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==Issues unresolved== | ==Issues unresolved== |
Revision as of 21:22, 9 May 2020
Although this product has been released, it remains under active development - information may change frequently and could be outdated or irrelevant.
Developers | |
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Studio Wildcard | |
ARK: Aberration | Instinct Games[1] |
ARK: Aberration | Efecto Studios[1] |
ARK: Aberration | Virtual Basement[1] |
ARK: Aberration | Abstraction Games[1] |
Publishers | |
Studio Wildcard | |
Engines | |
Unreal Engine 4 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | August 29, 2017[2] |
macOS (OS X) | August 29, 2017[2] |
Linux | August 29, 2017[2] |
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.
ARK | |
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ARK: Survival Evolved | 2017 |
ARK: Survival of the Fittest | 2017 |
ARK Park | 2018 |
PixARK | 2019 |
ARK: Survival Ascended | EA |
ARK II | 2024 |
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Retail | ||||
GamersGate | ||||
Green Man Gaming | ||||
Humble Store | ||||
Microsoft Store | Xbox Play Anywhere, Xbox Game Pass for PC: Explorer's Edition | |||
Steam |
Version differences
- Only Microsoft Store version has crossplay with Xbox One version of the game
DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Season Pass | Includes the three paid expansion packs. | |
Aberration | Expansion Pack | |
Extinction | Expansion Pack | |
Scorched Earth | Expansion Pack | |
Ragnarok | Free Expansion Map | |
The Center | Free Expansion Map | |
Primitive+ | Free Total Conversion |
Version differences
ARK: Survival Evolved Explorer's Edition
- Combines the base game with the season pass (includes the three paid expansion packs).
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\ShooterGame\Saved\Config\[Note 1] |
Microsoft Store | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux |
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\ShooterGame\Saved\SavedArksLocal\[Note 1] |
Microsoft Store | |
macOS (OS X) | |
Linux | <path-to-game>/ShooterGame/Saved/Config/LinuxNoEditor |
- 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.
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud | ||
Xbox Cloud |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
Set FOV multiplier[3][4] |
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Notes
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English |
Network
Multiplayer types
Type | Native | Notes | |
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Local play | Xbox One version only.[5] | ||
LAN play | Co-op, Versus You need a better hardware to host a non-dedicated session |
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Online play | Co-op, Versus Microsoft Store version supports crossplay with Xbox One version |
Connection types
Type | Native | Notes |
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Matchmaking | ||
Peer-to-peer | ||
Dedicated | [6] | |
Self-hosting | [6] | |
Direct IP |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | See Helix Mod: Ark: Survival Evolved. |
Headsets | |||
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SteamVR | Patch ShooterGame.exe with Revive Compatibility Layer.[7] |
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Oculus VR (LibOVR) | |||
Windows Mixed Reality | Patch ShooterGame.exe with Revive Compatibility Layer.[7] |
Devices | |||
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Tracked motion controllers | |||
Traditional controller | |||
Keyboard/Mouse |
Play area | |||
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Seated | |||
Standing | |||
Room-scale |
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[8] |
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Linux graphical corruption on AMD GPU |
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Issues unresolved
Stuck in Server Browser After Selecting "My Survivors" Filter
Change the server filter type in the config files[10] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
---|---|---|
Direct3D | 10, 11 | Direct3D 12 coming when UE4 support is stable.[11] |
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 |
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Windows | |||
macOS (OS X) | |||
Linux |
Middleware
Console commands
Console commands are available.
System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 SP1 | 8 |
Processor (CPU) | 2 GHz Dual-core | |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 16 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 40 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 10 compatible |
- A 64-bit operating 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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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).
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ark: Survival Evolved going underground in Aberration - Rock, Paper, Shotgun - last accessed on 2017-12-20
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Community Crunch 98: Gold Master Edition - ARK News - ARK - Official Community Forums
- ↑ More FOV? :: ARK: Survival Evolved General Discussions
- ↑ FoV scaling is Vert-, needs to be changed to Hor+ :: ARK: Survival Evolved Bug Reports & Exploits
- ↑ ARK Xbox One v731: Split-screen, Dimetrodon, Dung Beetle, Gallimimus & more! - ARK - Official Community Forums
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Frequently Asked Questions :: ARK: Survival Evolved General Discussions
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Revive Ark: Survival Evolved Partially Working
- ↑ https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=541252702
- ↑ https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=102955
- ↑ Help Getting stuck on server browser :: ARK: Survival Evolved General Discussions
- ↑ -Patch Notes- Current (v236.5) & Upcoming :: ARK: Survival Evolved General Discussions
- ↑ BattlEye – The Anti-Cheat Gold Standard