Set up automatic restart messages on your ARK Survival Evolved server with a scheduled task: players get a warning 15 minutes before each restart, and your world is saved every time the message runs.
A restart warning gives players on your ARK Survival Evolved game server time to get somewhere safe before it goes down. You need a restart task first: see automatic server restarts for ARK.
How to set up automatic restart messages on ARK
- Go to the Scheduled Tasks tab in your Control Panel (called Schedule Tasks in older guides).
- Create a new Schedule Task and select the Restart Message option.
- Give it a Name of your choice, 15 Minutes Restart Warning for example.
- Select the date / hour you want the restart message to show. For a 15 minute warning, for example, select 15 minutes before your restart schedule task.
- Select Recur Every 1 Days.
- Select the Repeat task option.
- Select Repeat Every 12 hours, if your restart schedule task is set to every 12 hours. If not, adjust it to be synced with your restart task time.
- Select For 24 Hours.
- Select the Script Parameters tab on top and change the restart message if you want.
- Save the task.
In this example a restart message will show 15 minutes before the restart schedule task, every 12 hours. If you want the message at any other time, or your restart task is set to another hour, just adapt the times.
Every time the restart message task is executed, it will automatically save your world.
ARK restart message questions
How do I set up automatic restart messages on ARK?
In the control panel, open Scheduled Tasks and create a Restart Message task. Set it 15 minutes before your restart task, set Recur Every to 1 Days, tick Repeat task, match Repeat Every to your restart interval (12 hours in the example), set For to 24 Hours, edit the text in Script Parameters and save.
Does the restart message save the world?
Yes. Every time the restart message task runs, it saves your world automatically.
Can I have one task do the restart and the messages?
Yes, with a graceful restart task: see how to set up automatic graceful restart and messages on your ARK Survival Evolved server in our knowledgebase.
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