No More Player - ASA Transfer Identity Fix

Overview

No More Player - ASA Transfer Identity Fix is a server-side mod for ARK: Survival Ascended.

It targets post-transfer identity desync where players may temporarily appear as player after cross-server or cross-map travel.

Instead of renaming players directly, this mod triggers official sync paths to realign control, identity, and character state.

Problem This Mod Targets

On some clusters, after transfer:

• Player name may temporarily resolve to player
• Identity-dependent interactions may fail
• Bob auto door behavior may stop responding correctly
• The issue may recover after death/respawn or reconnect

This mod attempts to restore consistency automatically without requiring relog or respawn.

How It Works

When a player joins and receives the fix buff, the mod runs scheduled refresh attempts at:

• 3 seconds
• 8 seconds
• 15 seconds
• 30 seconds

Each cycle attempts to refresh:

• PlayerController
• PlayerState
• Character

Each cycle also logs full before/after trace data for debugging.

Current Version Features

• Auto-attach fix buff on join
• Scheduled refresh pipeline (3/8/15/30)
• TryOfficialRefresh flow
• Before/After logs with reason tags
• Object-level refresh logs for Controller/PlayerState/Character
• Reason propagation (AutoRefresh_1~4)

Safety Defaults

This version uses a low-risk path by default.

Disabled by default:

• Repossess
• ClientRestart
• Nearby door force refresh

This version does NOT:

• Edit save files directly
• Force player renaming
• Clear inventories
• Force respawn

Recommended Use Cases

• Cluster transfer environments
• Temporary identity desync after map transfer
• Admins who want a reversible and observable fix path

Installation

1. Subscribe and enable the mod
2. Add the mod to your server mod list
3. Restart the server

Use a test server first before deploying to production.

Recommended Baseline Config

Start with:

• Enable=True
• AutoRefreshOnJoin=True
• EnableDebugLog=True
• EnableManualCommands=True
• RefreshDelay1=3
• RefreshDelay2=8
• RefreshDelay3=15
• RefreshDelay4=30
• RefreshPlayerState=True
• RefreshCharacter=True
• RefreshController=True
• EnableRepossess=False
• EnableClientRestart=False
• RefreshNearbyDoors=False

Log Keywords

Search server logs for:

• TransferIdentityFix
• Before Refresh
• After Refresh
• Refreshed Controller
• Refreshed PlayerState
• Refreshed Character

Known Notes

• New projects may require initial moderation approval before full CurseForge sync behavior is available
• Identity timing may vary by map and cluster topology

Roadmap

• Manual command flow
  • refreshname
  • refreshnamehard
  • refreshdoors
• Real cluster transfer regression report
• Expanded error-branch logging and compatibility checks

Disclaimer

This mod provides a server-side synchronization recovery strategy and may not cover every third-party interaction edge case.

Please validate in a test environment before production use.