ARK: Survival Evolved

ARK: Survival Evolved

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wolve_eyes Nov 6, 2020 @ 12:28pm
how much data and net speed is needed?
i only have phone hotspot internet (20gb max) available where i live. i only want to play this game solo PVE, would i be able to with my limited data and net speed?
i know i'll have to go somewhere to dl it or use 3 months data to get it >,<.
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margalus Nov 6, 2020 @ 12:30pm 
If you play single player there is not data or speed to worry about.
wolve_eyes Nov 6, 2020 @ 12:32pm 
k thank you. had to ask cuz some games there isn't data usage, or very little and others drain it super fast.
retsam1 Nov 6, 2020 @ 4:54pm 
Originally posted by wolve_eyes:
i only have phone hotspot internet (20gb max) available where i live. i only want to play this game solo PVE, would i be able to with my limited data and net speed?
i know i'll have to go somewhere to dl it or use 3 months data to get it >,<.


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Originally posted by margalus:
If you play single player there is not data or speed to worry about.


You'll still need to down load the game which will take you a long time. Then if you want to update the game when we get updates, you will use an exceptional amount of your limited data plus slow depending on the updates(we got a TLC one tomorrow for example).

If you plan to play modded content, that's more downloads and updates regularly(on active mods) for you.

I'm going to essentially say that you're going to probably have challenges with this, and this is before we talk about the file size of the game and hardware requirements.

I notice you already went ahead and got the game but you're thus going to need to turn off automatic updating and understand that then when you do decide to update you may not have the hardware nor the data plan to handle it in the future. Choice is up to you though.
margalus Nov 6, 2020 @ 5:02pm 
Originally posted by retsam1:
Originally posted by wolve_eyes:
i only have phone hotspot internet (20gb max) available where i live. i only want to play this game solo PVE, would i be able to with my limited data and net speed?
i know i'll have to go somewhere to dl it or use 3 months data to get it >,<.


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Originally posted by margalus:
If you play single player there is not data or speed to worry about.


You'll still need to down load the game which will take you a long time.

they said they would gave to go somewhere else to download the game
wolve_eyes Nov 7, 2020 @ 7:07am 
Originally posted by retsam1:
Originally posted by wolve_eyes:
i only have phone hotspot internet (20gb max) available where i live. i only want to play this game solo PVE, would i be able to with my limited data and net speed?
i know i'll have to go somewhere to dl it or use 3 months data to get it >,<.


and


Originally posted by margalus:
If you play single player there is not data or speed to worry about.


You'll still need to down load the game which will take you a long time. Then if you want to update the game when we get updates, you will use an exceptional amount of your limited data plus slow depending on the updates(we got a TLC one tomorrow for example).

If you plan to play modded content, that's more downloads and updates regularly(on active mods) for you.

I'm going to essentially say that you're going to probably have challenges with this, and this is before we talk about the file size of the game and hardware requirements.

I notice you already went ahead and got the game but you're thus going to need to turn off automatic updating and understand that then when you do decide to update you may not have the hardware nor the data plan to handle it in the future. Choice is up to you though.


more worried about the actual game play. i will go to wifi locations to DL the game and any decently sized updates. i should be fine on the system requirements to play, just wasn't sure about the data usage and if net speeds would hinder game play. some games can be played offline after dl'ed and installed (like redbeets' raft ) u just make the game world on your own computer/ backed up on steam cloud when u go online and it's all good, be great if this one worked like that. sounds like it might be more like how creativerse is where i have to be online to play but as long as i'm in one of my own created worlds and no one else is in it with me it uses little to no data. but idk since i haven't gone to dl it yet.
retsam1 Nov 7, 2020 @ 6:54pm 
You can play single player offline. You just cant play multiplayer that way(unless you set one up on a lan at home with friends over or something.)
wolve_eyes Nov 7, 2020 @ 8:32pm 
sweet ty. now to get into the game and start learning how to play :)
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Date Posted: Nov 6, 2020 @ 12:28pm
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