Single player bases - can it be affected by other players?

[scythe]

Hey guys, I've been trying to search the forums and on Dr Google, but I can't seem to find a definitive answer.
What I'm curious about is, if i set up an elaborate farming base in 'Single Player' - will it be affected by other players? That is a) Without uploading my base & b) After uploading my base?

I play exclusively Single Player, but if I want to share my farming base with others without experiencing griefing, is it the 'uploading your base' feature that will only instance my base at that moment in time and allow others to access it, while I can happily continue in my merry way?

[ZombieHunter]

Not if you don't upload them and moniutor anyone who comes into your game. There are very simple ways to ensure no one joins your game.

[Asmosis]

Only party members can edit your base.

The hoopla going on at the moment is because in multiplayer, when you join anothers game you automatically join their party.

So in short, no, singleplayer is not affected at all. If by some miracle someone stumbles upon your base they can't touch it, and terraforming edits are on their end only not yours.

Beyond that, people can only edit your primary base in multiplayer which iirc is the one you upload. So if you upload a base computer with nothing in it as your primary one, your real one can't be touched either. I'm not 100% sure if thats exactly how it works on PC though, it is from what i've read here and on reddit.

[scythe]

Ah righto, making sense now. Then although people cant edit the base, can they collect the plants that i've grown? say there's 20 plants growing both inside my base and also outside, is that still accessable for others after the base has been uploaded?

[Asmosis]

i believe so, i've never tried farming someone elses farm though.

[Defective Dopamine Pez Dispenser]

If you have network play turned off, base sharing turned off, and never upload your base: no. Not at all. Whatsoever.

If you have network play turned off, but upload your base, have base sharing enabled, etc. then: they can see your base in THEIR session if they come across it. But YOUR saves are client-side/local to your system, and you have network play disabled, so you don't see those effects (if any are even possible without them being in your party) unless you have network play enabled and they're in your session/party.

If you have network play turned on: yes, if they join your game randomly or you invite them. If you have a save from before they make changes, reloading it eliminates the changes in your game, as saves are client-side/local to your system. If you save your game after they make changes, they become permanent for you as well.

[RippieFlippie]

I play with internet off and steam offline until they fix this idiotic feature that someone can join your game and mess up your base. I also have networking off in the options in case I forget to go offline.

[Asmosis]

Originally posted by YesMansSky:

I play with internet off and steam offline until they fix this idiotic feature that someone can join your game and mess up your base. I also have networking off in the options in case I forget to go offline.

have you tried playing around with the primary base options? im curious how robust that is in terms of making a fake primary base thats editable by everyone, so they can't touch your real base.