Disabling grass no longer works

[Eva]

They mentioned in the patch notes that they were disabling various console commands used to gain visual advantage over others. Disabling grass makes sense in that context. However, I play single player, and it was quite helpful for doing things like putting down fence foundations.

And of course, I'm sure some were disabling it for performance reasons.

[Anndy578]

i disabled it because it's annoying as hell. can't see eggs, fires, feeding troughs etc. at least let us clear grass inside bases

[onedudesmind]

grass.sizeScale 0
grass.densityScale 0

[HarmUK]

Originally posted by onedudesmind:

grass.sizeScale 0
grass.densityScale 0

Thankyou you rock.

[HiveBlood]

Oh nice, I just started the game and loaded my set of console commands and the Grass did not go away. Came here, found this and now I can play again. Running Ark on a very low end graphic card in single player so need all the help I can get in turning things off just to play. Sad that my $2,300 computer from 2018 can't play the game. lol

[wildbill]

Originally posted by HiveBlood:

Oh nice, I just started the game and loaded my set of console commands and the Grass did not go away. Came here, found this and now I can play again. Running Ark on a very low end graphic card in single player so need all the help I can get in turning things off just to play. Sad that my $2,300 computer from 2018 can't play the game. lol

Sounds like you can play the game, but you just can't play it at High graphics settings. Pretty sure you just turn the grass of though because you prefer it that way (I do too). I run many settings on low or disabled, but the grass, I just turn off because I don't like how it makes if so hard to find things like the corpse of something I just killed, or it completely hides that compy I hear nearby but can't find.

My PC is from 2019 (I think 3 years old), but was only $1200 or so after a few upgrades I did to it. It runs the game good enough for me. I get 40 - 50 fps and I'm fine with that.

[HiveBlood]

I am waiting to see if xmas has a nice gift of a new PC. I am not holding my breath, but the dream can stay alive for a very more days. My card is a 1060 with 3gb. turning off grass is a requirement. I hate how it looks, but I need all the FPS I can get.

[instant_sunshine]

Sounds great but how about on PC. I cant find anywhere that affects the grass height??

[wildbill]

Originally posted by HiveBlood:

I am waiting to see if xmas has a nice gift of a new PC. I am not holding my breath, but the dream can stay alive for a very more days. My card is a 1060 with 3gb. turning off grass is a requirement. I hate how it looks, but I need all the FPS I can get.

I have the 1060 Ti. It runs great (on low settings like I said) with or without grass. It did take me tweaking quite a few settings to get to this point. I think about a week of trying different things until it ran smoothly. I don't mess with it now. When the game is more optimized, I'll visit the settings again. I don't do any of the settings from the console now except the grass. I also turn off fog when I want to see the Supply Loot drops way off in the distance and of course I like to mess with gamma sometimes.

I did get my wife a new PC. She can run the game at medium settings and some higher. She doesn't play much, so after Christmas, I might start using her PC, so it might kind of be a gift to myself :)

[Nyx Khaos]

Originally posted by HarmUK:

Originally posted by onedudesmind:

grass.sizeScale 0
grass.densityScale 0

Big thanks. I play on a friends server, and when it comes to hatching eggs its best to do it outside, due to foundations not being trust wrothy cause babies can fall through. Its stressful trying to find them in the grass in-between imprinting, especially if they are small dinos. You saved my day.

[Scheneighnay]

Originally posted by Anndy578:

i disabled it because it's annoying as hell. can't see eggs, fires, feeding troughs etc. at least let us clear grass inside bases

If you set grass below high it looks like ASE grass where it's much easier to see things in.

[Raige]

Originally posted by onedudesmind:

grass.sizeScale 0
grass.densityScale 0

Which ini would this go into on a server? Game ini or gameuser ini? Thank you

[Ice_Queen_Kallen]

I have a 1650ti and I cant even get 30 fps come on man

[Ice_Queen_Kallen]

its sad when I get better graphics on the ase better then solo player asa

[Steve]

Originally posted by Ice_Queen_Kallen:

I have a 1650ti and I cant even get 30 fps come on man

Lemme put this to you as gently as I can:

Your card is ♥♥♥♥. That's why.