Will there ever be a "Free Mode"?

[Razezagan]

Will there ever be a Free Mode, where you can just build a huge city without worrying about the impending cold snaps? Basically, "Sim City" functionality.

[grapplehoeker]

The game has a very limited variety of building types and finite natural resources, so what makes you believe it is a city builder when it clearly isn't? Anything you built wouldn't last a year, cold snaps or not.

[Razezagan]

If your city is large enough to the point it fills the map, then the only resource you'd have to worry about is coal. And again, being as large, you'd have most of the research surrounding coal consumption unlocked, Insulated homes, and other conservations in place too. Along with multiple scouting parties/automations,.....it could be possible to introduce mechanisms to provide unlimited resources, in a Free-mode.

[It Hertz When IP]

IIRC they mentioned this is something they're considering for the future

they would have to rework some of the game aspects to make the game work outside of the normal time constraints

[Eisen]

Originally posted by grapplehoeker:

The game has a very limited variety of building types and finite natural resources, so what makes you believe it is a city builder when it clearly isn't? Anything you built wouldn't last a year, cold snaps or not.

the game has only 3 Mission this is a joke or ?

[angryhenry]

I think they (the devs) are serious at the moment. ;)
But I believe, there will be new content in the future for this game.

[Berzeger]

Yes, they promised new content and also an endless mode. :) A roadmap should be released the next week (that is, the week after today).

[grapplehoeker]

Originally posted by Berzeger:

Yes, they promised new content and also an endless mode. :) A roadmap should be released the next week (that is, the week after today).

They promised more scenarios and stated they would look into the possibility of an 'endless mode'. There has been no assurances of an 'endless mode'. It's a case of wait and see.

[grapplehoeker]

Originally posted by Eisen:

Originally posted by grapplehoeker:

The game has a very limited variety of building types and finite natural resources, so what makes you believe it is a city builder when it clearly isn't? Anything you built wouldn't last a year, cold snaps or not.

the game has only 3 Mission this is a joke or ?

Your question isn't relevant to this topic, nor is it relevant to my post.
There are currently 3 scenarios with more to come. That's not a joke. I suggest you await the Roadmap for future development that is expected to be released soon.
Please read the information provided by the devs and in particular the Q & A section here,
https://steamcommunity.com/games/323190/announcements/detail/1651009712399680070

[Vali]

This game is not some fokin tycoon like simcity. Asking Frostpunk to become free building simulator is like asking Witcher 3 to become MMO. Ridiculous.

[Shadow]

Originally posted by Vali:

This game is not some fokin tycoon like simcity. Asking Frostpunk to become free building simulator is like asking Witcher 3 to become MMO. Ridiculous.

What's wrong about Witcher becoming an MMO? It basically already is. Minus the Multiplayer aspect.

[Vali]

Originally posted by Lusetifan Shadow Drako:

What's wrong about Witcher becoming an MMO? It basically already is. Minus the Multiplayer aspect.

Not sure, if is this guy trolling me, or he just doesn't know what MMO means, or what is Witcher about.... OR... he is really that dumb :D

[Cynbell]

Originally posted by Lusetifan Shadow Drako:

Originally posted by Vali:

This game is not some fokin tycoon like simcity. Asking Frostpunk to become free building simulator is like asking Witcher 3 to become MMO. Ridiculous.

What's wrong about Witcher becoming an MMO? It basically already is. Minus the Multiplayer aspect.

Yeah it almost like an MMO except it lacks the most important feature on a MMO

[Shadow]

Originally posted by Vali:

Originally posted by Lusetifan Shadow Drako:

What's wrong about Witcher becoming an MMO? It basically already is. Minus the Multiplayer aspect.

Not sure, if is this guy trolling me, or he just doesn't know what MMO means, or what is Witcher about.... OR... he is really that dumb :D

Well, I did mention the one thing it lacked before it would be an MMO.

[Vali]

Your logic is blowing my mind. Dude, it's the only thing, that game requires to became a MMO. So nope, witcher is NOT even close to becoming MMO game.

Its like saying an elephant already is a fruit, but he just doesn't grow on fruit trees.

[MaebeKnot]

Is everyone forgetting that there is already an infinite and renewable source of food, coal, wood and steel? The only thing stopping the endless is the scripted event that ends each game. Removing that and you could play forever. You would run out of places to scout and steam cores. Then nothing but boredom stopping you from playing forever at that point.