Ark Non Clustered
There are two commandlines that Ark will run when it is not clustered. Default Ark/Ark with Mods
These two command line entries point to the save directory of File Manager > \ShooterGame\Saved\SavedArks\
This will remain here unless it is removed, regardless of whether the server is switched to a cluster.
Ark Clustered
Upon clustering, Ark will execute the Enable Clustering
The server's save directory will change when this command line is executed; the master contains both the slave and master saves.
The Masters save directory will look like this File Manager > \ShooterGame\Saved\11981\
And the slaves look like this File Manager > \ShooterGame\Saved\12863\
You can determine which save represents the Masters and which represents the Slaves by examining the commandline.
Ragnarok?MultiHome=151.80.27.157?Port=7813?QueryPort=27051?RCONEnabled=true??RCONPort=32366?MaxPlayers=15?SessionName="SOC_Ragnarok"?ServerPassword=Its4p4ssw0rd?AutoSavePeriodMinutes=30?AltSaveDirectoryName=11981?OverrideOfficialDifficulty=5?PreventDownloadSurvivors=False?ServerCrosshair=True?MapPlayerLocation=True?PreventDownloadItems=False?PreventDownloadDinos=False?PreventUploadSurvivors=False?PreventUploadItems=False?PreventUploadDinos=False?AllowCrateSpawnsOnTopOfStructures=true?GameModIds=895711211,731604991,719928795?listen -server -log -servergamelog -EnableIdlePlayerKick -MapModId= -NoTransferFromFiltering -clusterid=OliverD -TotalConversionMod=
It indicates that the server's saved data will be directed to 11981. You should interpret that as AltSaveDirectoryName=11981.
If you have been playing on a save for a regular Ark server, and clustered it, you would Locally grab the save from the
File Manager > \ShooterGame\Saved\SavedArks\ Directory and put it in AltSaveDirectoryName=11981 Directory
Additionally, it's crucial to execute the workshop updater to ensure that all mods are properly configured. This step ensures that upon loading the save, all your S+ structures and mod dinos are preserved.
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