alt3rn1ty: For anyone still following this topic : HUUUGE NEWS!
v3.15 was quite a bit more of an update than just "Stability fixes" for PC
I have moaned about this for ages, ever since the Living Ships update became a thing, put in requests to change it, made different playthroughs to find out without a shadow of doubt that we really could not access them without being online
HELLOGAMES HAVE STEALTHILY INCLUDED A VASTLY EXPANDED EXOTIC ITEMS LIST, BY DEFAULT, FOR FULLY OFFLINE PLAYERS!!!
I am gobsmacked. After all this time its come along without even a mention in the patch notes. Regardless, this has made my Covid year :D
I did a doubletake, Alt tabbed out of the game ..
GOG Galaxy not running - Check
Task manager no GOG Galaxy service running in the background - Check
I have started a brand new game and there is no doubt this has not come from an old save - Check
Back in game my name is "Explorer" instead of my GOG user name - Check
Discoveries screen reporting no online connection - Check
I go to the Quicksilver shop (for the first time in this fully offline playthrough) to look at what Exotic Items are up for grabs for completely offline players .. Its now got all items up to and including Stealth Starship Trails .. Which means finally fully offline players have access to Void Eggs without having to resort to any JSON editing, or temporarily running the game through GOG Galaxy just to get the shop tiers updated ..
Screenshot 1 -
https://i.imgur.com/eY6UJYw.png Screenshot 2 -
https://i.imgur.com/n9gDf1E.png Screenshot 3 -
https://i.imgur.com/dbLgLEc.png So chuffed Hellogames came through with this, if they are listening thank you very much :D
Edit : Yep, Bobbleheads too ;)
Edit 2 : Apparently this has been in game since the Next Gen update, one of the few times I had not done a new offline playthrough to check <slapshead>
This is big news indeed. Can someone else crosscheck, that it works for them too?