Run Extremely Low Memory, with sound.

Just a small guide on how to run the game with Extremely Low Memory and still have sound.
Launch Options Command-Line Arguments guide.

Update

(176.0)

The game launcher now have a 'No Sound' options for 'Extremely Low Memory', so just start the sound one.



I don't know what Command-Line Arguments the Extremely Low Memory use,
but i guess it's -lowmemory -nomansky,
I don't know if it uses -sm4 (Shader Model 4 - Force use of DirectX 10 if available.)

My brother deleted all in the Launch Options and can run it from "Launch ARK (Extremely Low Memory)".

I will just let the guide stay for now if any needs Command-Line Arguments help later.

Intro

ARK: Survival Evolved (174.0) (Early Access Game)

The game is in Early Access and may get better performance later, but for now, you can try this to get more FPS.

Quick Game Options Setup

1. Rightclick your game in Steam Library and select Properties.


2. On General tab, select [ Set Launch Options... ].


3. Add this string: -lowmemory -sm4 -nomansky


4. [OK] and [CLOSE].


When you run the game now, just start the game normal. ( Play ARK: Survival Evolved )

Command-Line Arguments notes

-lowmemory	Same as launch 'Low Memory 4GB'
-sm4	Shader Model 4 - Force use of DirectX 10 if available.
-nomansky	Same as launch 'No Sky Effects'

Unreal Engine 4 Command-Line Arguments
https://docs.unrealengine.com/latest/INT/Programming/Basics/CommandLineArguments/index.html

Afterword

My brother had no sound when playing on Extremely Low Memory, so after searching for a solution i found that this worked, and he can now play the game.

My brothers laptop it worked on is a Fujitsu laptop with a Intel i5-3210M CPU, HD4000, 8GB RAM.

EDIT: Looks like my broter don't ned the "-nomansky" he is now only using "-lowmemory -sm4", and it still runs ok, and have a nicer sky.
And he also use medium texture for better look.

I do find it a bit strange that the 'Extremely Low Memory' option doesn't have sound.
I hope the ARK devs change that, for making it easy for users that don't have a monster gaming computer, but still want to try ARK.

[Sebmania]

-culture=en -USEALLAVAILABLECORES -nomansky -lowmemory

For me -sm4 crash game

[Akira.system]

I get roughly 10 fps, using Low everything, 4k objects, all non-restart-requiring options normally on by default are on (3 of 4), all others off or don't concern SSP—save for mesh quality, which is either roughly 2/3 to 3/4, or max: I don't recall which.

This is with my entire computer running off of 4GB RAM, roughly 8.5% of which is unused nearly all of the time the game is running, according to a seemingly low-resource-consumption resource monitor.
When I first started the game, and whenever the option presents itself when launching it from a desktop shortcut, I've used the "Extremely Low Memory" option, without trouble hearing things, although I've had wierd audio-pile-up--sounding noises—likely from the game lagging—whenever it starts loading me into the singleplayer world of choice, and I start to see said world.

Do the bloom and sunshaft commands still work? If so, does anyone remember what they were, for turning them off/minimal setting?

[ZuFy]

this sounds ridiculous but, thanks a lot, I went from 4fps to now 6 fps (no sarcasm). They really need to fix their fps issues. before the winter update I was atleast at 15 and the "update" set me back 10 fps

[Chris Hansen]

its not letting me see the options to set it to extremely low memory.