Playable ED in offline mode

[dm06]

Considering recent issues with the game servers I would like this game to run in offline mode.
I do respect scale and great intentions which lead to online game mode: like background simulation, multiplayer etc. These just can't be underestimated.
ED is very rich in providing different game experiences and seems that depending on people's game style the product may not lose sense with online features disabled.

I'm really not sure that connection loss in SOLO mode should affect following activities:
- collecting stones on some planet/mining
- killing pirates in already created instance (res, nav beacon, interdiction)
- at least I should be able to fly in current system

I can accept this game in offline mode with some features completely disabled (TODO: add list off disabled features here).

I do believe that you, FD, will do better feature desing than me )

 

[Cmdr Nemo]

Considering recent issues with the game servers I would like this game to run in offline mode.
I do respect scale and great intentions which lead to online game mode: like background simulation, multiplayer etc. These just can't be underestimated.
ED is very rich in providing different game experiences and seems that depending on people's game style the product may not lose sense with online features disabled.

I'm really not sure that connection loss in SOLO mode should affect following activities:
- collecting stones on some planet/mining
- killing pirates in already created instance (res, nav beacon, interdiction)
- at least I should be able to fly in current system

I can accept this game in offline mode with some features completely disabled (TODO: add list off disabled features here).

I do believe that you, FD, will do better feature desing than me )

There was a time in the past where as ED did have an offline version. There was a costly issue involving some copyright issues and theft of some of the coding or something like that, and David switched ED from being off or on line to Open and Solo.

 

[Zenith]

My understanding is that the original idea of an offline/single player mode was removed because of the stellar forge and BGS. A change made in one system is visible to anyone else who follows afterward.

Scan a system? Your name is the discoverer.
Shove a system into lockdown? Anyone else in that system will notice the change in services in the station.
That sort of thing.

 

[dm06]

Scan a system? Your name is the discoverer.
Shove a system into lockdown? Anyone else in that system will notice the change in services in the station.
That sort of thing.

That's exactly what I mean by "with some features completely disabled".
I understand that its impossible to make ED offline but still MMO.
We can have disabled tools/utilities/modes/buttons showing "not avaialble in offline mode".
As far as I remember pre-horizon version have livery/engineers buttons, but these say "you need horizons", same happens on landing attempt.

 

[Lestat]

There was a time in the past where as ED did have an offline version. There was a costly issue involving some copyright issues and theft of some of the coding or something like that, and David switched ED from being off or on line to Open and Solo.

The closes we got to offline mode was The challenge scenarios. Which was part of the Pre Alpha and Beta phase? You can still play them now.