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Ark Devs detail their Xbox One X Update
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TheGreenArrow
Member
Hopefully they finally add the Play Anywhere feature. Still waiting.
They in the same article, its November
TheGreenArrow
Member
Lol woops I should learn how to read. Thanks!
JigglesBunny
Banned
Dont get your hopes up for much. The developers have a well documented issue with getting acceptable performance out of even the strongest machines. Until we get a proper analysis, I wouldnt rush out to grab a copy in hopes that youll have a good game for the X launch.
Theblackrain
Member
That's quite a bit less than what they touted in June isn't it?
"It's amazing. It's basically like Epic settings on PC, we're targeting 60FPS. We recently introduced variable frame rate, but on Xbox One X with the extra horsepower, you'll notice less variation in your frame rate even in busy situations"
"It's amazing. It's basically like Epic settings on PC, we're targeting 60FPS. We recently introduced variable frame rate, but on Xbox One X with the extra horsepower, you'll notice less variation in your frame rate even in busy situations"
Yeah I've been playing with some mates again recently on Xbox One and it can still get so messy and teary.
DF have covered it well as well as the PC, PS4 & Pro versions, look forward to their analysis.
LukasTaves
Member
That sounds... Worse than they initially promised?
Edit: Oh, it's going to be play anywhere? Nice!
Great to know a game can be xpa after launch as well.
Edit: Oh, it's going to be play anywhere? Nice!
Great to know a game can be xpa after launch as well.
You seen Ark run right? That is par for the course
It's Wildcard, what do you expect lol
Triggerhappytel
Member
"We hope to be hitting a dynamic 540p at a stable 30fps!"
Actually, there's still hope for that mode with 1080p w/ XB1 assets w/ a 60 fps target. I'm not confident in the engineering, but I'm wondering if brute force is enough.
This. I love the game but performance is it's biggest issue. I play on PC and turn my settings down to run at 1080p and a good framerate.
LukasTaves
Member
Indeed XD
Jaguar Victory
Member
Is this game fun? Looks interesting and now it seems to be hitting a respectable base for performance I might check it out.
Incredibly grindy and the PVP can ruin hours worth of work in a matter of minutes, but it's probably one of the better survival games out there now. Lot of content.
MoogleMan
Member
Only on private servers. Avoid official like the plague.
Yes, however it can have a bit of a learning curve, at least to do things efficiently.
I recommend PvP on unofficial servers, as officials have painfully low rates (harvest, tame, etc). Plus I have found a lot less alpha tribes on unofficials that are totally dicks and just destroy you little thatch shack because you exist. Officials are plagued with those, made worse because you can transfer dinos, items, and characters between servers.
However it's a great experience when you get into it. I love the political negotiations that take place in PvP, and you can tell when tensions rise and a war is afoot. There are three official maps in the base game, and one of them has all the Scorched Earth dinos and items accessible to anyone. The maps (especially the Center and Ragnarok) are really well designed and have tons of content to explore. There are lots of caves to explore.
#1 advice I can give though: tame dinos for utility, they absolutely are not a waste of time. Ankylos gather metal really fast, having a good early game mount like a Direwolf does wonders. Getting a Pteranodon as soon as you get the level (or blueprint) to make the saddle is essential.
SenjutsuSage
Banned
That's quite the fucking statement. What even qualifies you to say that? Them having a particular area or two they need to improve in does not somehow, bizarrely, equate to them being terrible at their job. And I say this as someone who has zero intention of even purchasing this game. My only interest here is more Xbox One X game specific info.
ShadowKingpin
Member
After how horrible the game runs on powerful PC's and PS4 Pro, I wouldn't hold my breath.
ethomaz
Banned
I guess you never played any version of this game.
It is a mess even on 1080ti with Core i7.
JetSetRadio
Banned
Shovelware shouldn't be allowed on consoles.
I've never understood why there is such a high volume of drive by posts like this one in Ark threads.
Well, this version sounds a lot more realistic.
adamsapple
Or is it just one of Phil's balls in my throat?
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2017-ark-survival-evolved-performance-analysis
The game's pretty bad across the board technically on consoles. Xbox one X can only do so much just based on the specs if there's little effort for optimization to go along with it.
I've already invested too much into the PS4 version to jump back into the Xbox version but I will be interested to see how it looks and runs.
It's not all that grindy anymore. My brother just started and he got up to level 73 within a few days. The last 30 levels do seem to require time but that should be expected.
It doesn't really run all that bad on the Pro, at least on the new servers. The biggest thing they need to do is lock it to 30fps when enabling v-sync.
I really think some are underestimating how difficult a game like this is to optimize for. In one scene you could have a simple thatch hut but run into a huge fortress with dozens of animals a second later.
It's not all that grindy anymore. My brother just started and he got up to level 73 within a few days. The last 30 levels do seem to require time but that should be expected.
It doesn't really run all that bad on the Pro, at least on the new servers. The biggest thing they need to do is lock it to 30fps when enabling v-sync.
I really think some are underestimating how difficult a game like this is to optimize for. In one scene you could have a simple thatch hut but run into a huge fortress with dozens of animals a second later.
It's doubtful that this will run anywhere close to a locked 60fps.
Yeah if you know what you are doing you can level pretty fast. Thing is lots of people new to a game don't know what they are doing.
I've said this before, but Ark isn't a survival game, it's an RTS with persistence. It's about gathering resources, the arms race with other tribes, controlling your dino army (you can even set control groups for them).
Uhhh the taming on official servers can still take upwards of 3 hours on certain tames. It's ridiculous. Grinding to get the correct kind of kibble in addition to leveing.
Almost every mechanic in the game has some form of ridiculous time sink and it's why I stopped playing. Even after adjusting the rates on my own server to more tolerable levels.
Yeah, I agree some of those tame times are ridiculous, which is a reason I don't play on officials.
This happens on unofficials too, but it also annoys me when people litter the map with their shitty temporary taming structures. Build something around the unconscious Quetz you are taming, but clean it up after it's done! You just block spawns on the map that way.
Hugh Swank
Member
Wolfenstein The New Colossus is going to be my X launch game. Maybe Ill try Ark sometime down the road.
PsihoPerihelion
Member
Not even a 1080ti with a Core i7 can run this game at high framerates lol. They should clarify the game runs at an unlocked framerate and sometimes, maaaaybe it reaches something close to 60 fps. This game is a god damn mess everywhere. They used the exact same wording with the Pro version and it doesn't come close to their promise.
Head.spawn
Junior Member
Is performance impacted things like "out of memory issues" really something that should ever be occurring at all in a console game? The bandwidth and available memory are known quantities, I would've assumed they'd account for all of that and have some leeway.
MoogleMan
Member
Entitlement and backseat devs.
RedAssedApe
Banned
Probably should wait until ppl get their hands on the game. They dont have a great track record.
Oh yeah in that respect it can still be a grind. Sorry, I thought you meant leveling up for some reason.
icecold1983
Member
Guys keep in mind even an overocked titan xp has to run a mix of medium and high(mostly medium) settings to hit a locked 60fps at 1080p. This dev is among the worst
Bad developer
Bad developer
Alpha Phoenix
Member
What is it about this game that makes it so taxing? I haven't seen much of it but it doesn't strike me as particularly impressive in the graphics department.
ethomaz
Banned
The code?
thelastword
Banned
XBOX one graphics, which is around low-medium with "improved 60fps"...That sounds great right there 
Also where is the 4k this dev spoke about around E3?
It will be interesting to see the comparisons when they come, I think the jaguar CPU's are not going to do this game any favors, if it still struggles on i7+1080ti's.... What a game, what a dev....
Also where is the 4k this dev spoke about around E3?
It will be interesting to see the comparisons when they come, I think the jaguar CPU's are not going to do this game any favors, if it still struggles on i7+1080ti's.... What a game, what a dev....
Cow Mengde
Banned
First game to run 720p @ 60fps on Xbx? Who am I kidding?
Head.spawn
Junior Member
It's 720 @ 30-60fps on PS4 Pro.. is that what you meant?