Buccaneers

First a question: How to shut down the server? For now I close all the windows :-/

Now a bug: When I press [CTRL] + [c] in the AtlasUpdater window I got this error. I believe this happens only  with the 2.0.2 and also the latest 2.0.3 release:

Faulting application name: AtlasUpdater.exe, version: 2.0.3.0, time stamp: 0x5c4c97a3
Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x02c62abe
Faulting process id: 0x1e90
Faulting application start time: 0x01d4b81d90bb4ede
Faulting application path: C:\atlas\AtlasUpdater\AtlasUpdater.exe
Faulting module path: unknown
Report Id: 6169bde8-de35-43cf-8b75-c35639089850
Faulting package full name: 
Faulting package-relative application ID: 

Application: AtlasUpdater.exe
Framework Version: v4.0.30319
Description: The process was terminated due to an unhandled exception.
Exception Info: System.NullReferenceException
   at ARKUpdater.Program+<>c.<Main>b__1_3()
   at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart_Context(System.Object)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.RunInternal(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object, Boolean)
   at System.Threading.ExecutionContext.Run(System.Threading.ExecutionContext, System.Threading.ContextCallback, System.Object)
   at System.Threading.ThreadHelper.ThreadStart()

yeah but this gives the player always the possibility to respec and I do want to have a command "like only once" or a specific player to let respect

I'm to 99% sure only on the current server (not the whole cluster). I made a few days ago a DestroyStructures (to remove all strucures) and it only removed them from the current server. So I'm not aware of any cheat command where would impact all the servers in the cluster.

use "cheat destroyall ClaimingFlag_C". But this will remove all Flag from the Server. I could not remove a single flag (e.g. destroymytarget or kill is not working). Any idea?

5 hours ago, Margot said:

And how old was the character? Is there a team in the game with which you can grow old?

 When you entered this shine (I also found it on my map), did the character's age change?rejuvenated

I was over 90 and when I entered the cave, I went to the fountain (before the power stone), pressed E and got an ingame message who told me that I got rejuvenated and the inventory shows that i'm 20 again. I was btw. in god/enfinitistats mode to test the cave, but I did not have the key (e.g. I did not kill the dragon).

what you mean with "is there a team in the game..." I played since 23 december on my server, thats why I guess im that old

Question: Somebody told me that if you get over 100 you will die and have to restart with level 1. Is this information correct or "gossip"?

its not working with nitrado (the dynamical stuff). u have to rent around 4 servers for a minimal grid with 2x2, better 3x3 9 servers) if u like to have the full quest. sure u can configure in nitrado that u have no Level cap, but with only a single map u will miss a lot of content and also do not have access to all the ressources for crafting stuff.

p.s. u can have the full quest stuff with 2x2 too, but its getting crowded

I got an ingame notice/quest. i did not update the json on the server. but as I understand right it switch every 50 ingame days to another power stone location.

see here 

Yes, you maybe right. It seems logical because those not used power stones also do not have any discovery zones.

I have for now a small 2x2 map and because of not enough space I have only three working PVE islands with Power Stone configured (but the Fountain of Youth is working). The rest of the Power Stones I moved in the "Global Game Play Setup" to the starter/home map, like this:

NOW the questions:

With the random appear of the "Fountain of  Youth", whats happen with this "not used power stones"?

1. Does the power stone can spawn still on those 5 not used powerstones,  e.g. player can not always find the fountain (because those 5 are not configured on a pve island)
2. Would it be better to remove those Power Stone from the JSON / Global Game Play Setup? Can this be done without any problem or do I critter the game mechanic when I not configured all the power stones?

No its not needed to add to the quest. just be sure, that a power stone is correct configured. It looks like this:

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This is my personal spreadsheet of the spawns using the "templates" in the grid editor doesn't seem to fully work and on the sample file they provided of the official map they are not using templates and have manually configured each grid.  

Are you sure? Because when I look into the file (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/GrapeshotGames/ServerGridEditor/master/Projects/ServerGrid.json) I see that the configured the server template with OceanEpicSpawnEntriesOverrideValues for whales and squids and use them on a the maps. IMHO they made only a direct input (on the map itself) for some special PVE islands and creatures (like the mermaids) . Or do you have evidence that the SererGridEditor do some wrong savings?

But what I also notice, that I never found any whale or squid on my nitrado hosted "server". So I also believe that somehow this settings in the server template for the Whales & Squids are not working... I will try to directly input them into the map configuration.  Other explanation would be that I just have to be patience because they not spawning that much

im on nitrado. but u have no redis access. the mapfile, but i do not know how to edit them. i would create a new player and let an admin give u xp and transfer ownership if needed.

What happens if the PCsSpawnOffsets coordinates (X=0, Y=0) are blocked by an island. Is it necessary to move them to a free spot?

where is the rum? sorry dude but wha whazzzz the topighsss again? im gone

Answer: Topic is BEST PRIVATE SERVER HOSTING and not about butthurting...

I also wait for the Linux files. more options and way better for myself to manage the stuff.

I have added for every Island a Discovery Zone and also created some additional Discovery Zones (e.g. find a special Iceberg, a Castle or just a special location, etcetera). With the Server Grid Editor I can add a value in XP. BUT after I activated this new stuff, user on my server reported that they "lost" some Max Level. Like before they had the max level around 44, after the new XPs they had only 30 max levels. I reverted back and configured that every Discovery Zones have 0 XP. Now user have their earlier max level back.

It seems to me that this XP is not only +XP, it's also calculate the max possible xp and the user need for level max. 150 to discovery every discovery zone, possible? Or how the system should work and what would be the correct Discovery Zone / XP settings?

Thanks for any help!

see here https://wiki.nitrado.net/en/Category:Atlas

only for ghost ship is needed, i have a local testserver with the same map, and i found npc trader, but not on nitrado, well.. maybe i just have to search more.

I have also problems that NPC Ships not spawning, and I set also everything like above (https://gitlab.com/buccaneers/cluster-config/blob/master/cluster-config.json#L2997). Do you have full control over your json, or do you use also a hosting like nitrado? Just a wired guess, because there I upload the json and they add some magic (to configure all the port and ip stuff)...

I do not understand, atleast in PVE you should have to option to sell your ship to somebody (like in ARK you could "sell" your Dino). Also for dedicated Server a Config Option to allow this (or not) would be an option. PLEASE

You have to make ship routes and add NPCTrader1 (-8) for the pathname, you can see it  on the 4x4 grid example in your ServerGridEditor or here: https://github.com/GrapeshotGames/ServerGridEditor/blob/master/Projects/ServerGrid4x4.json#L8405

I did this yesterday, but couldn't find any Traderships, but maybe I have to search harder/better -)

12 hours ago, WarchildHeresy said:

What do you mean expansion server? And what do you mean upload to every server in the cluster? Can you go into detail? The map works when it wants to right now and its the best we got since using the webhost option. Im just so disappointed at the decisions made for this server lol

Sorry I talked about Nitrado Hosting. They use the word "Expansion Server" [1] for additional Servers (e.g. for a 2x2 grid with 4 server you have 1 mainserver and 3 Expansion Server). Nitrado has the bug (or missing features) that you can upload the map images to your main server, but they do not distribute them to the other servers, thats why you have to upload them manual to every server on your grid. I also found out that you have to create/copy the MapImg.jpg to MapImg_small.jpg that the map working ingame to 100% (otherweise when you zoomed out of the ingame map, the map was displayed as "grey fog").

[1] https://wiki.nitrado.net/en/Setting_up_an_Atlas_Nitrado_Server

I have the same question 

You should not have to rename it, like the others said just export it and upload to EVERY server in your cluster. I'm hosting  my 2x2 grid for example with Nitrado and I had also to update those files to the Mainserver and also to every  "Expansion Server". I even hat to create the folder "ServerGrid" by myself.

UPDATE: I had also copy the MapImg.jpg to MapImg_small.jpg and uploading to the server, otherwise the map was stil sometimes gray/BLACK.

While i checked the The Server Grid Editor I saw a references to Squids. Are they already ingame? Any Infos about there aggresive range? Are they like aggressive whales?

thx.