Another mod worth looking at

[Galatoni]

We're getting lots of people asking regarding the server status, Sith has been doing his best to put out fires but I think the point has to be made. I'm on holiday next week, which means I won't be able to take part in any discussions regarding this, but it doesn't mean that a decision shouldn't be made.

[Whitey]

The test server has been updated to the new version and is running the official "TheCenter" map now rather than the mod.  I have removed Primitive+ as it wasn't working correctly anyway with the Engrams (not sure if they fixed it but it was an issue with the version we had).  So it's ready for a wipe and can be changed to the whitelist when your ready for it to be done.

[Grimnar]

Sith send a pm to me, for when i am avail for a chat, i said to him if you guys have everything worked out etc. and know what is best for the whole club then go for it and don't wait for me.

[Whitey]

When I try to connect to the test server my game crashes.  Can someone else please check if they can connect?

[SithAfrikaan]

When I try to connect to the test server my game crashes.  Can someone else please check if they can connect?

working perfectly here Whitey
have you possibly still booted the game in the primitive+ Total conversion? You'd have to uncheck it in the bottom right of main menu and restart... All I can think of

[SithAfrikaan]

And just to be clear I'm very excited about this (I think that much is obvious) but being greeted by a level 140 dog just made me giddy!


And then of course when I alt tabbed back in I was met with this in true ark fashion....

[SithAfrikaan]

It looks like we might have run into some bugs actually, that I've not seen when hosting through nitrado, so I'd be happy to make myself available for sussing it out over TS, some of the settings need tweeking but most of all we need to figure out why no engrams are showing...

[Whitey]

I deleted my mods folder and ran validate, after downloading about 500MB it then joined the server fine.  I'm heading out soon for the rest of the day but will have a look at the Engram issue when I have time :-)

[SithAfrikaan]

No prob whitey my guess is its a conflict with the prim mod being removed I'll have a mess about on google to see if its mentioned anywhere

[Whitey]

It was something left over from the Primal mod and it's been fixed.

[SithAfrikaan]

Ok so here are the server settings I think we should run with to begin with, and adjust if absolutely necessary. These have been tested by Galatoni Jamoe and Myself,
My thinking behind the settings is as follows:
     -that XP is up by double since the second time round shouldn't have to be such a grind for everyone
     -Resources gained from nodes are up, and the health of the nodes is up so that they give you more per punch, this is to directly balance with the added difficulty of the dino's. I dont think people should have to plan to deforest three quarters of the map just to build a structure, and it is a lot more dangerous venturing out with these high level dino's lurking about...
     -Dino's are MAX level, we should be enjoying beautiful level 120 dinos.
     -Resource spawn radius's I've shrunk right down since everyone enjoys building, and if we cluster together we could quickly end up with a huge deforested spots and just ugly huge areas of otherwise beautiful island...
     -Slightly shrunk the drain on water and food because they are a pain otherwise, once you've got berry machines hunger is little more than a frustrating inventory dash.
     -and last but not least, I've opted for a longer daytime cycle but a slightly faster night than day, when playing this feels legit great I thought.

Any thoughts or comments by anyone please feel free to chip in, like I say these I've tested personally and it felt like a rewarding experience, with that added thrill of danger.

DifficultyOffset = 4.0
DayCycleSpeedScale = 0.8
NightTimeSpeedScale = 1.40
DayTimeSpeedScale = 1.0
XPMultiplier = 2.0
TamingSpeedMultiplier = 2.5
HarvestAmountMultiplier = 1.5
ResourceNoReplenishRadiusStructures = 0.1
ResourceNoReplenishRadiusPlayers = 0.5
PlayerCharacterWaterDrainMultiplier = 0.8
PlayerCharacterFoodDrainMultiplier = 0.8
AllowCaveBuildingPvE TRUE
ResourcesRespawnPeriodMultiplier = 0.8

[Whitey]

I've put all of those in the game.ini and restarted the server.  Could you try it out and let me know when we can do the final wipe and enable the whitelist.

[SithAfrikaan]

I've put all of those in the game.ini and restarted the server.  Could you try it out and let me know when we can do the final wipe and enable the whitelist.

Sure, and thank you, will do first thing in the morning

[SithAfrikaan]

Looks like the settings are in and working as required, just a case of wiping and announcing etc. If you'd like me to announce just give me the go ahead once its been wiped and set accordingly.
Only thing I noticed that's in there is 3rd person allowed, so that could be switched off if we are sticking with the settings/playstyle of the previous server?
The only other things I need to make sure of are the PVP settings, I'm  hoping its the same as the main server? No body else available at the moment to hop in and give it a test with me haha.

[Penfold]

Guys,

With Grimnar stepping down we're keen to get some momentum into this and to make the change if that's what you want.

With that in mind, we need a decision on how to move forward by, say, this time next week.

1. Do we wipe the current map and move to The Center?
2. Do we have a final event on The Island and summon the Bloodmother?
etc

Thanks guys. We're here to help as needed.
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