re-evaluating SH5

[Kessner]

Originally Posted by Hinrich Schwab

Ubi patched out the always-on internet requirement over a year ago. Once the game is installed and authenticated once, you can always go into the Uplay options and set it to "offline" mode. The game will still say that it is synchronizing save games, but this is moot in offline mode. You should have no problems.

I have the Disk version, and the autoupdater already updated the game.

So............

I enter the game......it gives me the option to log in off-line mode...
Game starts up....tells me about a synic save game with server failuer...
I start a game anyway....it tells me a synic with server failuer and aborts ANYWAY ....

I have Elder Scroll V: SkyRim. Even though I hate STEAM, I can play that game on-line, or log in off-line mode, and play it ANYWAY ...

See?

[Hinrich Schwab]

Originally Posted by Kessner

I have the Disk version, and the autoupdater already updated the game.

So............

I enter the game......it gives me the option to log in off-line mode...
Game starts up....tells me about a synic save game with server failuer...
I start a game anyway....it tells me a synic with server failuer and aborts ANYWAY ....

I do not have any issues and I am in offline mode. Getting the Uplay to start in offline mode is wonky. When you selected offline mode, did Uplay restart to begin in offline mode? It sounds like you have found the option, but it is not taking.

[Kessner]

Originally Posted by Hinrich Schwab

I do not have any issues and I am in offline mode. Getting the Uplay to start in offline mode is wonky. When you selected offline mode, did Uplay restart to begin in offline mode? It sounds like you have found the option, but it is not taking.

Well I had tried out a mod and it turns out I had to remove and re-install the game to get certain options back. So maybe it when I install the game and start it up, the autoupdater will do it right this time. And I will try again.

If it dose work that will be cool and that can be resolved, but if you can not save it, then the problem stands.
You can save and play SkyRim in offline mod not connected to the internet at all. But that is the way STEAM dose that, even for their own games by Valve like Half-life 2. I may not care for STEAM but I give them that. You can play dissconnected from the Internet and still play the game in off-line mode.

[Kessner]

Ok, Here is how this works....

I just re-tested it again, this is a clean install of SH5. I even started it online so it could be reg and updated. With the disk still in the drive, I go dissconnecte from The Inet, because this is "REAL OFF-LINE MODE" on many levels. Game claims there is no internet connection. it tells me it saves and then aborts...So it is a "FAIL" at playing off line all togeather.

When I say playing in off-line mode I mean like how STEAM dose it. Logged in "OFF-LINE MODE" and dissconnected from the Inet. This is "REAL" off line mode because there is no internet connection at all. And you can play Half-life 2 or SkyRim or what ever all day long and not be bothered by STEAM for anything.

When I hear it is fixed I am thinking like ROCKSTAR games of GTA V, were you can play in "OFF-LINE MODE" Dissconnected from the Internet. But you can not save games.

As long as you have to be connected to the Internet in order to play anything, there is no Off-line mod. So this option is redundant by 100 fold... My statement still stands.....

[Targor Avelany]

Originally Posted by Kessner

Ok, Here is how this works....

I just re-tested it again, this is a clean install of SH5. I even started it online so it could be reg and updated. With the disk still in the drive, I go dissconnecte from The Inet, because this is "REAL OFF-LINE MODE" on many levels. Game claims there is no internet connection. it tells me it saves and then aborts...So it is a "FAIL" at playing off line all togeather.

When I say playing in off-line mode I mean like how STEAM dose it. Logged in "OFF-LINE MODE" and dissconnected from the Inet. This is "REAL" off line mode because there is no internet connection at all. And you can play Half-life 2 or SkyRim or what ever all day long and not be bothered by STEAM for anything.

When I hear it is fixed I am thinking like ROCKSTAR games of GTA V, were you can play in "OFF-LINE MODE" Dissconnected from the Internet. But you can not save games.

As long as you have to be connected to the Internet in order to play anything, there is no Off-line mod. So this option is redundant by 100 fold... My statement still stands.....

Well, I just tested this and it worked for 2 hours with no glitches or problems.

I launched Uplay Launcher.
I disabled my internet (by shutting down the controller completely)
I played for 2 hours with no CTDs or any other problems.

[Kessner]

Originally Posted by Targor Avelany

Well, I just tested this and it worked for 2 hours with no glitches or problems.

I launched Uplay Launcher.
I disabled my internet (by shutting down the controller completely)
I played for 2 hours with no CTDs or any other problems.

I understand what your saying....Let me try it like this, because the pics tell it like it is....

To me, this says the game can not be played without a inet connection. Just returns me to the bunker for nothing.... So for me, there is no playing the game off line .

[Trevally.]

This topic is very old now.

If you have setup for offline mode correctly - you only need an internet connection the very first time you sign in.
There after if you start with no connection - uplay will check for any updates to the launcher - find no connection and let you start the game