Best survival game for offline/single player

[Gunz4Funz]

I just had a few hours on Ark and i kinda enjoy it but it seems a grinder with no real main goal or storyline...Just to lvl up to make better bases and weapons...But tbh id rahter play other games than do tha...Not saying i didnt like it just as said id rather play other games.

What about 7d2d or the forest etc..these better to play alone?

I tried online and actually never saw anyone, but again whats the point of the game? there is really no point once u keep lvling up thats the point?>

[Cobretti]

引用自 Gunz4Funz：

lol its all kicked off....

Sorry for taking your thread off course OP, I don't suffer idiots very well, its a flaw of mine :)

Think that other guy has gone off to read his ABC's so should be good to continue.

[Gunz4Funz]

hey im all for hearing about subnautica to, that could be my next purchase.

Tbh what lured me into ark despite knowing it was a survival game was i was hopeful for an amzing world to explore.

but even on 1080p it looks like a ps2 game.

So that spoils that whole factor...what about forest and subnautica do they look good and run well?

if ark was like skyrim style gfx and a whole amazing world to explore i would defo be far more into it.

[straykaiya]

引用自 Cobretti：

I hate to ruin the amusing reading here but you are talking about different games.

OP was referring to Ark when he mentioned caves and underwater and somehow you guys started talking about Subnautica.

Read the last 2 pages and it will make sense.

If YOU read the OP very original post, you can see they were clearly asking a question/for opinions on good mp/single players games. Nothing to do with "the last two pages" subnautica is a "single player survival game"

[Gunz4Funz]

noone else agree on the gfx thing?

Maybe i not got the specs, but i play games like bf1 and they look great and smooth though i know this one not optimized well.

maybe ps4 version looks better?

This game has lots of intersting things to find if one explores or not really? just differnet types of dinos? or its worth to explore?

[Vesuvius]

引用自 Gunz4Funz：

noone else agree on the gfx thing?

Maybe i not got the specs, but i play games like bf1 and they look great and smooth though i know this one not optimized well.

maybe ps4 version looks better?

This game has lots of intersting things to find if one explores or not really? just differnet types of dinos? or its worth to explore?

Well in SP.... there is no "civilization" other then a few ruins. So exploration is only as far as learning whats where on the map.

Thats whats appealing about multiplayer. You dont know who your neighbour might be.

Consols are locked to 30fps and 720p so when/if Ark gets well optimized it will outshine the consoles with 4k.

Having said that... consoles are fine... i just prefer the versatility of pc

[Jacob Locke]

Personally, I treat single player as an exploration game. And I have a blast doing it. There are several decent maps to play now which provide a lot of exploration time.

Leveling up, training dinos and crafting are all mechanics that support my exploration.

But different strokes for different folks.

[Gunz4Funz]

so if u play online on a server how does it work?

once u pick that server and a spawn point thats u for good? Everytime u want to play u have to go into that server? anyother server u start with nothing?

What if that server closes lol.

So anyway in the server does it spawn u far away from other humans/

and then if other humans find u can u join them or they will just kill u, steal ur stuff and burn ur base down lol

[Vesuvius]

引用自 Gunz4Funz：

so if u play online on a server how does it work?

once u pick that server and a spawn point thats u for good? Everytime u want to play u have to go into that server? anyother server u start with nothing?

What if that server closes lol.

So anyway in the server does it spawn u far away from other humans/

and then if other humans find u can u join them or they will just kill u, steal ur stuff and burn ur base down lol

Officials dont close. You can transfer your character/dinos from server to server. But only from official to official. Not official to unofficial and visa versa.

Official pvp you will face greifers. There are "good" official pvp servers.... just you wont know till youve wasted time.

If you want close to vanilla but unofficial ... they are out there... i play on one... raised rates.... zero mods.

Again you need to shop around.

[Gunz4Funz]

i see but what about your base, that stays active on the server u made it? EVen though u can tkae ur lvld up guy and dinos to other servers?

Once u join a new server can u go back to old server with yuor base still their?

how big are the maps compared to population? once u spawn and start ur base other people will find u soon?

[Vesuvius]

引用自 Gunz4Funz：

i see but what about your base, that stays active on the server u made it? EVen though u can tkae ur lvld up guy and dinos to other servers?

Once u join a new server can u go back to old server with yuor base still their?

how big are the maps compared to population? once u spawn and start ur base other people will find u soon?

On official... your base will stay there for as long as the decay timer goes for. Bases decay timer starts the minute you log out and resets when you log back in to that server.... im not sure how they work on a cluster (that is a different transfer system)

The weeker the build type... the faster it decays... thatch is 7 days i think.... metal up around 15 or so.

To be honest... trying to set up a base on more then one server is impractical unless you have several tribe members.

One base is ALOT of work. More then one on one server is common practice.... so many over more servers is mind hurting lol.

I honestly suggest you try a vanilla unofficial server 1st ... there is always the risk of child like admins with a god complex... but there are many that just want a hands off balanced server.... many have rules against greifing or raiding new players.

On ours just for example.. thatch builds and passive tames are off limits. If you get caught you get a warning raid... more and the admin will wipe you.

[Gunz4Funz]

thatch builds and passive tames?

[Vesuvius]

引用自 Gunz4Funz：

thatch builds and passive tames?

Thatch buildings and tames that are on passive are not to be touched. Doesnt matter if its a giga... if its on passive when you raid its out of bounds. :) ... thats just our server.... other servers have their own rules.

Edit: i should point out that if someone is clearly not a noob but builds a massive base out of thatch.... they void their warrenty lol