As some of you may, or may not, have been following along over the course of the last year we've had some issues with stack mod support. The stack mod we've used for our HappyDiggers Ark servers since stack mods were a thing hasn't been updated for close to a year now. This is because the author in charge of the mod had been banned (which is another can of worms in itself). The author never passed on the mod rights to another user for updating and the stack mod is a year and a half behind in content if you include scorched earth since the author created a separate mod for those resources.

A change needed to be made, so I introduced a new stack mod with regular updates following the developer kit updates. Aberration has been using Ultra Stacks since the server release and the author promptly updated the stack mod when the dev kit was available. The problem this creates is we can't transfer the resources from Aberration to any other HD Ark server since different stack mods are used. In order to remedy this I'll have to make The Island, Scorched Earth, and Ragnarok all have the same stack mod.

The reason why this is a big deal is almost ALL of your resources on The Island, Scorched Earth, and Ragnarok will be deleted. I've spent the better part of 5-6 months looking for ways around this, but they just don't seem to exist. Stack mods turn normal resources into modded resources that provide the same functions. Therefore when you remove a stack mod the modded items cease to exist as well. This is a huge reason why I've waited this long to make a serious stack mod change, while holding out hope the Resource Stacks mod author would actually help the community and hand off development.

Now comes the part where we bite the bullet and migrate to a new stack mod. People are going to lose their stuff, it's inevitable. I'm hoping to make the transition smoother for active players, because I'm most definitely not going through every single base to replace items on every server.

Here's what I have in mind:

  • Players will private message me on the forums with their steam name, username, and server(s) they need items swapped on.
  • I will provide the players with S+ vaults (600 slots each) and S+ fridges (100 slots each) outside their base location.
  • The players will be responsible for contacting me directly and letting me know how much of each storage structure they'll need to store their items. I will place them, they will be safe, and will have a unique pincode for each player/tribe.
  • On switch day I will shut down public access to servers one at a time while I work through each server. I will visit each designated storage site and catalogue the contents of the vaults with pictures. The mod will be switched, the items deleted, and then I'll replicate my picture records with the correct amount of items.


I've performed this process before for several tribes, just not on the scale of 3 long running Ark servers. This also means that only active players that contact me and set this up will keep their items, which is unfortunate, but it needs to be done. If you have any suggestions on ways to improve this process, please send them my way in this thread. In the mean time, this is what I'm tentatively planning.

Tentative date for the stack mod switch is March 18th.

I'm giving players a month to contact me and set this up. I suggest you use up most of your resources before the deadline to make the switch simpler. I'm extremely busy during the week right now so if I don't answer you for several days please be patient. We have time to figure this out, there's no hurry. The date I chose is only tentative which we can always change if something comes up.

Items on the chopping block:

  1. Raw Meat, Cooked Meat, Spoiled Meat, Cooked Lamb = 2000
  2. Raw Prime, Organic Poly, Raw Mutton = 600
  3. Cooked Prime, Kibbles, Perishables = 1000
  4. Berries, Veggies = 5000
  5. Chemicals = 5000
  6. Recipes = 1000
  7. Fiber, Hide, Pelt = 10000
  8. Resources except Fuels = 5000
  9. Fuels, Seeds = 2000
  10. Elements = 500
  11. Veggie Cake = 250
  12. Ammos = 200


Note: Scorched Earth and Aberration specific resources won't be affected by the change. Resource Stacks doesn't have up to date content on those items.