Just replaced my gaming PC, my old rig easily function as a server. I really hate relying on Nitrado's terrible business practices to host my wife's Patron server for her Ark YT channel. I don't know if I want to rely on hosting it myself for our community, but I am glad to have the option. I will making this video rewatch later if I end up doing it. Thanks!
If you just click "X" to close the server you will loose all progress since the last world save. The proper way to close the server is typing "quit" on the window prompt. It will save the world and close the server.
A bunch of those settings in the server config of the wiki that had a question mark have been updated. I've been testing and updating them the last 2 days, updated at least 5 of those by now.
Fun fact, you can make a pre-existing compatible game.ini by making a single player game and tinkering with the settings (harvest rate, speed levelling, dino stats, etc) and then start that solo game. do something, save, back out, and then pull the game.ini from the ark main folder and throw it into the server folder. it's a lot easier than trying to go through the wiki, and ensures that it's compatible since, well, it's a ASA file.
So then would you paste the .ini file from the single player world into the Steam CMD part of the video where he’s typing the information of the world?
@@rackcauser ok bet thank you so much. Do you have any other recommendations that I could do to streamline the dedicated server process? Like I’ve noticed that some people are saying that they cannot update their servers?
@@MeatyG there's an update took for it. I'll have to look for it when I get a chance, but it makes it nice and easy since the devs love to drop updates left right and center
Your live streams look so good, could you please do a vid or even a short where you run through your settings/console commands? I want my game to look like your game.
I think the server might not be as power-hungry as initially thought (at least, not for small groups), as I just tested it on my 4-year-old laptop (i7-9750H with 16GB RAM) and I was able to play on the same machine while hosting, AND I had a "second player" join via Xbox (it was me, lol). It was only a 5-minute test, but I did use the fly command to zoom around a bit and there were no issues at all (besides being killed by compies while I was switching between PC and Xbox to find the other character, lol). Further testing may be required to see how it handles with extra tames, bases, etc.
I'm hoping for the same as well. I have my old machine set up as a server for ASE (i5-3470, 16gb ram, a really cheap setup), and it can run 4 worlds simultaneously, approx. 4gb per realms, with a few people it's no problem. CPU is idling below 10% most of the time. I'm fairly certain it can run a single instance of ASA too, will try it later.
The way I've been doing the .ini stuff is set up a single play world and use the sliders, then copy it from the .ini file to the servers .ini file, you just have to make sure its under the right header then
If you don’t mind me asking, what is obelisk? Is it like ASE where you could host a dedicated server from the game? The reason I ask is I’m still screwed for hosting a dedicated server for my Xbox even though I have a strong enough PC because I can’t port forward with starlink but with ASE I could by hosting in game.
In the ASA Terminal, you type in exit and it will close the server and save the game at the same time. I closed the ASA terminal by clicking the x button on the top right and it never saved the game progression. Just an FYI.
thank you for the video, i have been toying around with making an ASA server and so far yours is the one that has come the clossest to what i have been looking for. however, there is one little feature/function that i noticed that is not included when starting the server where other steam cmd servers have it and i was wondering if you may be able to enlighten a little. where other servers have the capability of when starting they check for updates before they actually start. my only thing is that i am not familiar enough with the script to know how to get it to do this and then start the server. any hints, tips, or tricks would be much appreciated.
Neddy this video is super helpful! The only thing I'm wondering is how major are the differences if you have a dedicated machine for running the server? Will I still have to be linked through my own steam account for example?
I suspect you probably know this by now, but I'll reply in case it helps others: No, you do not need to use ANY credentials to run the dedicated server.
So the new update you can’t see anybody’s server if it’s made by players, you gotta click show player server and it doesn’t stay click every time turn the game off and on you gotta re-click it to find the server
I was losing my mind, thank you ton. I was searching high and wide to see what changed and I found it. To extend it further, also turn off the PC-Only option. I didn't need to do that before but after the latest update 17/12/23 I do. Thank you thank you thank you.
Great video thank you very much. It may be worth adding a comment at the bat creation stage that installing visual C is required. If you do not have visual C installed you will get a .dll error
I recommend using the same server install and running 2 different batch files. Just make sure they have different Ports, Query Ports and session names, but they MUST have the same cluster ID (make this unique to your cluster, otherwise it will try to cluster with other servers using the same ID).
@starsgaming9343 I figured it out. If you go back and launch the steam.cmd and then login to steam anonymously again and then do add_update 2340930 it should update to the current version. Double check the video to make sure that number is right, but that's the jist of it.
Hi Neddy, Super helpful video as always, thanks for sharing. I know I wont be the only one thinking of this but, How does the mod function work for the server? if we want to run a particular mod say cryopods or upgrade station... Do you know how we would install the mod on the server and how would we update it? Thanks in advance and also - Thanks for everything you do :)
I play on PS5 and looking to host my own server when I just play with my freinds instead of doing non-dedicated (when asa comes out). I hope this works for ps thanks to crossplay (I also have a computer).
Question, when I make the start up Bat file and use it for starting the server, does it update too? How do I make sure that it updates? Hope this isn't a dumb question....?
@@gayo8544 yeah, its very simple. You just add -mods insertmodIDhere with all the mods after your main command. If you get the remaining right, you cannot get this step wrong.
An easy way to get a working game.ini that I did for my server is to make a single player game with the settings I wanted and just copied the ini that generated into my server. After that its a matter of tweaking and fine tuning the settings to suit your needs there.
Last year i started with a nitrado server of ark ascended and have recently switched over to this. I have never done anything as remotely complex as this on pc before and i wanna say that this tutorial is great, i understand it with nu problem and i have no idea what im doing. The only problem is. I dont know how to add mods to the game this way or how to make a cluster using this method. If there is a chance that you could make a video on that or if someone can tell me what to do for that then that will be amazing!
When I make the folder start servers I get "this app can't run on your pc To find a version for ur pc check with the software publisher " plzz help someone
I'm currently looking at coding a very simple GUI to cut out alot of this out to help people who are not so familiar with this. I may need some help in regards to testing it?
Hello! Thanks a lot for the guide, its great! I do have a question though regarding modded dinos.. I have added few modded dino IDs as also others items, and while everything is working correct, the modded dinos do not spawn what so ever. I tried i think everything till now (destroywilddinos command etc) but nothing seems to spawn them on a private server. I play from ps5 and from xbox SX, and in signle player those mods work just fine... and idea what could causing the dino mods to not spawn on the private server?
Hey man appreciate the video. I actually set up my own server like this on my PC so me and my friends on Xbox can play together. The PC is strictly for the server as I’m playing on the Series X, however I can’t figure out how to make myself an admin. Do you know how I can do that? Thanks in advance!
When you have time could you please show how to update the dedicated server I have been running a server since launch on my own pc and for the longest time no matter what I did the server would not update at all, i had to uninstall steamcmd and re-download everything to get the update, if you could show the proper way to update it that would be fantastic! Thank you very much for making this video!
I did all the steps correctly but when it gets to the running part, the server doesn't enter, it gives a message saying that the time to access has expired, is it because I'm trying to access via Playstation 5?
I really wished you explained how to actaully port forward because I can't seem to get it working everything else worked I just can't get anyone outside the network to join
Hi i have a problem. The window of the server's console is locked outside of 2nd monitor, i can see it just slightly. I can't move it and Win + UP doesn't work. How can i make it so i see the console
Hey there cracking video. I have pc that I was looking at setting something like this up however I don't wanna play on pc I have ps5 I play on. So could i set up on my pc the server and then play it on my PS5 . Also could my friends who live elsewhere play on it too. ????
@SpoiledChocoMLF did you have to port forward to be able to use your ps5, I got svr active on pc says platform windows on the screen, im trying to play with an Xbox to a pc?.
When I press the startup batch file to run the server, it says this app can't run on your pc. To find a version for your pc check with the software publisher.
Hi i used this method and it worked perfectly for a couple of days now i am on a more recent version of ark and my friends arent and it doesnt let me change the server version how can i?
I was able to create the server and play for about two days but now when I load the server I am not able to find it.. Anyone know what I am doing wrong?
I think I did everything right but when I go to run the startserver.bat it doesn't do anything or run it. Then I run it as administrator and a error pops up saying-> windows cannot find 'ArkAscendedServer'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again
So, I am confused... You have the Xbox logo in the thumbnail for the video... As far as I know Xbox and Steam are NOT crossplay? So how does this work exactly. I was trying to set my PC up using the Xbox Gamepass PC version. But the video has you download SteamCMD? Does this work for people playing the game through the Xbox gamepass version or not? PS - I am on PC, but several people I am trying to set this up for are on the Xbox console.
Same, I play on PC but my friends play on Xbox. There seems to be no clarification on whether this works for Xbox and if it doesn't the preview is misleading. I did see that on his ark game there was a box that says PC only* for server searching that you can check which I assume indicates that it's cross-play cause if it was just the steam version why would it even have a PC only option? 😵 I guess the only real way to see if it works on Xbox is to just do it. What's the worst that can happen?
hello, sorry I'm searching and can't find this problem I'm having.. after the last update I can't place items of mods, for example the traps of randy's animal trap. I go to place them but they disappear; I see the green image but it doesn't construct. somebody knows about this? thank you
I need help, I changed the altsavedirectory name and tried to change it back so i could play the saves on that name. But now the server closes immediately if i try to run it under the old directory name im trying to get back to. How do i preserve that save?
I got a range of errors relateing to missing .dll files I've fixed those issues by just downloading them and copying them to the folder but now I'm getting the error "Windows cannot find 'ArkAscendedServer.exe'. Make sure you've typed the name correctly, then try again." I can see that .exe in the folder, how can I fix this?
I wish I had an extra PC lying around so I could do this. Playing singleplayer in Ascended has a weird stutter bug, where every second the game freezes for like half a second. It's not gamebreaking, but it is SUPER frustrating. FPS is fine. It's just the stutter. But to play on a server I'd either have to buy a whole new computer, as mine is not good enough to host and play on a server at the same time, or waste money paying for a server for ONLY me to play on, as I don't have any friends I want to play with, and I don't like playing with strangers.
You probably already fixed this but this isn’t a game issue, it’s more of a monitor issue. Either you don’t have VSync enabled or you need to change some settings on your monitor.
@@pUbErtYy_49 I did fix it. It wasn't a monitor issue. It was a mod causing the game to lag. I found out after getting a dedicated server working and the same mod was causing different issues via the server. Once I removed it the lagging went away.
@NeddyTheNoodle Hi, We started playing on a nitrado server and reached the point where we wanted to move to a dedicated server. We launched the server and managed to log in without any issues. However, when we try to transfer the game save from nitrado to the server, the server goes into a restart loop and keeps crashing. The crash log shows the following information: Primal Game Data Took 0.33 seconds ERROR!!! FAtlasSaveManager::LoadOperationSql: SQL database is corrupt and the save game is compromised! Exiting... If I only upload the player saves and start a "fresh" map, the server starts without any problems. The issue only arises when I try to start the transferred map from nitrado. Do you have any ideas on what might be causing this, or how to safe transfer our progress please?
Question for anyone here that already set up their server. If you are playing only locally with two separate devices on the same local network. Do you still have to do port forwarding?
I have port forwarded and can only join the server I have running on a laptop on my main PC. I cannot join through GeForce Now on the same Wifi and my friend on Xbox cannot join. I’m very confused
Hi! The video is incredible, and I have set up my server, opened the ports on my router, and everything, but I can't find my server when I enter the game, and I don't know why. I've been trying for 2 days. Can someone help me?
Does this work for those who play on Xbox/PS/Windows version? I see a lot of questions in the comments asking this question. I'm sure nobody would want to do this to find out it doesn't work if they're doing it for Xbox/PS/Windows version. Please shed some light on us. Edit: I can confirm that this does work for XBOX/PS/Windows
It worked for a while but then about 10hrs in the game crashed and no one is able to join back in anymore. It says theres a connection timeout. Any solutions to it?
They make those parameters unable to use, so nitrado can charge you money for them. Nitrado was given the exclusive rights for servers for ASA, by Wildcard. :(((
Would anyone be able to help me I have done everystep but when I got to launch the server it says couldn’t load mods library from disk so I get on the game just to make sure if it could be working and no session found even tho on the server it has a green status but also saying tricking loop while also tracking the time of it being on. Does anyone know what I should do?
When i try to transfer character to one of my cluster's map i get Host timed out , when i reconnect my character is there but i would like to be able to transfer without being disconnected everytime . Does someone know where its coming from ?
Had my server up and running fine now for the past month but the PC crashed today and now the server wont load, the server goes through the booting up process but then the window just closes. in event view it shows the following error: Metadata staging failed, result=0x80072EFE for container '{A480DBE9-B64A-11EC-B592-00D8619DD359}' any ideas?
Everyone I see showing how to do this is always putting it on the same computer that they run the game on to play I want to know if it's possible to put it on a different computer that you don't play on without having to buy a whole another copy of the game
What I did is for the 2nd PC running the server, I toggled my Steam account to OFFLINE mode, and run the dedicated server, while on my gaming PC I am online on Steam and launch the game. It works splendidly
@@NeddyTheNoodle Awesome. My plan is build a pc out of my old xbox one. and use it as a server. im tracking down all the parts and trying to figure out how to use the xbox power brick because my house has power issues and fries psu's if you dont run a ups. but ive never had psu issue with the xbone
Wanna play on my ASA server? Come pop in my Discord :) discord.gg/STjrHeY9jm
Can you mod it
Just replaced my gaming PC, my old rig easily function as a server. I really hate relying on Nitrado's terrible business practices to host my wife's Patron server for her Ark YT channel.
I don't know if I want to rely on hosting it myself for our community, but I am glad to have the option. I will making this video rewatch later if I end up doing it. Thanks!
If you just click "X" to close the server you will loose all progress since the last world save. The proper way to close the server is typing "quit" on the window prompt. It will save the world and close the server.
Sorry I'm very dumb but where is the console to type this? I get no text box
i also cant see where to type quit or anything else.. any help on this one please?
Nvm i found it, you click on the arrows in the top right corner and it pops out a command line at the bottom where you can type, and press RunCommand.
haha omg! stupid me couldnt find that either@@mindtrip_GT
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I should also mention this should work (assuming you have portforwarded) for XBOX! I believe crossplay between Steam & Xbox is enabled by default.
What about PS5?
It works for ps5
If it works for PS5 that's perfect
Do you have to port forward if you're playing on the same Internet? Or can you join locally on Xbox?
How do I port forward
Got it running on PC no problem, then connected from PS5. Great video.
Did you have an issue with the line wp.runtime.HLOD = "1" ?
did you have to bbuy asa on your pc
@@kingkiga8940, no the server is free.
@@kingkiga8940 why wouldnt you?
@@tanveenbal657 Because you dont need to
A bunch of those settings in the server config of the wiki that had a question mark have been updated. I've been testing and updating them the last 2 days, updated at least 5 of those by now.
Fun fact, you can make a pre-existing compatible game.ini by making a single player game and tinkering with the settings (harvest rate, speed levelling, dino stats, etc) and then start that solo game. do something, save, back out, and then pull the game.ini from the ark main folder and throw it into the server folder.
it's a lot easier than trying to go through the wiki, and ensures that it's compatible since, well, it's a ASA file.
So then would you paste the .ini file from the single player world into the Steam CMD part of the video where he’s typing the information of the world?
@MeatyG yeah so where he shows the location of it, just drag the pre existing one and throw it in the server part.
@@rackcauser ok bet thank you so much. Do you have any other recommendations that I could do to streamline the dedicated server process? Like I’ve noticed that some people are saying that they cannot update their servers?
how do u do this if u don't own ark ascended on pc
I'm playing ps5. and how do you mod the server if you know?
@@MeatyG there's an update took for it. I'll have to look for it when I get a chance, but it makes it nice and easy since the devs love to drop updates left right and center
Experts say that after this videoclip end Neddys PC EXPLODED 😅😅😅
FACTS
Your live streams look so good, could you please do a vid or even a short where you run through your settings/console commands? I want my game to look like your game.
Yes I would like to see this too!
Although I dont understand the configuration, you helped me so much. Good work.
I think the server might not be as power-hungry as initially thought (at least, not for small groups), as I just tested it on my 4-year-old laptop (i7-9750H with 16GB RAM) and I was able to play on the same machine while hosting, AND I had a "second player" join via Xbox (it was me, lol).
It was only a 5-minute test, but I did use the fly command to zoom around a bit and there were no issues at all (besides being killed by compies while I was switching between PC and Xbox to find the other character, lol).
Further testing may be required to see how it handles with extra tames, bases, etc.
I'm hoping for the same as well. I have my old machine set up as a server for ASE (i5-3470, 16gb ram, a really cheap setup), and it can run 4 worlds simultaneously, approx. 4gb per realms, with a few people it's no problem. CPU is idling below 10% most of the time. I'm fairly certain it can run a single instance of ASA too, will try it later.
been waiting for this guide, thank you for sharing!
Thanks this is the most help server guide for the game yet. Props 😊
The way I've been doing the .ini stuff is set up a single play world and use the sliders, then copy it from the .ini file to the servers .ini file, you just have to make sure its under the right header then
how to do this without ark on pc i want to run for ps5s
Hi all, this is great and I got this working! There's a new update since I downloaded and started playing my server. How do I update to the new build?
Been waiting for this video!!!❤❤❤
Can't wait for Obelisk to release. Will make all of this a lot easier hopefully.
yessir
what is obelisk?
If you don’t mind me asking, what is obelisk? Is it like ASE where you could host a dedicated server from the game?
The reason I ask is I’m still screwed for hosting a dedicated server for my Xbox even though I have a strong enough PC because I can’t port forward with starlink but with ASE I could by hosting in game.
dont leave us hanging, what is obelisk????
An upcoming server manager. not out yet
In the ASA Terminal, you type in exit and it will close the server and save the game at the same time. I closed the ASA terminal by clicking the x button on the top right and it never saved the game progression. Just an FYI.
oops they changed it i guess
Is that the in game terminal or server terminal?
@@oxleyryan1 server terminal
thank you for the video, i have been toying around with making an ASA server and so far yours is the one that has come the clossest to what i have been looking for. however, there is one little feature/function that i noticed that is not included when starting the server where other steam cmd servers have it and i was wondering if you may be able to enlighten a little. where other servers have the capability of when starting they check for updates before they actually start. my only thing is that i am not familiar enough with the script to know how to get it to do this and then start the server. any hints, tips, or tricks would be much appreciated.
You saved my and my gfs mental... ty for that easy and not rushed guide..
Neddy this video is super helpful! The only thing I'm wondering is how major are the differences if you have a dedicated machine for running the server? Will I still have to be linked through my own steam account for example?
I suspect you probably know this by now, but I'll reply in case it helps others: No, you do not need to use ANY credentials to run the dedicated server.
So the new update you can’t see anybody’s server if it’s made by players, you gotta click show player server and it doesn’t stay click every time turn the game off and on you gotta re-click it to find the server
I was losing my mind, thank you ton. I was searching high and wide to see what changed and I found it. To extend it further, also turn off the PC-Only option. I didn't need to do that before but after the latest update 17/12/23 I do. Thank you thank you thank you.
Thanks, I might be able to make a server for my family, friends, and I!
Great video thank you very much. It may be worth adding a comment at the bat creation stage that installing visual C is required. If you do not have visual C installed you will get a .dll error
How do i download it? can you provide a link?
Your instructions helped a lot of us self hosters. Can you also create one showing us how to cluster Island and SE using one machine?
I recommend using the same server install and running 2 different batch files. Just make sure they have different Ports, Query Ports and session names, but they MUST have the same cluster ID (make this unique to your cluster, otherwise it will try to cluster with other servers using the same ID).
This was really helpful and everything worked great until the update this morning. I don't know how to update my dedicated server.
I'm having the same issue, I followed the guide on the steam CMD section.. it is till stuck on Ver 31.37
@starsgaming9343 I figured it out. If you go back and launch the steam.cmd and then login to steam anonymously again and then do add_update 2340930 it should update to the current version. Double check the video to make sure that number is right, but that's the jist of it.
Did you ever find a solution for this?
Woohoo, thanks for making this video!
Havn't even watched it yet and i know it will work
Hi Neddy, Super helpful video as always, thanks for sharing. I know I wont be the only one thinking of this but, How does the mod function work for the server? if we want to run a particular mod say cryopods or upgrade station... Do you know how we would install the mod on the server and how would we update it? Thanks in advance and also - Thanks for everything you do :)
add -mods=(mod ID number separated by commas without parenthesis) into the startsever.bat file you created.
@@Taloth1969 Thanks, but any idea how to update the mods, or will this just always use the latest version?
how do u know the mod id number?@@Taloth1969
nvm figured it myself out, on the mod folder the first number is the id of the mod.
@@grahamvs should always use the latest as far as I know
You need to check "show player servers" in the new version, otherwise your server will not be shown in the list
thanks alot bro!
Hey man thanks for the help, was wondering what your opinion in xbox/windows10/11 not having access is/ do you think they will ever get it?
thanks bro, its going to be very helpful
How powerful of a core does an ASA server need? I'd like to know which architectures/core types run it well
does anyone know how to update the server mine has been running on 31.15 for a week and I cant figure out of to update it to current server version.
My laptop only has 2 cores with 16gigs of ram and it has been running a server just fine(for now with 2 players)
I play on PS5 and looking to host my own server when I just play with my freinds instead of doing non-dedicated (when asa comes out). I hope this works for ps thanks to crossplay (I also have a computer).
Works on Linux using Proton. I run our server on Linux. Also the Steam Deck runs ASA dedicated server very well, no issues.
Correct. I also run it on Proton, I was just talking about native support.
Haha, funny enough, I was thinking I should try this on my Steam Deck so I can link my PC and Xbox. Thanks @thedarquibus
@@grahamvs no worries. Shout if you need any info.
Question, when I make the start up Bat file and use it for starting the server, does it update too? How do I make sure that it updates? Hope this isn't a dumb question....?
Thanks a lot man!
Cool, now I can play on a multiplayer server by myself.
December 2023, worked perfectly. (with all mods)
July 2024, works perfectly. (haven't tried mods yet)
Hello, I'm about to try the configuration. Did you have any advice to install the mods 🙏
@@gayo8544 yeah, its very simple. You just add -mods insertmodIDhere with all the mods after your main command. If you get the remaining right, you cannot get this step wrong.
Is there a way to wipe the server info? Basically just deleting that world so you can start a new one?
server says its running but i cant find it anywhere on the list from the same pc :(
check the player servers box and then look
An easy way to get a working game.ini that I did for my server is to make a single player game with the settings I wanted and just copied the ini that generated into my server. After that its a matter of tweaking and fine tuning the settings to suit your needs there.
Last year i started with a nitrado server of ark ascended and have recently switched over to this. I have never done anything as remotely complex as this on pc before and i wanna say that this tutorial is great, i understand it with nu problem and i have no idea what im doing.
The only problem is. I dont know how to add mods to the game this way or how to make a cluster using this method. If there is a chance that you could make a video on that or if someone can tell me what to do for that then that will be amazing!
Easy download, great video. I did this a couple months ago but now after an update, how do i update the server?
This guy is leading A revolution against Nitrado
but I think to myself can they go one Game release without controversy
When I make the folder start servers I get "this app can't run on your pc
To find a version for ur pc check with the software publisher " plzz help someone
dont open it ... only modify it
did you figure out a solution?
I'm currently looking at coding a very simple GUI to cut out alot of this out to help people who are not so familiar with this. I may need some help in regards to testing it?
Windows server manager with the Ark ascended plug in does all this work for you for install and running it.
Hello! Thanks a lot for the guide, its great! I do have a question though regarding modded dinos.. I have added few modded dino IDs as also others items, and while everything is working correct, the modded dinos do not spawn what so ever. I tried i think everything till now (destroywilddinos command etc) but nothing seems to spawn them on a private server. I play from ps5 and from xbox SX, and in signle player those mods work just fine... and idea what could causing the dino mods to not spawn on the private server?
Hey man appreciate the video. I actually set up my own server like this on my PC so me and my friends on Xbox can play together. The PC is strictly for the server as I’m playing on the Series X, however I can’t figure out how to make myself an admin. Do you know how I can do that? Thanks in advance!
Did you have to do the port-forwarding section? as i cba with that it confuses me
Are you planning on leaving your pc running all the time?
Nevermind it was simple the port forwarding, worked great
Did you have to buy ASA on steam for it to work?
Thank you Neddy
When you have time could you please show how to update the dedicated server I have been running a server since launch on my own pc and for the longest time no matter what I did the server would not update at all, i had to uninstall steamcmd and re-download everything to get the update, if you could show the proper way to update it that would be fantastic! Thank you very much for making this video!
You just type the app_update command again, same way I installed it in the first place, in this video.
Did his reply work? im afraid to update and lose everything haha
i know it's late but get a backup of the "saved" folder on shootergame so if something goes wrong u go back to the previous save@@fusion_x_frost3836
Do you have to own it on steam to make the server work?
I did all the steps correctly but when it gets to the running part, the server doesn't enter, it gives a message saying that the time to access has expired, is it because I'm trying to access via Playstation 5?
I really wished you explained how to actaully port forward because I can't seem to get it working everything else worked I just can't get anyone outside the network to join
why when i double click on the steamcmd it only get me half of the filles you got. 2:04
Hi i have a problem. The window of the server's console is locked outside of 2nd monitor, i can see it just slightly. I can't move it and Win + UP doesn't work. How can i make it so i see the console
Hey there cracking video. I have pc that I was looking at setting something like this up however I don't wanna play on pc I have ps5 I play on. So could i set up on my pc the server and then play it on my PS5 . Also could my friends who live elsewhere play on it too. ????
I started the server on my PC and played on my PS5. I’m about to run a test to see if my friends can join
@SpoiledChocoMLF did you have to port forward to be able to use your ps5, I got svr active on pc says platform windows on the screen, im trying to play with an Xbox to a pc?.
When I press the startup batch file to run the server, it says this app can't run on your pc. To find a version for your pc check with the software publisher.
Thanks, How can i make it PVE only? It lists as PVP in the sessions list.
Hi i used this method and it worked perfectly for a couple of days now i am on a more recent version of ark and my friends arent and it doesnt let me change the server version how can i?
I was able to create the server and play for about two days but now when I load the server I am not able to find it.. Anyone know what I am doing wrong?
I think I did everything right but when I go to run the startserver.bat it doesn't do anything or run it. Then I run it as administrator and a error pops up saying-> windows cannot find 'ArkAscendedServer'. Make sure you typed the name correctly, and then try again
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So, I am confused... You have the Xbox logo in the thumbnail for the video... As far as I know Xbox and Steam are NOT crossplay? So how does this work exactly. I was trying to set my PC up using the Xbox Gamepass PC version. But the video has you download SteamCMD? Does this work for people playing the game through the Xbox gamepass version or not?
PS - I am on PC, but several people I am trying to set this up for are on the Xbox console.
Same, I play on PC but my friends play on Xbox. There seems to be no clarification on whether this works for Xbox and if it doesn't the preview is misleading. I did see that on his ark game there was a box that says PC only* for server searching that you can check which I assume indicates that it's cross-play cause if it was just the steam version why would it even have a PC only option? 😵 I guess the only real way to see if it works on Xbox is to just do it. What's the worst that can happen?
You probably figured this out by now but this is for ASA not ASE. ASA is not on gamepass and is crossplay
Question i have the game on ps5 i wanted to know. if i buy it on pc can i run the server on pc and play it on my ps5?
Why isn’t me letting me find my name? I’ve done everything correctly and still can’t seem to actually find my server
10gb for a server? Hot damn!
THANK YOU!!!!!!!!
hello, sorry I'm searching and can't find this problem I'm having..
after the last update I can't place items of mods, for example the traps of randy's animal trap. I go to place them but they disappear; I see the green image but it doesn't construct.
somebody knows about this?
thank you
Can you play with xbox players while running a PC server? Does the cross play work? I can't stand the tether they have in the non-Dedicated Server.
Anyone know how to update the server? i.e do you do it whilst the server is running, as after you close it the file/command box disappears.
I need help, I changed the altsavedirectory name and tried to change it back so i could play the saves on that name. But now the server closes immediately if i try to run it under the old directory name im trying to get back to. How do i preserve that save?
can you add a video on how to download and install mods on this server
how can i do my own settings because i want to have max lvl dinos and stuff (mods) like that i would love if you make a vid out of that!
I got a range of errors relateing to missing .dll files
I've fixed those issues by just downloading them and copying them to the folder but now I'm getting the error "Windows cannot find 'ArkAscendedServer.exe'. Make sure you've typed the name correctly, then try again."
I can see that .exe in the folder, how can I fix this?
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I wish I had an extra PC lying around so I could do this.
Playing singleplayer in Ascended has a weird stutter bug, where every second the game freezes for like half a second. It's not gamebreaking, but it is SUPER frustrating. FPS is fine. It's just the stutter.
But to play on a server I'd either have to buy a whole new computer, as mine is not good enough to host and play on a server at the same time, or waste money paying for a server for ONLY me to play on, as I don't have any friends I want to play with, and I don't like playing with strangers.
You probably already fixed this but this isn’t a game issue, it’s more of a monitor issue. Either you don’t have VSync enabled or you need to change some settings on your monitor.
@@pUbErtYy_49 I did fix it. It wasn't a monitor issue. It was a mod causing the game to lag. I found out after getting a dedicated server working and the same mod was causing different issues via the server. Once I removed it the lagging went away.
@NeddyTheNoodle Hi, We started playing on a nitrado server and reached the point where we wanted to move to a dedicated server. We launched the server and managed to log in without any issues. However, when we try to transfer the game save from nitrado to the server, the server goes into a restart loop and keeps crashing. The crash log shows the following information:
Primal Game Data Took 0.33 seconds ERROR!!! FAtlasSaveManager::LoadOperationSql: SQL database is corrupt and the save game is compromised! Exiting...
If I only upload the player saves and start a "fresh" map, the server starts without any problems. The issue only arises when I try to start the transferred map from nitrado.
Do you have any ideas on what might be causing this, or how to safe transfer our progress please?
How do you run mods
Why isn’t me letting me find my name? I’ve done everything correctly and still can’t seem to actually find my seveer
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Question for anyone here that already set up their server. If you are playing only locally with two separate devices on the same local network. Do you still have to do port forwarding?
I have port forwarded and can only join the server I have running on a laptop on my main PC. I cannot join through GeForce Now on the same Wifi and my friend on Xbox cannot join. I’m very confused
Hi! The video is incredible, and I have set up my server, opened the ports on my router, and everything, but I can't find my server when I enter the game, and I don't know why. I've been trying for 2 days. Can someone help me?
Wasn’t neddy trippin about this when the game released but now all is fine? Lol
Does this work for those who play on Xbox/PS/Windows version? I see a lot of questions in the comments asking this question. I'm sure nobody would want to do this to find out it doesn't work if they're doing it for Xbox/PS/Windows version. Please shed some light on us.
Edit: I can confirm that this does work for XBOX/PS/Windows
what if i do all this and it still doesn't show my server
It worked for a while but then about 10hrs in the game crashed and no one is able to join back in anymore. It says theres a connection timeout. Any solutions to it?
When I open steamCMD it opens fine and downloads. Then says fatal error: failed to download steam.dll. Any help??
how about scorched the earth map, should we only change the name of the map?
They make those parameters unable to use, so nitrado can charge you money for them. Nitrado was given the exclusive rights for servers for ASA, by Wildcard. :(((
Would anyone be able to help me
I have done everystep but when I got to launch the server it says couldn’t load mods library from disk so I get on the game just to make sure if it could be working and no session found even tho on the server it has a green status but also saying tricking loop while also tracking the time of it being on. Does anyone know what I should do?
Can you add mods?
When i try to transfer character to one of my cluster's map i get Host timed out , when i reconnect my character is there but i would like to be able to transfer without being disconnected everytime . Does someone know where its coming from ?
Since crossplay is a possibility as of now, does this server work across platforms?
Did you ever find out?
Any idea why I get a black screen when i connecto to my server? Im hosting the server in my other pc
Had my server up and running fine now for the past month but the PC crashed today and now the server wont load, the server goes through the booting up process but then the window just closes. in event view it shows the following error: Metadata staging failed, result=0x80072EFE for container '{A480DBE9-B64A-11EC-B592-00D8619DD359}' any ideas?
Everyone I see showing how to do this is always putting it on the same computer that they run the game on to play I want to know if it's possible to put it on a different computer that you don't play on without having to buy a whole another copy of the game
yes, its the exactsame process, you just dont play the game on the pc
What I did is for the 2nd PC running the server, I toggled my Steam account to OFFLINE mode, and run the dedicated server, while on my gaming PC I am online on Steam and launch the game. It works splendidly
@@NeddyTheNoodle Awesome. My plan is build a pc out of my old xbox one. and use it as a server. im tracking down all the parts and trying to figure out how to use the xbox power brick because my house has power issues and fries psu's if you dont run a ups. but ive never had psu issue with the xbone