Professional Ark Server Hosting

- Added mysql database to backups and clone
- Added mysql database to restore
- Added ARK Api plugins and settings to backups and clone
- Added ARK Api plugins and settings to restore
- Fixed mysql wipe showing mysql errors

- Added VDAY event on Config.bat

- Added new map Genesis on Config.bat

WHAT TO CHECK FOR SERVERS NOT WORKING

- Time to start? Give it some minutes to start, everyone doing the same at the same time.
- Mods might need to remove them from GUS.ini to generate the map files first, add them after if the server starts
- Failed steam update, run update again, it starts to update good, it says completed, delete steamapps\ and run again to validate

Check below how to run the map on your server, remember this is a PAID map, you need to buy the ARK Genesis Season Pass on Steam to be able to play on it.

1. Stop server
2. Press Steam Update button
3. Edit Config.bat file inside Configuration Files button and change MAP to Genesis
4. Wipe your world in the Wipe Server button (Backup first if you need to save the old world) 5. Start server

IF YOUR SERVER DOESN'T START CHECK FOR THIS FIRST BEFORE OPENING A SUPPORT TICKET

- TIME TO START
First time generating all the map files it takes a bit more time, be patient, and give it time to fully start if it doesn't start to check the next point.

- MODS
If you have mods loaded on GameUserSettings.ini remove for now and start the server again to generate the new map files, if the server starts, you can add them after check the next point.

- CORRUPTED UPDATE
Steam servers are overloaded at the moment and the update can be slow or fail, wait a couple of minutes and retry the Steam Update process.

If after troubleshooting your server with the steps mentioned above it still doesn't start, please open a support ticket inside your client area.

- Added backup update on

Updates button Use this button to update if the steam one fails.

Date of update expected: 13 MAR 2020 - 22:00h

- Added New Manual Steam Update button with location repo system
- Added New Rollback Button for all maps
- Added After Steam Update Fix Action (magic fix)
- Added Plant Workshop Mod Actions
- Adjusted before move actions - Clean up a few old buttons, etc

MANUAL STEAM UPDATE

If you getting the Steam Update Error! warning use or tell them to manually update from Updates button, this will download and extract a pre-cached ark update from the backup machine, it should also now download per datacenter. Remember this is a pre-cached update, meaning if ARK updates, we also need to manually update this pre-cached update, if you notice an ARK update, go on the backup machine and run the ARK MANUAL UPDATE.bat file, it will download, zip and place the pre-cached update in the correct place for you, just run the bat file and leave it, everything automatic. Remember it will take some time to sync to different datacenters, AU and US should take while to sync, you can watch the sync progress on sync app near clock.

NEW ROLLBACK BUTTON

This one should rollback to any map that's listed on Map Selector under Config.bat, select the map server running, then select the snapshot date to rollback and done. There's a limitation, for now, will only work on SavedArks\ and SavedC1 to SavedC5, should be ok since its rarely more than 5 servers and especially now with the new system that only uses SavedArks folder will be less common the SavedC folders

AFTER STEAM UPDATE FIX

This should be a "magic" button, if you get one of those cases that server doesn't start after the steam update, give a try on this button, select the map server running, select a snapshot to rollback and execute it, it will for sure save some servers not starting after steam update (THIS IS FOR ADMINS ONLY FOR NOW). Report me back the success rate of this magic button.

BEFORE MOVE ACTIONS

All ARK files and ARK Mods are now deleted before the move for faster moves, remember to run Steam Update and Reinstall all Mods after the move.

PLANT WORKSHOP MODS

This one it's useful if for some reason you lost their mod list on Steam Workshop (Installed) button or if they come from a different host and you want to place their mods on Steam Workshop system so they can update them automatically with task etc. Place the Modid, place the mod name, place the mod image (click on a thumbnail on the workshop and copy image link) It should take some times to plant all mods if they have a big list, but at last, you can plant them now for them and give them a fully functional server back with all mods in the Workshop Mods button. (THIS IS FOR ADMINS ONLY FOR NOW)

- Enabled After Steam Update Fix on ACTIONS tab

After any ARK update if customers say server is not working, send them them predefined (you can also find it on predefined button search for (ARK fix after update)

This will solve 90% of those servers not starting after the update, if they come back saying didn't work, run it yourself to be 100% sure and pay attention if steam says App Update Error, if yes, apply the manual update on updates on top of it.

- Updated ARK API to latest 3.4

Reinstall from mod manager to get latest version

- Possible fix for mods download fail after 5 retries

1. Stop server
2. Go to Service Settings and just press Save to update service to latest changes
3. Delete steamapps\ 4. Press Repair on Actions tab 5. Restart TCAdmin This should fix the 5 retries mods download issue.

- Updated GameUserSettings.ini to latest settings
- Updated Game.ini to latest settings Resave on EASY EDITOR to get latest changes

- Added new workshop scripts
- Increased decompress mods to 3 at same time
- Added world save + update message before workshop update

- Added new Crystal Isles map on Config.bat
- Added new Birthday event on Config.bat
- Added pre-cached update on Updates button

ARK EVENT

Only works from June 11th to June 24th

ARK UPDATE ON UPDATES

If Steam Update not working ask them to run the update on the updates button.

HOW TO CHANGE TO NEW MAP

1. Stop server.
2. Run the Steam Update button.
3. Go to Configuration Files button, edit Config.bat, change the map to Crystal Isles (NEW) and SAVE.
4. Go to Control Panel and press the Wipe Server button (run a Server Backup button first if you want to save your old map for a later date) 5. Start server.

a) If your server doesn't start in 5 to 10 minutes, remove all mods from GameUserSettings.ini under the ActiveMods line (save them for later use) and start the server and join it one first time to fully generate all map files, then stop the server and add the mods back.

b) If your server starts without mods but doesn't start with mods, there's a chance some mods are not working for this new map yet, please review the mods individually and remove them if needed until they get updated/fixed for this new map.

IF YOUR SERVER DOESNT START AFTER STEAM UPDATE

If your server not starting after the update it can be:

- ARK didn't update correctly.
- World corrupted on the update.
- You added or removed any mod.

To fix this problem perform the following steps:

1) If you added or removed any mod, please put them back as they were before the update first.
2) Stop the server.
3) Go to Actions tab on top of your control panel and press After Steam Update Fix.
4) Select a world snapshot from early today and press execute.