# Single player co-op?

**URL:** <https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/single-player-co-op/2525>\
**Category:** The Drawing Board\
**Created:** [August 3, 2013, 8:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/single-player-co-op/2525 "2013-08-03T08:16:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![HunterAlpha1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@HunterAlpha1](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/HunterAlpha1)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 8:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/single-player-co-op/2525/1 "2013-08-03T08:16:59Z")

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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/](http://euotopia.com/)

the dev’s name is EggMceye on the forums:  
[http://forums.swut.net/](http://forums.swut.net/)

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

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/cataclysmdda/original/1X/21b5d044e8473b25d0bf905d60477e25f6fbe0cf.png) [@system](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2013, 2:02pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/single-player-co-op/2525/2 "2013-08-03T14:02:16Z")

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

Basically an SSH servers.

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**Author:** ![youtoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/779978/32.png) [@youtoo](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/youtoo)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 3:59pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/single-player-co-op/2525/3 "2013-08-04T15:59:15Z")

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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.

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**Author:** ![SpaniardSlayer](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/spaniardslayer/32/94_2.png) [@SpaniardSlayer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/SpaniardSlayer)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/single-player-co-op/2525/4 "2013-08-04T17:51:35Z")

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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.