Automated Dino Wipes

Automated Dino Wipes

Summary

The Automated Dino Wipes mod introduces a sophisticated and customizable system for managing wild dinosaur populations in your game. This was made for server maintenance in mind.

Key Features

• Selective Wiping: The mod is intelligently designed to exclude tamed dinos, boss dinos (tek cave), sleeping dinos, and dinos with any taming % (passive incl), preventing any unintended disruption to players' progress. (and prevent any exploitation of known wipe schedules to cheese bosses/ascension)
• Scheduled Wipes: Set specific times for automated dino wipes based on your server's needs. This feature allows for regular cleansing of wild dino populations without manual intervention.
• Broadcast Warnings: When enabled, the server will broadcast warnings to all players, ensuring everyone is aware of the upcoming dino wipe.

Configuration Options

• WipeOnServerStart=False: Determines whether a dino wipe should occur every time the server starts.
• WipeSchedule= (blank by default): Enter the times for scheduled wipes in a comma-separated list (in UTC time, format hh:mm).
• BroadcastWarnings=True: Enable or disable broadcast warnings before a scheduled wipe.
• WipeBeehives=False: Enable or disable wiping wild beehives during a scheduled wipe.
• WipeNestEggs=False: Enable or disable wiping wild Wyvern/RockDrake/Deinon/Magmasaur eggs during a scheduled wipe. (experimental)
• WipeLengthSeconds=60: Time in seconds of how long the wipe will take to complete. 0 will be instant, 60 is 1 minute, 600 is 10 minutes. Higher numbers result in less lag.
• WipeCaveDinos=False: Enable or disable wiping dinos located in caves during a scheduled wipe.
• Blacklist= (blank by default) Enter the names of dinos how they appear in game, and they won't get affected by the wipe. (ex Dodo,Ovis)
• BroadcastMessage=<$> Minute Warning: Configurable broadcast message (use <$> to use the variable for minutes) ex (Dinos wiping in <$> minutes)
  
  

(defaults in GameUserSettings.ini)
[AutomatedDinoWipes]
WipeOnServerStart=False
WipeSchedule=
BroadcastWarnings=True
WipeBeehives=False
WipeNestEggs=False
WipeLengthSeconds=60
WipeCaveDinos=False
Blacklist=
BroadcastMessage=<$> Minute Warning

Customizing the Wipe Schedule (UTC)

• Set the WipeSchedule in UTC time using the format hh:mm (separated by commas, no spaces). For example, to schedule wipes at 7 AM, 8:30 PM, and midnight CST, set WipeSchedule to 13:00,2:30,6:00
• The schedule is flexible, allowing multiple entries for various times of the day.

Manual Wipe Trigger

• Use the command cheat scriptcommand ADW_BeginWipe to manually initiate a dino wipe.
• Alternatively, the built-in cheat destroywilddinos command can also be used for immediate effect.
• Use the command cheat scriptcommand ADW_Version to verify the installed mod version.

Todo

• Console options menu

Discord support