ARK Survival Evolved Dev Tracker

Originally posted by HighFlyer15: Win7(8 when it goes free from MS this summer)
i5 2500k 3.30 Ghz
8 GB RAM
Nvidia 980 GTX

Max settings possible?

Originally posted by Nevo: amd radeon 7670 m 2 gb graphic card
4096 mb ram
intel core i5 3230 (4cpu) 2.6 ghz
win 8 64 bit
dx 11

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Hey guys,

Just starting this thread to help see if users can run the game :)

We haven't got full-specs/recommend out yet as it's still early days but hopefully I can shed some light!

Feel free to chip in.

Remember guys, this is just estimated settings. It's truly difficult to tell what exact fps you'll get, and the game is still being optimized so don't worry, we'll improve over time :)! Fiddling with settings is the best option ;)

It really depends. Your stats naturally drain very slowly. However, certain things will increase this rate.

Hot weather makes you drain water more quickly due to sweat, while cold weather makes your body burn food to stay warm.
Running costs stamina. Draining stamina costs water, replenishing it costs food.
If you're injured, your body will consume food more quickly to repair itself.

So if you're hurt and running everywhere and it's cold, you'll go through food quickly. If you lay down in a nice temperature, it can take a long time.

From my personal experience, I've never had food be an issue. There's plenty around whilst you're playing the game, in pretty much every biome too. It'll decrease quicker when you're super active and possibly based on weather too. I feel like once you're playing on a populated server, you will be using it quicker - but at the same time, you'll be able to steal from farms, kill them for meat etc.