offline mode

[Grandchado]

can we play offline without internet?

[Cactus-Cat]

Right now it's not possible to play offline. I hope this will change in the future.

[Seacaller]

Originally posted by Lokimut:

Right now it's not possible to play offline. I hope this will change in the future.

This game is about to be removed by developers soon and those who own this game will no longer be able to play after Nov 30th due to "the way DwarfHeim was built it is not possible to play the game without servers, and without the development team, or the source code, there's no way they can patch in offline play."

[Sui]

So I bought the game to verify some things (Fanatical still has some keys - you shouldn't buy it, though).

First off - the game is mono compiled, so a partial access to a form of source code is there. Is it enough to make it past entire nonsense authentication - hard to tell, but I think - it should be possible.

Second - I did some experiments past authentication to verify whatever there are some online components running in singleplayer. Essentially the test was to get past API authentication connected, then disconnect and see if I can get to singleplayer mode - there was a bunch of errors from Steamworks on the way - but it seems to be playable.

So purely theoretically at this point it should be possible to get the singleplayer running "without what publisher claims is source code access". But I might be wrong.

[cheiften98]

Originally posted by Suicide Machine:

So I bought the game to verify some things (Fanatical still has some keys - you shouldn't buy it, though).

First off - the game is mono compiled, so a partial access to a form of source code is there. Is it enough to make it past entire nonsense authentication - hard to tell, but I think - it should be possible.

Second - I did some experiments past authentication to verify whatever there are some online components running in singleplayer. Essentially the test was to get past API authentication connected, then disconnect and see if I can get to singleplayer mode - there was a bunch of errors from Steamworks on the way - but it seems to be playable.

So purely theoretically at this point it should be possible to get the singleplayer running "without what publisher claims is source code access". But I might be wrong.

I hope so. Its disgusting the publisher/devs are going to leave it in an unplayable state.

[Urchanie]

It will indeed be possible to play both singleplayer & multiplayer after the servers shut down by patching the game a bit.

[Sui]

OK, I have managed to get a part of singleplayer running again after like a total of 10 hours dumped into a project.

[cheiften98]

Originally posted by Suicide Machine:

OK, I have managed to get a part of singleplayer running again after like a total of 10 hours dumped into a project.

thats great.

[Sui]

https://youtu.be/6vGEfCLwU0M

https://github.com/SuiMachine/DwarfHeim---Project-Rebellion

Thing is - I haven't played this game much, so I won't even notice if something isn't working as intended.

[cheiften98]

Originally posted by Suicide Machine:

https://youtu.be/6vGEfCLwU0M

https://github.com/SuiMachine/DwarfHeim---Project-Rebellion

Thing is - I haven't played this game much, so I won't even notice if something isn't working as intended.

Ive not played either but now I have the option to now thanks to you :)

[Sui]

If anyone wants to contribute in removing the API dependancy and coming up with structures to store all the previously cloud based information in local files - I would appricate it.

[Sui]

https://youtu.be/BGjQEPAL3X0

OK, this is actually kind of absurd how easy it was to get part of the multiplayer running again. I don't think "Friend pass" will work, though.

[michaell8000]

Originally posted by Suicide Machine:

https://youtu.be/BGjQEPAL3X0

OK, this is actually kind of absurd how easy it was to get part of the multiplayer running again. I don't think "Friend pass" will work, though.

mate you didn't have to do any of this but thanks for all the hard work you got a place i can pop a couple of bucks for the effort

[CBlade]

Originally posted by Suicide Machine:

https://youtu.be/BGjQEPAL3X0

OK, this is actually kind of absurd how easy it was to get part of the multiplayer running again. I don't think "Friend pass" will work, though.

Brilliant :) someone needs to make a "Guide" for this on the games guides pages. That way people will easily see how they can actually play the game again :).

[Estaran]

Originally posted by Suicide Machine:

https://youtu.be/6vGEfCLwU0M

https://github.com/SuiMachine/DwarfHeim---Project-Rebellion

Thing is - I haven't played this game much, so I won't even notice if something isn't working as intended.

Not the hero we deserved, but the hero we needed.