Hi,
Why are the ARK events not working? I've selected it in the advanced tab for Easter and even restarted the server and nothing.
Thank you
Hi,
Why are the ARK events not working? I've selected it in the advanced tab for Easter and even restarted the server and nothing.
Thank you
ARK events were removed from the core game, when the last official event occurred from WildCard earlier. So while that's still a valid option per the server code, ti does nothing outside of allowing for some custom colors, but that requires access to additional dynamic config libraries that the host here has yet to implement.
Unfortuantely, it's possible that may never happen due to the recent announcements and changes from Wildcard. Specifically the WildCard announcement that ARK Ascended will be a separate purchase, will not be backwards compatible, and it looks like ARK:SE will be removed from Steam and will be replaced by ARK:SA come August this year.
It's also highly likely since the're removing the officail server cluster, that Unofficial server support will be removed as well, and as this host only supports software that is actively supported by the software developer, it's possible that ARK will no longer be offered with this host/provider.
Welp guess I'll have to create it on a linix server. Pretty dum there removing it from steam after they just said they were going to upload data save files for players to create unofficial servers. So does that mean I can't even host an unofficial server on my own linux box?
The odds that WildCard will release a paid for game, with paid for mods, and still allow a cheaper version of the game with free mods and free servers to stay in production and be purchasable... is pretty low.
From LinuxGSM - https://linuxgsm.com/ :
I do not expect unofficial server support to be removed. Ark 1 itself will still receive fixes for (major) bugs. As long as that‘s the case, servers will remain supported as well. Mod support has nothing to do with that, that‘s up to steam / the modders. Afaik even the sponsored mods program is still running
Also ark:se will definitely not be removed from steam (pretty sure that would be illegal).
The only thing wildcard announced regarding shut down of service is, that they will be shutting down official servers (as they obviously don‘t want to pay for the resources to keep that infrastructure alive for 2 games at a time), but that‘s it.
I do not expect unofficial server support to be removed. Ark 1 itself will still receive fixes for (major) bugs. As long as that‘s the case, servers will remain supported as well. Mod support has nothing to do with that, that‘s up to steam / the modders. Afaik even the sponsored mods program is still running.
Actually not illegal to pull a game from a game store, but it's a nice thought. Modders pull their mods all the time and game publishers pull their content as well. Look at Ducktails Remastered, Prey, Fable 3 and Rocket League for some of the more famous examples. People who own/owned those games couldn't download it if they uninstalled it, or had a hard drive failure.
WildCard can absolutely pull a game from Steam if they no longer intend to support it.