Single player

[smarthand5]

On release of the early access will the game have a sandbox mode with some A.I factions? The A.I doesn't have to be great.

[Stravinsky]

Ymir doesnt play like a normal RTS like stronghold crusader and such from what i see. It is more a city building game with enchanced battle mechanics. I think the dev would like to implement AI in a later dev stage :)

[Drago]

So with no real single player if the game fails you wont be able to play it?

[Stardog765]

Originally posted by DrAgO:

So with no real single player if the game fails you wont be able to play it?

Exactly my concern. Can this game be played like Caesar 3 or similar and with no need for centralized servers? If so I might take a chance on this, if not no dice.

[Osric]

Was really interested in this game, but if I wanted to be griefed by kids I can just go downstairs. Its what I play games to escape from. Multiplayer is OK in shooters, but dealing with a 14 year old engaging in "diplomacy" in a game of this genre is my worst nightmare, I deal with enough of that sort of crap IRL. What's being proposed here is a monumentally naive merger of 4x gaming and Reddit with predictably toxic results. I wouldn't put myself through that if you paid me.

[Stardog765]

Well I would say yes for sure if that was the only way to play the game. You can play private games with friends only or solo and never have to log into the kiddie pool.

I have verified that now on their Discord. So I am very happy to hear that.

[Osric]

Except solo has no AI and co-ordinating such a game with friends isn't easy. There's a reason multiplayer 4x isn't big. So yeah, its probably a great game if you're fortunate enough to have a good number of friends committed to the genre with time on their hands, otherwise its a waste of space.

[Duck]

if u noobs r afraid from being attacked by players, you get attacked more frequent in singleplayer and harder as opposed to multiplayer where your progress actually means something, having a couple guards will always save you lol

singleplayer has combat, invasion of barbarians, but is mostly a city building game focused in singleplayer, the real game is meant to be played in multipalyer but singleplayer is very well possible

[Amberes]

Originally posted by Osric:

Was really interested in this game, but if I wanted to be griefed by kids I can just go downstairs. Its what I play games to escape from. Multiplayer is OK in shooters, but dealing with a 14 year old engaging in "diplomacy" in a game of this genre is my worst nightmare, I deal with enough of that sort of crap IRL. What's being proposed here is a monumentally naive merger of 4x gaming and Reddit with predictably toxic results. I wouldn't put myself through that if you paid me.

I hear ya. No singleplayer is a no go!

[Stardog765]

Originally posted by Fleepenburg:

if u noobs r afraid from being attacked by players, you get attacked more frequent in singleplayer and harder as opposed to multiplayer where your progress actually means something, having a couple guards will always save you lol

singleplayer has combat, invasion of barbarians, but is mostly a city building game focused in singleplayer, the real game is meant to be played in multipalyer but singleplayer is very well possible

You really don't know who you are even calling noobs.
I have zero problem with PVP games, I play and have played some of the most brutally PVP MMOs ever made. My concern about having to log into a centralized server to play a game has nothing what so ever to do with that.
My concern is the game not making it and 6 months from now the servers go dark and the game no longer works. That was my concern. Not that your comment even deserved an explanation there it is anyway.

[six66]

"My concern is the game not making it and 6 months from now the servers go dark and the game no longer works. That was my concern. Not that your comment even deserved an explanation there it is anyway."

This pretty much happened with Tooth and Tail, and I'm glad that I didn't get into it no matter how good the game looked. Ymir looks way too nice to skip but without a decent single player mode it's pretty much a no-go. I don't have gaming friends and I'm not willing to try my luck with randoms, kids, people with poor connection or droppers.

[Bladewright]

Hey guys! There's a lot of speculation going on in this thread and as a player with over 1200 hours, I thought I'd address some of your concerns.

Firstly, YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE ONLINE TO PLAY. In fact, there is a game mode that can only be single player. It is a viable way to experience the game. A large portion of my game time has been in single player and I've loved it.

Secondly, while it is true that no AI has been implemented yet, the game is challenging and complicated enough without other players that it's still fun as a single-player game. At its core, Ymir is a vast, deep, economic simulator that explores the beginning of human civilisation through the proxy of porcos (pigmen). It's a beautiful game that has afforded me many, many hours of enjoyment (and frustration). When I make it through the tumultuous early game where any mistake could be the end of my small, stone age tribe and finally make it to the Copper Age, then the Bronze Age, then the Iron Age, and finally Steel, it feels like an amazing achievement.

Give this game a chance. I don't think you'll be disappointed.

[Stardog765]

Great info, thank you Bladewright!

[ｓｔａｒｓｋｙ]

Originally posted by Fleepohito:

if u noobs r afraid from being attacked by players, you get attacked more frequent in singleplayer and harder as opposed to multiplayer where your progress actually means something, having a couple guards will always save you lol

singleplayer has combat, invasion of barbarians, but is mostly a city building game focused in singleplayer, the real game is meant to be played in multipalyer but singleplayer is very well possible

comments like this is why i hate play multiplayer

[Stardog765]

Exactly!

[Tatuzka]

I'll buy the game in the very moment we get an AI, even a bad one. :) I am not much for Multiplayer games, since i am usually the one kicked over and stabbed to death so easily.