One click install for Steam Mods?

[Deimos]

Hey there,

 

I have a config for Ark (Dont ask for it as I had to pay for it) and one thing we find trouble with is updating mods.

Is there away to add one click install/update of mods from steam?

[Dennis]

I had a working way for Linux, but somehow the script stopped working. The modinfo files weren't correct after downloading which would result in a bootloop.

[goatboynz]

you can use Steam cmd to download workshop mods/addons.

But with ark ya just put then mod id into the config file and the server will auto download the mod and keep it updated.

[barrycarey]

you can use Steam cmd to download workshop mods/addons.

But with ark ya just put then mod id into the config file and the server will auto download the mod and keep it updated.

 

Does this actually work with SteamCMD now? It's been almost a year since I checked but last I knew SteamCMD would download compressed mod files that could not be used on the server.

 

I made a tool to work around this back then: https://github.com/barrycarey/Ark_Mod_Downloader

[Deimos]

wait, we dont actually have to upload the mods?

If we put the mod id in the server will auto-download the mods?

[goatboynz]

The steam cmd works on windows haven't tried on Linux. I know people have been having probs with doing it on linux.

 

As for the ark mod ID that was put in there not so long ago

[Dennis]

Alright - I can just say that it ain't working on Linux. It's been tested dozens of times by me. It doesn't download the files, at least

[Deimos]

I thought so. Thanks for the clarification Denis

[Dennis]

But don't let my experience stop you from trying! Could be that I did something wrong (which isn't unlikely), or that there's some conflicts regarding the OS we ran. Give it a try and see if it works

[goatboynz]

The best thing about TCA is trying new tings I always find what works on one os does not work on another.

[momotea]

Through some external tools, I have implemented this function.

[momotea]

He only needs arkmodcopy.exe tools

[mseidel]

i solved this with a simple batch file:

D:\00_Steam_CMD\steamcmd.exe +login %ThisService_SteamID% %ThisService_SteamPW% +force_install_dir %ThisService_RootDirectory% +workshop_download_item 107410 %ThisService_modID% +quit
move %ThisService_RootDirectory%\steamapps\workshop\content\107410\%ThisService_modID% %ThisService_RootDirectory%\%ThisService_ModName%

i use move becaus ethe mod is saved in a subfolder only with the steam id.

But i have two questions:

1. Is it possible to use it with steam guard too?

2. i want to add these mods automatic to the command line, in command line i have the part: -mod=![mod]

it wold be nice to have something like ![mod]==![mod]+![ModName]

[Dennis]

Sorry for not having told you guys this before, but you can avoid using other software, scripts or anything else. Just create a symlink.

[numpty]

thi is my script i use works perfect on Arma you type in the ID and name of the Mod it htemn doenloads the mos and symlinks to the mod directory

 

you need to reate the vaiables you need and also check prompt for varibles when creating

 

@Echo
"%TCAdminFolder%\Monitor\Tools\SteamCmd\steamcmd.exe" +login Username Password +force_install_dir C:\ +"workshop_download_item 107410 %ThisService_modnumber%" validate +quit

@Echo
SET "ServerPath=%ThisService_RootDirectory%"
::
::
::Mod Name
MKLINK /D %ThisService_modname% C:\steamapps\workshop\content\107410\%ThisService_modnumber%