Single player co-op?

HunterAlpha1 · 2013-08-03T08:16:59.000Z

just wondering, if the world you’re playing on is consistent between characters, is it then possible to run several instances of the game at a time, thus effectively creating single player co-op? and if that works, how much of a leap is it to full up multiplayer?

i used to play a game called EUO:
http://euotopia.com/

the dev’s name is EggMceye on the forums:
http://forums.swut.net/

the game runs pretty well, and it seems to me that Cataclysm is much more simple, sooo…

system · 2013-08-03T14:02:16.000Z

A constantly updated world, but without actually seeing anyone and having everything looted.

Basically an SSH servers.

youtoo · 2013-08-04T15:59:15.000Z

if you use the same world the items stay. however, spawns are separate for each so are corpses. I have 2 different types of starts going in .71 and they both ended up in the same shelter. so they share items. could lead to interesting ideas for sharing generated worlds.

SpaniardSlayer · 2013-08-04T17:51:35.000Z

How would the game handle turns? Would both players “choose a move” then lock it in and it plays out, like in a turn based strategy, or turns happen automatically every so often? Anyway, this is a great idea I think. I would love playing Cataclysm with my friends.