HappyDiggers Ark: Survival Evolved Servers

[Khajera]

So I found out yesterday after the update the effect of some of the changes. That was why was asking for you Jiro in game. I guess with the update to S+ it affected some of the pre-update items. I figured out the change, like the farmer now runs on Calien soup not Iced Water any more and you had to make the change to change to fuel. What I also figured out, we had to replace the S+ Item Collector and the Farmer and everything worked fine from there. I think it was just some kind of glitch with them due to the update. I really didn't notice it until I was surrounded by poo.....lots and lots of poo (shudder) The gardner didn't seem to have have any issues I saw (cross my fingers).

Just in case anyone else has come across this problem. If you can replace the time and things are back to normal.

~Khaj
"No longer stuck in mounds of poo."

[Jiro_89]

I really didn't notice it until I was surrounded by poo.....lots and lots of poo (shudder) The gardner didn't seem to have have any issues I saw (cross my fingers).

Just in case anyone else has come across this problem. If you can replace the time and things are back to normal.

~Khaj
"No longer stuck in mounds of poo."

*chuckles*

Yeah I can reimburse you for that.

Structures Plus updated for all Ark servers.

[Khajera]

When I got back in to finally do the next imprint. I have mounds of poo again and now eggs. I deactivated one and now it won't activate (that is what lead me to make the new ones) Farmer still not working even though it says he's on I've got 100 'fuel' in each.

I'm not worried about the mats or anything like that. I was surprised that at the one base I have enough to make at least 10 of everything except the Nanny....she want's too much hair from my head LOL When I remade the collectors I did one just for poo and one for eggs, paste and such. Good thing these things expire, I would hate to see the cave fill up LOL

So something is goofy with S+'s update. So looks like I need to go do some reading for a fix.

Gotta head to bed for now tho. Thought I'd give an update.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 271.0.

[Jiro_89]

Structures Plus updated on all Ark servers.

[Jiro_89]

Structures Plus updated. Ark version update to 271.15.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 271.16.

[Jiro_89]

Structures Plus updated on all Ark servers.

[Jiro_89]

Structures Plus updated on all Ark servers. Version update to 271.17.

[Jiro_89]

Protected Passives updated on all Ark servers. Updates seem to have gone on without a hitch. We'll see how Ragnarok does.

[Jiro_89]

S+ updated.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to 271.3.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 272.0.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 272.1. The HappyDiggers Ark Weekend Event has begun.

[Jiro_89]

The HappyDiggers Ark Weekend Event has concluded.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 272.2.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 272.3.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 273.0.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 273.2.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 273.6.

[Jiro_89]

Structures plus updated on all Ark servers. Ark server version updated to 273.62.

[Jiro_89]

All ARK servers have been shut down until further notice. The 273.62 update allows players to spawn at any bed on a server regardless of tribe rights. Until the issue is resolved I can't allow people to play.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 273.63. Beds fixed, servers back up.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 273.7.

[Jiro_89]

Ark server version updated to 273.8.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 274.0.

[anonxmoud]

s+ got update, need server update.

[Jiro_89]

Structures Plus updated on all Ark servers.

[july541]

hopefully it can be re-added in the future.

[Jiro_89]

hopefully it can be re-added in the future.

Hopefully what can be re-added?

[anonxmoud]

Update 275 aberration :D

[Jiro_89]

Update 275 aberration :D

Indeed :) Time for me to get to work.

[InsaneJ]

My Steam client is currently downloading a 13.1GB update for ARK. I remember when I bought a 13.7GB 7200rpm IBM Deskstar hard drive many years ago and thought it had tons of space. Out of the way kids, old person coming through!

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[Jiro_89]

My Steam client is currently downloading a 13.1GB update for ARK. I remember when I bought a 13.7GB 7200rpm IBM Deskstar hard drive many years ago and thought it had tons of space. Out of the way kids, old person coming through!



It doesn't help that Ark has never been truly optimized. They just throw gigs at us. 120 gigs and counting :)

[Rainnmannx]

lol, i remember when i got an 80 meg (yes meg) drive and thought that was the berries =P.

[anonxmoud]

s+ update

[Jiro_89]

Structures plus updated on all Ark servers. Play testing has begun on the Aberration server. Things are going well.

[Chogata]

lol, i remember when i got an 80 meg (yes meg) drive and thought that was the berries =P.

My first one was 160 megs. I feel so young in this crowd :p ;)

Back on the topic: I hope WC will not release too many updates following the Aberration launch. Or else I might expire from frustration during servers' downtime. Because that thing where the phoenix ashes should be visible? A big, fat lie...

[Jiro_89]

Aberration released to donors only on Ark. A month from now it will open for all HappyDiggers players. Three months from now item downloads will be enabled.

[InsaneJ]

My client downloaded another 400MB patch this morning. I've initiated another update cycle for the servers, they should be up to date again in a few minutes.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 275.31.

I'm changing the stack mod on Aberration to a newer version that has been steadily updated for over a year now. Our current stack mod has been unsupported for many months and I was hoping it would be taken over by a new modder or resolved (there's back story to the orginal modder), but I've waited long enough and it's time to make a change even if it's going to cause some headaches for a while. Aberration will be the first to receive the stack mod with it being so new so there shouldn't be a huge affect on the rest of the cluster yet. If it pans out, I'll change the rest of the cluster to follow suit.

This means you shouldn't transfer aberration resources from Aberration to other servers on the cluster without the same stack mod. Items are fine like armors, weapons, buildings, etc. Just not any resources ranging from kibbles to metal to gas and the rest of them.

I'm also removing the custom loot config from Aberration until I understand a bit more how the loot is being affected. It's obvious from reddit posts that there are changes and I don't want the config to interfere with the default drops until I get an idea on the mechanics of the loot specific for Aberration.

[anonxmoud]

s+ update

[Jiro_89]

Structures Plus updated on all Ark servers. Ark servers updated to version 275.33. The issue with downloading aberration dinos should be fixed.

[Jiro_89]

Ragnarok appears to be unable to go online at this moment. This is a port issue rather than a server issue. Should be resolved when InsaneJ is available. I've sent him a message :)

[Jiro_89]

Ragnarok is join-able again.

[anonxmoud]

When i try to join it say's "make sure the mods are updated".

Any idea what i can do?

[Dourne]

When i try to join it say's "make sure the mods are updated".

Any idea what i can do?

I'm not seeing Rag online. not sure what might be causing this.

[Jiro_89]

Ran another update on Ragnarok. I don't have time to see the results. I'll check back later.

[Jiro_89]

Booted up Ark, Ragnarok is joinable. There is a player already online. Seems to be good.

[anonxmoud]

It works, mods are loading.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 275.4.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 275.44.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 275.5.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 276.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 276.12.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 276.13. The HappyDiggers Ark servers will not participate in the holiday event due to WildCard's lazy and terrible event setup.

Essentially, you have to run the -beta flag in your command line which will edit the server files to include the holiday effects and items for the event. This was also used for the 2017 Halloween event which required some major editing as it was. It turned out after the Halloween event that every server owner that ran the -beta event flag had to completely reinstall their server instances and change their settings back to what they were manually. Since the winter holiday event is running the same flag to initiate rather than the typical auto server update as seen in previous years, I'm not even going to attempt to run the servers with that flag.

In the last 6 months WildCard has proven untrustworthy with even basic changes which is why I only do non major version server updates if other server admins corroborate their servers are intact and okay, and that only works if there are not immediate observable issues which still causes a risk. This -beta flag has known issues, and is not worth the risk.

[anonxmoud]

What if we get our own event ideas (like 2x faster hatching and 2x less food or something) for xmas :o

[Jiro_89]

What if we get our own event ideas (like 2x faster hatching and 2x less food or something) for xmas :o

I like that idea. Give me a day to think it over (It's rather late here at the moment) and I'll come up with something. Considering it would be last minute, it might not be implemented until after Christmas to give folks a heads up about the upcoming event.

[anonxmoud]

I like that idea. Give me a day to think it over (It's rather late here at the moment) and I'll come up with something. Considering it would be last minute, it might not be implemented until after Christmas to give folks a heads up about the upcoming event.


Cool to hear that :D:hohoho::elmo:

[Dourne]

What if we get our own event ideas (like 2x faster hatching and 2x less food or something) for xmas :o


:chest::diamond::goldingot::hohoho::snow:

[Chogata]

Who says we need to have a Christmas event? We can have a New Year's event. Or even an "in between holidays" event ;)

Personally I would love to have an event with bonus for dinos' XP.

And is it only me, or are dinos on Abberation getting their XP slower than on the other maps?

[Jiro_89]

Personally I would love to have an event with bonus for dinos' XP.

And is it only me, or are dinos on Abberation getting their XP slower than on the other maps?

The rates are the same on Aberration as the other Ark servers so if there is an issue it's aberration related on WildCard's end, but I know I for a fact haven't had that issue with dino xp. I've already got a few dinos over 100k xp, and most of the well used dinos are sitting at 10-30k xp a pop.

[Jiro_89]

Ark server custom levels updated. After the original aberration update it seemed that WildCard made some sort of stealth change to custom levels which threw ours out of whack. This was only a real problem for players already at max levels with or without ascension. I've edited the custom levels a bit and the problem seems to be resolved.

[Chogata]

The rates are the same on Aberration as the other Ark servers so if there is an issue it's aberration related on WildCard's end, but I know I for a fact haven't had that issue with dino xp. I've already got a few dinos over 100k xp, and most of the well used dinos are sitting at 10-30k xp a pop.

Well, I just had this weird feeling that the time between taming and first level up (which happens only on passive xp most of the time) was longer than usual, but if you say it’s the same, I believe you :) This map is skewing my overall perception of everything...

[Jiro_89]

Well, I just had this weird feeling that the time between taming and first level up (which happens only on passive xp most of the time) was longer than usual, but if you say it’s the same, I believe you :) This map is skewing my overall perception of everything...

Well that's the thing, according to the configs it's the same. And I haven't noticed a difference, but every dino on aberration is technically a new dino. Anky isn't the same as aberrant anky for example. They have their own files and buff effects. So it's possible what you experienced is different, but it would take extensive testing and Aberration is new still so people are still finding the changes.

[Jiro_89]

Structures plus updated on all Ark servers.

[Jiro_89]

Structures plus updated on all Ark servers.

[Jiro_89]

Our Holiday Ark event has ended.

[Jiro_89]

It has been several weeks since WildCard released Aberration and they still haven't fixed the new kibbles. The new kibbles like drake kibble, featherlight kibble, etc can't be crafted due to sloppy work by WC and they still haven't fixed them. These kibbles can be an imprint requirement while breeding which pretty much screws people's imprints over. Since this still hasn't even been addressed by WildCard I'm going to just start trading in the kibble ingredients for the kibble if people need it. Let me know via private message or in game and we can admin trade for the kibble if you have the required ingredients.

[Jiro_89]

Thanks to J, we now have a global ban system in place for HappyDiggers Ark servers. Rule breakers beware!

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 276.4.

[Chogata]

Current Version: 276.42
- Aberration: Fixed issue with Powernodes not recharging when stasised. Requires server update.

I think we need that one ;)

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 276.42.

[Chogata]

Well, the Charge Stations are still broken. Oh, how we love WC...:mad:

[Jiro_89]

Well, the Charge Stations are still broken. Oh, how we love WC...:mad:

Yeah, I didn't have high hopes.

[Jiro_89]

Structures Plus updated on all Ark servers. HappyDiggers Ark Aberration has been released to the public.

[Jiro_89]

Structures Plus updated on all Ark servers.

[Jiro_89]

Turret limits deactivated. WildCard's original documentation was incorrect. The change is live on all servers.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 276.493.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 277.0.

[Zollax]

Servers needs update to v278.0 :cool:

[InsaneJ]

I've initiated another update cycle.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 278.3.

[Jiro_89]

New server startup command added to remove fog on all Ark servers. Protected Passives reset to fix a bug that may or may not be recurrent.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 278.54.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 278.75.

All servers using the Ultra Stacks mod now.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 279.22.

[Metamorfos]

I think the servers need an update. I can't place any S+ Structures on the Ragnarok server at the moment.

[InsaneJ]

A server update seems to have resolved the issue (https://happydiggers.net/showthread.php?2691-Unable-to-place-structures&p=20130&viewfull=1#post20130).

[Jiro_89]

The easter event has been initiated on the Ark servers.

[amberjs]

I want to report a base wipe.

I Started with a group of friends on The Island 2 days ago. Today we wanted to continue, and we see that our entire base and all our stuff is gone. Destroyed by "Trump's tributes". Everything is gone, even simple signs and stuff.

[Jiro_89]

Thank you for reporting this. I will be looking into this. If the records match up I will try to get you compensated within the next 24 hours. The screen shot shows your in-game user names which helps, but sending me a list of your steam names, tribe name, and coordinates of where the base was would help a lot. Feel free to private message me that information.

[amberjs]

We've spoken with someone from their tribe. It seems it was a bit of a misunderstanding.

He saw several logs where some of our people were killed by their plant turrets. So he thought we had been trying to get into their base. We didn't though, we simply died a lot and spawned right in the middle of their base a few times. Couldn't exactly help that XD. Not really a reason to wipe our base still.. We didn't have anything really valuable yet, but it was just really crappy to find everything destroyed. But he has apologized, so we're good now.

[Jiro_89]

We've spoken with someone from their tribe. It seems it was a bit of a misunderstanding.

He saw several logs where some of our people were killed by their plant turrets. So he thought we had been trying to get into their base. We didn't though, we simply died a lot and spawned right in the middle of their base a few times. Couldn't exactly help that XD. Not really a reason to wipe our base still.. We didn't have anything really valuable yet, but it was just really crappy to find everything destroyed. But he has apologized, so we're good now.

Base wiping is 100% against the rules without prior staff approval. How big was your structure? Did you lose any dinos?

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 279.242.

[dentodili]

Base wiping is 100% against the rules without prior staff approval. How big was your structure? Did you lose any dinos?

No dinos killed, the structure lost was 3 storey high, wood only, but fairly large and partly unfinished. It was a misunderstanding on our end as i though they really were trying hard to get into our base. I will reimburse them in full by giving them metal if that would solve things. Thier new spot is not too far from their old spot so i can bring it whenever its convenient to them.

EDIT: Or i can give them the mats to craft it themselves so they lvl up a bit

[Jiro_89]

No dinos killed, the structure lost was 3 storey high, wood only, but fairly large and partly unfinished. It was a misunderstanding on our end as i though they really were trying hard to get into our base. I will reimburse them in full by giving them metal if that would solve things. Thier new spot is not too far from their old spot so i can bring it whenever its convenient to them.

EDIT: Or i can give them the mats to craft it themselves so they lvl up a bit

Make sure this is the last time I receive a report like this. I'm glad it was worked out amicably, but the no base wipe rule is a cardinal rule on the HappyDiggers servers. It's one of the defining characteristics of our long running servers.

Only HappyDiggers staff can determine if a tribe or player's structures can be wiped, and HappyDiggers Ark servers will never be wiped or reset intentionally.

[dentodili]

Make sure this is the last time I receive a report like this. I'm glad it was worked out amicably, but the no base wipe rule is a cardinal rule on the HappyDiggers servers. It's one of the defining characteristics of our long running servers.

Only HappyDiggers staff can determine if a tribe or player's structures can be wiped, and HappyDiggers Ark servers will never be wiped or reset intentionally.
Will do and thanks! I havent met any of them online yet, as soon as i do i'll make sure 5000 Metal ingots and the needed paste get to them to rebuild in metal.

[Jiro_89]

The Ark Easter Event has concluded.

[Jiro_89]

Ark server titles changed, 13 Ark Plugins added, information will be posted on first page of this thread

[Metamorfos]

The votelink in the OP for Ragnarok refers to the SE server atm.

[Jiro_89]

The votelink in the OP for Ragnarok refers to the SE server atm.

Fixed. Thanks!

[Jiro_89]

ArkShop plugin updated. Ark servers updated to version 279.252.

[Jiro_89]

Playerlist and Dinotracker plugins updated.

[Jiro_89]

Advanced Chat Plugin added to the Ark servers. Admin, Moderator, VIP, Donor, Awesome Donor, Legendary Donor, and Epic Donor all have special colored chat names, icons, and titles in game. Donor chat/icon information has been updated in the donor section on the first page.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 279.261.

[InsaneJ]

I had to run some updates so I've updated the ARK servers and then forced a restart with 10 minute warning. Servers should be back in a couple of minutes.

[Jiro_89]

I had to run some updates so I've updated the ARK servers and then forced a restart with 10 minute warning. Servers should be back in a couple of minutes.

Ark servers updated to version 279.275 :goldingot:

[Jiro_89]

Server (virtual machine) updated. Permissions plugin updated.

[InsaneJ]

I've updated the generic "HappyDiggers.net" banners with these:
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Hope you like and perhaps it'll draw a bit more attention to them :)

[LegendOfAir]

I've updated the generic "HappyDiggers.net" banners with these:
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Hope you like and perhaps it'll draw a bit more attention to them :)


Cool font!

[Jiro_89]

As some of you may have noticed, Ark server instances have been randomly shutting down. We've been maxing out our RAM for the Ark servers for several weeks now. I believe most of the RAM issues may be related to plugins, so I've temporarily removed half of the plugins to see how well the server holds up.

[Jiro_89]

Today I'm aggressively wiping inactive tribes ranging from thatch to metal tiered structures. Tribes that have been inactive for at least 5+ months with starving dinos and broken into bases are all on the chopping block. I haven't done a serious cleanse on the Ark servers for a year and a half or more. Ragnarok is the first and other servers will follow as I have time/motivation. This isn't a server wipe, just an inactive sweep. Most of the metal tiered tribes haven't have an inactive sweep since each server's creation anyway. The Island in particular needs a thorough cleaning.

[Jiro_89]

The Island has been swept for inactives as well.

[Jiro_89]

Scorched Earth swept for inactives. That's it for the sweep. Aberration is too new to be doing a sweep for right now. Remember, if you're looking to take over a certain spot that a base is already on and know that the owners of the base haven't been online for a while it doesn't hurt to ask me or other staff about the possibility of removing it. There is a process and method to determining inactivity.

[Jiro_89]

Advanced chat plugin updated to version 2.3. Webchat and discord chat experimentation.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 280.115.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 280.132.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 281.107.

[Jiro_89]

All Ark server mods re-installed to possibly fix crashing issues due to corrupted mod files. Advanced chat and Ark shop updated.

[Jiro_89]

Structures Plus mod updated.

[Jiro_89]

Structures Plus mod updated again.

I'm bringing the dino scan function back to see if it might not be as overpowered now. The S+ update allows for removal of the dino location listing, so people will be able to view the number of dinos and what levels are available on the map but not know where they are located.

[Jiro_89]

Vote rewards plugin has been patched by the developer and he added multiple server support. I'll try and get that up and running on the servers again sometime this week.

[Jiro_89]

Updated the Ark shop, extended rcon, and vote plugins, and re-added the mute plugin for moderator usage.

[Jiro_89]

Recently a player reported that the server was auto muting people for saying things like "balls". I've ripped the auto-mute config out of the mutes plugin as my original intention was to give staff the ability to mute players as needed and not censor the community as a whole. Mutes will now work as intended, being distributed by staff members.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 282.102.

[Jiro_89]

Ark server API and vote rewards plugin updated on all servers. You can collect your daily votes on any HappyDiggers server. There is a 30 second cool down between vote claims according to the latest update.

[Jiro_89]

Extinction event was added to the startup script but wasn't activated due to the restart bug. The servers have been manually restarted and are now running the extinction event flag.

[Jiro_89]

Third person enabled on all Ark servers so that game play is standardized between Aberration and the rest of the cluster.

[Jiro_89]

Plugins updated: Ark API, Advanced Chat, Ark Cross Server Chat, Ark Shop, Improved Commands, Player List, Permissions

Plugins added: Ark Advert, Ark Modified Spawn Level Distribution, Dino Colour Command, Personal Ownership, Shop Reward



All servers now have Ragnarok style dino level distribution (means higher level dinos overall
Server messages added, more will be added as I have the time
Dino colour command is planned for donors
Player kills/deaths and tamed/wild dino kill stats available with "/mystats" command used in the chat box.
Personal ownership of structures can now be removed by players, info will be posted on the first page at some point



Plugins added to select servers that may or may not be activated yet: Ark Homes, Kill Feed, safe Zone, Teleport, Weekend Rates

[Jiro_89]

Updated /help and sub /help commands

[Jiro_89]

Added a once a day update task to the server that will update and restart the Ark servers. This will help keep the servers up to date and online if there are no staff members available for longer than 24 hours to manually update or restart the servers.

[dentodili]

Updated /help and sub /help commands


This is a superb idea and i cant believe this server didnt have it til now ! Well done!

[Dourne]

This is a superb idea and i cant believe this server didnt have it til now ! Well done!

We've had it before but it was finicky.

[Jiro_89]

Once again, there were problems with the auto update update task. That feature will be postponed.

Ark shop and Ark rewards plugins have been temporarily removed due to an exploit the latest update has caused. It should be fixable on our end, but it will take some time to make the necessary changes.

[Jiro_89]

Ark shop has been reconfigured and re-added to the Ark servers.

I've added several new items you can buy in the Ark shop such as initiating a superheat weather event on scorched earth, buying instant baby imprints, novelty dinos, tek dinos, wild egg wipes, dino stat resets, instant hair growth, all hair styles, etc.

Points can still be obtained by voting daily, but donors get some extra perks in that area.

Donor rank gets 3 points per 2 hours of online play. Awesome donor rank gets 6 points per 2 hours. Legendary rank gets 12 points per 2 hours. Epic rank gets 20 points per 2 hours.

[Metamorfos]

I think the server needs to get updated with the latest patch. Servers are up but can't join.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 284.104.

[Jiro_89]

Updated server rules. In game on the servers IS NOT the place to argue or complain about rules. Take it to the forums or risk getting banned. We always welcome feedback, but when it happens in game 9 times out of 10 it turns negative very quickly.

S+ changes:
S+ ladders no longer warp players up and down.
S+ tek cubes can no longer be placed above water.

Passive changes:
Passives are forced into ghost mode now.

These changes have been made due to people abusing exploits and then trying to defend their actions poorly with 'loophole' arguments. If you're unsure if something is against the rules ASK. If something is discovered that is breaking the rules the staff member will IMMEDIATELY remove the offense and take action against the player as appropriate for the situation.

Due to the continued complaints I've been getting and the general dissatisfaction I've been observing by players being nit-picky with every little thing, I'm considering removing passive protection and possibly S+ entirely. Follow Wheaton's Law (http://www.wheatonslaw.com/). Stop trying to warp rules to your favor. Utilize staff if you have questions. Don't argue with the staff in game. Simple as that. If players can't do that, I'll have to make more drastic changes.

[InsaneJ]

Due to the continued complaints I've been getting and the general dissatisfaction I've been observing by players being nit-picky with every little thing, I'm considering removing passive protection and possibly S+ entirely. Follow Wheaton's Law (http://www.wheatonslaw.com/). Stop trying to warp rules to your favor. Utilize staff if you have questions. Don't argue with the staff in game. Simple as that. If players can't do that, I'll have to make more drastic changes.
In my opinion, those players can shove off. Loophole arguments are typically made by players who know exactly what they are doing. If someone needs to be told not to act like a jerk and does so anyway, then that person is not welcome.

[Jiro_89]

The Extinction server has been added to the HappyDiggers cluster.

Servers updated to version 286.103.

[Jiro_89]

Extinction server updated to version 286.104.

Many tribes have been randomly losing bases. As far as we can tell this is a WC problem that can't be fixed on our end. It's happening on Officials and dedicated servers alike and there doesn't seem to be any way to prevent it. Be warned.

[Mr.Fred]

So i have Donated today and i am wondering how/when can i join the Extincion server ? :D

[Jiro_89]

So i have Donated today and i am wondering how/when can i join the Extincion server ? :D

Right now. Thanks for the donation :)

[Metamorfos]

It appears that S+ did not load properly on AB. All bases are gone.

[doofy]

all bases are gone and the stuff 2

[Jiro_89]

all bases are gone and the stuff 2

The server has to be rolled back to before the update due to the S+ loss. Please note Metamorfos' post.

[doofy]

can i get some stuff if u reroll the server i have to start over for the 3 time.
it is really anoying if i lost my progress again.
ty for the help

[Jiro_89]

Aberration is back up and fixed. Previous S+ structures intact.

[Jiro_89]

can i get some stuff if u reroll the server i have to start over for the 3 time.
it is really anoying if i lost my progress again.
ty for the help

I added in a few dinos that you tamed according to your tribe log. If the server is missing S+ structures you should consider that it will be rolled back to the original update point. You should also IMMEDIATELY report that they're missing and not simply play through it. The longer it takes for me to receive a report the further back the server goes.

[Jiro_89]

Rule change: Extinction Titans cannot be used in PvP.

They're too powerful, they can be transferred between servers, and there is little to no counters for them. Using a titan in PvP would essentially wipe a base on any server with very little effort. Taming for PvE purposes such as achievements, orbital supply drops, etc is fine. If an Extinction Titan (not a titanosaur) is used in PvP then there will be no warning, it will be an automatic ban.

[Jiro_89]

The HappyDiggers Extinction server is now open to all. I hope the donors enjoyed their private server for a month ;)

There will be more for donors down the line as I find time to work on the servers.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 288.114. Servers are running the holiday event.

[Jiro_89]

ArkAPI, Advanced Chat, Ark Shop, and Permissions plugins updated.

New plugins added:
RCON Cross Server Chat - Old Cross Server Chat plugin was retired, this one works better with advanced chat.
Plugin Server Manager - Can restart a crashed server automatically (doesn't work in all cases).

Vote rewards temporarily removed as it is outdated and unsupported. A new vote rewards plugin is available, but it will take some 3rd party vote website installation before we're even able to utilize it.

Note: In the most recent Ark update, Ark devs removed the ability to have colored names via plugins. That may or may not change in the future, but special icons should still work in the mean time.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 292.100. S+ mod update. V-Day event temporarily enabled upon request by a player that missed it, but only for the Ragnarok map.

[Jiro_89]

I've made some modifications to my work in progress autoserverupdate script. It's currently running live.

The current rendition of the script will check for game server updates every 5 mins. If an update is available the standard 10 minute countdown will commence followed by a server save, shutdown, update, and restart.

This will not check for mod updates. If the auto server update detection works then I'll work on auto mod update detection.

If the servers are down, it's possible they're auto updating. If they stay down for more than 15 minutes please let us know via the usual channels on the forums. :)

[Metamorfos]

S+ got 2 bug fix patches in the last 2 days. Can't join the server cause of mod mismatch. I assume the server needs to be updated with these 2 patches.

[Jiro_89]

S+ got 2 bug fix patches in the last 2 days. Can't join the server cause of mod mismatch. I assume the server needs to be updated with these 2 patches.

Initiating an update cycle.

[Metamorfos]

A 3rd bug fix patch was released. Probably the last one. Still can't join until update.

[InsaneJ]

Remember when we all used to play modded Minecraft and all you needed was a mod pack and you'd be good to go? The server would remain stable until the server maintainer decided to update and everybody could be told in advance when to update? Yeah, those were fun times :)

I've initiated another update cycle.

[Metamorfos]

For some reason, I can't seem to snap the majority of structures. They light green up but whatever I do, they don't actually snap. Is the server running version 293.103 https://ark.gamepedia.com/293.103?

[Jiro_89]

For some reason, I can't seem to snap the majority of structures. They light green up but whatever I do, they don't actually snap. Is the server running version 293.103 https://ark.gamepedia.com/293.103?

I'll go ahead and give them another update cycle.

[VedeeM]

Are the ARK servers down?
Can't access them since a few days now.

[Dourne]

Are the ARK servers down?
Can't access them since a few days now.

https://happydiggers.net/content.php?578-HappyDiggers-ARK-goes-USA

[Jiro_89]

Updates:

Servers moved to USA. IPs updated.

Added Extinction server info.
Added Crystal Isles server info.

ArkCrossServerChat Linux Package in effect. Discord heavily integrated. 3 way chat: Ark->Discord, Discord->Ark, Ark->Ark.
Server consoles will report server status to servers in game and in discord.
Server RCONs will report to discord in private staff channel to help staff maintain the servers.

Updated many other sections.

[Jiro_89]

Ark servers updated to version 298.3

[Jiro_89]

Thanks to Chogata's efforts, the Crystal Islands server has been updated with a custom loot config. Great work Chogata!

Side note: summer event has been disabled. This will take effect on next game server restart for Ark servers.

[amberjs]

Hi, Valguero seems to have been down for about 2 days now. Is it getting back up soon?

[Jiro_89]

Hi, Valguero seems to have been down for about 2 days now. Is it getting back up soon?

https://happydiggers.net/showthread.php?2339-Report-ARK-server-down-here&p=22296#post22296

[Jiro_89]

Now that the of the Ark servers are back online and Ark is communicating well with Linux, I've re-enabled the auto update scripts that run updates every time the Ark servers do their daily backup. Theoretically we should have less overall downtime, like it was before WC started messing with things and not telling people.

[Epimetheus]

Not sure if the Multipliers work, atleast hatching speed is the same. Cant compare harvesting since i couldnt play for such a long time.

[anonxmoud]

im playing for weeks and actually nothing has changed. Breeding,hatching harvest hasnt change for sure, cant tell for XP because im almost max level.

[Jiro_89]

Are the other features of the event working like event items and such? If the multipliers for the event aren't working but everything else is, then that's WildCard's issue. The event was activated via the startup command line flag just as instructed by WC.

[anonxmoud]

Yes items etc all working, dinos too.I talked to a other server owner and he say's the rates have to be adjusted manualy.

[Jiro_89]

Yes items etc all working, dinos too.I talked to a other server owner and he say's the rates have to be adjusted manualy.

That would make this the first event in 2 years to require manual adjustment which is absurd, given that it's a server start flag spawned event. You also can't just flip the rates by whole number integers as the game does separate calculations for each rate based on the difficulty. It took a week and a half of troubleshooting just to get the difficulty 5 rate correct because of the 'hidden' calculations.

[anonxmoud]

We better just let it how it is, we better dont change anything :)

[anonxmoud]

servers got new IP's again here is the link https://www.battlemetrics.com/servers/ark?q=happydiggers&sort=score

[Syneios]

You may want to add it to topg, these guys have a lot of gaming traffic and it's big list: https://topg.org/ark-survival-evolved-servers/
Any new place that is free to join is a good place :)

[amberjs]

In a few weeks the new Ark expansion Genesis is released.

My personal mission is to defeat one boss on Valguero and then start playing Genesis when it's released.

Usually I just start over on a new server, but I really want to move my character this time. Are there plans to start a HappyDiggers server for Genesis?

[Jiro_89]

In a few weeks the new Ark expansion Genesis is released.

My personal mission is to defeat one boss on Valguero and then start playing Genesis when it's released.

Usually I just start over on a new server, but I really want to move my character this time. Are there plans to start a HappyDiggers server for Genesis?

Yes ;)

[amberjs]

Yes ;)

NIce :D

[Jiro_89]

Large Ark Update:

In game commands are formatted, edited, and appropriate for the servers now. Details on the Original Post under the commands spoiler. Check them out, there are new commands that you may not be aware you could be using such as /home.

Donor levels are re-activated. Current donors will be receiving the new perks. If you meet the criteria for one of the chibi pet perks, please contact me via private message to work out specifics. More donor perks are to come.

Ark shop items have been slightly adjusted, but will require more work to finalize.

[Jiro_89]

All current donors have been given their appropriate bonus points. View your points with the /points command while in game.

[Jiro_89]

The Ark Love Evolved event has concluded.

[Jiro_89]

The new Ark Genesis server has been added.

[Jiro_89]

Configurations have been fixed for the home plugin. Teleport cool down times have been fixed to 60 minutes instead of 3600. The plugin author said the configuration was read in seconds... Apparently not!

These changes will take effect the next time the servers restart.

[Jiro_89]

Breeding configs modified back to 2x hatch speed and 3x baby growth speed. Not sure how they reset themselves, but the changes should take effect after the next server restart.

[Nem]

Looks like all s+ scructures are gone on valguero my bases are gone lol

[Jiro_89]

The new server donor period has expired. Ark Genesis is now open for all.

[Epimetheus]

Servers updated to patch 309.4.

Patch Notes: https://ark.gamepedia.com/309.4

Released - March 26th, 2020


Fixed an issue with collision on several meshes
Fixed several mesh holes in various biomes
Improved hover skiff movement and operation on steep terrain
Fixed a damage exploit with Ferox (https://ark.gamepedia.com/Ferox)
Ferox should now keep its imprint buff when in large form
Reduced cloning cost for the Giant Turtle (https://ark.gamepedia.com/Megachelon)
Improved HLNA (https://ark.gamepedia.com/HLN-A) performance when crafting a large number of items
Teleporting East in the Bog biome will no longer transport the player South East
Insect swarms (https://ark.gamepedia.com/Insect_Swarm) now give chitin (https://ark.gamepedia.com/Chitin) instead of hide (https://ark.gamepedia.com/Hide)
Modified the no-build zone in the main volcano cave
Adjusted the trajectory of lunar comets to prevent edge cases of players and dinos dying
Fixed a rare case where the mining drill (https://ark.gamepedia.com/Mining_Drill_(Genesis:_Part_1)) could damage the tek sensor (https://ark.gamepedia.com/Tek_Sensor_(Genesis:_Part_1))
Activation/deactivation settings will now save on the tek alarm
Activation/deactivation settings will now save on the pressure plate (https://ark.gamepedia.com/Pressure_Plate_(Genesis:_Part_1))
The lava on The Island (https://ark.gamepedia.com/The_Island) in caves and the lava in the Wyvern trench (https://ark.gamepedia.com/Wyvern_Trench) on S.E. will no longer damage Magmasaur (https://ark.gamepedia.com/Magmasaur)
Improved localization on the Rockwell boss fight and end cutscene
Cryopods (https://ark.gamepedia.com/Cryopod) can be accessed in the HLNA Shop again
Enabled several performance-related visual tweaks on wild Astrocetus (https://ark.gamepedia.com/Astrocetus)
Improved the accuracy of HLNA cardinal direction when teleporting
HLNA teleportation logic now tries to avoid turrets, non-allied players, and hostile dinos
Fixed an exploit with cruise missiles (https://ark.gamepedia.com/Cruise_Missile_(Genesis:_Part_1)) that allowed them to bypass turrets
Improved several visual components of the mission UI (difficulty text, leaderboards, item lists, mission notifications)
Made adjustments in areas near the volcano to fix rare instances where eruptions would instantly kill players/dinos
Significantly reduced the frequency and slightly increased the duration of green rain in the bog biome
Reduced the number of insect swarms in Bog biome by about 25%
Added a cooldown between green rain insect swarm spawns.
Fixed an edge case that caused the player to be destroyed when mounting an Equus (https://ark.gamepedia.com/Equus) and equipping its saddle
Increased the placement radius check for ocean platforms to prevent them from being placed next to enemy foundations/platforms
Prevented Meks (https://ark.gamepedia.com/Mek) from being deployed in the VR Mission
Fixed an issue that prevented players from receiving the mission buff in specific biomes (Bog/Ocean/Arctic)
Fixed the increased damage multiplier in various biomes
Reduced the bat (https://ark.gamepedia.com/Onyc) spawns in the main volcano within the volcano biome

[Nem]

hello i did check the servers and event is not active. in the cooking pot there is the event stuff to craft but:

- no colored dinos ( checked 15min for them and the colors should be very common
- no bunny dodos
- no 2x rates active

[Epimetheus]

hello i did check the servers and event is not active. in the cooking pot there is the event stuff to craft but:

- no colored dinos ( checked 15min for them and the colors should be very common
- no bunny dodos
- no 2x rates active

Checked, thought the Colours were just not as good this time. Activated the event on every server again, wiped all wild dinos, waited till colored dinos spawn and checked if Bunny Dodos spawn.

This time the event is activated for sure!

[Jiro_89]

For some reason the rate multipliers haven't been working with events. Initially I thought it was because the Ark servers were on Linux, but now that we're on Windows again it seems like the rates still aren't working. If Epimetheus confirms that the rates haven't altered, then we can try manually adjusting the rates for the duration of the event.

[Nem]

I just did check and its all good exept the rates i did test with meat run, hatching and breeding.

[Nem]

servers down

[Jiro_89]

servers down

Servers are back up. In the future, please post in the Ark servers down thread (https://happydiggers.net/showthread.php?2339-Report-ARK-server-down-here). Thanks!

[Metamorfos]

Hey,

Are people still playing Ark on HD servers from time to time?

How is the ping from EU nowadays?

Getting the Ark itch :p

[InsaneJ]

It takes about 75ms to get from Europe to the US, then another 60 or so ms to get to the ARK server.



Hop

Time
Time
Time
Hostname
IP address


1
<1
<1
<1
gateway.as64425.com
5.182.210.1


2
-
-
-






3
1
1
1


212.119.24.97


4
1
2
1
ae-24.r24.amstnl02.nl.bb.gin.ntt.net
129.250.2.4


5
6
6
6
ae-15.r20.londen12.uk.bb.gin.ntt.net
129.250.5.1


6
76
73
74
ae-7.r20.nwrknj03.us.bb.gin.ntt.net
129.250.6.147


7
-
-
-






8
133
133
133
ae-28.r05.sttlwa01.us.bb.gin.ntt.net
129.250.2.45


9
136
136
136
ae-0.wholesail-networks.sttlwa01.us.bb.gin.ntt.net
129.250.194.238


10
135
135
136
cr2-sttlwawb-c-be14.bb.as20055.net
137.83.80.100


11
135
136
135
cr2-sttlwawb-a-be18.bb.as20055.net
137.83.80.0


12
135
136
136
cr2-smrworxa-a-be15.bb.as20055.net
107.191.236.63


13
135
135
135
cr2-smrworxa-b-be12.bb.as20055.net
107.191.236.112


14
134
136
134
cr2-bvtnorxb-b-be17.bb.as20055.net
107.191.236.117


15
137
136
135
northwest-fiber-bvtnorxb.demarc.as20055.net
204.194.220.6


16
138
136
136
ae0---0.cor01.bvtn.or.nwestnet.net
50.46.176.4


17
136
142
136
ae0---0.car01.bvtn.or.nwestnet.net
50.46.176.1


18
136
136
136


50.46.176.93


19
137
136
137
50-39-148-7.bvtn.or.ptr.ziplyfiber.com
50.39.148.7

[Epimetheus]

When i check the servers with battlemetrics every other day there doesnt seem to be any activity.

[Jiro_89]

Hey,

Are people still playing Ark on HD servers from time to time?

How is the ping from EU nowadays?

Getting the Ark itch :p

For the first several years that the Ark servers were housed in the Netherlands, I really didn't experience any gameplay issues in regards to ping. This was back when we did a lot of PvP (accurately hitting moving targets with a sniper) as well. I would expect it shouldn't be too bad, if any different, in the reverse.

As it so happens, InsaneJ and I have been talking about the current state of Ark servers behind the scenes. There's nothing to tell really at this point, but I would expect by the end of the year there could be some changes. This is in part because I've been considering how effectively I can move forward with Ark 2 when that comes out. At this point, if you're feeling the itch I say go for it. There's no plan to shut down the PvE servers, and there's still the possibility that Epimetheus may continue his work on getting PvP servers up and running as a secondary cluster.

[Metamorfos]

Thanks for the info!

[Epimetheus]

There's no plan to shut down the PvE servers, and there's still the possibility that Epimetheus may continue his work on getting PvP servers up and running as a secondary cluster.

I am still interested in doing this, but the 3 times i asked i basically got no reply at all. I can take the time and balance everything and i would most defintly play on it. But if there is no interest in pvp servers i dont see the worth in using the time for it. If atleast 3 players would play it, not every day but some hours per week i would do it.

Maybe i will make another pool soon, to see if there is genuine interest in pvp servers.

[Jiro_89]

I am still interested in doing this, but the 3 times i asked i basically got no reply at all. I can take the time and balance everything and i would most defintly play on it. But if there is no interest in pvp servers i dont see the worth in using the time for it. If atleast 3 players would play it, not every day but some hours per week i would do it.

Maybe i will make another pool soon, to see if there is genuine interest in pvp servers.

I think you might find that your general pool of players will come from outside of HD for PvP servers. Many of our Ark players that stuck around didn't actually come to HD first, but rather after starting on the PvP servers.

[Nem]

Is there a chance we could get PvP servers when genesis 2 comes out? I liked how it was no wipe server ( exept nerf the loot from drops by 2x).

We could advertise it on arkservers.net & ark-servers.net

[Jiro_89]

Is there a chance we could get PvP servers when genesis 2 comes out? I liked how it was no wipe server ( exept nerf the loot from drops by 2x).

We could advertise it on arkservers.net & ark-servers.net

I wouldn't be opposed to the idea. PvP requires a much more active staff role in the servers though, which at this point could be a problem. Right now I've been content to let the PvE servers run themselves with little intervention on my part. The hardware/software issues that plagued the server last year seems to be resolved. But one thing that will remain to be a nuisance is the IP switching.

Ark doesn't utilize DNS for IPs, it resolved the IP name and then saves it as a static entry rather than the name. This is a problem if you don't have static public IPs through your ISP which I don't as it would cost me at least $250 per month to acquire that service (which is absurd, yay capitalism!). My DNS does auto update in conjunction with InsaneJ's hostname server, so the link to the servers through HappyDiggers would always be up to date within 15-20 mins of an IP update, but it does cause some disconnect from steam/ark in game connection gameplay. This problem will cause frustration with new players joining the server, and make it very difficult to keep an advertisement for the servers live as arkservers.net and others resolve and hold the static IP which would be changing every so often.

[amberjs]

Hi,
Will there be a Genesis 2 server for Ark? The expansion came out this week and I would love to play it on a Happy Diggers server.

[Jiro_89]

Yes

[Jiro_89]

Hi,
Will there be a Genesis 2 server for Ark? The expansion came out this week and I would love to play it on a Happy Diggers server.

https://happydiggers.net/content.php?608-New-HappyDiggers-Server-Ark-Genesis-Part-2

[Dourne]

easy steps to get around mod mismatch for Gen 2? tried removing/readding the server, unsubscribing from the mods and relaunching.



********** Posting this here as I want it discussed.

I am voting to remove S+ from at least Gen 2. Reasons the last 2 days there have been joining the server due to this mod. Yesterday i crashed steam on purpose so it would verify files then it updated S+. Today I actually had remove the mod completely and reinstalled it. In total it took me an hour and 20 min from scratch (research and stuff), but going forward ~20ish min maybe. I do not believe there was an update for S+ between yesterday and today. The other reason for this is S+ isnt terribly important anymore. Ya some of the features are nice but I do not want to have to troubleshoot everyday I try to log in. Ok thanks for listening. time to fix the wife's mod mismatch now.

[amberjs]

I have a mod mismatch error today too. But yesterday everything was still fine. Won't this just sort itself out with the daily restart?
I'm not for removing s+ though. I use it a lot. That would probably mean the destruction of all my buildings.

[Jiro_89]

I would be hesitant to remove a mod that is integrated with our cluster. S+ has a lot of quality of life features built into the game that most folks likely take for granted as they've been in the servers since (almost) day 1. Transferring between servers would cause headaches as well. Having items from one mod in your inventory and transferring into a server without said mod will at best delete the items and at worst could corrupt characters.

Is this a relatively new issue that has cropped up? It seems several players are on the Gen 2 server as I type this reply.

[InsaneJ]

Since ARK and it's mods are a bit of a mess, wouldn't it be a good idea to check for ARK and mod updates periodically in addition to the daily restart?

With Valheim I did an update check every 900 seconds as I didn't want to spam Steam servers.
For mods it's a bit more involved but perhaps you could check for updates there every hour or so?

If you need/like help with this I'm down to hack a few scripts :)

[Jiro_89]

The Ark Server Manager through the windows VM performs auto mod updates and checks. It's rare that an update slips through unnoticed. The issue that was brought up by Dourne seems to be player side from what I can tell as the servers were up to date when I looked and there were players on the server (players can't join without up to date mods).

If we pursued moving Ark back to Linux I'd love some auto update scripts ;)

[Dourne]

had an update last night at 11:58pm for 157.6mb. does not say what. home now at 8pm the following day and cannot see the servers. removed HD gen 2 from my servers. tried to add ark.happydiggers.net:31015 (steam://connect/ark.happydiggers.net:31015) and get
4201

tried direct link from the home page
4202

tried mods again....nothing. appears not online.

[Jiro_89]

The server hardware is offline which is why none of them are up. If the servers were online and weren't up to date they'd show they were online but you couldn't join them. I've initiated a remote power cycle so they should be up soon.

[dentodili]

I can't believe i'm saying this, but I may be back to using heroin/playing ARK again...

For some reason I cant find the servers :D Any tips on how to fix that XD

Cheers,
Crimsonbeard(CRIMSON)

[Jiro_89]

The latest update that dropped caused a corruption in the server files. The manager can't process a corrupted update so I'm manually resetting the game server files. Servers should be up one at a time over the next 30 minutes or so.

[InsaneJ]

For those that don't yet have ARK: Survival Evolved. The game is currently free on Steam until June 19th.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/346110/ARK_Survival_Evolved/