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luden Apr 14, 2021 @ 1:14pm
Stuck on primalgamedata_bp
This happens only on official when i try to join server it loads primalgamedata the returns on server list and it says joinning and then connection timeout. Please help.
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MackMack Apr 15, 2021 @ 4:30am 
Hello,

Primalgamedata may take a while to load - especially on slow storage devices. But once loaded, it get cached until you shutdown your client.

What you may do in order to mitigate the issue:
1) Pick any map and join it (one that you won't play on)
2) Once back to the menu (timeout or DC), get back to the list, choose the server that you want to play on and join it.

Just don't close your client!!

With that said, I would check the storage device status while loading the game (your description fits an hard drive issue/bottleneck perfectly).

Hope it helped
Last edited by MackMack; Apr 15, 2021 @ 4:30am
luden Apr 15, 2021 @ 7:24am 
Originally posted by MackMack:
Hello,

Primalgamedata may take a while to load - especially on slow storage devices. But once loaded, it get cached until you shutdown your client.

What you may do in order to mitigate the issue:
1) Pick any map and join it (one that you won't play on)
2) Once back to the menu (timeout or DC), get back to the list, choose the server that you want to play on and join it.

Just don't close your client!!

With that said, I would check the storage device status while loading the game (your description fits an hard drive issue/bottleneck perfectly).

Hope it helped
hey thanks for answering but when i try to join the second time it doesnt even loads primalgamedata it just stayes in server list and says joining and then the connection timeout. i tested my hard drive and the windows told there is no problems and the usage while joining is not high.
luden Apr 15, 2021 @ 7:26am 
Originally posted by LuDen:
Originally posted by MackMack:
Hello,

Primalgamedata may take a while to load - especially on slow storage devices. But once loaded, it get cached until you shutdown your client.

What you may do in order to mitigate the issue:
1) Pick any map and join it (one that you won't play on)
2) Once back to the menu (timeout or DC), get back to the list, choose the server that you want to play on and join it.

Just don't close your client!!

With that said, I would check the storage device status while loading the game (your description fits an hard drive issue/bottleneck perfectly).

Hope it helped
hey thanks for answering but when i try to join the second time it doesnt even loads primalgamedata it just stayes in server list and says joining and then the connection timeout. i tested my hard drive and the windows told there is no problems and the usage while joining is not high.
btw this only happens in Official Ark servers (all of them) i can join on unofficials or start non dedicated sesision and all other things and it has been going for 1 month
MackMack Apr 15, 2021 @ 8:10am 
Originally posted by LuDen:
hey thanks for answering but when i try to join the second time it doesnt even loads primalgamedata it just stayes in server list and says joining and then the connection timeout.
That is the caching that I was refering to.

The game loads the primalgamedata in your RAM when you attempt to join any server. Once loaded it will load the world assets.

A slow hard drive will yield a slow caching.

Anyways, back to the main issue: the timeout

Have you tried establishing a direct connection with any of the affected servers?

You may find server IP using many online ressources. There goes one:
https://arkbrowser.com/servers

luden Apr 19, 2021 @ 1:07pm 
Originally posted by MackMack:
Originally posted by LuDen:
hey thanks for answering but when i try to join the second time it doesnt even loads primalgamedata it just stayes in server list and says joining and then the connection timeout.
That is the caching that I was refering to.

The game loads the primalgamedata in your RAM when you attempt to join any server. Once loaded it will load the world assets.

A slow hard drive will yield a slow caching.

Anyways, back to the main issue: the timeout

Have you tried establishing a direct connection with any of the affected servers?

You may find server IP using many online ressources. There goes one:
https://arkbrowser.com/servers
Sorry for late response but it didnt work. But i just dont understand why i can connect to unofficial servers but cant on official.
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