Without network it is not playable!

In the second tutorial map, you need to send your e-mail-address to the server or you can't play any further ...

My Windows gaming PC has no internet, so the game stopped there!

If a game cannot played without an active internet-connection and verification per email to the server in singleplayer modus, what is the difference to DRM?

I'am very very disappointed!

Hello are_solars, sorry to hear your disappointment.
Exporting your mission is not mandatory as explained in the tutorial step you're mentionning (see attached screenshot).

Therefore, you don't have to provide any information or connection to play the game, the only counterpart is that you won't have access to those community features that need, by definition, an internet connection.

In your case we suggest you start a new game and complete the second tutorial by directly go to the Strategic Map as suggested by the step you're mentionning (see attached screenshot).

Hope you'll be able to fully enjoy the game with this information.

Yes! I will!
Thank you!

:)

"It also allows you to save it, otherwise it might be lost if you start this project over."

This was what I wanted. I had no Idea in this moment, that I need an internet-connection for this.
And when you click the export-button, then there is no information anymore, what you can do to continue, when no internet-connection is available.

It would be good at the "no network or correct e-mail-address"-error-message, when there is again the information, how to continue the game without this.
(Yes, this was the place where I get lost. At this moment, the game is to new for me, to understand the interface enough, and the information from the previous text was not in my memory anymore ...)

Thank you for your suggestion, the game surely lacks of this kind of hints !