Scheduled Dino Wipe

Lag free dino wipes with a configurable schedule.

About

This mod is intended for servers with dino overspawns that require regular dino wipes. Wipes can be scheduled multiple times per day and create no noticeable lag.

Commands

If you do not want to use a schedule you can also manually trigger wipes via command. Unlike “cheat destroywilddinos” it will not create lag / server stalls.

cheat scriptcommand wipedinos

Setting up a schedule

As with most mods, all configurations for SDW should be placed in the GameUserSettings.ini file. Scheduled wipes are configured as UTC time in 24h format, multiple entries are separated by commas. Please make sure to convert your desired time to UTC!

[ScheduledDinoWipe]
DinoWipes=3:21,15:11,22:09

That’s it! In the case of the above example there will be three lag-free wipes per day.

Automatic Wipe at Server Start

Alternatively to a schedule, or in addition, it is possible to run wipes on server restart using the following configuration option:

[ScheduledDinoWipe]
RunAtStartup=true

Extended Configuration

Usually the only configuration required is the schedule. In case you notice lag during dino wipes you can adjust the values below accordingly:

[ScheduledDinoWipe]
DinoWipes=...
WipeRoundDelay=0.2
WipeCountPerRound=1000

Note: Wipes are split into multiple rounds, the default round size is 1000. That means the system will destroy 1000 creatures, then pause for “WipeRoundDelay” (=0.2 seconds by default) and then kill the next round.

• WipeRoundDelay: The time to wait between wipe rounds. Should not be below 0.1, and generally should not be above 0.5.
• WipeCountPerRound: The amount of creatures to kill per round. If you experience any lag it is recommended to half this until performance stabilizes.[/list]