Uploading/Updating Existing Mod Error

[Drathek]

@JasonFJ;333786

I had a skim through the sticky posts but couldn’t find anything.

But there are few more issues with cooking and uploading that also need to be called out:

1. Storing the mod description in the PrimalGameData_BP and the Steam Uploader is both bad. For one thing, it’s confusing (which do I use), and secondly the single line of text overwrites the Steam description which is a far larger box with formatting uplift that doesn’t work. It would be great if mod name would be located in one place only… and mod description completely removed (it belongs in Steam, and only Steam).

2. For newbies, the “Maps” text box in the Steam Upload is vague. It would be useful if there was a abbr. floating help text that said “This is the name given to your level”.

3. There is a mod file disconnect between the Unreal Editor and Steam Uploader… and the game itself… .and Steam. For example, despite deleting Unreal Editor mod folders from disk they keep appearing whenever I start the editor. Even if they are deleted in the editor they always appear in the Steam Uploader anyway. Lastly, even when you delete the Unreal editor folder and the unsubscribe from the mod in Steam… these abandoned mods still show up in the game when you host your own session (you have to go into the Steam game Ark folder and manually delete it.

Anyway… it’s early access… so just calling this out to help

The thread I was referring to was: ARK Dev Kit Update Notes! (Current: 222.6) - ARK: Survival Evolved - Epic Developer Community Forums

1. The Mod Description is a text field only for the pause menu (where you see all the server settings - it must be very brief) and the description data that gets uploaded are just parameters that a workshop upload accepts regardless of what game it is. The descriptions for what you type in the box are only saved in two locations as far as I know: mods.db and the vdf for the mod.

2. The maps box is typically auto filled in if a umap was detected in the root folder of the mod, so honestly people should just leave it alone unless its behavior has changed recently. I wouldn’t say that the devkit is exactly designed for literally any person that owns the game to download, meddle around in things, and expect it all to work without research on how the tool is supposed to be used. Steam is steam, the devkit is largely UE4 with minor changes, and the workshop uploader is just an additional utility provided by the devs to simplify the uploading process. Technically you could perform the operations manually using steamcmd (which is what the uploader is using).

3. The issue you are describing sounds like it has to do with you deleting files outside of UE4 and as such your mods.db file is incorrect. It can be accessed in a text editor here: steamapps\common\ARKDevKit\Projects\ShooterGame\Saved\Mods.db