This is a unix time code, which any language will have a way to convert to a human readable format (if you need to for any reason).
Fortunately, SteamCMD also creates a nicely formatted file that you could parse instead! After updating the mods, take a look at this file: steamapps/workshop/appworkshop_346110.acfĪs you can see, it lists each mod along with a "timeupdated" value for when it was last updated on the workshop. Personally, I would rather not have to parse the output.
So, you could parse it to find that information. In the output, you can see the time the mod was last updated.
(Note that it says "no update needed" because I actually ran it twice, and this is the output from the second time.) Workshop Content folder : "C:\steamcmd\steamapps\workshop" - no update needed Steam Console Client (c) Valve CorporationĬonnecting anonymously to Steam Public.Logged in OK Redirecting stderr to 'C:\steamcmd\logs\stderr.txt' Running this produces the following output. Here is an example using a couple of my own mods. You can retrieve info about all tracked mods by running this. It will also update its own tracking of that mod.
SteamCMD will check if the mod needs an update, and download it if it does. Open up ARK, and wait till the installing x mod text at the bottom right finishes.You could use SteamCMD to update each mod and then check if it was updated. Now head to your workshop downloads directory for ARK: DISK:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\workshop\content\346110ĭelete all of these and then re-subscribe to your ARK mods and let them download through steam. mod files ) except TheCenter, Ragnarok and Valguero - Unless you're also wanting to re download those to be sure too. You'll see all your mod ids, delete all of them ( Including the.
Head to your ARK install directory's mod folder: DISK:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\ARK\ShooterGame\Content\Mods (DISK = Drive letter of where ARK is installed, so in most cases C:\)
You should make a collection beforehand so you can easily re-subscribe to them later, follow how to on this guide here Unsubscribe from your workshop mods for ARK It's usually best to uninstall all your mods. In a rare case the mod may have issues from the initial download or a recent download and you're unable to join your own server. But this is not always the case, you could be a version behind or Steam could of missed the download, or you've set them to not update. In most scenarios, you would get a version mismatch if the server-side mods were out of date. Thank you for choosing us for your ARK: Survival Evolved game server!