# Starship Simulator - singleplayer Elite Dangerous? **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** video-games-e-games\ **Created:** [March 29, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-simulator-singleplayer-elite-dangerous/999572 "2024-03-29T17:58:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2024, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-simulator-singleplayer-elite-dangerous/999572/1 "2024-03-29T17:58:37Z")
First look video for a new game I’ve heard nothing about: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XGsFa20GykM/maxresdefault.jpg "Starship Simulator - Official Game Overview") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGsFa20GykM) Yet another Space Simulator, but this one seems really interesting. The question is whether like most recent space sims they overpromise and underdeliver, or if they can live up to this hype. ---
**Author:** ![Babale](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/babale/32/15666_2.png) [@Babale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Babale)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2024, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-simulator-singleplayer-elite-dangerous/999572/2 "2024-03-29T18:02:50Z")
Oh boy, apparently there is a Kickstarter. I hope this won’t be a Star Citizen type scam. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-simulator-singleplayer-elite-dangerous/999572/3 "2024-03-29T18:10:44Z")
Interesting. I have always wanted to get into Elite Dangerous but I hate multiplayer. This is definitely a wait-and-see thing for me. I hope they pull it off. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2024, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-simulator-singleplayer-elite-dangerous/999572/4 "2024-03-29T18:17:40Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > I have always wanted to get into Elite Dangerous but I hate multiplayer. Just so you’re aware, multiplayer mode is not required. I play in a private group which keeps out the trolls & griefers; there’s also a solo mode. ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2024, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-simulator-singleplayer-elite-dangerous/999572/5 "2024-03-30T00:53:29Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > Just so you’re aware, multiplayer mode is not required. I play in a private group which keeps out the trolls & griefers; there’s also a solo mode. I’ve never been able to get a handle on what the single player game is. It seems it is mainly multiplayer (I did not know you could play with private groups). Near as I can tell single player is just flying around the universe hauling cargo. I didn’t see there is much more game there for a solo player. Maybe NPC pirates? Not even sure about that. So, I steered clear. Is single player worthwhile? I miss space sims. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2024, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-simulator-singleplayer-elite-dangerous/999572/6 "2024-03-30T03:58:32Z")
> [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Maybe NPC pirates? NPC pirates or aliens (aliens are optional), participating in ship vs. ship civil wars, running missions for various minor factions, simply hauling goods and/or passengers from one point to another… > [@Whack-a-Mole](#): > > Is single player worthwhile? As I said, I’m in a private group but I hardly ever see anyone else outside of community goals (i.e.: special missions which encourage participation from all players) so it’s not that much different from solo. Part of the reason for this is that, in the words of Douglas Adams, space is big – this game has the entire Milky Way to play in. I’ve played over 3600 hours in the Steam version; my actual playtime is more than that because I started out buying the game from Frontier Developments. Picked up the Steam version on sale and created an alt for exploration but I’ve been playing my main most of the time through there. The base game can drop to $6 on Steam or $11.24 for base + Odyssey, which opens more play options, including ground combat. ---
**Author:** ![FluffyBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@FluffyBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FluffyBob)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-simulator-singleplayer-elite-dangerous/999572/7 "2024-04-02T17:59:28Z")
One of the big activities in Elite Dangerous is exploration. Lots of players focus on this, some spending months or even years at a time ‘out in the black’. The galaxy is rendered full size with billions of star systems to explore. This is mostly a solo activity. There is plenty else to do solo, its a shared universe but you do not have to interact with other players if you don’t want to. Even if you do want to interact with others, you need to go to the very most popular systems or plan with a wing private group. This starship simulator seems to be inspired by the exploration aspect of ED, with other civilizations to interact with. Elite’s universe is pretty sterile, with only one other active civilization in the whole galaxy and one dead civilization. Thi game is also intending to have added detail to ship interior and management; which is something a lot of people have wanted from Elite. ---
**Author:** ![Quimby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/22d042/32.png) [@Quimby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quimby)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-simulator-singleplayer-elite-dangerous/999572/8 "2024-04-05T00:30:59Z")
I actually posted a thread about backing Video Game Kickstarters inspired by this game because it looks pretty cool. > [@Has anyone ever backed a video game on Kickstarter?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/has-anyone-ever-backed-a-video-game-on-kickstarter/999568): > > I have backed several Board and card games on Kickstarter but never anything else. I saw a video about the video game Starship Simulator and it looks like something I would love and it is currently crowd funding on Kickstarter and I am thinking of backing. I was curious if anyone has had either good or bad experiences funding a video game. Have you been burned or did it work out fine? Also the game looks really great, kind of what I wanted No Man’s Sky to be. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-simulator-singleplayer-elite-dangerous/999572/9 "2024-04-05T00:36:04Z")
I mentioned in another thread the Starsector dev version is available, and fun. That’s a top-down view of exploration and combat, though, not an attempt to be like Elite: Dangerous. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-simulator-singleplayer-elite-dangerous/999572/10 "2024-04-05T14:54:21Z")
> [@Skywatcher](#): > > The base game can drop to $6 on Steam or $11.24 for base + Odyssey, which opens more play options, including ground combat. [$6 / $10 right now](https://store.steampowered.com/app/359320/Elite_Dangerous/)\* – [dunno for how long](https://store.steampowered.com/developer/FrontierDevelopments/sale/publishersale2024) – if anyone wants to give Elite Dangerous a try. \*My mistake, the Odyssey price is just for the DLC; the [Deluxe Edition](https://www.elitedangerous.com/buy/elite-dangerous-deluxe-edition/steam) is the one that includes both. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2024, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-simulator-singleplayer-elite-dangerous/999572/11 "2024-04-05T15:10:17Z")
BTW: the game is more newbie-friendly than it was when I first started; for example, all new characters start out in a permit-locked region and the permit is revoked upon obtaining [their second rank.](https://elite-dangerous.fandom.com/wiki/Pilots_Federation#Ranks) ---
**Author:** ![control-z](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/starship-simulator-singleplayer-elite-dangerous/999572/12 "2024-04-12T17:57:23Z")
I don’t think it’s going to be like Star Citizen because their team will be a lot smaller. But I just hope their goals aren’t too ambitious. The seamless galaxy, planetary landings, the ship being fully modeled down to each bolt, and having a crew that can run everything all appeal to me.