How do you switch to singleplayer mode?

[General Butt Naked]

Just bought the game and already considering returning it. I cant find this option anywhere to change game mode. Every forum topic about it doesnt get answered instead its this weird roundabout way of vaguely not answering the question and repeating the games selling line "your always technically online blah blah blah". I get the key game mechanic but where is the option within the menus that allows me to use it?

[Delta Green]

You mean Solo?

[General Butt Naked]

Originally posted by Green117v2:

You mean Solo?

No the other singleplayer.

[Delta Green]

Originally posted by Fart Huffer:

Originally posted by Green117v2:

You mean Solo?

No the other singleplayer.

There is Solo, Private, and Open Play.

[General Butt Naked]

Originally posted by Green117v2:

You mean Solo?

Are you just trolling? Wtf is with this community?

[General Butt Naked]

Originally posted by Green117v2:

Originally posted by Fart Huffer:

No the other singleplayer.

There is Solo, Private, and Open Play.

Where is the option specifically within the buttons of the game that I can click to enable this solo mode.

[Delta Green]

Originally posted by Fart Huffer:

Originally posted by Green117v2:

There is Solo, Private, and Open Play.

Where is the option specifically within the buttons of the game that I can click to enable this solo mode.

Can you take a screenshot of the menu in front of you.

[General Butt Naked]

Originally posted by Green117v2:

Originally posted by Fart Huffer:

Where is the option specifically within the buttons of the game that I can click to enable this solo mode.

Can you take a screenshot of the menu in front of you.

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[General Butt Naked]

Originally posted by Green117v2:

Originally posted by Fart Huffer:

Where is the option specifically within the buttons of the game that I can click to enable this solo mode.

Can you take a screenshot of the menu in front of you.

Figured out the issue actually. The option doesnt show up till after training. Once you complete training you have to relog. Not just relog as in main menu and back you have to close the application, close the launcher, and completely relaunch. Seems like a minor bug only new players are going to experience but not a good sign when your not even an hour into a new game. Tried to make the question as straight forward as possible. I can troubleshoot on my own. Ive done it for a living before. Just tell me how its supposed to work thats all I wanted to know.

[Ratt]

Originally posted by Fart Huffer:

Originally posted by Green117v2:

You mean Solo?

No the other singleplayer.

The confusion here was that true, offline single-player was promised in this game's Kickstarter and, like many other things, never delivered. It sounded like you were here to complain about that rather than genuinely stuck trying to launch in Solo (which is online only but never puts you in instances with other players).

[Agony_Aunt]

Originally posted by Fart Huffer:

Originally posted by Green117v2:

Can you take a screenshot of the menu in front of you.

Figured out the issue actually. The option doesnt show up till after training. Once you complete training you have to relog. Not just relog as in main menu and back you have to close the application, close the launcher, and completely relaunch. Seems like a minor bug only new players are going to experience but not a good sign when your not even an hour into a new game. Tried to make the question as straight forward as possible. I can troubleshoot on my own. Ive done it for a living before. Just tell me how its supposed to work thats all I wanted to know.

I've never heard of this. Unless FD have changed something there was never a requirement to do training before being able to go into the actual game.

[Naryoril]

Originally posted by Agony_Aunt:

I've never heard of this. Unless FD have changed something there was never a requirement to do training before being able to go into the actual game.

Iirc they added some kind of short tutorial/training when they "added" the section in the bubble only new players can enter.

[Agony_Aunt]

Originally posted by Naryoril:

Originally posted by Agony_Aunt:

I've never heard of this. Unless FD have changed something there was never a requirement to do training before being able to go into the actual game.

Iirc they added some kind of short tutorial/training when they "added" the section in the bubble only new players can enter.

Yeah, but as i understood, there were no restrictions. You can just leave if you want.

Imagine the frustration of people doing a save wipe having to go through training again.

[Naryoril]

I don't know the details tbh, i started playing long before that and never wiped my save. I was just recalling some information i read/heard a few months ago.

[CEPHY]

Originally posted by Naryoril:

Originally posted by Agony_Aunt:

I've never heard of this. Unless FD have changed something there was never a requirement to do training before being able to go into the actual game.

Iirc they added some kind of short tutorial/training when they "added" the section in the bubble only new players can enter.

I returned to the game recently and reset my save file.

I had to play a tutorial in a sidewinder (jumping, combat, etc.) before it put me into open play. Only way to switch to solo was to restart the game after I completed the tutorial.

[Johny_Geth]

Classic. Bugs/refund/butthurt. Three whales of newbie world:)