dp0
start ShooterGame.exe
procdump.exe -ma -e -64 -w ShooterGame.exe
exit

[Larkfields]

You need some parameters on shootergame.exe

Have a read of https://ark.fandom.com/wiki/Dedicated_server_setup