Is game online only ?

[Nightsbane]

or can you play offline (ZERO CONNECTION) ?

[IvoryTemplar]

It's not an online game, no.

[Nightsbane]

Originally posted by IvoryTemplar:

It's not an online game, no.

Okay good I can't stand single player games that force online.

[Horrow]

Originally posted by IvoryTemplar:

It's not an online game, no.

Are you sure? Because it describes itself as 'An online sandbox survival game for 1 - 2 players"

[MechWarden]

I just set Steam into Offline mode a moment ago and was able to run the game just fine.

[Nightsbane]

Originally posted by MechWarden:

I just set Steam into Offline mode a moment ago and was able to run the game just fine.

Your honor is on the line if this isn't true...

Originally posted by Horrow velk.ca:

Originally posted by IvoryTemplar:

It's not an online game, no.

Are you sure? Because it describes itself as 'An online sandbox survival game for 1 - 2 players"

Making me have doubts now...

[6h0$t942]

I herd about this awhile back...i lost all interest when i saw online in the description.

[MechWarden]

Who hurt you people?
Why do you have such fears of 'online only' games?
What caused to you see them in places where they don't exist?

Online means, can be played online, for multiplayer. As in able to host a game for your buddy to join. Not 'always online' or 'required online'.

[Nightsbane]

Originally posted by MechWarden:

Who hurt you people?
Why do you have such fears of 'online only' games?
What caused to you see them in places where they don't exist?

Online means, can be played online, for multiplayer. As in able to host a game for your buddy to join. Not 'always online' or 'required online'.

Online only is anti consumer. I'm not giving you a jester award.

[MechWarden]

Originally posted by Nightsbane:

Originally posted by MechWarden:

Who hurt you people?
Why do you have such fears of 'online only' games?
What caused to you see them in places where they don't exist?

Online means, can be played online, for multiplayer. As in able to host a game for your buddy to join. Not 'always online' or 'required online'.

Online only is anti consumer. I'm not giving you a jester award.

Yeah I know that much, but dear heck, some of you people act so dang traumatized that it is literally killing ability to find a fun game or even trust anything.

You see 'Online' in a game and assume the absolute worst.

I might do a jester award on you or the other guy if I actually knew what you posted was overly dramatic for the fun of it, and not symptoms of some sort of abuse.

[iamaplayer]

Originally posted by MechWarden:

I just set Steam into Offline mode a moment ago and was able to run the game just fine.

Can the game be played offline (no internet needed, not talking about Steam offline mode) in single player?

[6h0$t942]

Originally posted by iamaplayer:

Originally posted by MechWarden:

I just set Steam into Offline mode a moment ago and was able to run the game just fine.

Can the game be played offline (no internet needed, not talking about Steam offline mode) in single player?

Undetermined. I had trouble starting in offline mode. In steam it said something like "installing windows whatever widget/distributable/thing", and it wouldnt launch. When i went online it launched immediatly.
Ill start it up tomorrow and cut my internet midway and see. You might run into the obtuse DRM handshake as it exists in the total war warhammer 1/2, where if the game is offline for 2 weeks it locks you out of YOUR PURCHASE until you reverify with the drm.
I checked gog beforehand but its not available there last i checked.

It's fun enough, if somewhat directionless and not very difficult.

[Cursed Hawkins]

Originally posted by Nightsbane:

Originally posted by MechWarden:

Who hurt you people?
Why do you have such fears of 'online only' games?
What caused to you see them in places where they don't exist?

Online means, can be played online, for multiplayer. As in able to host a game for your buddy to join. Not 'always online' or 'required online'.

Online only is anti consumer. I'm not giving you a jester award.

You must be avoiding A LOT of games then because of this "fear" you have, Warden's right about one thing, just because something says "Online" doesn't make it a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ "Online-Only" game, learn to tell the difference.

[iamaplayer]

Originally posted by 6h0$t942:

Originally posted by iamaplayer:

Can the game be played offline (no internet needed, not talking about Steam offline mode) in single player?

Undetermined. I had trouble starting in offline mode. In steam it said something like "installing windows whatever widget/distributable/thing", and it wouldnt launch. When i went online it launched immediatly.
Ill start it up tomorrow and cut my internet midway and see. You might run into the obtuse DRM handshake as it exists in the total war warhammer 1/2, where if the game is offline for 2 weeks it locks you out of YOUR PURCHASE until you reverify with the drm.
I checked gog beforehand but its not available there last i checked.

It's fun enough, if somewhat directionless and not very difficult.

Thank you, looking forward to your answer.

[MechWarden]

If you are having problems with Steam's offline mode, don't just assume DRM crap, look it up!

Here, let me Google this for you,
https://help.steampowered.com/en/faqs/view/0E18-319B-E34B-B2C8
2nd result gives Steam Support's own FAQ on the topic. If you read, you can see that Steam does several checks, including to make sure your games are up to date.

Going off line with Steam and unplugging from the Internet isn't exactly straight forwards at times, but it is doable.

[McTec Ind.]

Can confirm. The game can be played with Steam on offline mode. I do so every once in a while to have my peace and quiet (I know I could go invisible, but sometimes you just don't want to be online or you just have a bad internet connection).

So yes. The game can be played offline and the having to be online part refers multiplayer. No always online shenanigans so far. But this can always change in the future (as seen with the game Eco Global Survival) should they decide to be more agressive with the DRM stuff.