Trials of war for single player?

[FroBodine]

Is there any reason to get the new "Trials of War" expansion if I intend to just play solo games with A.I. bots as my lance mates? I'm not interested in online multiplayer.

Is there ANYTHING in this new expansion for us single player folks, please?

[Paladin-Six]

12 variants of the current mechs and the simpod has a horde mode you can coop or ai in it.

[FroBodine]

Hmm. Ok. But no new missions or battles content for solo play?

[Shin]

The Arena and Horde modes can be fully played solo.

[FroBodine]

Oh really? Well that is good news. Thank you!

[SLAMarinO]

After this new update on 11/25 I've had a series of fatal errors. Anyone else having issues with the new DLC/Update?

[l33tn3ss_17]

Originally posted by BGSlam81:

After this new update on 11/25 I've had a series of fatal errors. Anyone else having issues with the new DLC/Update?

I keep getting fatal errors and connectivity drops when trying to play with other people. No fatal errors in single player yet.

To OP, there is no reason to get this DLC, I am of the opinion it should have come with the base game.

[Dr John]

I purchased the new DLC, and there is no way to fill the queue with AI opponents and allies. You apparently need to know people who have the game to even start a game in this mode. I can't do anything because I don't know anyone who plays this game. I really hope they add AI to this DLC, or people like me are out of luck as we don't have friends who bought this game.

[FroBodine]

What? The user "Shin" wrote above that this expansion was fully playable solo. Now you say it isn't?

Which one is it please? Can we enjoy this new expansion solo, or is it strictly for multiplayer?

[duanelocsin]

Specify for Offline bots.

This is another example why offline bots need to make a comeback as standard in many games that offer multiplayer along with
- P2P
- LAN/ ad hoc
- Split screen


Too many games, particularly live service games, are competing for peoples' time online and they live and die on "player count" which is a nonsense metric only applicable to MMOs.

Having the aforementioned multiplayer features i.e. not dependent on corporate servers and services would make the whole "player count" and can't find people to play online moot.

[Itharus]

Wait, there's DLC for it already? Didn't this game just come out? :-o

[Sean2111]

I am confused reading this.


Is there an Arena Mode ,
AND can Bots fill out the enemy Team.
So a single player can play this mode?

[Shin]

Originally posted by FroBodine:

What? The user "Shin" wrote above that this expansion was fully playable solo. Now you say it isn't?

Which one is it please? Can we enjoy this new expansion solo, or is it strictly for multiplayer?

Yes, you can play it entirely single player. When you launch the Arena mode you can designate which members of your Star will be AI or even disable them. Should you have a friend join, they can select who to play. You can adjust the teams so you're either fighting a Free For All, a 2v2, or even a handicap match of various configuration. There is no online matchmaking to it, it is simply designed for you to either fight bots or against four of your friends. Admittedly, it is a lot of fun to beat up your friends in that mode, haha, and in my opinion it is worth it just for that.

The Horde mode likewise can be played entirely solo with your AI Starmates, or in co-op, just like the Campaign.

Originally posted by Sean2111:

I am confused reading this.

Is there an Arena Mode ,
AND can Bots fill out the enemy Team.
So a single player can play this mode?

Yes.

Originally posted by BGSlam81:

After this new update on 11/25 I've had a series of fatal errors. Anyone else having issues with the new DLC/Update?

Interestingly, I have only ever been hit with a Fatal Error if I try to launch the game from a Shortcut, but have never got one when I launch it through its Steam Library page.

[althesmith1]

I downloaded but I'm unsure why. You don't have the option to go back and change your path from Warden to Crusader, or vice-versa, there's no new missions I've been able to unlock....this "expansion" imho just has material that should have been included with the core game.

[zombygunner]

How is this part of the lore? i thought the whole point of this game was for the book fans of the series this doesnt seem like that at all maybe im wrong but i dont see the sense of it.

[Nebulas]

Originally posted by BGSlam81:

After this new update on 11/25 I've had a series of fatal errors. Anyone else having issues with the new DLC/Update?

Yup, just had a fatal error while on luthien