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Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
General information
- PC Report: ARK: Survival Evolved
- Steam Community Discussions
- Official wiki
Availability
Version differences
- The Explorer's Edition contains the base game and the standard Season Pass.
- The Ultimate Survivor Edition Contains the base game, the standard Season Pass, the Genesis Season Pass and 4 soundtracks.
Monetization
DLC and expansion packs
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Season Pass |
Includes the three paid expansion packs: Aberration, Extinction and Scorched Earth. |
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Genesis Season Pass |
Includes Genesis Part 1 and Genesis Part 2 expansion packs. Included in the ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition. |
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Aberration |
Expansion Pack. Available only as part of the Season Pass. |
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Extinction |
Expansion Pack. Available only as part of the Season Pass. |
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Scorched Earth |
Expansion Pack. Available only as part of the Season Pass. |
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Crystal Isles |
Free Expansion Map. |
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Ragnarok |
Free Expansion Map. |
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The Center |
Free Expansion Map. |
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Primitive+ |
Free "Total Conversion" add-on. |
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Valguero |
Free Expansion Map. |
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ARK: Survival Evolved Original Soundtrack |
Available only as part of the ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition. |
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ARK: Expansion Packs Original Soundtrack |
Available only as part of the ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition. |
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ARK: Genesis Part 1 Soundtrack |
Available only as part of the ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition. |
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ARK: Genesis Part 2 Original Soundtrack |
Available only as part of the ARK: Ultimate Survivor Edition. |
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Microtransactions
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
- In single-player mode, Ark will perform an automatic save if it detects an attempt to shut down the application (such as by Alt+F4, or via the task manager or Windows taskbar), in order to prevent players from "dashboarding out" in an attempt to avoid a sudden unfavorable situation in-game.
Video
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.
Instructions
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- In the configuration file(s) location, navigate to
WindowsNoEditor .
- Open
GameUserSettings.ini .
- Change
bUseVSync=False to bUseVSync=True to enable Vsync.
- Save and close the file.
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Instructions
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- In the configuration file(s) location, navigate to
WindowsNoEditor .
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Engine.ini using a text editor.
- At the bottom of the config file, add these lines of text:
[/script/engine.renderersettings]
t.MaxFPS=xxx
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xxx with the desired framerate cap, and save the file.
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Set FOV multiplier[7][8]
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- Go to
<path-to-game>/Engine/Config/
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BaseEngine.ini .
- Change
AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainXFOV to AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV
- Test the change in-game.
- For higher values, edit
<path-to-game>\ShooterGame\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\GameUserSettings.ini
- Adjust the
FOVMultiplier= value.
Notes
- This value multiplies the effects of the in-game FOV setting. Experiment with the two to get the FOV you want.
- This solution results in a significantly higher base FOV than the game's default settings.
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Input
Audio
Audio feature |
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Separate volume controls |
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Surround sound |
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Subtitles |
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Closed captions |
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Mute on focus lost |
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Royalty free audio |
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Localizations
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UI |
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Traditional Chinese |
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Czech |
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Danish |
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Dutch |
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Finnish |
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French |
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German |
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Hungarian |
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Italian |
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Japanese |
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Korean |
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Polish |
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Russian |
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Spanish |
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Swedish |
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Thai |
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Turkish |
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Ukrainian |
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Network
Multiplayer types
Type |
Native |
Notes |
Local play |
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Co-op, Versus Use Nucleus Co-op.[9] |
LAN play |
| Co-op, Versus You need a better hardware to host a non-dedicated session |
Online play |
| Co-op, Versus Microsoft Store version supports crossplay with Xbox One version |
Connection types
VR support
Issues fixed
Tweaks to raise the frame rate
- The following tweaks can help improve the game's infamously poor performance even on high-end systems.
Frame rate tweaks[12]
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- Adding the following command line arguments to the game's launch options.
-high -useallavailablecores - These commands maximize Ark's CPU usage. They can increase FPS by as much as 30% with no loss of visual quality.
-sm4 -dx10 - These commands force the use of Shader Model 4.0 and DirectX 10 instead of Shader Model 5.0 and DirectX 11. It has a dramatic effect on performance, i.e. raising FPS from ~40 to ~100, but also lowers the game's visual quality by a noticeable degree.
-lowmemory - This setting forces Ark to run in low memory mode, using only 4gb of RAM. This can improve performance in systems with less than 16gb of RAM.
- In the in-game menu, the setting that seems to have the greatest effect on performance is shadows. Reducing shadows from Epic to Low can increase frame rate by more than 50%.
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Linux graphical corruption on AMD GPU
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- Adding the following command line arguments to the game's launch options.
R600_DEBUG=nohyperz %command% - Disables HyperZ, with possible reduction in performance.[13]
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Issues unresolved
Stuck in Server Browser After Selecting "My Survivors" Filter
Change the server filter type in the config files[14]
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- Go to
<Steam-folder>\ARK\ShooterGame\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor and open GameUserSettings.cfg
- Look for the line
LastServerSearchType and change the value to 1
- Launch the game and the filter should be set on Unofficial servers
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Other information
API
Technical specs |
Supported |
Notes |
Direct3D |
10, 11 |
Direct3D 12 coming when UE4 support is stable.[15] |
Metal support |
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Metal support shipping at launch |
Shader Model support |
4, 5 |
Shader Model 4 support requires launching the game with the -sm4 command line argument. |
Executable |
32-bit |
64-bit |
Notes |
Windows |
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macOS (OS X) | |
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This 32-bit-only macOS game does not work on macOS Catalina (10.15) or later. |
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Middleware
Console commands
Console commands are available.
System requirements
Windows |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
7 SP1, 8.1 |
10 |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core i5 2400 AMD FX-8320 |
Intel Core i5 4670K AMD Ryzen R5 1500X |
System memory (RAM) |
8 GB |
16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
60 GB |
400 GB with all DLC |
Video card (GPU) |
NVIDIA GTX 670 AMD Radeon HD 7870 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible | |
- A 64-bit system is required.
macOS (OS X) |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
10.9 |
Processor (CPU) |
2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
20 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
1 GB of VRAM OpenGL 3 compatible |
Linux |
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Minimum |
Operating system (OS) |
Ubuntu |
Processor (CPU) |
2 GHz 64-bit |
System memory (RAM) |
4 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
20 GB |
Video card (GPU) |
1 GB of VRAM OpenGL 3 compatible |
Notes
References