Upload Limit from the ARK Dev Kit to The Steam Workshop?

Development Modding ARK: Survival Evolved
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So I recently spent tons of time learning how to use the Unreal Editor. (Having a blast) But have run into an issue with uploading that has left me at a stand still.

I was fiddling around for a long time trying to make it so that my map’s Materials and all were working correctly so I probably Cooked/Uploaded in steps easily 50+ times in the past few days.

Everything has been coming along really nicely until I textured my Sub Level, Then tried to Upload.

I’m not sure if it’s just coincidence that it was after painting it but maybe I’ve reached a limit for upload amount?

It compiled the Shaders and everything for the Sub Level but when I go to Upload it just stops.

I’ve watched the Processes while trying to upload and something called Steamerrorreport.exe momentarily pops up then goes away when I try.

Other than that, no log or anything I don’t think.

My map is titled ‘Persistent Level - WorkInProgress’ and in its current state you can walk right into the Sub Level that is just an Alpha Terrain.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. I just need to know for my sanity that I will be able to upload it somehow and that I didn’t break something when texturing the Sub Level.

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I finally came across a solution to my own problem! But have another small question related.

The SOLUTION was to upload via SteamCMD:

NEW QUESTION* How do I change the preview Image when uploading via this method?

  1. C:\Steam\steamapps\common\ARKDevKit\ModTools\SteamCMD\Steamcmd.exe
  2. Login “username” “password”
  3. workshop_build_item C:\Steam\steamapps\common\ARKDevKit\ModTools\ModConfigs\ “MODNAME.vdf”

Thanks ~Q~ for the solution.

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Well, correct me if I’m wrong. But isn’t your preview image location storred in a string within your Mod.vdf file? I would recomment to open that file with notepad++ to keep the right format!!! Be sure to JUST edit the path inside the quotation of the preview image path string.
Please tell me if that worked. Have a nice one!
PS.: If you open that file with something else what does not keep the right formating the file will get corrupt and the steamcmd throws an error!

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You need to edit your MODNAME.vdf file ** Notepad works fine

“workshopitem”
{

"appid"		"346110 (I believe this is Arks app Id on steam)"
"contentfolder"		"<Path to the output folder of your mod>"

"previewfile"		"<Path to preview image>"

"visibility"		"<0|1|2> (Public|Friends|Hidden)"

"title"		"<Your mod name in workshop>"

"description" "<This can't be too long or the upload will fail>"

"changenote"		"<Add your change notes>"
"publishedfileid"		"<Enter your ModId When you know it>"

}

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Thank you so much! :slight_smile: