The mod version mismatch error occurs when steam mod do not match up to installed games mods, for some reason steam has issues noticing when a mod updates, and sometimes it fails to update the mod on the user side. Below we will go through some steps to help get you back playing!

Step 1

Go to https://mods.miark.online

Once you are on this page, you will see a collection of every mod that we run. Now if you know the last mod that was updated, this part is simple. You just click the check mark (Red Box) which will unsubscribe from the mod, give a few seconds and then click the + (Green Box) to re-subscribe to the mod . Once you do this, go back to steam and see if your mod started downloading like below.

If your mod is downloading, then that’s it, if not, sometimes you might have to restart steam to force the download to start. If this step works for you it will start downloading.  Once it finishes you should be able to load back into the game and start playing as normal! If not or you do not know what mod was updated last, please go onto step 2.

Step 2

So maybe it has been a while and you are not sure what all mods need to be updated? First thing to do is head back to the Mystic Isles discord, go to the #bot-command channel and use the !last command (If you have not linked your discord, this command will not work for you, it is highly advised that you link  your discord so we can always provide you with the best support, use !link in the #bot-command channel for information on linking your discord, its quick, easy, and you will earn 1000 bonus points!) If you have your discord linked, you will see a box pop up that will tell you the last day you were logged on. Keep this date handy. Now open your web browser and go to https://steamcommunity.com . Once you are here, login to steam using your user name and password.

Once you are logged in, you will be brought to your account profile page. On the right hand side you will see a link that says “Workshop Items” please click that link and move on to the next step.

Step 3

Once you are here, look on the right hand side again for the link “Subscribed Items” once you find it, click that link, it will take you to the following page.

Look again on the right hand side for “Subscribed Items” use the drop down box to sort your mods by “Date Updated”  Now you will notice on the left that all the mods you are subscribed too are listed by the date they were last updated. Simply go through and unsubscribe from all mods updated since you last played, wait a few seconds, then re-subscribe to the mods. You should then see steam start to download all the updated mods, if not you might need to restart steam to force the update to start. Once they are finished, you should be able to log in and play as normal. If you are still getting this error, please move on to step 4.

Step 4

Well it looks like ARK is just not being nice to you, when we get to this point, the only option we have is to go back to https://mods.miark.online login to your steam account if you are not already. Look for the “Unsubscribe from all” button and click it, wait a few seconds, then click the "Subscribe to all button." Go back to steam and see if your updates have started downloading, if not, once again you might have to restart steam to force the update to happen. When the updates finish downloading you should be able to login and play as normal. If not, please return to discord and check the verify files FAQ (!faq verify).

We hope this guide helps you get back online with us, if you are having trouble understanding what to do, you can always open a support ticket in discord (use !faq support in discord for information) . We will answer as soon as we can and try to help you to the best of our ability.