Larkfields

Hi Mirage.

I've uploaded a cluster directory to the usual place for you to play with.
Don't know if it matters, but ASA creates an extra directory between the "ClusterDirOverride" file path and the cluster's name.

So -clusterid=ASA2222 -ClusterDirOverride=\ASA\ASAClusters makes a directory  
\ASA\ASAClusters\clusters\ASA2222

I tried to PM you with the URL, but the forum says you can't receive messages.

One screenshot shows port = 7777 and  QueryPort = 27015
But the next screenshot (Listening Ports) says port 27020 on TCP, 8888 on TCP and 7777 on UDP.

Ark uses UDP for "port" and "queryport"
RCON ports need TCP

I haven't double checked ASA, but ASE uses the "queryport" number AND the next number up.
So to use QueryPort = 27015, you also need to allow (and port-forward) port 27016 as UDP.
 

I don't know about using Centos, but I have both ASE and ASA servers working from home on Windows 11 Pro.

My ASA Island server is currently using about 14GB RAM with 3 people logged in.
ASA Scorched is about the same.
The only "mod" I have is the official Gigantoraptor

ASE server maps generally max out at about 8 GB RAM - except Gen 2 which I've seen go to about 14GB.

All maps need a single CPU core.
 

1. Are there any clues in the Windows event logs?

2. Have you tried without using an existing save file?

3. If you're using mods, have you tried removing them all to see if the world loads up?
 

Sounds like the same problem as reported here...

You might need to change your admin password when you get the server running again.

I think it would be better if that option was removed, so people can see all unofficial servers in the same list.
Having an extra tick box for player-hosted servers is unnecessarily complicating the experience for everybody 😞 

If you can upload your ".ark" save file somewhere, I'll see if it will load for me.
I don't know if single player ASA works the same, but when running as a server, ASA makes periodic copies of the save file with a date and time in the filename.
If you have one of these, you might be able to go back to an earlier save.

Note that synchronisation isn't the same as a backup.
If your main file becomes corrupt (which has happened with Ark's save files), then your synchronised copy will have the same corruption.
 

I use a Windows Scheduled task to run a backup script every day.
Files are compressed with 7-zip and copied to a second HD in the server.

I'm running an ASA server on Win 11 Pro 22H2.

You could try    
DISM /Online /Cleanup-Image /CheckHealth                     to check the Windows' system files, and
steamcmd.exe +force_install_dir "\ASA\ShooterGame" +login anonymous +app_update 2430930 validate +quit         to check the ASA installation.

Errors 1000 and 1005 can be caused by a corrupt HD/SSD.

Try removing the mods one-by-one to see which is at fault.
It could be that one of the mods hasn't been updated for the current version of ASA.

listplayers works through rcon - that gives the steam id.

You could then read that player's .arkprofile to get their player id.

3 hours ago, DLCHAMP said:

So, noob moment. 

Those moments never go away 😞

I do wonder how much of a dino's details could be exported from ASE as json/xml/csv/whatever, then re-generated with in-game commands?

 

What happens if two people are logged in - on different maps - and one of them tries to transfer?

Which OS ?

I found that Windoze 11 was putting cores to sleep on my server - to save energy !
That was preventing people from connecting.

I'm not familiar with dockers...  Have you set up a shared directory for both maps to use as a cluster directory?

Have you separated the ports numbers by two?
Something like 7777 for the Island and 7779 for Scorched?

I use a command line rcon tool to send shutdown messages and save and exit commands from a bat file.

set pwd=my_admin_password
set rconport=27070
\ArkTools\rcon\rcon 192.168.1.10 %rconport% %pwd% serverchat System is rebooting in 10 minutes
timeout 600
\ArkTools\rcon\rcon 192.168.1.10 %rconport%%pwd% saveworld
timeout 4
\ArkTools\rcon\rcon 192.168.1.10 %rconport% %pwd% doexit
timeout 2

You can enter the player's details manually if you have access to banlist.txt in ShooterGame/Binaries/Win64

1 hour ago, Vakarian said:

I'm talking about ark survival ascended here, not survival evolved.

Me too.  This works on Ark Ascended.
 

Yup, I've done it.

Put these on the command line (without the <>, and use your own cluster name and directory)...
-NoTransferFromFiltering -clusterid=<name> -ClusterDirOverride=<directoryname>
 

Under the [ServerSettings] section of GameUserSettings.ini:

PreventDownloadDinos=False
PreventDownloadItems=False
PreventDownloadSurvivors=False
PreventUploadDinos=False
PreventUploadItems=False
PreventUploadSurvivors=False

Details are on the wiki.
https://ark.wiki.gg/wiki/Server_configuration

You don't need the Steam client now.
You used to need it, but that requirement was removed.