single person

gordon · Dec 18, 2013

Can anyone confirm if you are able to play single person then go to online playing or will they be completely separate? I ask because my internet is of a very slow nature.

Sorry if this has been asked before.

Slawkenbergius · Dec 18, 2013

You can play single-player online, which I imagine would have low network requirements. Then you can switch between that and multiplayer freely (as the design currently stands).

If your network connection is totally down, you can play single-player offline, but you can't switch between that and online play.

Mobius · Dec 18, 2013

the Title of this thread made me think someone was looking for a date?

Erimus Kamzel · Dec 18, 2013

There are 2 single player modes.

Single player Online - this allows you to play alone but online and enjoy all the evolving dynamics of the universe that occur in the multiplayer world. Your universe will be constantly updated.

Single player Offline - this is effectively just like the original Elite/Frontier in so far as it being a static unchanging universe with no updated content as far as I know.

MikeSnos · Dec 18, 2013

Mobius said:
the Title of this thread made me think someone was looking for a date?

Living in hope Mobius?

Memnoch · Dec 18, 2013

Mobius said:
the Title of this thread made me think someone was looking for a date?

Single, white Thargoid, looking for caring and thoughtful Methane breather to share long walks with and to be sacrificed to young once they hatch.

cassius · Dec 18, 2013

Memnoch said:
Single, white Thargoid, looking for caring and thoughtful Methane breather to share long walks with and to be sacrificed to young once they hatch.

Oh nuts... if only i breathed methane

trekman · Dec 23, 2013

I think i'll be playing offline by myself initially until I get used to flying a spaceship adequately. Wouldn't want to look like an idiot in front of the whole universe would I?

Cmdr Eagleboy · Dec 23, 2013

Erimus said:
Single player Offline - this is effectively just like the original Elite/Frontier in so far as it being a static unchanging universe with no updated content as far as I know.

Last when Michael was queried on this he said it won't be entirely static, there will be some bits of background simulation, however how much it is not decided yet.

Styggron · Dec 23, 2013

gordon said:
Can anyone confirm if you are able to play single person then go to online playing or will they be completely separate? I ask because my internet is of a very slow nature.

Sorry if this has been asked before.

Absolutely there will. It was something that was defined in the KS. I am one of those fellow commanders for SP offline too.

Fromhell · Dec 23, 2013

yeah you can play single player offline in online mode while you are playing multiplayer online in single player mode.

awesome

MortVader · Dec 23, 2013

trekman said:
I think i'll be playing offline by myself initially until I get used to flying a spaceship adequately. Wouldn't want to look like an idiot in front of the whole universe would I?

Don't be so shy. We'll all look like idiots in the beginning

Sernimble · Dec 23, 2013

MortVader said:
Don't be so shy. We'll all look like idiots in the beginning

I may just sit and watch the fun at a high traffic station entrance for the first few days.

Kind of like watching a busy boat ramp during the first weekend of good weather

Pyros · Dec 23, 2013

MortVader said:
Don't be so shy. We'll all look like idiots in the beginning

Just the beginning

?

I kinda suspect that the "Dangerous" is also a reference to my docking skills

Seonid · Dec 23, 2013

Sernimble said:
Kind of like watching a busy boat ramp during the first weekend of good weather

If you see a ship ignore matching rotation, aiming for the middle of the opening and hitting max thrust & boost, that could be me. Old docking habits die hard.

TheDarkKnight · Dec 23, 2013

From what we have gathered so far, from posts and the KS, and the options listed on the Alpha it seems we will have the following options.

Multi Player Online: - Free for all PvP universe we see and take part in the evolving environment. Lots of players interacting.

Single Player Online: - You play in the live universe, server based, but do not see other players but you do see the changes that are made by other players, within reason.

Multi Player Co - Op: - Similar to MPO but you only have a selected group of people you see and play with.

Single Player Offline: - You play on your own PC only. Only changes you see are the ones you make. You can update your universe with data from the server if you log on and update.

Also remember that you cannot switch back and forth. If you make a character on a single player offline version you cannot move it to the Multiplayer once it gets well equipped etc.

Note: These are subject to change as are all things.

-o- · Dec 24, 2013

When you say you cannot switch back on forth, do you know whether you can have a SP offline commander as well as a MP online commander. That is, progressing both independently - or will this require the purchase of 2 ED games.

Mazhurg · Dec 24, 2013

-o- said:
When you say you cannot switch back on forth, do you know whether you can have a SP offline commander as well as a MP online commander. That is, progressing both independently - or will this require the purchase of 2 ED games.

No, it will not.

Off-line and on-line are separate at the character level but the game is not limited to one commander. However you will not be able to play more than one commander at a time.

Zarkon · Dec 24, 2013

Yes, you can have 3 avatars per account, and from what I understand they can each be playing in a different online/offline mod from each other, but you can only play one at a time.

Norbert · Dec 24, 2013

Mobius said:
the Title of this thread made me think someone was looking for a date?

Haha I had exactly the same thought. Felt like some kind of weird christmas dating proposal or something