No Single Player offline Mode then?
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Oh come on, solo is kind of implying offline,
That's pretty good going for a Saturday. Only more to come. Even a mainstream rag like the Daily Mail will love this one. It'll report on anything.
Thanks, I couldn't find "mmo" but see it now.
That doesn't have anything to do with the physical simulation of the galaxy, though, that's still as "static", we're not going to see any unscripted stellar events or significant stellar movement in our lifetimes even if the servers were to stay up that long.
As for the whole economic and political simulation, as I've commented elsewhere it's just as impossible to simulate everything at full detail as it is to simulate all the planets on the galaxy at the same time, what you'll do is simulate galactic-scale macroeconomic models (probably the three main factions plus independents), and refine them as needed (when a player is near) upt to the NPC level.
And then they seem to store any effect the players have had on those entities, thus getting rid of most of the benefits of procedural generation and blowing up the servers... although if you don't try to keep track of tens of thousands of players and instead keep track of one (or three or four) the whole thing probably becomes much more manageable.
It remains to be seen, however, if any of this is noticeable, and thus worth it. In the beta, so far, it hasn't seemed to be.
You see it in the comments. You see it here on the forum. You see it on reddit Q&As, etc, etc. You even used to see it on the store.
I always thought that "solo" meant still being connected to the net but just npcs and no people, i mean all through Alpha and Beta we have only had two choices in the menu before game start, and both of those still required a connection to the server.
I fail to see how solo online is not mode for you. Universe slowly changes? But so what? Do you really want it that static?
You gotta look better, dude, it is in the FAQ, under "How will single player work? Will I need to connect to a server to play?"
Update! The above is the intended single player experience. However it will be possible to have a single player game without connecting to the galaxy server. You won't get the features of the evolving galaxy (although we will investigate minimising those differences) and you probably won't be able to sync between server and non-server (again we'll investigate).
Solo was always solo multiplayer. Essentially for those who want to play the universe FDEV produce but without PvP.
Full offline, zero internet connection, was mentioned numerous times.
https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme..._braben_cocreator_of_elite_creator_of/c7occpw
I dont think a single software purchase, ship skin sales, and expansion sales will fund continued support to fix bugs, add in additional content, optimize performance, and generate a profit for shareholders. There is a big piece of the funding model that isn't being disclosed yet, in my opinion.
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It was never in store.
Read how offline will work in the FAQ then.... Or anywhere else it was stated: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme..._braben_cocreator_of_elite_creator_of/c7occpw
I believe it was.
Yes it was, but has gone away. It also says "DRM free" on my order NOW for the boxed copy. Something it will not be.
No, it wasn't:
"How will single player work? Will I need to connect to a server to play?"
Update! The above is the intended single player experience. However it will be possible to have a single player game without connecting to the galaxy server. You won't get the features of the evolving galaxy (although we will investigate minimising those differences) and you probably won't be able to sync between server and non-server (again we'll investigate).
Thanks Jamotide
EDIT: Sorry, we're on the same side of the argument lol, shoulda read the rest of your post properly
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Ah. The content wasn't present on the page to search against until after the ajax response from clicking the link.
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