400gb is too damn big

[Otaku_Rabbit]

why is the game so big is there any way to make it smaller?

[zerassar]

Don't install so many dlc

[Otaku_Rabbit]

can they not make any of the maps server side? rather than us downloading them?

[zerassar]

Originally posted by Otaku_Rabbit:

can they not make any of the maps server side? rather than us downloading them?

If you do not have map data then your client would not know where that player is allowed to stand or have any information re the map to display on screen...

Constantly redownloading the map from a server would be woefully slow and cause all kinda lag when moving.

[Npo]

kind people tell me please I can’t enter the mod game for a long time to load and then throw it out of the game

[zerassar]

Originally posted by Npo:

kind people tell me please I can’t enter the mod game for a long time to load and then throw it out of the game

You have a completely separate issue. Start your own thread rather than hijacking lol.

[M3R]

If you need space, you can get rid of any DLC that you don't usually play.
There is also a program called Compact GUI that can help with game sizes by compressing their files; I've done it for a few games already. Can see anywhere from 10% filesize decrease to 50% as well as options for the amount you want to optimize/compress.

Side note: Doing this for ARK takes a hot minute depending on the options you choose since there is still a lot of files I can speak from personal experience.

[Tachyon]

Originally posted by Otaku_Rabbit:

can they not make any of the maps server side? rather than us downloading them?

Not much use in single-player, doing that.

[ErikRedbeard]

A type of file compactor tool and not installing all the DLC is the only option.

I have no idea why the devs are refusing to compress the files like most any other game does for the last 20 years instead of just basically raw files like it is now.
I understand it for the devkit or internal. But for the consumer this should NOT be raw files.

On faster pc's it doesn't matter and just saves space.
On slower pc's which are more likely to have a HDD or just any HDD user it'll also improve load times by a bit.

However much I like the game. This is just negligence that you don't see pretty much anywhere else.

Originally posted by M3R:

If you need space, you can get rid of any DLC that you don't usually play.
There is also a program called Compact GUI that can help with game sizes by compressing their files; I've done it for a few games already. Can see anywhere from 10% filesize decrease to 50% as well as options for the amount you want to optimize/compress.

Side note: Doing this for ARK takes a hot minute depending on the options you choose since there is still a lot of files I can speak from personal experience.

For ARK this is pretty much a 50-70% size decrease depending on what compression you pick.
Most games are around 10% if not less due to them already having been compressed decently.

[M3R]

^ +1 :P

[Terraheim]

how do you delete a dlc?

[Catkiller]

guys they sell 30tb drives now. Get with the times.

[retsam1]

Originally posted by Terraheim:

how do you delete a dlc?

Go into your steam library.
Right Click Ark in your library and select properties.

Go to the DLC tab and then untick any dlc you do not want to be active for download.

If you already have the dlc's installed, you may need to then go into your ark files on your comp and delete the dlc's from their folder too.

[Otaku_Rabbit]

Originally posted by ErikRedbeard:

A type of file compactor tool and not installing all the DLC is the only option.

I have no idea why the devs are refusing to compress the files like most any other game does for the last 20 years instead of just basically raw files like it is now.
I understand it for the devkit or internal. But for the consumer this should NOT be raw files.

On faster pc's it doesn't matter and just saves space.
On slower pc's which are more likely to have a HDD or just any HDD user it'll also improve load times by a bit.

However much I like the game. This is just negligence that you don't see pretty much anywhere else.

Originally posted by M3R:

If you need space, you can get rid of any DLC that you don't usually play.
There is also a program called Compact GUI that can help with game sizes by compressing their files; I've done it for a few games already. Can see anywhere from 10% filesize decrease to 50% as well as options for the amount you want to optimize/compress.

Side note: Doing this for ARK takes a hot minute depending on the options you choose since there is still a lot of files I can speak from personal experience.

For ARK this is pretty much a 50-70% size decrease depending on what compression you pick.
Most games are around 10% if not less due to them already having been compressed decently.

i like this i didnt realise i could compact the dlc for a games, thank for the info

[Ewanb75]

On an hdd my ark would time out for a server with 24 mods, it just made it in with my barracuda fire, which was a lot faster but still took ages, I got 1tb nvme and it loads quick no probs.

[LORD_K]

Big things, good grapchis, many animations, result in large space. Choices.