Offline?

[Darkside99x]

Since we are in the decline phase is it too much to ask that we get a proper single player mode.

Doubly useful for potential steamdeck play.

[Bif]

Please specify what would make the single player mode we already have "proper".

[Darkside99x]

The means to play without internet.

Like a real game.

[Dread Swoop]

I was about to write that there is an offline mode, but upon testing it for myself I was unable to start up the singleplayer session. At the very least, there used to be an offline mode. I remember having an issue like this about a year ago, though, while most others were able to go offline. Unfortunately, one of the things I tried was fully re-installing the game, which is a pain given how large the game is.

I'll look around for a solution and if I find one, I'll relay it back here.

[Darkside99x]

There were a few options for proper offline play before tencent bought it, all gone now.

My solution for the past year has been a pirated version.

I've owned this since day one and this is whats needed to properly play the game solo now.

Sadly that option wont work with regards to a steamdeck.

[Darkside99x]

Playing the game offline.

Like a real game.

[Bif]

Originally posted by Dread Swoop:

I was about to write that there is an offline mode, but upon testing it for myself I was unable to start up the singleplayer session. At the very least, there used to be an offline mode. I remember having an issue like this about a year ago, though, while most others were able to go offline. Unfortunately, one of the things I tried was fully re-installing the game, which is a pain given how large the game is.

I'll look around for a solution and if I find one, I'll relay it back here.

This guy is better equipped to help with this. Thanks for stepping up, Dread.

[Jaq]

What happens if you connect long enough to load and validate the game, then disconnect from the internet after starting a single player session?

[Bif]

Originally posted by Jaq:

What happens if you connect long enough to load and validate the game, then disconnect from the internet after starting a single player session?

No idea, maybe Dread knows. Unless I resided in Swahili or some place lacking internet access, I don't see the relevance.

[Dread Swoop]

At least when I tested it some months back, a single-player session would continue if the internet was afterwards disconnected. I haven't tried it yet today, though. (EDIT: Yes it still works. If you return to the main menu and try to enter a solo session, it performs a 'Checking Permissions' check, which appears to last for about a minute or two, but should eventually allow you to start a session.)

So far no luck, I've performed the following:

* Doing nothing (baseline)

* Getting through a workshop update I didn't know I had

* Verifying files (no issues there)

* Disabling all previously-active mods

* Launching the game via the BattlEye exe file

* Launching the game via the Funcom Launcher (I normally circumvent it, while disconnected from the internet it will not open up, but will eventually launch the game).

Allowing, of course, for a normal, internet-connected startup before and between each of these attempts.

I'll try a full reinstall overnight, if that fails then I'll copy over the game files from another computer, which worked last time.

[Dragão]

Sorry for intruding on this matter. But I didn't understand the question.
When I enter the game on steam, the connection with Funcom comes, but when choosing the game option, I choose the co-op/single player mode. And then appears to choose to play cooperatively or just one player. I take the second choice. Nothing against those who enjoy PVP, but I prefer to continue playing this way and enjoy what the game brings me. I don't like PVP. I prefer PVE. So far, I continue to play this way, without choosing to play the online mode and join a server.
I don't know if this is the issue of playing offline. But I'm going this way.

[cattibria]

The game does fully support an Offline capability. You have two options:

1. The executable is located where Steam is installed. My path is different since I have Steam installed on my HDD.

C:\Program Files (x86)\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Conan Exiles

Use windows to create a shortcut for the ConanSandbox.exe and move it to your desktop.

2. Start Steam in offline mode and launch the game that way. This will cause some errors that you can 'X' out of to get past and the game will start normally.

Both of these will bypass the Funcom Launcher and BattlEye. You will, once past the opening cinematics, get the game menu, and can choose to play Single Player and either continue a saved game or start a new game.

**CORRECTION** This is that correct path:

C:\Program Files (x86)\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Conan Exiles\ConanSandbox\Binaries\Win64\ConanSandbox.exe

[Dread Swoop]

After a re-install, the issue persists, though I noticed many files (such as saves, configs, mods, etc.) were not uninstalled with the rest of the game, so it's possible that the fault is somewhere within those.

One thing I did notice, though was the executable cattibria references does not function properly. Upon activating it, an error message pops up, referencing a 'ConanSandbox-Win64-Test' exe file, which is absent from its supposed file location. Perhaps that is related.

[Voidmourne]

Originally posted by cattibria:

The game does fully support an Offline capability. You have two options:

1. The executable is located where Steam is installed. My path is different since I have Steam installed on my HDD.

C:\Program Files (x86)\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Conan Exiles

Use windows to create a shortcut for the ConanSandbox.exe and move it to your desktop.

2. Start Steam in offline mode and launch the game that way. This will cause some errors that you can 'X' out of to get past and the game will start normally.

Both of these will bypass the Funcom Launcher and BattlEye. You will, once past the opening cinematics, get the game menu, and can choose to play Single Player and either continue a saved game or start a new game.

this will help a lot take my points it the least i can do

[Bif]

Originally posted by cattibria:

The game does fully support an Offline capability. You have two options:

1. The executable is located where Steam is installed. My path is different since I have Steam installed on my HDD.

C:\Program Files (x86)\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Conan Exiles

Use windows to create a shortcut for the ConanSandbox.exe and move it to your desktop.

2. Start Steam in offline mode and launch the game that way. This will cause some errors that you can 'X' out of to get past and the game will start normally.

Both of these will bypass the Funcom Launcher and BattlEye. You will, once past the opening cinematics, get the game menu, and can choose to play Single Player and either continue a saved game or start a new game.

Time for me to get banned again.

Please test your instructions. I get a failure to initiate 2 error. Please test this alternative executable, leaving all other instructions the same.

\Steam\steamapps\common\Conan Exiles\ConanSandbox\Binaries\Win64\ConanSandbox_BE.exe

Hopefully, this will work.

No disrespect to the mod, someone must keep order and clearly the intent is good. I'll take the ban if you'll just verify the "facts".

And actually, to skip BattleEye, please use:
\Steam\steamapps\common\Conan Exiles\ConanSandbox\Binaries\Win64\ConanSandbox.exe

[cattibria]

Originally posted by Bif:

Please test your instructions. I get a failure to initiate 2 error. Please test this alternative executable, leaving all other instructions the same.

\Steam\steamapps\common\Conan Exiles\ConanSandbox\Binaries\Win64\ConanSandbox_BE.exe

Hopefully, this will work.

No disrespect to the mod, someone must keep order and clearly the intent is good. I'll take the ban if you'll just verify the "facts".

And actually, to skip BattleEye, please use:
\Steam\steamapps\common\Conan Exiles\ConanSandbox\Binaries\Win64\ConanSandbox.exe

I did test my steps before I posted that. The path I copied was what was showing as the path in "File Explorer" and not from the shortcut that was created.

This is the target path for my Shortcut as copied from the properties and is the correct path:

"C:\Program Files (x86)\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Conan Exiles\ConanSandbox\Binaries\Win64\ConanSandbox.exe"

Again, I have Steam installed on my HDD and the Library resides on SSDD. As for BattlEye, I only get errors from that if I start the game with Steam while offline and a message from the Funcom Launcher that login failed and I need to restart the game. As for the errors, simply closing them while offline will still allow the game to start normally.