Dachowiec345 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 hello does anyone have any advice on how to install an old ark version or some undo software or something like that ?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkInSA Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Officially (on Steam) It is not possible. And any way (on steam) as soon as you boot the steam interface it will "update". There are tricks and things with various steam emulators (mostly from some fairly dodgy russian sites) that will get around that - but to FIND the old version to download and run is a challenge. If you on the steam version I have kept some "snapshots" of the install over time - and may be able to help you with a historical version (depending on what you looking for - my stuff is very erratic, and by no means exhaustive). But I ain't gonna give "tips" on getting around the steam update as soon as you launch the game - I may get arrested Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkInSA Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Note further that even if you get ALL your ducks in a row - any recent version (like in the last 2 years) will NOT be available as a "server" - you will be restricted to single player only. So anything from (roughly) extinction release on wards is a no go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dachowiec345 Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 I mean only a solo game on the old version of the ark, I don't want any multiplay servers, in fact, even on the current ark I don't play on multi, only single servers. one more thing writes it through google translator so sometimes the translator can mess things up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zsenden Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Well that wouldn't be good for Wildcard if they'd have that, then after every update we'd roll back to the previous working version and they'd be left without game testers 🙃 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martellus Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Honestly, Going in a similar direction as the others, its such a challenge that I rather just mod things out. Often I mention the "pests" group, critters that steal, cause interrupt, dismount, etc... I remove them depending on the map and mood. Then I make them come back when I miss them, lol. Old "The Island" map can be found via mods, though I prefer the current layout more than the original, so I never went after it. Can't speak of experience nor if its still available. You can also remove tech tiers and/or engrams, things like that. I think Ark gives so much freedom in that regard that it helps not only extend its life cycle, but gives each player the power to play in a preferred way. A friend once asked me if I could provide a list of only the original creatures released in the first week of Ark, after struggling for a while I did find a list and he customized his server to exclude everything else, for example. Not my cup of tea as the more dinosaurs I have the better. Bugs are not dinos, mammals are not dinos, etc... I am not an expert modder, just did a few things here and there now and then. I do wish I could play 100% vanilla, but after removing certain animals (because they are not dinosaurs or mythical), I just went deeper and deeper into modding, lol. Modding is a thing that once you start, you can't stop as there are so many "perceived fixes" you can do that give a better experience to you personaly. I would encourage you to try that route, it does take work however to "restore" an "original" ark, though, and with patch fixes, boss battles adjustments and all, you may never really have that original experience anymore. Now I kinda wish I kept the original creature list avaiable to the person that asks for it... XD It could have setup the groundwork for you, even if partially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Volunteer Moderator Joebl0w13 Posted January 20, 2022 Volunteer Moderator Share Posted January 20, 2022 9 minutes ago, Martellus said: Old "The Island" map can be found via mods Bring back the old volcano! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dachowiec345 Posted January 24, 2022 Author Share Posted January 24, 2022 I know that you can download the "island" map to the ark, but this is only an available modification for the steam platform and I have the ark from epic games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirkInSA Posted January 25, 2022 Share Posted January 25, 2022 All the comments above are relevant to Steam version ONLY. To my best knowledge (although I may be wrong), I don't think there is any way to run old versions on Epic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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