REALLY basic question

darth_wayner · Post by **darth_wayner** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 12:37 am

Hi all, I haven't started playing yet but am strongly inclined to. I'm a big X3 fan but need something new after the abomination that is rebirth.

I looked all over on the home page and found lots of info about the game, including really indepth ship physics instructions (which look real cool by btw) but one simple tidbit eludes me.

Is EM a strictly online/multiplayer game or single player? I see discussions regarding multiplayer and clans, but is there a full single player mode of the game?

I ask because I absolutely despise online games like mmorpgs (actually it's the people) and will pass on EM if there's no solid single player mode.

Thanks!

Hemlet · Post by **Hemlet** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 12:58 am

There is a definite single player mode as well as a multiplayer mode. Both single and multiplayer modes play exactly the same, and progress in single player carries over into multiplayer (and vice versa) thanks to progress being saved to your profile rather than the universe file. That being said, the multiplayer community is by far the friendliest I've seen and is super helpful.

Post by **Marvin** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 1:22 am

You can stay single-player. Do the default quest. Download custom quests from SeeJay's website. Or just play in the sandbox: fight, explore, trade.

Maarschalk · Post by **Maarschalk** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 1:28 am

Hi Darth_wayner, welcome to the game and forum!......As Hemlet mentioned, the online community is quite different from others and the Servers that host the multiplayer community are run by privately owned player Servers that can set their own rules as to community behavior and can monitor player abuse among other things!....And definitely if for some reason you do not get along with certain players there is the single player mode. The Evochron Universe is big enough so you have plenty of space to be in the middle of no where and do your own things!....Hope to see you out there some time!.....

DORN · Post by **DORN** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 2:44 am

And....

As one that really likes single player most, (at the moment), EM is absolutely wonderful single player. (Two years and counting...)

Multiplayer is icing on the cake. Great people out there. Multiplayer is the place to go when you get REALLY stuck! .....or run out of gas...........(smile). EM is a wonderful community.

Dorn

Busch · Post by **Busch** » Wed Nov 20, 2013 3:15 pm

Hello darth_wayner. Hope you make the jump to light speed and do play/fly the game. All of your gains earned in SP-mode transfer flawlessly to MP-mode, and vice versa. Simply choose a server and come on in, the water's fine!

Or not, as you are disposed. As Maars suggested, the lot of us veterans don't take too kindly to griefers/those who tend to prey on other pilots. There's a decidedly different focus here, and there is a certain 'etiquette', both espoused and sustained. PvP is allowed, even encouraged by a lot of player/pilots, as more part of the Evo-verse meta-game (outside the 'sandbox'). When I can fly, I'm usually on the Ceti Alpha 5 server, in the evenings (PST) [But have been known to visit the others occasionally]. Hope to c ya out there!

darth_wayner · Post by **darth_wayner** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 12:44 am

Thanks for the pointers, all. I suppose I came off as the anti-social type but that's certainly not true. My dislike for the multiplayer environment really comes from other mmorpgs I've played. The last one I played was wow, and when I left I vowed I'd never do it again. My main reasons are:

1) I'm a casual gamer and could never seem to "keep up". If you didn'tt play every day you quickly couldn't find anyone to group with. No one had patience for noobs.the worst part was that I was a veteran of the game but noobs were anyone who couldn't (or more specially dint want to) run the instances in 10 minutes or less.

2) The competition always led to a "gear grind". To play the good content you needed a group, and to group you needed top shelf gear or again, no one would tolerate you. I hate gear grinding, so if this is present in EM, please say so and save me the money. I wouldn't expect it in a space sim, but I have to ask.

3). Griefers. Wanted to mine that asteroid? Someone swoops in and blows it up not because they wanted to mine it but just so you couldn't. Again, unfriendly and in-courteous behavior for the sake of competition.

Simply put, I left that gaming behind and a switched to oblivion, then skyrim, and then X3. I fell in love with the save button and the fact that everything is the way you left it when you come back, be it an hour or a week later. That said, it sounds like the multiplayer is optional so that's a plus.

Quick question though...suppose I build a station. How does that port to the multiplayer server? If it doesn't, does it still reside in my single player universe when I go back? Is a multiplayer server an alternate reality of sorts?

[Edited on 11-21-2013 by darth_wayner]

[Edited on 11-21-2013 by darth_wayner]

Hemlet · Post by **Hemlet** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 1:22 am

Having spent some time with MMO's myself: I understand 100%, and stopped playing them for almost the exact same reasons. So, to answer your questions in order:

1)There's no real competitiveness to EM outside of the odd clan war, and even then if you're in a clan and "behind" you can usually rely on your clanmates to load you up with money and gear (or at least help you build it up). This means you can play how you want and how often you want without worrying about it

2)As for gear, there's no real tier system to the gear outside of obvious upgrades (C1 Jumpdrive vs C5 Jumpdrive for example). What gear/ship is "best" is determined entirely by what you're doing and what you like or are comfortable using.

3)In my time online I've seen precisely one instance of real griefing (fulcrum nuking the starting station in Sapphire), and that lasted for all of 5 minutes before everyone else on the server jumped on the griefer and ruined his/her day. Since then Vice has taken measures to ensure Fulcrums and Proximity Mines are nowhere near as abusable as they once were. This community doesn't put up with shenanigans like that and as a result it's become a virtual non-issue.

As for station building: if you build a station in single player, then it will stay in that single player universe. Multiplayer universes are very much like alternate realities.

Busch · Post by **Busch** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 4:06 am

Well said, Hemlet!

@ darth_wayner: Yep, ALT-F9/Quick-save is your best friend in the Evo-verse. Save early, save often!

Post by **Marvin** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 5:54 am

Unlike some MP games where many operations are simple and obvious, most everything you do in the Evoverse requires a bit of trial and error. Which is why many Vets are willing to help answer questions, do a bit of tutoring and assist with difficult tasks via co-op contracts. You just need to ask (press the Enter key to open the Chat window).

Nigel_Strange · Post by **Nigel_Strange** » Thu Nov 21, 2013 6:33 am

Welcome, Darth. No need to explain to me why multiplayer games are unwelcome.

I play EM entirely single player. I have played multiplayer in order to test some features, but otherwise, I play singleplayer exclusively. That's not a reflection on the other gamers out there in Evochron, who are mainly right decent chaps. It's just a personal preference of mine. When I come home from work and after the family stops demanding my supervision, I want to be alone for a while...alone in a vast universe, where I can play and not have to be something for someone else.

There's no real grinding in EM. Once you figure it out, you can make money fairly quickly, upgrade your ship, and then become a fairly formidable pilot, maybe take on the vonari.

I wonder, though, what is so bad about Rebirth? I was really looking forward to it. Well, my favorite X game was X2 - The Threat. I thought they went downhill from there, but I had hoped that Rebirth was a kind of reboot, where they worked out the unpleasantness (mainly caused by porting to console).

[Edited on 11-21-2013 by Nigel_Strange]

darth_wayner · Post by **darth_wayner** » Sun Nov 24, 2013 11:19 pm

Hi all, a couple more questions...

Does EM support 3 monitor eyefinity with resolution of 5760x1080?

Does EM support CH products throttle, stick, and pedals control?

Post by **Vice** » Mon Nov 25, 2013 2:12 am

Does EM support 3 monitor eyefinity with resolution of 5760x1080?

Others have reporting using eyefinity with the game, but I'm not certain of the resolutions. Those who have such a setup may be able to offer some advice. You may have to try out various settings and options to configure it the way you want. When playing on 3 monitors, most find a FOV setting somewhere between 4.0 and 5.0 works best. This is selectable via line 17 in the sw.cfg file in the save data folder.

Does EM support CH products throttle, stick, and pedals control?

Should work great. The game supports up to 10 simultaneous control devices. Just be sure to properly select the device you are mapping controls to.