As far as single player goes, it’s actually quite easy for PC users.
If it weren’t for the sheer volume of versions I’d happily set up a repository on Mega for ease of access, but there’s over 30tb of data for all of it, ---- dealing with that.
Is it as easy as people in this thread are asking for? Because that’s what seems to be the topic here: out-of-the-box, press-a-few-buttons, even-my-septuagenarian-mom-could-do-it option to play “Conan Exiles Classic”.
Otherwise there would be no point in continuing the discussion, because everyone would be doing what you’re referring to.
My bet is COBOL. It was still a thing people studied back when DOS was widely in use and Turbo Pascal was modern tech.
And what agreement do we break and risk bricking our PS5 if and when Sony finds out we are introducing code into the machine?
I don’t know about you but I doubt there are that many fans willing to risk their gaming systems to downgrade play a game unless they are already set up as exploiter types with several accounts on the ready.
In my understanding I am already funding it.
Maybe you play for free, you bought the first BP back in AoS, but I keep spending these recycled coins and also keep buying more.
If this is not funding the game, then I don’t know what else I can do.
I don’t care about official servers I don’t have time or patience to deal with hackers and common rabble
I don’t even know why FC keeps paying for these servers (instead of using that money to make Conan Exiles Classic).
I need a dedicated server that does not auto-update to AoS Chapter 1 and same client.
We could probably do both at home… but you know…
Someone would have to copy paste some files with the new menu and links in the devkit, at least 3 months of work and Chapter V would be needed
Come on, are you joking? You know very well it’s all modular.
It would be 1 afternoon for FC to setup Classic version of the game.
Oh well then let me set you straight. You aren’t. You are paying for the development of the game.
The servers are a courtesy, just look at the servers they are on and how well maintained they are. Screams free service doesn’t it?
Well then find a private server set the way you want or set up your own retro single player, they are options for you.
What this entire discussion boils down to is this. You do not own Conan Exiles, Funcom does. They have every right and every ability to make whatever changes they want to with their property to achieve their vision that they so choose. That is how games work. You, the USER of the product do not have to agree with their vision, and you do not have to like the direction that they take. That is your CHOICE. It is also your CHOICE to figure out if A). you wish to continue to play the game in it’s current state, B). move on to a different game, C). figure out if and how you can host your own server with an older version of the game (which may not attract anyone to it mind you).
But to sit here and attempt to DEMAND that the developers of the game REMOVE their hard work and ABANDON their vision of the game to please ONLY YOU is beyond selfish. You care absolutely nothing about the other thousands of people who play this game nor what they think about the overall vision of the game and it’s changes (mind you the addition of sorcery was a MASSIVE success and a much requested addition since early access, and that was just one part of chapter 1, a part that you do not even have to do). So if you cannot accept choice A then you need to figure out how to do choice C or accept choice B because acting in such a overtly selfish manner is just disgusting and insulting towards your fellow exiles.
This game does not revolve around you. Get over yourself.
No, it’s not. It’s easy enough, but the process can only be simplified so much.
I tend to assume most gamers have at least some technical expertise though, even if that’s becoming less common with how user ‘friendly’ everything has gotten.
No idea. I don’t own a PS nor know of Sony’s policies on their usage.
It’s 3rd party, use at your own risk.
Eh, no… there’d be a lot more work involved to integrate the bazaar in a pre-AoS version.
Maybe I missed it but has anyone suggested re-releasing a “Classic Conan” with a cost to support such development?
Not that I think for 1 second this is a good idea. But any concerns with cost could be alleviated with that.
Now development time and allocation is entirely different issue since QA itself, again the meat of this whole discussion, is what is causing most of the dissatisfaction.
That depends on what you mean by “suggested”. Deacon has been all over the thread asking “yeah, but are you willing to pay for it” and the attitude seems to be “why should I give money for this specific thing I’m asking for when I’ve already given money for the game”
Other than that, it doesn’t seem to have been posted as a suggestion
This is pretty tangential, sorry. (I mean my response to you)
My favorite version of the game was directly at Sorcery’s release. I’ve of course had to change the way I play a lot over time, but I still usually feel like I’m having a good time. I keep coming back to the game after all. While there are so many changes I would like to see made to the game I also don’t know that I feel confident with more updates. Still, I think that with this game in particular, people either should:
Quit when they feel their time is truly up because they have stopped enjoying the game
Mod the game to suit their tastes
Don’t expect changes to go their way.
For #3 it’s important to note that I don’t mean give up your voice entirely. Opinions, thoughts, suggestions, etc all matter… But it might just be better to look for positives in a game you want to enjoy. I think many of us know firsthand that this game makes that difficult at times, and while we won’t be going back maybe it’s reasonable to hope (no matter how realistic) for something that you once enjoyed.
It’s almost that easy, and Funcom could make it that easy by putting the older versions in the beta tab like CD Projekt Red did with the 1.63 legacy version of Cyberpunk 2077, or how 7 Days to Die has multiple alpha releases in the beta tab.
You can download old versions of just about anything from the Steam database using the Steam console, just takes a few commands and you’re set. Someone even made a guide on Steam for CE.
I am starting to think that the best outcome in regards to this thread is, that FC (hopefully) ignores this discussion.
The worst that can happen would be them spending their apparently thin resources to look into this, instead of focusing on fixing the gamebreaking bugs
In other words we’re exactly where I thought - you don’t really want the Classic experience, you want to cherry-pick your content.
So it’s now “Classic + Bazaar” you want. What happens if at a later Age Funcom surprises us and releases a totally cool new feature, or an exciting revamp of an old feature (say, a religion overhaul)? Those Classic players will be split between those who are satisfied with the Classic experience, and those who argue that “because we got the Bazaar, there is precedent that Funcom does add new stuff to Classic”.
Okay, expand on this. How does Funcom make money doing this? An old version wont have the bp or bazaar, the copies of the game are already sold, so where does the profit come from?
