Do you respawn in single player Ark Survival?

In single player, only the game engine map sector you are in is active. All the other areas are in stasis. (your computer couldn't handle being both a server and a client with all sectors active) So, unless you are in the area, resource respawn is kind of problematic.

Why do resource nodes not respawn in single player?

Basically there are 2 cooldown timers for resource nodes in the game. Timer 1 Node respawn = Global fixed 4hr deleted node respawn. In single player due to hibernation if you leave an area where the nodes have not already respawned AND you EXIT the game, those nodes will delete themselves.

When do deleted nodes respawn in Ark Survival?

After a fixed 4 hrs of in-game time (and your body is in the same region) the deleted node will respawn. Timer 2 Node respawn variable = ResourcesRespawnPeriodMultiplier, if the node is not deleted (see Timer 1), then they will respawn based on the ResourcesRespawnPeriodMultiplier setting.

How to change respawn rate in single player?

The magic act is called changing the respawn rate in singleplayer. Since the session completely shuts down and freezes when you close the game a tree would need you to run the game for 24 hours straight to even regrow a tree. Set the rate to x100 if you want the trees back in a few minutes or x10 for a few hours.