helloh Posted June 15, 2022 Share Posted June 15, 2022 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? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkfields Posted June 16, 2022 Share Posted June 16, 2022 Have you done the necessary port-forwarding and does your router support nat-loopback? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helloh Posted June 17, 2022 Author Share Posted June 17, 2022 if it's not what the picture shows then no, and nat loopback? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkfields Posted June 17, 2022 Share Posted June 17, 2022 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helloh Posted June 17, 2022 Author Share Posted June 17, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkfields Posted June 18, 2022 Share Posted June 18, 2022 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helloh Posted June 23, 2022 Author Share Posted June 23, 2022 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkfields Posted June 23, 2022 Share Posted June 23, 2022 You need some parameters on shootergame.exe Have a read of https://ark.fandom.com/wiki/Dedicated_server_setup Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helloh Posted June 28, 2022 Author Share Posted June 28, 2022 it says to install the server files but then how does a dedicated server launch when I use the game interface? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larkfields Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 The line beginning with "start ShooterGame.exe" launches the dedicated server. It runs independently of the game. But you need more than just that statement. You also need to specify the map, port numbers and any options you want. I suggest you take a look at ASM (Ark Server Manager). ASM provides a GUI for you to set all the options you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helloh Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 I tried plugging in the shooter.exe server that I named hrmastic using the server.ini and userprofile.ini but it doesn't see it and the verification fails? appinfo_log.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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