Balance around less 4 players.

[ALE199]

Right now the game is designed to be played with 4 people, and that's fine but if people are playing with two or three others or god forbid, alone, the game should accomodate for that.

For solo, giving 3 lives could be fine.
For Duos, either a bigger inventory or the ability to revive each other, could be be nice.
For trios, not too sure, either stuff sold on trios is sold 50%(or less) more then usual or IDK.

And before the gatekeeper arrives: NO, this isn't "Make the game easier for babies and more main stream" I'm asking that if the game allows me to play alone, it should have mechanics as such that one can play it alone without losing everything because of the many insta-kill mechanics.

And sweats/tryhards opinion does not count, just because you have been grinding since it came out and can do an eclpise moon solo doesn't mean that casual players can't have a second chance when playing alone to test the game.

[MisinformedOwl]

I honestly feel like after the first life you're just ♥♥♥♥♥♥ anyways no? No gear probs. + later in the day + ♥♥♥♥ is spawned in. I think the only way to really buff this is to increase the money per item. not more space.

[IIpocTo urpok]

For solos i think a gadget with minimap would be nice. As for 2-3 players lobby i don't think game needs more mechanics for them. Maybe make indoors area smaller and less creatures (or slower spawn) based on how many players in the lobby.

[ALE199]

Originally posted by IIpocTo urpok:

For solos i think a gadget with minimap would be nice. As for 2-3 players lobby i don't think game needs more mechanics for them. Maybe make indoors area smaller and less creatures (or slower spawn) based on how many players in the lobby.

If the minimap shows the creatures location I'd say it sounds like a good compromise.
Maybe something like Alien Isolation scanner

And I think while slower creature spawns would make it easier it's not exacly a solution as much as a band-aid fix, plus most of the fun is avoiding the spookies.

[Doomvora]

Just make quotas 25% value and increase the value by 25% for each player, totaling to 100% at 4 players (since you have to rehost to let people join anyway), instantly more friendly without changing any mechanics.

Basically just reduce the quota value by 25% for each player not in the game.

[ALE199]

Originally posted by Doomvora:

Just make quotas 25% value and increase the value by 25% for each player, totaling to 100% at 4 players (since you have to rehost to let people join anyway), instantly more friendly without changing any mechanics.

Basically just reduce the quota value by 25% for each player not in the game.

that sounds interesting but how will this fix solo problems such as enemies that solos can't exacly deal with?

[Doomvora]

Originally posted by ALE199-ITA:

that sounds interesting but how will this fix solo problems such as enemies that solos can't exacly deal with?

Most of the mobs can't be dealt with even in multiplayer (outside of some tomfoolery for a few), the only mob that comes to mind is the snare flea which are easy enough to avoid.

And you solve a problem like that by adjusting the spawn values based on the number of players in the game, so things like snare fleas are a bit more rare in a sp game but are normal values in a game with other players.

If this game receives workshop support I'm sure there would be (if there aren't already some now somewhere) mods to do something similar.

[ALE199]

hopefully the game gets a workshop, anygame that has mod support usually improves it's life span by 200%

[Owlie]

Originally posted by Doomvora:

Most of the mobs can't be dealt with even in multiplayer (outside of some tomfoolery for a few), the only mob that comes to mind is the snare flea which are easy enough to avoid.

I have discovered this once and it blew my mind. If a snare flea jumps you and you have a shovel/sign, since it'll automatically drop everything in your inventory, you can still scan for nearby items, grab the shovel, and kill it WHILE it's on your head SOLO. You're welcome.

[Sasha Mason]

For solo, I feel like it's almost a must that your scrap doesn't completely disappear when you die. I know this game is generally meant to be played with a full group, but the game can be played with less and that will severely handicap you.

Maybe there could be some configurable settings before starting a game, to change how long days last and whether or not all your scrap gets lost when you die. There's mods for that right now, so it's already possible, but ofc I always prefer built in options over having to mod the game.

Was trying to play the game just as a duo recently and, it's tough, very tough. It's like starting your game with half of your team dead already, very little room for error before all your scrap goes poof.

[Nigerian Prince]

Get some friends. Too many game cater to less layers. This game should expand and be one of the few that can handle 6-10 players.

[Sasha Mason]

Originally posted by Nigerian Prince:

Get some friends. Too many game cater to less layers. This game should expand and be one of the few that can handle 6-10 players.

And there is nothing wrong with that. Games like Deep Rock Galactic play best with 4 players, but scales wonderfully when you have less so it's accessible even if you're one or two people short.

[Butthead]

it would be nice if they gave you more days after each quota, kinda becomes ridiculous to get over 500, especially if you ♥♥♥♥ up and die on one day.

[Dwagon]

I wanna know if the amount of entities that spawn are multiplied with each played that has joined e.g - 1 player = 1x, 2 players = 2x and so on

[OntologicalWeevil]

You are not playing the game correctly if you're playing with less than three people.
Co-op games are just that, co-op games. If you want a single-player game go find something else to play.

[RazakelKairo]

I play solo a LOT. Its a different game, way more tense. But I admit I do use certain mods to make it a bit more convenient (hotbar+, flashlight on F, *slightly* longer days, coinflip on wether stuff on ship dissapears on death). Its a lot of fun though. Don't see why many of those things can't be in the game exclusive to single-player.