Dennis

I kind of agree. MediaWiki (the software currently being used) is not my favorite. There are other alternatives (wiki.js for example). If you have any other alternatives, please let me know. That being said, MediaWiki works just fine. The UI is not great, but it is the layout that most people associate with a wiki. IIRC, the help page once ran on another theme.

I get what you're trying to say. Some of the config files do have scripts that will delete contents of certain folders, and an update could possibly cause deletion of incorrect files (though it's very unlikely). It's a lot easier for the user to remove/disable unwanted features before using the config than it is to setup new custom scripts. I'll see if I can find a solution that fits most people ? Do note that using any kind of software/configuration from the forum is at your own risk. While it is very doubtful that anything would break, you should always test before using anything in production.

Yes, it allows for automatic creation (during service setup) and deletion (after service is deleted) of a MySQL database for every TCAdmin server. Instead of creating it for each game, we has it setup as a global script ?

View File ARK: Survival Evolved (Supports Clusters) Read before upgrading from version 1.x to 2.x! Do not change the "Run As" user. This config depends heavily on the new "Run As Unique operating system user for each service" setting. If you have existing services, go to System > Settings > Game Tools > Verify/repair game accounts. Select 'Update Run As User' and all of the servers that you're using for ARK hosting. Existing services will not have the "ClusterPath" variable set. If they are started with clustering enabled, an error will show, telling the user to execute a script that will set the "ClusterPath". This is only required once for new services. Prerequisites TCAdmin version 2.0.161.0 or later 'screen' if you're on Linux Installing screen Debian/Ubuntu: $ apt install screen RHEL/CentOS/Fedora: $ yum install screen Installation Download the config Go to TCAdmin > System > Settings > Game & Voice Hosting > Game & Other Voice Servers > Import Save the config as a new config or chose "Overwrite existing config" if you which to overwrite your current ARK config. Remember to select ARK in the 'Update Game' field if you do Leave all other settings Features Steam Workshop installer/updater/uninstaller (using these scripts) Shut down properly using custom script with rcon commands Easy configuration of each service using variables and configuration editor Predefined command line for each official map up to Crystal Isles Support for custom maps Support for clustering Wipe server (wipe everything in ShooterGame/Saved/SavedArks) Reset cluster Restore backups How do I setup a cluster? You must have at least 2 servers to configure a cluster. Go to each server's command line Create a new custom command line Set 'Cluster ID' When you set Cluster ID, the Cluster Path will automatically get set. On Windows, it's set to X:\Users\TCAGame_<TCAdminUserName>. On Linux, it's set to /home/tcagame_<tcadminusername>. Submitter Dennis Submitted 3/2/2020 Category Game Configs  

The color pattern couldn't possibly get any worse. Without navigating away from this page, I see 3 different shades of green and 4 shades of blue. Adding to that, some text are hard to read. Either dark text on dark background or light text on a light background. The author pane color doesn't match anything on the website Text in the menu shouldn't be green - would look best as white Overuse of box-shadow Mostly, it all comes down to colors - they're really poor and makes the theme look bad. Having different colors for everything is just a very bad idea for design. It also seems like the default theme has seen some changes, unfortunately. It looked better when it was 100% default.

What config are you using? Are you able to see any log files in Squad/Saved/Logs?

The default theme is the best of the two currently available. There are too many design flaws with the 'TCadmin_2020' theme. The obvious answer for this poll is both - there's really no reason to just go with one if it's possible to get both ?

There's no plan on removing the forums for TCAdmin version 1.

Before I start adding a bunch of configs, I'd like to know what you guys are looking for. I'd mostly be providing configs for Windows, but Linux configs are usually just a matter of changing the executable. Basic configs: Basic config files has nothing more than needed to run the server. This config will work out of the box and can be customized to your liking. Things such as custom scripts, variables and configuration editors will not be included, unless they're needed to run the game server. Advanced configs: Advanced configs are configs with configuration editors setup, custom scripts for different stuff and generally a better idea - but they most likely require you to install third-party software such as Python and modules for Python. Some of these configs will also provide support for mods, but the mod files will need to be installed by yourself as we cannot redistribute most of them. Somewhere in between: Configs with no custom scripts, but with variables and configuration editors configured. I'll only be providing configs for TCAdmin v2. Let me know what you think.

There's no way since it's a different software now. I like the default theme of IPS as it's much more clean than the current one.

@ENSGeneraltry without a background image. Generally, a bad background image can ruin everything. Try with a solid color at first. Also, set list-style: none on your ul tags. If you want a dark background, you should set the font color to something else than dark.

Yes and no. I'm thinking that what's being discussed on Discord generally will be more of a chit-chat kind of thing, and big discussions would be on the forums. And yeah, colors definately needs fixing. Looks like something from a start-2000's website ?

Yeah, it should definately be like that. All questions about the config/theme/translation can be posted in the corresponding thread. See Example: you click to download on the right it will say "Get Support" it'll take you right to the Auto Generated Post so you can get support!

@alexr03 someone else finally suggested it ? If anything, let Alex setup the Discord server. I've seen his Discord server, and it functions pretty cool. It would definately benefit the community, but it would also result in less activity on the forums.

No, I don't see the point anymore ? My suggestion just leaves one issue; what about the existing posts and configs? There are two solutions for that: 1. Create a new section for archived threads and move them to that 2. Manually create a new download for each config (maybe only "relevant" configs?) but that would take a lot of time. A third option would be to keep the forums and have a subcategory called Requests. That way, the forum would be a lot cleaner - right now, requests and config files exist side by side in those categories (and most of them is just requests).

All I'm saying is, we're not seeing lots of action on the config/themes side ? It would be less than a config a week.

Made a quick 2-minute draft of how the forum could be divided. Feedback is much appreciated! Section 1: Meta - Forum Rules - Announcements - Suggest an idea - Forum issues Section 2: Using TCAdmin - TCAdmin Version 2 - Game Config Files -> Downloads (Config Category) - Language Files -> Downloads (Translations Category) - Themes -> Downloads (Themes Category) - Windows Support* - Linux Support* - Feature and Module ideas - Tips and tricks - TCAdmin Version 1 - Testimonials** - Pre-Sale Questions Section 3: General - General Discussion/Small Talk/Off-topic Section 4: Integrations - WHMCS Integration - ClientExec Integration - HostBill Integration Game configs, language files and themes should redirect directly to the Downloads section. *Windows and Linux support could potentially be merged. Instead, we could use flairs to indicate what OS the post is about. **Maybe remove testimonials? The 'Meta' section will cover everything about the forum. Separate section added for general discussion. That could definately help the forum become more active.

It wouldn't require many people. It's really limited how many configs would be going through the system. I don't think more than one is needed right now - and beside that, moderators would also help out ?

The configs wouldn't show up for download before they're verified, @LFA

It's all a matter of taste. Some swear to Android, others to iPhone. The crazy ones run Windows Phone. Some like XenForo, others like Invision. I think it's a matter of what you're used to. I don't think dividing users into private groups will do much good. I can see a few scenarios where it would be a neat feature, but not when trying to make the forums be much more active than they were before. I still think everyone should be allowed to submit configs/themes like before. Not a lot of content were submitted before, and we're potentially missing really cool configs/themes.

No, there isn't. It's just comes down to very poor communication. Suddenly everything is changed, without a word other than "Thank you" from Luis. I'm not upset about it. I just discussed the case with another person, and suddenly the entire thread was gone. It looked like bad damage control (obviosly only if you saw the thread). Generally, threads shouldn't be deleted, they should be locked, and preferably with a message from a moderator about why it's being closed. Something along: "We've found another solution for this, which is why we're locking the thread for further replies now". Simply deleting it leaves a lot of questions. This will limit how many people are goint to contribute their work (which is already very limited). I'd say submissions should be open to anyone, but let every submission be moderated. That's the only way to make sure everything will work. That way, you can also control the content that is uploaded. Care to elaborate? Didn't quite understand that. Sounds like a much better idea!

Exactly. Not to mention that I was actually hired for the most recent job posting back in February 2019. Alongside helping with creating configs and generally helping users on the forum, I was also going to help migrate the forum and get everything up and running (which was supposed to happen around September/October), but I never heard anything back. I used a lot of time reading and testing migration from vBulletin 3.8 to XenForo (as this was the software that most users wanted, and I have a license that isn't used for anything else), so I was quite surprised to see that, all of a sudden, everything had been changed with no apparent interest in the topic that started the entire discussion about a new forum: No offense to anyone, but it feels weird that someone with 20 posts (at that time) and years of inactivity gets to control a forum, just because he provided a license for it. There are multiple active users that I would have suggested for this job, like @alexr03 or @numpty. These people have been showing massive interest in the forums for years, and so have I. While I do appreciate the modern design of the forum, I felt happier about the old forum. I like changes a lot, but this just feels like a weird place now.

I know I'm probably going to step on somebody's foot, but please slow down. Change is not always good, and it really feels like someone decided to change everything about the forums, even stuff that shouldn't be changed. It feels like one person pulls all the strings; Get an idea Think "that's a good idea" Implement this idea on the forums It doesn't feel like any of the ideas are discussed with anyone else, and it feels like everything is very rushed. All suggested ideas has been implemented without any hesitation. To examples: First: While I'm generally happy that a Downloads section has been added, it again feels rushed. Why? There are tons of reasons why I would need to upload a .cfg, a .txt or a .log file. Second: A few days ago, a post was made suggesting community donations to pay for licenses for the forum. After I made some criticism to this, the entire thread was deleted. That really is not the way the forums should work. Threads shouldn't just get deleted because they're not relevant/useful anymore. Also, something so relevant as asking an already paying community for donations really should be discussed before asking the community how they feel about this.

Wasn't a "Resource Manager" the entire idea behind a new forum software? IIRC, most people on the forums voted for XenForo with the Resource Manager addon

Check if you server in TCAdmin has configured C:/TCAFiles/Games as game files directory.