ARK: Survival Evolved

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ARK: Survival Evolved can be a pretty good looking game but we all know that it takes some good equipment to run at all and thats not even the guarantor for stable FPS in ARK. There are a couple of Tricks you can try to make your ARK run smooth or even make it run at all. You should definitly check out some of them and let us now which one were the best and which one might not work anymore.

ARK: Survival Evolved system requirements (minimum)

CPU: Intel Core i5-2400/AMD FX-8320 or better
CPU SPEED: Info
RAM: 8 GB
OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions)
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA GTX 670 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or better
FREE DISK SPACE: 60 GB

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You can change GameUserSettings.ini file this way:<ol><li>Go to the Steam client.</li><li> Open Library and right-click Ark: Survival Evolved.</li><li>In the Local Files tab open Browse Local Files.</li><li>Open Shooter game folder.</li><li>Click Saved, then Config and finally open WindowsNoEditor.</li><li>Find GameUserSettings.ini file.</li><li>Open with Notepad and delete all.</li><li>Copy and paste these values:</li></ol> [/script/shootergame.shootergameusersettings]MasterAudioVolume=0.317460MusicAudioVolume=0.412698SFXAudioVolume=0.519841CameraShakeScale=0.000000bFirstPersonRiding=TruebThirdPersonPlayer=FalsebShowStatusNotificationMessages=TrueTrueSkyQuality=0.000000FOVMultiplier=1.250000GroundClutterDensity=0.000000bFilmGrain=FalsebMotionBlur=FalsebUseDFAO=FalsebUseSSAO=TruebShowChatBox=FalsebCameraViewBob=FalsebInvertLookY=FalsebFloatingNames=TruebChatBubbles=FalsebJoinNotifications=TruebCraftablesShowAllItems=TrueLookLeftRightSensitivity=1.000000LookUpDownSensitivity=1.000000GraphicsQuality=4ActiveLingeringWorldTiles=12bUseVSync=FalseResolutionSizeX=1920ResolutionSizeY=1080LastUserConfirmedResolutionSizeX=1920LastUserConfirmedResolutionSizeY=1080WindowPosX=-1WindowPosY=-1bUseDesktopResolutionForFullscreen=FalseFullscreenMode=1LastConfirmedFullscreenMode=1Version=5bHideServerInfo=FalseLastServerSearchType=2LastServerSearchHideFull=FalseLastServerSearchProtected=FalseHideItemTextOverlay=TruebDistanceFieldShadowing=TrueLODScalar=1.000000HighQualityMaterials=FalseHighQualitySurfaces=FalsebTemperatureF=FalsebDisableTorporEffect=TrueVoiceAudioVolume=1.277778bLocalInventoryShowAllItems=FalsebRemoteInventoryShowAllItems=FalseClientNetQuality=3bToggleToTalk=FalsebChatShowSteamName=TruebChatShowTribeName=TrueEmoteKeyBind1=0EmoteKeyBind2=0bNoBloodEffects=FalsebLowQualityVFX=TrueMacroCtrl0=MacroCtrl1=MacroCtrl2=MacroCtrl3=MacroCtrl4=MacroCtrl5=MacroCtrl6=MacroCtrl7=MacroCtrl8=MacroCtrl9=bSpectatorManualFloatingNames=False[ScalabilityGroups]sg.ResolutionQuality=100sg.ViewDistanceQuality=3sg.AntiAliasingQuality=0sg.ShadowQuality=2sg.PostProcessQuality=0sg.TextureQuality=2sg.EffectsQuality=0sg.TrueSkyQuality=0sg.GroundClutterQuality=0sg.IBLQuality=0sg.HeightFieldShadowQuality=2[SessionSettings]SessionName=ARK #563569[/script/engine.gamesession]MaxPlayers=70[AdminPassword]Password=ServerPassword=","position":2,"title":"Change GameUserSettings.ini file"},{"uid":"eb816008-3792-11e8-aff9-901b0edac90d","content":"The procedure is similar, if not the same, with the Engine.ini file. The path is the same since the Engine.ini file resides in WindowsNoEditor. Open the file with Notepad and delete all. Move on, copy these values and paste them to the ”ini” file: [/script/engine.renderersettings]r.DefaultFeature.Bloom=Falser.DefaultFeature.AutoExposure=Falser.DefaultFeature.MotionBlur=Falser.DefaultFeature.LensFlare=Falser.EarlyZPass=0r.SSAOSmartBlur=0r.HZBOcclusion=0r.AmbientOcclusionLevels=0r.BloomQuality=0r.DepthOfFieldQuality=0r.SSR.Quality=0r.SSS.Scale=0r.SSS.SampleSet=0r.DetailMode=0r.LensFlareQuality=0r.MaxAnisotropy=0r.oneframethreadlag=1r.LightShaftQuality=0r.RefractionQuality=0r.ExposureOffset=0.3r.ReflectionEnvironment=0r.Atmosphere=0r.Shadow.MaxResolution=2r.SimpleDynamicLighting=0r.UpsampleQuality=0r.ViewDistanceScale=0.4r.TrueSkyQuality=0[/script/shootergame.shooterengine]bFirstRun=FalseFrameRateCap=200FrameRateMinimum=200[Core.System]Paths=../../../Engine/ContentPaths=../../../ShooterGame/ContentPaths=../../../Engine/Plugins/Experimental/CharacterAI/ContentPaths=../../../Engine/Plugins/TrueSkyPlugin/Content[SystemSettings]TEXTUREGROUP_World=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=2,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=point)TEXTUREGROUP_WorldNormalMap=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=2,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=point)TEXTUREGROUP_WorldSpecular=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=2,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=point)TEXTUREGROUP_Character=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=point)TEXTUREGROUP_CharacterNormalMap=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=point)TEXTUREGROUP_CharacterSpecular=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=4,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=point)TEXTUREGROUP_Weapon=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=64,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=point)TEXTUREGROUP_WeaponNormalMap=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=64,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=point)TEXTUREGROUP_WeaponSpecular=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=64,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=point)TEXTUREGROUP_Vehicle=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=256,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=point)TEXTUREGROUP_VehicleNormalMap=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=256,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=point)TEXTUREGROUP_VehicleSpecular=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=256,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=point)TEXTUREGROUP_Cinematic=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=128,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=point)TEXTUREGROUP_Effects=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=128,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=linear,MipFilter=point)TEXTUREGROUP_EffectsNotFiltered=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=128,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=point)TEXTUREGROUP_Skybox=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=256,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=point)TEXTUREGROUP_UI=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=256,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=point)TEXTUREGROUP_Lightmap=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=8,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=point)TEXTUREGROUP_Shadowmap=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=2,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=point,NumStreamedMips=3)TEXTUREGROUP_RenderTarget=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=128,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=point)TEXTUREGROUP_MobileFlattened=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=2,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=point)TEXTUREGROUP_Terrain_Heightmap=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=2,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=point)TEXTUREGROUP_Terrain_Weightmap=(MinLODSize=1,MaxLODSize=2,LODBias=0,MinMagFilter=aniso,MipFilter=point)[Oculus.Settings]bChromaAbCorrectionEnabled=TruebYawDriftCorrectionEnabled=TruebDevSettingsEnabled=FalsebOverrideIPD=FalsebOverrideStereo=FalsebOverrideVSync=TrueVSync=FalsebOverrideScreenPercentage=FalsebAllowFinishCurrentFrame=TruebLowPersistenceMode=TruebUpdateOnRT=FalseFarClippingPlane=0.000000NearClippingPlane=0.000000[WindowsApplication.Accessibility]StickyKeysHotkey=FalseToggleKeysHotkey=FalseFilterKeysHotkey=FalseStickyKeysConfirmation=FalseToggleKeysConfirmation=FalseFilterKeysConfirmation=False","position":3,"title":"Change Engine.ini file"},{"uid":"cc1ab002-64b0-11e8-b028-00155d414f04","content":"Resolution: Your screen resolution. (It's likely to be 1920x1080.)Window Mode: Fullscreen (Windowed fullscreen if you have dual monitors.)Graphics Quality: CustomResolution Scale: All the way to the topWorld Tile Buffers: EpicView Distance: EpicAnti-Aliasing: LowPost Processing: LowGeneral Shadows: HighTerrain Shadows: HighTextures: HighSky Quality: All the way to the bottomGround Clutter: All the way to the bottomMotion Blur: OffFilm Grain: OffDistance Field Ambient Occlusion: Unable to turn onScreen Space Ambient Occlusion: OnDynamic Tessellation: offDistance Field Shadowing: OnHigh Quality Materials: OffSub Surface Scattering: OffHigh Quality VFX: OffMesh Level of Detail: All the way to the topClient Network Bandwidth: Epic","position":4,"title":"Change InGame settings"}]