Offline/Private Game Hosting

[Sharky]

Will offline/private hosting be added later? As I just wanna play solo an mess around. So playing; almost at all; is next to impossible as the game requires an online connection. An even 1 internet hiccup and I am immediately booted back to the main menu.
[Begs] Please add offline/solo play as an option. Maybe some AI for stations could offset the need for multiple players so we can also play offline?
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[Vin]

they didnt even post it in the system requirements. no one will know this is an always online game. that should be corrected.

[Lazy]

Of the five endless campaigns I've played, two of them ended due to random disconnects. Both were a ways in, and losing all progress from those runs ruined my enjoyment due to the lost progression.

If they can't implement a dedicated server, I hope they at least add an autosave (or a checkpoint prior to the last mission started).

[Sharky]

Originally posted by Lazy:

Of the five endless campaigns I've played, two of them ended due to random disconnects. Both were a ways in, and losing all progress from those runs ruined my enjoyment due to the lost progression.

If they can't implement a dedicated server, I hope they at least add an autosave (or a checkpoint prior to the last mission started).

Ya about same. I can get thru 1 session or maybe midway into a 2nd one. But I always drop due to a internet pause due to distance of lines. Then I gotta restart hosting my solo session, having lost any experience due to the crash.
The devs refusal to add offline play SUCKS!! I hope this gets addressed soon. As I REALLY REALLY like this game. But it is almost impossible to play "AT ALL" solo with us being forced to ALWAYS be online. I just wanna sit an play suck, suck at it or not. I just wanna try an play the game solo. As my friends only get on around once a week. That plus the CONSTANT AN CONSISTENT disconnect issues KILLS ALL FUN for this game!!

PLEASE add an offline Solo mode DEVS!!! Even if its no progression in multiplayer. Thats fine. We just wanna be able to play the game when, where, an how WE want too since you took our money for a product!

[[HUTLIHUT] xTemerz]

Originally posted by Vin:

they didnt even post it in the system requirements. no one will know this is an always online game. that should be corrected.

Hello everybody,

We have now added Broadband Internet Connection as a System Requirement in the Steam Store page for Void Crew. We had no ill-intention when not listing it, we just missed it.

Sorry on behalf of the team.

METEM Preserve You,
Javier Casado
Game Engineer & Partner at Hutlihut Games

[Sharky]

Originally posted by HUTLIHUT xTemerz:

Originally posted by Vin:

they didnt even post it in the system requirements. no one will know this is an always online game. that should be corrected.

Hello everybody,

We have now added Broadband Internet Connection as a System Requirement in the Steam Store page for Void Crew. We had no ill-intention when not listing it, we just missed it.

Sorry on behalf of the team.

METEM Preserve You,
Javier Casado
Game Engineer & Partner at Hutlihut Games

Any ideas on if the team is planning offline/solo play at any point down the road?

[[HUTLIHUT] xTemerz]

Originally posted by Sharky:

Originally posted by HUTLIHUT xTemerz:

Hello everybody,

We have now added Broadband Internet Connection as a System Requirement in the Steam Store page for Void Crew. We had no ill-intention when not listing it, we just missed it.

Sorry on behalf of the team.

METEM Preserve You,
Javier Casado
Game Engineer & Partner at Hutlihut Games

Any ideas on if the team is planning offline/solo play at any point down the road?

Solo is already playable, even better supported in 1.0. (for instance, you can change the room player count limit at any point, allowing you to turn your game solo at any moment effectively).

There is currently no plan for offline, though.

[KoKa199]

Originally posted by HUTLIHUT xTemerz:

There is currently no plan for offline, though.

Is there any plans to keep the session alive on server for a while(say 5-10 minutes?) so if you're randomly disconnected you can rejoin?

[Retrogon]

Originally posted by HUTLIHUT xTemerz:

Originally posted by Vin:

they didnt even post it in the system requirements. no one will know this is an always online game. that should be corrected.

Hello everybody,

We have now added Broadband Internet Connection as a System Requirement in the Steam Store page for Void Crew. We had no ill-intention when not listing it, we just missed it.

Sorry on behalf of the team.

METEM Preserve You,
Javier Casado
Game Engineer & Partner at Hutlihut Games

Why didn't you add peer-to-peer to future-proof the game? My brother and I were interested in this game but unfortunately, we don't buy always online games anymore.

[Mr. Scoot]

I ended up refunding due to this reason as well and didn't realize it needed a constant online connection until i found this post.

More and more older games are pulling their servers for games that run perfectly fine on single player and don't want to support this type of practice.