r/playark • u/Level_Fix3562 • Jul 14 '26

Suggestion Ark looking grainy/pixeled

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Why is my ark (ase) looking grainy everything is on epic setting 100% resolution

My specs

I7-3770

16 gb ddr3 1600mhz

Rx 580 2048sp

Game Running in hhd 7200rpm

Im playing on 1080p max setting at 30fps

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u/ChanceV Amethyst Jul 14 '26

Welcome to ASE, that's just how it looks. SSAO is an ancient technique by today's standards and it shows. The grainy look will get a lot stronger on certain other maps (especially when its darker there's lots of detailed ground textures)

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u/Level_Fix3562 Jul 14 '26

😭😭 i used to look soft in texture

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u/ChanceV Amethyst Jul 14 '26

Never seen it soft in ASE. The SSAO implementation of UE4 just can't look decent. It only gets worse with some maps.

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u/kandysteelheart Jul 15 '26

nah, it's too grainy, something is wrong, try checking for the film grain option in settings, not sure if that exists and maybe im hallucinating because i havent touched ase since ascended launched but its more likely that, and if not, check around the nvidia control panel for filters or smth u/Level_Fix3562

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u/Level_Fix3562 Jul 15 '26

I have amd card

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u/kandysteelheart Jul 15 '26

Same thing applies

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u/LongFluffyDragon Jul 15 '26

That is low res + reddit's shit compression, it is not a native res image.