Save games

[Urbanski101]

I'm currently playing the solo option and I know the game is saving my progress however will there be an ability to have multiple saves and to be able to manage your saves.

I don't mind if it's only saving in station, that kind of makes sense anyway.

I'm a bit of a perfectionist and if I make a mistake or get killed I'd like the option to load my last save point (standard single player stuff really).

Any idea if this is something they will implement in the final release?

An example when this would be handy - after a night of grinding trades and avoiding being killed (first time that's happened) I forgot to request docking permission and promptly got killed which ruined my night.

If I had a save I'd just go back and re-run my last trade run

 

[Fenris Wolf]

If I had a save I'd just go back and re-run my last trade run

Being as this is a linear universe, you can't save and then go back in time to that save point at a later date.

When you save, it is basically storing your location and status (money/cargo/equipment/etc.,).

Time continues to pass by...

 

[Dr Wookie]

However, we do expect each account to have multiple commanders, so you could have an imperial bounty hunter, a federal reader, and an explorer to play with

EDIT there will be an offline single player mode that may allow multiple save states, since you area the only player in that universe

 

[Fenris Wolf]

However, we do expect each account to have multiple commanders, so you could have an imperial bounty hunter, a federal reader, and an explorer to play with

Yes, they've proposed three slots for us to use. I think they will all be the same commander... just different career paths.

Time will still progress on all of them though

 

[MikeDH]

Currently you can only play "Online" Solo. So the "savegame" is stored on the server and you have no chance to alter it or "reload" a older save because the save is realtime with no way back. I think if the "offline" mode is implemented you get the features you miss at the moment. Hope this helps to understand.

 

[Fenris Wolf]

I think if the "offline" mode is implemented you get the features you miss at the moment. Hope this helps to understand.

I don't think so, because the offline universe will technically be the same as the online universe and time is linear therefore you won't be able to go back in time to a different save point.

I could be wrong though...

 

[MikeDH]

I don't think so, because the offline universe will technically be the same as the online universe and time is linear therefore you won't be able to go back in time to a different save point.

I could be wrong though...

No, this can't be the same. Some Reasons (* > Online / + > Offline):

* The Online Universe will progress, even if you don't play for month
+ with a offline Safe nothing will happen. If you reload the universe will have the same state
* The Online Save only contains your stats. The whole universe is dynamically updated on the server
+ Don't know if it is possible to save the "whole" universe state with 400 billion stars ... ... i assume only the reachable systems will be saved and the rest will be calculated in some manner
* you can play with your solo savegame in online open game > it's the same cmdr save
+ only offline mode is possible because you maybe hack the save ...