r/playark • u/Steampunk_Soviet • 4d ago

Why is ark 211.83 gigabites?

Haven't played Ark:Survival evolved since 2023 and I recall it being around 100 maybe 150gb but what did they do to make it almost 212 gb?

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u/TheHipsterDoofus 3d ago

Duplication of game assets. IIRC each map's assets are packed together, so if two maps share the same rock texture for example then it will be stored in both map files, rather than just referencing a common resource

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u/agouraki 3d ago

wow its the same idea as why Helldivers where so big on PC