Start Parameters = Game and FPS Boost?

[Hyperthreader]

I have seen several start parameters used be various people to try to enhance the game as is without the final optimization release. Can we start a list of those that are successful and descriptions of exactly what the command does?

Here is a start:

To enable the startup commands right click on your ARK game on steam. Go to settings and click on set start parameters.

Below insert these commands:

-useavailablecores (this enables all cores of your processor to be utilized?)

-sm4 (is this gamma related?)

-d3d10 (force DirectX 10?)


Anyone with results and an overview who would like to chime in please feel free.

Thank you!

/J

[Hyperthreader]

Does anyone have information on this?

[Hyperthreader]

Can anyone verify they use any of these startup settings for ARK?

[Stellion]

-sm4 and -d3d10

Both of those just run the game in dx10. Personally not much changed for me in terms of looks, but I got a nice 30% ish fps boost.

-USEALLAVAILABLECORES

Simply uses all the unused cores that are free (the game usually does a good job already, but it may help especially on amd 8-cores and whatnot.

[alilgoat]

Yes, useallavailablecores will do as you wrote. It stops the cores from becoming parked.
This specific command will only slightly increase performance depending on how many cores your CPU has. It is not a major factor.
It only helps slightly because the game only uses the cores it needs... which happens to be what your computer does already automatically.

sm4 is the same as d3d10

The simple version is that dx10 does not support the advanced lighting (among other things) used by dx11 in this game. The command completely removes those graphic options severely increasing performance while also severely reducing quality.



I used these commands to get the game to launch on my dual core laptop (pentium... ancient machine). The commands will have an even bigger impact on machines with dedicated GPUs.
Just keep in mind they really do hurt quality... the boost in performance is not worth the drop in quality, for me.

[Kruxis]

From what i saw SM4 is not the same as D3d10. The quality gets worse yes. That's because the game is made for DX11. Anyway SM4 changes the property of models from Shadermodel 5.x to 4.0. Which in this case CAN be a big downgrade specially textures are very washy.

When i use D3D10 its nearly the same but texture quality and lighting seems better than with SM4

[White, the Loiterer]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Kruxis:

From what i saw SM4 is not the same as D3d10. The quality gets worse yes. That's because the game is made for DX11. Anyway SM4 changes the property of models from Shadermodel 5.x to 4.0. Which in this case CAN be a big downgrade specially textures are very washy.

When i use D3D10 its nearly the same but texture quality and lighting seems better than with SM4

An over six year old necro, congrats

[Next Raven]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Hyperthreader:

I have seen several start parameters used be various people to try to enhance the game as is without the final optimization release.
/J

This hasn´t aged well 😂

[-Artemis-]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Next Raven:

Oprindeligt skrevet af Hyperthreader:

I have seen several start parameters used be various people to try to enhance the game as is without the final optimization release.
/J

This hasn´t aged well 😂

Good job buddy, here is a cookie now go sit in the corner. Nice Necro

[Charlie]

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