Offline vs Online for Solo

[hallow, dmitri!]

-Can I generate a seed map offline and later share it online?
-Will saves ever be made interchangeable between offline and online for solo again? Or is this moving towards an 'always online for solo' model?
-What is the best workaround to have an interchangeable save for solo between offline and online? (My current and only A20 save was generated online but I would like to play it offline sometimes and not start over.)

Thanks for your time!

[Niuq]

If you are playing Solo offline vs online makes no difference.
Online would be letting your friends or random people join your game. ( Co-op not solo )
I suppose you could be playing solo on a dedicated server but im guessing that is not the case.
Defiantly not moving to an always online model.

Settings in the game for online, basically just open the door for people to join you in your map.

Perhaps you could restate your question if this didnt help you.

[hallow, dmitri!]

Originally posted by Niuq:

Perhaps you could restate your question if this didnt help you.

No I mean if you first create your solo save online you can't get the same save back when you try to load it offline. There is supposed to be some workaround for it. Or did they patch that?

[Niuq]

Solo save online?
Did you join a server from the list? That would be online, not really a save game on your computer.

Without some shenanigans characters are tied to the map you are playing on.
If you join a server running Pregen 8k it is not the "same" map as if YOU loaded up a game using Pregen 8k.

So when you say solo, im guessing you mean you created your own map. Which is saved on your computer offline.

So characters are saved to the server ( online ) and that servers map. OR Characters are saved to the map ( offine)

[Capt. W. Schwartz]

The game now uses EOS for future cross-platform play. This means that online games are saved to one file and your offline games are saved to another. You online saves use your EOS player ID, and your offline saves use your Steam ID.

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1, Right-click on "7 Days to Die" in Steam Library
Click on MANAGE, then "Browse Local Files"
Open platform.cfg, File should match this:
platform=Steam
crossplatform=
serverplatforms=Steam
Doing this will force Steam to only use the Steam ID save file.

2, To continue an Online game Offline:
Go to your "7 Days to Die" save location
C:\Users\<USERNAME>\AppData\Roaming\7DaysToDie\Saves\<MAP_NAME>\<SAVE_NAME>\Player
There are 6 files. The EOS ID files are your online saves, the Steam ID Files are your offline saves.
Make copies of the EOS ID .ttp and .map files, then rename them and replace the Steam ID files.

3, Congrats, you can now play your online game save offline or online, no more EOS.

WARNING: You will have to destroy your LCB, and break into your chests, because the game thinks you are a different player. When the game updates you will have to repeat step 1.

[hallow, dmitri!]

Originally posted by Capt. Q. Schwartz:

3, Congrats, you can now play your online game save offline or online, no more EOS.

This answers one of my questions, but is this always going to be a thing from now on? That basically you are forced to play your entire save either completely online or completely offline unless resorting to this workaround?

Also my last question, if I make new game with a random map seed can I share it later online? I'm on Navezgane with this current save but I'm planning to do a random map for my next campaign and play it offline for the most part.

[Capt. W. Schwartz]

Originally posted by rygarg:

but is this always going to be a thing from now on? That basically you are forced to play your entire save either completely online or completely offline unless resorting to this workaround?

I fully expect a save-sync function to be implemented at some point, hopefully sooner rather than later.

Originally posted by rygarg:

Also my last question, if I make new game with a random map seed can I share it later online?

Yes, but you must share all Adv. Map Settings and cannot use the random terrain option.

[hallow, dmitri!]

Originally posted by Capt. Q. Schwartz:

I fully expect a save-sync function to be implemented at some point, hopefully sooner rather than later.

So would I. Let's hope that the devs agree with that sentiment as much as we do.

Originally posted by Capt. Q. Schwartz:

Yes, but you must share all Adv. Map Settings and cannot use the random terrain option.

If they fix the above then I'll just start off online with the seed as normal and then play it offline later without the workaround whenever I want. It will be probably be some time before I get bored with my current Navezgane save so I'll try and wait it out.