Ark Configs + Cores

[OnstageThrower]

Hello TuRz4m

I tried to change the Configuration file so that the game is a bit less time intensive. That is how I got the Problem, that the Game.ini as well as the GameUsersSettings.ini configs always set to default if i restart the Container or restart the arkmanager. Is that normal? I testet it when I tried out the Server but the Configs are not used.

Inputed Config:

Game.ini:

LayEggIntervalMultiplier=2 GlobalSpoilingTimeMultiplier=2 EggHatchSpeedMultiplier=4 MatingIntervalMultiplier=2 CropGrowthSpeedMultiplier=2 CropDecaySpeedMultiplier=0.5

GameUser...ini:

[ServerSettings] allowThirdPersonPlayer=0 AllowCaveBuildingPvE=0 alwaysNotifyPlayerJoined=1 alwaysNotifyPlayerLeft=1 bAllowFlyerCarryPvE=1 bDisableStructureDecayPvE=1 DayCycleSpeedScale=1.00000 DayTimeSpeedScale=1.00000 NightTimeSpeedScale=1.00000 DinoCharacterFoodDrainMultiplier=0.50000 DinoCharacterHealthRecoveryMultiplier=1.00000 DinoCharacterStaminaDrainMultiplier=1.00000 DinoCountMultiplier=2.00000 DinoDamageMultiplier=1.00000 DinoResistanceMultiplier=1.00000 globalVoiceChat=1 HarvestAmountMultiplier=4.00000 HarvestHealthMultiplier=1.00000 MaxStructuresInRange=6700 noTributeDownloads=1 PreventDownloadSurvivors=1 PreventDownloadItems=1 PreventDownloadDinos=1 PlayerCharacterFoodDrainMultiplier=0.20000 PlayerCharacterHealthRecoveryMultiplier=1.00000 PlayerCharacterStaminaDrainMultiplier=1.00000 PlayerCharacterWaterDrainMultiplier=0.20000 PlayerDamageMultiplier=1.00000 PlayerResistanceMultiplier=1.00000 proximityChat=0 ResourceNoReplenishRadiusPlayers=1.00000 ResourceNoReplenishRadiusStructures=1.00000 ResourcesRespawnPeriodMultiplier=1.00000 ServerAdminPassword=xxxxxx ServerCrosshair=1 serverForceNoHud=0 serverHardcore=0 ServerPassword=xxxxxxx serverPVE=0 ShowMapPlayerLocation=1 StructureDamageMultiplier=1.00000 StructureResistanceMultiplier=1.00000 TamedDinoDamageMultiplier=1.00000 TamedDinoResistanceMultiplier=1.00000 TamingSpeedMultiplier=8.00000 XPMultiplier=2.00000 EnablePVPGamma=1 EnablePVEGamma=1 SpectatorPassword= DifficultyOffset=0.50000 PvEStructureDecayPeriodMultiplier=1.00000 PvEStructureDecayDestructionPeriod=1.00000 Banlist=./banlist.conf PvPStructureDecay=0 DisableDinoDecayPvE=0 PvEDinoDecayPeriodMultiplier=1.00000 AdminLogging=1 MaxTamedDinos=8000 MaxNumbersofPlayersInTribe=2 BattleNumOfTribestoStartGame=2 TimeToCollapseROD=100 BattleAutoStartGameInterval=100 BattleSuddenDeathInterval=300 KickIdlePlayersPeriod=1800 PerPlatformMaxStructuresMultiplier=1.00000 StructureDamageRepairCooldown=0 bForceAllStructureLocking=1 AutoDestroyOldStructuresMultiplier=0.00000 bUseVSync=0 MaxPlatformSaddleStructureLimit=100 bPassiveDefensesDamageRiderlessDinos=1 [/script/engine.gamesession] MaxPlayers=20 [SessionSettings] SessionName=xxxxxxxxx [MessageOfTheDay] Duration=5 Message=

After the Server rebooted:

[ServerSettings] ServerPassword=xxxxxxxx ServerAdminPassword=xxxxxxx RCONEnabled=True RCONPort=32330 PvEDinoDecayPeriodMultiplier=1.000000 KickIdlePlayersPeriod=2400.000000 PerPlatformMaxStructuresMultiplier=1.000000 AutoSavePeriodMinutes=15.000000 ListenServerTetherDistanceMultiplier=1.000000 MaxTamedDinos=5000.000000 RCONServerGameLogBuffer=600.000000

[/Script/ShooterGame.ShooterGameUserSettings] MasterAudioVolume=1.000000 MusicAudioVolume=1.000000 SFXAudioVolume=1.000000 VoiceAudioVolume=1.000000 CameraShakeScale=1.000000 bFirstPersonRiding=False bThirdPersonPlayer=False bShowStatusNotificationMessages=True TrueSkyQuality=0.000000 FOVMultiplier=1.000000 GroundClutterDensity=0.000000 bFilmGrain=False bMotionBlur=False bUseDFAO=False bUseSSAO=False bShowChatBox=True bCameraViewBob=True bInvertLookY=False bFloatingNames=True bChatBubbles=True bHideServerInfo=False bJoinNotifications=False bCraftablesShowAllItems=True bLocalInventoryShowAllItems=False bRemoteInventoryShowAllItems=False LookLeftRightSensitivity=1.000000 LookUpDownSensitivity=1.000000 GraphicsQuality=1 ActiveLingeringWorldTiles=6 ClientNetQuality=3 LastServerSearchType=0 LastServerSearchHideFull=False LastServerSearchProtected=False HideItemTextOverlay=False bDistanceFieldShadowing=False LODScalar=0.780000 bToggleToTalk=False HighQualityMaterials=True HighQualitySurfaces=True bTemperatureF=False bDisableTorporEffect=False bChatShowSteamName=False bChatShowTribeName=True EmoteKeyBind1=0 EmoteKeyBind2=0 bNoBloodEffects=False bLowQualityVFX=False bSpectatorManualFloatingNames=False bSuppressAdminIcon=False bUseSimpleDistanceMovement=False bUseVSync=False MacroCtrl0= MacroCtrl1= MacroCtrl2= MacroCtrl3= MacroCtrl4= MacroCtrl5= MacroCtrl6= MacroCtrl7= MacroCtrl8= MacroCtrl9= ResolutionSizeX=1280 ResolutionSizeY=720 LastUserConfirmedResolutionSizeX=1280 LastUserConfirmedResolutionSizeY=720 WindowPosX=-1 WindowPosY=-1 bUseDesktopResolutionForFullscreen=False FullscreenMode=2 LastConfirmedFullscreenMode=2 Version=5

[ScalabilityGroups] sg.ResolutionQuality=100 sg.ViewDistanceQuality=3 sg.AntiAliasingQuality=3 sg.ShadowQuality=3 sg.PostProcessQuality=3 sg.TextureQuality=3 sg.EffectsQuality=3 sg.TrueSkyQuality=3 sg.GroundClutterQuality=3 sg.IBLQuality=1 sg.HeightFieldShadowQuality=3

[SessionSettings] SessionName=xxxxxxxxx

[/Script/Engine.GameSession] MaxPlayers=70

Do you know what might be the issue? Have I done something wrong?

Plus everytime we reboot the System, the System creates a Core file, which is around 800 MB large. This starts up filling up our Server. Do you know what we could do, to stop that or to automate the deleating of the Core files, that our Server doen't grow too rapidly?

Thank you very much for you help

OnstageThrower

[TuRz4m]

Hello, A few question : How do you run your container (which command) ? Which files do you modify (the path) ? /ShooterGame/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/Game.ini ? the symbolic link ?

Maybe Ark detects that the ini files are corrupted and recreates them... Try to change a small value like MaxTamedDinos to 5001.000000 to see if it's overwritten again.

[OnstageThrower]

Hello TuRz4m

We used the comand to create the container: docker run -it -p xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:7778:7778 -p xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:7778:7778/udp -p xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:27015:27015 -p xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:27015:27015/udp -p xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:32330:32330 -e SESSIONNAME="xxxxxxxx" -e ADMINPASSWORD="xxxxxxxx" -e BACKUPONSTART=0 -e TZ="Europe/Zurich" -v /mnt/docker-data/ark:/ark -m 12G --memory-reservation 6G --name ark-private turzam/ark

Container Start docker start ark-private

Stop docker stop ark-private

Restart docker restart ark-private

Ark server Start docker exec ark-private arkmanager start

Stop docker exec ark-private arkmanager stop

Restart docker exec ark-private arkmanager restart

and to Edit the Config files i used the symbolic link the Paths are: Path Game.ini: server/ShooterGame/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/Game.ini Path GameUserSettings.ini: server/ShooterGame/Saved/Config/LinuxServer/GameUserSettings.ini

It overwrites everything exept the password and the session name

Thx a lot

OnstageThrower

[TuRz4m]

Sorry, i was pretty busy working yesterday. But I tried with your examples and if I don't start my Game.ini file with [script/shootergame.shootergamemode], the ark server erases all the configuration files when it starts. Can you try putting this in your Game.ini :

[script/shootergame.shootergamemode] LayEggIntervalMultiplier=2 GlobalSpoilingTimeMultiplier=2 EggHatchSpeedMultiplier=4 MatingIntervalMultiplier=2 CropGrowthSpeedMultiplier=2 CropDecaySpeedMultiplier=0.5

without touching the GameUserSettings.ini ?

[OnstageThrower]

Hi TuRz4m

I just tried that and it works. It has something to do with the top part [script/shootergame.shootergamemode] that is what i found out. It only works if it is written as well.

Do you know by any chance if I wrote something wrong in my configs in the GameUserSettings? Now the Game.ini works but I am not sure if the GameUserSettings work cause I haven't had the chance to test in in game.

Or is it possible to change everything in the Game.ini configs?

Thx a lot

OnstageThrower

[TuRz4m]

I just tried your GameUserSettings and it doesn't work. But you can generate a correct one here : http://ini.arkforum.de/

[OnstageThrower]

ok I'll try thx for all the help so far

[OnstageThrower]

Hello TuRz4m

I finaly had time to test it properly and i found out, that now the configs dont deleate, but aren't working. If i change the harvest amount to 4 i don't pick up 4 stones only one. Do you know what to do? and may i have your configs to test it?

Thanks a lot

OnstageThrower

[TuRz4m]

[ServerSettings] HarvestAmountMultiplier=4

Do you have something like that in your GameUserSettings.ini ?

[OnstageThrower]

Hi TuRz4m

I was finaly able to fix it. The Gererated File doesn't work with the Configs of ARK so i took the changes i wanted to do out of the File and inserted it into the [ServerSettings] and it suddenly worked. I am still ajusting it bit by bit, but it finaly works. Sorry for ansering you so late, but i tested it recently and forgot to write you back.

Just one more question. Do you know what I can do to stop it from Generating core.xxxxx files? Or do you know how to deleate them with a script without doing it manuly?

Thanks a lot

OnstageThrower

[TuRz4m]

I think the core.xxxx are created when your game crash. You can try ulimit -c 0 to turn them off.

[OnstageThrower]

Hi TuRz4m

I just found out, that the server generates corefiles if i restart the arkmanager as well. Even thought the docker container force reboot isn't activated, it can't be, that it crashes every secound day once. I got core files from every second day

Thx a lot

OnstageThrower

[OnstageThrower]

Hi TuRz4m

I realized, that it always kills the server after 30 seconds if the server hasn,t stopped jet. Do you know what to do, to make it stop killing the server when stopping?

docker exec ark-private arkmanager restart Stopping server... Killing server... The server has been stopped The server is starting... The server is now up

Thanks a lot dude

OnstageThrower