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Chair Of the Impatient - MP/SP
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Kri5  [developer] 10 Apr, 2019 @ 8:43am
How to enable multiplayer use. (Instructions for admins)
With the update to v2 I allowed the chair to be used on servers (dedicated and non-dedicated). It is disabled by default as I still want to make sure everyone who hosts and wants to enable the Chair, thinks hard if he wants to take the risk.
Again, reasons you don't want your players to have ADMIN LIKE control over the server speed:

Think if you really want it on your server!
  • Trolls (is there more to say?) ;)
    Even if you have a white listed server:
  • All other Players can not move while the server is speed up.
  • Player A is breeding and has to imprint every hour. Player A goes offline and plans to come back in 1 hour Real live time. Player B does not know that and sits in the chair to smelt x-thousand metal. As player A is offline he can not prevent the use by not using the chair. As he comes back after 1 Hour, in game have up to 20 hours passed.
  • Probably even more horrible things that will happen and you have to live with the drama.

I added some security features to prevent some drama but I still hope your players are responsible and can live with others making mistakes.

Seurity features
  • To enable time warp, every online player has to sit in the Chair of the Impatient. When the first one sits down the server will send out messages to let others know they should sit down. (the server notification can be disabled in the ini.) When the last player sits down the time warp begins. As soon as the first player stands up the warp stops. It will also stop once a player logs in.
  • For the problem of letting others know you don't want the chair to be used, one can use the Multi use menu of a Chair of the Impatient to request a 'block' for some time. They can enter a Reason and for how long they want to block the chair (real live time). Other players can see who blocks it and why, and can also remove block requests (if someone wants to troll and block the chair always). This only works with responsible players.

Yea, yea,.. TLTR! Now tell me how to enable it!!!

Ok, in the GameUserSettings.ini of the server will be a [ChariOfTheImpatient] section.
Copy following two lines bellow it:
EnabledOnServer=True I_know_what_I_do_and_trust_my_players=True
Next time the server starts the chair can be used.

Side notes
(Is someone still reading?)
  • If you play on Non Dedicated or Single Player, it does not matter if it is enabled in the ini. As long as no other player is connected, the chair works.
  • If you are on Non Dedicated or have used 'enablecheats' on a dedicated server, you will get the admin command log in the chat.
  • To use the chair it has to be placed by the player or an member of their Tribe.


If you have an idea how to make it even better please let me know.
Also I would like to hear about the drama that happened still. ;)

Have fun.
Last edited by Kri5; 6 May, 2019 @ 2:06am
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CoyodiSoul 29 Apr, 2019 @ 10:54pm 
Hey, spellcheck on the INI inits? I had [ChariOfTheImpatient] get set in my INI, and above in this guide it says [ChairOfTheImpatien], when I assume it is supposed to be [ChairOfTheImpatient].

Idc which it really is lol. Just need to know which is correct. xD
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Kri5  [developer] 29 Apr, 2019 @ 11:32pm 
Thanks, of course i just missed the t when scribbling down the guide. ;)
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♥ang♥ 4 May, 2019 @ 2:16am 
I tried adding it on my server and I'm pretty sure I did something wrong in the gameusersettings, i pasted the settings below but what exactly did I do wrong

[ChairOfTheImpatient]
TimeMultiplier=20
ShowServerNotification=True
EnableBlocking=True
EnabledOnServer=True
I_know_what_I_do_and_trust_my_players=True
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ZetaSan 5 May, 2019 @ 11:40pm 
Originally posted by CoyodiSoul:
Hey, spellcheck on the INI inits? I had [ChariOfTheImpatient] get set in my INI, and above in this guide it says [ChairOfTheImpatien], when I assume it is supposed to be [ChairOfTheImpatient].

Idc which it really is lol. Just need to know which is correct. xD


Originally posted by Cortland:
I tried adding it on my server and I'm pretty sure I did something wrong in the gameusersettings, i pasted the settings below but what exactly did I do wrong

[ChairOfTheImpatient]
TimeMultiplier=20
ShowServerNotification=True
EnableBlocking=True
EnabledOnServer=True
I_know_what_I_do_and_trust_my_players=True

Settings want to be [ChariOfTheImpatient] so use that, works for me anyways XD
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Kri5  [developer] 6 May, 2019 @ 2:09am 
OMG. I Only saw the missing t in the description. Sorry for that.
ChariOfTheImpatient is what has to be used. Correct.
That is what it creates when mod is used once. Any additional settings simply go into that section.
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baekho 7 Oct, 2019 @ 1:29pm 
I found the GameUserSettings.ini file, but I can't find the [ChairOfTheImpatient] section in it. Am I looking in the right one, or is there another GameUserSettings.ini file for my server?
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baekho 7 Oct, 2019 @ 1:32pm 
Originally posted by Spidox191:
I found the GameUserSettings.ini file, but I can't find the [ChairOfTheImpatient] section in it. Am I looking in the right one, or is there another GameUserSettings.ini file for my server?
or wait, am I supposed to add that section into the file?
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Kri5  [developer] 8 Oct, 2019 @ 11:23am 
yes, there is one for the Server.
If you run the server on your PC the config files are here: 'steamapps\common\ARK\ShooterGame\Saved\Config'
WindowsNoEditor is your game client.
WindowsServer is for the Server.
To be sure the [ChariOfTheImpatient] section is there you can place one chair on the server then the section will be added.
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loopuleasa 12 Jul, 2021 @ 11:30pm 
the mispelt one is correct

Chari
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