Is it true that you cant play the game without an internet connection?

[RedHaze1911]

Im on the road with my laptop at times and i play the game on the road exclusively. I read a comment that the game cant be played offline anymore. Is this true?
If so, im abandoning this dumpsterfire for good. You cant change vital features like that after people spent so much money.

[dulany67]

Denuvo needs to call home but only occasionally.

[Filthy Pollo 🐔]

Originally posted by RedHaze1911:

Im on the road with my laptop at times and i play the game on the road exclusively. I read a comment that the game cant be played offline anymore. Is this true?
If so, im abandoning this dumpsterfire for good. You cant change vital features like that after people spent so much money.

Yes, no required internet connection to play the game.

[I LIVE AGAIN]

once in month or so you got to be online otherwise game will not launch

[RedHaze1911]

Originally posted by I LIVE AGAIN:

once in month or so you got to be online otherwise game will not launch

Is there like a timer for it? If I'm on a fishing boat with no internet for 3 months, it will just stop working after day 30?

[Elitewrecker PT]

The timer is unknown.

[min3r95]

Denuvo implemented games need to rely on 3rd party DRM server to generate authorization tokens in order for them to be launchable.
Denuvo turn single-player games into partially alway-online games, you can't play the games 100% offline but you don't need to be 100% always online to play them.
You can play them offline at long as the tokens last.

Originally posted by RedHaze1911:

Is there like a timer for it? If I'm on a fishing boat with no internet for 3 months, it will just stop working after day 30?

Yes, the authorization tokens have timer on them, thus making them expirable.
Making any change to your PC can also break these tokens, suck as change hardwares, switching Proton(Linux), reinstall/update OS/drivers.
I'm not launching DeathLoop for a month and wasn't able to launch it in offline mode, so yeah.

[RedHaze1911]

Originally posted by min3r95:

Originally posted by RedHaze1911:

Is there like a timer for it? If I'm on a fishing boat with no internet for 3 months, it will just stop working after day 30?

Yes, the authorization tokens have timer on them, thus making them expirable.
Making any change to your PC can also break these tokens, suck as change hardwares, switching Proton(Linux), reinstall/update OS/drivers.
I'm not launching DeathLoop for a month and wasn't able to launch it in offline mode, so yeah.:LeViada_normal:

Wheeeeelll, looks like CA has lost another customer then. I can't believe they're screwing everyone over who doesn't have a constant internet connection, which is billions of people in due to various reasons. Not investing another Cent or a second.

Now, what's a good replacement candidate? xD Civ might be a tad old by now. Anything recent that itches the same itch that's released within this year?