Online vs. Offline Load Time?

[SkyeRangerDelta]

I know that this is an early access game, and that I don't have a state-of-the-art pc (or a relativley good one at the least), but I have noticed that when I am online (internet connection), I can load a game within reasonable time (becuase I'm used to slow times), but when I'm offline, I load a game like 5x slower. It takes me almost 8-9mins to load an offline singleplayer game.

Whats with this? When I connect to a server online, or a singleplayer game online, I'm fine. This is so wierd. I'd love to know a fix if you have one!

[margalus]

Get a faster computer? what are your specs?

I just tested. It takes 28 seconds from when I hit Start Single Player Game until I am moving around in game.

[Red River]

time to upgrade your state of the art potato!

[margalus]

I just retested with Steam in Offline Mode. It took only 25 seconds this time.

[Val "w31" Comdriver]

what part of loading the ark is slower? before main menu or after?
because when you join any server - game just joins server and that's all.
when you playing offline single player - ark have to generate map, dinos, run their AI and etc, what is usually already made by servers. this takes lot of time to do.

[SkyeRangerDelta]

Originally posted by margalus:

I just retested with Steam in Offline Mode. It took only 25 seconds this time.

Did you kill steam's internet or your computer's internet. I'm talking about losing intenret all together.

Originally posted by Comdriver w31:

what part of loading the ark is slower? before main menu or after?
because when you join any server - game just joins server and that's all.
when you playing offline single player - ark have to generate map, dinos, run their AI and etc, what is usually already made by servers. this takes lot of time to do.

Well, I can understand that, but it's weird. Singleplayer online loads faster than offline. It's just like joining a server, but not so much.

Originally posted by margalus:

Get a faster computer? what are your specs?

I just tested. It takes 28 seconds from when I hit Start Single Player Game until I am moving around in game.

Originally posted by Red River:

time to upgrade your state of the art potato!

Yea, workin' on that. I don't have a nice $800 for my new building sitting around anywhere.

But my potato if you want to know:
1.4GHz intel i5 Quad Core
8Gb DDR3
Intel HD Graphics 5000 (integrated)
300GB HDD (partitioned hard drive)

[thegodsend]

Originally posted by †<CC>< SkyeRanger:

Originally posted by margalus:

I just retested with Steam in Offline Mode. It took only 25 seconds this time.

Did you kill steam's internet or your computer's internet. I'm talking about losing intenret all together.

Originally posted by Comdriver w31:

what part of loading the ark is slower? before main menu or after?
because when you join any server - game just joins server and that's all.
when you playing offline single player - ark have to generate map, dinos, run their AI and etc, what is usually already made by servers. this takes lot of time to do.

Well, I can understand that, but it's weird. Singleplayer online loads faster than offline. It's just like joining a server, but not so much.

Originally posted by margalus:

Get a faster computer? what are your specs?

I just tested. It takes 28 seconds from when I hit Start Single Player Game until I am moving around in game.

Originally posted by Red River:

time to upgrade your state of the art potato!

Yea, workin' on that. I don't have a nice $800 for my new building sitting around anywhere.

But my potato if you want to know:
1.4GHz intel i5 Quad Core
8Gb DDR3
Intel HD Graphics 5000 (integrated)
300GB HDD (partitioned hard drive)

thats not even a potato. thats basically a notebook thats not meant for any sort of gaming... im curious how u even play the game at all o.0

[SkyeRangerDelta]

To be honest, I agree with you. I have no idea.

It takes me 10 minutes to load Elite:Dangerous, but after that, runs totally fine.
Ark was a bit of a stranger subject, I just it to be able to load offline, like it does online for singleplayer so I can just as much fun offline. :P

[margalus]

Originally posted by †<CC>< SkyeRanger:

Did you kill steam's internet or your computer's internet. I'm talking about losing intenret all together.

Unplugging the modem so there is no internet at all and the time is still the same 26-28 seconds.

[SkyeRangerDelta]

Then it's obviously something else. Your system is probably better than mine by like a 90% chance.

[ZakeN]

Originally posted by margalus:

Originally posted by †<CC>< SkyeRanger:

Did you kill steam's internet or your computer's internet. I'm talking about losing intenret all together.

Unplugging the modem so there is no internet at all and the time is still the same 26-28 seconds.

Specs?

[margalus]

Originally posted by Valar Morghulis:

Originally posted by margalus:

Unplugging the modem so there is no internet at all and the time is still the same 26-28 seconds.

Specs?

i7 6850K
32GB ram
256GB Samsung 850 EVO for the OS
1TB Samsung 850 EVO for the game
NVidia 980 Ti.

[SkyeRangerDelta]

Yea, that's overkill.

I have a potato. It's guy's like me who wish they had systems like you.

But back to the topic. Is there any ideas? Or is it the game just being the game? (which I doubt).