ARK: Survival Evolved

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GigantMan Oct 7, 2016 @ 10:53am
Single Player Max Difficulty Override based on Patch 274.95..
Hello, this is a general question and also in reference to "Servers can now override their difficulty above 4.0, using "?OverrideOfficialDifficulty=5.0" or whatever number they want."

To override max difficulty with Singleplayer do we change "DifficultyOffset=1.000000" to 2.00000 to avail of this new feature or is there no way to increase difficulty for SP besides changing wild dino settings through Game.ini. (DinoClassDamageMultipliers and DinoClassResistanceMultipliers)??

Any help would be highly appreciated, thanks!
Last edited by GigantMan; Oct 7, 2016 @ 10:54am
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Forger of Souls Oct 7, 2016 @ 10:56am 
I think you are supposed to add the "OverrideOfficialDifficulty=X.0" to the GameUserSettings.ini file. Theoretically anyways.
Paroxyde Oct 7, 2016 @ 10:56am 
It's the little slider that goes from 0 to 1 about difficulty. I think you can input it from the .ini for SP. It's called something different thant Game.ini for SP, I believe.
Ultra_FU Oct 7, 2016 @ 11:07am 
It should be;

DifficultyOffset=1.143
OverrideOfficialDifficulty=5.0

I suppose.
GigantMan Oct 7, 2016 @ 11:14am 
Originally posted by Forger of Souls:
I think you are supposed to add the "OverrideOfficialDifficulty=X.0" to the GameUserSettings.ini file. Theoretically anyways.

Thanks for the info. I will try to do as suggested but what Single Player value maintains parity to 5.0?
GigantMan Oct 7, 2016 @ 11:15am 
Originally posted by 항문구축함:
It's the little slider that goes from 0 to 1 about difficulty. I think you can input it from the .ini for SP. It's called something different thant Game.ini for SP, I believe.

I have it at 1.0 through the slider, but i want a higher difficulty and i am wondering if it is now possible with patch 247.95, thanks for the info.
GigantMan Oct 7, 2016 @ 11:17am 
Originally posted by Jaqen H'ghar:
It should be;

DifficultyOffset=1.143
OverrideOfficialDifficulty=5.0

I suppose.

Thanks, that helps a bunch, will try this out and tast, will fly around and see if dinos spawn higher than 120.
MagicPants Oct 7, 2016 @ 1:55pm 
Managed to make it work? I also wanna increase difficulty in SP
Last edited by MagicPants; Oct 7, 2016 @ 1:55pm
ageNtreachery Oct 7, 2016 @ 4:21pm 
Did anyone have any luck getting single player to 5?
I have tried ?OverrideOfficialDifficulty=5.0 in the steam command line and OverrideOfficialDifficulty=5.0 in all the .ini files as well as trying to change the DifficultyOffset to 1.25 all with no change to dino levels.
I have destroyedwilddinos after each test and all the new spawns have been in multiples of 4
GigantMan Oct 7, 2016 @ 4:27pm 
Originally posted by Will:
Managed to make it work? I also wanna increase difficulty in SP

I am about to try out in a bit, but i guess it will take a while to see if it really works, even level 120 dinos are difficult to find as it is, ill report back asap.
GigantMan Oct 7, 2016 @ 4:28pm 
Originally posted by ageNtreachery:
Did anyone have any luck getting single player to 5?
I have tried ?OverrideOfficialDifficulty=5.0 in the steam command line and OverrideOfficialDifficulty=5.0 in all the .ini files as well as trying to change the DifficultyOffset to 1.25 all with no change to dino levels.
I have destroyedwilddinos after each test and all the new spawns have been in multiples of 4

Dampening for sure, but will try out really soon myself and report back.
ageNtreachery Oct 7, 2016 @ 4:33pm 
Originally posted by chriskm:
Originally posted by Will:
Managed to make it work? I also wanna increase difficulty in SP

I am about to try out in a bit, but i guess it will take a while to see if it really works, even level 120 dinos are difficult to find as it is, ill report back asap.

Just look for dino level 5, 15, 25, 30 etc
GigantMan Oct 7, 2016 @ 4:57pm 
Originally posted by ageNtreachery:
Originally posted by chriskm:

I am about to try out in a bit, but i guess it will take a while to see if it really works, even level 120 dinos are difficult to find as it is, ill report back asap.

Just look for dino level 5, 15, 25, 30 etc

Ahh didnt know that, ok will check that out.
htluvinz Oct 7, 2016 @ 5:45pm 
any developements? diddled with it all night, no luck. all the usual .ini places did nothing for me. even wiped my original island file for fresh 150ness.
FuzzyAnimator Oct 7, 2016 @ 5:52pm 
Originally posted by chriskm:
Originally posted by 항문구축함:
It's the little slider that goes from 0 to 1 about difficulty. I think you can input it from the .ini for SP. It's called something different thant Game.ini for SP, I believe.

I have it at 1.0 through the slider, but i want a higher difficulty and i am wondering if it is now possible with patch 247.95, thanks for the info.
You can input a higher number in the text box, making it go higher than the slider will allow.
ageNtreachery Oct 7, 2016 @ 6:09pm 
looks like they didnt bother with SP and its Friday evening in the US so we are out of luck.
Is there a good mod that does 5x? I have had a look and they all mess with more than the difficulty multiplyer or have a massive multiplyers
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