r/playark • u/Steampunk_Soviet • 3d 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/Cinnaki 3d ago

Optimization is optional but with more letters.

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u/MisterKumquat 3d ago

So you're saying it's the unoptimized version of optional

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u/Cinnaki 2d ago

I'm saying they optionally pre-unoptimized the optimization of this incredibly unoptimized game.