Talk:Server configuration

Incorrect description of ResourcesRespawnPeriodMultiplier

"ResourcesRespawnPeriodMultiplier. Higher values cause nodes to respawn more frequently." Actualy this is incorrect. At lower settings resources respawn faster in game. In simple words: period is time. Less period means less time to spawn something. We control Period Multiplier. So, for example, if default tree spawn time is 5 minutes and we set ResourcesRespawnPeriodMultiplier to 0.5, then new respawn period will be 2.5 minutes. IGPotapov (talk) 10:39, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

Thank you for the report! Feel free to edit that in yourself, or I'll have a look at it later. :] -- IllegalOpcode (talk) 16:15, 5 August 2015 (UTC)

Missing Gamma Command

"EnablePvPGamma=False" setting to true allows users to adjust gamma for nightvision 107.138.89.230DOA

this issue has been fixed.--Alessio89 (talk) 09:32, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

Entries in incorrect section

All the entries in the GameUserSettings.ini section starting with PerPlatformMaxStructureMultiplier and below should only be in the game.ini section. I'd edit myself but there's already been a correction and revert so I'll leave it be. Belthize (talk) 13:51, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

If you're referring to this edit, that was only an issue because he hadn't explained why he removed so much content, so it just looked like vandalism. I guess the both of us just forgot to redo it once he explained himself. I've made the corrections now.
-- Mr Pie 5 (talk) 19:04, 31 October 2015 (UTC)

Missing Parameters

• StructureDamageRepairCooldown (1/0) from v222.0
• ForceAllStructureLocking (true/false) from v222.0
• AutoDestroyOldStructuresMultiplier (float) from v222.0
• bPassiveDefensesDamageRiderlessDinos (true/false) from v224

I don't know in which config file they work --Axi92 (talk) 09:36, 11 November 2015 (UTC)

this issue has been fixed.--Alessio89 (talk) 09:33, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

Unbalanced brackets

Looking at this bit, specifically:

DinoSpawnWeightMultipliers=(
DinoNameTag=<tag>
,SpawnWeightMultiplier=<factor>]
[,OverrideSpawnLimitPercentage=<override>]
[,SpawnLimitPercentage=<limit>])

The SpawnWeightMultiplier line has a closing ] without any matching [. I would guess that bracket just needs to be added, but the page is protected. 67.172.124.92 00:25, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

Thanks, it's fixed. If you register on gamepedia, you can edit this page.--Cadaeib (talk) 10:53, 24 November 2015 (UTC)

Server Arguments

Work needs to be done to check which commands actually work, and which arguments are not applicable for server installs. There will also be arguments missing from this list as information is scarse. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Terryb8s (talk • contribs) at 01:49, 30 March 2016‎ (UTC). Please sign your posts with ~~~~

This is from over two years ago, but agreed. MaxPlayers, as an example, doesn't seem to work whether it's put under [/script/engine.gamesession], as the description says, or under [ServerSettings] where the rest of the settings go. I've only gotten it to work as a command line option. "<map_name>" and "listen" should also be moved out of the GameUserSettings.ini section and in to the Command Line section, since they are command line only. It would also be nice if the settings were alphabetized by default. If I get bored enough, I might look at setting up an account and getting started on this myself. — 63.231.146.80 00:54, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

Correct place is in GameUserSettings.ini, under [/Script/Engine.GameSession]. Can be set in command line too.--Alessio89 (talk) 09:38, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

Player Location On Map

The wiki is not consistend when it comes to .ini file settings. Is it MapPlayerLocation or ShowMapPlayerLocation? 88.133.21.51 19:38, 21 April 2016 (UTC)

this issue has been fixed.--Alessio89 (talk) 09:34, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

Server Clustering configuration is missing

Server clustering discussion / setup is missing entirely, as seen here.

A copy of the text you linked is already at the end of the page. Or do you mean something other? --Flachdachs (talk) 06:02, 22 September 2017 (UTC)

Value of PvPStructureDecay

In the Command line arguments section it is stated that, Set to true to prevent structure from decaying while the Offline Raiding Prevention is active. --> Is this correct? I couldn't find a source for that. Can somebody provide one? Also in the GameUserSettings.ini section it's described as true turns it on and false turns it off. So, is this really a matter of the ORP flag, or is one of those tables wrong? --Jurom (talk) 18:32, 13 March 2018 (UTC)

this issue has been fixed--Alessio89 (talk) 09:35, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

Command Line Syntax

The server is currently launched via the command line using the following syntax to specify runtime options:

<executable> <map_name>?listen[?<option>=<value>][?<option>=<value>]...[?<option>=<value>] -UseBattleye [<Argument>]

Following the <executable> name, options are specified as a single string with each option separated by a question mark (?). Most options require a value argument. Refer to the option reference below for more details.

When an option is not specified, its default value is used automatically.

For example, to launch a server that:

1. shows each player a crosshair 2. shows each player their position on the map 3. allows players to view themselves in third person 4. enforces a minimum distance between player structures built by different players and tribes 5. enables BattlEye

I have read this information from the Wiki. What interests me is point 4.

How to change the construction distance between one tribe and another.

But I could not find the setting that would allow me to reduce the construction distance between one tribe and another. Neither here nor on the internet. Can anyone help me? Thank you. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Vergoz88 (talk • contribs) at 15:15, 15 March 2018‎. Please sign your posts with ~~~~

The answer is in the very next line: "./ShooterGameServer TheIsland?listen?ServerCrosshair=True?MapPlayerLocation=True?AllowThirdPersonPlayer=True?TheMaxStructuresInRange=100 -UseBattlEye". The options are presented in the same order as the list, specifically:

1. ?ServerCrosshair=True
2. ?MapPlayerLocation=True
3. ?AllowThirdPersonPlayer=True
4. ?TheMaxStructuresInRange=100
5. -UseBattlEye

Unfortunately, I don't know exactly how that setting works. (Edited to remove my conjecture; just try out different values and see what works for you!) — 63.231.146.80 01:32, 14 July 2018 (UTC)

there are no settings to reduce the distance for building allowing from different non-allied tribes.--Alessio89 (talk) 09:40, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

KickIdlePlayersPeriod

From what I can find, KickIdlePlayersPeriod is a GameUserSettings.ini[ServerSettings] option and not a Game.ini option. --BravadaCadelanne (talk) 21:39, 28 December 2018 (UTC)

this issue has been fixed--Alessio89 (talk) 09:39, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

Missing Max Tribute Config Settings

I noticed that there are a couple of config settings missing that goes in GameUserSettings.ini. I don't know when they were added, but I know it's April 2018 or earlier. Found them on a forum post from April 2018, and I am using them myself on my single player world and it works perfectly. They are MaxTributeDinos and MaxTributeItems. They change the amount of items and dinos you can store in obelisks to move between worlds. I assume if you use it with higher capacity and store more than 50, and move to a server with less than 50 max you either lose those over that limit or they don't show.

this issue has been fixed--Alessio89 (talk) 09:40, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

bAllowFlyerSpeedLeveling

The bAllowFlyerSpeedLeveling is not under GameUserSettings.ini it is actually supposed to have both lines; bAllowFlyerSpeedLeveling=True and AllowFlyerSpeedLeveling=True in the Game.ini text. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.155.12.198 (talk • contribs) at 00:00, 1 February 2021‎. Please sign your posts with ~~~~

Thank you. I have moved the setting to the correct location, sorry for this oversight. bAllowFlyerSpeedLeveling is the only required setting, and this has been verified immediately when the patch was launched. AllowFlyerSpeedLeveling does not exist. Alexrmski (talk) 07:59, 1 February 2021 (UTC)

Missing ShowFloatingDamageText in GameUserSettings.ini

ShowFloatingDamageText is in Commandline Arguments but not in the GameUserSettings.ini table

this issue has been fixed--Alessio89 (talk) 09:41, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

Incorrect Configuration name of MutagenLevelBoostBred

It seems the MutagenLevelBoostBred doesn't actually work I've tried placing bred in several different places in the word but it just doesn't work but MutagenLevelBoost does Nypheena (talk) 19:37, 15 March 2023 (UTC)

Be sure to use the correct syntax. See Server_configuration#MutagenLevelBoostBred --Alessio89 (talk) 09:43, 24 June 2023 (UTC)

Okay I can see an underscore was now added between Boost and Bred that wasn't there back when I made this, I haven't been able to test but that is likely what went wrong Nypheena (talk) 14:16, 22 October 2023 (UTC)

Big update from /sanbox

I pushed a big update on page copied from /sandbox. This is the result of a total revision and check of every command line and ini options, searching in patch notes, posts made by ARK devs and reverse engineering of ark server executable (from version ~357.x PC Steam/EPIC).
Before doing any significant change, please justify it. For deep changes please use the /sandbox page or join the wiki discord. If you are in doubt, ask here on in wiki discord. --Alessio89 (talk) 09:31, 24 June 2023 (UTC)