multiplayer

[alexm122019]

we need multiplayer because having multiplayer would make it more engaging for people that like playing with each other and more people would play this game if they knew they could build a empire together

[Cerodil]

The Devs had said in the past that they have no plans to add it, that's not a no so maybe we will have it in the far future. I do know there is a multiplayer mod but I've never tried it so can't speak much on it.

[redsidhe]

I wish they would add multiplayer native to the game.

There are mods for multiplayer, but don't have much experience since most of my friends do not play this game.

https://thunderstore.io/c/dyson-sphere-program/p/nebula/NebulaMultiplayerMod/

[DKP]

No.

[Microdia]

Played hundreds of hours in multiplayer flawlessly with the nebula mod. Works great.

[Jay]

Multiplayer's not a horrible idea, but I don't think it's worth the opportunity cost. I'd prefer that they put those development hours into more game features for the existing single player game.

[vkobe]

Originally posted by alexm122019:

we need multiplayer because having multiplayer would make it more engaging for people that like playing with each other and more people would play this game if they knew they could build a empire together

ye civ type 3 goal ^_^

build one billion dyson sphere while we are harassed by tyranid, reaper ^_^

[alexm122019]

thanks for the info Microdia

[Dave]

Originally posted by alexm122019:

we need multiplayer because having multiplayer would make it more engaging for people that like playing with each other and more people would play this game if they knew they could build a empire together

Stop asking for MP in single player games.

[amyodov]

Been waiting for multiplayer in DSP since DSP's launch.

We have a small team of friends occasionally playing the survival-build games in coop; played ARK, Factorio, Factorio: Space Exploration, some other smaller games for thousands of hours total. Have been eyeing DSP for quite some time; and of course we know about Nebula mod, but some of our teammates are running the games under GeForce Now, so external mods (which are not even running through the Steam Workshop) are out of option.

I would expect that on the day DSP launches multiplayer, each one of us will buy a copy of the game. For now, I don't think anyone has purchased and played it yet – we typically have too little free time to play just the single-player games, because the multiplayer PvE ones provide both the gameplay and a good socializing opportunity.

[redsidhe]

Originally posted by amyodov:

Been waiting for multiplayer in DSP since DSP's launch.



I would expect that on the day DSP launches multiplayer, each one of us will buy a copy of the game. For now, I don't think anyone has purchased and played it yet – we typically have too little free time to play just the single-player games, because the multiplayer PvE ones provide both the gameplay and a good socializing opportunity.

Same here.
Yesterday 6 of us played 7 days to die together, other times we have had 5 of us playing Satisfactory. However since it is single player only nobody else in that group will buy a copy so that is lost sales and we must seek different games to play when everyone is online.

[[NvUs]Demalii]

You're asking for features from a developer that posted 1~ year of Early Access but ended up disappearing for over a year and now we're at years of early access with an unfinished title. Consider the depth of adding MP at this point.. it's just not feasible.

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?
“Our plans are for this EA stage to be about 1 year long. But that is not written in stone: we will be open to our players’ feedback and ideas from the beginning, so that period can be expanded to meet their expectations until the game is ready for its full release.”
Game was released January 2021.

[Nekogod]

Originally posted by NvUsDemalii:

You're asking for features from a developer that posted 1~ year of Early Access but ended up disappearing for over a year and now we're at years of early access with an unfinished title. Consider the depth of adding MP at this point.. it's just not feasible.

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?
“Our plans are for this EA stage to be about 1 year long. But that is not written in stone: we will be open to our players’ feedback and ideas from the beginning, so that period can be expanded to meet their expectations until the game is ready for its full release.”
Game was released January 2021.

They never really disappeared, and there was 18 months of severe covid restrictions during that period. Had there not been they'd be a lot further along.

That said they have no plans for mp and honestly not every game needs it and many that do introduce it usually have poorer single player experiences as a consequence.

I hope this stays single player, there are already plenty of mp games in the same vein.

[Zandy man]

Originally posted by NvUsDemalii:

You're asking for features from a developer that posted 1~ year of Early Access but ended up disappearing for over a year and now we're at years of early access with an unfinished title. Consider the depth of adding MP at this point.. it's just not feasible.

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?
“Our plans are for this EA stage to be about 1 year long. But that is not written in stone: we will be open to our players’ feedback and ideas from the beginning, so that period can be expanded to meet their expectations until the game is ready for its full release.”
Game was released January 2021.

7 days to die, and many other games have stayed in EA for years. As long as the devs are working on the game and showing progress it does not matter how long they stay in EA.

Originally posted by Dave:

Originally posted by alexm122019:

we need multiplayer because having multiplayer would make it more engaging for people that like playing with each other and more people would play this game if they knew they could build a empire together

Stop asking for MP in single player games.

Stop making single player only games. 1. There are more people who play co-op then solo. 2. There is more replayability in a co-op game then in a single player game, which means it will be played longer and have more enjoyment. 3. Profit. Almost every game made is looking for them sell numbers and profit. In a co-op game not only will out always out sell a single player game but even down the line in sales will you make even more. There really shouldn't be any reason for single player only games. Unless you have an amazing story to tell that jist is not possible in co-op, but even then games like dark pictures anthology can do it, so something like days gone 2 or death stranding 2 would be award winning co-op games. This game is no exception. The only reason me and my friends don't have this game is because there is no co-op. If they added we would all buy it, hell I would buy it and gift it to them.

[dhitch89]

Originally posted by NvUsDemalii:

You're asking for features from a developer that posted 1~ year of Early Access but ended up disappearing for over a year and now we're at years of early access with an unfinished title. Consider the depth of adding MP at this point.. it's just not feasible.

Approximately how long will this game be in Early Access?
“Our plans are for this EA stage to be about 1 year long. But that is not written in stone: we will be open to our players’ feedback and ideas from the beginning, so that period can be expanded to meet their expectations until the game is ready for its full release.”
Game was released January 2021.

That 'absence' was 1) Covid, and 2) working hard on the combat update we got just last year, with a regular amount of patches following that to today.

In fact, due to some issues, working on the combat system prevented them from updating the game at large until they released what we got. This was detailed in various dev blogs last year, visible on the store page.

[Nekogod]

Stop making single player only games. 1. There are more people who play co-op then solo. 2. There is more replayability in a co-op game then in a single player game, which means it will be played longer and have more enjoyment. 3. Profit. Almost every game made is looking for them sell numbers and profit. In a co-op game not only will out always out sell a single player game but even down the line in sales will you make even more. There really shouldn't be any reason for single player only games. Unless you have an amazing story to tell that jist is not possible in co-op, but even then games like dark pictures anthology can do it, so something like days gone 2 or death stranding 2 would be award winning co-op games. This game is no exception. The only reason me and my friends don't have this game is because there is no co-op. If they added we would all buy it, hell I would buy it and gift it to them.

Sorry, but most of that is just not true. There is a huge market for single player games, moreso than multi player with notable exceptions like CoD and MMORPGs like WoW.

Multiplayer adds a layer of complexity that some devs just don't have the infrastructure/knowledge/appetite/resources for and trying to add it would result in a poor experience all round or no game at all.

Not every game needs multiplayer, there is a market and many reasons for single player only games.