Mods don't not work in game after uploaded to Steam, but work in editor

[WoefulMacabre]

@CFrankie;372985

c) **Reset Mod Guid **- Ok, This One I’m Not Sure About. I’ve Never Had To Use It. If Someone knows exactly what it does -let me know.

For any who see this and wonder, it will change the mod ID in the steam workshop(I believe), so steam clients won’t see it as a new mod from a new person(like the publisher), they’ll see the mod ID has changed and force a download of the mod again.

Note: This may cause confusion/slight issues when people need to copy the files to a server to implement as the ID will have changed, they can’t just copy the files over to update the mod… it may cause other issues in regards to server implementation but I don’t know about that.

-WM

[dubCUT]

When you click RESET MOD GUID it will create a new workshop item id. which means your mod gets duplicated on steam. you don’t want that.
i only do that to test an existing mod. so i have a new and hidden(!) mod to test, while the working/old version is left untouched.
when you’re done you can manually reset the ID to the one you had before and reupload.
Manual reset of the SteamWorkshopID needs to be done in two files. (open with notepad ++, or it can get corrupted when saving)
…\ARKDevKit\ModTools\ModConfigs
…\ARKDevKit\Projects\ShooterGame\Saved\Mods.db
btw. if you open your thing on steamworkshop, the last number in the URL is also your item ID for this mod.

[IONIC_OVRDOSE]

So i Did everything. That your list and every other has done and im running into the issue where It works on the dedicated server i play on, with multiple other mods. And it works on my local SP and locally hosted Nondedicated, with. BUT It wont work as the only mod on the SP map i tested. Not sure why this would be, any insight?

EDIT: Issue solved, turns out I had to remake the PrimalGameData and gamemode classes as copies of those in the generic mod folder then do everything you listed and it works.

[KraziCharlie]

@CFrankie

So – Fixes To Try To Make Sure Your MOD Works Smoothly:

1. Start With The 3 Files From The GenericMod Folder.

a. **GenericMod (the Orange Level) - Come To Find Out, You Can Use ANY MAP For Testing, Not Just This Blank One. I Use: TestMap **(From The Original MAPS Folder)
b. **PrimalGameData_BP_GenericMod **(The 1st Blueprint)
c. **TestGameMode_GenericMod **(The 2nd Blueprint)

2. If You Rename These Files (Which You Can To A Degree) Make Sure **PrimalGameData **STAYS In The PrimalGameData_BP Name. A Dev Said It Is Important, Since It Seems To Be Hard Coded (Something You Can’t Change)

3. In Your PrimalGameData, Set The Default Game Mode To YOUR **GameMode **(The 2nd Blueprint) In this example, It’s TestGameMode_GenericMod.

4. In Your Test Level, Open World Settings. Scroll Down Just A Tiny Bit - You’ll See: Primal Game Data Override. Make Sure It Is Set To YOUR PrimalGameData_BP. In This Example It Is: PrimalGameData_BP_GenericMod.

5. In World Settings Still, Just A Little Bit More Down is Game Mode. Make Sure GameMode Override Is Set To YOUR GameMode. In This Example It Is: TestGameMode_GenericMod.

6. Once Done With Your Mod, And Ready To Cook It. File > SAVE ALL. <Ctrl-S>. (Be Safe, Do It Twice.)

7. Click Steam Upload. Starting From The Top and Going Down.
   COOKING TAB
   a. The First Blank SHOULD Have Your TEST MAP NAME. In This Example It Is: GenericMod (The First Orange Level Box, Remember?) Make Sure It Is Spelled EXACTLY As Your MAP.
   b. Choose Your Cook Type.
   a) **Cook Map **- This Cooks A MAP MOD. For Those Who Create WORLDS.
   b) **Cook Game Mod **- This Is US, Where The Map Isn’t As Important. But The Modifications Are.
   c) **Cook Total Conversion **- Yeah, This is a COMPLETE Conversion. Like the Survival of the Fittest.
   c. Wait. Patience Is a Virtue Here, Cooking The Mod Can Take Time. Once The JOB COMPLETE Pops up. You Can Upload It.
   UPLOADING TAB

8. Browse Button - Click It To Pick a Picture (PNG usually and under 1mb) For Your ICON In The Workshop.

9. Title. Name Your Workshop Mod.

10. Description. Give A little Information About What The Mod Does or Is For.

11. Visibility. Use Hidden Until Your SURE Your Mod Is Working Great.

12. Change Notes. What Is Different This Upload From The Previous?

13. Upload, Reset Publisher and Reset Mod Guid Buttons.
    a) **Upload **- This will open the SteamCMD box. You’ll need your Steam ID and Login Password. If you’re using this for the first time - you’ll also need to add it to the Steam Guard (Get a password from your email.)
    b) **Reset Publisher **- This Resets Your Mod To Make Workshop Think It’s a Whole DIFFERENT Mod. Previous Subscribers Will No Longer Have Access To This NEW MOD - Since they are subscribed to the OLD Mod.
    c) **Reset Mod Guid **- Ok, This One I’m Not Sure About. I’ve Never Had To Use It. If Someone knows exactly what it does -let me know.

Those Are It For The Making Sure Your Mod Is Ready. Now You Can Go To Steam and Subscribe To Your Own Mod, Open Ark - Choose To Start A Local Single Player and Add The Mod To Your Game.

Error Checking INSIDE YOUR MOD Is Beyond The Scope Of This Post. If Something ERRORS or the Internal Parts of the Mod Are Bad and it doesn’t work, at least your know It’s Not From SETTING UP the Mod.

Hope These Help!

-Chris

Happy Modding!

Even Today I tried this out and it got me going and was able to post my Total Conversion to steam download it from the game and play on it. Although it took about 15 minutes to load, Think it was part of the download process, but anyway this tut still works. Thank you very much for taking the time to write out every step. Hopefully this helps others that may be stuck.

[Anonymous_ea618c916576f360cbc0129905a4c02f]

please shettings you GameData and GameMode

[Litaken]

What do you refer to in 4. Test Level ? GenericMod or TestMap ?