Appreciate the suggestion for your app, I'll check it out once im able to actually run a server.
The server is fresh, no mods, no fluff. just trying to get it to launch. I did install ALL years of the C++ and the DirectX2010 per the wiki page, without those i got a runtime error.
I have not yet installed Steam on the fresh install of windows, didn't make a difference before I wiped Windows, trying other things first.
Current .bat file
start ArkAscendedServer.exe TheIsland_WP?listen?SessionName=ArkServer?MaxPlayers=70?QueryPort=27015?RCONPort=27021?RCONEnabled=True?ServerPassword=1111?ServerAdminPassword=1112
- The catch is, I can copy all the files over to my Gaming Rig and The server will boot, run, and is playable. so I know its not a config issue. The "ArkAscendedServer.exe" will show up on Task Manager for a second and disapear. The windows event manager throws out a 1000 and 1005 error code. which has led me down a rabbit hole of reinstalls of .Netframework, doing sfc scans, redownloading updates, adding and removing windows features, clean boots, all with no affect.
The Server Rig isnt qualified for Win11 but I have seen some workarounds for that. thats my next rabbit hole