Worth it for singleplayer?

[soulgamer31br]

I've had my eye on this game for some time, the idea sounds very neat in theory but it's clearly supposed to be a game played in coop with 2+ ppl, and in my case i'd be playing mostly on SP alone against Ai. Do you guys think it's worth it/fun anyways or should is the game too complex/boring to play alone?

[Neon]

I would say the game would be way too complex alone, I'm sure people have done it so let me clarify. I'm sure it's possible to play this alone but it definitely wouldn't be fun and the game is clearly not designed around that possibility.

I play with 2 other people and I would say we are all busy 100% of the time.

[Hyperlynx]

I've played it alone, and had a great time (I've finished the game solo). I preferred to run things by just giving commands to my units, rather than piloting them directly.

Certainly more fun with friends, since you can do more things at the same time, or take the time to fly a plane or whatever, or make your plans even more complex. But I found it was absolutely fine solo.

[Ataxio]

Vast majority of my time is solo since nobody is interested in this kind of game.

It's not only extremely viable but pretty easy to boot.

[plough]

I only play single player and its fine, there is a lot to do for one person and not having autopilot for the carrier makes it just that bit harder.

[Bredroll]

It is worth it, single player can seem daunting at first, but once you master each new operating skill it gets easier,

[Nossa30]

I've only really played this game singleplayer and its 100% doable. Generally you rely heavily on the remotely ai piloted vehicles alot and only either steer the ship or direct the vehicles but not both.

[tsloth]

never had any friends that wanted to play it and still thought it was fun enough

[neon]

most of my time has been solo, and ive really enjoyed it, but still wish there were more solo focused features/mods to help with trying to juggle so much alone

[Bredroll]

Originally posted by neon:

most of my time has been solo, and ive really enjoyed it, but still wish there were more solo focused features/mods to help with trying to juggle so much alone

what kind of mods might make single player more fun?

[TheSkimMilkGorilla]

I love it. But honestly, one other person is super helpful. My girlfriend, who isn't super good, takes a huge load off of me. Shoot me a dm! I'd love to play with you :)

[TheSkimMilkGorilla]

Originally posted by Neon:

I would say the game would be way too complex alone, I'm sure people have done it so let me clarify. I'm sure it's possible to play this alone but it definitely wouldn't be fun and the game is clearly not designed around that possibility.

I play with 2 other people and I would say we are all busy 100% of the time.

Meh. I play alone. It's not that bad, but it's hard to react as quickly. You just have to have your doctrines and stick to it

[TheSkimMilkGorilla]

Originally posted by Ataxio:

Vast majority of my time is solo since nobody is interested in this kind of game.

It's not only extremely viable but pretty easy to boot.

I'll play with you

[Kneecaps]

Yes! It's totally viable solo. I'm a n00b and yes, it's fun. This is a fun game solo but it's a SUPER fun game with others. Buy it!

[Kandosii]

Originally posted by Neon:

I would say the game would be way too complex alone, I'm sure people have done it so let me clarify. I'm sure it's possible to play this alone but it definitely wouldn't be fun and the game is clearly not designed around that possibility.

I play with 2 other people and I would say we are all busy 100% of the time.

I with my friend have opposite experience. When we play both in one game - we are bored. Playing alone - fun.

[neon]

Originally posted by Bredroll:

Originally posted by neon:

most of my time has been solo, and ive really enjoyed it, but still wish there were more solo focused features/mods to help with trying to juggle so much alone

what kind of mods might make single player more fun?

personally, i'd like aircraft and ground units to be able to scan and identify enemy units on their own better, rather than me having to go in and scout an island manually with a camera on a plane. sometimes this can take me 5-10 minuets doing rings round an island, hunting to make sure ive found every target, before i can plan and launch a land/air assault. if i miss a single target it can cost me a valuable unit getting destroyed. while im sat stuck on that camera focused on an island, i have limited situational awareness and tbh it gets boring after a while. i'd like to be able to delegate that task to the ai, or just make it proximity based.

the issue of being able to auto pilot the carrier itself, with way points, rather than manually piloting it at the helm controls, has been raised time and time again. that'd be nice...

if you combine these 2 options, you essentially have an RTS game, with the option of manually piloting/controlling almost everything if you choose to, but good enough ai unit control that you can orchestrate all of your units in combined operations as a solo player.

beyond that and as a personal addendum, modding should give us the flexibility to add or remove new types of units that change the game dynamics, for instance, submarines (which ive seen someone has added/modified swordfish into?) or the possibility of some sort of stealth mechanic for aircraft outside of visual identification range, or ground units only detected by radar/IR. idk, the possibilities are endless as long as someone can figure out how to code it and its supported by the game engine.

but as i say, i'd prefer that it be simpler to juggle everything remotely, rather than being punished for not using units manually because the ai isn't as capable as a human operator. the game provides the premise that all units are basically drones, which should be able to operate independently on a tactical level, but need dictating to on a strategic level. however, in my experience, the friendly ai is too limited, which requires the player to jump into units and save them in tricky situations, rather than being able to fight for themselves.

maybe im a little out of date here, i haven't played in quite a while, but i keep meaning to come back and play another campaign, until i look at the mods that are available and remember how multiplayer focused everything is and the pain of it being so close to what i'd prefer as a solo player.

its still fun as it is, don't get me wrong, and im still recommending it. but lets face it, this games focus on multiplayer has been and always will be what hold it back from a higher player count, in a world where getting people together to play a game that might take hours is a pretty hard ask, not to mention the connectivity issues involved. there certainly are still small communities out there that play multiplayer semi/regularly, but for me, i get far more relaxing fun from playing solo PVE at my own pace, rather than PVP.