EventCountdown

Nothing stings like missing wipe day because nobody saw it coming. EventCountdown makes sure that never happens on your server. List your big moments once, and it builds the hype for you: a heads up a week early, another at one hour, an on screen tick for the final seconds, and a Discord post with a clock that runs down on its own.

EventCountdown is a light plugin for ARK Survival Ascended servers that counts down to your big events. Set a wipe, a boss night, or a raid weekend, and it warns players as the clock ticks down, in game and on Discord. Each event gets its own warning points, colors, and repeat schedule. It needs no database and no other plugins, and the Discord posts use a live timer that updates on its own.

What You Get

• Named events: give each countdown a name like Server Wipe or Boss Night, and I show that name in every warning.
• Warning points: set a list like 7d, 1d, 1h, 10m, 1m, and I send one warning as the clock passes each point.
• Final seconds ticker: turn on an on screen tick for the last seconds, so players see 10, 9, 8 before the event hits.
• Repeat schedule: set RepeatDays and an event runs again on its own, so a raid weekend can fire every 7 days.
• In game styles: show a warning as a colored server message, a big center screen note, or a chat line, in any color you pick.
• Live Discord countdown: post to a webhook with a live timer, so one embed shows "starts in 3 hours" and updates by itself.
• Start message: set a ZeroMessage and I broadcast it the moment the event begins, in game and on Discord.
• Upcoming list: players type one command to see every event coming up and how long is left.
• Works without Discord: leave Discord off and every warning still lands in game. Discord is a bonus, not a must.
• Live reload: change your events and reload from console or RCON. No restart needed to load new times.

Every command

Players get one command, and you can rename it in config.json.

For you, from the console or RCON:

There is no permission setup here. EventCountdown does not gate anything behind a permission node, and it does not need a permission plugin at all.

Adding It to Your Server

You need AsaApi v2.01 or newer, a Windows ARK Survival Ascended dedicated server, and a Discord webhook if you want the Discord side. Skip the webhook and the plugin still runs fine.

1. Unzip the download.
2. Place the EventCountdown folder in ArkApi/Plugins/. Keep the folder name as shipped, the loader pairs it with the DLL name.
3. Open config.json and add your events and times, plus a webhook if you want Discord posts.
4. Start the server with AsaApiLoader.exe.
5. Look for the EventCountdown loaded line in ArkApi.log.

Tune Your Events

Every setting has its own write up on the docs page. And if you would rather click than hand edit JSON, the config editor lets you change your config right in the browser.

What Owners Wonder

What clock do the event times run on? The server machine's local clock. Each At time uses the format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM on a 24 hour clock. If your host machine sits in a different time zone than you do, set the times to match the server, not your wall clock.

What happens to an event whose time already passed? It gets skipped, unless it repeats. A repeating event just rolls forward to its next run, so a RepeatDays: 7 raid weekend picks up the next week on its own.

Can I add or change an event without a restart? Yes, and this is one of my favorite parts. Open config.json to make your change, then run EventCountdown.Reload from the console or RCON. The new event list goes live right away.

Do I need Discord or a database for this? Neither one. There is no database at all, and Discord is a bonus. Leave it off and every warning still lands in game. Flip it on with a webhook and you also get an embed with a live countdown.

How does the live Discord countdown work? The embed uses a Discord timestamp, so the post reads something like "starts in 3 hours" and keeps updating on its own. One post covers the whole countdown. Run EventCountdown.TestDiscord to check your webhook is wired up.

How do I get it running on my server? Unzip the download and place the EventCountdown folder in ArkApi/Plugins/, keeping the folder name as shipped since the loader pairs it with the DLL. Set your events in config.json and start the server through AsaApiLoader.exe. You need AsaApi v2.01 or newer.

If the clock acts up

Hit a wall or found a bug? Come find me on Discord and we will get your countdowns running: https://discord.gg/8GGaEzWk9p

EventCountdown v0.0.1