Now, I will admit, in those few cases I just wrote of, there were at times hangups and fps drop into the low 10-20fps range. Outside of some issues when dealing with some really rediculously large builds, and a few issues with having a server loaded with a metric crapton of mods, I've always been able to run the game in the 60fps range or better. Honestly, outside of the graphics cards, it's all 4-6 year old hardware that's technically a few generations behind.
All hardware has the most up to date drivers possible (save my new machines BIOS, since it simply will not flash correctly, locks up every attempt). I run ARK with all the settings on Epic, all the LOD set to highest, and pretty much all the graphical checkboxes selected. MSI 970a-G43 Motherboard (Which has issues, can't flash to most current BIOS) Just to give perspective I'll give my hardware specs for my old and new machines and my experienced fps ranges on Epic settings at 1080p.ĪMD A10-6800k APU (OC'd to 4.4ghz stable)įX 8350 (OC'd to 4.4ghz stable, limited by a mildly disfunctional mobo) Honestly I think the issue a lot of people are having is bottlenecks between CPU and GPU, or bad configurations on their hardware.
Survivors can take their character, favorite creatures and items between the Island and the new Desert ARKs, making their Island-dwelling friends jealous with all of the amazing new items, structures, creatures and secrets they find in the Desert.It's strange that I've never had any major issues running ARK with relatively high fps (barring a couple of things I will write about below), and I'm using a computer many would consider to be pretty average (even before I built my new computer). Prepare yourself for dangerous electrical storms, blinding sand storms, befuddling heat stroke, and unleash the power of the mysterious Obelisks to come face-to-face with the ARK’s deadliest boss creature to date – the ferocious Manticore! Does it protect a powerful weapon, a precious relic, or the mysteries of the ARK itself? Only survivors who posses the courage to confront this fearsome beast will learn the truth. When used creatively, these tools can open up whole new strategies for survival, self defense or epic tribal warfare. Players can use whips, boomerangs, flamethrowers, chainsaws, and much more to defend themselves, or such things as tents, wells, wind turbines, and oil refineries to provide their bases with resources. Using what resources they can scrounge together, survivors can craft distinct new outfits and structures to beat the heat, and new tools to help them survive in this desolate environment. Just mind your step, or you might attract a Death Worm! Among others, lead a caravan of the camel-like Morellatops, or rain fire down upon your enemies from the back of an elemental Wyvern. The biomes of Scorched Earth are filled with dangerous new creatures, and the intrepid survivor will find that many of them can be tamed. Littered with ruins, geysers, and intricate ancient cave systems, survivors will find a whole new frontier to explore and master. Scorched Earth takes ARK players to an entirely new land, composed of six unique, desert themed biomes – dunes, high desert, mountains, canyons, badlands and oasis – each with their own aesthetic and ecosystem. DRAGONS! Travel back and forth between the Island and the Desert to team up with hundreds of players across both worlds or play locally!
Use skills honed on ARK's faraway Island to kill, tame, breed, and ride the fantastical new creatures that have evolved to survive the Desert's ultra harsh conditions, including.
Stranded naked, dehydrated & starving in a vast desert, even the most seasoned ARK survivors must quickly find water, hunt for food, harvest, craft items, and build shelter to have any chance for survival.