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{{Infobox game
 
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|cover        = Lost Ark cover.jpg
 
|cover        = Lost Ark cover.jpg
 
|developers  =  
 
|developers  =  
{{Infobox game/row/developer|Smilegate RPG}}
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{{Infobox game/row/developer|Smilegate}}
 
|publishers  =  
 
|publishers  =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Amazon Games}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Amazon Games}}
{{Infobox game/row/publisher|MY.GAMES|Russia}}
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{{Infobox game/row/publisher|Astrum Entertainment|Russia}}
 
|engines      =  
 
|engines      =  
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 3}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/engine|Unreal Engine 3}}
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{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 4, 2019|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.freemmostation.com/guides/lost-ark-release-date-korea-russia-japan-china-north-america-europe/|title=Lost Ark Release Date <nowiki>|</nowiki> Korea, Russia, Japan, China, North America, Europe|date=2021-11-05}}</ref>}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/date|Windows|December 4, 2019|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://www.freemmostation.com/guides/lost-ark-release-date-korea-russia-japan-china-north-america-europe/|title=Lost Ark Release Date <nowiki>|</nowiki> Korea, Russia, Japan, China, North America, Europe|date=2021-11-05}}</ref>}}
 
|reception    =  
 
|reception    =  
{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|link|rating}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|Metacritic|lost-ark|81}}
{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|link|rating}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|OpenCritic|lost-ark|82}}
{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|link|rating}}
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{{Infobox game/row/reception|IGDB|lost-ark|81}}
 
|taxonomy    =
 
|taxonomy    =
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | Free-to-play }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/monetization      | Free-to-play }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/microtransactions | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Multiplayer }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/modes            | Multiplayer }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/pacing            | Real-Time}}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/perspectives      | Bird's-Eye View}}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/controls          | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/genres            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/sports            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/vehicles          | }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/art styles        | Anime }}
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | }}
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{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/themes            | Fantasy }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
{{Infobox game/row/taxonomy/series            | }}
 
|steam appid  = 1599340
 
|steam appid  = 1599340
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==Essential improvements==
 
==Essential improvements==
 
===Reduce File Size===
 
===Reduce File Size===
{{Fixbox|description=Manually remove/rename the intro videos
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{{Fixbox|description=Can reduce file size of game from 70GB to ~50GB (almost 20GB is unnecessary)
 
# Navigate to {{code|{{p|game}}\EFGame\ReleasePC\WwiseAudio}}.
 
# Navigate to {{code|{{p|game}}\EFGame\ReleasePC\WwiseAudio}}.
 
# You will see multiple folders with Language names (i.e - English(US), Korean(KR) etc..) - Except for English(US) (or your preferred Language) remove the other folders. Don't remove any WEM files.
 
# You will see multiple folders with Language names (i.e - English(US), Korean(KR) etc..) - Except for English(US) (or your preferred Language) remove the other folders. Don't remove any WEM files.
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===Skip intro videos===
 
===Skip intro videos===
{{Fixbox|description=Can reduce file size of game from 70GB to ~50GB (almost 20GB is unnecessary)
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{{Fixbox|description=Manually remove/rename the intro videos|fix=
 
# Navigate to {{code|{{p|game}}\EFGame\Movies}}.
 
# Navigate to {{code|{{p|game}}\EFGame\Movies}}.
# Delete or rename any ipk file that has "SGintro" in the file name.
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# Delete or rename any ipk file that starts with "<code>F3HGM8N1QTFX1B7X8GHG3EF</code>" (i.e. <code>F3HGM8N1QTFX1B7X8GHG3EF.English.ipk</code>).
 
}}
 
}}
  
  
 
'''Notes'''
 
'''Notes'''
{{ii}} Skipping intro videos this way breaks the ESC key in-game.
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{{ii}} Skipping intro videos this way breaks the ESC key in-game.{{cn|date=2023-04-13|reason=}}
 
 
{{ii}} Be careful; the names of other video files may contain spoilers.
 
  
 
==Game data==
 
==Game data==
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|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps                    = true
 
|120 fps notes              =  
 
|120 fps notes              =  
|hdr                        = unknown
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|hdr                        = false
 
|hdr notes                  =  
 
|hdr notes                  =  
|ray tracing                = unknown
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|ray tracing                = false
 
|ray tracing notes          =  
 
|ray tracing notes          =  
 
|color blind                = unknown
 
|color blind                = unknown
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|key remap                = true
 
|key remap                = true
 
|key remap notes          = G and H can't be remapped.
 
|key remap notes          = G and H can't be remapped.
|acceleration option      = unknown
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|acceleration option      = false
|acceleration option notes =  
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|acceleration option notes = Uses Windows settings.
|mouse sensitivity        = unknown
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|mouse sensitivity        = false
|mouse sensitivity notes  =  
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|mouse sensitivity notes  = Uses Windows settings.
|mouse menu                = unknown
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|mouse menu                = true
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
 
|mouse menu notes          =  
|invert mouse y-axis      = unknown
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|invert mouse y-axis      = false
|invert mouse y-axis notes =  
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|invert mouse y-axis notes = Irrelevant as the game is largely cursor-controlled.
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen              = unknown
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
 
|touchscreen notes        =  
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  |subtitles = true
 
  |subtitles = true
 
  |notes    =  
 
  |notes    =  
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|fan      =
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|ref      =
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{{L10n/switch
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|language  = Russian
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|interface = true
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|audio    = true
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|subtitles = true
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|notes    = In VK Play
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |fan      =  
 
  |ref      =  
 
  |ref      =  
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|multiplayer      =  
 
|multiplayer      =  
 
|multiplayer notes=  
 
|multiplayer notes=  
|anticheat        = Easy Anti-Cheat  
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|anticheat        = Easy Anti-Cheat
 
|anticheat notes  =  
 
|anticheat notes  =  
 
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Latest revision as of 13:46, 13 April 2024

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Lost Ark
Lost Ark cover
Developers
Smilegate
Publishers
Amazon Games
Russia Astrum Entertainment
Engines
Unreal Engine 3
Release dates
Windows December 4, 2019[1]
Reception
Metacritic 81
OpenCritic 82
IGDB 81
Taxonomy
Monetization Free-to-play
Modes Multiplayer
Pacing Real-time
Perspectives Bird's-eye view
Art styles Anime
Themes Fantasy
Lost Ark on IGDB
Lost Ark on MobyGames
Lost Ark on Wikipedia

Lost Ark is a multiplayer bird's-eye view game.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Publisher website
DRM details are not known
Russian version.
Windows
Steam
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Windows

Monetization

No monetization information; you can edit this page to add it.

DLC and expansion packs

Name Notes
Apprentice Starter Pack
Windows
Explorer Starter Pack
Windows
Vanquisher Starter Pack
Windows
Korean VO Pack Free
Windows

Microtransactions

No microtransactions information; you can edit this page to add it.

Essential improvements

Reduce File Size

Can reduce file size of game from 70GB to ~50GB (almost 20GB is unnecessary)
  1. Navigate to <path-to-game>\EFGame\ReleasePC\WwiseAudio.
  2. You will see multiple folders with Language names (i.e - English(US), Korean(KR) etc..) - Except for English(US) (or your preferred Language) remove the other folders. Don't remove any WEM files.

Skip intro videos

Manually remove/rename the intro videos
  1. Navigate to <path-to-game>\EFGame\Movies.
  2. Delete or rename any ipk file that starts with "F3HGM8N1QTFX1B7X8GHG3EF" (i.e. F3HGM8N1QTFX1B7X8GHG3EF.English.ipk).


Notes

Skipping intro videos this way breaks the ESC key in-game.[citation needed]

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System Location
Windows <path-to-game>\EFGame\Config\[Note 1]
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1599340/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game data location

System Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux) <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1599340/pfx/[Note 2]

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Aspect ratio is locked to 16:9 for non-ultrawide resolutions
Multi-monitor
Ultra-widescreen
Ultrawide improves FOV
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Enabling Ultrawide adds to the FOV, but has black bars on non ultrawide displays
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
Anti-aliasing (AA)
High, low and inactive post processing anti-aliasing options available in video options. FXAA can also be enabled through Nvidia Control Panel.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Enabled by default in Fullscreen mode.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)
See the glossary page for potential alternatives.
Ray tracing (RT)

Input

Audio

Audio feature State Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Traditional surround sound support only. 360° positional audio through Dolby Atmos or Windows Sonic partially incompatible due to isometric camera angle.
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Available to toggle on/off in audio settings.

Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
French
German
Spanish
Russian
In VK Play

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9, 11
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Cutscenes Bink Video
Anti-cheat Easy Anti-Cheat

System requirements

Windows
Minimum Recommended
Operating system (OS) 10
Processor (CPU) Intel Core i3
AMD Ryzen 3
System memory (RAM) 8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 50 GB
Video card (GPU) Nvidia GeForce GTX 460
AMD Radeon HD 6850
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Other Broadband Internet connection
A 64-bit operating system is required.


Notes

  1. When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below %PROGRAMFILES%, %PROGRAMDATA%, or %WINDIR% might be redirected to %LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore on Windows Vista and later (more details).
  2. 2.0 2.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:

References