How do usually multiplayer games go? Is it about surviving like rust or more like PVE?

[clop1000]

How do usually multiplayer games go? Is it about surviving like rust or more like PVE?

[Malaficus Shaikan]

Dependse on the server.
Without any artifical reason most just hide in there little corner and build.
No different from single player.

Imagine single player but laggier, no reloads and with limits on what you can build.
With random npcs helping, ignoring or killing you.
Also stuff continue to drain power when your offline.

My advise.
Play with friends. Not strangers.

[Rox]

Это может быть много разных стилей игры в зависимости от игроков и управления сервером. Официальные сервера неуправляемые и дикие, но существует значительное количество других русскоязычных серверов SE с разными стилями игры.

В стандартной стандартной игре не так много PVE, но есть много модов, которые добавляют более сложных врагов с искусственным интеллектом.

[Dan2D3D]

Hi, keep in mind Space Engineer game is open at large to modify to our liking so we can create all sorts of scenarios or use the existing ones where we can change the world advanced settings to our liking.

That said, me and my friends prefer to go MP for a cool Race Track scenario, we have more fun than going MP just to build.

I made a few Race scenarios that I shared in my Workshop and you may give it a try in Local Friends mode to see if you like it :

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1599035411
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1419693029

[Dan2D3D]

+ About PVE

Here is what we can enable or disable in world advanced settings :

> We can use Premade easy start custom worlds with enemy SPRT stations to conquer on all planets, moons and space if all is enabled in advanced settings, like the custom world name "Earth Planet" for example.

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Enable what you like :

> Encounters (in space, abandoned stations/ships protected by enemy Drones)
> Enemy Drones.
> Cargoships.
> Wolves on Earth like planet.
> Spiders on Alien planets and Pertam planet.
> Weather that adds : easy, medium and hard areas to survive.
> Economy that adds missions like to do at the contracts block of dead NPC stations on Planets and Moons/space, sell and buy at their Store, also buy ships with Space credits.

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and more by adding Workshop Mods
OR
Create Vanilla enemy Drone spawner that is very easy to do, all info about how to play with the in-game Enemy Drones added here :

SPRT Antenna names :"Play with enemy Drones"
https://steamcommunity.com/app/244850/discussions/0/2552901289725581551/

[Dan2D3D]

I will add :

More than A LOT can be done in this game and don't be shy to ask for help if you want to create a cool scenario for you and your friends.

We now can create enemy Factions, enemy Stations and enemy AI Warshiips where we just have to set all blocks to Space Pirate Faction and they will attack enemy players when they enter their antenna range.

That may be a bit too advanced for you and why I said to ask for help if you need.

-> but you should test/try all available Premade Scenarios, all the Custom Worlds and all advanced settings to find the world and settings you like the most before creating new scenarios from scratch.

I am now at creating enemy Warships using only Ai Flight + AI Offensive blocks placed on the ship and set all blocks to Space Pirate Faction
(need to enable the God modes in Alt+F10 to create those)
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2968017839

[clop1000]

Originally posted by Dan2D3D:

I will add :

More than A LOT can be done in this game and don't be shy to ask for help if you want to create a cool scenario for you and your friends.

We now can create enemy Factions, enemy Stations and enemy AI Warshiips where we just have to set all blocks to Space Pirate Faction and they will attack enemy players when they enter their antenna range.

That may be a bit too advanced for you and why I said to ask for help if you need.

-> but you should test/try all available Premade Scenarios, all the Custom Worlds and all advanced settings to find the world and settings you like the most before creeating new scenarios from scratch.

I am now at creating enemy Warships using only Ai Flight + AI Offensive blocks placed on the ship and set all blocks to Space Pirate Faction
(need to enable the God modes in Alt+F10 to create those)
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2968017839

Btw are there any single player (or coop) scenarios?

[Dan2D3D]

Yes, well we can set any Local world save to Offline mode or Friends mode, can be setup on creating the world or later by selecting your save in Load game menu and click the "edit settings" button on the left.

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Keep in mind we have 2 main game modes :

1 - Default mode / "Safe mode" = Better MP perfo but limited where sever admins can change that limit, also to be fair in PVP.

2 - Experimental = (can be enabled from the game options in main menu)
+ Unlocks all world advanced settings
+ can enable Scripts
+ can add Mods
+ can disable the option named "Block Limit" to be able to build on all Planets, Moons and Space, and more till your PC can't support more.


Playing Local Offline on Default/Safe mode :
-> You will be able to build the needed for one Planet only so best to enable "Experimental" to be able to disable the option named "Block limit" in world advanced settings so you can build all you want without limits.

Public servers usually have "Block limit" enabled to be fair in PVP and need about 8 players in your Faction to be able to build on all Planets, Moons and Space and not needed when we play alone or coop with a few friends.

Edit
Sorry corrections made.

[Ronin Planetary Industries]

Most privately hosted public servers will have server rules. They will dictate what's allowable on the server. You'll usually find those in the MOTD (Message of the Day). You'll have two main types of servers: PvP or PvE... player vs player or player vs environment. Breaking the rules usually gets you banned. PvP can have all sorts of caveats: no offline raiding, no tunneling, etc. You will also have rules about exploits like gravity-drives and klang-drives (using phantom forces to propel your ship).

If you don't see any rules posted, ask an admin. They will have one or more asterisks in front of their names... or there may be a link to a Discord server with the information.