ARK Dev Kit Update Notes! (Current: 222.6)

anonymous_user_2b080b40 · August 21, 2015, 10:18pm

those rexes cant harm anyone though, their attack point is still dodo like
so if they bite, they onyl deal dmg near their feets

ComplexMinded · August 21, 2015, 11:43pm

Awesome, thanks guys!!

CreativeHD · August 22, 2015, 12:45am

Thanks guys!

Cisien · August 22, 2015, 2:36am

It looks like this version is finding some extra files and pulling them in when cooking TC mods, including several umaps associated with TheIsland

ComplexMinded · August 22, 2015, 2:46am

Maybe I’m not understanding how a Total Conversion works. I’ve put an empty folder in the mods directory, cleared out the map name and selected cook total conversion. Ive made no changes to core files and its cooking over 197K shaders. At this rate it would be over a 2hr cook for a TC thats unedited. Is that normal? Cooking my mod, I never noticed it take this long or cook this much.

Edit: Reading is fundamental saw in the dev kit documentation that it will need to recompile shaders and that subsequent builds wont be as long as they will be cached. I guess updating to the latest dev kit cause shaders to recompile for anyone else wondering.

anonymous_user_10f0ff50 · August 22, 2015, 5:25am

Yes, unfortunately everytime you update, you are “modifying” multiple files. Once you modify those files, the shaders have to re-compile. Currently, the epic launcher saves a backup and “re-creates” the core file list, so they’re all “new” files. So yes, they all have to be recompiled :(. You can save alot of time by opening the island map after updating though.

anonymous_user_67edd32e1 · August 22, 2015, 7:19am

Yay, thanks a lot for the v.201 files! Just in time for the weekend when I have lots of free time to check my mod.

anonymous_user_0fb86a8c · August 22, 2015, 11:28am

First, I am new to unreal engine am I missing something link to binaries says doesnt exsist? Where can I find instructions on how to install as well.

anonymous_user_3deaba3c · August 22, 2015, 1:04pm

with 201.5 devkit, my mod crashed I only changed some value that works before, is it because of the mannul download?

Cisien · August 22, 2015, 3:24pm

Look at the getting started post: https://forums.unrealengine.com/showthread.php?75357-Tutorial-Getting-Started-with-the-ARK-Dev-Kit

Basically, you need to create a github account if you don’t have one already, then link your github account to your unreal account. After you do that, and you respond to the confirmation email, you’ll then be able to see the ark github page.

anonymous_user_0fb86a8c · August 22, 2015, 5:55pm

thx you fro info I missed that.

anonymous_user_d7e4fc8a1 · August 22, 2015, 8:33pm

I think there is a bug in this new update, I made changes to stack size and spoiling times and cooked them, but for some reason the entire Island map is being cooked along with things I didn’t change at all, like I have folders labeled “Engine” next to “ShooterGame”, as well as a folder named EFFECTS and MAPS when I didn’t touch either of those.

ComplexMinded · August 22, 2015, 9:25pm

Not sure if this is an issue with the latest dev kit or not.

Update to latest dev kit
Make PrimalGameData_BP changes, add custom items, engrams, meshes, etc
Cook without specifying a map name by selecting Total Converion
Wait half a day to build
The upload button in the dev kit is not enabled after building
I go to mod output folder and see all my custom content
Use steamcmd to upload to Steam
Install mod using recommended server manager tool

The mod isnt listed as a total conversion as other mods in the workshop are. The server manager tool wouldnt allow me to select it even after making sure the mod was activated. I hardcoded the ‘TotalConversion’ line into the launch script and it won’t install saying “Error installing map”

What am I doing wrong?

Edit: Starting over I was able to get it to build and register as a TC mod after 12 hours but crashes immediately on the server… back to the drawing board

Rarp7 · August 22, 2015, 10:00pm

Updated to 201.5 fine, and I was able to move over some marketplace stuff fine. I fixed up the redirectors on the folder I moved over, and it just crashes when I try to load up the texture/material. I’m guessing it’s because it’s using some of the newer shaders in 4.7, though.

anonymous_user_2b080b40 · August 23, 2015, 7:17pm

just wondering, how long is the delay between manual update and epic launcher update?

ordens · August 23, 2015, 9:48pm

Ok, finally after updating to 201.5, cooking for 24 hours because of 500.000 shaders to compile. It finally workes. My Total Conversion works like it should. Thanks! (Any further build of this tc takes 3 hours … that is improveable ;P)

cwm33 · August 23, 2015, 10:34pm

What are the specs on your machine that you were able to process the full 500,000 shader compile without it completely blowing up?

anonymous_user_2b080b40 · August 24, 2015, 9:13am

Sooo I tried to cook a TC without any file changed, and no map specified

when i cam back 11 hours later, i see that:
https://goo.gl/5e1Xok

fx 8350, 16gb ddr3, samsung 850 pro (pagefile & UEE location)

and after 13 hours… total destruction

Sench · August 24, 2015, 10:34am

So, when exactly is the 201.5 version coming to epic launcher? It’s been a month and I don’t really want to manually download another 50 gb.

ordens · August 24, 2015, 10:59am

The cooking threw like 10 errors but it still worked ;D
xeon v3 1231 4 x 3.4 Ghz 16Gb Ram, ark and ark dev kit on one ssd, another ssd with 200 gb pagefile, r9 290x graphics